Some Place Simple
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{{Infobox album
| name = Some Place Simple
| type = Studio
| artist = Martina Topley-Bird
| cover = Some_Place_Simple_cover.jpg
| alt =
| released = 20 July 2010
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Electronic, indie rock
| length = 36:48
| label = Honest Jon's
| producer = {{hlist|Damon Albarn|Martina Topley-Bird}}
| prev_title = The Blue God
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Forever I Wait
| next_year = 2021
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = The Guardian
| rev3 = musicOMH
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/martina-topley-bird-some-place-simple |title=Martina Topley Bird – Some Place Simple |work=musicOMH |date=July 12, 2010 |last=Dillingham |first=Victoria |accessdate=December 31, 2019}}
| noprose = yes
}}
Some Place Simple is the third studio album by British vocalist and songwriter Martina Topley-Bird. Recorded and mixed at Damon Albarn's studio over a 3-week period in early 2010, the album consists of eleven stripped-down versions of previous songs, and four new ones composed for the record.{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/some-place-simple-mw0002013650|work=All Music|title=Some Place Simple Review|accessdate=2015-03-20|author=Jurek, Thom}} The album was entirely performed by Martina, vocals, keyboard and ukulele, and Fergus Gerrand who toured with Martina as drummer, percussionist and guitarist with additional guitar by Claire Nicholson on Sandpaper Kisses. Composition contributions from Brian Burton, David Holmes, Chloe Paige, and Josh Klinghoffer.
Some of the tracks were cuts from Albarn's band Gorillaz' second album Demon Days. This is evident from the involvement of Albarn, Burton, Jason Cox, and Stephen Sedgwick, who all worked on Demon Days. Martina had previously recorded vocals on for the song "All Alone" on said-album.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| total_length = 36:48
| all_writing = Martina Topley-Bird
| title1 = Baby Blue
| length1 = 2:47
| title2 = Phoenix
| length2 = 2:45
| title3 = Lying
| length3 = 3:49
| title4 = Da Da Da
| length4 = 1:20
| title5 = Orchids
| length5 = 2:59
| title6 = Poison
| length6 = 2:22
| title7 = Intro
| length7 = 1:30
| title8 = Snowman
| length8 = 2:39
| title9 = Sandpaper Kisses
| length9 = 3:36
| title10 = All Day
| length10 = 2:30
| title11 = Ilyah
| length11 = 3:05
| title12 = Valentine
| length12 = 3:34
| title13 = Too Tuff to Die
| length13 = 1:54
| title14 = Kiss Kiss Kiss
| length14 = 1:00
| title15 = Harpsichord Kiss
| length15 = 0:58}}
Personnel
- Martina Topley Bird – vocals, guitar, keyboard
- Fergus Gerrand – drums, percussion, guitar, kalimba
- Claire Nicholson – guitar, background vocals
- Jason Cox – engineering, mixing
- Stephen Sedgwick – engineering, mixing
References
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