Name: Gloriana by Gloriana
Brand: Gloriana
SKU: 093624966326
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (98 reviews)

ALBUM

Gloriana's stylized synthesis of Fleetwood Mac and '70s Californian country-rock is designed to elicit astonished gasps of "they sure don't make them like this anymore" -- which is more or less true, especially when the group's composition is taken into the equation. Gloriana is an old-fashioned construction of a band, assembled mainly from old pros who haven't quite hit the big time yet -- although Cheyenne Kimball, veteran of America's Most Talented Kid and her own MTV reality show in 2006, came close. The group has been put through major-label machinations, singing songs from professional songwriters and being produced by Matt Serletic, best-known for his work with Matchbox 20 and Collective Soul, and now launching his own Emblem label with Gloriana as its flagship debut artist. Serletic co-wrote the bulk of the songs on the group's self-titled debut, steering the band toward a bright, melodic crossover country-pop that greatly emphasizes the latter, sometimes so much that this album seems country in name only, with the fiddles and mandolins used primarily as window-dressing. Sometimes, this approach is entirely too slick, particularly when the rhythms are pounding too hard on "Wild at Heart" and "You Said," but at their best, Gloriana can evoke the forgotten charms of '70s studio-centric soft rock in both its mellow and rocking incarnations, giving the ballads a lilting touch of grace and pushing the hooks and guitars so hard on "How Far Do You Wanna Go?" and "If You're Leaving" that they recall nothing less than prime Rick Springfield. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. How Far Do You Wanna Go?

by Gloriana

Acoustic Guitar: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Banjo: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Kenny Aronoff; Performer
Fiddle: Gabe Witcher; Performer
Guitar: Tim Pierce; Performer
Handclapping: Mike Leisz
Alex Arias
Kevin Sloan; Performer
Mandolin: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Mike Leisz
Alex Arias; Production
Organ: Matt Serletic; Performer
Mastering: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Chris Lord-alge; Production
Vocals: Tom Gossin
Rachel Reinert
Mike Gossin
Cheyenne Kimball; Performer
Composer: Danny Myrick
Matt Serletic
Jeffrey Steele; Composer
Pro Tools: Mark Dobson
Pat Woodward; Production
Programmer: Matt Serletic; Production
Recording: Mark Dobson; Production
Primary Artist: Gloriana; Main Performer
Producer: Matt Serletic; Production

2. Wild at Heart

by Gloriana

Accordion: Matt Serletic; Performer
Acoustic Guitar: Tom Bukovac
Ilya Toshinsky; Performer
Banjo: Ilya Toshinsky; Performer
Bass: Jimmie Lee Sloas; Performer
Dobro: Dan Dugmore; Performer
Drums: Chris Mchugh; Performer
Electric Guitar: Tom Bukovac; Performer
Guitar: Tim Pierce; Performer
Handclapping: Everyone; Performer
Mandolin: Aubrey Haynie; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Lowell Reynolds
Alex Arias
Mike Leisz; Production
Mastering: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Chris Lord-alge; Production
Organ: Matt Serletic; Performer
Pedal Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore; Performer
Synthesizer Bass: Matt Serletic; Performer
Vocals: Mike Gossin
Rachel Reinert
Tom Gossin
Cheyenne Kimball; Performer
Composer: Stephanie Bentley
Matt Serletic
Josh Kear; Composer
Mixing Assistant: Nik Carpen
Brad Townsend
Keith Armstrong; Production
Pro Tools: Mark Dobson; Production
Programmer: Matt Serletic
Chris Mchugh; Production
Recording: Justin Niebank; Production
Primary Artist: Gloriana; Main Performer
Producer: Matt Serletic; Production

3. The Way It Goes

by Gloriana

Acoustic Guitar: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Banjo: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Bass: Jack Daley; Performer
Drums: Kenny Aronoff; Performer
Fiddle: Gabe Witcher; Performer
Guitar: Tim Pierce; Performer
Mandolin: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Alex Arias
Mike Leisz; Production
Mastering: Bob Ludwig; Production
Mixing: Justin Niebank; Production
Mixing Assistant: Greg Lawrence
Drew Bollman; Production
Organ: Matt Serletic; Performer
Pedal Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore; Performer
Percussion: Kenny Aronoff; Performer
Slide Guitar: Bryan Sutton; Performer
Vocals: Cheyenne Kimball
Mike Gossin
Tom Gossin
Rachel Reinert; Performer
Composer: Matt Serletic
Danny Myrick
Jeffrey Steele; Composer
Pro Tools: Mark Dobson
Pat Woodward; Production
Programmer: Matt Serletic; Production
Recording: Mark Dobson; Production
Primary Artist: Gloriana; Main Performer
Producer: Matt Serletic; Production

4. The World Is Ours Tonight

by Gloriana

Acoustic Guitar: Ilya Toshinsky
Tom Bukovac; Performer
Assistant Engineer: Anthony Acurso
Mike Leisz
Lowell Reynolds
Alex Arias; Production
Mixing: Justin Niebank; Production
Mixing Assistant: Drew Bollman; Production
Banjo: Ilya Toshinsky; Performer
Bass: Jimmie Lee Sloas; Performer
Chamberlin: Patrick Warren; Performer
Drums: Chris Mchugh; Performer
Electric Guitar: Tom Bukovac
Tim Pierce; Performer
Fiddle: Aubrey Haynie; Performer
Guitar: Tom Gossin
Mike Gossin; Performer
Mandolin: Cheyenne Kimball; Performer
Mastering: Bob Ludwig; Production
Organ: Patrick Warren; Performer
Pedal Steel Guitar: Dan Dugmore; Performer
Piano: Tom Gossin; Performer
Strings: Matt Serletic
Stevie Blacke; Performer
Tambourine: Rachel Reinert; Performer
Vocals: Tom Gossin
Mike Gossin
Rachel Reinert
Cheyenne Kimball; Performer
Composer: Jess Cates
Matt Serletic
Lindy Robbins; Composer
Programmer: Chris Mchugh
Patrick Warren
Matt Serletic; Production
Recording: Justin Niebank
Mark Dobson; Production
Primary Artist: Gloriana; Main Performer
Producer: Matt Serletic; Production