Naturally 7 – Ready 2 Fly / Capitol Music Audio CD 2006 / 37649923
UPC 094637649923
Naturally 7 is an American music group with a distinct a cappella style they call "vocal play," which, according to group leader Roger Thomas, is "the art of becoming an instrument using the human voice to create the sound." They simulate the sounds of an instrumental band using only their voices, mouths and distortion effects. The group was formed in 1999 in New York City. It currently consists of the Thomas brothers Roger (musical director, arranger, first baritone, rapping) and Warren (drums, third tenor), Rod Eldridge (first tenor, scratching, guitar, trumpet), Ricky Cort (first tenor, guitar), Dwight Stewart (second baritone, vocals, trombone), Sean Simmonds (second tenor, harmonica), and Kelvin "Kelz" Mitchel (bass guitar, trumpet).
Naturally 7 has released a number of albums over the years since the formation at New York City in 1999, including their debut studio album entitled Non-Fiction released in 2000, What Is It released in 2003, Christmas... It's a Love Story released in 2004, and Ready II Fly in 2006, released through Virginia Records. The group gained success by the partial cover of Phil Collins's "In the Air Tonight", titled as "Feel It (In the Air Tonight)", which contains additional lyrics from the group. The performance of the song at a subway has received over four and a half million hits on YouTube alone, and a number of people discovering the group, which adds to a figure daily. The single itself has turned into a Top 3-chart- success in countries outside North America, such as France, Belgium and South Africa, and also made the single charts in other European countries.
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Capitol Music – 37649923 |
Format: |
CD, Album
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Country: |
Germany |
Released: |
2006 |
Genre: |
Hip Hop, Funk / Soul, Pop |
Style: |
Vocal |
Tracklist:
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Can Ya Feel It?
Drum Programming [Vocal, Additional], Edited By – Andrew Lefkowits, Scott Jacoby
Human Beatbox [Oldschool] – Dwight, Garfield, Warren
Lead Vocals [Adlibs] – Garfield, Warren
Lyrics By – Roger Thomas (2)
Lyrics By [Additional] – Garfield Buckley, Roderick Eldridge
Music By – Kevin Deane, Roger Thomas (2)
Producer – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
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3:53
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2 |
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Open Your Eyes
Lead Vocals – Jamal
Lyrics By – Roger Thomas (2)
Lyrics By [Additional] – Warren Thomas
Music By – Kevin Deane, Roger Thomas (2)
Producer – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Rap – n'glish
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3:41
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3 |
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Feel It (In The Air Tonight)
Co-producer, Arranged By [Vocal] – Roger Thomas (2)
Lead Vocals – Dwight, Garfield, Jamal, Rod, Warren
Lyrics By [Additional] – Garfield Buckley, Jamal Davila, Roderick Eldridge, Roger Thomas (2), Warren Thomas
Music By [Additional] – Scott Jacoby
Producer, Producer [Vocal], Drum Programming [Vocal], Arranged By [Vocal] – Scott Jacoby
Rap – n'glish
Written-By – Phil Collins
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4:41
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4 |
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Harder Than That
Drum Programming [Vocal, Additional] – Scott Jacoby
Lead Vocals – Dwight, Garfield, Rod, Roger
Lyrics By – Lynette Thomas, Roger Thomas (2)
Music By – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Drum Programming [Vocal], Edited By – Kevin Deane
Rap – n'glish
Vocals [Female] – Lynette Thomas
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4:02
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5 |
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How Could It Be?
Lead Vocals – Jamal
Lyrics By, Music By – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer – Roger Thomas (2)
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1:48
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6 |
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Forever For You
Lead Vocals – Dwight, Jamal
Lyrics By, Music By – Dwight Stewart, Jeff Coplan
Producer, Arranged By [Vocal], Drum Programming [Vocal] – Jeff Coplan
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4:14
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7 |
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Cool
Lead Vocals – Roger Thomas (2)
Lyrics By – Jamal Davila, Roderick Eldridge, Roger Thomas (2)
Music By – Kevin Deane, Roger Thomas (2)
Producer – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Rap – Jaysiah, Rod
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4:02
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8 |
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Never
Lyrics By – Jamal Reed
Music By – Andrew Lefkowits, Jamal Reed, Scott Jacoby
Producer [Vocal] – Andrew Lefkowits
Producer [Vocal], Arranged By [Vocal] – Jamal Reed
Producer, Drum Programming [Vocal], Producer [Vocal] – Scott Jacoby
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3:03
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I Can't Doo Dat
Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Lead Vocals – Rod
Lyrics By – Roderick Eldridge, Roger Thomas (2)
Music By – Roger Thomas (2), Simuel Stevenson
Producer, Arranged By [Vocal] – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Arranged By [Vocal], Drum Programming [Vocal] – Sim Stevenson
Rap – n'glish, Rod
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3:49
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10 |
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4Life
Lead Vocals – Dwight
Lyrics By, Music By – Dwight Stewart, Seon Scott
Producer – Dwight Stewart, Kevin Deane, Scott Jacoby
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3:56
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11 |
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Tradition
Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Lead Vocals – Jamal
Lyrics By – Roderick Eldridge, Roger Thomas (2)
Music By – Roger Thomas (2), Simuel Stevenson
Producer, Arranged By [Vocal] – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Arranged By [Vocal], Drum Programming [Vocal] – Sim Stevenson
Rap – n'glish
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3:45
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12 |
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Fly Baby
Lyrics By, Music By – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer – Jeff Coplan, Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Rap – n'glish
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1:07
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13 |
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Let It Rain
Lead Vocals – Jamal
Lyrics By – Roger Thomas (2)
Music By – Kevin Deane, Roger Thomas (2)
Producer – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Rap – n'glish
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4:01
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14 |
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What I'm Lookin' 4 (Ain't No Mountain High Enough)
Lead Vocals – Dwight, Jamal, Warren
Lyrics By – Simpson/Ashford, Dwight Stewart, Roderick Eldridge, Roger Thomas (2), Warren Thomas
Music By – Simpson/Ashford
Producer – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Rap – n'glish
Vocals [Additional, Sample Recreation] – Seon Scott
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4:26
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15 |
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New York
Drum Programming [Vocal, Additional] – Scott Jacoby
Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Lead Vocals – Garfield, Jamal
Lyrics By, Music By – Roger Thomas (2)
Noises [New York Crowd] – Naturally 7
Producer – Roger Thomas (2)
Rap – n'glish
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4:32
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16 |
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Comfort You
Drum Programming [Vocal] – Jeff Coplan, Kevin Deane
Lyrics By – Roger Thomas (2)
Music By – Roger Thomas (2), Simuel Stevenson
Producer, Arranged By [Vocal] – Roger Thomas (2), Simuel Stevenson
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3:53
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17 |
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Close2Me
Drum Programming [Vocal, Additional] – Jeff Coplan
Lead Vocals – Dwight, Jamal
Lyrics By – Roger Thomas (2)
Music By – Kevin Deane, Roger Thomas (2)
Producer – Roger Thomas (2)
Producer, Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Rap – n'glish
Vocals [Additional, Duet] – Seon Scott
Vocals [Ensemble, Additional] – Dwight, Gbianka Kotee, Jamal, Jeff Coplan, Keesha Gumbs, Roger, Seon Scott, Tabitha Houston, Tameka Gumbs, Warren
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4:46
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18 |
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True Friends (And Family)
Drum Programming [Vocal] – Kevin Deane
Lead Vocals – Dwight, Garfield, Jamal, Rod
Lyrics By – Hopeton Thomas
Music By – Hopeton Thomas, Roger Thomas (2), Simuel Stevenson
Producer, Arranged By [Vocal] – Roger Thomas (2), Simuel Stevenson
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- Arranged By [Vocal], Producer [Vocal] – Roger Thomas (2)
- Artwork [Visuals] – NEXT (8)
- Edited By – Andrew Lefkowits (tracks: 1), Jeff Coplan (tracks: 17), Kevin Deane (tracks: 4, 12, 17), Scott Jacoby (tracks: 1, 10)
- Edited By [Additional Vocal Drum] – Andrew Lefkowits (tracks: 9, 11, 13, 14, 15), Scott Jacoby (tracks: 2)
- Edited By [Digital & Pro Tools] – Andrew Lefkowits
- Edited By [Pro Tools, Additional] – Jeff Coplan (tracks: 4, 7, 10, 16, 17, 18), Kevin Deane (tracks: 10, 12, 14), Scott Jacoby (tracks: 10, 14)
- Edited By [Pro Tools] – Andrew Lefkowits (tracks: 8), Scott Jacoby (tracks: 3, 8)
- Engineer – Andrew Lefkowits (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9 to 18), Jeff Coplan (tracks: 6), Scott Jacoby (tracks: 3, 8)
- Engineer [Vocal Shaping And Manipulation] – Andrew Lefkowits (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18), Jeff Coplan (tracks: 6, 7, 16, 17, 18), Kevin Deane (tracks: 12), Scott Jacoby (tracks: 3, 8)
- Management – Superdad Management
- Mastered By – Vlado Meller
- Mastered By [Assistant] – Mark Santangelo
- Mixed By – Darren Rust (tracks: 5), Jeff Coplan (tracks: 4, 6, 7, 12, 16, 17, 18), Scott Jacoby (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15)
- Photography By – Udo Titz
- Recorded By [Additional Vocals] – "Magic" (2) (tracks: 1, 10, 14), Andrew Lefkowits (tracks: 1, 10, 14), Jeff Coplan (tracks: 7, 17, 18), Kevin Deane (tracks: 10), Scott Jacoby (tracks: 11, 13, 14)
- Vocals [Instruments], Backing Vocals – Naturally 7