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Gwen Stefani Sweet Escape CD

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The sophomore solo effort from No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani capitalizes on the qualities that made her debut, LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY, a success, namely the hip-hop-infused club sound she laid down on that album's smash single "Hollerback Girl." As on LAMB, SWEET ESCAPE boasts production work from the Neptunes, among other talented trackmasters (including Akron and No Doubt member Tony Kanal).

In general, Stefani backs off the new wave aesthetic she's usually associated with, although tunes like "Wonderful Life" and "Florescent" still burst with the quirky pop energy of the early 1980s. Instead, the majority of THE SWEET ESCAPE revels in the flashy glamour of the club vibe (as the cover photo of Stefani in sunglasses and platinum suggests), riding propulsive, rickety beats and singalong choruses, as on the hands-in-the-air title track or the Neptunes-helmed single "Wind It Up" (which features samples from THE SOUND OF MUSIC). The album missteps occasionally, but there is enough fun, fizzy dance-pop here to keep Stefani in the spotlight, and to satisfy her growing legion of fans.

Recording information: Capitol Studios, Hollywood, CA; Chalice Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Doppler Studios, Atlanta, GA; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY; Grandmaster Recorders, Ltd., Hollywood, CA; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Home Recordings, London, England; Interscope Studios, Santa Monica, CA; Kingsbury Studios, Los Feliz, CA; Record Plant Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; Right Track Recording, New York, NY; Sony Studios, New York, NY; South Beach Studios, Miami Beach, FL; The Nook Studio, Studio City, CA.

Photographers: Nicole Frantz; Cindy Cooper; Jill Greenberg.

Unknown Contributor Roles: Garnett March; Tony Seyler; Brian Bray; Missy Barone; Scott Enright; Ravid Yosef; David Cohen; Ryan O'Donnell; Andrew Mains; Neil Jacobson; Kerry Hickey; Ginger Ramsey; Tom Balla; David Saslow; Dennis Dennehy; Tom Williams; Jurgen Grebner; Robbie Snow; Brenda Romano; Wendy Diplock; Dyana Kass; Dave Tomberlin; Crystal Riley; Vivian Tran; Chris Lopes; Candace Berry; Nino Cuccinello; Jordan Glickson; Morgan Hartmann; Gretchen Anderson; Kathy Angstadt; Stephanie Johnson; Steve Berman; Martin Kierszenbaum.

Personnel: Talent Bootcamp Kids (vocals); Alex Dromgoole, Greg Collins (guitar, bass guitar); Mark Ralph, Martin L. Gore, Richard Hawley, Tony Love, Matt Beck (guitar); Angelo Moore (saxophone); Stephen Bradley (trumpet); Gabrial McNair (trombone, keyboards); Tim Rice-Oxley (piano, keyboards); Giorgio Tuinfort, Tony Kanal, Aliaune "Akon" Thiam (keyboards, programming); Loren Dawson, Pete Davis (keyboards); Anthony LoGerfo (percussion); Neil Kanal, Ewan Pearson, Aidan Love (programming); Sean Garrett (background vocals).

Audio Mixers: Mark "Spike" Stent; Phil Tan; Richard Travali; Pete Davis.

Entertainment Weekly (p.94) - "THE SWEET ESCAPE has a surprisingly moody, lightly autobiographical feel." -- Grade: B-
Q (p.106) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Stefani maintains an admirably off-kilter sound, catchy yet electronically edgy."
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Category Rock/Pop Albums, R&B CDs, Pop, Dance, Rock
Label Interscope
Orig Year 2006
All Time Sales Rank   3720  
CD Universe Part number 7318610
Catalog number 000809902
Discs 1
Release Date Dec 05, 2006
Studio/Live Studio
Mono/Stereo Stereo
Producer The Neptunes; Swizz Beatz; Tony Kanal; Nellee Hooper; Giorgio Tuinfort; Mark "Spike" Stent; Sean Garrett; Aliaune Thiam; The Neptunes; Swizz Beatz; Tony Kanal; Pharrell Williams; Nellee Hooper
Engineer Neil Kanal; Keith Gretlein; Angel Aponte; Jon Merritt; Julian Chan; Mark "Exit" Goodchild; Greg Collins; Bojan Dugich; Colin Mitchell; Kevin Mills; Andrew Alekel; Andrew Coleman; Simon Gogerly; Brian Garten
Personnel Sean Garrett - background vocals
Richard Hawley
Tony Love
Gabrial McNair - trombone, keyboards
Pete Davis - keyboards
Stephen Bradley - trumpet
Aidan Love - programming
Loren Dawson
Greg Collins - guitar, bass guitar
Giorgio Tuinfort

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Windows MediaRealAudio Media1.Wind It Up  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media2.Sweet Escape, The - (featuring Akon)  $1.29
Windows MediaRealAudio Media3.Orange County Girl  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media4.Early Winter - (featuring Tim Rice-Oxley)  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media5.Now That You Got It  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media6.4 in the Morning  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media7.Yummy - (featuring Pharrell Williams)
Windows MediaRealAudio Media8.Fluorescent - (featuring Angelo Moore)  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media9.Breakin' Up  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media10.Don't Get It Twisted  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media11.U Started It  $0.99
Windows MediaRealAudio Media12.Wonderful Life - (featuring Martin L. Gore)  $0.99

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5 stars The Sweet Escape is Excellent
What can I say, Gwen always puts out great music. You can see that Madonna is a huge influence on her music. My favorite tracks on the album have to be Wind It Up, Fluorescent, Wonderful Life, U Started It, and The Sweet Escape. And for you people that rated this album with 3 stars or less, you would'nt know what good music is if it slapped you in the face.
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5 stars finally somethin different!!!!
this album is wierd in a good way. some of the songs don't sound like gwen stefani, more like fergie. i didn't expect the album to be so different. most of the songs r good except yummy and wind up. the sweet escape was a good song but akon did not get a chance to sing, looks like she took over the song.
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5 stars C-O-O-L, YOU GO GIRL !
I love all the songs. I bought the CD a month ago and I play it everyday and try to sing along till I learn every song. I am hung up on "Gwen Stefani" music and I even went out and bought her new perfume called L.A.M.B.! It smells great!
Submitted by marilynncoats (Hammond,La.)
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2 stars Gwen Stefani has gone Ghetto-Fabulous
Please save the cheesy lyrics for Britney's comeback. This "bubble-gum pop electric" is not her.
Submitted by YaYa (San Diego, CA)
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3 stars Not true Gwen.
I agree with what the lady from Maryland said. Gwen was much better in no doubt. That isn't nostalgia talking, that's just plain fact. It feels to me like her music now is manufactured for a superficial club oriented public. Aside from a few catchy tunes the album lacks the punch and meat that No Doubt's music had. And before people jump on me about no Doubt's music, I'm saying that No Doubt could write songs with Gwen that were catchy and "dancy" and get away with it much better than whomever is writing for her currently.
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