We Sing. We Dance. We steal things.
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| Studio album by Jason Mraz | ||||
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Publication |
June 20, 2008 |
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| Label (s) | Atlantic | |||
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12 |
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running time |
51:10 min |
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We Sing. We Dance. We steal things. is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz . It was released in Germany on June 20, 2008. The album's release was preceded by the single I'm Yours , which reached number 8 in the charts in Germany, number 6 in Switzerland and number 2 in Austria.
background
The EP We Sing. Was released on March 18, 2008 as a harbinger for the album, followed by We Dance on April 15 . and on May 13th, the album's release date in the US, We Steal Things was released.
The work on the album was documented as part of the “Crazy Man's Ju-ju” series, which appeared on the YouTube video portal . It contains scenes from the sessions from San Diego and London, where most of the studio recordings took place.
The album contains, among other things, two songs that were recorded with pop singers Colbie Caillat ( Lucky ) and James Morrison ( Details in the Fabric ).
style
The e-zine laut.de sees We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things as a mixture of funk , soul and R&B . In addition, the song I'm Yours , which was also released as a single, is influenced by reggae and sounds stylistically similar to Jack Johnson's music. The brass-heavy track Make it Mine is reminiscent of the French house band Phoenix . Toward folk , the collabo number go Details in the Fabric as experimentally is that of the electronic dance music -influenced song Coyotes called.
review
The review was positive in both the German-speaking and English-speaking media. The e-zine laut.de welcomes the commercial orientation of the album.
"With" We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things ", the singer / songwriter has succeeded in producing an all-round successful album that knocks loudly on the mainstream gates, but with all its accessibility and loveliness shows an unobtrusive independence. This musical concept should work. "
The Internet portal CDstarts.de praises the mixture of many musical styles and Mraz's voice.
"The many names with which Jason Mraz is compared are what make this singer / songwriter so special - namely the diversity."
The Austrian magazine now! sees in We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things a successful record for the summer that rivals Jack Johnson. The All Music Guide underlines the simplicity of the album in its review.
Track list
- "Make It Mine" - 3:08
- "I'm Yours" - 4:03
- "Lucky" (with Colbie Caillat ) - 3:09
- "Butterfly" - 5:00
- "Live High" - 4:12
- "Love for a Child" 4:06
- "Details in the Fabric" (with James Morrison ) - 5:45 min
- "Coyotes" - 3:38
- "Only Human" - 4:03
- "The Dynamo of Volition" - 3:36
- "If It Kills Me" - 4:34
- "Beautiful Mess" - 8:09
Web links
- "We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. ”On laut.de.
- CD review for “We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. ”On cdstarts.de
- We Sing. We Dance. We steal things. at Allmusic (English)