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On sale -50%You’d be forgiven if you thought Selena Gomez & the Scene’s third album in three years, 2011's When the Sun Goes Down, might show signs of a dip in quality control due to cranking out albums so quickly. You’d be wrong, though, because When the Sun Goes Down is actually an improvement over 2010's Year Without Rain. Where that record tried to position Gomez as a more serious and adult artist with varying levels of success, here she’s back to mostly being a young and breezy, happy-go-lucky pop singer. With a couple exceptions, the songs are sassier, lighter, and more fun. Her vocals are more spirited, the arrangements less reliant on heavy synths, and overall, there’s a more playful feeling to the record that’s more in keeping with her first album. She bubbles her way through dancefloor-friendly tracks like “Bang Bang Bang” and “That’s More Like It,” smolders a little (on her duet with Pixie Lott “We Own the Night” and "Middle of Nowhere"), and comes on like a convincing disco diva on “Hit the Lights.” The only stumble is the overly earnest empowerment anthem “Who Says,” which comes off a little stiff and out of place. It’s a tiny speck of a flaw though; the rest is really solid and fun modern pop with sharp hooks and a couple surprises, namely the stomping jam “Whiplash,” which channels Goldfrapp’s electro glam and throws in a charmingly odd spoken word section that for some reason is done with a British-y accent. It adds some welcome weirdness to an otherwise straightforward record, and shows how easily and successfully she can slip into different personas and styles. Perhaps a bit too easily, as ultimately, Gomez has yet to stake out an identify all her own: a point driven home in the album’s booklet, which features Gomez in a series of images of her in different guises, from Ann-Margret-style sex kitten to 1930s film star. She seems to be acting out the songs, more than actually feeling the emotions she’s singing about. Which is perfectly fine for disposable pop albums, but if she wants to make a real impact, she’ll need to dig a little deeper or stake out her own territory. That’s for the future, though. For now, as long as she makes records as good and as much fun as When the Sun Goes Down, everything will be fine.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - Tim Pierce, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim James, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Devrim Karaoglu, Unknown, Other - Ross Hogarth, Unknown, Other - Nigel Lundemo, Unknown, Other - Steve Hammons, Unknown, Other - Adam Comstock, Unknown, Other - Paul Palmer, Unknown, Other - Adam Schmalholz, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Rock Mafia, Producer - Brooke Adams, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Toby GAD, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Meleni Smith, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Priscilla Renea, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Priscilla Hamilton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Jon Lind, Unknown, Other - John Hanes, Unknown, Other - Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Emanuel Kiriakou, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Tom Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Vosgien, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Priscilla Hamilton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Toby GAD, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Pixie Lott, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Leah Haywood, ComposerLyricist - Daniel James, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Tony Nilsson, ComposerLyricist - Dreamlab, Unknown, Other - Phil Seaford, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Nicole Morier, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Greg Kurstin, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Britney Spears, ComposerLyricist - Jesse Shatkin, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Selena Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Steve Sulikowski, ComposerLyricist - Brian Reeves, Unknown, Other - Stefan Abingdon, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Joey Clement, ComposerLyricist - Lindsey Harper, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - Tim Pierce, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jimmy Messer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim James, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Devrim Karaoglu, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Lundemo, Unknown, Other - Steve Hammons, Unknown, Other - Adam Comstock, Unknown, Other - Paul Palmer, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Rock Mafia, Unknown, Other - Jon Vella, Unknown, Other - Brooke Adams, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Josh Alexander, Unknown, Other - Billy Steinberg, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Unknown, Other - Katy Perry, ComposerLyricist - Damien Lewis, Unknown, Asst. Recording Engineer, Other, StudioPersonnel - Chris Garcia, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Joshua Alexander Berman, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - Tim Pierce, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim James, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Devrim Karaoglu, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez, ComposerLyricist - Nigel Lundemo, Unknown, Other - Steve Hammons, Unknown, Other - Adam Comstock, Unknown, Other - Paul Palmer, Unknown, Other - Thomas Sturges, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Rock Mafia, Unknown, Other - Thomas Armato Sturges, ComposerLyricist - Jon Vella, Unknown, Other - Brooke Adams, Unknown, Other
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Amund Björklund, ComposerLyricist - Espen Lind, Guitar, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sandy Vee, Unknown, Other - Sandy Wilhelm, ComposerLyricist - Howard Willing, Unknown, Other - Francis Murray, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Carmen Michelle, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Carmen Michelle Key, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Mark Portmann, Translator, Unknown, Other - Edgar Cortazar, Unknown, Other - John Hanes, Unknown, Other - Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Emanuel Kiriakou, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Tom Roberts, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Castro, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez & The Scene, MainArtist - Priscilla Hamilton, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Album review
You’d be forgiven if you thought Selena Gomez & the Scene’s third album in three years, 2011's When the Sun Goes Down, might show signs of a dip in quality control due to cranking out albums so quickly. You’d be wrong, though, because When the Sun Goes Down is actually an improvement over 2010's Year Without Rain. Where that record tried to position Gomez as a more serious and adult artist with varying levels of success, here she’s back to mostly being a young and breezy, happy-go-lucky pop singer. With a couple exceptions, the songs are sassier, lighter, and more fun. Her vocals are more spirited, the arrangements less reliant on heavy synths, and overall, there’s a more playful feeling to the record that’s more in keeping with her first album. She bubbles her way through dancefloor-friendly tracks like “Bang Bang Bang” and “That’s More Like It,” smolders a little (on her duet with Pixie Lott “We Own the Night” and "Middle of Nowhere"), and comes on like a convincing disco diva on “Hit the Lights.” The only stumble is the overly earnest empowerment anthem “Who Says,” which comes off a little stiff and out of place. It’s a tiny speck of a flaw though; the rest is really solid and fun modern pop with sharp hooks and a couple surprises, namely the stomping jam “Whiplash,” which channels Goldfrapp’s electro glam and throws in a charmingly odd spoken word section that for some reason is done with a British-y accent. It adds some welcome weirdness to an otherwise straightforward record, and shows how easily and successfully she can slip into different personas and styles. Perhaps a bit too easily, as ultimately, Gomez has yet to stake out an identify all her own: a point driven home in the album’s booklet, which features Gomez in a series of images of her in different guises, from Ann-Margret-style sex kitten to 1930s film star. She seems to be acting out the songs, more than actually feeling the emotions she’s singing about. Which is perfectly fine for disposable pop albums, but if she wants to make a real impact, she’ll need to dig a little deeper or stake out her own territory. That’s for the future, though. For now, as long as she makes records as good and as much fun as When the Sun Goes Down, everything will be fine.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:39:48
- Main artists: Selena Gomez
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hollywood Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2011 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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