curt Smith news 2011

Mayfield

by Curt Smith

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  	1.	What Are We Fighting For 04:43
  	2.	Sorry Town 05:06
  	3.	Jasmine's Taste 05:34
  	4.	Reach Out 04:38
  	5.	Trees 03:46
  	6.	Mother England 05:48
  	7.	Snow Hill 04:17
  	8.	I Don't Want To Be Around 05:13
  	9.	Sun King 04:25
  	10.	Gone Again 03:52
  	11.	Trees (feat. Janice Whaley) 03:53

  about

  Mayfield was a band I formed after moving to New York to be with Frances and to escape the UK music business. It was a couple of years into my hiatus from Tears For Fears and the premise was to not use my name (hence Mayfield) and just try to rediscover the joys of music through playing live. We regularly played at downtown New York clubs like Brownie’s, Mercury Lounge and CBGB’s, in fact the only criteria was that the club had to be within walking distance of my apartment on Mercer and Houston. The “Mayfield Walking Tour” was born!
  
  These were probably a couple of the most enjoyable years I’ve spent as a musician: no pressure and just doing it for the love of music. These songs were ostensibly recorded live, that is with the band playing together with overdubbing and editing used only to polish a few things. We recorded them over a period of three weeks, and whilst I may question the quality of some of the recording and mixing in retrospect, I still can feel the passion intended today.
  I have decided to reissue this CD for two reasons:
  1. People have asked me to.
  2. The original distribution company is no longer in existence. So you can rest assured that if you buy the original CD, not one cent of what you pay for it will come to me. For this reason, I’ve updated the artwork a little so that everyone can differentiate.
  
  With that said, I would like to add the following thanks: Diva and Wilder, Georgica and Harry, Arlene Wszalek, Gina Vivona, Justine Ungaro, Eric Alper, Michael Tarlowe.
  Last, a very special thanks to Janice Whaley for the rerecorded, rearranged version of Trees. If you get a chance visit Janice's page here on Bandcamp.
  
  PS. To those wondering about the name:
  Curt-is-Mayfield (geddit?)

  credits

  released 15 November 2011
  MAYFIELD
  Curt Smith vocals, bass guitar
  Charlton Pettus guitar, backing vocals
  Doug Petty keyboards
  Russ Irwin keyboards, backing vocals
  Shawn Pelton drums
  Supporting Cast
  Steve Ferrone drums on “Snow Hill”
  Brian Geltner drums on “Sun King” and bridge of “Sorry Town”
  Jimmy Copley drums on “Mother England”
  Richard Pagano drums on “Reach Out”
  Carol Steele and Bob Muller percussion
  Tim Beatty harmonica
  Chris Rael backing vocals on “Trees”
  Rebecca Martin backing vocals on “Snow Hill” appears courtesy of EMI Records
  Georg Brandl accordian
  The Irish guy whose name we’ve forgotten whistle
  The trumpet player from Cats trumpet
  
  All songs written by Curt Smith and Charlton Pettus and published © Happy Fish Music (BMI)/Margerine Music/Polygram International Music Publishing (ASCAP), except “Mother England” written by Curt Smith, Charlton Pettus, Roger Manning and Andy Sturmer, published © Happy Fish Music (BMI)/Margerine Music/Polygram International Music Publishing (ASCAP)/Sunshine Suicide Songs/EMI Virgin Music Inc.(ASCAP)/Little Green Appletunes/EMI Virgin Music Inc. (BMI)
  
  Recorded at Dangerous Music NY, The Hit Factory NY, and Charlty’s Cave NY
  
  Mixed and Mastered at The Hit Factory NY
  Produced by Charlton Pettus
  Mixed by Jay Healy (except “Trees” mixed by J. Paul Logus III)
  Mastered by Chris Gehringer
  
  Thanks to Frances, Alexandra, Troy, Eddie, Danielle and all at The Hit Factory, Bob, Graham, Drew, the Mayfield on-line crew, Marc, Rick, Marty, Justin, Jimmy at Gibson Guitars, Jill, CMS, Frank, Fred and Lisa, Henry, and Randy.
  Rick Patrick Design
  Marc Joseph Photography
  
  RE-RELEASE CREDITS
  Trees Bonus Track
  Curt Smith Lead vocals
  Janice Whaley Backing vocals, “instruments,” and arrangement
  Produced by Curt Smith and The Reverend Charlton Pettus
  Mixed and Mastered by Ryan Coseboom
  Gina Vivona for GV Creative Art direction and design
  Justine Ungaro Cover photo

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