Blue Skies is the seventh studio album by American actor and singer Seth MacFarlane, released on May 20, 2022, through Republic Records and Verve Records. MacFarlane reunited with his frequent collaborator Joel McNeely to produce the album. The album's lead single, "No Moon at All", was released digitally on April 20, 2022.
Background On April 21, 2022, It was announced that MacFarlane would release his new album the following month. MacFarlane collaborated with Andrew Cottee again, after previously working on his fifth album Once in a While. He recorded the album at Abbey Road Studios, making it his sixth time recording at the studio. MacFarlane said on collaborating with Cottee again, "I have long been a fan of Andrew Cottee's supremely artful and buoyant orchestrations," MacFarlane tells Variety. "So after our last collaboration, 'Once in A While,' a ballad-themed record, I really wanted to hear what he could do with an up-tempo album." Cottee also said on working with him, "Cottee speaks in terms of raising the bar. "This is the album I've always wanted to make. The chance to collaborate with an artist like Seth MacFarlane and work with such a high calibre of players is a dream for any arranger." MacFarlane and Cottee wrote an original song for the album, "Unless I Do It All With You".
Singles The album's lead single, "No Moon at All", was released on April 20, 2022.
Track listing All music arranged and conducted by Andrew Cottee.
Personnel Credits adapted from AllMusic.
Louis Alter – Composer Jonathan Aasgaard – Cello Thomas Beer – Viola Chuck Berghofer – Bass Irving Berlin – Composer Anna Liisa Bezrodny – Violin Rich Breen – Engineer, Mixing Lew Brown – Composer Johnny Burke – Composer Marcy Buta – Violin Sammy Cahn – Composer Rowena Calvert – Cello Gordon Campbell – Trombone Jon Cassar – Cover Photo Meghan Cassidy – Viola Rebecca Chambers – Viola Stephano Civetta – Assistant Engineer Dave Collins – Mastering Andrew Cottee – Arranger and Conductor Jay Craig – Sax (Baritone) Dream Town Orchestra – Orchestration Schlomy Dobrinsky – Violin Duke Ellington – Composer Peter Erskine – Drums Redd Evans – Composer Sammy Fain – Composer Joy Fehily – Executive Producer Andrew Gathercole – Trumpet Iain Gibbs – Violin Mark Graham – Music Preparation Mack Gordon – Composer Johnny Green – Composer Dan Hayden – Assistant Engineer Edward Heyman – Composer James Van Heusen – Composer Dan Higgins – Clarinet, Sax (Alto) Jeremy Isaac – Violin Maya Iwabuchi – Violin Charis Jenson – Violin Cerys Jones – Violin Charlie Lovell-Jones – Violin Michael Jones – Violin JoAnn Kane – Music Preparation Bronislaw Kaper – Composer Liam Kirkman – Trombone Larry Koonse – Guitars Alexandra Lomeika – Violin Mike Lovatt – Trumpet Frank Loesser – Composer James Lynch – Trumpet Jens Lynen – Violin Dave Mann – Composer Seth MacFarlane – Vocals and Producer Ciaran McCabe – Violin Joel McNeely – Producer Laura Melhuish – Violin John Mills – Violin Sidney D. Mitchell – Composer Alex Neal – Percussion Peter North – Trombone Matthew Quenby – Viola Tom Ranier – Piano Harry Revel – Composer Ben Rogerson – Cello Bob Russell – Composer Naomi Samuel – Cello Colin Skinner – Sax (Alto) Kristen Sorace – Design Dok Stanford – Composer Jonathan Stokes – Trombone Jule Styne – Composer Jamie Talbot – Sax (Tenor) Michael Trainor – Violin Helen Tunstall – Harp Ned Washington – Composer Martin Williams – Sax (Tenor) Pat White – Trumpet Joseph Young – Composer Victor Young – Composer
Release history Region Date Format(s) LabelWorldwide May 20, 2022
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