The Classic (Joan as Police Woman album)

2014 studio album by Joan As Police Woman

The Classic

Studio album by

Joan As Police Woman

Released| March 10, 2014
Recorded| Ground Control Studios, Maid's Room Studios, Vibromonk[1]
Genre| Rock, jazz
Label| PIAS
Producer| Joan Wasser and Tyler Wood
Joan As Police Woman chronology
| The Deep Field
(2011)  | The Classic
(2014)  | Let It Be You
(2016)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 70/100[2]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [3]
Consequence of Sound| C[4]
MusicOMH| [5]
PopMatters| 6/10[6]
NME| 6/10[7]

The Classic is the fourth studio album by the American artist Joan As Police Woman (aka Joan Wasser), released on March 10, 2014, through PIAS.[8] It included the single "Holy City" that was inspired by a visit to Jerusalem.The song was described as "Motown-influenced pop fusion" and the release was supported by an Alex de Campi directed video.[9]

The comedian Reggie Watts contributed beatboxing to the title track and rapping to the single "Holy City."[9]

In 2016 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.[10]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Joan Wasser

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Witness"| 4:44
2.| "Holy City"| 4:45
3.| "The Classic"| 3:27
4.| "Good Together"| 7:03
5.| "Get Direct"| 6:44
6.| "What Would You Do"| 5:43
7.| "New Years Day"| 6:34
8.| "Shame"| 4:38
9.| "Stay"| 4:41
10.| "Ask Me"| 3:58

## Personnel

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* Joan Wasser – vocals, guitar, strings, clavinet, electric piano
* Tyler Wood – bass guitar, electronic organ, trumpet, piano, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
* Parker Kindred – drums, percussion, backing vocals
* Doug Wieselman – baritone saxophone and tenor saxophone
* Oren Bloedow – guitar
* Briggan Krauss – baritone saxophone, alto saxophone
* Steven Bernstein – trumpet and French horn
* Joseph Arthur, Nathan Larson, Michelle Zayla, Stephanie McKay, Toshi Reagon – backing vocals
* Reggie Watts – outro on "Holy City"', human beatbox on "The Classic"

Technical personnel

* Tyler Wood  – engineering, mixing and production
* Murray Trider  – engineering (Ground Control)
* Jack McKeever & TJ Doherty  – engineering (Maid's Room)
* Adam Sachs  – engineering and mixing on "The Classic"
* Dan Shatzky  – engineering (Vibromonk)

Design

* Lance Scott Walker – graphic design
* Stephanie Sidjakov – photography/graphic design
* Dan Monick – cover photograph

## References

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1. ^ "Classic 2LP" Discog's entry for the credits
2. ^ "The Classic Review". Metacritic.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
3. ^ Phares, Heather. "The Classic -Joan as Police Woman". Allmusic.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
4. ^ Kivel, Adam (13 March 2014). "Album Review: Joan as Policewoman – The Classic". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
5. ^ Day, Larry (March 10, 2014). "Joan as Police Woman – The Classic". Musicomh.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
6. ^ Lathan, Ryan (March 11, 2014). "Joan as Policewoman: The Classic". Popmatters.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
7. ^ Pearlman, Mischa (March 7, 2014). "Joan as Police Woman – The Classic". Nme.com. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
8. ^ "PIAS press release" Biography on the PIAS website announcing the release.
9. ^ a b "Joan as Police Woman premieres video for Holy City online – exclusive". telegraph.co.uk. February 6, 2014. Archived from the original on February 6, 2014.
10. ^ "Independents going strong – IMPALA Sales Awards clock up another 10m units | Impala". impalamusic.org. Archived from the original on 2017-02-06.

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* To Survive
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* The Classic
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