Fresh

by Gina G.

Overview

Gina G. may want to be Madonna, but her admiration for the queen of dance-pop is so unabashed and affectionate, it's hard not to be suckered into her debut, Fresh. From its self-consciously controversial cover art, featuring Gina smeared in chocolate, to its relentless barrage of bouncy, up-tempo dance-pop, Fresh is an homage to early Madonna, and while it doesn't quite have the same level of songcraft as "Holiday" or "Borderline," it is undeniably infectious. The hit single "Oooh Ah ... Just a Little Bit" is a lightweight piece of fluff that nevertheless sticks in your head -- it's a great guilty pleasure, as is the rest of the album. Though it hearkens back to the mid-'80s, its bright, cheery, and unabashedly lightweight pop made Fresh sound fresh in the late '90s. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	05/31/2024
Label:	Imports
UPC:	5013929930544
Rank:	64649

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Gina G.   Primary Artist,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Harry "Slick" Sommerdahl   Keyboards
Esbjoern Oehrwall   Guitar (Acoustic)
Tracie Ackerman   Vocals (Background)
Beverley Skeete   Vocals (Background)
Mel Lewis   Vocals (Background)
Mark Wood   Guitar
Simon Tauber   Vocals (Background)
Bella   Vocals (Background)
Danny Campbell   Vocals (Background)
Anders Bagge   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Sylvia Mason James   Vocals (Background)
Derek Green   Vocals (Background)
Ian Curnow   Keyboards
Steve Rodway   Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
TJ Davis   Vocals (Background)
Glenn Nightingale   Guitar
Wes McGooan   Saxophone
J.J. Belle   Guitar
Elizabeth Troy   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Phil Harding   Producer
Mike Nocito   Producer
Harry "Slick" Sommerdahl   Arranger,Composer
James Taylor   Composer
Gina G.   Composer,Lyricist
Richard Burton   Composer,Lyricist
Paul Barry   Composer
Metro   Producer,Producer
Afrika Bambaataa   Composer
Simon Tauber   Composer
Ruben Martin   Composer
Steve Allen   Executive Producer,Lyricist
John Collins   Lyricist,Composer
Heath Hunter   Composer
Jacko   Mastering
Ray Ruffin   Composer
Mark Taylor   Composer,Lyricist
Meja Beckman   Composer,Lyricist
Anders Bagge   Arranger,Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Ricardo Persi   Composer
Harry Sommerdahl   Composer,Lyricist
Davide Rizzardi   Composer
Rueben Martin   Composer
Ian Curnow   Producer
Gina Gardiner   Composer
Steve Rodway   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Bob Wainwright   Composer,Lyricist
Bill Colbourne   Composer
Cutfather & Joe   Producer
Elvio Moratto   Composer
M. Taylor   Composer
David LaChapelle   Photography
Lorenzo Agius   Photography
J. Collins   Composer
Pete Davis   Programming
M   Design
Julian Gallagher   Assistant Producer