Naked

Alain’s album “Naked” captures the artist in his most intimate setting: solo guitar and voice, his foot lightly stomping, creating a captivating atmosphere much like his performances in the famed Copenhagen club “Mojo.” It is a stark and striking transference of magic and connection through the timeless medium of the blues, performed by a musician of great magnetism and irresistible joy. The album includes guest appearances by Marcus King on two tracks.

1. Lonely Soul (Alain Apaloo) 05:56
2. China Gate (Harold Adamson, Victor Young) 03:54
3. Going Down Slow (St. Louis Jimmy Oden) 06:22
4. In the Lord’s Arms (Ben Harper) 05:28
5. When You Got a Good Friend (Robert Johnson) 05:14
6. Drifting, feat. Marcus King (Jimi Hendrix) 04:15
7. Nothing to Lose, feat. Marcus King (Traditional) 04:36
8. Hand in Hand (Alain Apaloo) 02:32
9. Rendez-vous (Alain Apaloo) 04:54
10. Maybe (Alain Apaloo) 03:59
11. Too Bad (Alain Apaloo, Noel Akotia) 03:04
12. The Slide Thing (Alain Apaloo) 02:18

All vocal and dobro guitars performed by Alain Apaloo
Recorded in summer 2015 at Soundscape Studio, Copenhagen
Louise Nipper

Additional recordings:

Electric guitar on "Drifting" and "Nothing to Lose" by Marcus King
Recorded in 2024 at ShoCat Sound studio in Mt. Juliet, TN.
Recording Engineer: Jake Butler


Marcus King appears courtesy of American Recordings/Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.

Percussions on "Hand In Hand" played and recorded by Ayi Solomon at Residence Studio, Copenhagen, winter 2023-2024

Drums on "Too Bad " and "The Slide Thing" played and recorded by Thomas Crawford, at Conundrum in Copenhagen, winter 2023

Mixed by Charis Karantzas
Mastered by Douglas Henderson

Produced by Kurt Rosenwinkel & Alain Apaloo

Photo by Sille Bovedt
Graphic design by Vojta Drnek
Production coordinator: Michaela Bóková
released on Heartcore Records, Berlin 2024