Jonatha Brooke & the Story - Plumb

On the first two albums by the Story, Jonatha Brooke wrote all the songs, sang lead vocals, and played acoustic guitar. The other half of the Story, Jennifer Kimball, merely sang background vocals. So one might expect that the first Story album without Kimball (and the first with Brooke's name in front of the band's) would not sound that different. But it does, and Kimball's delicately dissonant harmonies are missed. Fortunately, that's not the only thing that's changed. Brooke's melodies are more catchy than ever, and her passionate lyrics plumb the thematic depths of innocence and trust with newfound maturity. The mellow Latin-influenced folk-pop of the Story's past is replaced here with an energetic, glossy full-band pop sound. Brooke's expert backing musicians jump unjarringly from edgy guitar rock to southern Bonnie Raitt-isms to postmodern classical string arrangements. ~ Darryl Cater, All Music Guide

Name Credits Abe Laboriel, Jr. Arranger, Shaker, Drums, Dumbek, Tambourine, Percussion Alain Mallet Accordion, Producer, Arranger, Keyboards, Piano, Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer, Programming, Drum Programming, Shaker Alba Acevedo Graphic Design Anders Bostrom Piccolo, Chinese Flute Aydin Esen Conductor, String Arrangements Ben Wisch Engineer, Mixing, Arranger, Vocals (Background) Ben Wittman Arranger Brian Velenchenko Photography Bruce Cockburn Vocals, Guitar (Acoustic) Charles Libove Violin David Nadien Violin Duke Levine Guitar, Mandolin, Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar (Electric), Lap Steel Guitar, Arranger, Slide Guitar, Mandocello Eileen Ivers Violin, Violin (Electric) Ingrid Graudins Guitar (Acoustic), Vocal Harmony, Vocals (Background), String Arrangements, Vocals Jay Bellerose Drums (Bass), Dumbek, Drums, Djembe Jerry O'Sullivan Uillean Pipes, ? Jesse Levy Cello Johnny Rutledge Make-Up, Hair Stylist Jonatha Brooke Guitar (Acoustic), Guitar, Arranger, Guitar (Electric), Vocals Mark Tanzer Engineer Michael Rivard Bass (Electric), Arranger, Bass, Bass (Upright) Olivia Koppell Viola Robert Friedrich Engineer Robin Lynch Graphic Design, Art Direction Shawn Pelton Overdubs, Violin, Drums, Drums (Snare) Steve Regina Engineer Susan Brown Stylist Ted Jensen Mastering Tom Legoff ?, Assistant Photographer Tom Tavee Photography Tom West Organ (Hammond) Troy Halderson Engineer