2011 Aura Dione – Before The Dinosaurs
Before The Dinosaurs is the second studio album by Danish singer-songwriter Aura Dione. The album was released on 4 November 2011 by Universal Music. It was preceded by the lead single, “Geronimo” on 19 September 2011.
Tracks
1 Geronimo (Aura Dione; David Jost; Ian O’Brien-Docker; Joachim Persson; Thomas Troelsen) 03:18
2 Reconnect (Aura Dione; David Jost; Robin Grubert) 03:56
3 Friends (Antonina Armato; Aura Dione; David Jost; Tim James) 03:44
4 In Love With The World (Aura Dione; Rick Nowels) 03:27
5 What It’s Like (Aura Dione; David Jost; Joachim Persson; Ross Golan) 03:22
6 Into The Wild Start (Aura Dione; Rick Nowels) 03:42
7 Masterpiece (Aura Dione; Devrim Karaoglu; Rick Nowels) 03:56
8 Where The Wild Roses Grow (Aura Dione; Ben Mühlethaler; Kenneth Bager; Roger Massimo; Thomas Schulz) 03:11
9 America (Aura Dione; Devrim Karaoglu; Rick Nowels) 03:46
10 Recipe (Aura Dione; Rick Nowels) 03:43
11 Superhuman (Aura Dione; Rick Nowels) 03:51
12 Before The Dinosaurs (Aura Dione; Rick Nowels) 04:09
Musicians
1 Geronimo
| Guitar | Ian O’Brien-Docker |
| Guitar | Sebastian Zenke |
| Guitar | David Jost |
| Keyboards | David Jost |
| Keyboards | Ian O’Brien-Docker |
| Keyboards | Joachim Persson |
| Keyboards | Jochen Naaf |
| Keyboards | Sebastian Zenke |
| Keyboards | Johan Alkenäs |
| Programming | Ian O’Brien-Docker |
| Programming | Joachim Persson |
| Programming | Sebastian Zenke |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
2 Reconnect
| Drums | Khalid Schröder |
| Guitar | David Jost |
| Guitar | Jochen Naaf |
| Guitar | Robin Grubert |
| Keyboards | David Jost |
| Keyboards | Jochen Naaf |
| Keyboards | Robin Grubert |
| Piano | Jochen Naaf |
| Piano | Robin Grubert |
| Programming | David Jost |
| Programming | Jochen Naaf |
| Programming | Robin Grubert |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
3 Friends
| Bass | Sean Hurley |
| Keyboards | Rami Jaffee |
| Programming | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
4 In Love With The World
| Bass | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Drums | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Keyboards | Patrick Warren |
| Dulcimers | Patrick Warren |
| Effects | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
5 What It’s Like
| Guitar | David Jost |
| Guitar | Joachim Persson |
| Keyboards | David Jost |
| Keyboards | Ian O’Brien-Docker |
| Programming | Jochen Naaf |
| Programming | Joachim Persson |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
6 Into The Wild Start
| Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
| Keyboards | Patrick Warren |
| Piano | Patrick Warren |
| Dulcimers | Patrick Warren |
| Wurlitzer | Patrick Warren |
| Background Vocals | Jeanette Olsson |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
7 Masterpiece
| Bass | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Drums | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
| Acoustic Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Keyboards | Dean Reid |
| Keyboards | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Programming | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Percussion | Kieron Menzies |
| Background Vocals | Jeanette Olsson |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
8 Where The Wild Roses Grow
| Guitar | Jonas Krag |
| Percussion | Thomas Schulz |
| All Other Instruments | Ben Mühlethaler |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
9 America
| Drums (programming) | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Guitar | Dean Reid |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
| Keyboards | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Keyboards | Michael Smith |
| Piano | Rick Nowels |
| Percussion | Kieron Menzies |
| Background Vocals | Jeanette Olsson |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
10 Recipe
| Drums (programming) | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
| Ukelele | Tim Pierce |
| Marxaphone | Patrick Warren |
| Mellotron | Patrick Warren |
| Organ | Patrick Warren |
| Vibraphone | Patrick Warren |
| Bells | Patrick Warren |
| Strings | Patrick Warren |
11 Superhuman
| Bass | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Drums | Dean Reid |
| Drums | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Guitar | Rick Nowels |
| Guitar | Tim Pierce |
| Acoustic Guitar | Dean Reid |
| Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
| Keyboards | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Keyboards | Rick Nowels |
| Marxaphone | Patrick Warren |
| Piano | Rick Nowels |
| Strings | Patrick Warren |
| Percussion | Kieron Menzies |
| Background Vocals | Jeanette Olsson |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
12 Before The Dinosaurs
| Bass | John Pierce |
| Bass | Devrim Karaoglu |
| Drums | Curt Bisquera |
| Guitar | Rusty Anderson |
| Acoustic Guitar | Rick Nowels |
| Autoharp | Patrick Warren |
| Keyboards | Dean Reid |
| Keyboards | Patrick Warren |
| Piano | Rick Nowels |
| Tambourine | Brian MacLeod |
| Background Vocals | Jeanette Olsson |
| Vocals | Aura Dione |
Other Musicians
Cello – Lea Grandt (Track 2)
Cello – John Catchings (Track 3)
Viola – Sono Tokuda, Stefan Pintev (Track 2)
Viola – Kristin Wilkinson (Track 3)
Violin – Sono Tokuda, Stefan Pintev (Track 2)
Violin – David Angel, David Davidson (Track 3)
Liner Notes
Producer – David Jost (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
Producer – Joachim Persson (Tracks 1, 5)
Producer – DamienDamien (Track 1)
Producer – Jochen Naaf, Robin Grubert (Track 2)
Producer – Rock Mafia (Track 3)
Producer – Rick Nowels (Tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Producer – Devrim Karaoglu (Tracks 4, 7, 9, 10, 11)
Producer – Ben Muhlethaler, Kenneth Bager, Thomas Schulz (Track 8)
Arranged By (Strings) – Robin Grubert, Stefan Pintev (Track 2)
Arranged By (Strings) – Patrick Warren (Tracks 4, 6)
Arranged By (Strings) – Michael Smith (Track 9)
Edited By – Frieder Weiss (Track 5)
Engineer – Steve Hammons (Track 3)
Engineer – Kieron Menzies, Nigel Lundemo (Tracks 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12)
Engineer – Chris Garcia (Tracks 6, 11)
Engineer – Jordan Stilwell (Track 9)
Engineer – Dean Reid (Tracks 10, 11)
Engineer (Mix) – Steve Hammons (Track 3)
Engineer (Second) – Adam Comstock (Track 3)
Mastered By – Kai Blankenberg
Mixed By – David Jost (Tracks 1, 2, 5)
Mixed By – Joachim Persson (Tracks 1, 5)
Mixed By – DamienDamien (Track 1)
Mixed By – Jochen Naaf, Robin Grubert (Track 2)
Mixed By – Paul Palmer, Tim James (Track 3)
Mixed By – Kieron Menzies (Tracks 4, 6, 12)
Mixed By – Dave Way (Tracks 7, 9, 11)
Mixed By – Ben Muhlethaler, Kenneth Bager, Thomas Schulz (Track 8)
Recorded By – Ben Muhlethaler, Jonas Krag, Thomas Schulz (Track 8)
Recorded By (Vocals) – David Jost (Tracks 1, 2, 3, 5)
Recorded By (Vocals) – Thomas Troelsen (Track 1)
Recorded By (Vocals) – Rock Mafia (Track 3)
Recorded By (Vocals) – Michael Pfundheller (Track 5)
Mastered At Skyline Tonfabrik
Mixed At Schulz & Bager Studio
Mixed At Rock Mafia Studios
Recorded At Dock 44 Studios
Recorded At Top Spin Studios
Recorded At NHOW Studios
Recorded At Schulz & Bager Studio
Recorded At B-Note Studios
Recorded At Tandoori Tunes Studio
Recorded At Rock Mafia Studios
Recorded At Squirrel Lodge
Recorded At DamienDamien Studios
Recorded At Redfly Studios
Recorded At Axolotl Studios
Recorded At Delta Lab
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