Joanne (album)
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| Studio album by Lady Gaga | ||||
| Released | October 21, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | 2015–2016 | |||
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| Length | 39:05 | |||
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| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.6/10 |
| Metacritic | 67/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
| The A.V. Club | B |
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| The Independent | |
| NME | 4/5 |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 |
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Joanne is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer Lady Gaga. It was released on October 21, 2016, through Streamline and Interscope Records as a follow-up to Artpop (2013) and Cheek to Cheek (2014). Gaga collaborated with several producers on the record, including Mark Ronson, Jeff Bhasker, BloodPop and RedOne, and co-produced the majority of the material. The music of Joanne features "stripped-down" soft rock and dance-pop styles in order to emphasize the singer's vocal abilities, unlike on Artpop. Lyrically, the album delves on the theme of family and life's emotions, with the death of her father's sister, Joanne Stefani Germanotta, having a deep influence on the record.
Commercially, Joanne became Gaga's fourth album to reach number one in the United States, and also topped the charts in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Taiwan and the international charts of Japan and Korea, while reaching the top ten in over 15 territories. In order to promote the record, two singles have been made available for consumption—"Perfect Illusion" and "Million Reasons". The first was released as the album's lead single on September 9, 2016, going number one in France and Spain, while reaching the top 20 in more than ten countries, including Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
Gaga's third studio album Artpop was released in November 2013 to mixed reviews. It debuted atop the Billboard 200 chart, and has sold 2.5 million copies as of July 2014. During the album era, Gaga split from longtime manager Troy Carter in late 2013, and by June 2014, she and new manager Bobby Campbell joined Artist Nation, the artist management division of Live Nation Entertainment. On her personal life front, Gaga confessed to being depressed about herself and her talents, and had decided to quit music altogether. The ambivalent reception towards Artpop led Gaga's management to overhaul an image change for the singer. Along with a more subdued appearance in media, Gaga emphasized her vocal prowess. A tribute to The Sound of Music at the 87th Academy Awards, where she sang a medley of songs from the film, was critically lauded. She and Tony Bennett also released Cheek to Cheek, an album of jazz duets, in September 2014 to generally favorable reviews. It debuted atop the Billboard 200, becoming Gaga's third consecutive number-one album in the United States, and won a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.
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