| 词条 | The Sellout (album) | ||||||
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| name = The Sellout | type = studio | artist = Macy Gray | cover = Macy Gray The Sellout cover.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2010|6|21}} | recorded = 2008–2010 | venue = | studio = | genre = {{flatlist|
| length = 45:05 | label = Concord | producer = {{flatlist|
| prev_title = Big | prev_year = 2007 | next_title = Covered | next_year = 2012 | misc = {{Singles | name = The Sellout | type = studio | single1 = Beauty in the World | single1date = March 30, 2010[1] | single2 = Kissed It | single2date = May 24, 2010[2] | single3 = Lately | single3date = June 14, 2010[3] }} }} The Sellout is the fifth studio album by American singer and songwriter Macy Gray. It was released on June 22, 2010, by Concord Records. The album's lead single, "Beauty in the World" was released in April 2010. Upon its release, The Sellout received generally mixed reviews from most music critics. BackgroundGray announced the album on her website, stating that it had been a work in progress since 2008. She wrote:
Release and promotionThe album was originally intended to be released on May 18, 2010, but for unknown reasons its release was pushed to June 22, 2010.[5] SinglesThe first US single is "Beauty In The World", which has been on three Billboard charts, including the Adult Contemporary and its remix on the Hot Dance Club Songs. The first UK single is "Lately", released on June 14, but failing to reach the UK Singles Chart. It charted better on the Billboard{{'}}s Hot Dance Club Play, so far, reaching the top-ten.[6] The second US single, "Kissed It" (featuring Velvet Revolver) was released on May 24, and is the featured song on Bravo's summer campaign.[7] Critical reception{{Album ratings| ADM = 6.0/10[8] | MC = 58/100[9] | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = {{rating|2.5|5}}[10] | rev2 = The Boston Globe | rev2Score = favorable[11] | rev3 = Robert Christgau | rev3Score = A-[12] | rev4 = Entertainment Weekly | rev4Score = B-[13] | rev5 = The Independent | rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}[14] | rev6 = The New York Times | rev6Score = mixed[15] | rev7 = NME | rev7Score = 7/10[16] | rev8 = PopMatters | rev8Score = 5/10[17] | rev9 = Rolling Stone | rev9Score = {{rating|3|5}}[18] | rev10 = Slant Magazine | rev10Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[19] }}The Sellout received generally mixed reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 58, based on 17 reviews, which indicates "mixed or average reviews".[20] At AnyDecentMusic?, that collates critical reviews from more than 50 media sources, the album scored 6.0 points out of 10. Andy Gill of The Independent gave it 3 out of 5 stars and wrote that it "suffers much of the same frustrating patchiness, that distinctively emotive voice squandered on material that simply doesn't deserve it".[14] Allmusic writer John Bush shared a similar sentiment and panned Gray's songwriting.[10] MusicOMH writer Talia Soghomonian gave the album 2½ out of 5 stars and wrote "While there is plenty of soul in the sound, there is a lack of body in both delivery and melody".[21] Q gave it 2 out of 5 stars and called it "her blandest record yet: it drifts from nondescript disco-pop and cloying R&B to woefully ersatz glam stomp".[22] However, The Boston Globe{{'}}s James Reed commended its production and wrote that it "sands off the edges that have been key to Gray’s appeal".[11] Jeremy Allen of NME gave the album a 7/10 rating and praised Gray for "effortlessly combining classic pop with flamboyant chart-frippery".[16] Entertainment Weekly{{'}}s Simon Vozick-Levinson gave The Sellout a B- rating and stated "Nothing here will dramatically alter the arc of Gray's career, but The Sellout yields several jams worth hearing".[13] In his consumer guide for MSN Music, critic Robert Christgau gave the album an A- rating,[12] indicating "the kind of garden-variety good record that is the great luxury of musical micromarketing and overproduction. Anyone open to its aesthetic will enjoy more than half its tracks".[23] Commercial performanceThe album debuted at number #38 on the US Billboard 200 Album Chart, selling 11,000 copies, less than half the number of copies her last album, Big, sold in the same time-frame.[24] It dropped to number #133 on its second week.[25] Track listing{{tracklist| collapsed = | headline = | total_length = 45:05 | extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = The Sellout | writer1 = Macy Gray, Chauncey Hollis, Chase N. Cashe | extra1 = Hit-Boy, Chase N. Cashe | length1 = 3:58 | title2 = Lately | writer2 = Gray, Kaz James, Mellissa "Honey" Larochelle, Lazonate Franklin, Ely Weisfeld, Jamie Almos | extra2 = Kaz James, The Brothers Rise | length2 = 2:57 | title3 = Kissed It | note3 = featuring Velvet Revolver | writer3 = Gray, Franklin, Kannon "Caviar" Kross, Corey "Oz" Simon | extra3 = Kross, Simon | length3 = 4:36 | title4 = Still Hurts | note4 = featuring Romika | writer4 = Gray, Teedra Moses, Lamar "Kromic" Mitchell, Jared Gosselin | extra4 = Gosselin, Phillip White | length4 = 3:50 | title5 = Beauty in the World | writer5 = Gray, Josh Lopez, George Reichart, Kross | extra5 = Gray, Kross, Simon | length5 = 3:50 | title6 = Help Me | writer6 = Gray, Rock City, Rodney Jerkins | extra6 = Jerkins | length6 = 4:37 | title7 = Let You Win | writer7 = Gray, Phillip White, Larochelle, Samir Elmehdaoui | extra7 = Gosselin, White | length7 = 3:57 | title8 = That Man | writer8 = Gray, Mel Hinds, White, Mitchell | extra8 = White | length8 = 3:33 | title9 = Stalker | writer9 = Gray, Tony Hardy | extra9 = Gosselin, White | length9 = 2:27 | title10 = Real Love | note10 = featuring Bobby Brown | writer10 = Gray, White, Larochelle, Elmehdaoui, Freddie Moffett, Gosselin | extra10 = Gosselin, White | length10 = 4:03 | title11 = On & On | writer11 = Gray, Mika Lett, Meelah Williams, Hit-Boy, Don Cannon | extra11 = Hit-Boy, Cannon | length11 = 3:19 | title12 = The Comeback[5] | writer12 = Gray, White, Hardy, Gosselin | extra12 = Gosselin, Gray | length12 = 4:04 }}{{tracklist | collapsed = yes | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = iTunes pre-order bonus track | title13 = Lost | writer13 = | extra13 = | length13 = 3:21 }}{{tracklist | collapsed = yes | extra_column = Producer(s) | headline = Target limited deluxe edition bonus tracks | title13 = Lately | note13 = Acoustic Version | writer13 = | extra13 = | length13 = | title14 = Beauty in the World | note14 = Island Mix | writer14 = | extra14 = | length14 = | title15 = The Comeback | note15 = Acoustic Version | writer15 = | extra15 = | length15 = }} Charts
References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/beauty-in-the-world-single/id363031531 |title=Beauty in the World - Single by Macy Gray - Download Beauty in the World - Single on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2010-03-30 |accessdate=2010-06-22}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/kissed-it-feat-velvet-revolver/id371587627 |title=Kissed It (feat. Velvet Revolver) by Macy Gray - Download Kissed It (feat. Velvet Revolver) on iTunes |publisher=Itunes.apple.com |date=2010-05-11 |accessdate=2010-06-22}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlereviews/ |title=Music - - Singles Release Diary |publisher=Digital Spy |date= |accessdate=2010-06-22 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100921205420/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/singlereviews/ |archivedate=2010-09-21 |df= }} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.macygray.com/ |title=Macy Gray |publisher=Macy Gray |date=2010-06-18 |accessdate=2010-06-22}} 5. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0039TD79U |title=The Sellout: Macy Gray: Music |publisher=Amazon.com |date= |accessdate=2010-06-22}} 6. ^{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=macy gray|chart=Dance/Club Play Songs}} |title=Club Music, Hot Dance Songs, Club Songs, Dance Club Music Charts |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-09}} 7. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/958130/macy-gray-spreads-positive-vibes-on-the-sellout |title=Macy Gray Spreads Positive Vibes on 'The Sellout' |publisher=Billboard.com |date=2009-09-14 |accessdate=2010-06-22}} 8. ^{{cite web |title=Macy Gray: The Sellout|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/1917/Macy-Gray-The-Sellout.aspx |website=AnyDecentMusic? |accessdate=15 June 2018}} 9. ^{{cite web |title=THE SELLOUT by Macy Gray |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-sellout/macy-gray |website=Metacritic |accessdate=15 June 2018}} 10. ^1 {{cite web |first=John |last=Bush |title=Review: The Sellout |url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1737389|pure_url=yes}} |publisher=Allmusic |accessdate=24 June 2010}} 11. ^1 Reed, James. Review: The Sellout. The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 12. ^1 Christgau, Robert. "[https://www.webcitation.org/5qu9zHVD2?url=http://music.msn.com/music/consumerguide/?photoidx=6 Consumer Guide: The Sellout]". MSN Music: July 2010. 13. ^1 Vozick-Levinson, Simon. Review: The Sellout. Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 14. ^1 Gill, Andy. [https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-macy-gray-the-sellout-concordisland-2003153.html Review: The Sellout]. The Independent. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 15. ^Pareles, Jon. [https://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/27/arts/music/27playlist.html Review: The Sellout]. The New York Times. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 16. ^1 Allen, Jeremy. Review: The Sellout. NME. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 17. ^Layman, Will. Review: The Sellout. PopMatters. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 18. ^Hermes, Will. [https://www.rollingstone.com/music/reviews/album/17385/119578 Review: The Sellout]. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 19. ^Cole, Matthew. Review: The Sellout. Slant Magazine. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 20. ^The Sellout (2010): Reviews. Metacritic. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 21. ^Soghomonian, Talia. Review: The Sellout. MusicOMH. Retrieved on 2010-07-01. 22. ^Columnist. "Review: The Sellout". Q: 132. July 2010. 23. ^{{cite web|last=Christgau|first= Robert|url= http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/bk-cg90/grades-90s.php |title=CG Keys to Icons: Grades 1990-|publisher=RobertChristgau.com|accessdate= 2010-02-28}} 24. ^Despite its poor sales, it debuted one spot higher on the album chart than her last release. The Billboard 200 charts - Macy debuts - MTV News MTV News Retrieved 2010-07-02 25. ^{{cite web|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=macy gray|chart=Billboard 200}} |title=Music Albums, Top 200 Albums & Music Album Charts |language=ja |publisher=Billboard.com |date= |accessdate=2012-03-09}} 26. ^{{cite journal |url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20100711-0000/Issue1062.pdf |title=ARIA Urban Album Chart – Week Commencing 5th July 2010 |format=PDF |journal=Australian Recording Industry Association |issue=1062 |page=19 |date=July 5, 2010 |accessdate=December 8, 2018 |via=Pandora Archive}} 27. ^{{cite web |url=http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Macy+Gray&titel=The+Sellout&cat=a |title=Macy Gray – The Sellout |publisher=greekcharts.com |accessdate=December 8, 2018 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012085212/http://greekcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Macy%2BGray&titel=The%2BSellout&cat=a |archivedate=October 12, 2012}} External links
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