Description
Dave Matthews – Some Devil / RCA Audio CD 2003 / 82876 56276 2
UPC 828765627627
Some Devil is the only studio album by musician Dave Matthews. It was released on September 23, 2003 on RCA Records. It has been certified platinum by the RIAA, signifying over a million copies sold. The album features several guest musicians, including long-time Dave Matthews Band collaborator guitarist Tim Reynolds and Phish frontman and guitarist Trey Anastasio. The album's first single, "Gravedigger," won a Grammy Award in 2004. Some Devil was recorded at Studio Litho in Seattle, Washington, and produced by Stephen Harris, who had previously worked with the Dave Matthews Band on their 2002 album Busted Stuff.
Of the album, Matthews said:
"I hadn't really been thinking about doing a solo album until I had a handful of songs that didn't really fit with the band, so I started with those and it just grew into a full record," Matthews said. "I kind of thought it'd be fun to put it out."
Many fans, while at first skeptical of Matthews' desire to release a solo album, quickly praised his efforts. The album is noted for its moodier tone and the fresh direction shown in Matthews' songwriting.
Since 2003, Matthews has performed Some Devil material in concert with a group coined Dave Matthews & Friends, which consisted mainly of musicians that appear on the album. He has also played album material solo and with long-time acoustic duo partner Tim Reynolds. During the 2008 summer tour, Dave Matthews Band played "Gravedigger" and "So Damn Lucky" regularly, with "Stay or Leave" following suit during the 2009 summer tour.
The song "Some Devil" featured in the House episode "Love Hurts", the Freeform show Pretty Little Liars, and the closing credits to the 2003 film 21 Grams. Finally, the song "So Damn Lucky" is in The CW show Privileged.
Limited Edition version includes a 7 track bonus CD featuring songs from the Dave Matthews/Tim Reynolds 2003 tour. These are Grey Street (4-3-03, Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University); When the World Ends (3-28-03, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum); Jimi Thing (3-22-03, Radio City Music Hall); Stay or Leave (4-3-03, Elliott Hall of Music, Purdue University); Seek up (3-20-03, Ryan Center, University of Rhode Island); Crush (3-28-03, Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum) and Drive In Drive Out (3-20-03, Ryan Center, University of Rhode Island).
| Label: | RCA – 82876 56276 2 |
|---|---|
| Format: |
CD, Album
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| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2003 |
| Genre: | Rock, Pop |
| Style: | Pop Rock |
Tracklist:
| 1 |
Dodo |
| 2 | So Damn Lucky | |
| 3 | Gravedigger | |
| 4 | Some Devil | |
| 5 | Trouble | |
| 6 | Grey Blue Eyes | |
| 7 | Save Me | |
| 8 | Stay Or Leave | |
| 9 | An' Another Thing | |
| 10 | Oh | |
| 11 | Baby | |
| 12 | Up And Away | |
| 13 | Too High | |
| 14 | Gravedigger (Acoustic) |
- Art Direction, Design – Thane Kerner
- Bass [Seattlemusic Group Strings] – Anna Doak, Chuck Deardorf, Jordan Anderson, Todd Gowers
- Cello [Seattlemusic Group Strings] – Bruce Bailey, Clare Garabedian, David Sabee, Jackie Robbins (2), Rajan Krishnaswami, Roberta Downey, Theresa Benshoof, Walter Gray
- Engineer [Mix Pro Tools Assistant] – Dave Treahearn, Rob Haggett
- Engineer [Mix Pro Tools] – Paul "Pdub" Walton
- Engineer [Strings Pro Tools] – Brian Valentino (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 13, 14)
- Horns [Seattlemusic Group] – James Weaver (3), Mark Robbins (2), Rodger Burnett, Susan Carroll
- Management – Coran Capshaw
- Mastered By – Ted Jensen
- Mixed By – Mark "Spike" Stent (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 10 & 13), Stephen Harris (tracks: 4, 6, 9, 11, 12, 14)
- Mixed By [Assistant] – Floyd Reitsma (tracks: 4 & 11), Ric Levy (tracks: 12), Rob Haggett (tracks: 6, 9 & 14)
- Photography – Barnaby Draper
- Producer – Stephen Harris
- Recorded By [Additional] – Sam Hofstedt
- Recorded By [Assistant] – Floyd Reitsma
- Recorded By [Orchestral Second] – John Schluckebier (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14), Mark Branch (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14)
- Recorded By [Orchestral] – John Whynot (tracks: 2, 3, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14)
- Viola [Seattlemusic Group Strings] – Andrea Schuler, Cynthia Morrow, Dajana Hobson, Eileen Swanson, Heather Bentley, Michael Lieberman (2), Shari Link, Susan Bryant, Vincent Comer, Wes Dyring
- Violin [Seattlemusic Group Strings] – Anne Sokol, Bonnie Douglas, Clark Story, Gennady Filimonov, Jamie Laval, Jean Wells Yablonsky, Jennifer Bai, John Weller, Karen Bentley, Leonid Keylin, Marcia Steel, Mariel Bailey, Mikhail Shmidt, Misha Keylin, Paul Shure, Peter Kaman, Xiao-Po Fei
- Written-By – David J. Matthews, Stephen Harris (tracks: 2, 5)
