The Trouble With Success or How You Fit Into the World

by Paula Kelley

Overview

The Trouble With Success or How You Fit into the World finds ex-Drop Nineteens/Boy Wonder vocal darling Paula Kelley moving beyond the cute factors of her Nothing/Everything debut for a divine pop effort. She and musician Eric Matthews craft a sophisticated set that's both classic in Baroque pop and indie pop to showcase Kelley's lovely imagination. It's a daring move. Going for Burt Bacharach-like stylings without it all sounding contrived is a task; however, Kelley succeeds. Joining her is a backing section of nearly 40 musicians known as the PK Orchestra. Each song is bright in instrumental color and spirit and Kelley's angelic, girlish vocals leave you swooning. Basically, The Trouble With Success... can be anyone's autobiographical tale of fighting fit and Kelley's storybook of "My Finest Hour" experiences the many waves of personal introspection. "How Many Times" is a wonderful ballad dressed in acoustic guitars and violins for one of the album's shinier occasions. "I'd Fall in Love" gushes about the obvious with a glorious horn section for Kelley's best Carole King moment. It won't take long to realize that The Trouble With Success... is one of those albums that's thankful for pop music while flattering it at the same time. Kelley doesn't lose sight of that. She has achieved her "finest hour" on this one. ~ MacKenzie Wilson

Product Details

Release Date:	02/17/2017
Label:	SUPER D INDEPENDENT DIST.
UPC:	3300622655228
Rank:	183028

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Paula Kelley   Primary Artist,Organ,Piano,Vocals,Tambourine,Harpsichord,Organ (Hammond),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Ad Frank   Vocals
Aaron Tap   Juno,Shaker,Vocals,Sampling,Slide Guitar,Guitar (Electric),Guitar (12 String)
Eric Matthews   Trumpet,Flugelhorn
Chris Barrett   Trumpet
Meredith Cooper   Violin
Donald Anderson   Trumpet
Jaime d'Almeida   Vocals
Mary Jane Rupert   Harp
Jesse Flack   Bass
Andreas Delgenkolb   Viola
Jim Collins   Vocals,Guitar (Bass)
PK Chior   Snaps,Vocals,Clapping
Melissa Bull   Violin
Josh Kantor   Bass
Jeff Norcross   Drums,Vocals
Linda Campos   French Horn
Jim Gerdeman   Vocals
Laura Presler   Bass
Karen Langlie   Cello
Janet Underhill   Bassoon
Diane Heffner   Clarinet
Juhan Sonin   Violin
Betty Widerski   Violin
Joo Lee   Cello
Danielle Boudrot   Flute
Carlene Barous   Piano,Vocals
Don Anderson   Trumpet
Jaleen Hall   Oboe
Diana Niethamer   Vocals
Wendy Mittelstadt   Violin
Peter Welch   Vocals
Mel Weiss   Vocals
Winston Yu   Violin
Joseph Simcox   Viola

Technical Credits

Peter Weiss   Engineer,Recording
Tony Lash   Mixing
Ian Kennedy   Mixing
Aaron Tap   Engineer,Recording
Eric Matthews   Arranger,Recording
Rob Ignazio   Recording
Jeff Lipton   Mastering
Paula Kelley   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Gregg Williams   Engineer
Nicole Johnson   Design,Layout Design
Matthew Tap   Arranger
John Soares   Photography
Jay Walsh   Mixing