Gorillaz (Album) Song Credits

This Gorillaz (Album) Song Credits is a list is dedicated to the real life members who played on Gorillaz, also known as personnel. The people who played on the album are called the Gorillaz Band.

Damon Albarn
Damon Albarn took the role of 2-D as singer. Damon is the co-creator of Gorillaz along with Jamie Hewlett and is on every Gorillaz album. On Gorillaz he takes the role of the lead singer, guitarist and keyboardist.

Dan The Automator
Daniel M Nakamura aka Dan the Automator took the role of producer on Gorillaz. He got involved with Gorillaz when him and Damon Albarn worked on Del The Funky Homosapien's Deltron 3030. He brought along several collaborators, including Del The Funky Homosapien and Kid Koala.

Junior Dan
Junior Dan took the role of bass player on Gorillaz, in place of Murdoc. He got involved with Gorillaz when, according to Damon in Bananaz, Junior Dan had heard Damon playing the Melodica and would later join the album. Junior Dan had previously been involved with other artists like Bob Marley and Gustas Bablo.

Cass Browne
Cass Browne took the role of drummer on Gorillaz, in place of Russel. With the help of Dan the Automator and engineer James Dring. He got involved with Gorillaz due to him being friends with Gorillaz co-creator Jamie Hewlett, he has since been the bands dialog writer and then drummer until his departure in 2012.

Re-Hash
Re-Hash is the first of Gorillaz and features vocals from Miho Hatori and scratching (Vinyl scratching) from Kid Koala

Damon Albarn - Vocals, guitar

Miho Hatori - Vocals

Kid Koala - Scratching

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

Cass Browne, Dan the Automator and James Dring - Drums

5/4
5/4 is the second song of Gorillaz and is one of Damons song where he did most of the instruments himself.

Damon Albarn - Vocals, Guitar and Bass Guitar

Miho Hatori - Vocals

Kid Koala - Scratching

Cass Browne, Dan the Automator and James Dring - Drums

Tomorrow Comes Today
Tomorrow Comes Today is the third song of Gorillaz and was the last single to be released of the album. The origins of the song come from a demo Damon made called ''I got law'. Due to Dan The Automators sampling and hip hop skills most of Russel's parts were indeed sampled, this was the case on Tomorrow Comes Today. The song sampled drums from Allen Tousaint. Sampling would only become more prominent on the record.

Damon Albarn - Vocals, Melodica and Bass Guitar

Allen Tousaint - Drums (Sampled)

New Genuis (Brother)
New Genious (Brother) is the fourth song on Gorillaz and samples drums from Head West and Bo Biddley. The song title is often changed to Genuis.

Damon Albarn - Vocals and Melodica

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

Head West - Drums (Sampled)

Bo Biddley - Drums (Sampled)

Clint Eastwood
Clint Eastwood is the fifth song of Gorillaz and was Gorillaz first single and hit. Clint Eastwood wasn't actually fully written by Damon Albarn. Clint Eastwood actually came from a setting on an Omnichord but the first recording was made by Damon using a drum machine and guitar. The track features Del The Funky Homosapien.

Damon Albarn - Vocals and Melodica and Guitar (As heard on an early demo)

Del The Funky Homosapien - Vocals

Omnichord - Intrumental

Cass Browne, Dan the Automator and James Dring - Drums

Man Research (Clapper)
Man Research (Clapper) is then sixth song of Gorillaz and is noted as one of the strangest songs off the album. The song features a synth from Raymond Scott

Damon Albarn - Vocals and Guitar

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

Raymond Scott - Synth

Cass Browne, Dan the Automator and James Dring - Drums

Punk
Punk is the seventh of Gorillaz and is similar to 5/4 with distorted guitars and plus that it was created purely by Damon and his "Crew", engineers Jason Cox and James Dring. Also featured on the track was Blur drummer Dave Ronwtree, from Damon's other band.

Damon Albarn - Vocals, Synths, Guitar and Bass Guitar

Dave Rowntree - Drums

Sound Check (Gravity)
Sound Check (Gravity) is the eighth song of Gorillaz and is also, along with Man Research, one of the strangest songs on the album. The song once again features Kid Koala.

Damon Albarn - Vocals and Guitar

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

Kid Koala - Scratches

Cass Browne, Dan the Automator and James Dring - Drums

Double Bass
Double Bass is the ninth track of Gorillaz and from what is known, Double Bass is Damon Albarn and Junior Dan jamming on two bass guitars.

Damon Albarn - Vocals, Bass Guitar and Synths

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

Cass Browne, Dan the Automator and James Dring - Drums

Rock The House
Rock the House is the tenth song of Gorillaz and is the second song of the album to feature Del The Funky Homosapien. The song features a jazz loop from John Dankworth.

Damon Albarn - Flute

Del The Funky Homosapien - Vocals

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

John Dankworth - Drums and Trumpet (Sampled)

19-2000
19-2000 is the eleventh track of Gorillaz and was the second single of the album, in other words Gorillaz second biggest hit of their debut. The song once again features Miho Hatori and Tina Weymouth. It also sampled drums form Bit' A Sweet

Damon Albarn - Vocals and Synths

Miho Hatori - Vocals

Tina Weymouth - Vocals

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

Bit' A Sweet - Drums (Sampled)

Latin Simone (¿Qué Pasa Contigo?)
Latin Simone (¿Que Pasa Contigo?) is the twelfth track of Gorillaz and features Cuban singer Ibrahim Ferrer. The song originally was on the Tomorrow Comes Today EP in English until it was changed to Spanish. It samples drums from Keith Mansfield.

Damon Albarn - Vocals (for english ver), Guitar and Piano

Ibrahim Ferrer - Vocals

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

Keith Mansfield - Drums (Sampled)

Starshine
Starshine is the thirteenth track of Gorillaz and is one of the only songs that doesn't sample any drums.

Damon Albarn - Vocals and Guitar

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

Cass Browne, Dan the Automator and James Dring - Drums

Slow Country
Slow Country is the fourteenth track of Gorillaz and the song features drums from The Specials.

Damon Albarn - Vocals and Keyboard

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

The Specials - Drums (Sampled)

M1 A1
M1 A1 is the fifteenth track of Gorillaz and is the last song on there. M1 A1 ends the record off with a bang which would then lead to Demon Days.

Damon Albarn - Vocals and Guitar

Junior Dan - Bass Guitar

Cass Browne - Drums