- pop, alternative r&b, pop soul, contemporary r&b
- 48 min
- 15 tracks
- Republic Records
Sweetener is the fourth studio album by American singer-songwriter Ariana Grande. It was released on August 17, 2018, through Republic Records. Grande co-wrote all the songs on the album except for the first track, and its production was handled by Pharrell Williams, Charles Anderson, Hit-Boy, Ilya Salmanzadeh, and Max Martin, with guest features from Williams, Nicki Minaj, and Missy Elliott.
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Spare, character-led, contemporary and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
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Metacritic 81/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10
- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- The Independent3/5 ★
- The Irish Times5/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Pitchfork8.1/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Vice (Expert Witness)A−
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Tracks
- 1raindrops (an angel cried)0:38
- 2blazed3:16
- 3the light is coming3:48
- 4R.E.M.4:06
- 5God is a woman3:18
- 6sweetener3:28
- 7successful3:47
- 8everytime2:52
- 9breathin3:18
- 10no tears left to cry3:26
- 11borderline2:58
- 12better off2:51
- 13goodnight n go3:10
- 14pete davidson1:14
- 15get well soon5:22
15 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Ariana Grande
- Label
- Republic Records
- Released
- August 17, 2018
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- XE
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