One Day is the debut studio album by Dutch musician and singer-songwriter Peter Toussaint, who has been living in Pretoria since 2003. His first release as a solo artist, it was released on 11 December 2017. The album is an instrumental album and a concept album, musically going through a full day. As a bonus track, there is the song "Home" which follows after Moonlight.
| One Day | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by Peter Toussaint | |
| Recorded | April–October 2017 |
| Studio | Wagon Wheel Records, Pretoria |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 43:56 |
| Label | Independent |
| Producer | Illimar Neitz |
Critical reception
editInitial reaction for One Day from music critics has been highly favorable. Lenore Germeshuys of The Flow described the album as "A very good listen." [1]
Clive Fisher of Guitar Ninja wrote:"One Day is a great album created by awesome musicians..." [2]
Pedro Barbosa of Running Wolf's Rant described the album as "chilled,melodic and relaxing." [3]
Darren Johnston of GeoGravity wrote “‘One Day’ isn’t a string of songs loosely slapped together onto a record; it is a meticulously-curated and detail-driven thematic story, of which its songs seamlessly segue into each other.” [4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Peter Toussaint
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sunrise" | 4:08 |
| 2. | "A Journey" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "The Forest" | 3:06 |
| 4. | "Oak Trees" | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Teckel Race" | 2:43 |
| 6. | "Cay's Song" | 3:15 |
| 7. | "Mosquito" | 1:53 |
| 8. | "Sunset" | 2:58 |
| 9. | "Thunderstorm" | 3:45 |
| 10. | "Calm After" | 3:15 |
| 11. | "Amsterdam by Night" | 3:26 |
| 12. | "Moonlight" | 8:08 |
| Total length: | 43:56 | |
Personnel
editTaken from album liner notes.
- Peter Toussaint – acoustic and electric guitars, keyboards, vocals
- Franco Jamneck – bass guitar, trumpet
- Riaan van Rensburg – drums, percussion
- Rika du Plessis - cello
- Johan Scheppel - violin
- Illimar Neitz – producer, mixing
- Stephan Bester - mastering
References
edit- ^ Lenore Germeshuys (February 12, 2018). "One Day in Peter Toussaint's life". The Flow.
- ^ Clive Fisher (February 5, 2018). "A Journey to One Day". Guitar Ninja.
- ^ Pedro Barbosa (March 8, 2018). "Album Review: Peter Toussaint – One Day". Running Wolf's Rant.
- ^ Darren Johnston (April 12, 2018). "Album Review: Peter Toussaint – One Day". GeoGravity.