Spin This
Studio album by
Released28 April 1998
GenrePop rock, jangle pop, alternative rock
Length38:58
LabelElektra[1]
ProducerGavin MacKillop, Danny Wilde
Danny Wilde + The Rembrandts chronology
LP
(1995)
Spin This
(1998)
Lost Together
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

Spin This is a solo album by The Rembrandts' Danny Wilde, released by Elektra Records in 1998.[4] The album is credited to "Danny Wilde + The Rembrandts."[5][3] As a result, the album is still technically a full Rembrandts album, despite being released during the band's first split.

Van Dyke Parks contributed arrangements to a couple of songs.[3]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "another collection of finely crafted pop songs."[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Danny Wilde except as indicated.

  1. "Shakespeare's Tragedy" (Wilde, Graham Edwards)
  2. "Long Walk Back" (Wilde, Jesse Valenzuela)
  3. "Out of Time" (Wilde, Edwards, Nick Trevisick, Charlie Midnight)
  4. "Wishin' Well" (Wilde, Edwards)
  5. "Summertime"
  6. "Tomorrow's Mine"
  7. "Get it Right"
  8. "Eloise" (Wilde, Edwards)
  9. "This Close to Heaven"
  10. "Beautiful Thing"

Personnel

per liner notes[6]

  • Danny Wilde – lead vocals, guitar; Hammond B3 (track 2); production and piano (track 6)
  • Graham Edwards – bass, vocals
  • Dorian Crozier – drums, vocals
  • Michael Ramos – keyboards
  • Mark Karan – guitar
  • Van Dyke Parks – orchestra arrangements, conductor (tracks 1, 5)
  • Nick Trevisick – programming, fuzz guitar, keyboards (track 3)
  • Pat Mastelotto – drums (track 6)
  • Lauren Christy – piano (track 9)
  • Gavin MacKillop – production, engineering and mixing
  • Jeff Robinson – additional engineering, 2nd engineer
  • Paul Mitchell – additional engineering, recording and engineering
  • Osie Bowe, Charles Nasser and Trent – 2nd engineer
  • Michael Frondelli – recording
  • George Ghiz/Mogul Entertainment group – management
  • Jill Carlson and Tami Chikami – assistant
  • Tom DaSavia – A&R
  • Carrie McConkey – production coordinator
  • Vigon/Ellis – art direction and design
  • Honst Stasny – photography

References

  1. ^ Inc, Nielsen Business Media (28 March 1998). "Danny Wilde's Life After 'Friends'". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. – via Google Books. {{cite magazine}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  2. ^ a b "Spin This! - Danny Wilde & the Rembrandts | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
  3. ^ a b c Larkin, Colin (27 May 2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ SCULLEY, ALAN. "DANNY WILDE TAKES REMBRANDTS FOR SPIN MINUS ONE OF HIS FRIENDS". mcall.com.
  5. ^ Conner, Thomas; Watts, James D. Jr. "Danny Wilde and the Rembrandts - Spin This - EastWest". Tulsa World.
  6. ^ Spin This (liner notes). Danny Wilde + The Rembrandts. EastWest Records America. 1998. 7559-62059-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)