Taboo!
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Taboo! is the 3rd studio album (in the U.S) by singer/songwriter Jonny Blu
, released in the United States on 6 October 2009 by Peer Music and Dao Feng Music. It is a compilation of classic Latin Standards from the Peer Music catalog.
Jonny Blu
Jonny Blu is a singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Los Angeles, but made his professional debut into the music world in China. Jonny successfully entered the music scene in Hong Kong and became the first ever non-Chinese pop star in the Chinese music world...
, released in the United States on 6 October 2009 by Peer Music and Dao Feng Music. It is a compilation of classic Latin Standards from the Peer Music catalog.
Track listing
- "TabooTabooA taboo is a strong social prohibition relating to any area of human activity or social custom that is sacred and or forbidden based on moral judgment, religious beliefs and or scientific consensus. Breaking the taboo is usually considered objectionable or abhorrent by society...
(TabúTabuTabu may refer to:*Tapu , a Polynesian cultural concept, from which the word taboo derives*Tabu , a 1931 award winning film*Tabu , Indian actress*Tabu Ley, Congolese musician...
)" – 3:12 - "Be True To Me (Sabor A Mí)" – 3:02
- "FrenesíFrenesi"Frenesi" is a musical piece originally composed by Alberto Dominguez for the marimba, and adapted as a jazz standard by Leonard Whitcup and others. A hit version recorded by Artie Shaw reached number one on the Billboard pop chart on December 21, 1940...
" – 2:25 - "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps (Quizas Quizas Quizas)" – 2:42
- "Say No MoreSay No MoreSay No More is the title of American guitarist Les Dudek's second album, released in 1977.-Track listing:# "Jailabamboozle" - 3:06# "Lady You're Nasty" - 4:40# "One to Beam Up" 3:25...
(Mais Que Nada)" – 4:20 - "AdiósAdiosAdiós may refer to:*Adios , a champion harness racing sire*Adiós, Navarre*Automatic Distillation of Structure , an algorithm that can teach itself grammar by analyzing text*A pair of Adio skate shoes, or other apparel made by the company...
" – 3:54 - "Bésame MuchoBésame Mucho"Bésame Mucho" is a Spanish language song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez.-Inspiration:According to Velázquez herself, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time, and kissing as she heard was considered a sin.She was inspired by the piano...
" – 3:14 - "Time WasTime WasTime Was... is a documentary television series that premiered on Home Box Office on November 11, 1979. It was hosted by Dick Cavett with each program looking at one decade from the past starting from the 1920s up to the 1970s. The historical program looked at the lifestyles and society during the...
(Duerme)" – 2:24 - "BabalooBabalu (song)Babalu is the title of a Cuban song, written by Margarita Lecuona, the cousin of composers Ernestina and Ernesto Lecuona. The song title is either a reference to the Santería deity Babalu Aye or to Babalawo, the title of a Santería priest and diviner....
(BabalúBabaluBabalu may refer to:* "Babalu" , a 1940s song popularized by Desi Arnaz* Babalu Aye, the spirit of illness and disease in Yoruba mythology* Babalu , a Michael Bublé albumBabalu may also refer to:...
)" – 2:31 - "Amor" – 3:48
- "Sabor A Mí" (en Español) – 3:02
- "Bésame MuchoBésame Mucho"Bésame Mucho" is a Spanish language song written in 1940 by Mexican songwriter Consuelo Velázquez.-Inspiration:According to Velázquez herself, she wrote this song even though she had never been kissed yet at the time, and kissing as she heard was considered a sin.She was inspired by the piano...
(en Español)" – 3:14 - "Perhaps Perhaps Perhaps (Duet with Juanita Rosa)" – 2:43
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- Also contains full instrumentals for the first ten songs
Musicians
- Jonny BluJonny BluJonny Blu is a singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Los Angeles, but made his professional debut into the music world in China. Jonny successfully entered the music scene in Hong Kong and became the first ever non-Chinese pop star in the Chinese music world...
– vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Bob MaloneBob MaloneBob Malone is a pianist, singer-songwriter, composer and arranger born in New Jersey.Bob Malone grew up in Milton, New Jersey, where he started piano lessons at nine – within a year he could play anything put in front of him – and dreamed of being a classical musician...
– pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, music arrangements - John Chiodini – guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, 12 string guitar - Chris Conner – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Lee Thornburg – trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
- Nick Lanel – tromboneTromboneThe trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
- Doug Webb – saxophoneSaxophoneThe 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...
, woodwind, clarinetClarinetThe clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...
, fluteFluteThe flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is an aerophone or reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air across an opening... - Jimmy Paxson – drums, percussion
- John Acosta – celloCelloThe cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
- Candy Girard – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Sai-Ly – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Alex Shlifer – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Tom Tally – violinViolinThe violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
- Todd Herfindal – percussion
- Brady L. Benton – percussion
- Bob MaloneBob MaloneBob Malone is a pianist, singer-songwriter, composer and arranger born in New Jersey.Bob Malone grew up in Milton, New Jersey, where he started piano lessons at nine – within a year he could play anything put in front of him – and dreamed of being a classical musician...
– orchestra leaderConcertmasterThe concertmaster/mistress is the spalla or leader, of the first violin section of an orchestra. In the UK, the term commonly used is leader...
Production
- Todd Herfindal – producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Louis White – producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, engineerAudio engineeringAn audio engineer, also called audio technician, audio technologist or sound technician, is a specialist in a skilled trade that deals with the use of machinery and equipment for the recording, mixing and reproduction of sounds. The field draws on many artistic and vocational areas, including...
, mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may... - Bob MaloneBob MaloneBob Malone is a pianist, singer-songwriter, composer and arranger born in New Jersey.Bob Malone grew up in Milton, New Jersey, where he started piano lessons at nine – within a year he could play anything put in front of him – and dreamed of being a classical musician...
– arrangerArrangementThe American Federation of Musicians defines arranging as "the art of preparing and adapting an already written composition for presentation in other than its original form. An arrangement may include reharmonization, paraphrasing, and/or development of a composition, so that it fully represents...
, producer - Brady L. Benton – producer
- Jonny BluJonny BluJonny Blu is a singer/songwriter who was born and raised in Los Angeles, but made his professional debut into the music world in China. Jonny successfully entered the music scene in Hong Kong and became the first ever non-Chinese pop star in the Chinese music world...
– producer - Stephen Marsh – mixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
, masteringAudio masteringMastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced... - Yvonne Gomez – executive producer for Peer-Southern Productions, Inc./Peer Music
- Kathy Spanberger – executive producer for Peer-Southern Productions, Inc/Peer Music
- Paul Gonzales – artworkCover artCover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
, album package design - Rebecca Sapp – front cover photographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
- Gisela Prishker – inside and back cover photographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...