Gentle Spirit
| Gentle Spirit | |
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| Studio album by Jonathan Wilson | |
| Released | September 13, 2011 |
| Recorded | 2008-2010 |
| Genre | Folk, psychedelic |
| Length | 78:19 |
| Label | Bella Union |
| Producer | Jonathan Wilson |
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| Source | Rating |
| Mojo |   |
| Uncut | |
| Clash |   |
| BBC Music | |
| El País | |
| The Independent | |
| The Guardian | |
| NME | |
| The Sun | |
| The Times | |
| Financial Times | |
| Metro | |
| Q | |
| Evening Standard | |
Gentle Spirit is the first official studio album released by Los Angeles artist Jonathan Wilson. It was released in the United Kingdom and Europe on August 8, 2011 and in the United States on September 13, 2011 on Bella Union and received the #4 spot on Mojo Magazine's 2011 Best of Albums of the Year. The album was recorded at Wilson's former studio in Laurel Canyon and mixed at his new studio in Echo Park.
Wilson crafted the album at his former studio, Canyonstereo, in Laurel Canyon between tours, album producer jobs, recording sessions and jams, a period in which Wilson collaborated with the likes of Elvis Costello, Chris Robinson, Phil Lesh, Erykah Badu, Benmont Tench, Gary Louris, Vetiver, Dawes and many other notable musicians.
While the album was started a few years ago, Wilson chose not to release Gentle Spirit until 2011. As a result, Gentle Spirit traded among Wilson's friends and family on sharpie-labeled CDRs for several years and in the process, built a large underground following that included many notable musicians, including Jackson Browne, Robbie Robertson and Elvis Costello. As journalist Martin Aston notes in his BBC Music review, "Wilson may be a new name to us but to the cognoscenti of America's alt-roots scene he's a mover and shaker."
Not until Wilson was introduced to Simon Raymonde and Bella Union, did he decide to officially release the album. When The Sun asked Wilson why he signed to Bella Union, Wilson answered, "Because they are the greatest label in the world. They're the only label I've ever come across that truly felt like a family."
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