Goodbye Lullaby

by Avril Lavigne

Overview

Maturity already proven to be Avril Lavigne's bugaboo way back in 2004 when she stumbled through a Chantal Kreviazuk co-written sophomore set called Under My Skin, the former mall punk once again returns to reflection for her fourth album, 2011's Goodbye Lullaby. The occasion for introspection is Lavigne's divorce from Sum 41 singer Deryck Whibley, who has some presence as a producer and phantom on Goodbye Lullaby, sometimes even standing at the helm for a lovelorn, regretful tune. Lavigne has songwriting credits on every cut here, bearing sole responsibility for half of the tunes. These are not the ones that stick. The ones that stick are Max Martin productions that he co-wrote, including first single "What the Hell," which touches upon Avril's irrepressible brattiness. Despite Martin's immense skill, he can't quite get Avril to crack a smile here, and her sorrow leads to a big-budget pop divorce album along the lines of P!nk's Funhouse. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/08/2011
Label:	Arista / Columbia / Rca
UPC:	0886975587025
Rank:	21880

Tracks

1. Black Star
2. What the Hell
3. Push
4. Wish You Were Here
5. Smile
6. Stop Standing There
7. I Love You
8. Everybody Hurts
9. Not Enough
10. 4 Real
11. Darlin
12. Remember When
13. Goodbye
14. Alice

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Avril Lavigne   Primary Artist,Piano,Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Deryck Whibley   Primary Artist
Robb Dipple   Director
Johan Carlsson   Piano
Rickard Goeransson   Guitar
Evan Taubenfeld   Vocals
Josh Freese   Drums
Rodney Howard   Drums
Max Martin   Keyboards
Shellback   Bass,Drums,Guitar
Steve Shebby   Guitar (Bass)

Technical Credits

Erwin Gorostiza   Design
Brad Townsend   Mixing
Robb Dipple   Editing
Johan Carlsson   Mixing,Producer
Mark Liddell   Photography
Rickard Goeransson   Mixing,Producer
Dan Chase   Editing,Programming,Digital Engineer
Maria P. Marulanda   Design
Samantha Lecca   Executive Producer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Evan Taubenfeld   Composer,Engineer,Digital Editing,Instrumentation,Digital Engineer
Joan Jett   Composer
Deryck Whibley   Mixing,Engineer,Producer,Instrumentation
John Hanes   Mixing,Engineer
Michael Ilbert   Engineer
Max Martin   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Keith Armstrong   Mixing Assistant
Jeff Aldrich   A&R
Butch Walker   Engineer,Producer,Instrumentation
Tim Roberts   Mixing Assistant
Avril Lavigne   A&R,Composer,Producer,Art Direction
Chris Lord-Alge   Mixing
Nik Karpen   Mixing Assistant
David Campbell   String Arrangements
Shellback   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Jake Sinclair   Engineer
Andrew Schubert   Mixing
Tina Kennedy   Executive Producer