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Sweet Talker (Jessie J album)

2014 album by Jessie J

Sweet Talker is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Jessie J. It was released on 13 October 2014, by Lava Records and Island Records.

Sweet Talker
Studio album by
Jessie J
Released13 October 2014 (2014-10-13)
Recorded2013–2014
Genre
Length44:50
Label
Producer
Jessie J chronology
Alive
(2013) 		Sweet Talker
(2014) 		R.O.S.E.
(2018)
Singles from Sweet Talker
  1. "Bang Bang"
    Released: 28 July 2014
  2. "Burnin' Up"
    Released: 23 September 2014
  3. "Masterpiece"
    Released: 13 January 2015

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic56/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
ABC     [2]
AllMusic     [3]
The A.V. ClubC[4]
Daily Mail     
Digital Spy     [5]
Drowned in Sound(2/10)[6]
Entertainment WeeklyB[7]
The Guardian     
MTV UK     
Slant Magazine     

Sweet Talker received mixed reviews from music critics.[1]

Track listing

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Sweet Talker — Standard edition[8]
No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Ain't Been Done"  
Gamson 3:00
2. "Burnin' Up" (featuring 2 Chainz)
 3:40
3. "Sweet Talker"  
  • Diplo
  • The Picard Brothers
 3:42
4. "Bang Bang" (with Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj)
  • Martin
  • Göransson
  • Ilya
 3:19
5. "Fire"  
Booker 3:56
6. "Personal"  
Will IDAP 3:54
7. "Masterpiece"  
Alexander 3:40
8. "Seal Me with a Kiss" (featuring De La Soul)
  • Pop
  • Oak
 3:53
9. "Said Too Much"  
Jeberg 3:34
10. "Loud" (featuring Lindsey Stirling)
 4:33
11. "Keep Us Together"  
  • Biancaniello
  • Lifted
  • Vojtesak
 3:49
12. "Get Away"  
 3:50
Total length:
 44:50
Note
  • Vocal production on every track was handled by Kuk Harrell with the exception of "Strip", which contains vocal production by Claude Kelly and "Personal", which contains vocal production by Jenna Andrews in addition to Harrell.

Sample credit

  • "Seal Me with a Kiss" contains an interpolation of "(Not Just) Knee Deep", written by George Clinton and Philippé Wynne.

Personnel

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Credits for Sweet Talker adapted from Barnes & Noble.[10]

Performance Credits

  • Jessie J – primary artist, background vocals
  • Louis Biancaniello – keyboards
  • Steve Booker – bass, percussion, keyboards
  • Susan Dench – viola
  • David Gamson – drums, keyboards
  • Ivan McCready – cello
  • Leo Payne – violin
  • Audrey Riley – conductor
  • Cathy Thompson – violin
  • Fenella Barton – violin
  • Joy Hawley – cello
  • Peter Lale – viola
  • Clare Thompson – violin
  • Andrew Parker – viola
  • Max Martin – keyboards
  • Joi Gilliam – background vocals
  • Ian Humphries – violin
  • Derrick McKenzie – drums
  • Warren Zielinski – violin
  • Sophie Harris – cello
  • Nick Barr – violin
  • Roland Roberts – violin
  • Adrian Bradbury – cello
  • Ilya – background vocals
  • Joan Atherton – violin
  • Richard George – violin
  • Bridget Carey – viola
  • Laura Melhuish – violin
  • Courtney Harrell – background vocals
  • Lifted – keyboards
  • Rickard Goransson – bass, percussion, keyboards, background vocals
  • Boguslav Kostecki – violin
  • Katherine Gowers – violin
  • Taura Stinson – background vocals
  • Greg Warren Wilson – violin
  • William "Nasty Kutt" Wiik Larsen – background vocals
  • 2 Chainz – vocals
  • Peter Carlsson – percussion, drums
  • Ricky Reed – background vocals
  • Chris Trombling – violin
  • Chonita Gillespie – background vocals
  • Kathy Gowers – violin
  • Jon Hill – violin

Technical Credits

  • Louis Biancaniello – programming, producer
  • Steve Booker – programming, producer, string arrangements
  • David Gamson – programming, producer, engineer
  • Pat Thrall – engineer
  • Scott Roewe – pro-Tools
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Kuk Harrell – producer, vocal engineer, vocal producer
  • Scott Harris – programming
  • Max Martin – programming, producer
  • Steve Mac – producer, string arrangements, piano arrangement
  • Josh Alexander – programming, producer, instrumentation
  • Chris Laws – engineer
  • Diplo – producer
  • Pop! – instrumentation
  • Jonas Jeberg – producer
  • Lifted – programming, producer
  • Todd Russell – art direction
  • Andrew Wuepper – engineer
  • Smit – programming
  • Rickard Goransson – programming, producer
  • Sam Holland – engineer
  • C. "Tricky" Stewart – programming, producer
  • Dann Pursey – engineer
  • Brian "B-luv" thomas – Engineer
  • Rob Stevenson – executive producer
  • Terius "The-dream" nash – Producer
  • Jenna Andrews – vocal producer
  • Andrew "Pop" Wansel – producer
  • William "Nasty Kutt" Wiik Larsen – instrumentation
  • Antonio Rizzello – programming
  • Oak – instrumentation
  • Peter Carlsson – vocal engineer, vocal editing
  • Daniel Zaidenstadt – engineer
  • Axident – producer, engineer
  • Will Idap – producer
  • Ricky Reed – producer, engineer
  • Picard Brothers – programming, producer
  • Ryan Vojtesak – producer
  • Chris Trombling – orchestra leader
  • Alessia Degasperis Brigante – composer
  • Jack Brown – vocal engineer
  • Arek Kopera – drum engineering
  • Godz of Analog – producer

Charts

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Chart (2014) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 14
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 25
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 22
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 42
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[15] 16
Croatian Albums (Toplista)[16] 7
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[17] 26
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[18] 19
French Albums (SNEP)[19] 131
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 25
Irish Albums (IRMA)[21] 11
Italian Albums (FIMI)[22] 33
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[23] 13
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[24] 15
Portuguese Albums (AFP)[25] 30
Scottish Albums (OCC)[26] 6
South Korean Albums (Gaon Chart)[27] 15
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[28] 20
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[29] 15
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[30] 12
UK Albums (OCC)[31] 5
US Billboard 200[32] 10

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[33] Gold 20,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[34] Silver 60,000*

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

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Region Date Label Edition
United Kingdom 13 October 2014 (2014-10-13) Island Records Standard/Deluxe edition
Worldwide 14 October 2014 (2014-10-14)

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Reviews for Sweet Talker by Jessie J - Metacritic". Metacritic.
  2. ↑ "Music Reviews: The Latest From Jessie J, Idina Menzel and More". ABCNEWS. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "AllMusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  4. ↑ "Jessie J's sweet talk amounts to sweet nothings". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  5. ↑ "Jessie J Sweet Talker album review: "Far from being down and out"". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  6. ↑ Hanratty, Dave. "Album review - Jessie J". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  7. ↑ "Sweet Talker Review - Music Reviews and News - EW.com". EW.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-22. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
  8. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Sweet Talker by Jessie J". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  9. ↑ "iTunes - Music - Sweet Talker by Jessie J". iTunes Store (US). Apple Inc. Retrieved 22 August 2014.
  10. ↑ "Sweet Talker by Republic, Jessie J – Barnes & Noble". Barnes & Noble. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Jessie J – Sweet Talker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  12. ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Jessie J – Sweet Talker" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jessie J – Sweet Talker" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  14. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Jessie J – Sweet Talker" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  15. ↑ "Jessie J Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  16. ↑ "Top of the Shops – official weekly list of albums sold in Croatia" (in Croatian). Croatian International Album Chart. HDU. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  17. ↑ "Danishcharts.dk – Jessie J – Sweet Talker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  18. ↑ "Dutchcharts.nl – Jessie J – Sweet Talker" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  19. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Jessie J – Sweet Talker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
  20. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  21. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week {{{week}}}, {{{year}}}". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  22. ↑ "Artisti - Classifica settimanale WK 42 (dal 13-10-2014 al 19-10-2014)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  23. ↑ "Charts.nz – Jessie J – Sweet Talker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  24. ↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Jessie J – Sweet Talker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
  25. ↑ "Portuguesecharts.com – Jessie J – Sweet Talker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  26. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  27. ↑ 가온차트와 함께하세요 [Gaon Album Chart] (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  28. ↑ "Spanishcharts.com – Jessie J – Sweet Talker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  29. ↑ "Swedishcharts.com – Jessie J – Sweet Talker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  30. ↑ "Swisscharts.com – Jessie J – Sweet Talker". Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  31. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  32. ↑ "Jessie J Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 October 2014.
  33. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Jessie J – O álbum Sweet Talker da Jessie J ganhou Disco de Ouro no Brasil! Qual a sua música favorita? Bang Bang, Masterpiece, Burnin' Up..." (in Portuguese). Pro-Música Brasil. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
  34. ↑ id MUST BE PROVIDED for UK CERTIFICATION.
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