Beautiful Trauma [2 LP]

by P!nk

Overview

Five years separate Beautiful Trauma from its predecessor, 2012's The Truth About Love -- a half-decade P!nk generally acknowledges in lyrical themes, not musical terms. Chalk this up to a general maturation -- the singer/songwriter is a happily married mother of two, creeping up on her 40th birthday -- but her decision to do little more than nod at contemporary musical trends is deliberate, a reflection of how her hits and audience have crept toward the adult contemporary charts. P!nk isn't entirely ready to enter Adele territory: She's still as liable to curse as croon, she makes the occasional feint toward EDM pop, and has the sense to hire Jack Antonoff, the hitmaker du jour of 2017, as a collaborator. These modern moments are bunched up at the beginning of the record, coalescing around "Revenge" -- a catchy bit of clean funk mussed up by a wildly inappropriate Eminem verse that seems culled from outtakes of The Eminem Show -- giving the false impression that Beautiful Trauma is a livelier album than it is, but once the record slides into the piano-anchored ballad "But We Lost It," it enters an extended stretch where diva showstoppers alternate with delicate folk tunes and icy midtempo pop. Every one of these styles is executed well -- the productions are crisp, not chilly, they're undergirded with genuine feeling that P!nk conveys with her measured performances -- but the cumulative feel is somewhat less than the individual parts. Maybe the culprit is that Beautiful Trauma feels too controlled, with every element in its right place. There's none of the emotional mess that has enlivened some of P!nk's best work, and while this sense of calm may be well earned, it does result in a tamer record. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	10/13/2017
Label:	Rca
UPC:	0889854746919

Tracks

1. Beautiful Trauma
2. Revenge
3. Whatever You Want
4. What About Us
5. But We Lost It
6. Barbies
7. Where We Go
8. For Now
9. Secrets
10. Better Life
11. I Am Here
12. Wild Hearts Can¿¿¿t Be Broken
13. You Get My Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

P!nk   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Natalie Leggett   Violin
Billy Mann   Piano,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
Victor Lawrence   Cello
Eminem   Featured Artist
Michael Valerio   Bass
Max Martin   Keyboards
Tereza Stanislav   Violin
Chris Laws   Drums
Andrew Duckles   Viola
Missi Hale   Vocals (Background)
Serena McKinney   Violin
Timothy Landauer   Cello
John Wittenberg   Violin
Jack Antonoff   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Alyssa Park   Violin
Josefina Vergara   Violin
Steve Richards   Cello
Phillip A. Peterson   Celli
Roberto Cani   Violin
Steve Mac   Keyboards
Mike Busbee   Piano,Vocals (Background)
Greg Kurstin   Bass,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards
Ross Golan   Guitar
Charlie Bisharat   Violin
Mattias Bylund   Strings
Joel Pargman   Violin
Salvador Ojeda   Vocals
Victoria Parker   Violin
Songa Lee   Violin
David Campbell   Conductor
Shellback   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Johnny McDaid   Guitar
Katherine Vincent   Viola
Gerardo Hilera   Violin
Bill Jolly   Choir Director,Organ (Hammond)
Sara Parkins   Violin
Matthew Funes   Viola
Mario de Leon   Violin
Luke Maurer   Viola
Michele Richards   Violin
Mattias Johansson   Violin
David Stone   Bass
Armen Ksajikian   Cello
Evan Smith   Saxophone
Mattias Larsson   Bass,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Handclapping
Oscar Holter   Keyboards
David Bukovinszky   Cello
Robin Fredriksson   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Handclapping
Christian Medice   Drums
The Struts   Bass,Keyboards,Percussion
Mattman & Robin   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Handclapping

Technical Credits

Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Billy Mann   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer
John Hanes   Mixing Engineer
Michael Ilbert   Engineer
Roger Davies   Executive Producer
Max Martin   Composer,Producer,Programming
Brian David Willis   Editing
Chris Laws   Engineer
Jack Antonoff   Arranger,Composer,Producer
John Cranfield   Engineer
Suzie Katayama   Contractor,Orchestra Manager
Steve Churchyard   String Engineer
Steve Mac   Composer,Producer
Mike Busbee   Mixing,Editing,Composer,Producer,Vocal Engineer
Greg Kurstin   Composer,Producer,Programming
Ross Golan   Composer,Vocal Producer
Charlie Bisharat   Assistant
Mattias Bylund   Editing,String Engineer,String Arrangements
Ryan Walsh   Assistant
Salvador Ojeda   Piano Engineer
Dave Clauss   Editing
David Campbell   String Arrangements
Shellback   Composer,Producer,Programming
Daniel Pursey   Engineer
Johnny McDaid   Composer
David Kutch   Mastering
Solve Sundsbo   Photography
Sam Holland   Engineer
Noah Passovoy   Engineer
Jeri Heiden   Design,Art Direction
P!nk   Composer,Producer,Executive Producer
Marshall Mathers   Composer
Nick Steinhardt   Design,Art Direction
Charlie Paakkari   Assistant
Julia Michaels   Composer
Mattias Larsson   Composer,Producer,Programming
Cory Bice   Assistant
Laura Sisk   Engineer
Oscar Holter   Composer,Producer,Programming
Ryan Aylsworth   Photography
Jon Sher   Assistant
Robin Fredriksson   Composer,Producer,Programming
Sam Dew   Composer
Ludvig Soederberg   Composer
Jakob Jerlstrom   Composer
Christian Medice   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Keyboard Programming
The Struts   Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer
Mattman & Robin   Producer,Programming
Tobias Jesso, Jr.   Composer,Producer
Jeremy Lertola   Assistant
Matt Dyson   Assistant
Gabe Burch   Assistant