The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache
The Magnificent Adventures of Heartache is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter and musician Jason Reeves. The album was self-released in 2007 on the label abeautifularmyoftrees in the United States and later was re-released under Warner Bros. Records on July 31, 2008. Recording and production for the album took place during 2006 and 2007 at the Revolver recording studio in Westlake Village, CA with producer Mikal Blue, as well as at The Backyard Studios with producer Stuart Brawley.
Background
Production for The Magnificent Adventures Of Heartache began in 2006 and 2007 after Reeves's first EP with Mikal Blue, Hearts Are Magnets, and around the time that Reeves was working on material with Colbie Caillat for her first album, Coco. The album was again recorded with producer Mikal Blue at his Revolver recording studio and Reeves self-released the album in 2007. He promoted the album through his myspace page and sold it at live shows and through online stores such as cdbaby.com. The release gained Reeves distinctions such as "Top Folk Album of 2007" from iTunes and "No. 1 Unsigned Folk Artist" on myspace.The album helped Reeves sign a deal with Warner Bros. Records in 2008 that lead to the major label re-release of the album. This version of the album was released in stores and online on September 9, 2008.
Personnel
Primary musicians- Jason Reeves – acoustic guitar, piano, vocals
- Mikal Blue – bass, guitars, piano, organ, background vocals
- Rune Westberg – guitars, bass, keys
- Jim Marr – guitars, keyboards, programming
- Wendy Page – background vocals
- Stuart brawley – piano, organ, keys, bass
- Tim Myers – guitars, rhodes piano, piano
- Victor Indrizzo – drums
- Curt Schneider – bass, background vocals
- Dave Morada – bass
- David Salinas – drums
- Brian Macleod – drums
- David Levita – guitars, electric flute
- Joe Corcoran – guitars, bass
- George doering – acoustic guitar
- Jamie Wollam – drums
- Lester nuby – drums
- Angel Taylor – vocals
- Kare Kabel mai – drums
- Mikal Blue – producer, mixer
- Curt Schneider – producer, mixer
- Rune Westberg – producer, mixer
- Stuart Brawley – producer, mixer
- Joe Corcoran – engineer
- Brian Arias – engineer
- Jim Marr – producer, mixer
- Wendy Page – producer, mixer
- Joe Yannece – mastering
- Alex Yank – photographer
- Jessica Fick – photographer
- Jason Reeves – photographer, artwork