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Carly Rae Jepsen may not be the most prolific pop star, but when she releases an album, she makes it count. On 2015's E-MO-TION, she proved just how much more there was to her music than "Call Me Maybe" as she expanded the sugar rush of 2012's Kiss into pop songs that were equally joyous and introspective. Four years after E-MO-TION, she makes another leap forward with Dedicated, an album that reflects her growing maturity as a songwriter as well as the pop music trends of its time. Jepsen trades E-MO-TION's deep dive into '80s nostalgia for a more streamlined approach on "No Drug Like Me" and "Automatically in Love," where swelling synths and loping beats nod to tropical pop while adding sophistication to her swooning lyrics. However, some of the album's most exciting moments ignore what's fashionable. From its booming synth drums to its vocodered backing vocals and closing sax solo, "Want You in My Room" proves that Jepsen is still second to none at crafting pop songs that are infectious precisely because they're so quirky. That goes double for "Everything He Needs," which turns "He Needs Me" from Harry Nilsson's Popeye soundtrack into a winning -- if slightly unhinged -- confection of a song. Jepsen also takes the opportunity to reveal different sides of her persona, as well as her music, on Dedicated: "I'll Be Your Girl" uncovers her dark side, setting post-breakup jealousy and voyeurism to ricocheting, ska-tinged sounds that call to mind No Doubt and Santigold.
Despite all of these changes, Dedicated never feels disjointed. This is partly because of Jepsen's abundant charisma -- years after "Call Me Maybe," she remains the pop star next door -- and partly because of her increasing skill as a songwriter. She still excels at crystallizing the complex ways happiness and heartache often masquerade as each other into deceptively simple pop gems, but this time she gives her relatable lyrics and irresistible hooks an even greater scope. The taut, disco-tinged opener "Julien" nails how the longing for an old flame can be just as powerful, if not more so, than the actual time with them was; on the flip side, "Happy Not Knowing" shuts down a potential lover as a means of avoiding any more heartbreak. She digs deeper into love's complicated nuances on clever, vulnerable songs like "The Sound" and "Right Words Wrong Time," both of which turn disappointing relationships into undeniable earworms. Later on, she saves some of her most indelible songwriting for "Real Love," a soaring tribute to all of love's possibilities. Fortunately, Jepsen is just as committed to her music as she is to the ideal of true love, and the way she's grown without sacrificing her uniqueness makes Dedicated a master class in what a 2010s pop album can be.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
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John Hanes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Kyle Shearer, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Ruttner, ComposerLyricist - Nate Cyphert, ComposerLyricist - Jared Manierka, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Schoolboy/Interscope Records
John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Hill, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Ledinsky, ComposerLyricist - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Flannigan, ComposerLyricist - Rob Cohen, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Palmer, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Rabin, ComposerLyricist - Ryan McMahon, ComposerLyricist - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Captain Cuts, Producer - Ben Berger, ComposerLyricist - Ayokay, Producer, Additional Producer - Alexander O’Neill, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
John Hanes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Laura Sisk, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tavish Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Jack Antonoff, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
H. Nilsson, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ben Romans, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Christopher J Baran, ComposerLyricist - CJ Baran, Producer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mitch McCarthy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Amanda MNDR Warner, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
John Hill, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Daniel Ledinsky, ComposerLyricist - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tavish Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Rob Cohen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blake Mares, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Palmer, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ingmar Carlson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
Patrik Berger, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hill, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rob Cohen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blake Mares, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Ingmar Carlson, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
John Hill, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Noonie Bao, ComposerLyricist - Rob Cohen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blake Mares, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Palmer, Producer, Co-Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ingmar Carlson, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Noah Beresin, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tommy English, ComposerLyricist - Miles Comaskey, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Evan Smith, Saxophone, AssociatedPerformer - Jared Manierka, ComposerLyricist - English Breakfast, Producer
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
Nate Campany, ComposerLyricist - John Hill, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rob Cohen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Blake Mares, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jon Castelli, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Roget Chahayed, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Ingmar Carlson, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
John Hill, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Asa Taccone, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Electric Guest, MainArtist - Matthew Compton, ComposerLyricist - Blake Mares, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan Palmer, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Mitch McCarthy, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Gudwin, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alex Hope, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Roget Chahayed, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Elijah Merritt-Hitch, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - James Flannigan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Christopher Whitehall, ComposerLyricist - Koz, Producer, Additional Producer - Jim Alxndr, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
Patrik Berger, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Gene Grimaldi, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Pontus Winnberg, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Noonie Bao, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 School Boy/Interscope Records
John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hightower, Producer - Carly Rae Jepsen, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Tavish Crowe, ComposerLyricist - Julia Karlsson, Vocal Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Captain Cuts, Producer, Drum Programming, Synthesizer Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Anton Rundberg, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 School Boy/Interscope Records
Album review
Carly Rae Jepsen may not be the most prolific pop star, but when she releases an album, she makes it count. On 2015's E-MO-TION, she proved just how much more there was to her music than "Call Me Maybe" as she expanded the sugar rush of 2012's Kiss into pop songs that were equally joyous and introspective. Four years after E-MO-TION, she makes another leap forward with Dedicated, an album that reflects her growing maturity as a songwriter as well as the pop music trends of its time. Jepsen trades E-MO-TION's deep dive into '80s nostalgia for a more streamlined approach on "No Drug Like Me" and "Automatically in Love," where swelling synths and loping beats nod to tropical pop while adding sophistication to her swooning lyrics. However, some of the album's most exciting moments ignore what's fashionable. From its booming synth drums to its vocodered backing vocals and closing sax solo, "Want You in My Room" proves that Jepsen is still second to none at crafting pop songs that are infectious precisely because they're so quirky. That goes double for "Everything He Needs," which turns "He Needs Me" from Harry Nilsson's Popeye soundtrack into a winning -- if slightly unhinged -- confection of a song. Jepsen also takes the opportunity to reveal different sides of her persona, as well as her music, on Dedicated: "I'll Be Your Girl" uncovers her dark side, setting post-breakup jealousy and voyeurism to ricocheting, ska-tinged sounds that call to mind No Doubt and Santigold.
Despite all of these changes, Dedicated never feels disjointed. This is partly because of Jepsen's abundant charisma -- years after "Call Me Maybe," she remains the pop star next door -- and partly because of her increasing skill as a songwriter. She still excels at crystallizing the complex ways happiness and heartache often masquerade as each other into deceptively simple pop gems, but this time she gives her relatable lyrics and irresistible hooks an even greater scope. The taut, disco-tinged opener "Julien" nails how the longing for an old flame can be just as powerful, if not more so, than the actual time with them was; on the flip side, "Happy Not Knowing" shuts down a potential lover as a means of avoiding any more heartbreak. She digs deeper into love's complicated nuances on clever, vulnerable songs like "The Sound" and "Right Words Wrong Time," both of which turn disappointing relationships into undeniable earworms. Later on, she saves some of her most indelible songwriting for "Real Love," a soaring tribute to all of love's possibilities. Fortunately, Jepsen is just as committed to her music as she is to the ideal of true love, and the way she's grown without sacrificing her uniqueness makes Dedicated a master class in what a 2010s pop album can be.
© Heather Phares /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:29
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Carly Rae Jepsen
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Schoolboy - Interscope Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2019 Schoolboy/Interscope Records ℗ 2019 Schoolboy/Interscope Records
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