Honest is the second studio album by American singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriter

Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...

 Kelly De Martino, released on 18 March 2008 by Le Village Vert. The album was supported by a month-long residency at the Bordello in Los Angeles in September 2007. A full European and North American tour followed at the beginning of 2008.

Recording

Recording for the album started in RDPC Studios in Paris, France during the early part of 2006, with initial production duties being handled by Dominique Depret. Prior to the recording sessions officially starting, Kelly — along with her backing band — travelled to an unknown concert venue in Brussels to record live demos for tracks that would later appear on the album. While most of these tracks were to be re-recorded in studio when recording sessions officially started at a later date, a live demo of "Scared" recorded around this time would eventually be chosen, above a studio recording, for inclusion on the album.

Several months after the RDPC sessions, recording for the album commenced in The Loft Studios in Los Angeles, with Evan Slamka taking over production duties. There, the remaining bulk of the album was recorded, along with a cover of the George Harrison

George Harrison

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-penned Beatles

The Beatles

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 track Long, Long, Long

Long, Long, Long

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, from The White Album

The Beatles (album)

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. The final sessions took place from September 29th to October 1st 2006 at nearby Sun King Studio, recording the Evan Slamka-penned "Delilah," which features an appearance by former Urge Overkill

Urge Overkill

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 member Johnny "Blackie Onassis" Rowan on drums.

Tracklisting

All songs by Kelly De Martino, unless otherwise stated.

Personnel

• Kelly De Martino: Vocals, guitar and piano
• Evan Slamka: Guitar, drums, piano, bass, production and mixing (tracks 1, 3-6)
• Steve Kaye: Tambourine (track 5), recording and mixing (tracks 1, 3-6)
• Johnny Rowan: Drums (track 5)
• Dominique Depret: Guitar, production and mixing (tracks 2, 7-10)
• Christophe Malherbe: Bass (tracks 2, 7-10)
• Philippe Sirop: Drums and melodica (tracks 2, 7-10)
• Jean-Francois Chauffour: Recording (tracks 2, 7, 8 and 10)
• Jeff King: Mastering
• Leigha Hodnet: Photography
• Eric Perez: Artwork

External links

• MySpace.com/KellyDeMartino Official MySpace
• Le Village Vert Official Label Website