Track Listing
1. Wind It Up
2. Sweet Escape Ft. Akon
3. Orange County
4. Early Winter
5. Now That You Got It
6. 4 in the Morning
7. Yummy Ft. Pharrell
8. Fluorescent
9. Breakin' Up
10. Don't Get It Twisted
11. U Started It
12. Wonderful Life
13. Wind It up (Bonus Track)
14. Orange County Girl (Bonus Track)
15. Wind It up (Bonus Track)
| Details | | Contributing Artists: | Nellee Hooper, Pharrell Williams, Tim Rice-Oxley, Tony Kanal | | Distributor: | MSI Music Distribution | | Recording Type: | Studio | | Recording Mode: | Stereo | | SPAR Code: | n/a |
Album Notes
This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.
The sophomore solo effort from No Doubt frontwoman Gwen Stefani capitalizes on the qualities that made her debut, LOVE ANGEL MUSIC BABY, a success, namely the hip-hop-infused club sound she laid down on that album's smash single "Hollerback Girl." As on LAMB, SWEET ESCAPE boasts production work from the Neptunes, among other talented trackmasters (including Akron and No Doubt member Tony Kanal).
In general, Stefani backs off the new wave aesthetic she's usually associated with, although tunes like "Wonderful Life" and "Florescent" still burst with the quirky pop energy of the early 1980s. Instead, the majority of THE SWEET ESCAPE revels in the flashy glamour of the club vibe (as the cover photo of Stefani in sunglasses and platinum suggests), riding propulsive, rickety beats and singalong choruses, as on the hands-in-the-air title track or the Neptunes-helmed single "Wind It Up" (which features samples from THE SOUND OF MUSIC). The album missteps occasionally, but there is enough fun, fizzy dance-pop here to keep Stefani in the spotlight, and to satisfy her growing legion of fans.
Editorial Reviews
THE SWEET ESCAPE has a surprisingly moody, lightly autobiographical feel. -- Grade: B-
Entertainment Weekly
3 stars out of 5 -- Stefani maintains an admirably off-kilter sound, catchy yet electronically edgy.
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