Jersey (EP)
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| Jersey | ||||
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| Released | November 17, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–14 | |||
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| Length | 19:01 | |||
| Label | Hollywood | |||
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| Bella Thorne chronology | ||||
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Jersey is the debut solo extended play by American recording artist Bella Thorne, released on November 17, 2014 by Hollywood Records.
Background
[edit]In March 2013, Thorne announced she'd been signed to Hollywood Records, and began working on her debut album.[1] On August 23, 2013, she discussed details about her upcoming album, telling MTV: "What fans can expect is [for it] just to be very different from anyone, because I don't like to be one of those artists where you can be like: 'Oh yeah, I know them from that song.' All my songs are very different from each other. So I don't want to be known as only one genre."[2]
Development
[edit]On March 28, 2014, Thorne announced her debut album would be named as the single, and confirmed it will consist of eleven songs.[3] In a Billboard article published on May 2, 2014, it was revealed that the album would be called Call It Whatever, and the release date would be June 24, 2014.[4] Thorne revealed the reason why the album took so long was because "I really wanted to work on my voice. I never sang before, and I didn't want to put an album out that I wasn't proud of, or that was Auto-tuned or anything like that. I waited so that I could take a lot of vocal classes, so that I could work on my voice every day".[5][6] Thorne described the sound of her album as a mix between R&B and electropop, citing as influences artists like Mariah Carey, Destiny's Child, Usher and Miley Cyrus.[7][8] In an interview with Access Hollywood, she promoted the project as very feminist.[9]
About her first single, "Call It Whatever", Thorne said she purposely chose a teen pop song to make a connection between her Disney Channel audience and the urban audience that she wanted to reach and this was the album's only teen piece, while her next single would be focused on R&B: "'Call It Whatever' is my youngest-sounding song. This song is definitely for my younger audience. I don't want to eliminate them, but my album is geared a little bit older."[7]
Full album cancellation and EP
[edit]"I never wanted to really be an singer. My father always told me, if you're going to do something, you better not do it if you don't do it well"
– Thorne about the full album cancellation[10]
However, on October 15, Thorne announced that her full-length debut album would be scrapped in favor of an EP instead and the eleven recorded songs were archived.[11][12] The following week, Thorne announced the official track list along with a preview of "Paperweight".[13] The EP was released on November 17, with no single released and soon after, Thorne announced her departure from Hollywood Records.[14]
Only in April 2015, Thorne opened up for J-14 about the real reason her album never released: the album didn't sound like imagined and she wasn't happy with the "auto-tuned bad music", so Thorne realized she wouldn't be a great singer and decided to cancel the project.[10]
Promotion
[edit]No single was released, only the remix version of "Call It Whatever" was included in Jersey. Thorne promoted the EP for a one time, in the event Shall We Dance on Ice, in Bloomington, Illinois, on December 16, 2014, when she performed "Jersey".[15]
Track listing
[edit]On October 28, Thorne posted a picture on her Facebook page from what is likely the behind the scenes of her EP/original album cover photoshoot which included the official track list for the EP.[14] Credits taken from Qobuz,[16] except for the title track, taken from APRA AMCOS.[17]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jersey" |
| Brackins | 3:04 |
| 2. | "Paperweight" | Kirkpatrick | 3:33 | |
| 3. | "One More Night" |
| Dreamlab | 3:24 |
| 4. | "Boyfriend Material" | Kool Kojak | 3:06 | |
| 5. | "Call It Whatever" (Razor N Guido Remix) |
|
| 5:54 |
| Total length: | 19:01 | |||
Original track listing
[edit]In June 2014, Hollywood Records published an album listing for the original edition of Jersey, entitled Call It Whatever.[18]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Call It Whatever" |
|
| 3:05 |
| 2. | "Paperweight" | Kirkpatrick | 3:33 | |
| 3. | "One More Night" | Dreamlab | 3:24 | |
| 4. | "Boomerang" | 2:56 | ||
| 5. | "Boyfriend Material" | Kool Kojak | 3:06 | |
| 6. | "Drop the Beat" | 3:31 | ||
| 7. | "Down Like That" (featuring Jacob Latimore) | 3:00 | ||
| 8. | "Break Into My Heart" | 3:23 | ||
| 9. | "Daydream" |
| 3:02 | |
| 10. | "Bad Case of U" |
| Alex Cantrall
| 2:57 |
| 11. | "Jersey" |
| Brackins | 3:04 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "X-Ray Spex" |
| Kool Kojak
| 2:55 |
| 13. | "Soopa Gloo" |
|
Credits and personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from the liner notes of Jersey[19]
- Bella Thorne – lead vocals, songwriter
- Bobby Brackins – background vocals, songwriter, record producer
- Charlotte Aitchison – songwriter
- Bebe Rexha – songwriter
- Leah Haywood – songwriter
- Allan Grigg – songwriter, producer
- Par Westerland – songwriter
- Daniel James – songwriter
- Dreamlab – producer, vocal producer
- Ian Kirkpatrick – songwriter, producer
- Rickard Göransson – songwriter
- Skyler Stonestreet – songwriter
Release history
[edit]| Country | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada[20] | November 17, 2014 | Digital download | Hollywood |
| France[21] | |||
| Mexico[22] | |||
| United States[23] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bella Thorne Signs On With Hollywood Records". Disney Dreaming. March 29, 2013. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
- ^ dancingqueen219 says: I'm not a big fan of her music. (April 23, 2013). "Bella Thorne Discusses Her Debut Album! | BOP and Tiger Beat Online". Bopandtigerbeat.com. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Bella Thorne Hints at Her Debut Album Title". Disney Dreaming. March 28, 2014. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
- ^ "Disney Music Tops Interscope in Album Market Share, Enters the EDM Fray". Billboard. May 2, 2014.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason. "Bella Thorne Talks 'Call It Whatever' Single & Unfair Comparisons To Other Disney Stars". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
- ^ Firman, Tehrene. "Bella Thorne Refuses to Auto-Tune Her Music Like Other Disney Stars". J-14. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
- ^ a b Lipshutz, Jason. "Bella Thorne Talks 'Call It Whatever' Single & Unfair Comparisons To Other Disney Stars". billboard.com/. Billboard. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
- ^ 2 November 2014 16::29 (February 12, 2014). "Ke$ha Meets Destiny's Child On Bella Thorne's Debut Album". MTV.com. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "BELLA THORNE TALKS FASHION, DEBUT ALBUM AND FIRST BOOK". Access Hollywood. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ a b "Bella Thorne Never Wanted to Be a Singer". J-14. April 2015. Retrieved June 1, 2015.
- ^ "SO EXCITED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT I'M RELEASING MY EP #JERSEY ON 11/17". Celebrity Selfies. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved May 13, 2010.
- ^ Van de Wall, Virginia (October 15, 2014). "Bella Thorne Announces Her New EP "Jersey"". J-14. Retrieved October 16, 2014.
- ^ Hiramine, Brie (October 28, 2014). "Bella Thorne Announces 'Jersey' EP Tracklist". J-14. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ a b Thompson, Heather. "Bella Thorne Shares A Preview Of Her "Paperweight" Song". J-14. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ Fecht, Jenna; Bockelman, Pete. "SPECIAL GUEST BELLA THORNE PERFORMING IN SHALL WE DANCE ON ICE ON DECEMBER 16 AT THE US CELLULAR COLISEUM". US Cellular Coliseum. Retrieved October 17, 2014.
- ^ "Jersey – Bella Thorne – Télécharger et écoute". Qobuz. January 1, 2014.
- ^ "Search". APRA AMCOS. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
- ^ https://www.hollywoodrecords.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/BELLA-THORNE_BIO.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ Jersey (CD liner notes). Bella Thorne. Hollywood Records. 2014.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "iTunes Canada – Jersey – EP by Bella Thorne". iTunes. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "iTunes France – Jersey – EP by Bella Thorne". iTunes. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "iTunes France – Jersey – EP by Bella Thorne". iTunes. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ^ "iTunes – Music – Jersey – EP by Bella Thorne". iTunes. November 17, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.