Emotion & Commotion

Emotion & Commotion
Studio album by Jeff Beck
Released	10 March 2010
Genre	Instrumental rock, blues rock, soul, classical
Length	40:19
Label	ATCO
Producer	Steve Lipson, Trevor Horn
Jeff Beck chronology
Jeff (2003) Emotion & Commotion (2010)

Emotion & Commotion is the tenth studio album by guitarist Jeff Beck, released in April 2010 on ATCO Records. In addition to featuring vocal performances by Joss Stone, Imelda May, and Olivia Safe, the album showcases a 64-piece orchestra on several tracks, and includes covers of well-known songs such as "Over the Rainbow", "Corpus Christi Carol", "Lilac Wine", and other rock and classical works.^[1]

Chart performance

The album debuted at No. 11 on the Billboard 200 in the U.S., with sales of 26,000, Beck's highest-ever debut in his 45-year career. The album reached No. 11 in the UK and debuted at No. 9 in Canada. The album debuted at No. 1 in Japan on the Weekly International Album Sales Chart. It has so far charted at No. 49 on the Australian charts, marking the first time Jeff Beck has appeared on the Australian album charts since Guitar Shop reached No. 99 in 1989. His highest charting album was Blow by Blow in 1975 on the U.S. Billboard album chart, which was produced by George Martin. The track Nessun dorma won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance.

Track listing

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Independent	[3]
Chicago Tribune	[4]
PopMatters	[5]
Los Angeles Times	Ambivalent[6]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Corpus Christi Carol"	Benjamin Britten	2:40
2.	"Hammerhead"	Jeff Beck, Jason Rebello	4:15
3.	"Never Alone"	Rebello	4:22
4.	"Over the Rainbow"	Harold Arlen	3:10
5.	"I Put a Spell on You" (featuring Joss Stone)	Screamin' Jay Hawkins	2:59
6.	"Serene" (featuring Olivia Safe)	Beck, Rebello	6:05
7.	"Lilac Wine" (featuring Imelda May)	James Shelton	4:44
8.	"Nessun Dorma"	Giacomo Puccini	2:56
9.	"There's No Other Me" (featuring Joss Stone)	Rebello, Joss Stone	4:05
10.	"Elegy for Dunkirk" (featuring Olivia Safe)	Dario Marianelli	5:03
Total length:			40:19

iTunes bonus track/Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
11.	"Poor Boy" (featuring Imelda May)	Traditional	4:42

Japanese bonus track
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
12.	"Cry Me a River"	Arthur Hamilton	4:31

Charts

Album

Chart (2010)	Peak positions
Australian Albums Chart	49
Austrian Albums Chart	44[7]
Belgian Albums Chart (Wal)	87[8]
Canadian Albums Chart	9[9]
Dutch Albums Chart	77[10]
German Albums Chart	30[11]
Greek Albums Chart	17[12]
Finnish Albums Chart	35[13]
French Albums Chart	74[14]
Norwegian Albums Chart	17[15]
Swedish Albums Chart	35[16]
Swiss Albums Chart	40[17]
UK Albums Chart	21[18]
US Billboard 200	11[9]
US Billboard Rock Albums	3[9]

Musicians

• Jeff Beck – electric guitar
• Joss Stone – vocals (tracks 5, 9)
• Imelda May – vocals (track 7, 11)
• Olivia Safe – vocals (track 6, 10)
• Jason Rebello – keyboard
• Pete Murray – keyboard, orchestral arrangement
• Vinnie Colaiuta – drums, percussion
• Clive Deamer – drums
• Earl Harvin – drums
• Alessia Mattalia – drums
• Luís Jardim – percussion
• Chris Bruce – bass guitar
• Pino Palladino – bass guitar
• Tal Wilkenfeld – bass guitar
• Steve Lipson – production
• Trevor Horn – executive production

References

1. Jeff Beck Blends Classical With Rock on 13 April Album Emotion Commotion | Rolling Stone Music
2. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Review: Emotion & Commotion". Allmusic. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
3. Gill, Andy (9 April 2010). "Album: Jeff Beck, Emotion & Commotion (Atco)". London: The Independent. Retrieved 9 April 2010.
4. Kot, Greg (12 April 2010). "Album review: Jeff Beck, 'Emotion & Commotion'". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
5. Loar, Christel. "Jeff Beck: Emotion & Commotion". PopMatters. Retrieved 29 April 2010.
6. Wood, Mikael (12 April 2010). "Album review: Jeff Beck's 'Emotion & Commotion'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 12 April 2010.
7. "Austrian chart chart positions".
8. "Belgian chart chart positions".
9. http://www.billboard.com/artist/304375/jeff+beck/chart
10. "Dutch chart positions".
11. "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de". musicline.de. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
12. "Greek chart positions".
13. "Finnish chart chart positions".
14. "French chart chart positions".
15. "Norvegian chart chart positions".
16. "Swedish chart chart positions".
17. "Swiss chart chart positions".
18. Chart Stats - Jeff Beck