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Evolution is the upcoming fourth studio album by British boy band JLS, due for release on November 5, 2012 through RCA Records. The album marks a new change in direction for the band, described as "a throwback to the '90s new jack swing, and R&B-influenced".[2] The album will be preceded by the release of "Hottest Girl in the World", on 21 October 2012.

Background

In March 2012, Oritsé Williams revealed that the group had decided to work with top American producers for their fourth record, so they can give their fans a "great album". He claimed that "We're furthering our sound in that way."[3] "We've been in the studio with people like Darkchild, and we've kind of gone back to new jack swing, and R'n'B on the album." He also revealed that they were working with "Bangladesh, who is known for his hip-hop. We wanted to write with new people. We've got to give the fans a great album and we try to be the best we can." In April 2012, the band revealed that they were "going to Scandinavia and America over the next few weeks to put pen to paper."[4] They also announced that the goal with the album was "to take us international." In the same month, they discussed about plans to approach Drake to feature on the lead single. "We'd love to do a record with Drake and we're going to approach him to feature on our next single as it has to be our best yet," Marvin Humes told The Daily Star.[5]

In August 2012, the group revealed that the album would be titled Evolution, and would be released on 5 November 2012.[6] On September 3, 2012, they announced that "Hottest Girl in the World" would serve as the lead single from the album, with a release date of October 21, 2012.[7] On 21 August, the band began filming a music video for "Hottest Girl in the World".[8][9] On the direction of the album. Merrygold said; "We didn't go by any kind of guidelines or anything like that, we just made what felt right and we're really excited about it."[10]

On 11 September, the band unveiled the artwork for the album.[11] The band also confirmed that a deluxe version of the album will be available, that will feature bonus and previously unreleased tracks.[12] On 6 September, "Hottest Girl in the World" premiered on BBC Radio 1.[13] The album features collaborations with both Bebe O'Hare and Tiffany Foxx, two independent artists who are well known on the underground circuit in the United States. Humes said of Tiffany Foxx's appearance: "Tiffany helped us with a spectacular take of Dessert. She cracked the vocals. We would love to see the version with her released as a single."

Critical Reception

Shaun Kitchener of AMAZEPOP gave the album a positive review, comparing it favourably to Jukebox. He said: "...it makes the group feel fresh again, like they’re back at the forefront of the British boyband movement. They’re sensibly taking a step away from the half-cooked urbanised electro-pop that filled their last couple of albums; leaving the guitar-driven bubblegum choruses to One Direction and letting The Wanted get on with their own brand of club-ready ladpop." 'Gotta Try It', 'Hold Me Down' and 'Give Me Life' were named the best tracks, with the latter being compared to Chris Brown.[14]

Live Performances and Promotion

They will perform "Hottest Girl In The World" on The X Factor UK on 21 October 2012. They will also perform on Alan Carr:Chatty Man on 26 October 2012

Track listing

Standard edition[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Dessert"JLS, Shondrae Crawford, Moe Faisal, Dwayne Abernathy, Sean FentonShondrae "Mr. Bangladesh" Crawford3.35
2."Hottest Girl in the World"JLS, Crawford, Abernathy, Ali TennantMr. Bangladesh, Dem Jointz*, James F. Reynolds^ MNEK^3:37
3."Have Your Way"JLS, Andrew Harr, Jermaine Jackson, Kevin “KC” Cossom, Jon-David Anderson, David AndersonThe Runners3.30
4."Hold Me Down"JLS, Rodney Jerkins, Wayne Hector, Eric BellingerRodney Jerkins3.30
5."I Like It"JLS, Erika Nuri, Andreas Romdhane, Josef Larossi, Ina WroldsenTMS3.40
6."All The Way"JLS, Crawford, Abernathy, Armando R. Buelna, Mark Guinto, William ReyesMr. Bangladesh4.24
7."Give Me Life"JLS, Jarrad Rogers, Pen & Paper (a.k.a Emmanuel Orelaja and J Warner)Jarrad Rogers3.07
8."Don't Know That"JLS, Rodney Jerkins, Wayne HectorRodney Jerkins3.56
9."Troublemaker" (featuring Bebe O' Hare)Peter Gordeno, Tennant, Mike ‘Scribz’ Riley, Brittany DavisMidi Mafia, Scribz Riley, Peter Gordeno2.58
10."Gotta Try It"JLS, Crawford, AbernathyMr. Bangladesh3.50
Deluxe Edition Bonus Disc[16]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Homeless Heart"Tennant, JLS, Tim McEwan, Moe Faisal 3:58
2."Heartrock"JLS, Lars Halvor Jensen, Tim McEwan 3:05
3."Single No More"Johannes Joergensen, Lars Halvor Jensen, JLS 4:06
4."Talk It Out"Bellinger, Erika Nuryi, Harmony Samuels, JLSHarmony Samuels3:43
5."Hottest Girl in the World" (Wideboys Remix)JLS, Crawford, Abernathy, TennantMr. Bangladesh, The Wideboys5:08
6."Dessert" (featuring Tiffany Foxx)JLS, Crawford, Moe Faisal, Abernathy, FentonMr. Bangladesh4:18
Notes
  • (*) denotes co-producer
  • (^) denotes additional production

Release history

Country Date Format Label
Ireland 3 November 2012 CD, digital download RCA Records, Sony Music
United Kingdom 5 November 2012

References

  1. ^ "JExclusive: Justin Timberlake working on "crazy" new album, says Jim Beanz". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "JLS record '90s new jack swing' for fourth album". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  3. ^ "JLS 'make sure nobody can outswag new album'". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  4. ^ "JLS: 'We're going to approach Drake to work with us'". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  5. ^ "JLS Lads Have Eye On Drake". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  6. ^ "JLS announce new album 'Evolution'". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  7. ^ "JLS announce new single 'Hottest Girl In The World'". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  8. ^ "JLS Reveal Pyictures From Music Video Set For Their New Single". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  9. ^ "JLS Film New Music Video Ahead Of Announcing First Single From Fourth Album". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  10. ^ "JLS announce new album 'Evolution'". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  11. ^ "JLS unveil new album 'Evolution' artwork". Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  12. ^ "JLS unveil new album title Evolution to fans on Twitter". Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  13. ^ "JLS unveil new single 'Hottest Girl in the World' - listen". Retrieved 6 September 2012.
  14. ^ Kitchener, Shaun. "Good news everyone! JLS are back on form with new album Evolution". AMAZEPOP. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
  15. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolution-JLS/dp/B00932JRH8/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1348505009&sr=1-2
  16. ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Evolution-Deluxe-JLS/dp/B00932LLSG/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1348505009&sr=1-1
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