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Philadelphia-born, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Christina Perri found herself bearing the complex weight of a surprise platinum-selling hit in 2010 with the bare-bones break-up ballad “Jar of Hearts.” Her performance of the track on the Fox show So You Think You Can Dance landed her a contract with Atlantic Records, and with that, the pressures of eking out a quality, full-length debut in time to capitalize on her overnight success (listeners who picked up the rushed, 2010 Ocean Way Sessions EP will find most of the cuts here in attendance). Luckily, the tracks that make up Lovestrong, are cut from the same cloth as her signature hit. Songs like “Bluebird,” “Arms,” “Sad Song,” and “Black + Blue,” the latter of which feels like an update on events post-“Jar of Hearts,” find Perri in her comfort zone, trading barbs with past lovers over melodies spawned from countless hours listening to Brandi Carlile's “The Story,” Radiohead's “Creep,” and Jewel’s “Who Will Save Your Soul?” It’s a formula she rarely deviates from, and at 15 cuts, the endless soul searching and constant barrage of wine glass-gazing, post-relationship, magnetic poetry can get a bit thin, but her pleasant, even-handed voice and gifts for using familiar melodies in new and surprising ways (witness the countless YouTube mash-ups of "Jar of Hearts" and Beyonce's "Halo") helps to keep Lovestrong from sinking itself, no matter how much its author wishes for the cold comfort of deep waters.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
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Victor Indrizzo, Percussion - Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Daly, Arranger, Guitar - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Additional Producer - JOHN ANDERSON, Guitar - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Elmo Lovano, Drums - Jenni Tarma, Bass Guitar
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Daly, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar - Lyle Workman, Electric Guitar - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Piano, Additional Producer, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer - JOHN ANDERSON, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Patrick Park, Backing Vocals - Christina Perri, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Elmo Lovano, Drums - Jenni Tarma, Bass Guitar
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Victor Indrizzo, Percussion - Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Daly, Arranger, Acoustic Guitar - Lyle Workman, Electric Guitar - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Additional Producer, Backing Vocals - JOHN ANDERSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Barrett Yeretsian, Writer - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Drew Lawrence, Writer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Elmo Lovano, Drums - Jenni Tarma, Bass Guitar
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Victor Indrizzo, Percussion - Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Daly, Arranger, Pedal Steel Guitar - David Campbell, Strings Arranger - Lyle Workman, Electric Guitar - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Oliver Kraus, Cello - STEVE Churchyard, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Arranger, Piano, Additional Producer, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Shaker - Wesley Seidman, AdditionalEngineer - JOHN ANDERSON, Acoustic Guitar - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Elmo Lovano, Drums, Tambourine - Jenni Tarma, Bass Guitar
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Victor Indrizzo, Percussion - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - David Hodges, Additional Producer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Malcolm Welsford, MixingEngineer - Christina Perri, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Barrett Yeretsian, Producer, Writer, Audio Recording Engineer - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Drew Lawrence, Piano, Writer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Jake Peters, Cello - Martin Christopher, Viola, Violin
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2010 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Mike Daly, Strings Arranger - Lili Haydn, Viola - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Additional Producer - JOHN ANDERSON, Electric Guitar - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Piano, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Elmo Lovano, Drums - Jenni Tarma, Bass Guitar
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Piano, Additional Producer, Programmer, Vocals, Writer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Daly, Guitar - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Additional Producer, Backing Vocals - JOHN ANDERSON, Guitar, Piano, Writer - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Daly, Acoustic Guitar - Lyle Workman, Electric Guitar - Greg Kurstin, Writer - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Piano, Additional Producer, Backing Vocals, Writer - JOHN ANDERSON, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Piano - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Elmo Lovano, Drums - Jenni Tarma, Bass Guitar
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
David Campbell, Strings Arranger - Lyle Workman, Electric Guitar - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - STEVE Churchyard, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Piano, Additional Producer, Programmer, Writer - Wesley Seidman, Engineer - JOHN ANDERSON, Electric Guitar - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Bruce Carver, Percussion - Christina Perri, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Zac Rae, Accordion - Mike Daly, Arranger, Percussion - Lyle Workman, Electric Guitar - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Percussion, Additional Producer - JOHN ANDERSON, Guitar, Piano - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Elmo Lovano, Drums - Jenni Tarma, Bass Guitar
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Mike Daly, Mandolin - Nick Perri, Writer - Lili Haydn, Viola, Violin - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Additional Producer, Backing Vocals - JOHN ANDERSON, Electric Guitar, Piano, Backing Vocals - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Acoustic Guitar, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, Backing Vocals, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Elmo Lovano, Drums, Percussion - Jenni Tarma, Bass Guitar
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Victor Indrizzo, Percussion - Zac Rae, Keyboards - Mike Daly, Contributor, Pedal Steel Guitar - David Campbell, Strings Arranger - Lyle Workman, Electric Guitar - Jason Mraz, FeaturedArtist - Ted Jensen, MasteringEngineer - Lars Fox, Engineer - Oliver Kraus, Cello - STEVE Churchyard, Engineer - Joe Chiccarelli, Producer - David Hodges, Arranger, Piano, Additional Producer, Programmer, Backing Vocals, Writer, Shaker - Wesley Seidman, AdditionalEngineer - JOHN ANDERSON, Acoustic Guitar - Michael H. Brauer, MixingEngineer - Ryan Gilligan, Assistant Mixing Engineer, Pro Tools - Graham Hope, Engineer - Christina Perri, Backing Vocals, Lead Vocals, Writer, MainArtist - Dave Schwerkolt, AssistantEngineer - Geoff Neal, Engineer - Elmo Lovano, Drums, Tambourine - Jenni Tarma, Bass Guitar
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2012 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States
Album review
Philadelphia-born, Los Angeles-based singer/songwriter Christina Perri found herself bearing the complex weight of a surprise platinum-selling hit in 2010 with the bare-bones break-up ballad “Jar of Hearts.” Her performance of the track on the Fox show So You Think You Can Dance landed her a contract with Atlantic Records, and with that, the pressures of eking out a quality, full-length debut in time to capitalize on her overnight success (listeners who picked up the rushed, 2010 Ocean Way Sessions EP will find most of the cuts here in attendance). Luckily, the tracks that make up Lovestrong, are cut from the same cloth as her signature hit. Songs like “Bluebird,” “Arms,” “Sad Song,” and “Black + Blue,” the latter of which feels like an update on events post-“Jar of Hearts,” find Perri in her comfort zone, trading barbs with past lovers over melodies spawned from countless hours listening to Brandi Carlile's “The Story,” Radiohead's “Creep,” and Jewel’s “Who Will Save Your Soul?” It’s a formula she rarely deviates from, and at 15 cuts, the endless soul searching and constant barrage of wine glass-gazing, post-relationship, magnetic poetry can get a bit thin, but her pleasant, even-handed voice and gifts for using familiar melodies in new and surprising ways (witness the countless YouTube mash-ups of "Jar of Hearts" and Beyonce's "Halo") helps to keep Lovestrong from sinking itself, no matter how much its author wishes for the cold comfort of deep waters.
© James Christopher Monger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:08
- Main artists: Christina Perri
- Label: Atlantic Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States. ℗ 2011 Atlantic Recording Corporation for the United States and WEA International Inc. for the world outside of the United States.
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