Following are the nominees for the 2007 Contemporary A cappella Recording Awards. Congratulations to all who participated!
Contemporary Pop/Rock Album
Amplivate – Kid Beyond
Bump It Up – Hookslide
Get Down Mr. President!! – The House Jacks
Rock Paper Scissors – Firedrill!
Transit – Transit
Contemporary Pop/Rock Original
Cement – Cluster from Cement
Do You Trust Me – Vote for Pedro from Cocktail Napkin
I Shall Be Free – Kid Beyond from Amplivate
Way Past Down – Hookslide from Bump It Up
Whispers – Transit from Transit
You Need to Know – M-Pact from M-Pact
Contemporary Pop/Rock Cover
Can’t Stop Thinkin’ Bout You – Firedrill! from Rock Paper Scissors
Home – Transit from Transit
Knowing Me, Knowing You – baSix from Star People EP
Summertime – The House Jacks from Get Down Mr. President!!
Summertime – Vote for Pedro from Cocktail Napkin
Jazz Album
Cement – Cluster
Making Notes – Vox Concordia
M-Pact – M-Pact
Out of Bounds – Rajaton
Jazz Song
Feelings – Niniwe from Live In Concert
Giant Steps – Cluster from Cluster
Joy To The World – Groove for Thought from Groove for Thought
Night and Day – M-Pact from M-Pact
Barbershop Album
Ain’t That A Kick – Realtime
At Last – Gotcha!
In the Spotlight – Spotlight
MatriX – MATRIX
Barbershop Song
Come Fly With Me – Realtime from Ain’t That A Kick
Distant Melody – MATRIX from MatriX
Love Me – OC Times from OC Times LIVE
Play That Barbershop Chord – Gotcha! from At Last
Religious Album
Faith In Action – Faith in Action
For All You’ve Done – Broken
Radiance – Acappella Company
Ride – Durant
Religious Song
We Are – Faith In Action from Faith In Action
So Are You to Me – Broken from For All You’ve Done
All Men Will Know – Acappella from Radiance
People Get Ready – Durant from Ride
Folk/World Album
Brasil A cappella – Perseptom
Live in Concert – Niniwe
Views from an Urban Jungle – Akasa
Folk/World Song
Anunciacao – Perseptom from Brasil A Cappella
I Live In California – Moira Smiley & Voco from Blink
Mitä Kaikatat, Kivonen? (2006 Version)- Rajaton from Out of Bounds
Runway Views – Akasa from Views from an Urban Jungle
Humor Song
The Hurricane Song – Hotshots from Another Bad Idea
Tall Dark and Handsome – Vote for Pedro from Cocktail Napkin
I Got Mail – The Richter Scales from We Hate A Cappella
Ebay – U of New Hampshire Not Too Sharp from Not Too Sharp
Scholastic Original
Can’t Find Home – by Maggie Smith of UGA Noteworthy from 99 Problems, but a Pitch Ain’t one
Setup For The Fall – by Robert Dietz of Ascending Height from Turn It Up
How Many Times – by Shalisha Francis of Duke Rhythm & Blue from With The Windows Down
Nevermind – by Joseph Bates and Andrew Booth of Duke Pitchforks from Bring It Back
Oblongt – by Aaron Jensen with Felicity Williams of York College Wibi from 20/20 Hearing
Mixed Collegiate Album
Baggage Claim – Tufts Amalgamates
Get In. Rock. Get Out. – USC SoCal VoCals
Kenophobia – UPenn Off The Beat
Let it Play – Harvard Opportunes
Voices In the Attic– Suffolk U. Ramifications
Mixed Collegiate Song
Goodnight And Go – Suffolk U. Ramifications from Voices in the Attic
Hysteria – UCSB Naked Voices from Between the Sheets
Let Go– JMU Low Key from Long Time Comin’
Question! – UPenn Off the Beat from Kenophobia
When I Get You Alone – USC SoCal VoCals from Get In. Rock. Get Out.
Mixed Collegiate Solo
Christine Tagayun for Tell Me Somethin’ Good – Emory Ahana from AHANA…Soulful
David Rakita for When I Get You Alone – USC SoCal VoCals from Get In. Rock. Get Out.
Ryan Kawika Chun for Someone to Fall Back On – USC Reverse Osmosis from Reverse Osmosis
Shalisha Francis for How Many Times – Duke Rhythm & Blue from With The Windows Down
Tanya Komblevitz for Underappreciated – U. of Michigan Amazin’ Blue from Shades of Blue
Mixed Collegiate Arrangement
Heirloom by Kai Koschmider – York College Wibi from 20/20 Hearing
Such Great Heights by Matt Emery – Duke Rhythm & Blue from With The Windows Down
Tymps (The Sick In the Head Song) by Jason Ryterband – UPenn Off The Beat from Kenophobia
Undertow by Joshua Duchan – U. of Michigan Amazin’ Blue from Shades of Blue
Warning Sign by Eric Stahl and Evan Barnathan – Tufts Amalgamates from Baggage Claim
Male Collegiate Album
Abbeys Road – Boston U. Dear Abbeys
Ain’t Done Overnight – Brandeis U. VoiceMale
Barbershop Tragedy – JMU Exit 245
Bring It Back – Duke Pitchforks
Shotgun – U. of Richmond Octaves
Male Collegiate Song
Baba O’Riley – BU Dear Abbeys from Abbeys Road
Hysteria – Duke Pitchforks from Bring It Back
Lonely No More – U. of Richmond Octaves from Shotgun
Such Great Heights – MIT Logarhythms from Natural
Taken Up – St. Olaf College Limestones from Stone by Stone
Male Collegiate Solo
Brian King for Roxanne – JMU Exit 245 from Barbershop Tragedy
Chris Bryant for Used to Love U – Duke Pitchforks from Bring It Back
Chris Vu for Part Time Lover – MIT Logarhythms from Natural
Corey Frye for Ordinary People – Indiana U Straight No Chaser from Another Round
Victor Sandman for Kiss and Say Goodbye – BU Dear Abbeys from Abbeys Road
Male Collegiate Arrangement
Baba O’Riley by Victor Sandman – BU Dear Abbeys from Abbeys Road
Come Clean by Ben Mertz – U. of Richmond Octaves from Shotgun
King of Wishful Thinking by Ryan Ostrander and Mike Harrison– JMU Exit 245 from Barbershop Tragedy
Pure Imagination by Cooper Cerulo – UMass. Amherst Doo-Wop Shop from Black Friday
Superstition by Shaun Melvin – Oxford Out of The Blue from High Tide
Female Collegiate Album
99 Problems, but a Pitch Ain’t One – UGA Noteworthy
Downstairs – UNC Loreleis
Now That We Have Your Attention – Clemson TakeNote
Rouge – Wellesley Tupelos
To Homer and Back – UVA Sillhooettes
Female Collegiate Song
Hear Me Out – UGA Noteworthy from 99 Problems, but a Pitch Ain’t One
Hysteria – UNC Loreleis from Downstairs
Kaval Sviri – BYU Noteworthy from On the Horizon
They – UVA Silhooettes from To Homer and Back
This Time Around – Clemson TakeNote from Now That We Have Your Attention
Female Collegiate Solo
Anne Foster for Broken Wing – UVA Silhooettes from To Homer and Back
Casey Branch for Wonderwall– UGA Noteworthy from 99 Problems, but a Pitch Ain’t One
Delia Darney for Stronger– UNC Loreleis from Downstairs
Heather Glotzer for If I Should Fall Behind – U. of Illinois Girls Next Door from Wanted
Tori Kelly for There Is No Arizona – Wellesley Tupelos from Rouge
Female Collegiate Arrangement
Candleburn by Kat Dunbar and Erika Petty – UNC Loreleis from Downstairs
Criminal by Nitya Moothathu – Duke Deja Blue from Fashionably Late
Holding Out for A Hero by Melanie Leinbach – UVA Hoo’s In Treble from Amped
When Doves Cry by Maggie Smith – UGA Noteworthy from 99 Problems, but a Pitch Ain’t One
Zombie by Kerry Wagner – Wellesley Tupelos from Rouge
High School Album
Caution – Joint Sound
Revolution – Cary Grove Jazz Choir
Turn It Up – Ascending Height
Will Sing For Pants – InToneNation
High School Song
Blue Skies – Joint Sound from Caution
Revolution – Cary Grove Jazz Choir from Revolution
Smooth Operator – InToneNation from Will Sing For Pants
Step – Ascending Height from Turn It Up
The 2007 CARA coordinators were Julia Hoffman and Jon Pilat. This year, they chose 30 fans and performers of varied backgrounds to spend months considering each of the albums submitted to the CARAs. Anyone holding a current or former affiliation with a group or album under consideration is not allowed to take part in the consideration of that award. To the nominators: Thank you all for your many hours of work! You are much appreciated!
