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Not surprisingly, the disco-country romp of "Honey, I'm Good" pigeonholed Andy Grammer as a novelty act, but much of the rest of its accompanying 2014 album, Magazines or Novels, showcased an adult alternative singer/songwriter who favored pop anthems and atmospheric chillout -- a vibe reminiscent of John Mayer as produced by Ryan Tedder. With a global smash under his belt, Grammer decided to capitalize on these moodier, mature aspects on The Good Parts, his long-awaited 2017 successor to Magazines or Novels. The first two thirds of The Good Parts crawl by, sometimes working up a little bit of soulful simmer but usually maintaining a meditative midtempo that's all the better to indicate that Grammer isn't a goofball. Occasionally, this music can sound like Maroon 5 -- particularly on "Spaceship" -- but Adam Levine never obsessed over entering his thirties the way that Grammer does. He returns to this topic over and over, finally cutting loose on the absurd "Grown Ass Man Child," a bit of silly funk that arrives too late to save a drowning album. By the time "Grown Ass Man Child" appears in the final third of The Good Parts, the album has grown stultifying and stuffy, a record that intends to be introspective but merely sounds sleepy -- a perhaps inevitable result of a one-hit wonder intent on proving his artistry.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Jarrad Rogers, Composer, Producer, Engineer, Instruments - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Nolan Sipe, Composer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Eric J Dubowsky, MixingEngineer
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Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Jesse Saint John, Composer - Rabitt,, Producer - Yik Nam Jason Wu, Composer
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Jon Levine, Producer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Joe Zook, MixingEngineer - Sam Fischer, Composer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Billy Centenaro, Engineer - Zaire Koalo, Drum Programmer - Ben Singer, Producer - Alexander Tirheimer, Composer - Alexander Evert, Composer
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Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Ian Kirkpatrick, Composer, Producer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Eric J Dubowsky, MixingEngineer - Sean Douglas, Composer
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MANNY MARROQUIN, MixingEngineer - Ian Kirkpatrick, Composer, Producer, Arranger, Writer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, Arranger, Writer, MainArtist - Ross Golan, Composer, Arranger, Writer, VocalProducer
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Jon Levine, Producer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Aaron Sterling, Drums - Joe Zook, MixingEngineer - Brett McLaughlin, Composer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Adam Tressler, Guitar - Kyle Sherard Moorman, Composer - Ross Newbauer, Engineer
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Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Kevin Williams, Trombone - Aaron Sterling, Drums - Joe Zook, MixingEngineer - Miguel Gandelman, Saxophone - Douglas Williams, Piano - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Nick Ruth, Composer, Producer - Nate Cyphert, Composer - Sean Eric, Trumpet - Alexander Tirheimer, Composer - Alexander Evert, Composer
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Jarrad Rogers, Producer - Brett McLaughlin, Composer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Eric J Dubowsky, MixingEngineer - RoboPop, Producer - Daniel Thomas Omelio, Composer
© 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records ℗ 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records
Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - David Hodges, Composer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Trevor Brown, Producer - Oak Felder, Producer - Trevor David Brown, Composer - Warren Okay Felder, Composer
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Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - RoboPop, Producer - Daniel Thomas Omelio, Composer - Oak Felder, Producer - Jordan Palmer, Composer - Jordan Humphrey, Composer - Mike Eyal Aljadeff, Composer - Warren Okay Felder, Composer
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Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Jamey Heath, Producer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist
© 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records ℗ 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records
Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Emanuel Kiriakou, Composer, Producer - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Clarence Coffee Jr., Composer, Producer
© 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records ℗ 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records
Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Sam Fischer, Backing Vocals - ANDY GRAMMER, Composer, MainArtist - Zach Rudolph, Bass - Stefan Litrownik, Composer, Arranger, Drums, Electric Guitar, Organ, Percussion, Piano, Writer, Background Vocals, Bass - Leon Silva, Horn - Sean Erick, Horn - Gamal Lewis, Composer, Arranger, Writer - Lunchmoney Lewis, FeaturedArtist - Andrew Grammer, Composer, Arranger, Writer - Jeffrey Goldford, Composer, Arranger, Backing Vocals, Writer - Kevin Lloyd Williams Jr., Horn - Nate Bodiker, AssistantEngineer - Stefan Lit, Producer
© 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records ℗ 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records
Album review
Not surprisingly, the disco-country romp of "Honey, I'm Good" pigeonholed Andy Grammer as a novelty act, but much of the rest of its accompanying 2014 album, Magazines or Novels, showcased an adult alternative singer/songwriter who favored pop anthems and atmospheric chillout -- a vibe reminiscent of John Mayer as produced by Ryan Tedder. With a global smash under his belt, Grammer decided to capitalize on these moodier, mature aspects on The Good Parts, his long-awaited 2017 successor to Magazines or Novels. The first two thirds of The Good Parts crawl by, sometimes working up a little bit of soulful simmer but usually maintaining a meditative midtempo that's all the better to indicate that Grammer isn't a goofball. Occasionally, this music can sound like Maroon 5 -- particularly on "Spaceship" -- but Adam Levine never obsessed over entering his thirties the way that Grammer does. He returns to this topic over and over, finally cutting loose on the absurd "Grown Ass Man Child," a bit of silly funk that arrives too late to save a drowning album. By the time "Grown Ass Man Child" appears in the final third of The Good Parts, the album has grown stultifying and stuffy, a record that intends to be introspective but merely sounds sleepy -- a perhaps inevitable result of a one-hit wonder intent on proving his artistry.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:42:28
- Main artists: ANDY GRAMMER
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: S-Curve Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records ℗ 2017 BMG Rights Management (US) LLC d/b/a S-Curve Records
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