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Selena Gomez has carved out a pretty nice career as a pop singer over the course of a run of well-produced, well-written, and very well-sung albums that haven't always been full of smash hits, but have an overall level of quality that pushed her to the head of the Disney class. After an album, 2011's When the Sun Goes Down, that streamlined her sound into a sleek and shiny pop rocket with both eyes on the dancefloor, Stars Dance takes a (slightly) more eclectic approach. Gomez and her team of writers and producers don't stray far from the dancefloor and party jams, and these are the strongest songs on the album. It's hard to resist the jumping beats, shiny synths, and Gomez's cheery vocals on tracks like "Slow Down," "Undercover," and the disco-y "Save the Day." Even when she's lamenting her mostly broken heart, as on the thumping "Forget Forever" or the loping "Write Your Name," it's hard to keep from wanting to hit the dancefloor. The only sad song that makes you want to stop and cry a little is the seriously bummed "Love Will Remember." Like her previous albums, though, there are a few surprises this time out. Not that a song being influenced by dubstep in 2013 is really shocking, since even tissue commercials have a dubstep sound, but her take on it, the moody title track, at least does a decent job of integrating the rippling bass and thudding tempo into Gomez's world. The bubblegum twerk jam "B.E.A.T." is lots of fun, the tablas add a nice mystical touch to "Come & Get It," and somehow she doesn't sound completely ridiculous imitating Buju Banton on the dancehall jam "Like a Champion," which samples his song "Champion" -- instead, she just sounds spunky. The only song that falls flat is the opening "Birthday," which can't overcome some very bad lyrics (shouting "Jazz it up!" is never a good idea) and a forced Spring Breakers feeling that the rest of the album doesn't have. It's the only track where Selena sounds like she's trying too hard and it's a little embarrassing, which is something she's never been on record before. Fortunately, it's the only song that might require skipping, since the rest of the album is so much better. Stars Dance is another fine entry in her catalog and just another example of why Selena Gomez is one of the best pop stars making music in 2013.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Matt Beckley, Unknown, Other - Jacob Kasher Hindlin, ComposerLyricist - Mike Del Rio, Additional Vocals, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonathan Sher, Unknown, Other - Crista Russo, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Lindy Robbins, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Producer, Co-Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - The Cataracs, Producer, Unknown, Other - Freddy Wexler, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - David Kuncio, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - Tim James, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Cameron Stone, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hammons, Producer, Additional Producer, Unknown, Other - Adam Comstock, Unknown, Other - Adam Schmalholz, ComposerLyricist - Rock Mafia, Unknown, Other - Dubkiller, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Leah Haywood, ComposerLyricist - Mark Myrie, ComposerLyricist - Daniel James, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Leroy Sibbles, ComposerLyricist - Dreamlab, Unknown, Other - Peter Thomas, ComposerLyricist - Bebe Rexha, ComposerLyricist - Simon French, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Peter Thomas Walsh, Unknown, Other - Rob Ghost, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Joe Pringle, Unknown, Other
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
M.S. Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - T. E. Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Ester Dean, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - StarGate, Producer, Unknown, Other - Dreamlab, Producer, Unknown, Other
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Jason Evigan, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Stefan Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Jordan Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Lomax, ComposerLyricist - Alexander Izquierdo, ComposerLyricist - Clarence Coffee Jr., ComposerLyricist - The Monsters & Strangerz, Unknown, Other
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Livvi Franc, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jason Evigan, ComposerLyricist - Mitch Allan, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - The Suspex, Unknown, Other
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Dreamlab, Unknown, Other - Freddy Wexler, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jai Marlon, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Heather Jeanette Miley, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Glashausser, Unknown, Other - Partha Ray, Unknown, Other
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Arnthor Birgisson, ComposerLyricist - Leah Haywood, ComposerLyricist - Daniel James, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Dreamlab, Unknown, Other - Simon French, Unknown, Other - Joseph Pringle, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rob Ghost, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Lindy Robbins, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Unknown, Other - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Niles Hollowell-Dhar, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - The Cataracs, Unknown, Other - Rome Ramirez, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - David Jost, ComposerLyricist - Tim James, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, Unknown, Other - Desmond Child, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Aaron Dudley, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Hammons, Unknown, Other - Adam Comstock, Unknown, Other - Rock Mafia, Guitar, Percussion, Piano, Unknown, Background Vocalist, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Daniela Rivera, Unknown, Other - Dubkiller, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Album review
Selena Gomez has carved out a pretty nice career as a pop singer over the course of a run of well-produced, well-written, and very well-sung albums that haven't always been full of smash hits, but have an overall level of quality that pushed her to the head of the Disney class. After an album, 2011's When the Sun Goes Down, that streamlined her sound into a sleek and shiny pop rocket with both eyes on the dancefloor, Stars Dance takes a (slightly) more eclectic approach. Gomez and her team of writers and producers don't stray far from the dancefloor and party jams, and these are the strongest songs on the album. It's hard to resist the jumping beats, shiny synths, and Gomez's cheery vocals on tracks like "Slow Down," "Undercover," and the disco-y "Save the Day." Even when she's lamenting her mostly broken heart, as on the thumping "Forget Forever" or the loping "Write Your Name," it's hard to keep from wanting to hit the dancefloor. The only sad song that makes you want to stop and cry a little is the seriously bummed "Love Will Remember." Like her previous albums, though, there are a few surprises this time out. Not that a song being influenced by dubstep in 2013 is really shocking, since even tissue commercials have a dubstep sound, but her take on it, the moody title track, at least does a decent job of integrating the rippling bass and thudding tempo into Gomez's world. The bubblegum twerk jam "B.E.A.T." is lots of fun, the tablas add a nice mystical touch to "Come & Get It," and somehow she doesn't sound completely ridiculous imitating Buju Banton on the dancehall jam "Like a Champion," which samples his song "Champion" -- instead, she just sounds spunky. The only song that falls flat is the opening "Birthday," which can't overcome some very bad lyrics (shouting "Jazz it up!" is never a good idea) and a forced Spring Breakers feeling that the rest of the album doesn't have. It's the only track where Selena sounds like she's trying too hard and it's a little embarrassing, which is something she's never been on record before. Fortunately, it's the only song that might require skipping, since the rest of the album is so much better. Stars Dance is another fine entry in her catalog and just another example of why Selena Gomez is one of the best pop stars making music in 2013.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:54
- Main artists: Selena Gomez
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hollywood Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2013 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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