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Sweetener
From HitStory, the pop encyclopedia of School of Rock · Work
After Dangerous Woman in 2016, Ariana Grande began her next album in July of that year. The first song to emerge was the title song, which Pharrell Williams wrote and produced. She recorded more than thirty songs that did not make the album. Sweetener was the first album on which she took the lead in the writing herself. Her manager spoke of a more mature sound.
The album was released on 17 August 2018 and is mainly pop, R&B and trap, with influences from house, funk and neo-soul. It opens with a short a cappella version of Raindrops (An Angel Cried), originally by Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. No Tears Left to Cry, God Is a Woman and Breathin all reached the top fifteen of the American Hot 100. Critics praised the experimental production. The album won the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album, her first Grammy.
Listening
Track list
- 1raindrops (an angel cried)0:38Apple Music ↗
- 2blazed (feat. Pharrell Williams)3:16Apple Music ↗
- 3the light is coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)3:48Apple Music ↗
- 4R.E.M4:06Apple Music ↗
- 5God is a woman3:18Apple Music ↗
- 6sweetener3:29Apple Music ↗
- 7successful3:47Apple Music ↗
- 8everytime2:52Apple Music ↗
- 9breathin3:18Apple Music ↗
- 10no tears left to cry3:26Apple Music ↗
- 11borderline (feat. Missy Elliott)2:58Apple Music ↗
- 12better off2:51Apple Music ↗
- 13goodnight n go3:10Apple Music ↗
- 14pete davidson1:14Apple Music ↗
- 15get well soon5:22Apple Music ↗
30-second previews via Apple Music. Listen to the whole album on Apple Music ↗