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:	12/01/2023
Label:	Universal
UPC:	0602458252880
Rank:	33802

Album Credits

Performance Credits

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

Technical Credits

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
Maurice David Wade   Composer
Mathieu Jomphe Lepine   Composer
Travis Ferrence   Recording
Rickey Offord   Composer,Producer
Patrick J. Smith   Composer
Bryce Bordone   Mixing Assistant
Russell Hammond   Composer
Nathaniel Robinson   Composer
Victoria McCants   Composer
Mika   Composer,Producer
The Rascals   Producer,Producer
Trehy Harris   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Ryan Kaul   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Victoria Monet   Composer
Dennis Jenkins   Composer
James Krausse   Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tommy Brown   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation,Producer
Maximilian Jaeger   Assistant Engineer
Anisa Moghaddam   Composer
Jones Crow   Photography
Kristin Hodge   Design
Naim McNair   A&R
Thomas Brown   Composer
Ivy Skoff   Contractor
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
Harmony Samuels   Producer,Instrumentation,Executive Producer,Composer
Mathieu Jomphe   Composer
Al Sherrod Lambert   Composer
Amber Streeter   Composer
Jon Castelli   Mixing Engineer
Rickey "Slikk" Offord   Producer,Composer
H. "Carmen Reece" Culver   Composer
Mo-Keyz   Additional Production
Moses Ayo Samuels   Composer
Olaniyi Michael Akinkunmi   Composer
Sribz Riley   Vocal Engineer
Leon Thomas   Composer
Ced Solo   Keyboard Programming
Antonio Dixon   Composer,Producer,Horn Arrangements
Priscilla Renea   Composer
Ian MacGregor   Engineer,Recording
Courtney Harrell   Composer
Nick Littlemore   Producer,Additional Production
Patrick Smith   Composer
Joseph "Lonny" Bereal   Composer
Scott "Scooter" Braun   Management,Executive Producer
Kirk Robinson   Composer
Ariana Grande   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer,Executive Producer
Talay Riley   Vocal Producer
Joel Mott   Arranger,String Arrangements
Laura Hess   Marketing
Chelsea Avery   A&R
Aya Merrill   Mastering
Greg Wells   Programming,Producer
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
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Tony Maserati   Mixing
Paul Boutin   Engineer,Recording
Larry Goetz   Engineer,Recording
Donna Gryn   Marketing
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan   Engineer
Jahmaal Fyffe   Composer
Mark Asari   Vocal Producer
Steve Sidwell   Arranger
Pamela Sixfin   String Contractor
Edgar Cortazar   Producer
Jeff Lorber   Composer
Randy Ellis   Horn Arrangements
Philip Lassiter   Arranger,String Arrangements
Carmen Reece   Composer,Vocal Producer,Vocal Arrangement
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
Parker Ighile   Composer
Jahmaal Noel Fyfee   Composer
Thomas Lee Brown   Composer
Maurice Wade   Composer
Khristopher Riddick-Tynes   Composer,Engineer,Recording,Drum Programming