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ZZ Ward grew up in the small town of Roseberg, Oregon listening to the blues albums in her father's collection and her brother's hip-hop records. By the time she was 12, she was fronting her father's blues band and learning how to control an audience. By 16 she was driving to Eugene to sing with hip-hop acts and soon moved on to L.A. in hopes of making it in the music business. Along the way, she developed a style that's a winning combination of blues, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and pop. Her influences all come together on her debut, a collection that should make her a star if there's any justice in the world. Ward has a wonderfully flexible voice, she can croon like a pop singer, growl like a blues woman, spit attitude like a rocker, and flow like a rapper. There's not a single weak track on her 13-song debut, and several of them sound like hits. Despite its dark title, "Til the Casket Drops" is a profession of undying love that combines a hip-hop verse with a soaring pop chorus. Ward's delivery is marked by the intense passion of jubilant love. "Move Like U Stole It" is a funky rocker with a strong vocal marked by Ward's wordless vocal ornamentations. "Home" is a smoldering R&B ballad with a hint of bossa nova in the rhythm track. "Last Love Song" is a quiet pop tune that mourns the end of a relationship with Ward putting a lifetime of anguish into her understated vocal, and "If I Could Be Her" updates the girl group sound for the 21st century. "Criminal" is Ward's reimagining of the Freddie Gibbs hit "Oil Money." Gibbs liked Ward's version so much that he added a rap to the track to complement her soulful vocal. In case you're wondering, Ward's initials aren't a tribute to ZZ Top or Z.Z. Hill, it's just a shortened version of her given name, Zsuzsanna, also the name of her Mother and Hungarian grandmother.
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James Murray, Unknown, Other - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
James Murray, Unknown, Other - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Kevin Augunas, Unknown, Other - Ludwig Goransson, Guitar, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Robert Horn, Unknown, Other - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Augunas, Unknown, Other - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
J. KELLER, ComposerLyricist - Kendrick Lamar, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Blended Babies, Producer, Unknown, Other - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Rich Parry, Drums, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - JP Keller, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - R. Parry, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Derek "MixedByAli" Ali, Unknown, Other - C. Bein, ComposerLyricist - M. Haymes, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other - Chuck Bein, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Maceo Haymes, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Greg Landfair Jr., Drums, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Rob "Kaballah" Kleiner, Unknown, Other - Z Ward, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Matthew Ward, ComposerLyricist - Ali Tennant, ComposerLyricist - Charlie Brown, ComposerLyricist - Dean Gillard, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, ComposerLyricist - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Unknown, Other - Kevin Augunas, Unknown, Other - Fitz, Producer, Drums, Piano, Strings, Alto, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Jack Duxbury, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Ryan Tedder, Producer, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Timpani, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Brian Ray, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Joe Zook, Unknown, Other - Evan "Kidd" Bogart, Unknown, Other - Brent Kutzle, Producer, Cello, Drums, Percussion, Piano, Timpani, Viola, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other - Rob "Kaballah" Kleiner, Unknown, Other - Jared Rich, Unknown, Other - Brooklyn Fraser, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
J. KELLER, ComposerLyricist - Blended Babies, Producer, Unknown, Other - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - JP Keller, Organ, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - R. Parry, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - M. Haymes, ComposerLyricist - The O'Mys, FeaturedArtist - N. Hennessey, ComposerLyricist - Carter Lang, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other - Maceo Haymes, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Rob "Kaballah" Kleiner, Unknown, Other - Reid Muchow, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Nick Hennesey, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Z Ward, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Robert Horn, Unknown, Other - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Bernard Freeman, ComposerLyricist - Dan Auerbach, ComposerLyricist - Evan "Kidd" Bogart, ComposerLyricist - Richard Parry, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Freddie Gibbs, FeaturedArtist - Blended Babies, Unknown, Other - Evan Ingersoll, ComposerLyricist - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - Rich Parry, ComposerLyricist - JP Keller, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Frederick Tipton, ComposerLyricist - Brendan Joyce, ComposerLyricist - Charles Worth, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other - Rob "Kaballah" Kleiner, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Robert Horn, Unknown, Other - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Producer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Augunas, Unknown, Other - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Thomas Drayton, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Julian C. Bunetta, ComposerLyricist - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad, Percussion, Alto, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Erick Walls, Unknown, Other - Theron "Neff-U" Feemster, Percussion, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Kevin Augunas, Unknown, Other - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Jill Tengan, Unknown, Other - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Kevin Augunas, Unknown, Other - Asher Roth, ComposerLyricist - Blended Babies, Producer, Unknown, Programming, Other, AssociatedPerformer - ZZ Ward, MainArtist - Zsuzsanna Ward, ComposerLyricist - JP Keller, Guitar, Organ, Alto, AssociatedPerformer - Charles Worth, ComposerLyricist - NealHPogue, Unknown, Other - Jeremiah "J-Hop" Olvera, Unknown, Other - Rob "Kaballah" Kleiner, Unknown, Other
℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
Album review
ZZ Ward grew up in the small town of Roseberg, Oregon listening to the blues albums in her father's collection and her brother's hip-hop records. By the time she was 12, she was fronting her father's blues band and learning how to control an audience. By 16 she was driving to Eugene to sing with hip-hop acts and soon moved on to L.A. in hopes of making it in the music business. Along the way, she developed a style that's a winning combination of blues, hip-hop, rock, R&B, and pop. Her influences all come together on her debut, a collection that should make her a star if there's any justice in the world. Ward has a wonderfully flexible voice, she can croon like a pop singer, growl like a blues woman, spit attitude like a rocker, and flow like a rapper. There's not a single weak track on her 13-song debut, and several of them sound like hits. Despite its dark title, "Til the Casket Drops" is a profession of undying love that combines a hip-hop verse with a soaring pop chorus. Ward's delivery is marked by the intense passion of jubilant love. "Move Like U Stole It" is a funky rocker with a strong vocal marked by Ward's wordless vocal ornamentations. "Home" is a smoldering R&B ballad with a hint of bossa nova in the rhythm track. "Last Love Song" is a quiet pop tune that mourns the end of a relationship with Ward putting a lifetime of anguish into her understated vocal, and "If I Could Be Her" updates the girl group sound for the 21st century. "Criminal" is Ward's reimagining of the Freddie Gibbs hit "Oil Money." Gibbs liked Ward's version so much that he added a rap to the track to complement her soulful vocal. In case you're wondering, Ward's initials aren't a tribute to ZZ Top or Z.Z. Hill, it's just a shortened version of her given name, Zsuzsanna, also the name of her Mother and Hungarian grandmother.
© j. poet /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:19
- Main artists: ZZ Ward
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Hollywood Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc. ℗ 2012 Hollywood Records, Inc.
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