Yours Truly

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:	12/06/2019
Label:	Republic
UPC:	0602577974496
Rank:	1498

Tracks

1. Honeymoon Avenue
2. Baby I
3. Right There
4. Tattooed Heart
5. Lovin' It
6. Piano
7. Daydreamin'
8. The Way
9. You¿¿¿ll Never Know
10. Almost Is Never Enough
11. Popular Song
12. Better Left Unsaid

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ariana Grande   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mika   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Big Sean   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Nathan Sykes   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Mac Miller   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Kristin Wilkinson   Viola
Joe Friedman   Guitar
Pamela Sixfin   Violin
David Davidson   Violin
Mary Kathryn Van Osdale   Violin
Clayton Haslop   Violin
John Catchings   Cello
Julie Rogers   Violin
Randy Ellis   Sax (Tenor)
Carmen Reece   Vocals (Background)
David Angell   Violin
Monisa Angell   Viola
Andrew Carney   Trumpet
Anthony LaMarchina   Cello
Bill Meyers   Conductor
Leon Thomas   Vocals (Background)
Songa Lee   Violin
Paula Hochalter   Celli
Mark Robertson   Violin
Courtney Harrell   Vocals (Background)
Sharon Jackson   Violin
Giovanna Clayton   Celli
India Benet   Vocals (Background)
Vanessa Freebarin-Smith   Celli
Serg Dimitrijevic   Guitar
Ben Devitt   Trombone
Fabio Spinella   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Tony Maserati   Mixing
Paul Boutin   Engineer
Larry Goetz   Engineer
Pamela Sixfin   String Contractor
Jeff Lorber   Composer
Greg Wells   Producer,Programming
Mark Morales   Composer
Roy Hendrickson   Engineer
Peter Stengaard   Engineer,Vocal Producer
Matt Squire   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Roy Hammond   Composer
Mika   Composer,Producer
Randy Ellis   Horn Arrangements
Philip Lassiter   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
Kenneth Edmonds   Composer,Producer
Stephen Schwartz   Composer
Bill Meyers   String Arrangements
Jason Nevins   Remixing,Drum Programming,Keyboard Programming,Additional Production
Leon Thomas   Composer
Ced Solo   Keyboard Programming
Antonio Dixon   Composer,Producer,Horn Arrangements
Ivy Skoff   Contractor
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Justin Hergett   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Nathaniel Motte   Producer
Sean Foreman   Composer
James Wadell   String Engineer
Mark Rooney   Composer
Nat Robinson   Composer
Travis Sayles   Composer,Producer
The Rascals   Producer
Brad Haugen   Marketing
Allison Kaye   Management
Wendy Goldstein   A&R
Priscilla Renea   Composer
Ian MacGregor   Engineer
Courtney Harrell   Composer
Nick Littlemore   Additional Production
Patrick Smith   Composer
Joseph "Lonny" Bereal   Composer
Scott "Scooter" Braun   Management,Executive Producer
Kirk Robinson   Composer
Ariana Grande   Composer,Vocal Producer,Executive Producer
Donna Gryn   Marketing
Jahmaal Fyffe   Composer
Mark Asari   Vocal Producer
Talay Riley   Vocal Producer
Joel Mott   String Arrangements
Laura Hess   Marketing
Chelsea Avery   A&R
Aya Merrill   Mastering
Harmony Samuels   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation,Executive Producer
Mathieu Jomphe   Composer
Al Sherrod Lambert   Composer
Amber Streeter   Composer
Jon Castelli   Mixing Engineer
James "J-Doe" Smith   Composer
Jo Blaq   Vocal Producer
Roahn Hylton   Composer
Sean Anderson   Composer
Malcolm McCormick   Composer
Carlos King   Engineer
Jose Cardoza   Engineer
Trehy Harris   Assistant
Ryan Kaul   Assistant
Victoria Monet   Composer
Dennis Jenkins   Composer
James Krausse   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tommy Brown   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Parker Ighile   Composer
Jahmaal Noel Fyfee   Composer
Thomas Lee Brown   Composer
Maurice Wade   Composer
Khristopher Riddick-Tynes   Composer,Engineer,Drum Programming
Rickey "Slikk" Offord   Composer,Producer
H. "Carmen Reece" Culver   Composer
Mo-Keyz   Additional Production
Moses Ayo Samuels   Composer
Olaniyi Michael Akinkunmi   Composer
Sribz Riley   Vocal Engineer
Maximilian Jaeger   Assistant Engineer
Anisa Moghaddam   Composer
Jones Crow   Photography
Kristin Hodge   Design
Naim McNair   A&R
Maurice David Wade   Composer