Betcha Bottom Dollar by The Puppini Sisters - DeepRiffs

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Poised somewhere between the Andrews Sisters and Nouvelle Vague, the Puppini Sisters modernize vocal harmony pop while keeping its "so traditional, it's hip" appeal. On their debut Betcha Bottom Dollar, the Sisters' style is their substance; it's not a coincidence that the founding Puppini, Marcella, worked for fashion icon Vivienne Westwood before forming the group. Fortunately, the trio's style -- vintage '40s outfits, cheeky covers of new wave and post-punk classics and all -- manages to stay on the likeable, not grating, side of kitsch. Taken individually, the trio's voices aren't spectacular, but they blend together nicely enough to create a convincing homage to the heyday of vocal harmony pop in the '30s and '40s. A very pleasant "Mr. Sandman," a pretty, languid "Java Jive" and "Sway" are among the best vocal pop standards on Betcha Bottom Dollar, but interestingly enough, the Puppini Sisters often sound less campy on the songs they remake than on the classics. Not surprisingly, the original versions of the tracks they've chosen to give three-part harmony makeovers have strong melodies and distinctive singers, so it's not really all that surprising that Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights" sounds lovely with three-part harmonies, or that their version of Blondie's "Heart of Glass" fits right in with "Mr. Sandman." There are times on Betcha Bottom Dollar that things feel a little too knowing and ironic, as on the chirpy cover of the Smiths' "Panic," and the album might be a little too long for the mood it's trying to sustain. On the whole, however, the genuine affection for the styles the Puppini Sisters adopt and adapt saves Betcha Bottom Dollar from being insufferably cutesy.
© Heather Phares /TiVo

1. Sisters

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Celesta: Henry Tyler; Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Percussion: Henry Tyler; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Other

2. Mr Sandman

by The Puppini Sisters

Celesta: Henry Tyler; Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Benoît Charest
Martin Kolarides; Performer
Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Performer: Benoît Charest
Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides; Performer
Voice: Benoît Charest
Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Pat Ballard; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Pat Ballard; Other

3. Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy (of Company B)

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides
John Sadowy
Roger Walls; Performer
Piano: John Sadowy; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Don Raye
Hughie Prince; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Appomatox Bugle: Roger Walls; Other
Composer Lyricist: Hughie Prince
Don Raye; Other

4. Java Jive

by The Puppini Sisters

Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides
Mohammad Abdul Al-khabyyr; Performer
Trombone: Mohammad Abdul Al-khabyyr; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Ben Oakland
Milton Drake; Composer
Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Milton Drake; Other

5. Bei Mir Bist Du Schön

by The Puppini Sisters

Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Composer: Sholom Secunda; Composer
Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Clarinet: Andre Leroux; Performer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Andre Leroux
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides
André Cayer
David R Martin; Performer
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Tuba: David R Martin; Performer
Vibraphone: André Cayer; Performer
Author: Sammy Cahn
Saul Chaplin
Jacob Jacobs; Production
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer

6. Wuthering Heights

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Bells: Benoît Charest; Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Ondes Martenot: Genevieve Grenier; Performer
Performer: Benoît Charest
Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Genevieve Grenier
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Kate Bush; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kate Bush; Other

7. Jeepers Creepers

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Bass Clarinet: Andre Leroux; Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Andre Leroux
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides
Alexander Warner Roche; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Whistle: Alexander Warner Roche; Performer
Composer: Harry Warren; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Harry Warren; Other

8. I Will Survive

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Composer Lyricist: Dino Fekaris
Freddie Perren; Other
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Harp: Stephanie O' Brien; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Andre Leroux
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides
John Sadowy
Roger Walls
Mohammad Abdul Al-khabyyr; Performer
Piano: John Sadowy; Performer
Saxophone: Andre Leroux; Performer
Trumpet: Roger Walls; Performer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Trombone: Mohammad Abdul Al-khabyyr; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Dino Fekaris
Freddie Perren; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production

9. Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano Recitative

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Accordion: Marcella Puppini; Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest
Ben Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Renato Carosone
Nicola Salerno; Other
Clarinet: Andre Leroux; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Flute: Andre Leroux; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Mandolin: Ben Charest; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Andre Leroux
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides
Ben Charest; Performer
Saxophone: Andre Leroux; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer: Nicola Salerno
Renato Carosone; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production

10. Tu Vuo Fa L'Americano

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Accordion: Marcella Puppini; Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest
Ben Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Renato Carosone
Nicola Salerno; Other
Clarinet: Andre Leroux; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Flute: Andre Leroux; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Mandolin: Ben Charest; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Andre Leroux
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides
Ben Charest; Performer
Saxophone: Andre Leroux; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer: Nicola Salerno
Renato Carosone; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production

11. Falling In Love Again

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Friedrich Hollaender; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Friedrich Hollaender; Other

12. Heart Of Glass

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Percussion: Henry Tyler; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides
Nicholas Letarte; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Chris Stein
Debbie Harry; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Ambient Percussion: Nicholas Letarte; Other
Composer Lyricist: Deborah Harry
Chris Stein; Other

13. Sway

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Marimba: André Cayer; Performer
Melodica: Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Percussion: Alain Labrosse; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Nick Pini
Francois Pilon
Alain Labrosse
Pascale Gagnon
Martin Kolarides
André Cayer
Marie-claire Cousineau; Performer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Viola: Marie-claire Cousineau; Performer
Violin: Francois Pilon
Pascale Gagnon; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Norman Gimbel
Pablo Beltran Ruiz; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Norman Gimbel
Pablo Beltrán Ruiz; Other

14. Panic

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Johnny Marr
Steven Morrissey; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Steven Morrissey
Johnny Marr; Other

15. Heebie Jeebies

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Double Bass: Nick Pini; Performer
Drums: Henry Tyler; Performer
Guitar: Martin Kolarides; Performer
Performer: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides; Performer
Voice: Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Kate Mullins; Performer
Composer: Boyd Atkins; Composer
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Composer Lyricist: Boyd Atkins; Other

16. In The Mood

by The Puppini Sisters

Primary Artist: The Puppini Sisters; Main Performer
Performer: Benoît Charest
Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides; Performer
Vocals: Nick Pini; Performer
Voice: Benoît Charest
Marcella Puppini
Stephanie O' Brien
Henry Tyler
Kate Mullins
Martin Kolarides; Performer
Composer: Joseph C. Garland; Composer
Author: Andy Razaf; Production
Engineer: Andrew Rugg; Production
Mastering Engineer: Ray Staff; Production
Mixing: Rafe Mckenna; Production
Producer: Benoît Charest; Production
Recording Assistant: Simon Hayes; Production
Studio Personnel: Ray Staff
Rafe Mckenna
Simon Hayes
Andrew Rugg; Production
Ambient Percussion: Benoît Charest
Henry Tyler
Nick Pini
Martin Kolarides; Other
Composer Lyricist: Joseph C. Garland; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

42 minutes and 23 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

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Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

10/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Vocal Music (Secular and Sacred), Classical, Vocal, Jazz, Vocal Pop, Rock, Adult Alternative

Label

Decca (UMO)

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2005

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Available

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Free

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UPC

60251705460