Affinity Album Credits
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On “Wanting More” Bellarosa proves she can handle herself well singing a piano ballad. Her voice, beautifully subtle, moves alongside a George Dussault piano line and a Matt Crawford cello melody. Smooth and pretty, Bellarosa’s voice easily rides the rails of this soft, evocative accompaniment. Her sustains are artfully delivered and tastefully self-restrained. She doesn’t reveal any more power that she needs to. When her moment comes to shine during this number, she finds it on instinct and sends her vocal notes sailing over the sonic landscape.
Bellarosa constructs “Tomorrow” with the cornerstones of her voice, her guitar, Jeff Sullvan’s bass line, and Jay Jefferson’s drumming. With a palpable groove bubbling up from the rhythm section, Bellarosa presses out her riffy lead guitar phrase, a droning, mournful beauty that fit’s the locked in groove like a glove. Her vocal, meanwhile, moves above in a circular pattern, hitting the same touches as the support instruments in a perfect symmetry.
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Album mastered 2020 by David Briel of DNA recording, production and promotion
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All songs written by Malyssa BellaRosa (except Groove w/Me music in collaboration with Shawn Garrity & By My Side bass groove bridge by Jeff Sullivan)
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Great Escape, All Used Up & Wanting More recorded by George Dussault at Galilee Productions
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Indigo on Fire & Groove With Me recorded by Shawn Garrity
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Tomorrow & By My Side home recordings ; mixed by George Dussault
It's Alright (live band rehearsal recording early Sugar Cones) by recorded & mixed by Jay Jefferson
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Performances (all musicians cited here created their own musical parts to my songs)
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Album cover photo by Eric Tier (unedited version)
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Great Escape
Vocals / Guitar: Malyssa
Guitar/backing vocals: George Dussault
Bass/backing vocals: Sharlene DeNardo
Drums/Nick Iddon
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Indigo on Fire
Vocals / Guitar: Malyssa
Keys/Bass/Drums/Guitar: Shawn Garrity
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All Used Up
Vocals / Guitar: Malyssa
Guitar/ George Dussault
Bass/backing vocals: Sharlene DeNardo
Drums/Nick Iddon
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Wanting More
Vocals: Malyssa
Piano: George Dussault
Cello: Matt Crawford
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Tomorrow , By My Side & It's Alright
Vocals/Guitars: Malyssa
Bass: Jeff Sullivan
Drums: Jay Jefferson
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Groove w/Me
Vocals: Malyssa
All instruments: Shawn Garrity
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