Eddie is the sophomore studio album from Canadian electro-soul band Busty and the Bass. It was released on August 14, 2020, by Arts & Crafts.
Background Eddie is the band's first release on Arts & Crafts, the Canadian record label home to notable acts such as Broken Social Scene, Japandroids, and BADBADNOTGOOD. It was announced on July 22, 2020. Like their previous full-length Uncommon Good, Eddie was produced by Neal Pogue, who was also heavily involved in the recording process. The album also features contributions from Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire, who served as an executive producer. According to the band, Eddie is intended to explore the question: “What advice would you impart on that younger self? And if you could pass your younger self a mixtape, what would it sound like?”.
Track listing All tracks written and performed by Busty and the Bass.
Personnel Personnel adapted from album liner notes.
Busty and the Bass Scott Bevins – trumpet Alistair Blu – lead and backup vocals, keyboard, synthesizer Nick Ferraro – lead vocals, alto saxophone Eric Haynes – piano, keyboard, string arrangements Milo Johnson – bass Louis Stein – guitar, vocals Julian Trivers – drums Chris Vincent – trombone
Additional musicians Macy Gray – vocals (1) George Clinton – vocals (3) Amber Navran – vocals (4) Jafé Paulino – vocals (9) Jon Connor – vocals (10) Illa J – vocals (10) Freddy Spear – string arrangements, string performance (contrabass) Georgia Vogeli – strings (violin) Katelyn Emery – strings (violin) Julien Altmann – strings (violin) Thomas Beard – strings (cello) Nora Toutain – additional vocals Melissa Pacifico – additional vocals Mario Allende – additional percussion
Recording personnel Busty and the Bass – writing, recording, production Neal Pogue – production, mixing, additional engineering, additional writing (3) Verdine White – executive production Christopher Vincent – engineering Noah Mintz – mastering George Clinton – additional writing (3) Jon Connor – additional writing (10) Illa J – additional writing (10) James Benjamin – additional production (10) Jafé Paulino – additional writing (9) Peter Edwards – additional engineering Jacob Lacroix-Cardinal – additional engineering
Artwork June Barry – album artwork Maya Fuhr – photography Peter Albert Weir – layout design
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