Born and Raised (John Mayer album)
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| Studio album by John Mayer | ||||
| Released | May 22, 2012 | |||
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Electric Lady Studios (New York City, New York) The Village (Los Angeles, California) Berkeley Street Studio (Santa Monica, California) Ocean Way Recording (Hollywood, California) April-September 2011, February 2012 |
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| Length | 46:25 | |||
| Label | Columbia, Sony Music | |||
| Producer | John Mayer, Don Was | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100 |
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| AbsolutePunk | 91% |
| Allmusic |    |
| American Songwriter | |
| Billboard | (favorable) |
| The Boston Globe | (favorable) |
| Entertainment Weekly | B |
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| Robert Christgau |  |
| Rolling Stone | |
| Uncut | (7/10) |
Born and Raised is the fifth studio album by American musician John Mayer, and was released on May 22, 2012. The first single, "Shadow Days", was released on Mayer's blog on February 27, 2012, and was made available for purchase as a digital download on March 6, 2012. The second single, "Queen of California", impacted Hot AC radio on August 13, 2012. The official music video for "Queen of California" was released on July 30, 2012. The third single, "Something Like Olivia", impacted Triple A radio on November 5, 2012. Born and Raised marks yet another change in Mayer's musical style, incorporating musical elements of folk and Americana that take influences from Bob Dylan, Neil Young, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, and Graham Nash.
American Songwriter stated that "Mayer approaches Born and Raised like a method actor, diving headfirst into his new sound — a mix of Laurel Canyon folk and California country-rock," praising Mayer's technical skills as well as Don Was' production work.Born and Raised has received generally positive reviews from music critics.
Born and Raised album cover and "Queen of California" single cover were both designed by David Adrian Smith.
Mayer has stated that he began to gravitate towards new "musical ideals" during the Winter leg of the Battle Studies World Tour, and he credits listening to records by Bob Dylan and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (namely, the Neil Young album After the Gold Rush), as well as other Americana, as influential for this. He has expressed minor frustration at not being able to begin new musical pursuits as soon as he would have liked, due to commitments to complete the touring for Battle Studies.
Upon finishing the tour, and experiencing a backlash for controversial comments made in a Playboy interview, Mayer decided to step away from the media and out of the public eye for a while.
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