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During the short time since her last album, 2013's Stars Dance, and the release of Revival in 2015, Selena Gomez went through about a decade's worth of stuff. A label change (from Hollywood to Interscope), a very public breakup with longtime on-off boyfriend Justin Bieber, management issues, various rehab rumors, and even a few good things (a hit single, a charting collaboration with Zedd). Revival is something of a fresh start for Gomez, both musically and personally. Taking more control over the album, with more writing credits and production oversight, the sound veers away from the bubblegum nature of her early work or the genre-hopping aspects of other releases. Instead, the album sticks pretty close to a club bangers-and-ballads mix with a couple of R&B-inspired jams thrown in. Gomez sounds most at home on the uptempo dance tracks like "Kill 'Em with Kindness" or "Me & the Rhythm," where the smoothness of her voice fits in with the vacant abandon of the beat. She also does a fine job on the tracks that slip outside the bounds of the formula, namely on the snappy, sassy Charli XCX-written "Same Old Love" or the steamy, tricked-out Latin beats and weird synthesizers in "Body Heat." These tracks show at her best, dialing up her personality to match the wit and imagination shown in the arrangements. The songs that don't fare as well are those where Gomez sounds most personal. She aims for several kinds of maturity here, but in the process the music suffers. Whether on the confessional piano ballad "Camouflage," the bruising "Sober" or the cartoonishly sexy "Good for You," it feels forced and overdone. Despite a few too many songs like this, there is still much to like about the album. There are some songs as good as anything she's done and the production is professional all the way thanks to heavy hitters like Stargate, Max Martin, and Hit Boy. It makes for a solid pop album overall, but it's a little too formulaic and predictable to rate among her best work.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
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Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - Chauncey Hollis, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Adam Schmalholz, ComposerLyricist - Rock Mafia, Producer - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Hit-Boy, Producer - T. Price, ComposerLyricist - Justin Tranter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Dave Audé, ComposerLyricist - Rock Mafia, Producer - T. Price, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Max Martin, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mattias Larsson, ComposerLyricist - Robin Fredriksson, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Mattman & Robin, Producer - Justin Tranter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - StarGate, Producer - Ross Golan, ComposerLyricist - Charlotte Aitchison, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Tor Erik Hermansen, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Benny Blanco, Producer - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - StarGate, Producer - Jacob Kasher Hindlin, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Chloe Angelides, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Daniel James, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Hector Delgado, Producer, Engineer, Co-Producer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - R. Mayers, ComposerLyricist - A$AP Rocky, Producer, Co-Producer, FeaturedArtist - Nolan Lambroza, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Nick Monson, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Justin Tranter, ComposerLyricist - Tyler Scott, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benjamin Rice, Engineer, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leah Pringle, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - J.B. Saboia, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Chris Braide, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel James, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - TONY MASERATI, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Benjamin Rice, Vocal Producer, Vocal Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Leah Pringle, Vocal Producer, AssociatedPerformer - Badriia Bourelly, ComposerLyricist - Will Sandals, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Mattias Larsson, ComposerLyricist - Robin Fredriksson, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Mattman & Robin, Producer - Justin Tranter, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Steve Mac, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist - Ross Golan, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - Chauncey Hollis, ComposerLyricist - Chris Gehringer, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Steve Hammons, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adam Comstock, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rock Mafia, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Hit-Boy, Producer - T. Price, ComposerLyricist - Justin Tranter, ComposerLyricist - Benjamin Rice, Vocal Producer, Vocal Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Danny Parra, Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Adam Schmalholz, ComposerLyricist - Rock Mafia, Producer - T. Price, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Antonina Armato, ComposerLyricist - Matt Morris, ComposerLyricist - Tim James, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Rock Mafia, Producer
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Shane Stevens, ComposerLyricist - Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Nick Monson, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Selena Gomez, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Justin Tranter, ComposerLyricist - Felix Snow, Producer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2015 Interscope Records
Album review
During the short time since her last album, 2013's Stars Dance, and the release of Revival in 2015, Selena Gomez went through about a decade's worth of stuff. A label change (from Hollywood to Interscope), a very public breakup with longtime on-off boyfriend Justin Bieber, management issues, various rehab rumors, and even a few good things (a hit single, a charting collaboration with Zedd). Revival is something of a fresh start for Gomez, both musically and personally. Taking more control over the album, with more writing credits and production oversight, the sound veers away from the bubblegum nature of her early work or the genre-hopping aspects of other releases. Instead, the album sticks pretty close to a club bangers-and-ballads mix with a couple of R&B-inspired jams thrown in. Gomez sounds most at home on the uptempo dance tracks like "Kill 'Em with Kindness" or "Me & the Rhythm," where the smoothness of her voice fits in with the vacant abandon of the beat. She also does a fine job on the tracks that slip outside the bounds of the formula, namely on the snappy, sassy Charli XCX-written "Same Old Love" or the steamy, tricked-out Latin beats and weird synthesizers in "Body Heat." These tracks show at her best, dialing up her personality to match the wit and imagination shown in the arrangements. The songs that don't fare as well are those where Gomez sounds most personal. She aims for several kinds of maturity here, but in the process the music suffers. Whether on the confessional piano ballad "Camouflage," the bruising "Sober" or the cartoonishly sexy "Good for You," it feels forced and overdone. Despite a few too many songs like this, there is still much to like about the album. There are some songs as good as anything she's done and the production is professional all the way thanks to heavy hitters like Stargate, Max Martin, and Hit Boy. It makes for a solid pop album overall, but it's a little too formulaic and predictable to rate among her best work.
© Tim Sendra /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:33
- Main artists: Selena Gomez
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Selena Gomez PS
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2015 Interscope Records ℗ 2015 Interscope Records
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