Honeymoon (album)
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| Studio album by Lana Del Rey | |||||
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18th September 2015 |
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| Label (s) | Interscope Records , Polydor , Universal | ||||
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CD, digital, vinyl |
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Alternative rock , ballad, downtempo , trip-hop |
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14th |
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65:06 |
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| occupation | Lana Del Rey | ||||
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Honeymoon ( English for ' honeymoon ') is the fourth studio album by the American pop singer Lana Del Rey .
Creation and artwork
Most of the pieces on the album were written jointly by Lana Del Rey and Rick Nowels, only a cover version and a poem were not written by them. The two were supported by Kieron Menzies for the piece High by the Beach . All titles were jointly produced by Del Rey, Menzies and Nowels. The album was mastered by Gateway Mastering in Portland, Maine , under the direction of Adam Ayan. The arrangement was largely made by Chris Garcia, Kieron Menzies and Trevor Yasuda. Only song 24 was arranged by Nicolas Essig and the song Swan Song by Chris Garcia, Phil Joly and Kieron Menzies. The album was released under the music labels Interscope Records , Polydor and Universal and distributed through EMI April Music , Rated-R Music, Sony / ATV Music Publishing and Universal Music Publishing . Recorded and mixed the album was the main line of Kieron Menzies, with assistance from Chris Garcia and Trevor Yasuda, The Green Building in Santa Monica ( California ) and in the New York Electric Lady Studios .
On the cover of the album - next to the artist name and album title - you can see Del Rey, sitting in a Star Line bus . Star Line's advertising and telephone number can also be found on the bus . It is one of the oldest sightseeing companies in Los Angeles . An alternative cover only shows Del Rey's face. The cover picture was shot by Del Rey's sister Caroline "Chuck" Grant and Neil Krug. The cover was designed by Markus Karlsson and Mat Maitland.
Publication and promotion
The first release of Honeymoon took place worldwide on September 18, 2015. The album consists of 14 new studio recordings and is available on CD and vinyl . On May 22, 2015, Del Rey announced for the first time during a concert in Ridgefield, fans that a new album entitled Honeymoon would be released in September . On August 20, 2015, she published the complete track list of the album via Instagram . In Germany, Honeymoon was ProSieben's music tip during the week of publication and was therefore advertised in all commercial breaks.
Track list
All lyrics are written entirely in English. Musically, the songs move in the field of alternative rock , ballad, downtempo and trip-hop . The regular album edition consists of 14 new studio recordings, which include two cover versions. In Do not Let Me Be Misunderstood is a cover of the original from Nina Simone in 1964. In Burnt Norton is an interlude of T. S. Eliot from the year 1941. Each of her songs, she was different instrumentalists supported. (see contributors)
| # | title | Author (s) | Producer (s) | length |
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| 1 | Honeymoon | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | Lana Del Rey, Kieron Menzies, Rick Nowels | 5:50 |
| 2 | Music to Watch Boys To | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 4:50 | |
| 3 | Terrence Loves You | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 4:50 | |
| 4th | God Knows I Tried | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 4:40 | |
| 5 | High by the beach | Lana Del Rey, Kieron Menzies, Rick Nowels | 4:17 | |
| 6th | Freak | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 4:55 | |
| 7th | art deco | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 4:55 | |
| 8th | Burnt Norton (Interlude) | TS Eliot | 1:21 | |
| 9 | religion | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 5:23 | |
| 10 | Salvatore | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 4:41 | |
| 11 | The Blackest Day | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 6:05 | |
| 12 | 24 | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 4:55 | |
| 13 | Swan Song | Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels | 5:23 | |
| 14th | Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood | Bennie Benjamin, Gloria Caldwell, Sol Marcus | 3:04 |
Single releases
Two months before the album was released, the single High by the Beach was released on July 20, 2015 . The single Music to Watch Boys To was also released on September 11, 2015 . To promote the album, promo singles for Terrence Loves You (August 21, 2015) and Honeymoon (September 7, 2015) were also released in advance . So far, only High by the Beach has reached the charts.
Chart successes in the single charts
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Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments) |
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| 2015 | High by the beach |
DE75 (4 weeks) DE |
AT56 (2 weeks) AT |
CH58 (3 weeks) CH |
UK60 (3 weeks) UK |
US51 (3 weeks) US |
First published: July 20, 2015
Sales: +67,000 |
Contributors
Album production
- Derek Allen: Percussion (Song 7, 13)
- Rusty Anderson : Electric Guitar (Song 6, 12)
- Adam Ayan: Mastering
- Bennie Benjamin : composer , lyricist (song 14)
- Curt Bisquera: Live Drums (Song 1–3)
- Gloria Caldwell: composer, lyricist (song 14)
- Lana Del Rey : Vocalist , composer (song 1–6, 8–13) , Mellotron (song 6) , music producer , lyricist (song 1–6, 8–13)
- TS Eliot : Composer (Song 8)
- Nicolas Essig: Arrangement (Song 12)
- Chris Garcia: co-mixing, arrangement (songs 1–11, 13–14) , co-sound engineer
- Brian Griffin: Conga (song 2) , live drums (song 10, 12-14) , percussion (song 10, 12-14)
- Phil Joly: arrangement (song 13)
- David Levita: acoustic guitar (song 9) , dulcimer (song 13) , electric guitar (song 3, 9, 11, 13)
- Sol Marcus: composer, lyricist (song 14)
- Roger Joseph Menning Jr .: Bass (song 2) , Omnichord (song 2)
- Kieron Menzies: Mixing, arrangement (song 1–11, 13–14) , bass (song 4–6, 11) , effects (song 1, 3, 5) , composer (song 5) , loop (song 9, 13) , Music producer, percussion (song 2, 6–7, 10) , samples (song 2, 4–5, 11) , drums (song 1–2, 4–7, 9, 11) , synth (song 5, 7, 11) , lyricist (song 5) , sound engineer
- Leon Michels: flute (song 2, 5) , saxophone (song 3, 6–7) , synth pad (song 3, 5–6)
- Rick Nowels : Acoustic Guitar (song 1, 10) , Bass (song 1, 6-7, 9-10, 12-14) , guitar (song 2, 4, 6, 10, 14) , keyboard (Song 5 ) , Fender Rhodes (song 12) , horn (song 13) , composer (song 1–6, 8–13) , Mellotron (song 1, 4, 7, 9–10, 12, 14) , music producer, organ (song 1, 4–5, 11, 13–14) , percussion (song 10) , piano (song 1–4, 10, 12) , string instrument (song 10) , synth pad (song 1–5, 7, 9–12 ) , Lyricist (song 1–6, 8–13)
- Patrick Warren: bassoon (song 2) , flute (song 2) , harmonium (song 5) , horn (song 12) , kantele (song 3) , clarinet (song 2) , oboe (song 2) , percussion (song 12) , Piano (song 5, 7, 9) , string instrument (song 1–3, 7, 9, 11–14) , synth (song 1, 7, 14)
- Trevor Yasuda: co-mixing, arrangement (songs 1–11, 14) , effects (songs 2, 9, 11) , co-sound engineer
Companies
- Electric Lady Studios : recording studio (song 10, 13)
- EMI April Music : Distribution
- Gateway mastering: Mastering
- Interscope Records : music label
- Polydor : music label
- Rated-R Music: Distribution
- Sony / ATV Music Publishing : Distribution
- The Green Building: recording studio (songs 1–9, 11–12, 14)
- Universal Music Group : music label
- Universal Music Publishing : Distribution
Artwork
- Caroline "Chuck" Grant: Photographer (Cover)
- Markus Karlsson: Artwork (Cover)
- Neil Krug: Photographer (Cover)
- Mat Maitland: Artwork (Cover)
reception
Reviews
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The reviews of Honeymoon were mostly good. Only the two reviews from Allmusic and laut.de were not quite as good as the others, but they also achieved over 60% of the points to be distributed. The rating aggregator Metacritic recorded an average rating of 79%.
Charts and chart placements
Honeymoon reached position four in the album charts in Germany and stayed in the top 10 for a week and in the charts for eight weeks. In Austria, the album also reached position four and stayed in the top 10 for a week and in the charts for six weeks. In Switzerland the album reached position three and stayed in the top 10 for two weeks and in the charts for twelve weeks. In the UK, the album reached number two on the charts, staying in the top 10 for a week and 16 weeks in the charts. In the United States, the album reached number two on the charts and stayed in the charts for a total of 17 weeks. In 2015, Honeymoon placed 100th in the UK annual album charts and 165th in the United States. The album also reached number one in Australia , Greece and Ireland .
For Del Rey this is the fifth chart success in the United States and the third in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. It is her fourth top 10 success in the US album charts and third in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
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Awards for music sales
In the year of its release, the album received a gold record in France. This was followed by another gold record in the United Kingdom in 2017. In 2018, Honeymoon in Poland was awarded a platinum record. Across Europe, the album was awarded two gold and one platinum records for over 170,000 copies sold.
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50,000 |
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20,000 |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
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gold
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100,000 |
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2 × gold 1 × platinum |
170,000 |
Main article: Lana Del Rey / Music Sales Awards
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon. discogs.com, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Star Line Tours. starlinetours.com, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey Says Honeymoon Is Coming in September. pitchfork.com, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Chart sources singles: DE AT CH UK US
- ↑ AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine. allmusic.com, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon review: 'the most captivating popstar on the planet'. standard.co.uk, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey: Honeymoon review - self-indulgent but sophisticated third album. theguardian.com, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey, Honeymoon - album review: Dark side of the American Dream is presented with unflinching skill. independent.co.uk, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - 'Honeymoon'. nme.com, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Honeymoon. rollingstone.com, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey, Honeymoon, review: 'manicured melancholy'. telegraph.co.uk, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Album review: Lana Del Rey's 'Honeymoon'. usatoday.com, accessed September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Honeymoon. laut.de, accessed on September 20, 2015 .
- ↑ Honeymoon by Lana Del Rey. metacritic.com, accessed September 28, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon. officialcharts.de, accessed on September 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon. austriancharts.at, accessed on October 14, 2015 .
- ↑ Lana Del Rey - Honeymoon. hitparade.ch, accessed on September 30, 2015 .
- ^ Artists Lana Del Rey. officialcharts.com, accessed September 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Seven Debuts Hit Top 10 of Billboard 200 Chart, Led by Drake & Future, Lana Del Rey and Mac Miller. billboard.com, accessed September 28, 2015 .
- ↑ End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2015. officialcharts.com, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Top Billboard 200 Albums - Year End 2015. billboard.com, accessed February 5, 2016 .
- ↑ Awards. snepmusique.com, accessed May 29, 2018 .
- ↑ Zlote płyty CD. bestsellery.zpav.pl, accessed on March 27, 2016 .
- ↑ Certified Awards Latest News. bpi.co.uk, accessed March 24, 2017 .