Joanne

Joanne

by Lady Gaga
Joanne

Joanne

by Lady Gaga

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Overview

It's difficult not to view Joanne through the prism of Artpop, the 2013 album where Lady Gaga's expanding fame balloon finally popped. Ambitious but muddled, Artpop debuted high but came crashing down to the ground, stalling out after the second single, the R. Kelly duet "Do What U Want." Gaga quickly retreated to the confines of cabaret, cutting a nicely accomplished standards album with Tony Bennett, a move that not only gave her the opportunity to work with a legend, but signaled that she considered Artpop a step too far: The camp of Cheek to Cheek was elegant, not garish, an acknowledgment that she was once again back in control of her joke. It set the stage for Joanne, a clever streamlining of the Lady Gaga persona that functions as the opposite of Artpop. All the excesses are excised while the eccentricities are used as accents on songs that are usually well-rendered pop. A few numbers take a passing glance at country music -- the title "Joanne" winks at Dolly Parton's "Jolene"; in a different arrangement, the ballad "Million Reasons" could be an adult contemporary crossover from Faith Hill or Shania Twain -- but Gaga's feet remain firmly planted in dance-pop even when she brings in Father John Misty, Beck, Florence Welch, and Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age for collaborations. Homme co-wrote "Diamond Heart" and "John Wayne," two of the harder disco songs here, while Misty assists on the steady rolling "Sinner's Prayer" -- perhaps the best fusion of country and pop here -- and "Come to Mama," a buoyant throwback to Motown that finds a companion on the Welch duet "Hey Girl," an analog slow jam that floats in the shimmer light. These, plus the riotous "A-Yo" and the masturbation ode "Dancin' in Circles," don't necessarily find comfortable companions in the ballads peppered throughout the album, but executive producer Mark Ronson helps polish Joanne so it flows easily, which is its appeal. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date: 10/21/2016
Label: Interscope / Polydor
UPC: 0602557186437
Rank: 225444

Tracks

  1. Diamond Heart
  2. A-Yo
  3. Joanne
  4. John Wayne
  5. Dancin' in Circles
  6. Perfect Illusion
  7. Million Reasons
  8. Sinner's Prayer
  9. Come to Mama
  10. Hey Girl
  11. Angel Down

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lady Gaga   Primary Artist,Piano,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
BloodPop   Bass,Drums,Organ,Rhythm,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Jack Byrne   Guitar
Mark Ronson   Synthesizer,Piano (Electric),Bass,Guitar,Strings,Keyboards,Mellotron
Anthony Rossomando   Guitar
Cochemea Gastelum   Sax (Tenor)
Jeff Bhasker   Synthesizer
Harper Simon   Guitar
Victor Axelrod   Piano,Synthesizer
Leon Michels   Keyboards,Mellotron
Thomas Brenneck   Guitar
Florence Welch   Vocals,Featured Artist
James King   Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
RedOne   Guitar
Tom Moth   Harp
Brent Kolatalo   Drums
Josh Tillman   Drums
Steve Kortyka   Saxophone
Nicholas Movshon   Bass
Kelsey Lu   Cello
Hillary Lindsey   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Homer Steinweiss   Drums
Ken Lewis   Drums,Drums
Josh Homme   Drums,Guitar,Slide Guitar
Sean Lennon   Slide Guitar
Brian Newman   Trumpet
Matt Helders   Drums
Dave Guy   Trumpet
Emile Haynie   Drums,Synthesizer
Kevin Parker   Drums,Guitar,Synthesizer
Este Haim   Percussion
Ian Hendrickson-Smith   Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Michael Tucker   Composer
Barry McCready   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
BloodPop   Producer,Rhythm Programming,String Programming,Synthesizer Programming
Alekes von Korff   Engineer
An Yen   Graphic Design
Andrea Gelardin   Photography,Creative Director
Ben Bapite   Mixing
Christopher Cerullo   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Ruth Hogben   Photography,Creative Director
Mark Ronson   Executive Producer,Composer,Producer
Jeff Bhasker   Producer
Thomas Brenneck   Composer
Tom Elmhirst   Mixing
Lady Gaga   Composer,Producer,Photography,Creative Director,Executive Producer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
David Covell   Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Nadir Khayat   Composer
Collier Schorr   Photography
John Janick   A&R
Florence Welch   Composer
RedOne   Mixing,Producer,Programming
Randy Merrill   Mastering
Brian Roettinger   Graphic Design
Jens Jungkurth   Engineer
Brent Kolatalo   Engineer
Josh Tillman   Composer
Michael Harris   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Joe Visciano   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant,Mastering,Mixing Assistant
Riccardo Damian   Engineer
Brandon Bost   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
T.I. Jakke   Mixing
Joshua Blair   Engineer
Hillary Lindsey   Composer
Dave Russell   Engineer
Ken Lewis   Engineer,Engineer
Josh Homme   Composer,Producer
Justin Smith   Mixing,Engineer,Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Matthew Cullen   Engineer
Brett Shaw   Engineer
Emile Haynie   Composer,Producer
Beck Hansen   Composer
Trevor Muzzy   Engineer
Chris Claypool   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Kevin Parker   Composer,Producer
Ben Baptie   Mixing
Brandon Maxwell   Creative Director
Ed McEntee   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Benjamin Rice   Engineer
Johnnie Burik   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Abby Echiverri   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing,Engineer
Charles Pollard   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
John Hanes   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
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