Beautiful Wounds is a studio album by the British drummer, singer and songwriter Phil Gould. It was released on Abbey Records in July 2021.[1]

The album includes the last recording made by Phil's brother and fellow Level 42 band member Boon Gould, who plays a guitar solo on the track "The Russian Submariner".[2] The title track "Beautiful Wounds" was released as a single with a video by the Italian director, Sarah Scherer.[3]

Reception

In its review of the album, Luxury News Online describes Beautiful Wounds as "an exquisite example of Phil Gould’s writing and musical prowess."[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Phil Gould except where noted.

  1. "Beautiful Wounds" (P. Gould, B. Locker, M. Neary, T. Crawley) – 5:36
  2. "The Dance" – 4:56
  3. "Truly Wise" – 6:08
  4. "Thank You" – 3:56
  5. "Faint Love" (P. Gould, W. Badarou) – 5:16
  6. "Open Wide" – 6:00
  7. "Body Blows" – 4:02
  8. "The Russian Submariner" (P. Gould, D. Granshaw, R. Brown, C. Jones) – 5:05
  9. "The Fear of Fear" – 5:30
  10. "Nina" (P. Gould, A. Mareek) – 4:05
  11. "Annie: My First Success" – 5:17

Personnel

  • Phil Gould – lead vocals (tracks 2, 6 and 11), drums, percussion, piano, organ, keyboards, clavinet, marimba, congas and backing vocals
  • Diana Winter – lead and backing vocals (tracks 1, 3 and 7)
  • Keira Osment – lead vocals (track 4)
  • Anji Hinke – lead vocals (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Allison Mareek – lead vocals (track 10) and backing vocals (track 6)
  • Severin Mouletin – lead and choir vocals (track 8)
  • Wally Badarou – keyboards, arrangements (tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 10 and 11)
  • Al Slavik – keyboards, arrangements (track 11)
  • Bernhard Locker – acoustic and electric guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 7)
  • Boon Gould – guitar (track 8)
  • Fabio Balestrieri – guitar (track 1, 3, 6 and 11)
  • Katie Marie – guitar (track 6)
  • Jon Gingell – dobro guitar (track 6)
  • Mark Neary – bass, pedal steel guitar (tracks 1, 2, 3 and 7)
  • Nick Pini – electric and acoustic bass (tracks 4, 5, 6, 8, 10 and 11)
  • Yolanda Charles – bass (tracks 5 and 9)
  • Peter Inagawa – double bass (tracks 2 and 7)
  • Dave Granshaw – plucked bass, guitar, sonics (tracks 4 and 8)
  • Rupert Brown – drums, percussion, guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10 and 11)
  • Miles Bould – drums, percussion (tracks 3 and 9)
  • Ash Soan – drums (tracks 5)
  • Peter Eckford – congas, percussion (track 8)
  • Neil Black – violin, effects (track 9)
  • Matthias Jakisic – violin (track 1)
  • Gary Barnacle – saxophone (track 10)
  • Gianinna Delpino – backing vocals (track 2, 4 and 11)
  • Sumudu Jayatilaka – backing vocals (track 1)
  • Nadja Fro – backing vocals (track 3)
  • Alex Gould – backing vocals, keyboards, marimba (track 5, 6 and 11)
  • Mike Lindup – backing vocals and vocal arrangements (track 6)
  • Sarah Ozelle – vocal arrangements (track 5 and 9)

Production

  • Phil Gould – producer
  • Dave Granshaw – producer (tracks 6 and 8)
  • Rupert Brown – producer (tracks 2 and 8)
  • Geoff Pesche – mastering at Abbey Road Studios
  • Gianinna Delpino – sleeve artwork
  • Paul Waller – sleeve design
  • Mathias Jakisic – photography
  • Tina Korhonen – photography
  • Maria Zhytnikova – photography

References

  1. ^ "Phil Gould – Beautiful Wounds". Discogs. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Phil Gould recalls working with Bowie and speaks about the tragic death of his brother". music-news.com. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  3. ^ Price, Jason (17 November 2020). "Former Level 42 member Phil Gould launches next chapter of career with solo LP". www.iconvsicon.com. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Former Level 42 Member Launches New Career Chapter With Solo Album Beautiful Wounds". luxurynewsonline.com. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
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