Sea Change
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| Studio album by Beck | ||
| Released | 24 September 2002 | |
| Recorded | Spring-Summer 2002 | |
| Genre | Alternative Rock, Folk Rock | |
| Length | 52:24 | |
| Label | Geffen Records | |
| Producer(s) | Nigel Godrich | |
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Sea Change (2002) |
Guero (2005) |
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Sea Change is a folk rock album by Beck and was released in September 2002. Inspired by the dissolution of a relationship, Sea Change received glowing reviews upon its release and is considered[citation needed] a major highlight in Beck's canon of released works.
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Sea Change features ornate string arrangements and soft acoustic guitar finger-picking. Much of Beck's trademark recondite, ironic lyrics are replaced by more sincere, simpler songwriting. On Sea Change, Beck eschews the heavy sampling of his previous albums for real instrumentation. In interviews, Beck cited the breakup with his longtime girlfriend as the major influence on the album. With its lovelorn lyrics, critics have compared Sea Change to Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks and the works of Nick Drake. "Paper Tiger" draws inspiration from Serge Gainsbourg, in particular the groundbreaking 1971 album Histoire de Melody Nelson.
Sea Change peaked at #8 on Billboard's Top 200 chart and was eventually certified gold in March 2005. In the UK charts, it peaked at #20.
In 2003, the album was ranked number 440 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
It was released with four different album covers, each version containing distinct artwork on the CD and the booklet. There are also different hidden messages written under each version's CD tray.
[edit] Track listing
All songs written by Beck Hansen.
- "The Golden Age" – 4:35
- "Paper Tiger" – 4:36
- "Guess I'm Doing Fine" – 4:49
- "Lonesome Tears" – 5:38
- "Lost Cause" – 3:47
- "End of the Day" – 5:03
- "It's All in Your Mind" – 3:06
- "Round the Bend" – 5:15
- "Already Dead" – 2:59
- "Sunday Sun" – 4:45
- "Little One" – 4:27
- "Side of the Road" – 3:23
[edit] Samples
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[edit] Personnel
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- Beck Hansen - Vocals, Acoustic guitar, Background vocals, Electric guitar, Percussion, Synth, Glockenspiel, Banjo, Harmonica, Keyboards, Piano, String arrangement, Wurlitzer
- Justin Meldal-Johnsen - Electric bass, Upright bass, Percussion, Background vocals, Glockenspiel, Electric guitar, Piano
- Roger Joseph Manning Jr. - Clavinet, Synth, Background vocals, Percussion, Piano, Wurlitzer, Banjo, Indian banjo, Glockenspiel, Harmonium
- Smokey Hormel - Electric guitar, Acoustic guitar, Acoustic slide guitar, Percussion, Background vocals, Bamboo saxophone, Megamouth, Piano, Tape recorder
- Joey Waronker - Drums, Percussion, Background vocals, Beatbox drums
- James Gadson - Drums
- Jason Falkner - Electric guitar, Background vocals, Percussion
- David Campbell - String arrangement & conducting
- Nigel Godrich - Keyboards, Percussion, String treatment, Synth
- Suzie Katayama - Cello
[edit] Other
- Produced, engineered & mixed by Nigel Godrich
- Assistant engineer: Darrell Thorp
- Mastered by Bob Ludwig
- Cover photo by Autumn DeWilde
- Artwork by Jeremy Blake
- Art direction & design by Kevin Reagan & Beck
- Geffen Creative: Ekaterina Kenney
[edit] External links
| Beck |
| Discography |
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| Major label albums: Mellow Gold | Odelay | Mutations | Midnite Vultures | Sea Change | Guero | The Information |
| Remix albums: Guerolito |
| Independent releases: Stereopathetic Soulmanure | One Foot in the Grave |
| Unofficial releases: Golden Feelings | A Western Harvest Field by Moonlight Singles: Loser | Pay No Mind (Snoozer) | Beercan | It's All In Your Mind | Where It's At | Devils Haircut The New Pollution | Sissyneck | Jack-Ass | Deadweight | Tropicalia | Cold Brains Nobody's Fault But My Own | Sexx Laws | Mixed Bizness | Nicotine & Gravy | Lost Cause E-Pro | Girl | Hell Yes | Nausea |
| Related articles |
| Nigel Godrich | Dust Brothers | Bendin' in the Wind |
