The English singer and songwriter Jessie J has recorded material for three studio albums and she has also collaborated with a variety of other artists on songs for their albums. After signing a recording contract with Lava Records, as part of a joint venture with Universal Republic [1] Jessie J released her debut studio album, Who You Are in 2011. [2] She co-wrote every song on the album in addition to her work with other songwriters and producers including The Invisible Men, Claude Kelly, Max Martin and Dr. Luke. The latter co-wrote and produced the 2011 commercially successful singles " Price Tag" and " Domino", as well as, "Abracadabra". [3] She also collaborated with the French DJ David Guetta on her single " LaserLight" [3] and provided vocals on " Repeat", a song included on Guetta's fifth studio album Nothing but the Beat. [4] The same year, she worked with the English singer-songwriter James Morrison on the single " Up", a track co-written by Morrison and Toby Gad. [5] In 2012, she sang " Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You)", a song penned by the American songwriter Diane Warren which was released as a single from the soundtrack for 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook. [6]
In 2013, Jessie J worked with Kelly and Joshua "Ammo" Coleman and co-wrote " Wild", an urban song, [7] which features the rappers Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal. [8] The song served as the lead single from her second studio album Alive (2013), described by Digital Spy critic Lewis Corner as "an accomplished pop record. [7] She teamed-up with StarGate and co-wrote three songs for the album, " Thunder", "Breathe" and "Unite"; the latter two were also co-penned by Sia. [8] She has also collaborated with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins that resulted with co-writing the title track of the album. [8] In 2014, she co-penned and provided vocals on " Calling All Hearts", a collaboration with DJ Cassidy and American singer Robin Thicke. [9] The same year, she released " Bang Bang", a duet with the singer Ariana Grande and rapper Nicki Minaj. The pop-soul song [10] was co-written by Martin, Savan Kotecha, Rickard Göransson together with Minaj and served as the lead single from Jessie J's third studio album Sweet Talker (2014). Additionally, the R&B-influenced record, [11] features tracks written by Diplo ("Sweet Talker"), as well as, Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart ("Loud"). [12] The song " Burnin' Up" features rapper 2 Chainz, [11] while on " Masterpiece" she sings about "self-empowerment", a lyrical theme occasionally discussed on Who You Are. [13]
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Notes
- ^ "Seal Me with a Kiss" contains an interpolation of " (Not Just) Knee Deep", written by George Clinton and Philippé Wynne. [12]
See also
References
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- ^ "Music — Who You Are (Platinum Edition) by Jessie J". iTunes Store (GB). January 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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- ^ a b Corner, Lewis (22 September 2013). "Jessie J: 'Alive' - Album review: 'An accomplished pop record'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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- ^ a b Graff, Gary (16 January 2014). "DJ Cassidy's 'Paradise Royale' Album Unites R&B Dance Legends With Newer Stars". Billboard. Detroit. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Martins, Chris (29 July 2014). "Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj Go 'Bang Bang,' Officially". Spin. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ a b Copsey, Rob (29 September 2014). "Jessie J's new album Sweet Talker: Track-by-track". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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- ^ Bozzeffo, Mitchel (1 March 2015). "Single Review: Jessie J - Masterpiece". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Bang Bang (2-Track) Single: Amazon.de: Musik" (in German). Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "R&B Collection 2014". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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- ^ "Musica - Nobody's Perfect - Single de Jessie J" (in Spanish). iTunes Store (ES). January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ "Alone Together - Daley". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
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Easy A (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Media notes). Various artists. Madison Gate Records. 2010.
- ^ "Listen to Jessie J, Rixton and Jhené Aiko's Sassy New Jam 'Sorry to Interrupt'". MTV.
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