Takin' It Back [Deluxe CD] [B&N Exclusive]

by Meghan Trainor

Overview

When Meghan Trainor titles her fourth album Takin' It Back, it's a tacit acknowledgment that by the time she released Treat Myself in 2020 she had drifted too far away from the swank, swaggering retro-pop of Title -- a sound that she calls "doo wop" but has only a passing connection to the street corner harmony groups of the 1950s. Trainor's music feels as if it was steeped in Grease, a pastiche wrapped in nostalgia for nostalgia, a template that's more flexible than it seems. Since she's not attached to authenticity, she can thread in the glitter-ball disco pulse of "Dance About It" and the self-explanatory "Mama Wanna Mambo" (which inexplicably features Arturo Sandoval) into Takin' It Back just as easily as she can pepper the record with digital flair and modern R&B beats, both of which liven up the title track. Usually, such electronic affectations are merely a part of the execution: the bones of the songs are old-fashioned, the presentation contemporary. This doesn't mean that Takin' It Back is a state-of-the-art pop record. Trainor's dedication to reviving the spirit of Title means that the attitude and melody can occasionally seem preserved in amber -- witness the parade of high-end consumer brands Trainor rattles off on "Made You Look" -- but taken as a whole, separated from trends and fashions, Takin' It Back showcases her knack for hooks and musical theater pizazz with cool efficiency. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/10/2023
Label:	Epic
UPC:	0196588030925
Rank:	8504

Tracks

1. Mother
2. Don't I Make It Look Easy
3. Made You Look
4. Shook
5. Takin' It Back
6. Special Delivery
7. Bad For Me
8. Superwoman
9. Rainbow
10. Breezy
11. Mama Wanna Mambo
12. Dance About It
13. While You're Young
14. Sensitive
15. Drama Queen
16. Lucky
17. Grow Up
18. Made You Look
19. Final Breath

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Meghan Trainor   Primary Artist
Natti Natasha   Featured Artist
Kim Petras   Featured Artist
MAX   Featured Artist,Featured Artist
Scott Hoying   Featured Artist
Arturo Sandoval   Featured Artist
Teddy Swims   Featured Artist
Theron Theron   Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Jack Scott   Design
Theron Thomas   Composer
Stephen Wrabel   Composer
Tyler Johnson   Composer
Tommy Bruce   Management
Maureen McDonald   Composer
Randy Merrill   Mastering
Andrew Haas   Composer
Ajay Bhattacharya   Composer
Federico Vindver   Composer
Jeffrey Azoff   Management
Daniel Dodd Wilson   Composer
Meghan Trainor   Composer,Executive Producer
Natti Natasha   Composer
Ian Franzino   Composer
Thomas Hull   Composer
Justin Trainor   Composer
Sean Douglas   Composer
Gian Stone   Composer
Lauren Dunn   Photography
Amber Park   Design,Art Direction
Arturo Sandoval   Composer
Ezekiel Lewis   A&R
Chris Pepe   Management
Maryellen Devaux   A&R
Ryan Trainor   Composer
Francesca Grassi   A&R
Sali Kharazi   Management
Nicole Cohen   Composer
Randi Razzano   A&R
Gabriel Garrett   Design
Iryna Leblon   Design
Toby Gad   Composer
Teddy Geiger   Composer