Revival [LP]

by Selena Gomez

Overview

During the short time since her last album, 2013's Stars Dance, and the release of Revival in 2015, Selena Gomez went through about a decade's worth of stuff. A label change (from Hollywood to Interscope), a very public breakup with longtime on-off boyfriend Justin Bieber, management issues, various rehab rumors, and even a few good things (a hit single, a charting collaboration with Zedd). Revival is something of a fresh start for Gomez, both musically and personally. Taking more control over the album, with more writing credits and production oversight, the sound veers away from the bubblegum nature of her early work or the genre-hopping aspects of other releases. Instead, the album sticks pretty close to a club bangers-and-ballads mix with a couple of R&B-inspired jams thrown in. Gomez sounds most at home on the uptempo dance tracks like "Kill 'Em with Kindness" or "Me & the Rhythm," where the smoothness of her voice fits in with the vacant abandon of the beat. She does a fine job on the tracks that slip outside the bounds of the formula, namely in the snappy, sassy Charli XCX-written "Same Old Love," or the steamy, tricked-out Latin beats and weird synthesizers in "Body Heat." These tracks show her at her best, dialing up her personality to match the wit and imagination shown in the arrangements. Overall, Revival is a solid pop album with some songs that are as good as anything she's done and the production is professional all the way thanks to heavy hitters like Stargate, Max Martin, and Hit Boy. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date:	12/04/2015
Label:	Interscope
UPC:	0602547562036
Rank:	22520

Tracks

1. Revival
2. Kill 'Em with Kindness
3. Hands to Myself
4. Same Old Love
5. Sober
6. Good for You
7. Camouflage
8. Me & the Rhythm
9. Survivors
10. Body Heat
11. Rise

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Selena Gomez   Primary Artist
Serafin Aguilar   Trumpet
Rami Jaffee   Keyboards
Max Martin   Percussion,Synthesizer
Steve Hammons   Guitar,Percussion
Leah Haywood   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Chris Laws   Drums
Devrim "DK" Karaoglu   Keyboards
Nigel Lundemo   Percussion
Jimmy Messer   Guitar
Tim Pierce   Guitar
Steve Mac   Keyboards,Keyboards
Ross Golan   Vocals (Background)
Jamie Muhoberac   Keyboards
Adam Comstock   Guitar
Shane Stevens   Vocals (Background)
Hit-Boy   Percussion
Robin   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Percussion,Synthesizer
Julia Michaels   Vocals (Background)
Mattias Larsson   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Percussion,Synthesizer
Rock Mafia   Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
A$AP Rocky   Featured Artist
Christopher Braide   Piano
Robin Fredriksson   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Percussion,Synthesizer
David Urquidi   Saxophone
Mattman & Robin   Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Percussion,Synthesizer
Brandon "B.A.M." Hodge   Guitar
Joao Pedro Mourao   Guitar
Danny Parra   Percussion

Technical Credits

Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Tony Maserati   Mixing
Stargate   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
John Hanes   Mixing Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Max Martin   Composer,Programming,Vocal Producer
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer,Engineer,Instrumentation
Steve Hammons   Engineer,Programming,Mixing Engineer
Chris Laws   Engineer
Hector Delgado Roman   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Nigel Lundemo   Engineer,Programming
Danny D   Producer,Executive Producer
Antonina Armato   Composer
Tim James   Composer
Dave Aude   Composer
Steve Mac   Composer,Producer,Composer,Producer
Matt Morris   Composer
Benny Blanco   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Ross Golan   Composer
Phil Tan   Mixing
Justin Tranter   Composer
Matty Green   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Selena Gomez   Composer
Miles Walker   Engineer
Daniel Pursey   Assistant
Jacob Kasher   Composer
Benjamin Levin   Composer
Will Sandalls   Engineer,Piano Engineer
Adam Comstock   Engineer
Tim Blacksmith   Producer,Executive Producer
Danny D.   Executive Producer
Zvi Edelman   Production Coordination
Nick Monson   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Shane Stevens   Composer,Vocal Producer,Composer
Phil Seaford   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Mike Anderson   Engineer
Hit-Boy   Producer,Programming
Andrew Luftman   Production Coordination
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer,Instrumentation
Robin   Engineer,Producer,Tracking,Programming,Vocal Producer
Julia Michaels   Composer,Vocal Producer
Mattias Larsson   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Tracking,Programming,Vocal Producer
Rock Mafia   Mixing,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Simon French   Assistant
Adam Schmalholz   Composer
Tyler Scott   Mixing,Assistant,Mixing Assistant
A$AP Rocky   Producer
Christopher Braide   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Chauncey Hollis   Composer
Daniela Rivera   Engineer,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Chris Sclafani   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Nolan Lambroza   Composer,Producer
Robin Fredriksson   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Tracking,Programming,Vocal Producer
Haze Banga   Programming
Blake Mares   Assistant
Benjamin Rice   Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer
Rakim Mayers   Composer
Charlotte Aitchison   Composer
Felix Snow   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Dubkiller   Programming,Additional Production
Rob Ellmore   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Geoff Swan   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Chloe Angelides   Composer
Seif "Mageef" Hussain   Production Coordination
Jacob Hindlen   Composer
Mattman & Robin   Engineer,Producer,Tracking,Programming,Vocal Producer
Badriia Bourelly   Composer
Juan Carlos Torrado   Assistant,Assistant Arranger
Astrid Taylor   Production Coordination
Danny Parra   Engineer,Programming
R3drum   Additional Production
J.B. Saboia   Assistant
Nelson Davis   Producer,Programming