Right Now is a 2013 studio album released by Italian-American Jazz guitarist Fabrizio Sotti. The album is notable for its blending of Sotti's backgrounds as a jazz musician, hip-hop producer, and pop songwriter across collaborations with Shaggy, Ice-T, Tony Grey, Mino Cinelu, Zucchero, Melanie Fiona, Isabella Lundgren, M1 of Dead Prez, and more.[2]
| Right Now | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | May 14, 2013 [1] |
| Studio | Sotti Studios |
| Label | Red River |
| Producer | Fabrizio Sotti |
The album was recorded at Fabrizio's Sotti Studios in NYC and mixed at Piety Studios in New Orleans by legendary engineer John Fishback, while Sotti produced and arranged all of the songs on the album.
Right Now was inspired by Sotti's diverse musical background, and a range of his musical inspirations. The album features reinterpretations of Pink Floyd's "The Wall," Jimi Hendrix's “The Wind Cries Mary,” and Bob Marley's “Waitin’ in Vain” alongside Sotti's own songs and compositions.[3][4]
Credits
editFabrizio Sotti: Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Classical Guitar
Tony Grey: Bass
Mino Cinelu: Drums, Percussion, Vocals on “Paradis”
Isabella Lundgren – Vocals on “One”
Shaggy – Vocals on “Waitin’ in Vain”
Res – Vocals on “Waitin’ in Vain,” The Wall
Zucchero – Vocals on “Someone Else’s Tears”
Ice-T – Vocals on “The Wall”
M1 – Vocals on “The Wall”
Melanie Fiona – Vocals on “The Wind Cries Mary”
Claudia Acuna – Vocals on “Fidjo Maguado”
Algebra Blessett – Vocals on “Fall With Me”
Isabella Lundgren – Vocals on “Once in a Bluemoon”
Produced by Fabrizio Sotti
Mixed by John Fishback
Mastered by Alan Silverman
Engineers: John Fishback, Simone “Keemo” Tonsi and Fabrizio Sotti
Track listing
edit- One (featuring Isabella Lundgren) – Written by U2
- Waitin in Vain (featuring Shaggy and Res) – Written by Bob Marley
- Paradis (featuring Mino Cinelu) – Written by Sotti/ Cinelu
- Someone Else's Tears (featuring Zucchero) – Written by Zucchero/Bono
- The Wall (featuring Ice-T, Res, and M1 of Dead Prez) – Written by Roger Waters
- The Wind Cries Mary (featuring Melanie Fiona) – Written by Jimi Hendrix
- Prancing Horse – Written by Fabrizio Sotti
- Right Now – Written by Fabrizio Sotti
- Fidjo Maguado (featuring Claudia Acuna) – Written by Jorge Monteiro
- Fall With Me (featuring Algebra Blesset) – Written by Sotti/Blessett
- Once in a Bluemoon (featuring Isabella Lundgren) – Written by Fabrizio Sotti
- While the Sun is Rising – written by Fabrizio Sotti
References
edit- ^ "Fabrizio Sotti".
- ^ Pannacione, Maggie. "Fabrizio Sotti to Release "Right Now" on May 14". Artist Direct. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ Slawecki, Chris. "Fabrizio Sotti: Right Now (2013)". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 25, 2014.
- ^ Wood, James. "'Right Now': Jazz Guitarist Fabrizio Sotti's New Album Pays Homage to Classic Hits". Guitar World. Retrieved February 25, 2014.