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Picking up the thread left dangling from 2016's Illuminate, Shawn Mendes decides to create an even more fashionable set of soulful pop on his eponymous 2018 album. Mendes remains a quivering adolescent presence -- he was still 19 years old when this album saw release -- but his self-titled record is assured and quietly confident in a way that suggests he has his adulthood on his mind. He doesn't abandon the soft-focus soul that turned "Stitches" into a breakthrough smash, but he deepens his groove and polishes his surfaces, all the while concentrating on crafting sturdy songs. Never mind that the album gets off to a shaky start with "In My Blood," an anonymous arena rock number that suggests he equates playing rock to the rafters with real music, a notion that's dispelled by the remainder of the record. He builds Shawn Mendes on lithe, tuneful R&B numbers, happy to have songs be as mellowly effervescent as "Queen" or as modern as the gently pulsating "Youth," which is graced by an appearance from Khalid. Mendes occupies a space between modern R&B and Ed Sheeran's earnest balladeering, but the key to his success -- both commercially and artistically -- is his light touch. There's a palpable sweetness to music that endures, even when a production is as bright and glistening as it is on Shawn Mendes. That bodes well for the future that Shawn Mendes is so evidently planning for.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Teddy Geiger, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Warburton, ComposerLyricist - Geoff Warburton, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, Guitar, Clapping, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Julia Michaels, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nate Mercereau, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Percussion, Programmer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Louis Bell, Producer, Additional Producer - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nate Mercereau, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Piano, Additional Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Warburton, ComposerLyricist - Nate Mercereau, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Sean Hurley, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - John Mayer, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Pradler, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, ComposerLyricist - Julia Michaels, FeaturedArtist, ComposerLyricist - Chad Franscoviak, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Mendes, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Karl Wingate, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ed Sheeran, ComposerLyricist - Johnny McDaid, ComposerLyricist - Evan Voytas, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fred Gibson, ComposerLyricist - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ryan Tedder, Producer, Drums, Programmer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Hanes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Serban Ghenea, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Zach Filkins, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Rich Rich, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zach Skelton, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal)
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Ryan Tedder, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Teddy Geiger, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Maury, Mixer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Nate Mercereau, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Zach Skelton, ComposerLyricist - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, Producer, Programmer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Joel Little, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Mendes, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Warburton, ComposerLyricist - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, ComposerLyricist - Joel Little, Producer, Engineer, Acoustic Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Khalid, FeaturedArtist - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Lambroza, ComposerLyricist - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Khalid Robinson, ComposerLyricist - Geoff Warburton, ComposerLyricist - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Programmer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ian Kirkpatrick, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Co-Producer, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Warburton, ComposerLyricist - Nate Mercereau, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Olivier Manchon, Viola, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, Guitar, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - David Baron, String Arranger, Unknown, Other, AssociatedPerformer - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sana Nagano, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Geoffrey Warburton, ComposerLyricist - Leonor Falcon, Viola, AssociatedPerformer - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Anneke School-Yoder, Cello, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Teddy Geiger, Producer, Keyboards, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Joe LaPorta, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew Maury, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Scott Harris, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - George Seara, Vocal Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Shawn Mendes, Producer, Guitar, Vocals, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Geoffrey Warburton, ComposerLyricist - Harry Burr, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Allen, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
Picking up the thread left dangling from 2016's Illuminate, Shawn Mendes decides to create an even more fashionable set of soulful pop on his eponymous 2018 album. Mendes remains a quivering adolescent presence -- he was still 19 years old when this album saw release -- but his self-titled record is assured and quietly confident in a way that suggests he has his adulthood on his mind. He doesn't abandon the soft-focus soul that turned "Stitches" into a breakthrough smash, but he deepens his groove and polishes his surfaces, all the while concentrating on crafting sturdy songs. Never mind that the album gets off to a shaky start with "In My Blood," an anonymous arena rock number that suggests he equates playing rock to the rafters with real music, a notion that's dispelled by the remainder of the record. He builds Shawn Mendes on lithe, tuneful R&B numbers, happy to have songs be as mellowly effervescent as "Queen" or as modern as the gently pulsating "Youth," which is graced by an appearance from Khalid. Mendes occupies a space between modern R&B and Ed Sheeran's earnest balladeering, but the key to his success -- both commercially and artistically -- is his light touch. There's a palpable sweetness to music that endures, even when a production is as bright and glistening as it is on Shawn Mendes. That bodes well for the future that Shawn Mendes is so evidently planning for.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:44:08
- Main artists: Shawn Mendes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Island Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Alternative & Indie
© 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2018 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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