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John Legend had been using his honorific stage surname for nearly 20 years when he felt that his track record finally merited its use as an album title. The EGOT with a dozen Grammys somehow fought the urge until his eighth proper studio album, a set distinguishable from the rest of his catalog mainly for its length and crowd of collaborators. Legend, divided into halves, is an 80-minute set executive produced in tandem with "A Bigger Love" co-writer/co-producer Ryan Tedder (Beyoncé, Adele, Taylor Swift). The first disc is primarily uptempo and loved up. Effervescent songs like "Waterslide," "Dope," and "All She Wanna Do" seem purpose-built for amusement parks and fairgrounds to remind visitors that they're having fun. (The latter song is heard in versions with and without a bouncy, Top Boy-referencing verse from Saweetie.) Those and other numbers such as "Splash," in which Legend is third wheel to more naturally lascivious co-stars Jhené Aiko and Ty Dolla $ign, unload water and drug metaphors for sex to almost mind-numbing effect. Better are the leisurely and awed songs with a deeper soul foundation. "Strawberry Blush" is a strings-sweetened connection with Free Nationals, Anderson .Paak affiliates who answer the call with one of their breeziest grooves. The grittier "You" has delicate touches of Philly and Chicago soul -- a little O'Jays, a little Curtis Mayfield -- enlivened by Legend's very strong falsetto game. Disc two, heavier on ballads, also contains more stylistic and emotional variety with a lasting partnership as a frequent setting. The feel-good, reassuring "I Want You to Know" could easily morph into a rocksteady cover of the Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There," while "Speak in Tongues," swaying and romantic, benefits from the presence of Jada Kingdom. Surprisingly, the songs informed by Jamaica outnumber piano ballads until the final stretch. "The Other Ones" is out of place for its melodramatic decluttering of baggage, but the trio of "Pieces," "I Don't Love You Like I Used To," and "Home" come across as wholly heartfelt, respectively striking a rare balance of numbness and hope, expressing total devotion, and turning on the (ocular) waterworks. Legend is at his best when entertainment isn't his objective.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
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Ryan Tedder, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, Producer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - John Legend, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Lindgren, ComposerLyricist - Melanie Fontana, ComposerLyricist - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Steven Franks, ComposerLyricist - Tim McClain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bernard "Harv" Harvey, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Gregory "Aldae" Hein, ComposerLyricist - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2022 John Legend Music, Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Legend, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim McClain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Pollack, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2022 John Legend Music, Inc.
Ryan Tedder, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Stefan Johnson, ComposerLyricist - John Legend, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jeff Halavacs, ComposerLyricist - Tim McClain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jordan K. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Michael Pollack, ComposerLyricist - Jake Torrey, ComposerLyricist - Zach Skelton, ComposerLyricist - Tia Scola, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2023 John Legend Music, Inc.
Ryan Tedder, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Moore, ComposerLyricist - John Legend, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jose Rios, ComposerLyricist - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Drew Love, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Merisola, ComposerLyricist - Kelsey Gonzalez, ComposerLyricist - Tim McClain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Avant, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2023 John Legend Music, Inc.
Daniel Klein, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - John Legend, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Drew Love, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew DeRoberts, ComposerLyricist - Tim McClain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Roget Chahayed, ComposerLyricist - Matthew Campfield, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R - Tommy Tiki Torch, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 John Legend Music, Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Melvin Moore, ComposerLyricist - John Legend, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Anthony M. Jones, ComposerLyricist - Drew Love, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim McClain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Akeel Henry, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Ekofo, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2023 John Legend Music, Inc.
Sade Adu, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Hale, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - John Legend, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Stuart Matthewman, ComposerLyricist - Paul Spencer Denman, ComposerLyricist - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim McClain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2023 John Legend Music, Inc.
Ryan Tedder, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Curtis Mayfield, ComposerLyricist - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Legend, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Castle, ComposerLyricist - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Riley McDonough, ComposerLyricist - Connor McDonough, ComposerLyricist - Ryan Daly, ComposerLyricist - Tim McClain, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Toby McDonough, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2022 John Legend Music, Inc.
Maurice Simmonds, ComposerLyricist - Stephen McGregor, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - John Legend, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim McClain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R - Akil "worldwidefresh" King, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2023 John Legend Music, Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Ryan, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - John Legend, Producer, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim McClain, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Michael Pollack, ComposerLyricist - Gian Stone, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Davin Kingston, ComposerLyricist - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2023 John Legend Music, Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - John Stephens, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Melvin Moore, ComposerLyricist - John Legend, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Drew Love, ComposerLyricist - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Anthony M Jones, ComposerLyricist - Tim McClain, Engineer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kevin Ekofo, ComposerLyricist - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2022 John Legend Music, Inc.
Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul Simon, ComposerLyricist - Dave Kutch, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Legend, Producer, Piano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Wendy Goldstein, A&R - Kevin Peterson, Assistant Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Tim McClain, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Bryce Bordone, Mix Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jessica Breslow, A&R - Kenneth Jarvis III, A&R
℗ 2022 John Legend Music, Inc.
Resenha do Álbum
John Legend had been using his honorific stage surname for nearly 20 years when he felt that his track record finally merited its use as an album title. The EGOT with a dozen Grammys somehow fought the urge until his eighth proper studio album, a set distinguishable from the rest of his catalog mainly for its length and crowd of collaborators. Legend, divided into halves, is an 80-minute set executive produced in tandem with "A Bigger Love" co-writer/co-producer Ryan Tedder (Beyoncé, Adele, Taylor Swift). The first disc is primarily uptempo and loved up. Effervescent songs like "Waterslide," "Dope," and "All She Wanna Do" seem purpose-built for amusement parks and fairgrounds to remind visitors that they're having fun. (The latter song is heard in versions with and without a bouncy, Top Boy-referencing verse from Saweetie.) Those and other numbers such as "Splash," in which Legend is third wheel to more naturally lascivious co-stars Jhené Aiko and Ty Dolla $ign, unload water and drug metaphors for sex to almost mind-numbing effect. Better are the leisurely and awed songs with a deeper soul foundation. "Strawberry Blush" is a strings-sweetened connection with Free Nationals, Anderson .Paak affiliates who answer the call with one of their breeziest grooves. The grittier "You" has delicate touches of Philly and Chicago soul -- a little O'Jays, a little Curtis Mayfield -- enlivened by Legend's very strong falsetto game. Disc two, heavier on ballads, also contains more stylistic and emotional variety with a lasting partnership as a frequent setting. The feel-good, reassuring "I Want You to Know" could easily morph into a rocksteady cover of the Staple Singers' "I'll Take You There," while "Speak in Tongues," swaying and romantic, benefits from the presence of Jada Kingdom. Surprisingly, the songs informed by Jamaica outnumber piano ballads until the final stretch. "The Other Ones" is out of place for its melodramatic decluttering of baggage, but the trio of "Pieces," "I Don't Love You Like I Used To," and "Home" come across as wholly heartfelt, respectively striking a rare balance of numbness and hope, expressing total devotion, and turning on the (ocular) waterworks. Legend is at his best when entertainment isn't his objective.
© Andy Kellman /TiVo
Sobre o álbum
- 1 disco(s) - 12 faixa(s)
- Duração total: 00:44:43
- Artistas principais: John Legend
- Compositor: Various Composers
- Gravadora: Republic Records
- Género: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2023 John Legend Music, Inc. ℗ 2023 John Legend Music, Inc.
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