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Il s’agit du deuxième album de Meghan Trainor, qui avait déjà livré Title l’an passé. La jeune chanteuse originaire du Massachussetts décide ici de prendre un virage plus dance-pop que précédemment, puisque Title mélangeait pour sa part diverses influences allant de la pop au R&B, en passant par le doo-wop ou la blue-eyed soul.
Le changement est perceptible dès les premières mesures du morceau d’ouverture, « Watch Me Do », auquel le stressant « Me Too » emboîte immédiatement le pas avec des intentions plus prévisibles. « No », avec ses chœurs magnifiques et sa mélodie redoutable, s’impose assez rapidement comme un single naturel et peut-être comme le meilleur morceau de ce nouvel opus.
Totalement dans l’air du temps, bénéficiant d’arrangements souvent convenus et d’une armée de compositeurs (quatre en moyenne par morceau), le reste du disque peine à séduire, à l’image du poussif « Better ». C’est bien lorsque Meghan Trainor décide de surprendre, comme sur la ballade acoustique « Helpless Romantic » ou sur « Kindly Calm Me Down », que la chanteuse parvient à émouvoir.
Malheureusement, certaines bonnes idées comme la cocotte de guitare de « Woman Up » sont rapidement noyées dans des structures indigestes dont les mélodies ne ressortent que rarement. Difficile ainsi d’avoir un avis tranché sur Thank You, puisque le charmant ukulélé de « Just A Friend To You », épaulé de cordes discrètes et de la voix envoûtante de Meghan Trainor a bien du mal à rivaliser, pour ne pas simplement dire à côtoyer sur un même disque le grand barnum déployé sur des titres inoffensifs tels que « Mom », dont le solo de saxophone arrive tel un cheveu (gras) sur la soupe.
Le fond ne rejoint donc que trop rarement la forme sur cet opus décousu. Si ce n’est le talent lui-même de l’artiste qui est à remettre en cause, sans doute faudrait-il s’interroger sur la direction artistique à donner à une carrière somme toute pleine de promesses.
©Copyright Music Story 2016
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Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Ricky Reed, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Composer, Lyricist - Gamal Lewis, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Peyton, Drums - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - David A. Bianco, Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Ricky Reed, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Composer, Lyricist - Jason Desrouleaux, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Peyton, Drums - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - Peter Svensson, Composer, Lyricist - David A. Bianco, Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Ricky Reed, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programmer - Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Yo Gotti, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Meghan Trainor feat. Yo Gotti, Associated Performer - Tommy Brown, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Ricky Reed, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Steven Franks, Composer, Lyricist - Mr. Franks, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Taylor Parks, Composer, Lyricist - Travis Sayles, Composer, Lyricist - Mario Mims, Composer, Lyricist - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - Leo Goff, Recording Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Johan Carlsson, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Ross Golan, Composer, Lyricist - Sam Holland, Engineer - Cory Bice, Engineer - Jason Goldberg, Assistant Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - John Hanes, Mixing Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Lunchmoney Lewis, Associated Performer, Main Artist - Meghan Trainor and LunchMoney Lewis, Associated Performer - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Ricky Reed, Bass Guitar, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programmer - Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Composer, Lyricist - Thomas Troelsen, Bass, Composer, Lyricist, Percussion, Producer, Programmer, Tambourine - Gamal Lewis, Composer, Lyricist - DD Artis - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - James G. Morales, Composer, Drums, Lyricist - Matt Morales, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Strings - Julio David Rodriguez, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - The Elev3n, Producer, Programmer - Ricky Reed, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - K. Marie Kim, Cello - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - Brandon Wood, Assistant Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Taylor Parks, Composer, Lyricist - James G. Morales, Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Lyricist - Jelli Dorman - Ricky Reed, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Matt Morales, Composer, Engineer, Horn, Lyricist - Julio David Rodriguez, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Erika Nuri, Composer, Lyricist - The Elev3n, Producer - Nash Overstreet, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - Shane Stevens, Composer, Lyricist - Jason Schweitzer, Engineer - Tristan Bott, Assistant Engineer - Brandon Wood, Assistant Engineer - Jason Goldberg, Assistant Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Chris Gelbuda, Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Lyricist, Producer, Ukulele - Jennifer Hartswick - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Ricky Reed, Bass, Producer, Programmer, Strings - Ann Marie Simpson, Viola, Violin - Rina Chirkova, Cello - Greg Majors, Engineer - Bill Malina, Engineer - Jason Schweitzer, Engineer - Ethan Shumaker, Assistant Engineer - John Armstrong, Assistant Engineer - Jason Goldberg, Assistant Engineer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Ricky Reed, Keyboards, Piano, Producer, Programmer - Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - Gamal Lewis, Composer, Lyricist - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Kevin Kadish, Baritone Saxophone, Composer, Electric Guitar, Engineer, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Programmer, Tambourine - Ricky Reed, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - David Baron, Organ - Jon Schacter, Assistant Engineer - Ethan Shumaker - Jake Scherer - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Thomas Brown, Composer, Lyricist - Twice As Nice, Producer, Programmer - Tommy Brown, Producer, Programmer - Michael Foster, Composer, Lyricist - Christopher Trujillo, Engineer - Ryan Tedder, Composer, Lyricist - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Khaled Rohaim, Composer, Lyricist - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer - Nicholas Audino, Composer, Lyricist - Lewis Hughes, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Choir, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Programmer - Kelli Trainor, Associated Performer, Choir, Featured Artist - Meghan Trainor feat. Kelli Trainor, Associated Performer - Johan Carlsson, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano, Producer, Programmer, Synthesizer, Tambourine - Ross Golan, Composer, Lyricist - Justin Trainor, Composer, Co-Producer, Lyricist - Nils-Petter Ankarblom, Horn, Trumpet - Wojtek Goral, Alto Saxophone - Tomas Jonsson, Baritone Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone - Magnus Johansson, Trumpet - Peter "Noos" Johansson, Trombone - Mattias Bylund, Associated Performer, Recording Engineer - Sam Holland, Engineer - Cory Bice, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - John Hanes, Mixing Engineer - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Ricky Reed, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Steven Franks, Composer, Lyricist - Tommy Brown, Composer, Engineer, Lyricist, Producer, Programmer - Mr. Franks, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Bianca Atterberry, Composer, Lyricist - Michael Foster, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - Ryan Tedder, Composer, Lyricist - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Manny Marroquin, Mixing Engineer - Chris Galland, Assistant Engineer - Ike Schultz, Assistant Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - R. City, Associated Performer, Featured Artist - Meghan Trainor feat. R. City, Associated Performer - Jordan Federman, Composer, Lyricist - The Monsters & Strangerz, Programmer - Marcus Lomax, Composer, Lyricist - Nick Seeley, Choir - Nelda Washington, Soprano - Annagrey Wiechman, Alto - Jordan K. Johnson, Composer, Lyricist - WT Greer, Tenor - Arthur Dyer, Bass - Stefan Johnson, Composer, Lyricist, Recording Engineer - The Monsters & Strangerz, German, Producer - Oliver Peterhof, Composer, Lyricist - Brandon Wood, Recording Engineer - Serban Ghenea, Mixing Engineer - Theron Thomas, Composer, Lyricist - John Hanes, Assistant Engineer - Timothy Thomas, Composer, Lyricist - Tom Coyne, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist - Eric Frederic, Composer, Lyricist - Ricky Reed, Bass Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Piano, Producer, Programmer - Gamal Lewis, Composer, Lyricist - Dan Boissey - Eric Tobias Wincorn, Composer, Lyricist, Producer - Joe Spargur, Composer, Lyricist - Lunchmoney Lewis - Billy Ball, Composer, Lyricist - Ethan Shumaker, Engineer - Robert Riley, Composer, Lyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer - Charles White, Composer, Lyricist
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Meghan Trainor, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Percussion - Kevin Kadish, Bass, Composer, Engineer, Horn, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano, Producer, Programmer - Ricky Reed, Keyboards, Producer, Programmer - Ryan Trainor - Justin Trainor - Drew Taubenfeld, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar - Rob Humphreys, Drums - Jon Jackson, Alto Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone - Reggie Grisham, Trumpet - Nick Daley, Trombone - David Baron, Piano - Jon Schacter, Assistant Engineer - Ethan Shumaker, Mixing Engineer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer
(P) 2016 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
Chronique
Il s’agit du deuxième album de Meghan Trainor, qui avait déjà livré Title l’an passé. La jeune chanteuse originaire du Massachussetts décide ici de prendre un virage plus dance-pop que précédemment, puisque Title mélangeait pour sa part diverses influences allant de la pop au R&B, en passant par le doo-wop ou la blue-eyed soul.
Le changement est perceptible dès les premières mesures du morceau d’ouverture, « Watch Me Do », auquel le stressant « Me Too » emboîte immédiatement le pas avec des intentions plus prévisibles. « No », avec ses chœurs magnifiques et sa mélodie redoutable, s’impose assez rapidement comme un single naturel et peut-être comme le meilleur morceau de ce nouvel opus.
Totalement dans l’air du temps, bénéficiant d’arrangements souvent convenus et d’une armée de compositeurs (quatre en moyenne par morceau), le reste du disque peine à séduire, à l’image du poussif « Better ». C’est bien lorsque Meghan Trainor décide de surprendre, comme sur la ballade acoustique « Helpless Romantic » ou sur « Kindly Calm Me Down », que la chanteuse parvient à émouvoir.
Malheureusement, certaines bonnes idées comme la cocotte de guitare de « Woman Up » sont rapidement noyées dans des structures indigestes dont les mélodies ne ressortent que rarement. Difficile ainsi d’avoir un avis tranché sur Thank You, puisque le charmant ukulélé de « Just A Friend To You », épaulé de cordes discrètes et de la voix envoûtante de Meghan Trainor a bien du mal à rivaliser, pour ne pas simplement dire à côtoyer sur un même disque le grand barnum déployé sur des titres inoffensifs tels que « Mom », dont le solo de saxophone arrive tel un cheveu (gras) sur la soupe.
Le fond ne rejoint donc que trop rarement la forme sur cet opus décousu. Si ce n’est le talent lui-même de l’artiste qui est à remettre en cause, sans doute faudrait-il s’interroger sur la direction artistique à donner à une carrière somme toute pleine de promesses.
©Copyright Music Story 2016
À propos
- 1 disque(s) - 17 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 00:56:20
- Artistes principaux : Meghan Trainor
- Compositeur : Meghan Trainor
- Label : Epic
- Genre : Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2017 Epic Records, a division of Sony Music Entertainment
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