Description
Personnel: Duffy (vocals). Recording information: West Heath Studios. On her 2008 debut, ROCKFERRY, Welsh pop/soul singer Duffy (born Aimee Ann Duffy) presents a charming, retro-leaning set of songs that bring to mind a 21st century Dusty Springfield. Mentored by ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, who produced much of the album and contributes instrumentation on most tracks, Duffy wisely allows her warm, cat-like voice to get comfortable in a variety of settings, from the twangy, Lee Hazlewood-like title track to the dreamy "Warwick Avenue," and then the lively, Motown-tinged "Mercy." Garnering some expected comparisons to Amy Winehouse, Duffy carefully avoids that performer's brand of over-the-top drama, preferring to travel down a quieter and undeniably beautiful back road.
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Product Details
- Artist
- Duffy
- Year of release
- 2008
- Label / Studio
- PID
- Media Content Format
- Album
- CD 30days Sales Rank
- #4691
- Media Format
- Audio CD
- Recording Environment
- Studio
- Number of Discs
- 2
- CD WOW! Sales Rank
- #6111
- Original year of release
- 2008
- Dimensions
- 1350 x 1900 x 140 mm
- Cast & Crew
- Duffy (Music Performer)
- Bernard Butler (Producer)
- Jimmy Hogarth (Sound Engineer)
- Sebastian Lewsley (Sound Engineer)
- b (Sound Engineer)
Press Reviews
[W]hen Duffy slows the tempo for 'Rockferry' and 'Hanging On Too Long,' her voice stretches to spectacular heights." -- Grade: A- Entertainment Weekly (p.121)
3 stars out of 5 -- "[H]er daydreaming does produce some great stuff....Notable are 'Warwick Avenue' and 'Stepping Stone'; both are head-against-the-bus-window-tracing-the-raindrops melancholia... Mojo (Publisher) (p.102)
Ranked #31 in Mojo's "The 50 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[M]usic of lasting quality... Mojo (Publisher) (p.66)
4 stars out of 5 -- "Kicking off with the terrific, yearning title track, it' an album that openly borrows from the past, chiming perfectly with the modish demand for retro-soul. Q (Magazine) (p.100)
4 stars out of 5 -- "With assistance from former Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, who doodles Beatlesesque solos and provides evocative retro production, Duffy makes a case for herself as Amy Winehouse's better-behaved sister. Rolling Stone (p.66)
Ranked #24 in Spin's "40 Best Albums Of 2008" -- "[T]he frankness of her delivery makes the results anything but studied. Spin (p.48)
3 stars out of 5 -- "The title track is a great calling card, where she starts low and husky before suddenly leaping a whole octave to belt out the second chorus. Uncut (p.84)
Tracklisting
Disc 1:
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Rockferry
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Warwick Avenue
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Serious
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Stepping Stone
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Syrup and Honey
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Hanging On Too Long
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Mercy
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Delayed Devotion
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I'm Scared
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Distant Dreamer
Disc 2:
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Rain On Your Parade (Bonus Track)
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Fool for You (Bonus Track)
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Stop (Bonus Track)
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Oh Boy (Bonus Track)
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Please Stay (Bonus Track)
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Breaking My Own Heart (Bonus Track)
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Enough Love (Bonus Track)
Customer Reviews
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Pros
- Can Listen Over And Over
- Engaging
- Great Lyrics
- Hit Songs
- Original
Cons
Best Uses
- At Home
- In The Car
Comments about DUFFY - Rockferry (Deluxe Edition):
Cool sounding voice, great mood setter
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