What's It All About is a solo album by jazz guitarist Pat Metheny, released by Nonesuch Records on June 14, 2011. It is Metheny's first album which does not include his own material. On February 12, 2012, What's It All About received a Grammy Award for Best New Age Album.
| What's It All About | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 14, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | February 2011 | |||
| Studio | Right Track, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz, folk jazz, Americana | |||
| Length | 55:50 | |||
| Label | Nonesuch | |||
| Producer | Pat Metheny | |||
| Pat Metheny chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| All About Jazz | [2] |
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Sound of Silence" | Paul Simon | 6:33 |
| 2. | "Cherish" | Terry Kirkman | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Alfie" | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | 7:46 |
| 4. | "Pipeline" | Bob Spickard, Brian Carman | 3:28 |
| 5. | "Garota de Ipanema" | Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes | 5:12 |
| 6. | "Rainy Days and Mondays" | Roger Nichols, Paul Williams | 7:12 |
| 7. | "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" | Carly Simon, Jacob Brackman | 6:03 |
| 8. | "Slow Hot Wind" | Henry Mancini, Norman Gimbel | 4:28 |
| 9. | "Betcha by Golly, Wow" | Thom Bell, Linda Creed | 5:18 |
| 10. | "And I Love Her" | John Lennon, Paul McCartney | 4:22 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "'Round Midnight" | Thelonious Monk | 6:37 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "This Nearly Was Mine" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 4:29 |
Personnel
edit- Pat Metheny – baritone guitar, 42-string guitar (track 1), 6-string guitar (track 4), nylon-string guitar (track 10)
Technical personnel
edit- Pat Metheny – producer
- Robert Hurwitz – executive producer
- Pat Metheny, Pete Karam, David Oakes – recording
- Pete Karam – mixing
- Ted Jensen – mastering at Sterling Sound, NYC, USA
- Barbara de Wilde – design
- Sandrine Lee – photography
Charts
edit| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
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| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[3] | 1 |
| US Billboard 200[3] | 125 |
Awards
edit| Year | Category |
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| 2012 | Grammy Award for Best New Age Album |
References
edit- ^ Jurek, Thom. Pat Metheny: What's It All About > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.
- ^ Georgievski, Nenad (9 October 2011). "Pat Metheny: What's It All About". allaboutjazz.com. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ a b "What's It All About - Pat Metheny". Allmusic. Retrieved September 21, 2011.