Eight Two donates all sales from Venus to charities for women including Young Survival Coalition (YSC).
This is a cover of the song of the same name originally released by Frankie Avalon in 1959, licensed with permission.
Buy Venus on iTunesReleased 27 December 2011
CREDITS
Produced by Misha Bittleston.
Lyrics and music by Ed Marshall and Peter DeAngelis, 1959.
Additional lyrics and music by Misha Bittleston.
Performed by EIGHT TWO.
Vocals by Misha Bittleston.
Backup vocals by Aja Tahari Marsh.
Bass by Jeremy Kay.
Guitars by Misha Bittleston.
Synths by Misha Bittleston.
Drum programming and percussion by Misha Bittleston.
Effects and field recordings by Misha Bittleston.
Recorded in 2010 by Misha Bittleston at Apartment Four The Future, Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York.
Arranged and edited in 2010 and 2011 by Misha Bittleston with assistance from Dave Ahl, Jon Bell, Gerardo Giraldo and Rafaël Leloup at Apartment Four The Future, Brooklyn, New York.
Production Services by Dave Ahl, Stepwise Sound LLC, Brooklyn, New York.
Mixed by Pablo Arraya at Audio Piranha, Brooklyn, NYC.
Mastered by Mark Wilder at Sony Music.
Art and Design by Misha Bittleston.
Original painting "Venus" by Misha Bittleston courtesy private collection of E & S Bloom.
Special thanks to Aja.
All proceeds from sales of this song will be donated to charities that make the world a better place for women.