- The Sign
- About Damn Time
- Grrrls
- 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)
- I Love You Bitch
- Special
- Break Up Twice
- Everybody's Gay
- Naked
- Birthday Girl
- If You Love Me
- Coldplay
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0075678633362
ILYA Vocals (Background),Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion
Yoshihiko Nakano Viola
Chawnta Marie Van Vocals
Doshiniq Green Vocals
Shelbeniece Swain Vocals
Myke Wright Vocals
Chris Jesel Violin
Ricky Reed Glockenspiel,Bass,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Blake Espy Violin
Michael Cordone Trumpet
Gared Crawford Violin
Phoelix Bass
Jesse McGinty Trombone,Saxophone
Jarvis Benson Viola
Pop Wansel Keyboards
Blake Slatkin Vocals,Keyboards
Jasper Harris Piano
Daoud Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Saxophone,Fender Rhodes
Terrace Martin Vocoder
Lemar Guillary Trombone
Nate Mercereau Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Aryanna Platt Vacuum Cleaner
Jonathan Kim Viola
Jonah Sirota Viola
Ilya Salmanzadeh Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Raymond J. Mason Trombone
Quelle Chris Vocals
Jonathan Bellion Vocals (Background)
Natasha Colkett Violin
Charlie Bisharat Violin
Adrienne Woods Cello
Andrew Martin Trombone
Nick Movshon Bass
Dave Guy Trumpet
Leon Michels Keyboards
Songa Lee Violin
Andrew Hey Horn Engineer
Theron Thomas Vocals (Background)
Richard Adkins Violin
Jenny Takamatsu Violin
Radu Pieptea Violin
Kid Harpoon Piano,Mellotron,Synthesizer
Peter Karlsson Drums,Guitar,Percussion
Johan Carlsson Organ,Piano
Rickard Goeransson Bass,Guitar
Jordan Johnson Keyboards
Ian Kirkpatrick Keyboards
Chris Woods Viola
Leah Katz Viola
Donald Hayes Saxophone
Larry Gold Conductor
Victor Indrizzo Drums,Percussion
Mark Ronson Keyboards
Wayne Bergeron Trumpet
Melissa Reiner Violin
Ryan Cross Cello
Max Martin Bass,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Dan Higgins Saxophone
Thomas Pridgen Drums
Emma Kummrow Violin
Tommy "TNT" Brenneck Guitar
Michael Pollack Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Marisa Kuney Violin
Luigi Mazzocchi Violin
Benny Blanco Vocals,Keyboards
Ian Hendrickson-Smith Saxophone
Daphne Chen Violin
Trey Pearce Assistant Engineer
Zach Pereyra Mixing Assistant
AB+DM Photography
Anthony Vilchis Mixing Assistant
Piece Eatah Assistant Engineer
Trey Station Mixing Assistant
Myke Wright Cover Design
Nate Ramer Assistant Engineer
Christian DeVivo Composer
Ricky Reed Instrumentation,Horn Arrangements,Associate Producer,Additional Production,A&R,Mixing,Arranger,Producer,Programming
Lizzo Executive Producer
Gavin Tennille Composer
Melissa Jefferson Composer
The Monsters & Strangerz Producer
Ira Grylack Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Chris Keys Producer
Phoelix Producer,Programming
Patrick Kehrier Engineer,Recording,Vocal Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Pop Wansel Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Chad Gordon Assistant Engineer
Jacob Ferguson Engineer,Recording
Blake Slatkin Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Gregg Golterman Production Coordination
Omer Fedi Composer,Producer
Daoud Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Bryce Bordone Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Daoud Anthony Composer
Chris Martin Composer
Terrace Martin Producer,Additional Production
Lemar Guillary Horn Arrangements
Nate Mercereau Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Aryanna Platt A&R
Claydes Smith Composer
Joseph McVey Composer
Andrew Wansel Composer
Stefan Johnson Composer,Engineer,Musician,Instrumentation
Jeremy Hatcher Engineer
Ronald Larkins Composer
Ilya Salmanzadeh Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Quelle Chris Producer
David Silberstein Production Coordination
Christian Johnson Production Coordination
Jaynell Grayson String Contractor,Strings Contractor
Virgilio Tzaj Design,Art Direction
Jonathan Bellion Composer
Dennis "D.T." Thomas Composer
Will Champion Composer
Peter Svensson Composer
Richard Westfield Composer
Adam Horovitz Composer
Jon Kubis Arranger,String Preparation
Nick Movshon Composer
Leon Michels Composer
Thomas Brenneck Composer
Savan Kotecha Composer
Benjamin Levin Composer
Theron Thomas Composer
Michael Neil Composer
Larry Price Composer
Amy Allen Composer
Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin Production Coordination
Michelle Mancini Mastering
Kid Harpoon Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Theron M. Thomas Composer
Sam Holland Engineer
Alton Taylor Composer
Jens Jungkurth Engineer,Recording
Jordan Johnson Composer,Musician,Instrumentation
James Kirk Assistant Engineer
Eric Frederic Composer
Ian Kirkpatrick Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Emily Warren Composer
George "Funky" Brown Composer
Chris Key Producer
James Johnson Composer
Lauryn Hill Composer
Larry Gold Arranger,String Arrangements
Jonny Buckland Composer
Jeff Chestek Recording,String Engineer
Robert "Kool" Bell Composer
Mark Ronson Arranger,Composer,Producer,String Arrangements
Jerry Hey Horn Arrangements
Robert "Spike" Mickens Composer
Ronald Bell Composer
Brandon Davis A&R
Ray Chew Arranger,String Arrangements
Rick Rubin Composer
Max Martin Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation
Mike Dean Composer
Tommy Peltier Assistant Engineer
Guy Berryman Composer
William Bell Composer
Z-Ro Composer
Manny Marroquin Mixing
Malcolm McLaren Composer
Michael Pollack Composer
Bill Malina Engineer
Booker T. Jones Composer
Benny Blanco Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Serban Ghenea Mixing
Stephen Hague Composer
Damien Lewis Engineer
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Overview
With Cuz I Love You, Lizzo experienced the kind of award-winning, platinum-selling, culturally omnipresent success that could make artists wither in the spotlight, uncertain of their next move. Fortunately, that's not the case on Special. Having finally won the fans she richly deserved before her breakthrough album, she trusts them to follow her as she steps up to fame's demands by being even more real. As she was making her name, the unstoppable swagger of hits like "Juice" was necessary, but on Special she reveals she doesn't have it all figured out in the wake of her incredible success. For every song like "About Damn Time," a perfectly constructed piece of celebratory disco-pop that's classic Lizzo, there's another where she confesses that even she can't always be that confident. Special's songs are tempered with quirks and flaws, and even when they sound like they're shouting from the rooftops, Lizzo's vulnerabilities bring her listeners closer. There's an undercurrent of melancholy on the driving opener "The Sign," hinting that the twerking and smoothies she's been using for self-care might not be enough to deal with the same old heartache; on "2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)," she can't trust the process, singing "I did the work/It didn't work" before huge '80s synths almost drown out her self-doubt. Prior to Special's release, Lizzo described it as a love album in the most encompassing sense of the word, but she saves most of her affection for her friends, whom she celebrates on "Birthday Girl" and "I Love You Bitch," and the LGBTQ+ community, for whom she provides a safe space on "Everybody's Gay," which evokes the Mary Jane Girls in its smoothly funky moves. When it comes to loving herself or being able to love someone else, however, things get more complicated, and these conflicts make for some of Special's standout songs. On the soulful title track, she's unflinchingly honest about her place in the world as someone who's "Black and heavy" as well as a celebrity whose words and actions are frequently taken out of context. "Naked" -- one of the few times on the album where she reaches out to someone -- hides one of the record's most poignant lyrics in its sultriness: "I wish we could live without no body expectations." Lizzo matches Special's soul-baring with adventurous musical choices, adding shades of vintage folk and psychedelic soul to the all-or-nothing ballad "If You Love Me" and flexing her songwriting chops on "Coldplay," a jazzy, stream-of-consciousness look at why intimacy is hard for her that provides a welcome counterpoint to the big hooks and catchphrases in the making elsewhere on the album (like calling herself a "C-E-ho" on the Beastie Boys-sampling "Grrrls"). Far from a rehash of Cuz I Love You, Special finds Lizzo revealing new layers to the genuine songwriting and generous spirit that has defined her music since the beginning. ~ Heather Phares
Product Details
Release Date: | 07/15/2022 |
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Label: | Atlantic |
UPC: | 0075678633362 |
Rank: | 197982 |
Tracks
Album Credits
Performance Credits
Lizzo Primary Artist,Flute,VocalsILYA Vocals (Background),Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion
Yoshihiko Nakano Viola
Chawnta Marie Van Vocals
Doshiniq Green Vocals
Shelbeniece Swain Vocals
Myke Wright Vocals
Chris Jesel Violin
Ricky Reed Glockenspiel,Bass,Piano,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Blake Espy Violin
Michael Cordone Trumpet
Gared Crawford Violin
Phoelix Bass
Jesse McGinty Trombone,Saxophone
Jarvis Benson Viola
Pop Wansel Keyboards
Blake Slatkin Vocals,Keyboards
Jasper Harris Piano
Daoud Piano,Guitar,Keyboards,Saxophone,Fender Rhodes
Terrace Martin Vocoder
Lemar Guillary Trombone
Nate Mercereau Bass,Drums,Piano,Guitar,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Aryanna Platt Vacuum Cleaner
Jonathan Kim Viola
Jonah Sirota Viola
Ilya Salmanzadeh Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Raymond J. Mason Trombone
Quelle Chris Vocals
Jonathan Bellion Vocals (Background)
Natasha Colkett Violin
Charlie Bisharat Violin
Adrienne Woods Cello
Andrew Martin Trombone
Nick Movshon Bass
Dave Guy Trumpet
Leon Michels Keyboards
Songa Lee Violin
Andrew Hey Horn Engineer
Theron Thomas Vocals (Background)
Richard Adkins Violin
Jenny Takamatsu Violin
Radu Pieptea Violin
Kid Harpoon Piano,Mellotron,Synthesizer
Peter Karlsson Drums,Guitar,Percussion
Johan Carlsson Organ,Piano
Rickard Goeransson Bass,Guitar
Jordan Johnson Keyboards
Ian Kirkpatrick Keyboards
Chris Woods Viola
Leah Katz Viola
Donald Hayes Saxophone
Larry Gold Conductor
Victor Indrizzo Drums,Percussion
Mark Ronson Keyboards
Wayne Bergeron Trumpet
Melissa Reiner Violin
Ryan Cross Cello
Max Martin Bass,Drums,Guitar,Vocals,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Dan Higgins Saxophone
Thomas Pridgen Drums
Emma Kummrow Violin
Tommy "TNT" Brenneck Guitar
Michael Pollack Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Marisa Kuney Violin
Luigi Mazzocchi Violin
Benny Blanco Vocals,Keyboards
Ian Hendrickson-Smith Saxophone
Daphne Chen Violin
Technical Credits
ILYA Programming,Instrumentation,Arranger,Engineer,ProducerTrey Pearce Assistant Engineer
Zach Pereyra Mixing Assistant
AB+DM Photography
Anthony Vilchis Mixing Assistant
Piece Eatah Assistant Engineer
Trey Station Mixing Assistant
Myke Wright Cover Design
Nate Ramer Assistant Engineer
Christian DeVivo Composer
Ricky Reed Instrumentation,Horn Arrangements,Associate Producer,Additional Production,A&R,Mixing,Arranger,Producer,Programming
Lizzo Executive Producer
Gavin Tennille Composer
Melissa Jefferson Composer
The Monsters & Strangerz Producer
Ira Grylack Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Chris Keys Producer
Phoelix Producer,Programming
Patrick Kehrier Engineer,Recording,Vocal Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Pop Wansel Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Chad Gordon Assistant Engineer
Jacob Ferguson Engineer,Recording
Blake Slatkin Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Gregg Golterman Production Coordination
Omer Fedi Composer,Producer
Daoud Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Bryce Bordone Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Daoud Anthony Composer
Chris Martin Composer
Terrace Martin Producer,Additional Production
Lemar Guillary Horn Arrangements
Nate Mercereau Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Aryanna Platt A&R
Claydes Smith Composer
Joseph McVey Composer
Andrew Wansel Composer
Stefan Johnson Composer,Engineer,Musician,Instrumentation
Jeremy Hatcher Engineer
Ronald Larkins Composer
Ilya Salmanzadeh Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Quelle Chris Producer
David Silberstein Production Coordination
Christian Johnson Production Coordination
Jaynell Grayson String Contractor,Strings Contractor
Virgilio Tzaj Design,Art Direction
Jonathan Bellion Composer
Dennis "D.T." Thomas Composer
Will Champion Composer
Peter Svensson Composer
Richard Westfield Composer
Adam Horovitz Composer
Jon Kubis Arranger,String Preparation
Nick Movshon Composer
Leon Michels Composer
Thomas Brenneck Composer
Savan Kotecha Composer
Benjamin Levin Composer
Theron Thomas Composer
Michael Neil Composer
Larry Price Composer
Amy Allen Composer
Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin Production Coordination
Michelle Mancini Mastering
Kid Harpoon Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Theron M. Thomas Composer
Sam Holland Engineer
Alton Taylor Composer
Jens Jungkurth Engineer,Recording
Jordan Johnson Composer,Musician,Instrumentation
James Kirk Assistant Engineer
Eric Frederic Composer
Ian Kirkpatrick Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Emily Warren Composer
George "Funky" Brown Composer
Chris Key Producer
James Johnson Composer
Lauryn Hill Composer
Larry Gold Arranger,String Arrangements
Jonny Buckland Composer
Jeff Chestek Recording,String Engineer
Robert "Kool" Bell Composer
Mark Ronson Arranger,Composer,Producer,String Arrangements
Jerry Hey Horn Arrangements
Robert "Spike" Mickens Composer
Ronald Bell Composer
Brandon Davis A&R
Ray Chew Arranger,String Arrangements
Rick Rubin Composer
Max Martin Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation
Mike Dean Composer
Tommy Peltier Assistant Engineer
Guy Berryman Composer
William Bell Composer
Z-Ro Composer
Manny Marroquin Mixing
Malcolm McLaren Composer
Michael Pollack Composer
Bill Malina Engineer
Booker T. Jones Composer
Benny Blanco Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Serban Ghenea Mixing
Stephen Hague Composer
Damien Lewis Engineer
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