Yours Truly [Tenth Anniversary Edition]

by Ariana Grande

Overview

The debut album from Ariana Grande, 2013's Yours Truly, is a surprisingly sophisticated and unique showcase for the Nickelodeon sitcom star's soulful R&B vocals. As the character Cat Valentine on several Nickelodeon television shows including I Carly, Victorious, and Sam & Cat, Grande developed a huge fan following and the expectations were high for her debut album. Three years in the making and held up by numerous delays, Yours Truly lives up to those expectations. Produced by Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Yours Truly is an impeccably engineered affair. In fact, one would be hard-pressed to find a better platform for Grande's voice. A resonant singer gifted with a lithe affinity for both high-energy melisma and gentle balladry, Grande often brings to mind the intonations of Mariah Carey. Of course, with Edmonds at the helm, along with a bevy of commercially minded songwriters, the Carey comparisons are unavoidable and most likely intentional. Thankfully, Grande has the chops to pull it off, and Yours Truly makes the most of her talent. To these ends, tracks like the opening "Honeymoon Avenue," with its sophisticated orchestral intro, and the bright and funky "You'll Never Know" sound like lost early-'90s R&B hits. Though Grande has the talent to carry the album on her own steam, several tracks team her with guest performers, including the single "The Way," which features rapper Mac Miller; "Right There" with Big Sean; and "Popular Song," featuring Mika. Ultimately, cuts like "Baby I" and the jazz-inflected showstopper "Almost Is Never Enough," featuring the Wanted's Nathan Sykes, are bravura pop recordings that bring to mind the best of the '90s and of now. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	09/03/2013
Label:	Universal Music
UPC:	0602537480821
Rank:	380

Tracks

1. Honeymoon Avenue
2. Baby I
3. Right There
4. Tattooed Heart
5. Lovin' It
6. Piano
7. Daydreamin'
8. The Way
9. You'll Never Know
10. Almost is Never Enough
11. Popular Song
12. Better Left Unsaid

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ariana Grande   Primary Artist,Vocals
Big Sean   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mac Miller   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mika   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Nathan Sykes   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Courtney Harrell   Vocals (Background)
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
Joe Friedman   Guitar
Pamela Sixfin   Violin
David Davidson   Violin
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale   Violin
Carmen Reece   Vocals (Background)
Clayton Haslop   Violin
John Catchings   Cello
Julie Rogers   Violin
Randy Ellis   Horn,Sax (Tenor)
Vanessa Freebarin-Smith   Celli,Cello
David Angell   Violin
Monisa Angell   Viola
Paula Hochhalter   Celli,Cello
Andrew Carney   Trumpet
Anthony LaMarchina   Cello
Bill Meyers   Conductor
Dan Oates   Violin
Leon Thomas   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Antonio Dixon   Horn
Songa Lee   Violin
Chris McCain   Viola,Violin
Paula Hochalter   Celli
Mark Robertson   Violin
Aaron Spears   Drums
Katherine Jenkinson   Cello
Sharon Jackson   Violin
Johnny "Natural" Najara   Conductor,Musical Director
Giovanna Clayton   Celli,Cello
Stephanie Benedetti   Violin
Desmond Neysmith   Cello
Sarah Daramy-Williams   Violin
India Benet   Vocals (Background)
Kotono Sato   Violin
Nelson Jackson III   Keyboards
Kirsty Mangan   Viola,Violin
Tarron Crayton   Bass
Serg Dimitrijevic   Guitar
Ben Devitt   Trombone
Fabio Spinella   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Ian MacGregor   Recording,Engineer
Courtney Harrell   Composer
Nick Littlemore   Producer,Additional Production
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Tony Maserati   Mixing
Paul Boutin   Engineer,Recording
Larry Goetz   Engineer,Recording
Steve Sidwell   Arranger
Pamela Sixfin   String Contractor
Edgar Cortazar   Producer
Jeff Lorber   Composer
Greg Wells   Producer,Programming
Philip Lassiter   String Arrangements,Arranger
Carmen Reece   Composer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Arrangement
Mark Morales   Composer
Mark Portman   Producer
Roy Hendrickson   Engineer,Recording
Natural   Producer
Peter Stengaard   Engineer,Vocal Producer
Matt Squire   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Roy Hammond   Composer
Mika   Composer,Producer
The Rascals   Producer,Producer
Randy Ellis   Horn Arrangements
Ryan Kaul   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Victoria Monet   Composer
Rob Kinelski   Vocal Mixing
Henry Hey   Programming
Brenda Russell   Composer
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Jordin Sparks   Composer
Leon Thomas III   Composer
Kenneth Edmonds   Composer,Producer
Stephen Schwartz   Composer
Bill Meyers   Arranger,String Arrangements
Jason Nevins   Producer,Remixing,Drum Programming,Keyboard Programming,Additional Production
Sauce   Producer
Leon Thomas   Composer
Ced Solo   Keyboard Programming
Antonio Dixon   Composer,Producer,Horn Arrangements
Ivy Skoff   Contractor
Travis Ferrence   Recording
Rickey Offord   Composer,Producer
Jonathan Castelli   Mixing Engineer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Justin Hergett   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Nathaniel Motte   Producer
Sean Foreman   Composer
James Wadell   String Engineer
Mark Rooney   Composer
Nat Robinson   Composer
Travis Sayles   Composer,Producer
Brad Haugen   Marketing
Allison Kaye   Management
Wendy Goldstein   A&R
Priscilla Renea   Composer
Patrick Smith   Composer
Joseph "Lonny" Bereal   Composer
Scott "Scooter" Braun   Management,Executive Producer
Kirk Robinson   Composer
Ariana Grande   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer,Executive Producer
Tommy Brown   Producer,Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Donna Gryn   Marketing
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan   Engineer
Jahmaal Fyffe   Composer
Mark Asari   Vocal Producer
Talay Riley   Vocal Producer
Joel Mott   Arranger,String Arrangements
Laura Hess   Marketing
Chelsea Avery   A&R
Aya Merrill   Mastering
Harmony Samuels   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation,Executive Producer
Patrick J. Smith   Composer
Bryce Bordone   Mixing Assistant
Russell Hammond   Composer
Nathaniel Robinson   Composer
Victoria McCants   Composer
Mathieu Jomphe   Composer
Al Sherrod Lambert   Composer
Amber Streeter   Composer
Jon Castelli   Mixing Engineer
James "J-Doe" Smith   Composer
Jo Blaq   Producer,Vocal Producer
Roahn Hylton   Composer
Sean Anderson   Composer
J.J. Doe Smith   Composer
Malcolm McCormick   Composer
Carlos King   Engineer,Recording
Jose Cardoza   Engineer,Recording
Trehy Harris   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Dennis Jenkins   Composer
James Krausse   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Parker Ighile   Composer
Jahmaal Noel Fyfee   Composer
Thomas Lee Brown   Composer
Maurice Wade   Composer
Khristopher Riddick-Tynes   Composer,Engineer,Recording,Drum Programming
Rickey "Slikk" Offord   Composer,Producer
H. "Carmen Reece" Culver   Composer
Mo-Keyz   Additional Production
Moses Ayo Samuels   Composer
Olaniyi Michael Akinkunmi   Composer
Sribz Riley   Vocal Engineer
Maximilian Jaeger   Assistant Engineer
Anisa Moghaddam   Composer
Jones Crow   Photography
Kristin Hodge   Design
Naim McNair   A&R
Thomas Brown   Composer
Maurice David Wade   Composer
Mathieu Jomphe Lepine   Composer