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Ariana Grande took her first tentative steps into adulthood with My Everything, the 2014 album that tempered her retro-diva stance with modern R&B. Released two years later, Dangerous Woman consolidates this soulful shift while offering a snazzier, sophisticated spin on the '90s pop that provides the foundation of Grande's music. Much of the latter comes from a fruitful partnership with producer Max Martin and his colleague Ilya, a team responsible for over half of the standard album's tracks (they also have their hands in several of the deluxe edition's bonus cuts). Tommy Brown and Mr. Franks are the other chief collaborators here, shepherding many of the cuts with a heavier R&B influence -- the stuttering "Let Me Love You," featuring a verse from Lil Wayne, the slow-burning torch of "Leave Me Lonely" -- but their productions aren't far removed from the Martin/Ilya cuts. "Everyday," a heavy thrumming jam featuring Future, is helmed by Ilya alone and the Rihanna-copping "Side to Side" bears a Martin credit. What all the producers do is keep the focus on the individual track, carving it into a seamless sculpture of rhythm and melody where Grande winds up as the accent to the song. Restraint serves her well: there are times she lets go with a full-throated roar, but she spends most of Dangerous Woman at a simmer that reinforces the sultry seduction of the title. A fair chunk of the album is devoted to cinematic ballads, which makes the bright blasts of disco -- "Be Alright," "Greedy" -- so alluring, but the entire record benefits from this single-minded concentration. Track by track, Dangerous Woman has sly, subtle distinctions -- a little bit of torch gives way to some heavy hip-hop only to have frothy pop surface again -- and while some of these cuts work better than others, the range is impressive, as is Grande's measured, assured performance.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Brown, ComposerLyricist - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dernst Emile II, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Christopher Trujillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Victoria McCants, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy "TBHITS" Brown, Producer - Nicholas Audino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Lee Johnson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steven Franks, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Karlsson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Johan Carlsson, Producer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ariana Grande, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ross Golan, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cory Bice, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Brown, Producer - Twice As Nice, Producer - Khaled Rohaim, ComposerLyricist - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Lewis Hughes, ComposerLyricist - Victoria McCants, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Audino, ComposerLyricist - Aya Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Willie Tafa, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Kronlund, ComposerLyricist - Peter Karlsson, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Ilya, Producer, Programmer - Ariana Grande, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Taura Stinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Kronlund, ComposerLyricist - Joi Gilliam, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Onika Maraj, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Nicki Minaj, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ilya, Producer - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chonita Gillespie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Joel Metzler, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Lil Wayne, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Brown, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Tommy Brown, Producer - Jeremy Felton, ComposerLyricist - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Victoria McCants, ComposerLyricist - Trocon Markous Roberts, ComposerLyricist - Matthew O'Brien, ComposerLyricist - Aya Merrill, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Franks, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Taura Stinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Alexander Kronlund, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joi Gilliam, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Karlsson, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Stefan Persson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Mattias Bylund, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonas Thander, Horn Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Ilya, Producer - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Staffan Findin, Trombone, AssociatedPerformer - Mattias Johansson, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Karl Olandersson, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Patrick Donovan, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - David Bukovinszky, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremy Lertola, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Chonita Gillespie, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Silke Lorenzen, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jenny Schwartz, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Brown, ComposerLyricist - MACY GRAY, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Tommy Lumpkins, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Trujillo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Victoria McCants, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy "TBHITS" Brown, Producer - Nicholas Audino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Lee Johnson, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Steven Franks, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer - Savan Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Future, Vocals, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Nayvadius Wilburn, ComposerLyricist - Ilya, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Lertola, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Svensson, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Ilya, Producer - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Daye Jack, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Foster, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Tedder, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Brown, ComposerLyricist - Mike Foster, Producer - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Trujillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Travis Sayles, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Victoria McCants, ComposerLyricist - Tommy "TBHITS" Brown, Producer - Nicholas Audino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Franks, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Josh Connelly, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Loren Mann II, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Karlsson, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ilya Salmanzadeh, ComposerLyricist - Ilya, Producer - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Savan Kotecha, ComposerLyricist - Peter Svensson, ComposerLyricist - Peter Karlsson, Editor, StudioPersonnel - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ali Payami, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Michael Foster, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Tedder, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Brown, ComposerLyricist - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dernst Emile II, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Trujillo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Victoria McCants, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy "TBHITS" Brown, Producer - Nicholas Audino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Franks, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Max Martin, Programmer - Savan Kotecha, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Svensson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Peter Karlsson, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Holland, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - J. Kasher, ComposerLyricist - Billboard, Producer - Ilya, Programmer - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Mathieu Jomphe Lépine, ComposerLyricist - Chloe Angelides, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Shane Stevens, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Williams, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Brown, ComposerLyricist - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Trujillo, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Lewis Hughes, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Victoria McCants, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Tommy "TBHITS" Brown, Producer - Jamil Chammas, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Audino, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jamil "Digi" Chammas, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Leon Silva, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Sean Erick, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - Ryan Vojtesak, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Jeffrey Lesser, Producer, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julie Gigante, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Dane Little, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Jason Robert Brown, Producer, String Arranger, Piano, Rhythm Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Helen Nightengale, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Brendan Dekora , Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ariana Grande, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nicholas Audino, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Aarons, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Pam Jacobson, Viola, Strings, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Dunne, Drums, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Cleveland, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2016 Republic Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Ariana Grande took her first tentative steps into adulthood with My Everything, the 2014 album that tempered her retro-diva stance with modern R&B. Released two years later, Dangerous Woman consolidates this soulful shift while offering a snazzier, sophisticated spin on the '90s pop that provides the foundation of Grande's music. Much of the latter comes from a fruitful partnership with producer Max Martin and his colleague Ilya, a team responsible for over half of the standard album's tracks (they also have their hands in several of the deluxe edition's bonus cuts). Tommy Brown and Mr. Franks are the other chief collaborators here, shepherding many of the cuts with a heavier R&B influence -- the stuttering "Let Me Love You," featuring a verse from Lil Wayne, the slow-burning torch of "Leave Me Lonely" -- but their productions aren't far removed from the Martin/Ilya cuts. "Everyday," a heavy thrumming jam featuring Future, is helmed by Ilya alone and the Rihanna-copping "Side to Side" bears a Martin credit. What all the producers do is keep the focus on the individual track, carving it into a seamless sculpture of rhythm and melody where Grande winds up as the accent to the song. Restraint serves her well: there are times she lets go with a full-throated roar, but she spends most of Dangerous Woman at a simmer that reinforces the sultry seduction of the title. A fair chunk of the album is devoted to cinematic ballads, which makes the bright blasts of disco -- "Be Alright," "Greedy" -- so alluring, but the entire record benefits from this single-minded concentration. Track by track, Dangerous Woman has sly, subtle distinctions -- a little bit of torch gives way to some heavy hip-hop only to have frothy pop surface again -- and while some of these cuts work better than others, the range is impressive, as is Grande's measured, assured performance.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:47
- Main artists: Ariana Grande
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2016 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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