B'day: Deluxe Edition

構成数 : 2枚
合計収録時間 : 01:27:12
Personnel: Beyonce; Jay-Z (rap vocals); Espen Lind, Eric D. Jackson (guitar); Hanna Khoury (violin, viola); John Wittenberg, Alan Grunfeld, Ken Yerke, Michele Richards, Mario de Leon, Sara Parkins, Roberto Cani, Bruce Dukov, Haim Shtrum (violin); Robert Becker, Denyse Buffum, Andrew Duckles (viola); Suzie Katayama, Larry Corbett (cello); Judith Mora Arriaga (accordion); Boujemaa Razgui (nay); Allen "Al Geez" Arthur, Ronald Judge, Aaron "Goody" Goode (horns); Rudy Perez (keyboards, programming, background vocals); Clay Perry (keyboards, programming); Tim Carmon (keyboards); Ricky Lawson (drums); Harvey Mason, Sr. (percussion); Denaun Porter (programming); Jasmin Cruz (background vocals); Keyon Harold, Tor Erik Hermanson, Alejandro Fernandez, Mauricio Guerrero, Cori Jacobs. Audio Mixers: Swizz Beatz; Rich Harrison; Manny Marroquin; Jason Goldstein; Gustavo Celis; Jean-Marie Horvat; Beyonce Knowles; Bruce Weeden. Recording information: Battery Studios, New York, NY; Futura Productions, Roslindale, MA; Great Divide Studios, Aspen, CO; La Marimonda, Nassau, Bahamas; Lair Studios, Los Angeles, CA; Roc The Mic Studios, New York, NY; Sony Music Studios, New York, NY; The Beach House Studios, Miami, FL; The Hit Factory, Miami, FL; The Record Plant, Los Angeles, CA. Editor: Clay Perry. Photographer: Max Vadukul. Arranger: Rudy Perez. Beyonce had little to prove on her second solo outing, B'DAY, having already demonstrated her taste, (solo) vocal prowess, and sparkling star quality on her first post-Destiny's Child release in 2003. Nevertheless, the singer and her crack team of producers and collaborators (R&B's finest, including the Neptunes, Swizz Beats, and Rich Harrison) have come up with a collection that's at least equal to her previous triumphs, and that shows off an almost angry intensity only hinted at on earlier releases. The club hit "Deja Vu," with an extended rap from boyfriend/producer Jay-Z, boasts an addictive bass line that contrasts dramatically with Beyonce's emotive upper register. The haunting "Ring the Alarm" is a multilayered melodrama built around a dizzying minor-key hook that relies on Beyonce's vocal dexterity and newfound fire. Despite the appealing bravado of most of the tracks on B-DAY, the most memorable song is the beautiful lovelorn ballad "Irreplaceable," on which a wounded Beyonce protesteth too much about an errant lover's dispensability. Her nuanced and soul-deep performance suggests the tearful hurt lying at the center of all that anger.
録音 : ステレオ (Studio)