Remember to Breathe

Personnel: Rebekah (vocals, nylon-string guitar, piano); Matthew Wilder (acoustic guitar, Hammond B-3 organ, mellotron, chamberlain, pianet, synthesizer, programming, background vocals); Gregg Arreguin (nylon-string, acoustic, acoustic tenor & electric guitars); Greg Leisz (pedal steel guitar); Michele Richards (violin); Robert Becker (viola); Larry Corbett (cello); Keith Lewis (clavinet); Michael Elizondo (acoustic & electric basses); Abe Laboriel Jr. (drums, background vocals); Joe Williams (background vocals).
Heart Attack Horns: Bill Bergman (tenor saxophone); Greg Smith (baritone saxophone); Lester Lovitt (trumpet); Bob McChesney (trombone).
Personnel: Rebekah (vocals, piano, background vocals); Gregg Arreguin (acoustic guitar, electric guitar); Matthew Wilder (acoustic guitar, piano, chamberlin, programming, background vocals); Michele Richards, Joel Derouin (violin); Robert Becker (viola); Larry Corbett (cello); Bill Bergman (tenor saxophone); Greg Smith (baritone saxophone); Les Lovitt (trumpet); The Heart Attack Horns (horns); Mike Elizondo (upright bass, electric bass); Abe Laboriel, Jr. (drums); Abraham Laboriel, Sr. , Joe Williams (background vocals).
Audio Mixer: Phil Kaffel.
Recording information: A&M Recording Studios; Audities Studios; Village Recorder.
Photographer: Marc Baptiste.
In the post-alternative pop world, too many artists stayed within their own prescribed genre, and that's one of the reasons Rebekah's debut album, Remember to Breathe, is so refreshing. Conscious of pop and R&B history but not enslaved to it, Rebekah's music is fresh and alive with possiblities. She blends singer-songwriter folk-rock with funk, rock, soul and sample-conscious alternative rock. There's a vital world of unpredictable sonic textures on Remember to Breathe that are continually intriguing, but what's particularly exciting about the record is how Rebekah's writing seamlessly blends these styles together into memorable, melodic songs. The eclecticism never seems like grandstanding -- it's organic, and all the more effective for it. Occasionally, producer Matthew Wilder has given the music a bit too much gloss, but that doesn't prevent Remember to Breathe from being a stunning debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine