Let's Go Bang is the second studio album by Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, producer, television director and former singer-songwriter. Hewitt began her acting career as a child by appearing in television commercials and the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated...

, released in October 1995 by Atlantic Records. The producer, Angelo Montrone, "noticed her talents" and brought her to the attention of then CEO of Atlantic Records, Doug Morris who signed her. The album featured some of the top studio musicians at the time including Pino Palladino, Steve Ferrone, John Robinson, and Harvy Mason. The album was received with enthusiasm by several program directors at pop radio, however, with the departure of Doug Morris from Atlantic in 1995 the plans for promotion were canceled. The song "Free to Be a Woman", written by Jennifer Love Hewitt and Angelo Montrone, would go on to become the theme song for The Modern Girl on the Style Network.

Track listing

Personnel

• Jennifer Love Hewitt – vocals
  Singing
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  , background vocals
• Angelo Montrone – synthesizer
  Synthesizer
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  , piano
  Piano
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• Peter Bliss – guitar
  Guitar
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• Denyse Buffum – viola
  Viola
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• Larry Corbett – cello
  Cello
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• Bruce Dukov – violin
  Violin
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• Sheila E.
  Sheila E.
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   – percussion
  Percussion instrument
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• Steve Ferrone – drums
  Drum kit
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• Berj Garabedian – violin
• Harris Goldman – violin
• Endre Granat
  Endre Granat
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   – violin
• Diva Gray – background vocals
• Paula Hochhalter – cello
• Paul Jackson Jr. – acoustic guitar
  Steel-string acoustic guitar
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• Karen Jones – violin
• Suzie Katayama – cello
• Peter Kent – violin
• Armen Ksadjikian – cello
• Ricky Lawson – drums
• Harvey Mason, Sr. – drums, snare drum
  Snare drum
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• Hugh McCracken
  Hugh McCracken
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   – electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Bill Meyers – conductor
• Pino Palladino
  Pino Palladino
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   – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Dean Parks
  Dean Parks
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   – acoustic guitar
• Paul Pesco – electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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• Robert Peterson – violin
• Steve Richards – cello
• John "J.R." Robinson – drums, hi-hat
  Hi-hat
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• Rachel Robinson – violin
• Rosa Russ – background vocals
• Sheldon Sanov – violin
• Mark Sazer – violin
• Haim Shtrum – violin
• Daniel Smith – cello
• Carol Steele – percussion, handclapping, cowbell
• Vaneese Thomas – background vocals
• Michael Thompson – electric guitar
• Valerie Vigoda – violin
• Freddie Washington – bass
• Danny Wilensky – saxophone
  Saxophone
  The saxophone is a conical-bore transposing musical instrument that is a member of the woodwind family. Saxophones are usually made of brass and played with a single-reed mouthpiece similar to that of the clarinet. The saxophone was invented by the Belgian instrument maker Adolphe Sax in 1846...
  
  
• Ben Wittman – percussion

Production

• Producer: Angelo Montrone
• Executive producer: Doug Morris
  Doug Morris
  Doug Morris is an American music executive. He is the current Chairman and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment. He previously served as Chairman and CEO of the Universal Music Group from 1995 to 2011.-Life and career:...
  
  
• Engineers: Steve Boyer, Matt Curry, Joe Ferla, Dan Gellert, Michael O'Reilly, Al Schmitt, Steve Sykes, Michael Wallace
• Vocals engineered by: Scott Sebring
• Assistant engineers: Alvaro Alencar, Scott Austin, Jerome Chaulin, Peter Doell, Tony Gonzales, John Hendrickson, Jay Militscher, Rory Romano, Michael Wallace
• Mixing: Ray Bardani, Michael O'Reilly, Al Schmitt
• Mixing assistant: Matt Curry
• Mastering: Ted Jensen
• Keyboard programming: Angelo Montrone
• Rhythm programming: Angelo Montrone
• String arrangements: Bill Meyers
• Bass arrangement: Angelo Montrone, Michael O'Reilly
• Production coordination: Jill Dell'Abate
• Art direction: Liz Barrett
• Photography: Albert Sanchez