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Of all the pop singer/songwriters who surfaced in the 21st century, Sara Bareilles may be uniquely qualified to write the songs for a Broadway musical. Indebted to tradition without being beholden to it, Bareilles always favors songs so exquisitely sculpted that their craft is never noticed, only felt, so she's a natural fit for Diane Paulus' adaptation of Adrienne Shelly's 2007 indie comedy-drama Waitress. What's Inside: Songs from Waitress isn't a cast album, it's Bareilles' recording of 12 songs from the production, and the highest compliment that can be paid is that it simultaneously plays as drama and as a sequel to her Grammy-nominated 2013 album The Blessed Unrest. Bright and open, What's Inside does feel of a piece with her 2010 album Kaleidoscope Heart -- the presence of that album's producer Neal Avron, who sat out The Blessed Unrest, is apparent -- and that warm, colorful sheen is enough to make the album play as pop: simply judged on its surface, it provides tangible pleasures. The nifty trick Bareilles pulls off on What's Inside is how the songs also contain a double-edge, serving the drama of the story while also playing as pure pop. Sure, there are flourishes that are pure musical theater -- there's the opening fanfare of "What's Inside." "Never Ever Getting Rid of Me" is Gilbert & Sullivan by way of Todd Rundgren and the show-stopping ballad "She Used to Be Mine" almost seems to conjure a lonely spotlight -- but never once do the songs on What's Inside feel in mere service to a plot. Taken on their own, they're lively, clever, and bold, and further evidence of Bareilles' versatility, elegance, and wit.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Sara Bareilles, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC ℗ 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC
Sara Bareilles, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC ℗ 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC
Sara Bareilles, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC ℗ 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC
Sara Bareilles, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC ℗ 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC
Sara Bareilles, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC ℗ 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC
Sara Bareilles, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC ℗ 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC
Sara Bareilles, Composer, Lyricist, Vocals, MainArtist
© 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC ℗ 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC
Album review
Of all the pop singer/songwriters who surfaced in the 21st century, Sara Bareilles may be uniquely qualified to write the songs for a Broadway musical. Indebted to tradition without being beholden to it, Bareilles always favors songs so exquisitely sculpted that their craft is never noticed, only felt, so she's a natural fit for Diane Paulus' adaptation of Adrienne Shelly's 2007 indie comedy-drama Waitress. What's Inside: Songs from Waitress isn't a cast album, it's Bareilles' recording of 12 songs from the production, and the highest compliment that can be paid is that it simultaneously plays as drama and as a sequel to her Grammy-nominated 2013 album The Blessed Unrest. Bright and open, What's Inside does feel of a piece with her 2010 album Kaleidoscope Heart -- the presence of that album's producer Neal Avron, who sat out The Blessed Unrest, is apparent -- and that warm, colorful sheen is enough to make the album play as pop: simply judged on its surface, it provides tangible pleasures. The nifty trick Bareilles pulls off on What's Inside is how the songs also contain a double-edge, serving the drama of the story while also playing as pure pop. Sure, there are flourishes that are pure musical theater -- there's the opening fanfare of "What's Inside." "Never Ever Getting Rid of Me" is Gilbert & Sullivan by way of Todd Rundgren and the show-stopping ballad "She Used to Be Mine" almost seems to conjure a lonely spotlight -- but never once do the songs on What's Inside feel in mere service to a plot. Taken on their own, they're lively, clever, and bold, and further evidence of Bareilles' versatility, elegance, and wit.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 7 track(s)
- Total length: 00:21:40
- Main artists: Sara Bareilles
- Composer: Sara Bareilles
- Label: DMI Soundtracks
- Genre: Soundtracks Film Soundtracks
© 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC ℗ 2019 90 Live, Inc. & Waitress, LLC under exclusive license to DMI Soundtracks, LLC
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