Goodbye Lullaby

Goodbye Lullaby
Studio album by Avril Lavigne
Publication (s)	March 2, 2011
admission	November 2008 to October 2010
Label (s)	RCA Records
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	Pop rock
Title (number)	14th
running time	51:53
occupation	Singing , piano , guitar : Avril Lavigne
production	Avril Lavigne, Deryck Whibley , Butch Walker , Max Martin , Shellback
chronology The Best Damn Thing (2007) Goodbye Lullaby Avril Lavigne (2013)
Single releases January 11, 2011 What the Hell April 11, 2011 Smile July 31, 2011 Wish You Were Here

Goodbye Lullaby ( English for about a lullaby for goodbye ) is the fourth studio album by the Canadian singer and songwriter Avril Lavigne . On March 4, 2011 the album was released in Germany.

background

In November 2008, one month after the end of her The Best Damn Tour , Lavigne began recording her fourth studio album. The first recordings were made with a minimum of musical instruments , mostly Lavigne sang only accompanied by an acoustic guitar . The additional instruments were added later.

Lavigne described the process as follows:

“It's stripped down. I love performing that way, so I really felt like it was time to make a record like that. To just make it all about the vocal and the performance, and the vibe, and the emotion. "

“They (the songs) are completely naked. I love to record this way and that's why I really felt it was time to make a record like this. It all has to come from the voice, the performance, the mood and the emotions. "

Since she has her own studio in her house, Lavigne was able to compose and record the songs in her spare time . She mostly used a piano to compose the songs. “The piano is more of an emotional instrument. It arouses different emotions for me and moves me in a different way than the guitar can. ”By July 2009, nine songs had been recorded, including Fine , Everybody Hurts and Darlin ' . Lavigne had already written some songs in her youth, for example Darlin 'was the second song Lavigne wrote when she was 15 in her hometown of Napanee , Ontario .

"I always had material, but some people that I worked with didn't really care, because they wanted to write the stuff."

"I always had material, but some people I worked with weren't interested in it because they wanted to write the stuff themselves."

- Avril Lavigne : Entertainment Weekly

Lavigne stated that this album will be different from her previous works:

“The other albums I've done, the songs are all over the place. This is the most consistent album all the way through. "

“(On) the other albums that I've made, the songs are all over the place. This is the most consistent album across the board. "

The entire track listing was announced on December 21, 2010. In addition, it became known that two songs from the album, 4 Real and Goodbye , were written and produced by Lavigne himself . The remaining songs were written either by Lavigne himself or with long-time collaborators Evan Taubenfeld , Butch Walker and Max Martin . Lavigne also described that her singing was the most important musical instrument for her during the recording: “The main voice is usually anchored in a piece and then you can no longer hear the quality, the character and the emotions after a certain point. My voice should be the main instrument for me. "

From August 2010 Lavigne also worked with producer Alex da Kid and recorded some songs with him. In November 2010 the English producer said that some of the songs on the album will contain elements of hip hop :

"We've got some things that are hip-hop leaning, and we've got some things that are more pop / rock leaning."

"We have some things that are hip-hop and some things that are more pop / rock ."

In December 2010 it was announced that the songs produced by Alex Da Kid would not appear on the album, but Lavigne said of the songs, "that we are going to do something with this stuff, but I'm not sure what yet."

Music and content

According to Lavigne, the album is about her life. She stated:

"It's so easy for me to do a boy-bashing pop song, but to sit down and write honestly about something that's really close to me, something I've been through, it's a totally different thing."

“It's so easy for me to write a pop song that puts guys down; but to sit down and honestly write about something that really affects me, about something that I've been through, that's a completely different matter. "

With the exception of the first single What the Hell , Lavigne describes that the songs differ significantly from their earlier material:

"I'm older now, so I think that comes across in my music, it's not as pop-rock and it's a little more mellow and it's deep."

"I'm older now, and I think that's reflected in my music too, it's not pop-rock-esque and it's a little softer and it's deep."

She said,

"[For] this record, I just really, really wanted to sing .... I just wanna have silence around me, and have these acoustic songs and really deliver."

“On this record I just wanted to sing. I want to be around me and make this acoustic music and bring it across. "

Lavigne described the album's first single, What the Hell , as "a clear message of personal freedom" as well as her "greatest pop song on the record" and as the least personal song from her album that most evokes her previous work. Another song, "Stop Standing There," was described as having a "early-1950s girl group feel" and "Smile" was meant to represent Lavigne's gratitude for special people in her life. "Push" is about relationships and "Wish You Were Here" shows Lavigne's vulnerable side. Lavigne described the song "Everybody Hurts" as "different [...] but no different, to get lost from who I am and what I am." (But not different to stray away from who I am and what I am) "Goodbye", one of the two songs that Lavigne wrote and produced himself, is about movement in life. Lavigne states that "Goodbye" is the most personal song on the album and was the inspiration for the album's title.

Publication and promotion

The release dates of the album and the first single have been postponed several times. The album was originally due to be released on November 17, 2009. Later, in January 2010, Lavigne stated that the album cover had already been photographed and that the first single would be released in April, followed by the album in June.

In May 2010, however, Lavigne announced that she was dissatisfied with the musical direction of the recorded songs because they seemed too serious and mature to her. The album will only be released after changes, which will require further work in the studio.

In August 2010, returned Lavigne with her producer Alex da Kid in the Henson Recording Studios back. Lavigne had a sore throat there, so the people involved had to wear mouth and nose protection . Despite her doctor's warning, she recorded her singing . "I haven't been able to sing for the past 48 hours because I could cause permanent damage to the vocal cords. I sang today even though my doctor advised against it." Lavigne revealed that she had tried "new things" and that she had "researched" something. The singer added that she had enough material for two music albums .

On October 11th, she announced on her homepage that the work on the fourth studio album Goodbye Lullaby had been completed after two and a half years. In contrast, Lavigne announced in November that her album had been completed for a year. She blamed the record company for the album's delays.

Lavigne showed the first single What the Hell on New Year's Eve at Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin 'Eve , during a composite piece with a performance of the song Girlfriend :

"[ What the Hell is] a really fun, upbeat party song, so it worked out really well to play it for the first time on 'New Year's Rockin' Eve."

“ What the Hell is a really fun, happy party song. It was really good to play it for the first time on 'New Year's Rockin' Eve '. "

The next day, the song was available for 48 hours as a free download from Lavigne's official Facebook page. The music video for the single was shot in January 2011.

Publications

country	date	Label
Japan	March 2, 2011	Sony Music Japan
Australia	March 4, 2011	RCA Records
Sweden
Germany
Austria
Netherlands
United Kingdom	March 7, 2011
United States	March 8, 2011

Cover design

The album cover was officially unveiled on December 7, 2010. The cover shows Avril Lavigne in a long white dress with roses attached. She is sitting on a grand piano and looking at the camera. Lavigne turned her face slightly to the left. Her open eyes are accentuated with black colored eyelashes and makeup. Both her arms and feet are unclothed. This makes a tattoo on her left forearm recognizable. Next to her head, which is in the upper right quarter of the cover, is the name of the performer Avril Lavigne in cursive. Below that is the name of the album Goodbye Lullaby in smaller block letters .

Track list

The track list was announced on Lavigne's homepage:

No.	title	Author (s)	Producer (s)	length
1.	Black Star	Avril Lavigne	Deryck Whibley	1:34
2.	What the Hell	Avril Lavigne, Max Martin , Shellback	Max Martin	3:39
3.	Push	Avril Lavigne, Evan Taubenfeld	Deryck Whibley	3:01
4th	Wish You Were Here	Avril Lavigne, Max Martin, Shellback	Max Martin	3:45
5.	Smile	Avril Lavigne, Max Martin, Shellback	Max Martin	3:29
6th	Stop standing there	Avril Lavigne	Butch Walker	3:27
7th	Ich liebe dich	Avril Lavigne, Max Martin, Shellback	Max Martin	4:01
8th.	Everybody hurts	Avril Lavigne, Evan Taubenfeld	Deryck Whibley	3:41
9.	Not enough	Avril Lavigne, Evan Taubenfeld	Deryck Whibley	4:18
10.	4 real	Avril Lavigne	Avril Lavigne	3:28
11.	Darlin '	Avril Lavigne	Deryck Whibley	3:50
12.	Remember when	Avril Lavigne	Deryck Whibley	3:29
13.	Goodbye	Avril Lavigne	Avril Lavigne	5:30
14th	Alice (Hidden Track)	Avril Lavigne	Butch Walker	5:01

Quotes about the album

"I write my own music and, therefore, it takes me longer to put out records' cause I have to live my life to get inspiration."

"I write my own music, so it takes longer for me to get records out because I have to live my life to be inspired."

- Avril Lavigne : Avril Lavigne Bandaids

Web links

• Avril Lavigne - official German website
• Avril Lavigne - official website

Individual evidence

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