A Foreign Affair (Spyro Gyra album)

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A Foreign Affair
A Foreign Affair.jpg
Studio album by Spyro Gyra
Released September 13, 2011 (2011-09-13)
Recorded Clubhouse Recording Studios
Genre
Length 1:00:47
Label Amherst Records
Producer Spyro Gyra
Spyro Gyra chronology
Down the Wire
(2009)Down the Wire2009		 A Foreign Affair
(2011)		 The Rhinebeck Sessions
(2013)The Rhinebeck Sessions2013

A Foreign Affair is a jazz music album by American jazz fusion band, Spyro Gyra. The album is the story of five men and their love affair with music. The album consists of a Hindi song sung by Arijit Singh, composed by Sandeep Chowta and co produced by Chowta and Spyro Gyra. It is the first time a Western group has released a song with lyrics entirely in Hindi.[2]

Track listing

A Foreign Affair
No. Title Music Artist(s) Length
1. "Caribe"   Jay Beckenstein Spyro Gyra 5:27
2. "Khuda"   Shabbir Ahmed, Sandeep Chowta Arijit Singh 4:44
3. "Sweet Ole Thang"   Bonnie Bonaparte Spyro Gyra 4:26
4. "Falling Walls"   Julio Fernández Spyro Gyra 6:31
5. "Shinjuku"   Tom Schuman Spyro Gyra 5:08
6. "Chileno Boys"   David Broza, Alberto Rios Julio Fernandez 6:23
7. "Samba for Two"   Tom Schuman Spyro Gyra 5:18
8. "Canção de Ninar"   Jay Beckenstein Spyro Gyra 4:21
9. "Antigua"   Jay Beckenstein Spyro Gyra 6:29
10. "Last Call"   J. Fred Knoblach, Danny O'Keefe Keb' Mo' 4:36
11. "Dancing on Table Mountain"   Scott Ambush Spyro Gyra 7:24
Total length:
 1:00:47

Release and success

The album was released on September 13, 2011. Upon release the album was positioned at No. 2 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart.[2]

Release history

Region Date Format Label Ref.
United States September 13, 2011 CD Amherst Records [3]
India Digital Sony Music [1][4]
United Kingdom February 13, 2012 CD In-Akustik [5]

Critical reception

AllMusic's Jonathan Widran opined that "the most interesting tracks are the beautiful, poignant vocal tracks by Keb' Mo' and Fernandez" and stated the band "still had something fresh to say while fearlessly entering their fifth decade of recording".[6] JazzTimes's Brian Soergel concluded the review stating "this is the CD that many casual Spyro Gyra fans have been waiting for".[7] Howard Dukes from Soul Tracks praised the songs in the album and stated "The ease in which the band amalgamates different international influences on A Foreign Affair is a reminder of why we call music the international language".[8]

Personnel

Credits for A Foreign Affair are adapted from AllMusic[9] and Discogs.[10]

Musicians

Production

References

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External links

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