''Wicked in Rock'' is an EP by actress and singer

Kerry Ellis Kerry Jane Ellis (born 6 May 1979) is an English actress and singer who is best known for her work in musical theatre and subsequent crossover into music. Born and raised in Suffolk, Ellis began performing at an early age before training at La ...

. It was arranged, produced and accompanied on

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected string ...

Brian May Brian Harold May (born 19 July 1947) is an English guitarist, singer, songwriter, and astrophysicist, who achieved worldwide fame as the lead guitarist of the rock band Queen. May was a co-founder of Queen with lead singer Freddie Mercury and ...

and features

Taylor Hawkins Oliver Taylor Hawkins (February 17, 1972 – March 25, 2022) was an American musician, best known as the drummer of the rock band Foo Fighters, with whom he recorded eight studio albums between 1999 and 2021. Before joining the band in 1997, he ...

on drums. A 60+ piece orchestra, conducted by

Steve Sidwell Steven James Sidwell (born 14 December 1982) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Sidwell was a product of the Arsenal academy, and after winning two FA Youth Cups, he had constructive loan spells at Brentfo ...

, was also used. The album had a physical release on 7 July 2008 as a CD and as a 12" vinyl. The EP was also released for digital download. The three tracks on this EP are included on her debut studio album ''

Anthems An anthem is a musical composition of celebration, usually used as a symbol for a distinct group, particularly the national anthems of countries. Originally, and in music theory and religious contexts, it also refers more particularly to short s ...

'' (2010).

Track listing

Credits and personnel

- lead vocals, backing vocals *

- arrangement, bass, guitars, keys, production, programming *

- orchestral arranger, conductor *

- drums (for "Defying Gravity" and "I'm Not that Girl") *

Chris Chaney Christopher A. Chaney (born June 14, 1970) is an American musician. He is best known as the former bassist of alternative rock band Jane's Addiction, and as a member of Alanis Morissette's touring and recording band for six years. Chaney was a ...

- bass (for "I'm Not that Girl") * Roger Taylor - drums (sticks) (for "No-One but You") *Keith Prior - drums (brushes) (for "No-One but You") *Justin Shirley-Smith - co-producer, engineer *Kris Fredriksson - co-producer, engineer *Kevin Metcalf - master *Isobel Grrifiths - orchestra contractor *The

London Philharmonic Orchestra The London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) is one of five permanent symphony orchestras based in London. It was founded by the conductors Sir Thomas Beecham and Malcolm Sargent in 1932 as a rival to the existing London Symphony and BBC Symp ...

- orchestra *Perry Montague-Mason - orchestra leader (for "Defying Gravity" and "I'm Not that Girl") *Gavyn Wright - leader (for "No-One but You") *Steve Price - orchestra recording engineer *Matt Bartram - orchestra

Pro Tools Pro Tools is a digital audio workstation (DAW) developed and released by Avid Technology (formerly Digidesign) for Microsoft Windows and macOS. It is used for music creation and production, sound for picture ( sound design, audio post-produ ...

(for "Defying Gravity" and "I'm Not that Girl") *Tom Jenkins - orchestra Pro Tools (for "No-One but You") *Jake Jackson - assistant (for "No-One but You") *Joshua J. Macrae - additional Pro Tools (for "No-One but You") Source:''Wicked in Rock'' (Liner Notes) Duck Productions (2008)

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2008 EPs Kerry Ellis albums