One more time for peace

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One more time for peace
Roger Chapman's studio album

Publication
(s)

2007

Label (s) Mystic Records

Format (s)

CD

Genre (s)

Blues rock

Title (number)

11

running time

49:49

occupation
  • Vocals, harmonica, tambourines, background vocals: Roger Chapman
  • Guitar (electric, acoustic): Jim Cregan
  • Guitar (slide, electric, acoustic, dobro): Micky Moody
  • Guitar (slide, electric, acoustic, mandolin, fiddle, background vocals): Steve Simpson
  • Backing vocals: Bobby Tench
  • Bass: Tim Harris
  • Drums: Henry Spinetti
  • Keyboards: Ian Gibbons, Roger Cotton (Track 1)
  • Piano: Max Middleton

Studio (s)

Liscombe Park Studios (UK), CMS Studio, Esher, Surrey (UK)

chronology
Do I Leave a Stone Unturned?
(1998) 		One more time for peace Hide Go Seek
(2009)

One More Time for Peace is Roger Chapman's 13th studio album. It was released on April 16, 2007 under the label Mystic Records and isattributedto blues rock despite the strong country rock influences. It is his last studio album so far, completely recorded with new songs, as his 14th studio album Hide Go Seek (2007) was compiled from unpublished recordings up to 28 years old. Seven years later, One More Time for Peace was reissued under the title Peaceology in a new mix and with three new titles as his fifteenth studio album. This time it was released under the label Hypertension on November 24, 2014.

Music genre

Musically, One More Time for Peace differs significantly from Chapman's previous albums. The eleven songs reproduce a “studio-live-feeling” wanted by Chapman and are based on acoustic guitars and dobro , but with electrical arrangements , rather untypical for his music . The songs are therefore quieter than his previous work. A kind of campfire atmosphere should be created, according to Roger Chapman in an interview with Tommy Millhome. The song One More Time for Peace, for example, was inspired by John Lennon's Give Peace a Chance . It bothered him to wake up every morning to hear again and again news about new wars, famines and environmental disasters and it also bothered him to get used to these catastrophes. That's why he wanted to sensitize the listeners with this album and warm their hearts. The lyrics on One More Time for Peace / Peaceology deal predominantly with the torn world and matching biblical metaphors and are praised by music critic and radio host Pete Feenstra for their exceptional quality. Chapman described his lyrics as very personal but also cryptic.

Six titles can be assigned to country rock : One More Time for Peace, Sweet Bird, Naked Hearts, All Too Soon , All Night Paradise and The Same Old Loving You.

Oh Brother, Take Me Now , on the other hand, is a song with gospel influences and a bluesy intro of acoustic guitars. On Peaceology the song was mixed rocker .

Hell of a Lullaby begins with an artificially synthesized brass intro and is a ballad with keyboard and slide guitar.

Devil Got a Son is the only song on the album that stands out stylistically with its violin-led, funky groove .

The last song on both albums is Traditional Jerusalem , which contains William Blake's poem ' And did those feet in ancient time' and rounds off the album's theme of peace.

The album Peaceology , released in 2014, contains ten tracks from the album One More Time for Peace in a different order and in newly mixed versions . The song The Same Old Loving You is missing . The album contains three new recordings that were produced with musicians Geoff Whitehorn (guitar), Paul Hirsh (piano, organ) and Roger Cotton (organ), among others: The 7th Floor! Teach Me How It Walks , EZ Train, and The Only Rose .

The 7th Floor! Teach Me How It Walks is the melodic opener on Peaceology with gentle undistorted electric guitars and a lively organ.

EZ Train is a blues piece carried by Geoff Whitehorn's rough electric guitar. Its structure is reminiscent of Willie Dixon's "Spoonfull" . The third new song The Only Rose is an ode to his son. Chapman's singing is mainly accompanied by Paul Hirsh's piano.

History of origin

After almost ten years of his last album production, Chapman wanted Do I Leave a Stone Unturned? Make real handmade music again, with a real band, with emphasis on the vocals and with recordings that are recorded live in a studio. All musicians involved should contribute to the creation of the songs with their musical abilities.

'Well I wanted to make some' hand made 'music, with a real band, playing live in the studio, with a return to the emphasis on the voice and creating a situation in which the musicians brought their own skills to bear on the songs . It turned out to be a really enjoyable process' (Roger Chapman, 2007). “Well, I wanted to make 'handmade' music with a real band that is played live in the studio, which puts the voice back in the foreground and creates a situation in which the musicians can bring their own skills into the songs . It turned out to be a really pleasant process. "

Chapman had already composed many songs in the course of the last few years before the album was produced, changed them again and again and presented them in these different versions during his live performances. Eventually these tracks were recorded and released for One More Time for Peace . Chapman enjoyed the time he worked in the studio on this album, with musicians he chose himself and whom he held in high esteem. While writing the songs, he thought a lot about his son's growing up in this torn world and dealt with what had moved him for a long time, peace. In this sense, the traditional Jerusalem also addressed him, which he happened to hear at a wedding in the church. It was only there that he really became aware of the text. The text And did those feet in ancient time of the song Jerusalem was already 200 years old but still relevant and therefore suitable for his album.

Roger Chapman's voice has become audibly brittle and has lost volume. Given its age, this is not surprising. He was 65 and 72 years old at the time of the recordings and developed a severe laryngitis in 2007, which made him think seriously about the end of his career. In addition, Chapman had strained his voice through many live performances beyond the borders.

Track List (One More Time for Peace, 2007)

  1. One More Time for Peace! (Chapman) 4:05
  2. Heading Back to Storyville (Chapman) 6:23
  3. All Too Soon (Chapman) 5:08
  4. Oh brother, take me! (Chapman / Simpson) 6:00
  5. Hell of a Lullaby (Chapman) 4:59
  6. All Night Paradise (Chapman) 3:35
  7. Naked Hearts (Cregan / Chapman) 3:47
  8. Sweet Bird (Chapman) 3:49
  9. Devil Got a Son (Chapman) 4:38
  10. The Same Old Loving Feeling (Chapman / Simpson) 4:15
  11. Jerusalem (Traditional) 3:14

Duration: 49:49 minutes

List of titles (Peaceology, 2014)

  1. The 7th Floor! Teach Me How It Walk (Chapman) 4:44
  2. Oh brother, take me! (Chapman / Simpson) 5:28
  3. EZ Train (Chapman) 4:49
  4. Hell of a Lullaby (Chapman) 5:21
  5. All Too Soon (Chapman) 5:08
  6. The Only Rose (Chapman) 5:04
  7. Sweet Bird (Chapman) 3:49
  8. All Night Paradise (Chapman) 3:35
  9. One More Time for Peace! (Chapman) 4:25
  10. Devil Got a Son (Chapman) 4:38
  11. Naked Hearts (Cregan / Chapman) 3:47
  12. Heading Back to Storyville (Chapman) 6:22
  13. Jerusalem (Traditional) 3:14

Duration: 60:26 minutes

Cast (Peaceology)

  • Vocals, harmonica, tambourine, background vocals: Roger Chapman (Sonny Spider)
  • Guitar (electric, acoustic): Jim Cregan
  • Guitar (slide, electric, acoustic, dobro): Micky Moody
  • Guitar (slide, electric, acoustic, mandolin, fiddle, background vocals): Steve Simpson
  • Backing vocals: Bobby Tench
  • Bass: Tim Harris
  • Drums: Henry Spinetti
  • Keyboards: Ian Gibbons, Roger Cotton (Track 9)
  • Piano: Max Middleton
  • Electric guitar, bass: Geoff Whitehorn (1,3,6)
  • Piano, Keyboard: Paul Hirsh (6)
  • Keyboard: Roger Cotton

reception

The albums One More Time for Peace / Peaceology failed to chart, but received positive reviews from music critics. One More Time for Peace received 4 1/2 stars out of five on Allmusic. Radio host Pete Feenstra found Chapman's songs timeless and as good as the hymn Jerusalem . Classicrock.net found that “ there is something very rare on Peaceology , namely real music.” The music journalist Norbert von Fransecky said: “ One More Time for Peace is more songwriter than rock, more Jackson Browne than Rolling Stones”, and it is an above average album. He gave the new edition Peaceology a "very recommendable".

Individual evidence

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  5. ↑ Roger Chapman - Peaceology. Retrieved February 21, 2020 .
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  14. ↑ One More Time for Peace - CD (2007, Digisleeve) by Roger Chapman. Retrieved February 21, 2020 .
  15. ↑ Roger Chapman exclusive - An interview with (December 15, 2007) | DOMRADIO.DE. Retrieved February 21, 2020 .
  16. ↑ ROGER CHAPMAN - Peaceology. Retrieved February 21, 2020 .
  17. ↑ Roger Chapman. April 4, 2009, Retrieved February 21, 2020 (American English).
  18. ↑ Roger Chapman: Peaceology (Review / Criticism) - Album Review (Earthy Rock / Blues / Soul / Folk). Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
  19. ↑ Hooked On Music - The Music Magazine on the Internet - CD Review - ROGER CHAPMAN - Peaceology. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
  20. ↑ ROCKTIMES - CD Review / Roger Chapman - Peaceology. Retrieved February 22, 2020 .
  21. ^ One More Time for Peace - Roger Chapman | Songs, reviews, credits. Retrieved February 21, 2020 (American English).
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  23. ↑ Laabs Kowalski: Roger Chapman - PEACEOLOGY. In: Classic Rock Magazin. December 12, 2014, accessed February 21, 2020 .
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