Sleigher (Sticker, Digipack Packaging) | Mint (M) Mint (M)

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Label: New West Records – NW6602
Format: CD, Album
Country: US
Released: Oct 25, 2024
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Indie Pop, Holiday, Rock & Roll

1        Little Drummer Bolero
Written-By – B. Folds*
2        Sleepwalking Through Christmas
Banjo – Joe Pisapia
Written-By – B. Folds*
3        Me And Maurice
Cello – Derek Stein
Double Bass – Jherek Bischoff
Viola – Marta Sofia Honer
Violin [1st Violin] – Daphne Chen
Violin [2nd Violin] – Kate Outterbride*
Written-By – B. Folds*
4        Christmas Time Rhyme
Choir [Choir Vocals] – Julia Dollison, Kerry Marsh
Guitar – Joe Pisapia
Written-By – B. Folds*
5        Waiting For Snow
Written-By – B. Folds*
6        We Could Have This
Cello – Derek Stein
Double Bass – Jherek Bischoff
Featuring [Feat.] – Lindsey Kraft
Viola – Marta Sofia Honer
Violin [1st Violin] – Daphne Chen
Violin [2nd Violin] – Kate Outterbride*
Written-By – B. Folds*, L. Kraft*
7        The Christmas Song
Guitar – Joe Pisapia
Harmonica, Vibraphone, Electric Organ [B3], Piano – Ross Garren
Written-By – M. Torme*, R. Wells*
8        The Bell That Couldn't Jingle
Choir [Choir Vocals] – Julia Dollison, Kerry Marsh
Guitar – Joe Pisapia
Voice [Laughing] – Amanda Stephan
Written-By – B. Bacharach*, L. Kusik*
9        Xmas Aye Eye
Written-By – B. Folds*
10        You Don't Have To Be A Santa Claus
Choir [Choir Vocals] – Julia Dollison, Kerry Marsh
Double Bass – Lex Price
Drums – Jamie Dick
Guitar – Joe Pisapia
Harmonica, Vibraphone, Electric Organ [B3], Piano – Ross Garren
Vocals [Additional Vocals] – Josh Cournoyer
Written-By – S. Ellis*

Phonographic Copyright ℗ – New West Records, LLC
Copyright © – New West Records, LLC
Recorded At – Middletree Studios
Recorded At – Eastwest Studios
Recorded At – Yamaha Entertainment Group Studios, Franklin, TN
Mastered At – Infrasonic Sound, Nashville, TN
A&R – Kim Buie
Arranged By [Choir Arrangements] – Kerry Marsh (tracks: 4, 8, 10)
Arranged By [String Arrangements], Conductor [Conducting] – Jherek Bischoff (tracks: 3, 6)
Art Direction, Design – Sam Smith (18)
Booking – Jonathan Levine (3), Noah Plotinki, Seth Malasky
Coordinator [String Quartet Session Assistant] – Mayumi Heider (tracks: 3, 6)
Engineer [Assistant Engineer] – Josh Cournoyer (tracks: 4, 7, 8, 10)
Engineer [String Quartet Assistant Recording Engineer] – Carter Shepstone (tracks: 3, 6)
Engineer [String Quartet Session Recording Engineer] – Chaz Sexton (tracks: 3, 6)
Illustration – Yusuke Matsumoto
Lacquer Cut By – PL*
Legal – Ken Anderson (6), Rimon Law
Management – Mike Kopp
Mastered By [Vinyl Mastering] – Pete Lyman
Mixed By – Ben Folds (tracks: 2), Joe Costa (tracks: 1, 3 to 10)
Performer [Anything Not Covered] – Ben*
Producer [Produced By] – Ben Folds
Public Relations [Publicity] – Big Hassle Media*, New West*
Recorded By – Ben Folds, Joe Costa
Barcode (Text): 6 07396 66022 3
Barcode (Scanned): 607396660223
Barcode (Sticker, text): 6 07396 66020 9
Barcode (Sticker, scanned): 607396660209

“Christmas is constant,” says Ben Folds. “Allowing you to take stock of what’s different, to understand who you are and all the ways you’ve grown and changed.” That notion lies at the heart of Folds’ brilliantly titled new holiday collection, Sleigher. Built on an eclectic mix of originals and reimagined classics, the album examines thepassage of time through the lens of Christmas, reflecting on memory, loss, and longing as it explores the variety of ways the yuletide season marks the chapters of our lives. The songs are playful here, full of humor and cheer, but they’re also laced with an inescapable sense of melancholy, a looming darkness that always seems to hover around the periphery of those late December nights. Folds’ performances, meanwhile, flirt with the standards while stretching the boundaries of tradition, at times offering up flashes of Vince Guaraldi and Burt Bacharach while still remaining true to Folds’ singularly virtuosic brand of off-kilter indie pop. The result is not so much a Ben Folds Christmas record as it is a Ben Folds record set at Christmas, a meditation on the inexorable turning of the calendar and our ever changing selves as observed at the most wonderful—and challenging—time of the year.

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: CD
• Genre: HOLIDAY
• Format Type: CD
• Released: 10/25/2024