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Yes! (Jason Mraz Album)
''Yes!'' is the fifth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. The album was released on July 11, 2014, Atlantic Records. The album's lead single " Love Someone" was released on May 19, 2014. The album is a collaboration between Jason Mraz and the members of indie-rock-folk band Raining Jane: Mai Bloomfield, Becky Gebhardt, Chaska Potter and Mona Tavakoli, with whom Mraz has been working since 2007, and who are his backing band on the record, as well as co-writers of majority of the songs. Critical reception ''Yes!'' was met with generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 62, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 6 reviews. Matt Fruchtman of ''Slant Magazine'' gave the album two out of five stars, saying "his wide-lens worldview leaves ''Yes!'' feeling like the musical equivalent of a G-rated sitcom." Stephen Thomas Erl ...
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Jason Mraz
Jason Thomas Mraz ( ; born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He rose to prominence with the release of his debut studio album, ''Waiting for My Rocket to Come'' (2002), which spawned the single "The Remedy (I Won't Worry)" that peaked at number 15 on the Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart. His second studio album ''Mr. A-Z'' (2005) peaked at number five on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200. His third studio album, ''We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.'' (2008), peaked at number 3 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and was certified four times Platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The album's lead single, "I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song), I'm Yours", reached the top ten on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, while spending a then-record 76 weeks on the Hot 100, and it was certified Diamond Certified, Diamond by the RIAA. The album also spawned the Grammy Award winning singles "Make It Mine" and "Lucky (Jason Mraz and Colbie Caillat s ...
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Standard Score
In statistics, the standard score or ''z''-score is the number of standard deviations by which the value of a raw score (i.e., an observed value or data point) is above or below the mean value of what is being observed or measured. Raw scores above the mean have positive standard scores, while those below the mean have negative standard scores. It is calculated by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the Statistical population, population standard deviation. This process of converting a raw score into a standard score is called standardizing or normalizing (however, "normalizing" can refer to many types of ratios; see ''Normalization (statistics), Normalization'' for more). Standard scores are most commonly called ''z''-scores; the two terms may be used interchangeably, as they are in this article. Other equivalent terms in use include z-value, z-statistic, normal score, standardized variable and pull in high energy ...
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FIMI
The Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana (FIMI) or the Federation of the Italian Music Industry is an umbrella organization that keeps track of virtually all aspects of the music recording industry in Italy. It was established in 1992, when major corporate labels left the previously existing Associazione dei Fonografici Italiani (AFI). During the following years, most of the remaining Italian record labels left AFI to join the new organisation. As of 2011, FIMI represents 2,500 companies operating in the music business. FIMI is a member of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and of the Italian employers' federation, Confindustria. Its main purpose is to protect the interests of the Italian record industry. Starting in March 1995, the Italian Music Industry Federation began providing the Italian official albums chart. In January 1997, FIMI also became the provider of the Italian official singles chart. Due to the decrease of CD singles sales in Italy, FI ...
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Tony Maserati
Tony Maserati is an American record producer and audio engineer specializing in mixing. He was involved in the development of the New York R&B and hip-hop scene in the 1990s, working with Mary J. Blige, Notorious B.I.G., Puff Daddy, and Queen Latifah. Since then he has worked on Grammy nominated projects with Black Eyed Peas, Beyoncé (who he won Best R&B Album with on her 2003 '' Dangerously in Love''), Jason Mraz, Robin Thicke, and Usher. Maserati won a Latin Grammy in 2006 for his work on Sérgio Mendes’s '' Timeless.'' He has been nominated for a total of 10 Grammys, with four for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical. Early life Maserati began college at Northeastern University before transferring to Boston’s Berklee College of Music in the early 1980s. He originally majored in Composition, but switched to the Music Production and Engineering major when it was first offered in 1983. While at Berklee, he learned to mix by doing the sound for the Marsells. He gradu ...
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Ben Brodin
Ben Brodin is a music producer, recording and mix engineer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist from Omaha, Nebraska. He is a member of several bands, including Mal Madrigal, McCarthy Trenching, Our Fox and The Mynabirds, and has performed both live and in the studio with artists such as Conor Oberst and First Aid Kit. Brodin is a recording engineer at ARC Studios, formerly Presto! Recording Studios, and his own Hand Branch Studio. Discography *Cat Piss - Cat Piss Rides Again (2022, Mishap Records) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Simon Joyner - Songs From A Stolen Guitar (2022, Grapefruit Records, BB*ISLAND) -''recording engineer, B3, Wurlitzer, vibraphone'' *Little Brazil - Just Leave (2022, Max Trax) -''production, recording and mix engineer, bassVI, B3'' * Seahaven - Halo DLX (2022, Pure Noise Records) -''recording and mix engineer'' *Megan Siebe - Swaying Steady (2021, Grapefruit Records) -''production, recording and mix engineer, drums, bass, B3, Wurlitzer, piano, electri ...
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Freddie Perren
Frederick James Perren (May 15, 1943 – December 16, 2004) was an American songwriter, record producer, arranger, and orchestra conductor. He co-wrote and co-produced songs including "Boogie Fever" by the Sylvers, "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor, and "Shake Your Groove Thing" by Peaches & Herb. Biography Early life Perren was born on May 15, 1943, in Englewood, New Jersey, and graduated from Englewood's Dwight Morrow High School with future songwriting partner Alphonse Mizell in 1961. Perren attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. graduating in 1966. It was here he met future Capitol Records R&B A&R executive Larkin Arnold. He met Christine Yarian in 1967, and they married in 1970. They remained married until his death. She also co-wrote some songs with him. Motown and The Jackson 5 Shortly after moving to California from Washington, D.C., in 1968, Perren and bassist Alphonzo Mizell met guitarist Deke Richards. They started writing songs together. In 1969 Motown presi ...
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It's So Hard To Say Goodbye To Yesterday
"It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" is an R&B song written by Motown husband-and-wife songwriting team Freddie Perren and Christine Yarian for the 1975 film '' Cooley High''. In the film, the song is performed by Motown artist G.C. Cameron, whose rendition peaked at number 38 on the ''Billboard'' R&B singles chart that same year. Perren also composed the instrumental score for ''Cooley High'', and the B-side to "It's So Hard to Say Goodbye to Yesterday" features two of his score compositions from the film. Boyz II Men cover The contemporary R&B Motown group Boyz II Men recorded the song in an a cappella rendition 16 years later. Released as a single, Boyz II Men's recording peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 and reached number one on the Hot R&B Singles chart in December 1991. The track was included on Boyz II Men's first album, '' Cooleyhighharmony'', its name a reference to the film from which the song originated. The music video for the song is de ...
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Hello, You Beautiful Thing
"Hello, You Beautiful Thing" is a pop song by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz. It was released on May 23, 2014 on Atlantic Records as the first promotional single A promotional recording, promo, or plug copy is an audio or video recording distributed free, usually in order to promote a recording that is or soon will be commercially available. Promos are normally sent directly to broadcasters, such as mu ... from his fifth studio album '' Yes!''. Music video The music video was released on July 15, 2014. The music video was directed by Jeff Nicholas and Jonathan Craven Track listing *CD Single #Hello, You Beautiful Thing — 3:32 *Download digital #Hello, You Beautiful Thing — 3:32 Charts Release history References {{authority control 2014 songs Atlantic Records singles Jason Mraz songs Song recordings produced by Jason Mraz Songs written by Jason Mraz ...
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Mike Mogis
Mike Mogis is an American producer/mixer/engineer and multi-instrumentalist who owns ARC Studios (Another Recording Company) in downtown Omaha, Nebraska, Omaha. Mike, along with his brother A. J. Mogis, A.J. Mogis, founded Presto! Recording Studios (previously known as Dead Space Recording and, earlier, Whoopass Recording). Mogis has produced, mixed, engineered and performed on many of the releases on Saddle Creek Records, Saddle Creek, the label he co-founded, including records by Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes, The Faint, Rilo Kiley, Cursive (band), Cursive, The Good Life (band), The Good Life, Lullaby for the Working Class, Jenny Lewis and Tilly and the Wall. He is a permanent member of Bright Eyes (band), Bright Eyes and was also a member of both Lullaby for the Working Class and We'd Rather Be Flying, generally playing guitar, although he also plays mandolin, banjo, pedal steel guitar, pedal steel, glockenspiel, and hammered dulcimer, among other instruments. He is also a ...
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The Black Market (Rise Against Album)
''The Black Market'' is the seventh studio album by American punk rock band Rise Against, released on July 15, 2014 through Interscope Records. A melodic hardcore album, ''The Black Market'' comprises twelve songs that focus on mid-tempo rhythm, vocal hook (music), hooks, and strong Bridge (music), bridge sections. The album's thematically introspective lyrics are a departure from the band's typical social and political topics, and revolve around dark subject matter. After touring in support of their 2011 album ''Endgame (Rise Against album), Endgame'', Rise Against took a year-long hiatus, and began recording ''The Black Market'' in January 2014 at the Blasting Room in Fort Collins, Colorado. The band members employed new recording techniques, such as greater usage of analog signals on a Kemper amplifier, and an Evertune bridge to keep the guitars in tune. ''The Black Market'' debuted at number three on the Billboard 200, ''Billboard'' 200, becoming Rise Against's fourth consecu ...
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Rise Against
Rise Against is an American punk rock band from Chicago, formed in 1999. The group's current line-up comprises vocalist/rhythm guitarist Tim McIlrath, lead guitarist Zach Blair, bassist Joe Principe and drummer Brandon Barnes. Rise Against's music emphasizes melody, catchy Hook (music), hooks, an aggressive sound and playstyle, and rapid tempos. Lyrically, the band is known for their social commentary, covering a wide range of topics such as politics in the United States, politics, animal rights, humanitarianism, and environmentalism. The band spent its first four years signed to the independent record label Fat Wreck Chords, on which they released two studio albums, ''The Unraveling (Rise Against album), The Unraveling'' (2001) and ''Revolutions per Minute (Rise Against album), Revolutions per Minute'' (2003). Both the albums were met with underground success, and in 2003 the band signed with the major label DreamWorks Records, Dreamworks, which was absorbed by Geffen Records, ...
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Canadian Albums Chart
The ''Billboard'' Canadian Albums is the official record chart A record chart, in the music industry, also called a music chart, is a ranking of Sound recording and reproduction, recorded music according to certain criteria during a given period. Many different criteria are used in worldwide charts, ofte ... ranking the 100 most popular music albums and extended plays in Canada. It is compiled weekly (every Monday) by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Luminate, and published every Tuesday by American music and entertainment magazine ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard''. The albums are compared across all genres, ranked by album sales, audio on-demand streaming activity and digital sales of tracks from albums. History Prior to October 27, 2015, the Canadian albums charts were determined only by pure album sales compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, and published by ''Jam!'' Canadian Online Explorer, Canoe, issued every Sunday. The move to the newly named Canadian Albums c ...
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