The Loveliest Time [Milky White Vinyl]

by Carly Rae Jepsen

Overview

The companion albums Carly Rae Jepsen issues shortly after her major releases don't just give her fans more music to love -- they let her go beyond the boundaries of the works that spawned them. On The Loveliest Time, she turns the title of The Loneliest Time, and its heartache, on its head. Jepsen can't stay down for too long, and aside from her moody, string-laden acknowledgment of former loves on "Put It to Rest," she embodies the joy she was searching for on her previous album. She's got a song for just about every kind of love: With its skipping rhythm and breathy vocals, "Weekend Love" lives up to its name. When shouting from rooftops isn't enough, there's "Stadium Love," where she backs the head-over-heels choruses with arena-sized beats and a sizzling guitar solo. Though Jepsen is known for her songs about love at first sight, she's getting her groove back on the slinky, whispery disco of "Shy Boy," one of The Loveliest Time's brightest highlights -- and one of her sexiest songs yet. She balances gorgeous, heart-tugging pop songs like the Rostam Batmanglij-produced "Shadow" and "After Last Night" with more daring moves like "Anything to Be with You." A fresh-sounding mix of hip-hop-tinged beats, spiky guitars, and saxophone, it's a reminder of how good she sounds when she steps outside of her '70s- and '80s-inspired comfort zone. As much as she changes things up, Jepsen always has one foot on the dancefloor, and The Loveliest Time boasts some of her most kinetic songs in some time. She injects synth pop drama into "Kamikaze" and delivers blissful filter disco with "Psychedelic Switch," one of many moments on the album where she makes The Loneliest Time's fantasies come to life. Never less than sweet and engaging, The Loveliest Time may not be as ambitious as its predecessor, but when it comes to Jepsen's lighter-than-air pop, it just might be more consistent. ~ Heather Phares

Product Details

Release Date:	09/08/2023
Label:	Interscope / Silent Records
UPC:	0602458162189
Rank:	15279

Tracks

1. Anything To Be with You
2. Kamikaze
3. After Last Night
4. Aeroplanes
5. Shy Boy
6. Kollage
7. Shadow
8. Psychedelic Switch
9. So Right
10. Come Over
11. Put It to Rest
12. Stadium Love
13. Weekend Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Carly Rae Jepsen   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jesper Nordenstroem   Keyboards
Elliot Bergman   Horn
Rob Moose   Strings
Rostam Batmanglij   Strings,Percussion,Synthesizer,Drum Machine,Roland TR-808,Synthesizer Bass
Patrik Berger   Drums,Keyboards
Nils Toernqvist   Drums
Patrick Berger   Keyboards
Angel Deradoorian   Vocals (Background)
James Ford   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Synthesizer
John Hill   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Synthesizer
Evan Smith   Saxophone
Jakob Hazell   Bass,Drums,Keyboards
Cole M.G.N.   Synthesizer,Bass (Upright),Bass (Electric),Guitar (Electric)
Ethan Gruska   Bass,Mellotron,Percussion,Synthesizer
Svante Halldin   Bass,Drums,Keyboards
Kyle Shearer   Bass,Guitar,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Tavish Crowe   Musical Director
Danielle Haim   Drums
Oliver Lundstroem   Bass,Drums,Vocals,Synthesizer
Jordan Palmer   Bass,Drums,Guitar,Synthesizer
Nate Cyphert   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Lewis Ofman   Sampling,Synthesizer
Joey Messina-Doerning   Piano
Cristoffer Cantillo   Drums,Percussion

Technical Credits

Bo Watson   Composer
David Wrench   Mixing
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Rostam Batmanglij   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Tracking,Drum Programming,String Programming
Lars Stalfors   Mixing
Ben Romans   Composer
Patrik Berger   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Tracking,Programming,Instrumentation
Nate Company   Composer
Tom Norris   Mixing
Nate Campany   Composer
Markus Krunegard   Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Patrick Berger   Engineer,Producer,Tracking,Programming,Instrumentation
Jolie Clemens   Creative Director
Rob Cohen   Engineer,Tracking
Boaz Watson   Composer
James Ford   Engineer,Producer,Tracking
June Watson   Composer
Carly Rae Jepsen   Composer
John Hill   Composer,Producer
Jakob Hazell   Composer,Programming
Cole M.G.N.   Engineer,Producer,Tracking,Drum Programming
Ruairi O'Flaherty   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Ethan Gruska   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Marta Navas   A&R
Noonie Bao   Composer
Svante Halldin   Composer,Programming
Cole Marsden Greif-Neill   Composer
Kyle Shearer   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Tracking,Drum Programming
Anthony Dolhai   Mixing
Tavish Crowe   Composer
Jared Manierka   Composer
Oliver Lundstroem   Engineer,Producer,Tracking
June Williams   Composer
Jasmine Safaeian   Photography
Jordan Palmer   Composer,Producer
Ike Schultz   Mixing
Nate Cyphert   Composer
Alex Ghenea   Mixing
Jack & Coke   Engineer,Producer,Tracking
Meredith Jenks   Photography
Lewis Ofman   Composer,Producer,Beat Programming,Synthesizer Programming
Lewis Delhomme   Composer
Carlos Cancela   A&R
Jon Yeston   Engineer
Nacho Sotelo   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant
Joey Messina-Doerning   Engineer,Tracking
Zach Pereyra   Mixing Assistant
Anthony Vilchis   Mixing Assistant
Trey Station   Mixing Assistant
Michelle Amkoff   Engineer,Tracking
Samantha Berger   A&R Assistance
Leha Van Kommer   Illustrations
Sophia Sweeney   Art Direction