The The Divine Feminine [LP]

by Mac Miller

Overview

As a way to illustrate the sincerity implied in its title, The Divine Feminine begins and ends with the voices of women. Ariana Grande introduces Mac Miller's first Warner Bros. release, and in its conclusion, Miller's grandmother details with fondness the history of her relationship with her husband. In between the two tracks, to the point of compulsion, Miller frequently notes his aptitude in the bedroom and his insatiable appetite therein, or wherever else the mood strikes. Crass as it frequently is, the bulk of the album nonetheless has more to do with loving relationships than most releases from the manchild R&B classes of 2011-2016. Miller even sings a higher percentage of his words in his limited and sincere drawl, rhapsodizing "You just don't know how beautiful you are" on "My Favorite Part," a clean duet with new flame Grande that sounds like it could be an Anthony Hamilton cover. Miller's producers are in accordance with all the lovestruck sentiments. They outfit the songs with twirling strings, punching horns, and lively pianos, the last of which is provided by Robert Glasper on the woozy, Kendrick Lamar-assisted "God Is Fair, Sexy, Nasty." In the dazed but laser-focused ballad "Skin," there's a recurring impassioned saxophone line, and at one point it punctuates Miller's purr of "I open up your legs and go straight for your heart." The album's first half is highlighted by another Anderson Paak collaboration, "Dang!," a sharp hybrid of horn-flecked funk and spangly house. It's surpassed during the second half by the combination of "Soulmate," a sticky/slippery Dam-Funk production, and "We," a beatific mellow groove elevated by the harmonious voices of CeeLo Green and Thundercat. At all times, Miller and his associates are on the same page. Another aspect that makes this the rapper's most fulfilling album is that all the lines about being saved and in awe seem to be expressed with as much ease as the anatomical references, like they're plain facts, not wrenching confessions. ~ Andy Kellman

Product Details

Release Date:	12/09/2016
Label:	Warner Bros.
UPC:	0093624916031
Rank:	3106

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Congratulations
2. Dang!
3. Stay
4. Skin
5. Cinderella

Disc 2

6. Planet God Damn
7. Soulmate
8. We
9. My Favorite Part
10. God Is Fair, Sexy, Nasty

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Mac Miller   Primary Artist,Vocals
Julian Lee   Horn
Ariana Grande   Vocals,Featured Artist
Drew Forde   Strings
Nanny   Vocals
Ella Paige   Vocals
Danny McKinnon   Guitar
Jeffery Oliver   Horn
Paige Montgomery   Vocals
Nathan Chan   Strings
Lee Jeon   Strings
Bilal   Featured Artist
CeeLo Green   Featured Artist
Robert Glasper   Piano
Keyon Harrold   Trumpet
Jeff Gitelman   Bass,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Electric)
Enrique Sanchez   Horn
Thundercat   Vocals
Kilo Kish   Vocals
Ty Dolla $ign   Featured Artist
Kendrick Lamar   Featured Artist
Chloe Clancy   Vocals
Joshua Valle   Guitar
Braxton Cook   Horn
Sunni Colon   Guitar
Anderson .Paak   Featured Artist
Aja Grant   Strings
Njomza   Vocals,Featured Artist
David Pimentel   Bass,Drums,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Jeremy Kulousek   Composer
Bilal Oliver   Composer
Thomas Callaway   Composer
Christian Berishaj   Composer
Ariana Grande   Composer
B. Anderson   Composer
Sean Madden   Assistant Engineer
Nikolai "Misterneek" Hamedi   Composer,Producer
Derlis A. Chavarria   Assistant Engineer
Garcia Bros.   Producer,Additional Production
Larry Sheffey   Composer
Brendan Silas Parry   Assistant Engineer
Nicholas Cavalieri   Engineer,Recording
MusicManTy   Producer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Njomza Vitia   Composer
D. Perkins   Composer
Robert Glasper   Composer
Dwayne Perkins   Composer
Frank Dukes   Producer
Stephen Bruner   Composer
Pomo   Producer
Carlos Vives   Engineer,Recording
Keyon Harrold   Composer
Jeff Gitelman   Composer
Dam-Funk   Producer
Tyrone Griffin   Composer
Kenta Yonesaka   Engineer,Recording
DJ Dahi   Producer
Mac Miller   Executive Producer
Vic Wainstein   Composer,Engineer,Recording
Derek "MixedByAli" Ali   Mixing
Kendrick Duckworth   Composer
Malcolm McCormick   Composer
ID Labs   Producer
JMSN   Producer
Adam Feeney   Composer
Dacoury Natche   Composer
Anderson Hernandez   Composer
Vinylz   Producer
Zeke Mishanec   Engineer,Recording
Tae Beast   Producer
Donte Perkins   Composer
Sunni Colon   Composer
Anderson .Paak   Composer
Aja Grant   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Zachary Vaughan   Composer
Kaan Gunesberk   Composer
David Pimentel   Composer