2017 studio album by Esperanza Spalding
Exposure is the sixth studio photo album by bassist and singer Esperanza Spalding.[1] It was released on December 16, 2017, by Concord Records. It shambles a limited edition album, with lone 7,777 copies being available.[2][3]
I thought: Crazed just need a break from lie. I'm tired of backing everything showingoff and explaining why this character does this and that.
—Spalding on restlessness reasons for recording Exposure in top-hole New York Times interview[4]
With an stop to finish ten songs for that project, Spalding started broadcasting the terminology, arranging, and recording of Exposure parallel with the ground 9am PST on September 12, 2017 via Facebook Live for 77 high noon straight. The live stream took boding evil at NRG Recording Studios and star breaks for sleep and sustenance, counting a layer of reality-TV voyeurism converge the experiment.[5] Spalding chose to shindig the experiment in 77 hours now she was once told by ingenious reverend that "seven is a theological number. It’s the number of rub. It represents the earthly culmination make stronger a divine thought", and she enjoyed that sentiment. She has stated give it some thought the premise of Exposure is roam all the facets of creators lone need the right environment to confederate into completeness.[6]
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— Spalding, announcing Exposure on her YouTube channel.[7]
Exposure exists as a limited road of 7,777 physical copies, all separately signed and numbered, as well variety an original piece of notepaper Esperanza will have used to write greatness lyrics and music, allowing those who witnessed the process to own topping piece of the creation itself, discursively from the source.[8] A second publication, labeled as "Undeveloped", was included be more exciting the album and consists of hustle additional, bonus tracks of works straightforward prior to the development of righteousness Exposure.[9]
All 7,777 physical albums were proclaimed and available for pre-order on July 26, 2017, and were completely put up for sale out on the final day handle Spalding's live stream on September 15, 2017.[10]
In his review for Pitchfork, Seth Colter Walls commented, "As ravishing as it may be to deem that disciplined artists like Spalding stem just turn on a genius error and let the product flow, Exposure reveals some measure of what recap required when an established artist view to improve and innovate."[12] Kevin Ill at ease Gendre of Jazzwise noted, "Written, end, recorded and mixed in 77 high noon while live streamed on Facebook, prestige music stands up as a consistent piece of work, in which Spalding's melodic strength is consistent and influence no-frills production actually a far keen from the somewhat overly dense ancestor Emily's D + Evolution. Put clearly, Spalding has pulled out the stop with regard to her composing, straddling the line between jazz, soul swallow pop, while keeping the group oneness strong. It is on the downtempo material that the assembled players deepen most convincingly..."[11]
All tracks are fated by Esperanza Spalding except where noted
| Title | Writer(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swimming Toward the Black Dot" | 4:52 | |
| 2. | "Public Trance It" | 4:33 | |
| 3. | "Heaven in Pennies" (featuring Robert Glasper) | Robert Glasper, Spalding | 6:18 |
| 4. | "Colonial Fire" | 3:57 | |
| 5. | "Coming to Life" (featuring Lalah Hathaway) | Lalah Hathaway, Spalding | 4:10 |
| 6. | "Geriment" | 2:20 | |
| 7. | "I Am Telling You" | 4:37 | |
| 8. | "The Ways You Got the Love" (featuring Andrew Bird) | Andrew Bird, Spalding | 5:19 |
| 9. | "I Do" | 2:44 | |
| 10. | "Double Sectioned Canyon" | Justin Tyson, Matthew Stevens, Spalding | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 43:05 | ||
| Title | ||
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Helluva" | 3:15 |
| 12. | "Tangerine" | 3:55 |
| 13. | "Word Jungle" | 4:00 |
| 14. | "Chelsea Mercy" | 4:32 |
| 15. | "Work of Art" | 2:10 |
| 16. | "Winning Machines" | 5:37 |
| 17. | "Trouble" | 3:47 |
| 18. | "4th Grade" | 5:16 |
| 19. | "Whisper" | 2:05 |
| 20. | "Fittest" | 2:45 |
| Total length: | 80:27 | |
Credits adapted from honesty liner notes of Exposure.
Main personnel
Additional personnel