



Beyoncé – Lemonade (2LP, vinyle jaune)
Vocals – Beyoncé (all tracks) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Beyoncé]
Vocals - Jack White (A3), The Weeknd (B2), Belly (B2), James Blake (C3), Kendrick Lamar (C4),
Background vocals - MeLo-X (A2), Ruby Amanfu (A3), Chrissy Collins (B1), Arrow Benjamin (C4), Diplo (D1), King Henry (D1)
Jupiter bass - James Blake (A1)
Drum programming - Diplo (A2, D1), Jr Blender (A2), Derek Dixie (A3, B3, D1), Mike Dean (C1)
Drums - Patrick Keeler (A3)
Bass guitar - Jack White (A3)
Piano - James Blake (C3)
Guitar - Jr Blender (A2), Eric Walls (B3), King Henry (D1)
Keyboards - Mike Dean (C1), Patrick Keeler (A3)
Strings - Eric Gorfain (A1, A3, D1), Daphne Chen (A1, A3, D1), Charlie Bisharat (A1, A3, D1), Josefina Vergara (A1, A3, D1), Songa Lee (A1, A3, D1), Marisa Kuney (A1, A3, D1), Neel Hammond (A1, A3, D1), Susan Chatman (A1, A3, D1), Katie Sloan (A1, A3, D1), Amy Wickman (A1, A3, D1), Lisa Dondlinger (A1, A3, D1), Terry Glenny (A1, A3, D1), Ina Veli (A1, A3, D1), Gina Kronstadt (A1, A3, D1), Yelena Yegoryan (A1, A3, D1), Radu Pieptea (A1, A3, D1), Crystal Alforque (A1, A3, D1), Serena McKinney (A1, A3, D1), Leah Katz (A1, A3, D1), Alma Fernandez (A1, A3, D1), Rodney Wirtz (A1, A3, D1), Briana Bandy (A1, A3, D1), Anna Bulbrook (A1, A3, D1), Grace Park (A1, A3, D1), Richard Dodd (A1, A3, D1), John Krovoza (A1, A3, D1), Ira Glansbeek (A1, A3, D1), Vanessa Fairbairn-Smith (A1, A3, D1), Ginger Murphy (A1, A3, D1), Adrienne Woods (A1, A3, D1), Denise Briese (A1, A3, D1), Ryan Cross (A1, A3, D1), Geoff Osika – strings (tracks 1, 3, 11), Fats Kaplan (A3), Lindsey Smith-Trestle (A3), Mark Watrous (A3)
Hammond organ - Mark Watrous (A3)
Horns - Randolph Ellis (B3, D1), Peter Ortega (B3, D1), Christopher Gray (B3, D1), Richard Lucchese (B3, D1),
Harmonica - Patrick Williams (B3)
Bass - Courtney Leonard (track B3), Marcus Miller (C4, D1)
Synths - Jack Chambazyan (C2)
Trumpet - Matt Doe – trumpet (D2)
Piano - Kevin Garrett (A1), Vincent Berry II (C2), Canei Finch – additional piano (C4)
Strings arranged by Jon Brion (A1, A3, D1)
Written by Beyoncé (all tracks), James Blake (A1), Kevin Garrett (A1), Antonio Randolph (A2), Brian Chase (A2), DeAndre Way (A2), Doc Pomus (A2), Emile Haynie (A2), Ezra Koenig (A2), Joshua Tillman (A2), Karen Orzolek (A2), Kelvin McConnell (A2), Mort Shuman (A2), Nick Zinner (A2), Sean Rhoden (A2, B1), Uzoechi Emenike (A2), Thomas Wesley Pentz (A2), Diana "Wynter" Gordon (A3), James Page (A3), John Bonham (A3), John Paul Jones (A3), Robert Plant (A3), Corey Jackson Carter (B1), Diana Gordon (B1), Abel Tesfaye (B2), Ahmad Balshe (B2), Ben Diehl (B2), Brian Weitz (B2), Burt Bacharach (B2), Danny Schofield (B2), David Portner (B2), Hal David (B2), Noah Lennox (B2), Terius Nash (B2), Alex Delicata (B3), Diana Gordon (B3), Kevin Cossom (B3), Ingrid Burley (C1), Mike Dean (C1), Malik Yusef (C2), Midian Mathers (C2), Vincent Berry II (C2), Blake (C3), Alan Lomax (C4), Carla Marie Williams (C4), Frank Tirado (C4), John Lomax Sr. (C4), Jonathan Coffer (C4), Kendrick Duckworth (C4), Akil King (D1), Andre Benjamin (D1), Antwan Patton (D1), Ilsey Juber (D1), Jaramye Daniels (D1), Patrick Brown (D1), Ricky Anthony (D1), Theron Thomas (D1), Timothy Thomas (D1), Thomas Wesley Pentz (D1), Asheton Hogan (D2), Jordan Frost (D2), Khalif Brown (D2), Michael Len Williams II (D2)
2 LPs, Gatefold jacket with limited time audio and Lemonade film downloads
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : yellow
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Columbia
Original Label : Parkwood Entertainment
Recorded 2014-2016 at Apex and Mad Decent (Burbank), The Beehive, Conway, Henson, and Record Plant (Los Angeles), Jungle City (New York City), Larrabee, Mirrorball, and Pacifique (North Hollywood), Skip Saylor (Northridge)
Recorded by Stuart White, Vance Powell (A3), Joshua V. Smith (A3), Ramon Rivas (A1 to C1, C3 to D2),
Engineered by Stuart White (all tracks), Ramon Rivas (A1 to C1, C3 to D2), Mike Dean (C1)
Produced by Beyoncé (all tracks), Stuart White (B1)
Mixed by Jaycen Joshua (D2), Stuart White (A1-3, B1, B3, C1, C3-4), Tony Maserati (B2, C2, D1)
Mastered by Dave Kutch
Originally Released in April 2016
Reissued in 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
1. Pray You Catch Me
2. Hold Up
3. Don't Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White)
Side B:
1. Sorry
2. 6 Inch (feat. The Weeknd)
3. Daddy Lessons
Side C:
1. Love Drought
2. Sandcastles
3. Forward (feat. James Blake)
4. Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Side D:
1. All Night
2. Formation
Awards:
2017 Grammy Award Winner: Best Urban Contempory album
Rolling Stone Magazine greatest album of the 21st century
Rolling Stone Magazine - 500 Greatest Albums of all times - Ranked 32/500
AMFT Awards:
- Album of the year
- Best Music Film
- Best Contemporary R&B Album
Review :
“Beyoncé's sixth album loomed once "Formation" and its video were issued ahead of the superstar's Super Bowl 50 half-time performance. Two months and a couple weeks later, it appeared as a culturally seismic visual album. Loaded with layers of meaning and references, and experienced en masse through its televised premiere, Lemonade honored black sisterhood with the presence of Warsan Shire, Serena Williams, and the mothers of Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner. Subsequently given audio-only release, its title comes from a popular proverb given extra personal relevance by Beyoncé's grandmother-in-law, whose citation is heard here during a crucial moment in the sequence. Mrs. Knowles-Carter indeed turns her own lemons into Lemonade. She uses the platform to demand contrition from her adulterous partner, assert her excellence, reflect upon the bonds with the men in her life, and their relationships with other women, and wonders if her trust can be earned back. The cathartic and wounded moments here resonate in a manner matched by few, if any, of Beyoncé's contemporaries. She sometimes eclipses herself in terms of raw emotion, as on the throttling Jack White encounter "Don't Hurt Yourself." At the low-volume end, there's more power in the few seconds she chokes back tears while singing "Come back" -- timed with the backing vocal in Isaac Hayes' version of "Walk on By" -- than there is in most contemporary ballads. Romantic conflict is nothing new for her, but there is a degree of concentration and specificity, and an apparent disregard for appealing to commercial radio that makes Lemonade a distinct addition to her catalog. (Another distinguishing factor is the length of credits which, due to a vast assortment of collaborators and samples, exceeds that of the self-titled album.) Lemonade can also be heard as the dark flipside of Beyoncé. When "Dishes smashed on the counter" is bleakly observed, just before "Pictures snatched out the frame/Bitch, I scratched out your name and face" is delivered with seething wrath, it's hard to not flash back to "Drunk in Love," in which the presumably same couple were revelrous in the same room. After the first three-quarters play out in compelling if somewhat erratic fashion, Lemonade closes with a torrid stretch. "Freedom" is a marching anthem of resilience and preservation, produced by Just Blaze with a glowing guest verse from Kendrick Lamar. The loved-up "All Night" is a tangle of emotions and hints at reconciliation, facilitated by the horns from OutKast's "SpottieOttieDopaliscious." And then, at last, there's the strutting "Formation," simultaneously a tack-on and an ideal finale, where Beyoncé delights in her blackness, femininity, and Southern origin with supreme wordplay.” AllMusic Review by Andy Kellman
Rating:
AllMusic 4.5 / 5 ; Discogs 4.94 / 5