Girl

Girl

by Maren Morris
Girl

Girl

by Maren Morris

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Overview

Two years after the release of her 2016 debut Hero, Maren Morris scored a genuine crossover smash with "The Middle," a collaboration with electro-pop producer Zedd. "The Middle" wasn't a country song, it was a pop move so bold it felt defiant: if country radio wasn't going to make her the star she deserved to be, she planned to head elsewhere. That same sensibility runs through Girl, Morris' ambitious 2019 sophomore album. In a sense, Girl is the sequel to "The Middle," not Hero. Largely produced by Greg Kurstin -- the Bird & The Bee veteran who became the producer du jour after his Grammy-winning work for Adele and Beck -- Girl is bright, shiny, and big, an album designed to appeal to any imaginable audience. Morris doesn't abandon country -- she duets with Brothers Osborne on "All My Favorite People," a salute to blue collar revelers -- but she favors a pan-cultural pop that draws elements from soul, dance-pop, indie, Americana, and rock, all polished so they can fit onto many different stylistic playlists simultaneously. Morris takes this as a point of pride. She sings she's "cooking up my own flavor," intent on being an original, a sentiment that mirrors the self-empowerment of the album's title track. Both songs are admirable if a bit on-the-nose, which happens to be the defining quality of Girl. No longer content to massage her message, Morris tackles all of her targets directly, offering no shade or subtlety in either her music or words. Sonically, this approach can be dazzling. Her hooks are striking, the production is vivid, and she sings with the casual assurance of a superstar. Where this approach falters is with the individual songs. By foregrounding her lyrical intent and offering no room for interpretation, Morris winds up with songs that feel less imaginative than their execution, a flaw that is by no means fatal but does mean that Girl plays on a smaller scale than intended. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 03/08/2019
Label: Columbia
UPC: 0190759018620
Rank: 69485

Tracks

  1. GIRL
  2. The Feels
  3. All My Favorite People
  4. A Song for Everything
  5. Common
  6. Flavor
  7. Make Out with Me
  8. Gold Love
  9. Great Ones
  10. RSVP
  11. To Hell & Back
  12. The Bones
  13. Good Woman
  14. Shade

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Maren Morris   Primary Artist,Vocals
Brandi Carlile   Featured Artist
Rob Moose   Viola,Violin,Baritone Violin
Mike Busbee   Guitar (Electric),Bass,Piano,Percussion,Synthesizer
Greg Kurstin   Bass,Drums,Organ,Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Omnichord,Percussion,Synthesizer
Aaron Sterling   Drums,Percussion
Ben West   Synthesizer
Derek Wells   Mandolin,Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
John Osborne   Guitar (Electric)
Laura Veltz   Vocals
Ryan Hurd   Vocals
Brothers Osborne   Featured Artist
T.J. Osborne   Vocals
Natalie Hemby   Vocals
Ian Fitchuk   Piano,Percussion,Synthesizer
Kathleen Edwards   Vocals

Technical Credits

Kathleen Edwards   Composer
Brian David Willis   Digital Editing
Rob Moose   Engineer
Greg Kurstin   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Aaron Sterling   Programming
Dave Clauss   Mixing,Engineer,Digital Editing
Julian Bunetta   Composer
Tyler Johnson   Composer
Mark Trussell   Composer
Alex Pasco   Engineer
Randy Merrill   Mastering
Laura Veltz   Composer
Jimmy Robbins   Composer
Jamie Nelson   Photography
Rachel Kurstin   Production Coordination
Jesse Jo Dillon   Composer
Mike Stankiewicz   Assistant Engineer
Matt Tuggle   Assistant
Tracy Fleaner   Creative Director
Nathan Spicer   Engineer
Ryan Hurd   Composer
John Ryan   Composer
Julian Burg   Engineer
Samuel Burgess-Johnson   Design
Mikey Reaves   Composer
Sarah Aarons   Composer
Nicki Fletcher   Cover Design
Mike Busbee   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Patrick Warren   String Arrangements
Natalie Hemby   Composer
Ian Fitchuk   Composer
Dylan Dresdow   Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Jon Randall   Composer
Maren Morris   Composer,Producer
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