The Last Few Beautiful Days
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| Studio album by The Motels and Martha Davis | ||||
| Released | March 30, 2018[1] | |||
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| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 42:41[1] | |||
| Label | Sunset Blvd/Remarkable Records | |||
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| The Motels and Martha Davis chronology | ||||
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The Last Few Beautiful Days is the ninth studio album by new wave band The Motels. Martha Davis's eldest daughter Maria inspired many of the songs on The Last Few Beautiful Days album, as she had died in 2016 after battling an opioid addiction.[2][3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Punchline" | Martha Davis | 3:57 |
| 2. | "As Long As" | Davis, Eric Gardner, Nick Johns, Marty Jourard, Clint Walsh[1] | 2:43 |
| 3. | "Lucky Stars" | Davis, Eric Gardner, Nick Johns, Marty Jourard, Clint Walsh | 3:50 |
| 4. | "Look At Me" | Davis, Johns | 3:13 |
| 5. | "Machine" | Davis, Johns | 3:48 |
| 6. | "Light Me Up" | Davis | 4:18 |
| 7. | "Tipping Point" | Davis, Gardner, Johns, Jourard, Walsh, Brady Wells | 4:31 |
| 8. | "Imposters" | Davis, Gardner, Johns, Jourard, Walsh, | 3:12 |
| 9. | "Criminal" | Davis | 4:40 |
| 10. | "Nobody" | Davis | 4:01 |
| 11. | "Last Few Beautiful Days" | Davis | 3:12 |
Personnel
The Motels
- Martha Davis – vocals, guitars
- Nick Johns – acoustic piano, synthesizers, programming, guitars, bass, backing vocals
- Marty Jourard – acoustic piano, clarinets, saxophones
- Clint Walsh – synthesizers, guitars
- Eric Gardner – drums, percussion, programming
Additional musicians
- Vanessa Freebairn-Smith – cello
- Heather Ogilvy – viola, violin
- Michelle Decourcy – backing vocals
- Jesika Miller – backing vocals
- Evan Slamka – backing vocals
Production
- Martha Davis – producer, artwork, logo design concept
- Nick Johns – producer, engineer, recording
- Clint Walsh – recording
- Gavin MacKillop – mixing at Full Kilt Studios (Los Angeles, California)
- Mark Chalecki – mastering at Little Red Book Mastering (Los Angeles, California)
- Martin Kyle-Milward – logo design concept
- Theresa Miller – logo design concept
- Billy Reed – logo design concept
- Penn Weldon – logo design concept, moon photography
- Rebecca Baltutis – layout
- Silvia Grav – band photography
- Matt Lambros – front and back cover photography
References
- 1 2 3 "Last Few Beautiful Days". AllMusic. Retrieved May 2, 2019.
- ↑ "Martha Davis, The Music, The Motels and the Magic". Coachella Valley Weekly. October 31, 2018. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
- ↑ "New Wave Noir Meets Technicolor: An Interview with the Motels' Martha Davis". PopMatters. March 2, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
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