Expectations

Expectations

by Bebe Rexha
Expectations

Expectations

by Bebe Rexha

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Overview

After years writing hits for and being featured on other artists' hit singles, genre-hopping singer/songwriter Bebe Rexha released her debut, Expectations. In addition to writing Eminem and Rihanna's Grammy-winning hit "The Monster," and breaking a country chart record with her Florida Georgia Line single "Meant to Be," that titular pressure was high, to say the least. An improvement upon her trio of EP releases, Expectations succeeds in presenting mature, forward-thinking pop of the dark, introspective variety. Rexha's vulnerability is part of the draw on Expectations, turning heartbreak ("Knees") and lust ("Mine" and "Self Control") into endearing moments. Her strongest tracks are honest and insightful, a refreshing change for mainstream pop, examining the perils of fame on the Lana Del Rey-meets-Sia "Ferrari," where she laments "living in the fast lane's getting kinda lonely," and "I'm a Mess," which finds Rexha juggling with fame and her own anxieties as she accepts "it's gonna be a good life/that's what my therapist says." She can churn out driving pop gems, channeling contemporaries Dua Lipa and Zara Larsson on "I Got You," and also push her vocals on ballads like the tender "Grace" and the longing "Pillow." Guests include Migos' Quavo on the yearning duet "2 Souls on Fire," Tory Lanez on the atmospheric "Steady," and Florida Georgia Line on that smash "Meant to Be," which broke a record as the longest-running Hot Country Songs number one fronted by a female artist. While the album could benefit from some tightening -- the middle stretch stalls the momentum -- Expectations affirms Rexha's songwriting prowess, ear for catchy hooks, and ability to pull emotion from otherwise serviceable radio pop. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date: 06/22/2018
Label: Parlophone / Warner Bros.
UPC: 0093624906742
Rank: 93681

Tracks

  1. Ferrari
  2. I'm a Mess
  3. 2 Souls on Fire
  4. Shining Star
  5. Knees
  6. I Got You
  7. Self Control
  8. Sad
  9. Mine
  10. Steady
  11. Don't Get Any Closer
  12. Grace
  13. Pillow
  14. Meant to Be

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Bebe Rexha   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Couros Sheibani   Guitar
Quavo   Featured Artist
Asia Whiteacre   Vocals (Background)
Jake Hawkes   Piano
Tory Lanez   Featured Artist
Charlie Bisharat   Violin
Jonathan Yip   Percussion
Ray Romulus   Drums
Jeremy Reeves   Bass,Guitar (Bass)
Dernst Emile II   Guitar
Ray Charles McCullough II   Piano
David Garcia   Drums,Guitar,Keyboards
Florida Georgia Line   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Ronald Estrada   Engineer
Rachel Kennedy   Composer
David Rodriguez   Engineer
Devon Corey   Engineer,Producer,Audio Engineer
Daystar Peterson   Composer
The Monsters & Strangerz   Composer,Producer
Aaron Zuckerman   Composer,Producer
Jeff Jackson   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Quavo   Composer
Andrew Wells   Composer,Producer
Asia Whiteacre   Composer
Carl Rosen   Composer
Robin Florent   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Jussifer   Composer,Producer
Oliver Peterhof   Composer
German   Producer
Nathalia Marshall   Composer
Avery Earls   Production Coordination
Jose Balabuer   Engineer
Gian Stone   Producer,Vocal Producer
Jacquetta Singleton   Composer
Ali Prawl   Composer,Producer
Robot Scott   Producer
Lionchild   Composer
Scott M. Carter   Composer
Louis Bell   Composer,Producer
Ali P   Producer
Lance Shipp   Composer
Captain Cuts   Engineer,Musician,Producer
Andre' Pinckney   Composer,Producer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Shelly Peiken   Composer
The Stereotypes   Producer
Chris Gehringer   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Lauren Christy   Composer
Meredith Brooks   Composer
Josh Miller   Composer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing,Mixing Engineer
Justin Tranter   Composer
Willshire   Producer
Chris Galland   Mixing Engineer
Jacob Kasher   Composer
Ali Payami   Producer
Jonathan Yip   Composer
Ray Romulus   Composer
Jeremy Reeves   Composer
Jason Evigan   Composer,Producer
Ryan McMahon   Composer
Michelle Mancini   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Jeff Levin   A&R
Scott Harris   Composer
Hit-Boy   Composer,Producer
Emily Warren   Composer
Ryan Rabin   Composer
Donnie Meadows   Production Coordination
Joey Moi   Engineer
Ray Charles McCullough II   Composer
David Garcia   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Tyler Hubbard   Composer
Benjamin Berger   Composer
Bebe Rexha   Composer
Mitch McCarthy   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
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