Good News is the fifth studio album by Canadian jazz singer Matt Dusk. It was released by Royal Crown Records on October 27, 2009. The album is a departure from previous Matt Dusk standard, having influences of Palm Beach Pop and crooner standards of the 1950s in a modern feel. The albums is filled with original tracks, plus a bonus classic available in Canada and on iTunes in the standard and deluxe edition.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Good News" | Mack, Habolin | 3:18 |
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| 2. | "I Wouldn't Change a Thing" | James Bryan McCollum, Matthew Marston | 3:37 |
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| 3. | "On Vacation" | Aimee Allen, Lucian Piane | 3:54 |
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| 4. | "Feels Good" | Marston, Pete Lewinson, Steve Lewinson | 3:14 |
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| 5. | "It's Not That Easy" | Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Larsson, Ali Tennant, Frederik Friis, Sigurd Jansen, Glenn Tharaldsen | 3:09 |
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| 6. | "Never Gonna Fool Me" | Marston, Simon Ellis, Matt Dusk | 2:55 |
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| 7. | "Operator Please" | Jukka Immonen, Patric Sarin, Simon Wilcox, Dusk | 3:14 |
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| 8. | "Love Attack" | Harry Sommerdahl, Immonen, Risto Asikainen, Wilcox, Dusk | 2:58 |
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| 9. | "Don't Hate on Me" | Vincent Pontare, Sarin, Immonen | 3:14 |
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| 10. | "It Can Only Get Better" | Mack, Tysper, Grizzly | 3:55 |
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| 11. | "Do You Love Me" | Vincent, Mack, T. Jimson | 3:32 |
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| 12. | "Love Don't Let Me Go" | Roger Cook, Terrance Sawchuk | 2:45 |
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| 13. | "One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (hidden track) | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 5:13 |
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| Total length: | 44:58 |
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iTunes Deluxe Edition| Title |
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| 14. | "Zoom Zoom" | 3:21 |
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| 15. | "Gotta Love You" | 3:58 |
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Personnel
Per liner notes[1]
- Matt Dusk – vocals, backing vocals, keyboard, producer
- Ron Lopata – bass guitar, keyboard, producer
- Jukka Immonen – keyboard, co-producer
- Terry Sawchuk – mixing engineer
- Richard Dodd – mastering engineer
- Additional musicians
- Joel Parisien – backing vocals
- Quisha Wint – backing vocals
- Justin Abedin – guitar
- Davide Direnzo – drums, percussion
- Ross Macintyre – bass guitar
- Alex Kundakcioglu – trumpet
- Rob Somerville – trombone
- Chris Gale – alto sax, bari sax, horn arrangements
- Steve Macdonald – tenor sax, horn arrangements
- Singleton Chamber Orchestra – strings
- Lucian Piane – horn arrangements
- Shelly Berger – horn arrangements
- Kevin Fox – string arrangements
Charts and certifications
Charts
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