Once in a While (Seth MacFarlane album)

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Once in a While (Seth MacFarlane album) - Wikipedia

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Once in a While

Studio album by

Seth MacFarlane

Released

April 19, 2019

Recorded

2018–March 8, 2019

Studio

Abbey Road Studios

Genre

Length

58:55

Label

Producer

Joel McNeely
Seth MacFarlane
Joy Fehily (also exec.)

Seth MacFarlane chronology

In Full Swing
(2017)

Once in a While
(2019)

Great Songs from Stage & Screen
(2020)

Singles from Once in a While

"Half As Lovely (Twice As True)"
Released: April 11, 2019

Once in a While is the fifth studio album by American actor and singer Seth MacFarlane, released on April 19, 2019, by Republic Records and Verve Records. The record was primarily produced by Joel McNeely and MacFarlane himself, who also serves as the executive producer. The lead single from the album, "Half As Lovely (Twice As True)", was released digitally on April 11, 2019.^[1]

Background

On March 8, 2019, MacFarlane revealed on his Twitter account that he had just finished recording his new album at Abbey Road Studios.^[2] It was also announced that for the first time, MacFarlane would be working with Andrew Cottee as the composer and arranger instead of Joel McNeely, however he still remained a producer for the album.^[3] MacFarlane has a close relationship with the composer, since meeting on the 2016 animated musical film Sing and later working together on The Orville.^[4] MacFarlane described the album as a moody style of Sinatra's signature albums. "I love the ballad album, the rich, melancholy songs," MacFarlane said. "You're taking a theme or a mood or a tone or an emotion and assembling a set list where everything lives in that space, so when you put it on, you're spending the 60 minutes or however long the album is immersed in that one emotion."^[5] Cottee also described the album as "not necessarily sad break-up songs. They're more reflective, thoughtful, even philosophical, but they're not all torch songs."^[6]

Critical reception

The Straits Times gave the album a positive review while also saying that MacFarlane should shake things up to make his music more fresh.^[7] Jazz Weekly's George W. Harris praised the album and MacFarlane himself, saying, "but it wouldn't work unless MacFarlane didn't have a strong enough voice to convince, and he does. He sounds convincing, assured and personal."^[8]

Track listing

All music is composed by Andrew Cottee^[9]^[10]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Half As Lovely (Twice As True)"	Sammy Gallop Lew Spence	4:52
2.	"I Remember You"	Victor Schertzinger Johnny Mercer	5:30
3.	"They Say It's Wonderful"	Irving Berlin	4:57
4.	"We'll Be Together Again"	Carl T. Fischer Frankie Laine	3:51
5.	"The Things We Did Last Summer"	Sammy Cahn Jule Styne	3:35
6.	"I'll Be Around"	Alec Wilder	4:01
7.	"There'll Be Another Spring"	Peggy Lee Hubie Wheeler	3:47
8.	"Once in a While"	Michael Edwards Bud Green	4:17
9.	"The Party's Over"	Jule Styne Betty Comden Adolph Green	4:55
10.	"Can't We Be Friends?"	Paul James Kay Swift	4:52
11.	"What'll I Do"	Irving Berlin	4:52
12.	"You Are Too Beautiful"	Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart	5:02
13.	"The End of a Love Affair"	Edward Redding	4:23
Total length:			58:55

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[11]

Jonathan Aasgaard – Cello
John Anderson – Oboe
John Barrett – Assistant Engineer
Chuck Berghofer – Bass
Irving Berlin – Composer
Anna-Liisa Bezrodny – Violin
Adrian Bradbury – Cello
Rich Breen – Engineer, Mixing
Benjamin Buckton – Violin
Sammy Cahn – Composer
Gordon Campbell – Trombone
Rebecca Chambers – Viola
Corinne Chappelle – Violin
Stephano Civetta – Assistant Engineer
Dave Collins – Mastering
Betty Comden – Composer
Andrew Cottee – Arranger, Conductor
Kris Crawford – Assistant Engineer
Tom Croxon – Orchestra Contractor
Hannah Dawson – Violin
Rudi DeGroote – Cello
Shlomy Dobrinsky – Violin
Kira Doherty – French Horn
Pierre Doumenge – Cello
Dream Town Orchestra – Orchestration
Clare Duckworth – Violin
Michael Edwards – Composer
Peter Erskine – Drums
Joy Fehily – Executive Producer
Carl Fischer – Composer
Sammy Gallop – Composer
Ian Gibbs – Violin
Tim Gibbs – Bass
Thomas Goodman – Bass
Mark Graham – Music Preparation
Peter Graham – Violin
Adolph Green – Composer
Bud Green – Composer
Thelma Handy – Violin
Philip Harmer – Oboe
Lorenz Hart – Composer
Andrew Harvey – Violin
Richard Harwood – Cello
Oliver Heath – Violin
Cormac Henry – Flute
Dan Higgins – Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Jeremy Isaac – Violin
Maya Iwabuchi – Violin
Paul James – Composer
Magnus Johnston – Violin
Cerys Jones – Violin
Francis Kefford – Viola
Liam Kirkman – Trombone
Larry Koonse – Guitars
Nicholas Korth – French Horn
Frankie Laine – Composer
Dunja Lavrova – Violin
Peggy Lee – Composer
Mike Lovatt – Trumpet
James Lynch – Trumpet
Seth MacFarlane – Art Direction, Liner Notes, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals
Ciaran McCabe – Violin
Joel McNeely – Producer
Johnny Mercer – Composer
John Mills – Violin
Kate Musker – Viola
Alex Neal – Percussion
Benjamin Newton – Viola
Peter North – Trombone
Simon Oliver – Bass
John Parricelli – Guitars
Fiona Paterson – Flute
Julie Pryce – Bassoon
Matthew Quenby – Viola
Tom Ranier – Piano
Edward C. Redding – Composer
Richard Rodgers – Composer
Ruth Rogers – Violin
Ben Rogerson – Cello
Laura Samuel – Violin
Victor Schertzinger – Composer
Bill Sienkiewicz – Illustrations
Kristen Sorace – Design
Lew Spence – Composer
Joe Spix – Art Direction
Jill Streater – Librarian
Jule Styne – Composer
Kay Swift – Composer
Laurence Ungless – Bass
Sam Walton – Percussion
Vicci Wardman – Viola
Hugh Webb – Harp
Natalie Weber – A&R
Claire Webster – Bassoon
Hubie Wheeler – Composer
Michael Whight – Clarinet
Pat White – Trumpet
Alec Wilder – Composer
Steven Wilkie – Violin

Charts

Once in a While debuted at No. 5 on the US Billboard Top Jazz Albums.^[12]

Chart (2019)	Peak position
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)^[12]	5

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label	Ref.
Worldwide	April 19, 2019	Digital download streaming	Republic Verve Fuzzy Door Productions	^[13]
Worldwide	April 26, 2019	CD vinyl	Republic Verve Fuzzy Door Productions	^[14]

References

^ "Seth MacFarlane Announces first song from New Album: Half As Lovely (Twice As True)". Amazon Music. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ Seth MacFarlane [@SethMacFarlane] (March 8, 2019). "New album coming out next month, featuring brand new arrangements by the insanely talented @cotteemusic, once again recorded at Abbey Road — stay tuned" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ Andrew Cottee [@cotteemusic] (April 12, 2019). "Sounding just fantastic @SethMacFarlane! I so enjoyed making this recording with you and can't wait for the release later this month" (Tweet). Retrieved April 20, 2019 – via Twitter.
^ "Andrew Cottee biography and credits". Andrewcottee.com. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^ Huver, Scott (April 23, 2019). "Seth MacFarlane on Immersing Music Fans in 'Emotion' for Fifth Album 'Once in a While'". Variety. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ "Seth MacFarlane fifth album Once In A While (Verve and Republic)". Jazz in Europe. June 4, 2019. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
^ "Music review: Seth MacFarlane should switch things up once in a while". The Straits Times. May 29, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
^ "REVIEWS: Seth MacFarlane: Once in a While". Jazz Weekly. June 3, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.
^ "Once in a While / Seth MacFarlane". Tidal. Retrieved April 19, 2019.
^ "Once in a While – Seth MacFarlane on iTunes". US: iTunes Store. Archived from the original on August 26, 2017. Retrieved December 19, 2017.
^ "Once in a While – Seth MacFarlane | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Seth MacFarlane Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Seth MacFarlane: Once in a While – Music on Google Play". Google Play. Archived from the original on October 18, 2017. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
^ "Seth Macfarlane - Once In A While". Target Corporation. Retrieved April 20, 2019.

External links

Once in a While at Discogs (list of releases)

Seth MacFarlane

TV series created

Animated	Family Guy (1999–present) American Dad! (2005–present) The Cleveland Show (2009–2013)
Live-action	The Orville (2017–2022) Ted (2024–present)

Films directed

Ted (2012)
A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014)
Ted 2 (2015)

Studio albums

Music Is Better Than Words (2011)
Holiday for Swing (2014)
No One Ever Tells You (2015)
In Full Swing (2017)
Once in a While (2019)
Great Songs from Stage & Screen (2020)
Blue Skies (2022)
We Wish You the Merriest (2023)

Songs written

"Everybody Needs a Best Friend"

Characters