Twice (Hollie Cook album)

2014 studio album by Hollie Cook

Twice

Studio album by

Hollie Cook

Released| May 12, 2014
Recorded| The Ironworks, Brighton, 2013[1]
Genre| Reggae
Length| 43:28
Label| Mr Bongo[2]
Producer| Mike "Prince Fatty" Pelanconi[3]
Hollie Cook chronology
| Holly Cook
(2012)  | Twice
(2014)  | Vessel of Love
(2018)

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Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Metacritic| 75/100[4]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [5]
Exclaim!| 8/10[6]
The Irish Times| [7]
NME| [8]

Twice is a studio album by the singer Hollie Cook.[9] It was released on May 12, 2014, through Mr Bongo Records.[10]

## Critical reception

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AllMusic wrote that the album "follows in the same path as [Cook's] debut, featuring nine tracks dominated by Cook's smooth, slyly sexy voice and arrangements that keep the grooves light but dance-friendly at once."[5]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Hollie Cook, Barthélémy Corbelet and Mike Pelanconi[11].

No.| Title| Writer(s)| Length

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1.| "Ari Up"|  | 4:10
2.| "99"|  | 6:24
3.| "Desdemona"|  | 4:15
4.| "Tiger Balm"|  | 4:06
5.| "Postman"|  | 4:12
6.| "Looking for Real Love"| music: Dennis Bovell, George Dekker, Mike Pelanconi, Winston Francis| 6:02
7.| "Superfast"|  | 4:30
8.| "Twice"|  | 4:52
9.| "Win Or Lose"|  | 4:31

## Personnel

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According to the booklet.[11]

Musicians

* Adriano Adewale \- percussion
* Alfred Bannerman \- guitars
* Anselmo Netto \- percussion
* Barthélémy Corbelet \- synthesizer, Clavinet, string arrangements
* Black Steel \- bass, guitars, organ, piano
* Bubblers \- organ piano
* Catriona Cannon \- Irish harp
* Cyrus "Monkites" Richard \- organ, piano
* Dennis Bovell \- backing vocals
* Dub Judah \- bass
* George Dekker \- backing vocals
* Winston "Horseman" Williams \- drums, percussion
* Jahmel Ellison \- bass
* Kashta Tafari \- guitars
* K.V. BALAKRISHNAN \- tabla
* Lenny Edwards \- percussion
* Leroy Horns \- saxophone
* Marlon Roudette \- steel pan
* Omar Lye Fook \- synthesizer, Clavinet
* Prince Fatty \- percussion
* Winston Francis \- backing vocals
* Yohan \- string arrangements

Recording

* Boban Apostolov \- Protools engineer
* Evtim Ristov \- stage manager
* Georgii Hristovski \- sound engineer
* Oleg Kontradenko \- conductor
* Riste Trajkovski \- stage manager
* Yoann Le Dantec \- arrangements; orchestration

F.A.M.E.'S. Project - Macedonian Radio
Symphonic Orchestra and Choir - Skopje, Macedonia

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## Charts

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Twice peaked at position 6 on Billboard Reggae Albums chart and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks.[12]

## References

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1. ^ "Pelaconi interview" Miloco, 'Mike Pelanconi interview', "Miloco", May 2010, accessed 27 May 2014.
2. ^ "Hollie Cook – Artist". Mr Bongo USA.
3. ^ "Hollie Cook: Twice". PopMatters. June 18, 2014.
4. ^ "Twice Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
5. ^ a b "Twice - Hollie Cook | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" - via www.allmusic.com.
6. ^ Bauer, Matt. "Hollie Cook Twice". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
7. ^ Carroll, Jim. "Hollie Cook: Twice". The Irish Times.
8. ^ "Hollie Cook - 'Twice' | NME". May 9, 2014.
9. ^ "Hollie Cook | Biography & History". AllMusic.
10. ^ Murray, Robin (2014-03-20). "Track Of The Day 20/3 - Hollie Cook". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
11. ^ a b "Booklet" CD booklet in pdf format from French promo company Accent Presse, accessed 27 May 2014.
12. ^ "Twice Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-26.

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