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After years writing hits for and being featured on other artists' hit singles, genre-hopping singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha released her debut, Expectations. In addition to writing Eminem and Rihanna's Grammy-winning hit "The Monster," and breaking a country chart record with her Florida Georgia Line single "Meant to Be," that titular pressure was high, to say the least. An improvement upon her trio of EP releases, Expectations succeeds in presenting mature, forward-thinking pop of the dark, introspective variety. Rexha's vulnerability is part of the draw on Expectations, turning heartbreak ("Knees") and lust ("Mine" and "Self Control") into endearing moments. Her strongest tracks are honest and insightful, a refreshing change for mainstream pop, examining the perils of fame on the Lana Del Rey-meets-Sia "Ferrari," where she laments "living in the fast lane's getting kinda lonely," and "I'm a Mess," which finds Rexha juggling with fame and her own anxieties as she accepts "it's gonna be a good life/that's what my therapist says." She can churn out driving pop gems, channeling contemporaries Dua Lipa and Zara Larsson on "I Got You," and also push her vocals on ballads like the tender "Grace" and the longing "Pillow." Guests include Migos' Quavo on the yearning duet "2 Souls on Fire," Tory Lanez on the atmospheric "Steady," and Florida Georgia Line on that smash "Meant to Be," which broke a record as the longest-running Hot Country Songs number one fronted by a female artist. While the album could benefit from some tightening -- the middle stretch stalls the momentum -- Expectations affirms Rexha's songwriting prowess, ear for catchy hooks, and ability to pull emotion from otherwise serviceable radio pop.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Jason Evigan, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Asia Whitacre, Writer - Mitch McCarthy, Engineer, MixingEngineer - Asia Whiteacre, Backing Vocals - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Gian Stone, Additional Producer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Shelly Peiken, Writer - Meredith Brooks, Writer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Justin Tranter, Writer - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Jussifer, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Devon Corey, Additional Producer, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Lauren Christy, Writer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Quavo, Writer, FeaturedArtist - Aaron Zuckerman, Writer - Jussifer, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Devon Corey, Audio Recording Engineer - Aaron Z., Additional Producer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Lauren Christy, Writer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Scott M. Carter, Writer - Ali P, Producer, Programmer - Couros Sheibani, Guitar - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Ali Prawl, Writer - Dre Pinckney, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Jaquetta Singleton, Writer - Robot Scott, Producer, Programmer - D Mile, Solo Guitar
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Lauren Christy, Writer - David Garcia, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Josh Miller, Writer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Lauren Christy, Writer - Chris Gehringer, MasteringEngineer - MANNY MARROQUIN, MixingEngineer - Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Writer - Chris Galland, MixingEngineer - Ryan Rabin, Writer - Ryan McMahon, Writer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - David Rodríguez, Engineer - Captain Cuts, Producer, Engineer, Programmer, All Instruments - Benjamin Berger, Writer - Robin Florent, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jeff Jackson, Assistant Mixing Engineer - Jose Balabuer, Engineer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Lauren Christy, Writer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Andrew Wells, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Devon Corey, Additional Producer, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
German, Producer, Programmer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - The Monsters & Strangerz, Producer - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Asia Whiteacre, Writer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Oliver Peterhof, Writer - Devon Corey, Additional Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Monsters and Strangerz, Writer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Hit Boy, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Devon Corey, Additional Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Nathalia Marshall, Writer - Lionchild, Writer - Lance Shipp, Writer - Rachel Kennedy, Writer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Louis Bell, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Tory Lanez, FeaturedArtist - Daystar Peterson, Writer - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Asia Whiteacre, Backing Vocals, Writer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Carl Rosen, Writer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Scott Harris, Writer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Emily Warren, Writer - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Jussifer, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Devon Corey, Additional Producer, Audio Recording Engineer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Lauren Christy, Writer - Charlie Bisharat, Violin - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Andrew Wells, Producer, Programmer, Writer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Devon Corey, Additional Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Jake Hawkes, Piano
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Jonathan Yip, Percussion, Writer - Jeremy Reeves, Bass Guitar, Writer - Ray Romulus, Drums, Writer - The Stereotypes, Producer, Programmer - Bebe Rexha, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Mitch McCarthy, MixingEngineer - Asia Whiteacre, Backing Vocals, Writer - Michelle Mancini, MasteringEngineer - Devon Corey, Additional Producer, Audio Recording Engineer - Ray Charles McCullough II, Piano, Writer - Ronald (RD) Estrada, Engineer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Joey Moi, AdditionalEngineer - David Garcia, Drums, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Writer - Josh Miller, Writer - Bebe Rexha, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Florida Georgia Line, Backing Vocals, FeaturedArtist - Tyler Hubbard, Writer - Devon Corey, Audio Recording Engineer - Willshire, Additional Producer
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2017 Warner Records Inc.
Album review
After years writing hits for and being featured on other artists' hit singles, genre-hopping singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha released her debut, Expectations. In addition to writing Eminem and Rihanna's Grammy-winning hit "The Monster," and breaking a country chart record with her Florida Georgia Line single "Meant to Be," that titular pressure was high, to say the least. An improvement upon her trio of EP releases, Expectations succeeds in presenting mature, forward-thinking pop of the dark, introspective variety. Rexha's vulnerability is part of the draw on Expectations, turning heartbreak ("Knees") and lust ("Mine" and "Self Control") into endearing moments. Her strongest tracks are honest and insightful, a refreshing change for mainstream pop, examining the perils of fame on the Lana Del Rey-meets-Sia "Ferrari," where she laments "living in the fast lane's getting kinda lonely," and "I'm a Mess," which finds Rexha juggling with fame and her own anxieties as she accepts "it's gonna be a good life/that's what my therapist says." She can churn out driving pop gems, channeling contemporaries Dua Lipa and Zara Larsson on "I Got You," and also push her vocals on ballads like the tender "Grace" and the longing "Pillow." Guests include Migos' Quavo on the yearning duet "2 Souls on Fire," Tory Lanez on the atmospheric "Steady," and Florida Georgia Line on that smash "Meant to Be," which broke a record as the longest-running Hot Country Songs number one fronted by a female artist. While the album could benefit from some tightening -- the middle stretch stalls the momentum -- Expectations affirms Rexha's songwriting prowess, ear for catchy hooks, and ability to pull emotion from otherwise serviceable radio pop.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:48
- Main artists: Bebe Rexha
- Label: Warner Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2018 Warner Records Inc. ℗ 2018 Warner Records Inc.
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