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Sweet Talker is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Jessie J, released on 13 October 2014 through Lava Records and Republic Records. American rapper 2 Chainz, American singer Ariana Grande, and American rapper Nicki Minaj all make guest appearances on the album, in addition to hip hop group De La Soul and violinist Lindsey Stirling. Jessie co-wrote the album and worked with The-Dream, Diplo, Tricky Stewart, Max Martin, Ammo and amongst a host of collaborators from both new and old.

Upon release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics, some of whom commended Jessie's vocal performance, confidence and the production. The album was preceded by the lead single "Bang Bang", featuring Grande and Minaj, which was released on 29 July 2014 and was met with critical acclaim from music critics. It also became a worldwide hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom, reaching the top 10 in Australia, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand, and reaching the top 5 in the United States, becoming Jessie's most successful single there.

Background

After releasing her second studio album, Alive, in the United Kingdom on 22 September 2013, Jessie J announced that the American version of the album would be pushed back because her American label "didn't feel the album would work on their territory".[2] She was then rumored to be recording new material for an American re-release of the album with Pharrell Williams.[3] In an interview, the singer discussed the possibility of moving to the United States in an effort to break back into the country's market.[4] Jessie later said the American version of the album was expected to be released in 2014.[5][6] However, the re-release idea was eventually scrapped. The project became her third studio album, featuring the material recorded with Williams, as well as contributions from producers such as Max Martin and Ammo.[7]

Promotion

"Ain't Been Done", "Keep Us Together", "Sweet Talker" and "You Don't Really Know Me" were all performed live at Rock in Rio Lisbon on 1 June 2014.[8] "Bang Bang" was performed live on the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show 31 July 2014. Moreover, the song was performed as part of the opening medley held by Jessie, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj during the MTV VMAs 2014.[9] In August, Jessie teased a snippet of 2 Chainz's verse on "Burnin' Up" in an interview with Idolator.[10] On September 22, 2014, Jessie performed at iTunes Festival in London.[11] She sang some songs from the new album, like "Sweet Talker", "Your Loss I'm Found", "Keep Us Together", "You Don't Really Know Me", "Ain't Been Done", "Burnin' Up" and "Bang Bang". On September 30, 2014, Jessie announced via Twitter that "Personal" was made available on iTunes for anyone who pre-ordered the entire album as a promotional single.[12][13] "Ain't Been Done" and "Masterpiece" were made available as promotional singles in the same manner on October 7, 2014.[14]

Tour

On 4 November 2014, Jessie J announced a six-date tour in the UK. An extra London date was added due to popular demand after tickets sold out for the first date. During 2015 Jessie J will travel around the world promoting her album.

Singles

The album's first single, "Bang Bang" featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj, was released on 29 July 2014 through Lava Records and Republic Records, the label that houses all three artists, and serves as a joint single.[16][17][18][19] Commercially, the song became a worldwide hit, debuting at number 6 on the US Billboard Hot 100, and eventually peaking at number 3, making it Jessie's highest peaking song on the chart. It also reached the top ten in Canada, Australia and New Zealand.[citation needed]

On 19 September Jessie announced on Instagram that the official second single is "Burnin' Up" featuring 2 Chainz. The single was released on 23 September on iTunes. On 22 September the song leaked 24 hours earlier than expected.[20][21]

The title track, "Sweet Talker", has been confirmed as the third official single in the UK and Ireland.[22] It was added to BBC Radio 1's playlist December 1, 2014.[1]

"Masterpiece" was released as the fourth single off the album, serving as the third international single in territories outside the UK and Ireland. Originally released digitally October 7, 2014 as a promotion single, its music video premiered December 10, 2014 to promote it as the next official single.[23]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[24]
Review scores
SourceRating
ABC[25]
AllMusic[26]
The A. V. ClubC[27]
Daily Mail
Digital Spy[28]
Drowned in Sound(2/10)[29]
Entertainment WeeklyB[30]
The Guardian
MTV UK
Slant Magazine
Time Out[31]

The album received mixed reviews from music critics, some of whom complimented Jessie J's confidence and vocals and the overall production, whilst others criticized these elements. On Metacritic, which assigns a rating out of 100, the album received a score of 56, based on 11 critics, which indicates mixed or average reviews. Joanne Dorken from MTV gave it 4 out 5 stars saying that Jessie was "back with a bang!" and said J's "fans were in for a treat", praising tracks like "Ain't Been Done", "Fire", "Masterpiece" and "Sweet Talker", adding that "Overall, Jessie's third offering sees her going back to basics, while also teaming up with a whole hoard of songwriters (52 in total) to craft her more grown-up, more honest sound." [32] The Guardian gave the album a positive review, stating that "[J] constructed Sweet Talker to fit a gap somewhere between Beyoncé and Pink", adding that "it's notable that the best moments come when she uncouples herself from it and just sings for the joy of it, as on the brilliant, fizzy pop banger Bang Bang, a deserved No 1 this summer".[33]

The Daily Mail rated the album 3 out of 5 stars, saying that "Recorded with a pack of high-end American and Swedish production gurus, Sweet Talker is low on subtlety and high on precision-tooled R&B verve" and that "Its histrionic guitars, clattering drums and booming choruses make the most of Jessie's hurricane-force vocals, without always adding the necessary warmth and tenderness on the slower songs".[34] Slant Magazine was more critical towards the album, giving it a mixed review, praising the first four tracks on the album but stating that "If all Jessie's label wanted was a few bangers, they could have saved themselves some time and money by tacking them onto a repackaged version of Alive and calling it a day".[35] Katherine St. Aspah of Time Magazine was harsher still, claiming that the album "solved the problem of doing everything right [to only moderate success]", and comes across as "slapdash and retooled to an inch of its life". Aspah did reiterate that "the one distinguishing factor of the Jessie J Brand, as demonstrated on Sweet Talker, is that she can sing", but then went on to clarify that it seemed "a curious statement to make in 2014, as the year's biggest divas, our Beyoncés and Arianas, aren't short on chops".[36]

Commercial performance

In the United States, Sweet Talker debuted at number ten on the US Billboard 200, selling 25,000 copies in its first week. Despite selling 9,000 copies less than her previous US album, Who You Are, Sweet Talker became Jessie J's first top ten album and her highest charting album in the US to date.[37]

Track listing

Sweet Talker — Standard edition[38]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ain't Been Done"
Gamson3:00
2."Burnin' Up" (featuring 2 Chainz)
3:40
3."Sweet Talker"
  • Diplo
  • The Picard Brothers
3:42
4."Bang Bang" (with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)
  • Martin
  • Göransson
  • Ilya
3:19
5."Fire"
Booker3:56
6."Personal"
Will IDAP3:54
7."Masterpiece"
Alexander3:40
8."Seal Me with a Kiss" (featuring De La Soul)
  • Wansel
  • Felder
3:53
9."Said Too Much"
Jeberg3:34
10."Loud" (featuring Lindsey Stirling)
4:33
11."Keep Us Together"
  • Biancaniello
  • Lifted
  • Vojtesak
3:49
12."Get Away"
3:50
Total length:44:50
Sweet Talker — Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)[39]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Your Loss I'm Found"
  • Cornish
  • Hidde Huijsman
  • Massimo Cacciapuoti
  • Harrell
  • Michel van der Zanden
  • The DFRNS
  • Harrell
3:37
14."Strip"
Ammo3:33
15."You Don't Really Know Me"
  • Cornish
  • Lewis Allen
Harrell3:55
Total length:55:55
Note
  • Vocal production on every track was handled by Kuk Harrell with the exception of "Strip", which contains vocal production by Claude Kelly and "Personal", which contains vocal production by Jenna Andrews in addition to Harrell.
Sampling credit
  • "Seal Me with a Kiss" contains an interpolation of "(Not Just) Knee Deep", written by George Clinton and Philippé Wynne.

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[40] 14
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[41] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[42] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[43] 42
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[44] 16
Croatian Albums (Toplista)[45] 7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[46] 26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[47] 19
French Albums (SNEP)[48] 131
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[49] 25
Irish Albums (IRMA)[50] 11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[51] 33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[52] 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[53] 15
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[54] 30
Scottish Albums (OCC)[55] 6
South Korean Albums (Gaon Chart)[56] 15
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[57] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[58] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[59] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[60] 5
US Billboard 200[61] 10

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[62] Silver 60,000*

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label Edition
United Kingdom 13 October 2014 (2014-10-13) Island Records Standard/Deluxe edition
Worldwide 14 October 2014 (2014-10-14)

Notes

  1. ^ The 15 May, 2015 show is part of Rock in Rio USA
  2. ^ The 17 July, 2015 show is part of Pori Jazz
  3. ^ The 18 July, 2015 show is part of the Alive at Deprare Festival

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