The Fame Monster [Deluxe Edition]

by Lady Gaga

Overview

Initially planned solely as a standard double-disc reissue in the wake of the blockbuster success of The Fame, Lady Gaga decided to release the new material as a separate EP called The Fame Monster in addition to the standard two-CD set, where it's tacked onto a now standardized version of her debut. It's a nice move for fans, plus it helps emphasize the new material, which does act as a bridge from the debut to a forthcoming full-length. Everything on The Fame Monster bears a galvanized Eurotrash finish, as evident on the heavy steel synths of "Bad Romance" and the updated ABBA revision "Alejandro," as it is on the rock & roll ballad "Speechless" -- its big guitars lifted from Noel Gallagher -- and the wonderful, perverse march "Teeth." Even the stuttering splices on "Telephone," a duet with Beyonce, leans to the other side of the Atlantic, which just emphasizes the otherness that's become Gaga's calling card. And even as she's becoming omnipresent, with her songs mingling with those who co-opt her on the radio, she is still slightly skewed, willing to go so far over the top she goes beyond camp, yet still channeling it through songs that are written, not just hooks. The Fame Monster builds upon those strengths exhibited on The Fame, offering a credible expansion of the debut and suggesting she's not just a fleeting pop phenomenon. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	11/24/2009
Label:	Polydor
UPC:	0602527252766
Rank:	4810

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lady Gaga   Primary Artist,Piano,Vocals,Keyboards,Co-Producer,Lead Vocals,Synthesizer,Vocals (Background)
Space Cowboy   Primary Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Flo Rida   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
RedOne   Vocals (Background)
Eric Jackson   Guitar
Dave Murga   Drums
Ron Fair   Conductor
Tal Herzberg   Bass,Co-Producer
Mike "Handz" Donaldson   Special Effects
Joe Tonano   Drums
Musicians Regiment Horns   Horn,Brass
Stacy Dulan   Vocals (Background)
Cal "Sci-Fidelity" Gaines   Bass
Calvin "Sci-Fidelity" Gaines   Bass
Teyonie Page   Vocals (Background)
Elese Russell   Vocals (Background)
Beyonce   Vocals,Featured Artist
John Goux   Guitar
Calvin Gaines   Bass
Abe Laboriel, Jr.   Drums
Akon   Vocals (Background)
Tom Kafafian   Guitar
Colby O'Donis   Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Joe Tomino   Drums
Victor Bailey   Bass

Technical Credits

RedOne   Programming,Vocal Editing,Instrumentation,Vocal Arrangement,Editing,Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Josh Schwartz   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Dyana Kass   Marketing,Creative Art
Andrea Ruffalo   Production Coordination
Hedi Slimane   Photography
Johnny Severin   Editing,Engineer,Vocal Editing
Hisashi Mizoguchi   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Nick Dresti   Composer
Ianthe Zevos   Creative Art
4 Mil   Engineer
Nicola Formichetti   Stylist
Peter Bender   Composer
Julian Peploe   Art Direction
Tramar Dillard   Composer
Jonas Westling   Engineer,Tracking
Martin Kierszenbaum   Composer,Producer,A&R
Rob Fusari   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Ron Fair   Arranger,Producer
Robert Orton   Mixing
Tal Herzberg   Engineer,Producer
Mike "Handz" Donaldson   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Bilal Hajji   Composer
Christian Delano   Engineer,Tracking
Eelco Bakker   Engineer
Frank Wolff   Engineer
Joe Cory   Assistant Engineer
Takayuki Matsushima   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tal Oz   Assistant Engineer
Lazonte Franklin   Composer
Calvin "Sci-Fidelity" Gaines   Programming
Charlotte Thersen   Composer
Edward Theodore Riley   Composer
Bobby Campbell   Creative Art
Dave Russell   Engineer,Tracking,Mixing
Fernando Garibay   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Space Cowboy   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Beyonce   Composer
Vincent Herbert   A&R,Executive Producer
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins   Mixing,Composer,Musician,Producer,Instrumentation
Mike Daly   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Calvin Gaines   Composer,Programming
Dan Parry   Engineer,Tracking
Akon   Composer
Matty Green   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Lady Gaga   Arranger,Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation,Vocal Arrangement,Additional Production
Paul Foley   Engineer
Tony Ugval   Engineer
Nadir Khayat   Composer
Taja Riley   Composer
Brian Kierulf   Arranger,Composer,Producer
Gretchen Anderson   Producer
Lisa Einhorn-Gilder   Production Coordination
Peter Savic   Hair Stylist
Jennifer Paola   A&R
Teddy Riley   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Beyonce Knowles   Composer
LaShawn Daniels   Composer
Tom Kafafian   Composer
Aliaume Thiam   Composer
Jack Joseph Puig   Mixing
Lars Danielsson   Composer
Ryan Kennedy   Assistant Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing