2001 Carly Hennessy – Ultimate High
Ultimate High is the debut album of Irish-born singer Carly Smithson, released under her maiden name Carly Hennessy in 2001 by MCA Records. Despite a production and promotion budget of over $2 million and good reviews, the album failed to find an audience, selling only 378 copies in its first three months. It became a textbook example of the high-risk economics of the contemporary music industry, in which less than 5% of albums became profitable, and superstar acts subsidized the search for new talent.
Tracks
1 Beautiful You (Robb Boldt; Danielle Brisebois; Carly Hennessy) 04:42
2 I’m Gonna Blow Your Mind (Gregg Alexander) 04:13
3 Surface Wound (Gregg Alexander) 03:54
4 You’ll Never Meet God (If You Break My Heart) (Gregg Alexander; Danielle Brisebois; Nick Lashley) 04:36
5 No One’s Safe From Goodbye (Gregg Alexander; Danielle Brisebois; Carly Hennessy) 04:32
6 Young Love (Gregg Alexander; David Munday; Sandy Stewart) 04:12
7 I Need A Little Love (Gregg Alexander; Danielle Brisebois) 04:07
8 Get You Off (Robb Boldt; Danielle Brisebois; Carly Hennessy) 04:16
9 Rip In Heaven (Danielle Brisebois) 03:28
10 All Kinds Of People (Sheryl Crow; Kevin Gilbert; Eric Pressly) 04:18
11 Just Missed The Train (Danielle Brisebois; Scott Cutler) 05:22
12 What I’ve Found (Gregg Alexander; Danielle Brisebois; Carly Hennessy; Nick Lashley) 04:45
Musicians
1 Beautiful You
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Matt Laug |
| Guitar | Nick Lashley |
| Guitar | Paul C Gordon |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nick Lashley |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Background Vocals | Marie Brisebois |
| Background Vocals | Nick Lashley |
| Background Vocals | Rose Stone |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
2 I’m Gonna Blow Your Mind
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Matt Laug |
| Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
| Guitar | Gregg Alexander |
| Keyboards | Danielle Brisebois |
| Keyboards | James Hallawell |
| Piano | Danielle Brisebois |
| Piano | James Hallawell |
| Percussion | Danielle Brisebois |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
3 Surface Wound
| Bass | Andrew Nehra |
| Drums | Ron Pengbom |
| Guitar | Gregg Alexander |
| Keyboards | Chuck E |
| Keyboards | Tom Sloape |
| Keyboards | John Mabarack |
| Piano | Chuck E |
| Piano | John Mabarack |
| Piano | Tom Sloape |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
4 You’ll Never Meet God (If You Break My Heart)
| Bass | Lance Morrison |
| Drums | Matt Laug |
| Guitar | Nick Lashley |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nick Lashley |
| Keyboards | Paul C Gordon |
| Organ | Paul C Gordon |
| Piano | Paul C Gordon |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
5 No One’s Safe From Goodbye
| Bass | Lance Morrison |
| Drums | Matt Laug |
| Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
| Programming | George Black |
| Cello | Suzie Katayama |
| Viola | Mike Ramos |
| Violin | Bruce Dukov |
| Violin | Darius Campo |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
6 Young Love
| Bass | Lance Morrison |
| Drums | Matt Laug |
| Guitar | Gregg Alexander |
| Keyboards | James Hallawell |
| Piano | James Hallawell |
| Percussion | Danielle Brisebois |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
7 I Need A Little Love
| Bass | Lance Morrison |
| Drums | Matt Laug |
| Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nick Lashley |
| Keyboards | Paul C Gordon |
| Organ | Paul C Gordon |
| Percussion | Sheila Escovedo |
| Programming | George Black |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
8 Get You Off
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Matt Laug |
| Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
| Guitar | Nick Lashley |
| Acoustic Guitar | Nick Lashley |
| Keyboards | Paul C Gordon |
| Organ | Paul C Gordon |
| Percussion | Lenny Castro |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
9 Rip In Heaven
| Acoustic Guitar | Danielle Brisebois |
| Piano | Paul C Gordon |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
10 All Kinds Of People
| Bass | Leland Sklar |
| Drums | Ron Aston |
| Guitar | Michael Thompson |
| Keyboards | Brad Cole |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
11 Just Missed The Train
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Drums | Larry Aberman |
| Guitar | Nick Lashley |
| Organ | Paul C Gordon |
| Piano | Paul C Gordon |
| Programming | Charles Judge |
| Programming | George Black |
| Background Vocals | Nick Lashley |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
12 What I’ve Found
| Guitar | Nick Lashley |
| Vocals | Carly Hennessy |
Liner Notes
Producer – Danielle Brisebois (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12)
Producer – Gregg Alexander (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 9)
Producer – Steve Dorff (Track 10)
Producer (Additional) – Robb Boldt (Tracks 1, 8)
Producer (Additional) – Danielle Brisebois (Track 9)
Producer (Executive) – Derek Gleeson
Arranged By – Danielle Brisebois (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11)
Arranged By – Gregg Alexander (Track 3)
Arranged By (Vocals) – Danielle Brisebois (Tracks 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12)
Coordinator – Shari Sutcliffe (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12)
Coordinator – Lynn Rosenthal (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 7, 9)
Engineer – Jess Sutcliffe (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 11)
Engineer – Ed Colman (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 9)
Engineer – Moe El-Khamlichi (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 9)
Engineer – Michael Blum (Tracks 2, 3, 6)
Engineer – Edoardo Cimadori (Track 2)
Engineer – Bill Cooper (Tracks 5, 7, 8)
Engineer – Bob Wartinbee (Tracks 6, 9)
Engineer – Ethan Mates (Tracks 9, 11)
Engineer – Chris Brown(Track 9)
Engineer – Ben Georgiades, Debbie Smith, Ray Pyle (Track 10)
Engineer – Tom Banghart (Track 11)
Engineer – Nick Lashley, Thom Russo (Track 12)
Engineer (Protools) – Avril Mackintosh (Tracks 2, 3, 6, 9)
Engineer (Assistant) – Pablo Munguia (Tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jennifer Young (Tracks 1, 4, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Jason Schweitzer, Sierra (Tracks 5, 7)
Engineer (Assistant) – Billy Malo (Tracks 7, 8)
Engineer (Assistant) – Debbie Smith, Jason Bacher (Track 10)
Engineer (Assistant) – Bethany Gordon (Track 12)
Mastered By – Stephen Marcussen
Mixed By – Ken Davis (Tracks 1, 8)
Mixed By – Michael Brauer (Tracks 2, 6)
Mixed By – Ash Howe (Track 3)
Mixed By – Jess Sutcliffe (Track 4)
Mixed By – Dave Way (Tracks 5, 7, 9, 11)
Mixed By – Tony Phillips (Track 10)
Art Direction – Tim Stedman
Design – Shawn Curtis
Photography – Melanie Nissen
Mastered At Marcussen Mastering
Phonographic Copyright MCA Records
Copyright MCA Records