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Jacob Collier
Djesse, Vol. 1
Overture

TRACK

Overture

Release date: 7th December 2018

From Djesse, Vol. 1

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About This Track

"Overture" is a track by Jacob Collier, from the album Djesse, Vol. 1, released 7th December 2018. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Jacob Collier.

About the Artist

Jacob Collier

Jacob Collier

Lyrics

Overture

In my world, a box of stars

Are you listening?

Can you hear?

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

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Track details

From Djesse, Vol. 1

2018

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Album

Release year

2018

—Djesse
—Everlasting Motion
—Home Is
—Ocean Wide, Canyon Deep
—Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic
—Overture
—Once You
—All Night Long
—With the Love in My Heart

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Albums & EPs

Something Heavy - EP

Something Heavy - EP

The Light For Days

The Light For Days

Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Djesse Vol. 4

Never Gonna Be Alone (Alternate Versions) [feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer] - EP

Never Gonna Be Alone (Alternate Versions) [feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer] - EP

Piano Ballads (Live From The Djesse World Tour 2022)

Piano Ballads (Live From The Djesse World Tour 2022)

Djesse Vol. 3

Djesse Vol. 2

In My Room

All I Need (with Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign)

All I Need (with Mahalia & Ty Dolla $ign)

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Something Heavy (Sleep Version)Something Heavy - EP

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Keep An Eye On SummerThe Light For Days

Where Did My Apple Fall?The Light For Days

IcarusThe Light For Days

Fairytale LullabyThe Light For Days

Norwegian WoodThe Light For Days

Heaven (Butterflies)The Light For Days

I Know (A Little)The Light For Days

Thom ThumbThe Light For Days

You Can Close Your EyesThe Light For Days

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Keep An Eye On Summer

Lark in a Sky Shop

Over The Horizon 2017

A Rock Somewhere / The Seed (For Greenpeace)

World O World (Live)

Three Christmas Songs (An Abbey Road live to Vinyl cut)

I'll Be Home For Christmas

Winter Wonderland (An Abbey Road live to Vinyl cut)

Winter Wonderland

MagicDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Bridge Over Troubled Water (Live at the Greek Theatre)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

All Around YouDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Little Blue (feat. Brandi Carlile)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Box Of Stars Pt. 2 (feat. Metropole Orkest, Suzie Collier, Steve Vai & VOCES8)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Cinnamon Crush (feat. Lindsey Lomis)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

World O WorldDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Bridge Over Troubled Water (feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Box Of Stars Pt. 1 (feat. Kirk Franklin & Chika)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Over You (feat. aespa & Chris Martin)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Wherever I Go (feat. Lawrence & Michael McDonald)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Bridge Over Troubled Water (feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly) [Live At The Greek Theatre]Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Magic (feat. Emily King)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Summer Rain (feat. Madison Cunningham & Chris Thile)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Stars (Voice Memo)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

All Around You (feat. The Mystery Of Bulgarian Voices)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

She Put SunshineDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

A Rock Somewhere (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Never Gonna Be Alone (feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Mi Corazón (feat. Camilo)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Witness Me (feat. Shawn Mendes, Stormzy & Kirk Franklin)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

100,000 VoicesDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

Wild Wild Sea (Original 100,000 Voices)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)

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100,000 VoicesDjesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
4:45
A Rock Somewhere (feat. Anoushka Shankar & Varijashree Venugopal)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
5:09
Box Of Stars Pt. 1 (feat. Kirk Franklin & Chika)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
5:16
Box Of Stars Pt. 2 (feat. Metropole Orkest, Suzie Collier, Steve Vai & VOCES8)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
6:13
Bridge Over Troubled Water (feat. John Legend & Tori Kelly)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
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Cinnamon Crush (feat. Lindsey Lomis)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
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Little Blue (feat. Brandi Carlile)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
4:25
Magic (feat. Emily King)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
3:59
Mi Corazón (feat. Camilo)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
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Never Gonna Be Alone (feat. Lizzy McAlpine & John Mayer)Djesse Vol. 4 (Deluxe)
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Watch Jacob Collier and AURORA perform together in the Arctic to raise awareness for ocean protection

Watch Jacob Collier and AURORA perform together in the Arctic to raise awareness for ocean protection

The two artists performed a mash-up of their songs on a floating platform in Svalbard to support Greenpeace's ocean protection campaign.

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Jacob Collier, Jules Buckley
Producer: Jacob Collier, Jules Buckley
Engineer: Brian Mayton
Drums: Jacob Collier
Keyboards: Jacob Collier
Vocals: Jacob Collier
Arranger: Jacob Collier
Assistant Recording Engineer: Alfredo Pasquel, Dirk Overeem
Background Vocals: Ella Collier
Bass Synthesizer: Jacob Collier
Bass Trombone: Bart van Gorp, Martin van den Berg
Beatbox: Jacob Collier
Bongos: Jacob Collier
Celesta: Jacob Collier
Cello: Annie Tangberg, Emile Visser, Jascha Albracht, Maarten Jansen, Sebastiaan de Rode
Clarinet: David Kweksilber, Leo Janssen, Marc Scholten, Max Boeree, Paul van der Feen, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen
Conductor: Jules Buckley
Congas: Jacob Collier
Double Bass: Arend Liefkes, Boris Oostendorp, Erik Winkelmann
Drum Programmer: Jacob Collier
Electric Bass: Jacob Collier
Electric Guitar: Jacob Collier
Flute: Janine Abbas, Liset Pennings, Mariël van den Bos
Handclaps: Ella Collier, Jacob Collier
Harp: Joke Schonewille
Horns: Fons Verspaandonk, Lies Molenaar, Petra Botma, Pieter Hunfeld, Sander Van Dijk, Wendy Leliveld
Kalimba: Jacob Collier
Mastering Engineer: Bernie Grundman
Mixing Engineer: Ben Bloomberg, Jacob Collier
Oboe: Willem Luijt
Orchestra: Metropole Orkest
Organ: Jacob Collier
Percussion: Eddy Koopman, Frank Wardenier, Jacob Collier, Murk Jiskoot
Piano: Hans Vroomans, Jacob Collier
Recording Engineer: Ben Bloomberg, Jacob Collier, Paul Pouwer
Saxophone: David Kweksilber, Leo Janssen, Marc Scholten, Max Boeree, Paul van der Feen, Sjoerd Dijkhuizen
Shaker: Jacob Collier
Sound Designer: Jacob Collier
Sound Effects: Jacob Collier
Strings Arranger: Jacob Collier, Jules Buckley
Trombone: Frederik Heirman, Jan Bastiani, Jan Oosting, Martijn Sohier
Trumpet: Angelo Verploegen, Jo Hermans, Martijn de Laat, Nico Schepers, Ray Bruinsma, Rik Mol, Ruud Breuls
Tuba: Ries Schellekens
Viola: Alex Welch, Iris Schut, Isabella Petersen, Julia Jowett, Mieke Honingh, Norman Jansen, Wouter Huizinga
Violin: Arlia de Ruiter, Casper Donker, Christina Knoll, David Peijnenborgh, Denis Koenders, Ewa Zbyszynska, Francoise van Varsseveld, Giles Francis, Henriëtte Luytjes, Herman van Haaren, Jasper van Rosmalen, Merel Jonker

, Pauline Terlouw

, Ruben Margarita

, Suzie Collier

, Vera Laporeva

, Yannick Hiwat