The Loop

~ Release by Jordan Rakei (see all versions of this release, 5 available)

Annotation

Four-panel cardboard sleeve

Other Identifiers
Label Code: LC 00171
Matrix / Runout: [Universal Music Logo] 5866124 [Universal Music Logo] AO12179-01 manufactured by optimal media GmbH
Mastering SID Code: IFPI L578
Mould SID Code: IFPI 9710

Annotation last modified on 2024-06-07 18:40 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Flowers
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood and Declan Gaffney
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard:
Sam Crowe (Native Dancer)
bass:
Jordan Rakei
cello:
Zara Hudson‐Kozdoj (cellist) and Meera Priyanka Raja
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Jordan Rakei and Alex Reeve (guitarist)
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
strings:
Her Ensemble (all women/non-binary string ensemble)
viola:
Georgie Davis (violist), Francesca Gilbert (Classical viola player) and Natalia Senior Brown
violin:
Eleonora Consta, Raye Harvey, Coco Inman, Kirsty Mangan, Emma Oldfield, Sophie Phillips (classical violinist), Ronald Long and Simmy Singh (British violinist)
conductor:
Homay Schmitz
arranger:
Homay Schmitz
recording of:
Flowers
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Jordan Rakei and Homay Schmitz
4:10
2Freedom
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard:
Sam Crowe (Native Dancer)
bass:
Nick Pini (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Alex Reeve (guitarist)
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales and Jordan Rakei
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Jordan Rakei
recording of:
Freedom
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Alhaji Waziri Oshomah and Jordan Rakei
4:10
3Friend or Foe
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood and Declan Gaffney
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard:
Steve Pringle
bass:
Tom Herbert (jazz bassist)
cello:
Zara Hudson‐Kozdoj (cellist) and Meera Priyanka Raja
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Alex Reeve (guitarist)
organ:
Steve Pringle and Jordan Rakei
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
saxophone:
Mike Lesirge
strings:
Her Ensemble (all women/non-binary string ensemble)
trombone:
Tom White (British trombone player)
trumpet:
Graeme Flowers and Ryan Jacob (producer)
tuba:
Barnaby Slade
viola:
Georgie Davis (violist), Francesca Gilbert (Classical viola player) and Natalia Senior Brown
violin:
Eleonora Consta, Raye Harvey, Coco Inman, Kirsty Mangan, Emma Oldfield, Sophie Phillips (classical violinist), Ronald Long and Simmy Singh (British violinist)
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Mike Lesirge and Jordan Rakei
recording of:
Friend or Foe
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Mike Lesirge, Jordan Rakei and Oli Rockberger
4:11
4Forgive
recording engineer:
Declan Gaffney
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard:
Steve Pringle
bass:
Tom Herbert (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Oscar Jerome and Alex Reeve (guitarist)
organ:
Steve Pringle and Jordan Rakei
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
saxophone:
Mike Lesirge
trombone:
Tom White (British trombone player)
trumpet:
Graeme Flowers and Ryan Jacob (producer)
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Jordan Rakei
recording of:
Forgive
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Oscar Jerome and Jordan Rakei
5:38
5Royal
recording engineer:
Declan Gaffney
producer:
Jordan Rakei
drum machine:
Jordan Rakei
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Alex Reeve (guitarist)
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
synthesizer [synth bass]:
Steve Pringle and Jordan Rakei
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Jordan Rakei
recording of:
Royal
lyricist and composer:
Jordan Rakei
3:02
6Trust
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard:
Sam Crowe (Native Dancer)
bass:
Nick Pini (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Alex Reeve (guitarist)
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
saxophone:
Mike Lesirge
trombone:
Tom White (British trombone player)
trumpet:
Graeme Flowers and Ryan Jacob (producer)
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Jordan Rakei
recording of:
Trust
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Florence Moore, Imraan Paleker and Jordan Rakei
3:27
7State of Mind
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard:
Sam Crowe (Native Dancer)
bass:
Nick Pini (bassist)
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Alex Reeve (guitarist)
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Jordan Rakei
recording of:
State of Mind
lyricist and composer:
Kwaku Asante, Jordan Rakei and Natalie Slade (Australian neo-soul)
5:38
8Hopes and Dreams
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood
producer:
Jordan Rakei
bass:
Jonathan Harvey (UK bass player)
cello:
Zara Hudson‐Kozdoj (cellist) and Meera Priyanka Raja
organ:
Steve Pringle
strings:
Her Ensemble (all women/non-binary string ensemble)
synthesizer [synth bass]:
Jordan Rakei
viola:
Georgie Davis (violist), Francesca Gilbert (Classical viola player) and Natalia Senior Brown
violin:
Eleonora Consta, Raye Harvey, Coco Inman, Kirsty Mangan, Emma Oldfield, Sophie Phillips (classical violinist), Ronald Long and Simmy Singh (British violinist)
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Mike Lesirge and Jordan Rakei
recording of:
Hopes and Dreams
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Mike Lesirge and Jordan Rakei
4:57
9Learning
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood and Linden Jay
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard:
Sam Crowe (Native Dancer)
bass:
Jonathan Harvey (UK bass player)
cello:
Zara Hudson‐Kozdoj (cellist) and Meera Priyanka Raja
strings:
Her Ensemble (all women/non-binary string ensemble)
synthesizer [synth bass]:
Jordan Rakei
viola:
Georgie Davis (violist), Francesca Gilbert (Classical viola player) and Natalia Senior Brown
violin:
Eleonora Consta, Raye Harvey, Coco Inman, Kirsty Mangan, Emma Oldfield, Sophie Phillips (classical violinist), Ronald Long and Simmy Singh (British violinist)
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Mike Lesirge and Jordan Rakei
recording of:
Learning
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Linden Jay, Mike Lesirge and Jordan Rakei
4:43
10Cages
recording engineer:
Declan Gaffney and Graham Godfrey (British guitarist/engineer)
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard and organ:
Steve Pringle
bass:
Jonathan Harvey (UK bass player) and Tom Herbert (jazz bassist)
drum machine:
Graham Godfrey
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Jordan Rakei and Alex Reeve (guitarist)
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales and Alex Reeve (guitarist)
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Jordan Rakei
recording of:
Cages
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Graham Godfrey, Jonathan Harvey (UK bass player), Steve Pringle and Jordan Rakei
5:01
11Everything Everything
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard:
Sam Crowe (Native Dancer)
bass:
Nick Pini (bassist)
drum machine and synthesizer [synth bass]:
Jordan Rakei
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Alex Reeve (guitarist)
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
recording of:
Everything Everything
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Harry Charles (New Zealand/Germany musician) and Jordan Rakei
3:50
12Miracle
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood, Declan Gaffney and Graham Godfrey (British guitarist/engineer)
programming:
Graham Godfrey
producer:
Jordan Rakei
additional keyboard:
Steve Pringle
cello:
Zara Hudson‐Kozdoj (cellist) and Meera Priyanka Raja
double bass:
Tom Herbert (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Raghav Mehrotra (drummer)
guitar:
Jordan Rakei and Alex Reeve (guitarist)
percussion:
Ernesto Marichales
strings:
Her Ensemble (all women/non-binary string ensemble)
synthesizer [synth bass]:
Jordan Rakei
viola:
Georgie Davis (violist), Francesca Gilbert (Classical viola player) and Natalia Senior Brown
violin:
Eleonora Consta, Raye Harvey, Coco Inman, Kirsty Mangan, Emma Oldfield, Sophie Phillips (classical violinist), Ronald Long and Simmy Singh (British violinist)
choir vocals:
Wilson Atie, Baely Tehillah Daniel, Frida Touray (Swedish singer based in London, UK) and Laura Roy
arranger:
Jordan Rakei
recording of:
Miracle
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Graham Godfrey, Jonathan Harvey (UK bass player), Steve Pringle, Jordan Rakei and Alex Reeve (guitarist)
4:24
13A Little Life
recording engineer:
Oli Barton-Wood
producer:
Jordan Rakei
cello:
Zara Hudson‐Kozdoj (cellist) and Meera Priyanka Raja
guitar:
Alex Reeve (guitarist)
strings:
Her Ensemble (all women/non-binary string ensemble)
synthesizer [synth bass]:
Jordan Rakei
viola:
Georgie Davis (violist), Francesca Gilbert (Classical viola player) and Natalia Senior Brown
violin:
Eleonora Consta, Raye Harvey, Coco Inman, Kirsty Mangan, Emma Oldfield, Sophie Phillips (classical violinist), Ronald Long and Simmy Singh (British violinist)
arranger:
Homay Schmitz
recording of:
A Little Life
lyricist:
Jordan Rakei
composer:
Jordan Rakei and Homay Schmitz
5:05

Credits

Release

photography:Samuel Bradley (UK photographer)
mixer:Ben Baptie
assistant engineer:Sam Button
producer:Jordan Rakei
mastering:Matt Colton (UK mastering engineer)
keyboard and vocal:Jordan Rakei
writer:Jordan Rakei
design:Ben Wood (artwork & design)
manufactured by:Optimal Media GmbH (manufacturer; do NOT use as release label)
copyrighted (©) by and licensed to:Universal Music Operations Ltd. (not for release label use! UK&IE subsidiary of UMG, legal name of Universal Music UK)
recorded at:HaloHalo Studio
RAK Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mixed at:Studio 5, London (London based studio founded by Ben Baptie) in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
mastered at:Metropolis Mastering in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/30694765 [info]