- pop, funk, r&b, contemporary r&b
- 33 min
- 9 tracks
- Atlantic
24K Magic is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Bruno Mars. It was released by Atlantic Records on November 18, 2016. Mars reunited with Philip Lawrence and Christopher Brody Brown, who composed the album under their joint alias Shampoo Press & Curl. Mars enlisted new composers including the Stereotypes and James Fauntleroy. Recording sessions for 24K Magic took place between late 2015 and September 2016 at Glenwood Place Studios in Burbank, California.
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Character
Warm, spare, character-led and classical in form.
- warmbleak
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- classical in formformally daring
- effortlessdemanding
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Metacritic 70/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 6.5/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- The A.V. ClubB
- Entertainment WeeklyB+
- ConsequenceB−
- The Guardian3/5 ★
- NME4/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.2/10
- Q3/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- USA Today2.5/4 ★
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Tracks
- 124k Magic3:46
- 2Chunky3:06
- 3Perm3:30
- 4That’s What I Like3:26
- 5Versace on the Floor4:21
- 6Straight Up & Down3:18
- 7Calling All My Lovelies4:10
- 8Finesse3:10
- 9Too Good to Say Goodbye4:41
9 tracks, 33 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- Bruno Mars
- Label
- Atlantic
- Released
- 2016
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- CL
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