Roll With Me

by Natasha Bedingfield

Overview

Natasha Bedingfield spent most of the 2010s quietly, bouncing around on the small screen, spending time doing charitable work, and living in a world where "Unwritten" and "Pocketful of Sunshine" remained recurrent on both radio and television. Along the way, she put out plenty of non-LP singles, but an album called The Next Chapter never materialized and soon she parted ways with Epic/Sony. All this makes Roll with Me, her first album for We Are Hear/Universal and first album in nearly a decade, a bit of a crucial release for the singer; it's an opportunity to open up another chapter in her career. To that end, Bedingfield balances adventure with caution, collaborating with songwriter/producer Linda Perry for the bulk of the tracks, but adhering to the slick, stylish pan-continental pop that distinguished her 2000s hits. Indeed, save for a few lyrical references, Roll with Me often makes it seem like the 2010s never happened. It unfurls with an unhurried confidence, relying on Eurodance beats and sunny melodies, a combination that now sounds old-fashioned but still alluring. There are some shifts: the tempos are generally slower, so the ballads veer toward fussy and the pop tunes aren't quite so effervescent, and there's a slight hint of gravel in Bedingfield's voice. All of it amounts to an album that soothes and reassures, and provides an impeccable soundtrack to an aspirational, upscale lifestyle. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	08/30/2019
Label:	We Are Hear Music
UPC:	0762183496925

Tracks

1. Kick It
2. Roller Skate
3. Everybody Come Together
4. Hey Papa
5. King of the World
6. It Could be Love
7. Where We Going Now
8. Can't Look Away
9. Can't Let Go
10. No Man I See
11. Sweet Nothing
12. I Feel You
13. Wishful Thinking
14. Real Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Natasha Bedingfield   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Linda Perry   Guitar,Keyboards,Guitar (Acoustic),Vocals (Background)
David Saw   Guitar,Guitar (Acoustic)
Danny Levin   Trumpet
Chris Bautista   Trumpet
David Mayer   Saxophone
Dave Rolicke   Trombone
Maiya Sykes   Vocals (Background)
Sharon Youngblood   Vocals (Background)
Tamir Barzilay   Drums
Eli Pearl   Guitar
Angel Haze   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Ashley Washington   Vocals (Background)
Troy Noka   Keyboards
Tony Beliveau   Keyboards
Briana Lee   Vocals (Background)
Richard Dodd   Cello
Paul Ill   Bass
Daphne Chen   Violin
Billy Mohler   Bass
Leah Katz   Viola
Eric Gorfain   Violin

Technical Credits

Eric Gorfain   String Arrangements,Horn Arrangements
Linda Perry   Composer,Engineer,Drum Programming,Horn Arrangements,Recording Producer,String Arrangements
Luis Flores   Assistant Engineer
Natasha Bedingfield   Composer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Chris Galland   Mixing
Adam Bravin   Drum Programming
Lisa Vitale   Composer
Angel Haze   Vocal Arrangement
Troy Noka   Drum Programming
Robin Florent   Assistant
Scott Desmarais   Assistant
Michelle Manicini   Mastering
Jeremie Inhaber   Assistant