¿Cómo Te Llama? is the second solo album by Albert Hammond Jr. The album has 13 tracks and was released on July 7, 2008 in the UK and on July 8, 2008 in the US. "GfC" is the first single from the album, and it premiered on iLike on May 22, 2008.
On 27 May 2008, Hammond released "GfC" on iTunes in the US. The song had already been played extensively live on his 2007 tour, along with "In My Room". A non-album B-side "& So it Goes" was released along with the single.
The title ¿Cómo Te Llama? is Spanish for "How does [he/she/it] call you?" rather than "What is your name?" (¿Cómo te llamas?).
Production
On August 29, 2007, Albert Hammond Jr. announced on his MySpace blog he was recording his second album. He recorded for five weeks in Electric Lady Studios in New York City with his band of Josh Lattanzi on bass (of Ben Kweller and The Lemonheads), and Matt Romano (The Strokes' drum technician) on drums. Marc Philippe Eskenazi (guitar, Medium Cool, The Mooney Suzuki), who toured with Hammond, played on the album according to an interview with Pitchfork Media. Steve Schlitz, from the band Longwave also plays on the album and Sean Lennon plays the piano on the song, "Spooky Couch". The album is produced by Hammond himself along with engineer Gus Oberg and drummer Matt Romano. String personnel are Earl Maneein (of Resolution15), Matt Szemela, Jon Weber and Jessie Reagen.NASTY LITTLE MAN - 212.343.0740
Track listing
Special Edition with Live DVD
In My Room (Live) Everyone Gets A Star (Live) Bright Young Thing (Live) Call An Ambulance (Live) In Transit (Live) Holiday (Live) Blue Skies (Live) 101 (Live) Scared (Live) Hard To Live In The City (Live) Outro (Live)
recorded @ Bowery Ballroom || running time: 36 minutes
Personnel Personnel taken from ¿Cómo Te Llama? liner notes.
Albert Hammond Jr. – vocals, guitar Marc Philippe Eskenazi – guitar, keyboards, vocals Josh Latanzi – bass, vocals Matt Romano – drums, percussion
Additional musicians Sean Lennon – piano Earl Maneein – violin Matt Szemela – violin Jon Weber – viola Jessie Reagan – cello
Production Albert Hammond Jr. – production, mixing Gus Oberg – co-production, engineering, mixing Matt Romano – co-production, mixing Greg Calbi – mastering Charlie Stavish – assistant engineering Brett Kilroe – art direction Valérie Jodoin-Keaton – photography
Chart performance Chart (2008) Peakposition French Albums Chart 168 UK Albums Chart 183 US Billboard 200 145 US Billboard Top Heatseekers 5 US Billboard Independent Albums 20
References
External links Interview about the album NME Article http://www.alberthammondjr.com/gfcvideo/