Twice (Hollie Cook album)

Twice is a studio album by the singer Hollie Cook.[9] It was released on May 12, 2014, through Mr Bongo Records.[10]

Twice
Studio album by Hollie Cook
Released	May 12, 2014
Recorded	The Ironworks, Brighton, 2013[1]
Genre	Reggae
Length	43:28
Label	Mr Bongo[2]
Producer	Mike "Prince Fatty" Pelanconi[3]
Hollie Cook chronology
Holly Cook (2012) Twice (2014) Vessel of Love (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	75/100[4]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Exclaim!	8/10[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
NME	[8]

Critical reception

AllMusic wrote that the album "follows in the same path as [Cook's] debut, featuring nine tracks dominated by Cook's smooth, slyly sexy voice and arrangements that keep the grooves light but dance-friendly at once."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Hollie Cook, Barthélémy Corbelet and Mike Pelanconi[11].

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ari Up"	4:10
2.	"99"	6:24
3.	"Desdemona"	4:15
4.	"Tiger Balm"	4:06
5.	"Postman"	4:12
6.	"Looking For Real Love"	6:02
7.	"Superfast"	4:30
8.	"Twice"	4:52
9.	"Win Or Lose"	4:31

Personnel

According to the booklet.[11]

Musicians Adriano Adewale - percussion Alfred Bannerman - guitars Anselmo Netto - percussion Barthélémy Corbelet - synths; clav; string arrangements Black Steel - bass; guitars; organ; piano Bubblers - organ piano Catriona Cannon - Irish harp Cyrus "Monkites" Richard - organ; piano Dennis Bovel - backing vocals Dub Judah - bass George Dekker - backing vocals Horseman - drums; percussion Jahmel - bass Kashta Tafari - guitars K.V. BALAKRISHNAN - tabla Lenny Edwards - percussion Leroy Horns - sax Marlon Roudette - steel pan Omar Lye Fook - synths; clav Prince Fatty - percussion Winston Francis - backing vocals Yohan - string arrangements

Recording Boban Apostolov - Protools engineer Evtim Ristov - stage manager Georgii Hristovski - sound engineer Oleg Kontradenko - conductor Riste Trajkovski - stage manager Yoann Le Dantec - arrangements; orchestration F.A.M.E.'S. Project - Macedonian Radio Symphonic Orchestra and Choir - Skopje, Macedonia

Charts

Twice peaked at position 6 on Billboard Reggae Albums chart and stayed on the chart for 11 weeks.[12]

References

1. "Pelaconi interview" Miloco, 'Mike Pelanconi interview', "Miloco", May 2010, accessed 27 May 2014.
2. "Hollie Cook – Artist". Mr Bongo USA.
3. "Hollie Cook: Twice". PopMatters. June 18, 2014.
4. "Twice Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 2014-05-27.
5. "Twice - Hollie Cook | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
6. Bauer, Matt. "Hollie Cook Twice". Exclaim!. Ian Danzig. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
7. Carroll, Jim. "Hollie Cook: Twice". The Irish Times.
8. "Hollie Cook - 'Twice' | NME". May 9, 2014.
9. "Hollie Cook | Biography & History". AllMusic.
10. Murray, Robin (2014-03-20). "Track Of The Day 20/3 - Hollie Cook". Clash Magazine. Archived from the original on 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2020-04-26.
11. "Booklet" CD booklet in pdf format from French promo company Accent Presse, accessed 27 May 2014.
12. "Twice Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2020-04-26.