''Please Clap Your Hands'' is the second
EP by American
indie pop
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duo
The Bird and the Bee
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, released on September 25, 2007 by
Blue Note Records. It contains four original tracks and a
cover
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of
The Bee Gees
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' 1977 song "
How Deep Is Your Love", which features backing vocals from Australian singer
Sia
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
.
In addition to the regular duo, the EP contains other instrumental contributions from members of their touring band, including drummer
Joey Waronker
Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He is best known as a regular drummer of both Beck and R.E.M., and as member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta.
Background
Waronke ...
, guitarist Gus Seyffert, and backing vocalists Megan Geer-Alsop,
Willow Geer-Alsop, Alex Lilly, and the aforementioned Sia.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits for ''Please Clap Your Hands'' adapted from liner notes.
;The Bird and the Bee
*
Greg Kurstin
Gregory Allen Kurstin (born May 14, 1969) is an American record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter. He has won nine Grammy Awards, including Producer of the Year, Non-Classical in 2017 and 2018, and written and produced four songs ...
– engineer, mixing, producer
*
Inara George – vocals
;Additional personnel
* Michael Dahan – cover photography
* Megan Geer-Alsop – backing vocals
(1)
*
Willow Geer-Alsop – backing vocals
(1)
* Gordon H. Jee –
creative director
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* Carla Leighton – design
* Alex Lilly – backing vocals
(1)
* Gus Seyffert – guitar
(1)
*
Sia
Sia Kate Isobelle Furler ( ; born 18 December 1975) is an Australian singer and songwriter. Born and raised in Adelaide, she started her career as a singer in the acid jazz band Crisp in the mid-1990s. In 1997, when Crisp disbanded, she rel ...
– backing vocals
(5)
*
Joey Waronker
Jon Joseph Waronker (born May 20, 1969) is an American drummer and music producer. He is best known as a regular drummer of both Beck and R.E.M., and as member of the experimental rock bands Atoms for Peace and Ultraísta.
Background
Waronke ...
– drums
(1, 2)
See also
*
Jeb Bush
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References
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2007 EPs
Albums produced by Greg Kurstin
The Bird and the Bee albums
Blue Note Records EPs