| Artist | Theo Katzman |
|---|---|
| Cover | Romance-without-finance-theo-katzman-album-cover.jpg |
| Released | November 15, 2011 |
| Recorded | 2010–2011 |
| Genre | Indie rock, folk rock |
| Label | Independent |
| Producer | Theo Katzman, Devin Kerr |
| Prev year | 2010 |
| Year | 2011 |
| Next year | 2017 |
Romance Without Finance is the first studio album by singer-songwriter Theo Katzman. It was released on November 15, 2011.[1] The album's sound draws from Katzman's influences which include rock, soul, folk and pop. Katzman is the composer and performs on several instruments.[2] Music videos of two tracks, "Hard For You" and "Brooklyn", were released in 2012.[3] The name of the album is derived from an old jazz song by Tiny Grimes, the full phrase being "romance without finance is a nuisance".[4][5] The album debuted at #5 on the iTunes Singer-Songwriter albums chart.[6]
Personnel
Credits adapted from Bandcamp music store.
- Theo Katzman – writer, performer, engineer, producer, vocals
- Devin Kerr – engineer, mixing, mastering, producer, percussion, backing vocals (track 2), rhodes (track 4), piano (track 8)
- Lee Katzman – lyrics (track 6)
- Joe Dart – fender bass (tracks 2, 8, 9)
- Woody Goss – rhodes (tracks 4, 8)
- Joey Dosik – piano (tracks 4, 7), mellotron (track 9)
- The West Deuce Kitchen Choir – Tyler Duncan, Jae Gerhart, Mike Shea, Hannah Winkler, Julian Allen (tracks 7, 9)
- Good Hertz Studio – recording
- Tyler Duncan – additional mixing
- Annlie Huang – assistant engineer
- Ron Torella – piano technician
- Christine Hucal – photography
- Jack Stratton – graphic design
References
- ^ "Romance Without Finance - Theo Katzman". iTunes. November 15, 2011. Archived November 10, 2014 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ Patrick Dunn (November 2, 2011). "Theo Katzman – Interview". A.V. Club. Archived September 24, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ Rae Votta (November 13, 2013). "Theo Katzman Haunts His Ex Through Advertisements in 'Hard For You' Video". VH1. Archived from the original on November 10, 2014. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ Eleanor Orchard. "Theo Katzman – Interview". eleanororchard.com. Archived from the original on September 26, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2014.
- ^ "Allmusic: Tiny Grimes / Charlie Parker – Romance Without Finance". Allmusic.com. Archived March 16, 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
- ^ "BalconyTV - Theo Katzman 'Brooklyn' video". BalconyTV.com. April 13, 2012. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved May 9, 2014.