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Glory is the ninth studio album by American singer Britney Spears. RCA Records released the album on August 26, 2016. It became available for pre-order on all music digital distribution platforms at midnight ET on August 3, 2016. Spears released the first single from the album, "Make Me...", on July 15, 2016. Alongside the pre-order, a new track was released, titled "Private Show", which was previously teased in the commercial for the fragrance of the same name.[1] Since the announcement of the album, Spears has further teased the new music through the release of promotional singles "Clumsy" and "Do You Wanna Come Over?". Glory received generally positive reviews from music critics.

Background

In August 2014, Spears confirmed she had renewed her contract with RCA, and that she was writing and recording new music. In an interview with Billboard in March 2015, Spears said that she was working on a new album "slowly but surely." In July 2015, Spears was pictured working with writers Chantal Kreviazuk and Simon Wilcox alongside producer Ian Kirkpatrick; in that same month, DJ Mustard announced that he was working on the album. In March 2016, Spears said that she was "being more hands-on" with the album and that it is "the best thing I've done in a long time," though she noted that she did not know when the album would be finished and that she is "not rushing anything [...] so that my fans will truly appreciate it."[2] On August 3, 2016, Spears unveiled the name and cover of her new record, confirmed the release date, and announced that her new song "Private Show" would be instantly available for download to those who pre-ordered her album on Apple Music.

Composition

Since the beginning of the albums recording process, Spears insisted that she wanted to do something different with the project and take a "left turn." During a Tumblr Q&A with fans in July 2016, when asked about the style of the album Spears responded with "I’ll just say this... We really explored some new things." [3][4] On August 5, she revealed in a phoned-in radio interview on the segment On Air with Ryan Seacrest that the album "took a lot of time, but I think we brought it to a level where I was really, really happy with what I had; it's cool, it's really different [...] there are like two or three songs that go in the direction of more urban that I've wanted to do for a long time now, and I just haven't really done that."[5]

Singles

Rapper G-Eazy (pictured) is the only featured artist on the album.

On July 15, 2016, Spears released the first single off the album, "Make Me...", on the iTunes Store. It is a "slinky" mid-tempo R&B song and features the vocal collaboration of American rapper G-Eazy.[3]

Promotional singles

"Private Show" was released as the first promotional single along with the pre-order on August 4, 2016. The song shares the title of her latest fragrance. The song was written by Britney Spears, Carla Williams, Tramaine Winfrey and Simon Smith.[3][6] "Clumsy" was released as the second promotional single on August 11, 2016.[7] The third promotional single "Do You Wanna Come Over?" was released on August 18, 2016.[8]

Promotion

In July 2016, Spears announced that she would be performing at the 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival, to be held on September 23rd and 24th at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.[9] On July 26, Spears participated in a Q&A session on her Tumblr page.[10] On August 3 2016, Spears appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, pranking Jimmy Kimmel with an impromptu bedside performance of "Make Me..." alongside male dancers.[11] On August 5, Spears was interviewed for the radio program On Air With Ryan Seacrest, where she discussed the development of the album.[12] On August 16, Spears announced that she would be performing "Make Me..." at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards.[13] The performance was announced following the cancellation of two Britney: Piece of Me show dates that were initially scheduled two days prior to the awards.[14] This performance will be her first performance on the show in nearly ten years, following her 2007 performance of "Gimme More". On August 25, Spears appeared on the "Carpool Karaoke" segment on The Late Late Show with James Corden.[15] On August 27, Spears will appear for a live Q&A session on Most Requested Live.[16]

Critical reception

Glory received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, which indicates "generally favorable reviews", based on 8 reviews.[17] Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine rated the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, calling the album's sound as "daring and mature", but criticized "Private Show", calling it "the album's only bona-fide misfire."[18] In a positive review, Maura Johnston from The Boston Globe described the album as one with "an unbridled energy" that "operates on its own terms."[19] In a mixed review of the album, Jon Parales from The New York Times claimed that the album was "one-dimensional", but noted her as sounding "more involved, more present, than she has in a decade."[20]

Track listing

Glory – Digital standard version[21]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Invitation"
  • Monson
  • Mischke[a]
3:18
2."Make Me..." (featuring G-Eazy)
  • Burns
  • Mischke[a]
3:51
3."Private Show"
  • Winfrey
  • Mischke[a]
3:54
4."Man on the Moon"
3:46
5."Just Luv Me"
4:01
6."Clumsy"
  • Felder
  • Alex Nice
  • Mischke[a]
3:02
7."Do You Wanna Come Over?"
Mattman & Robin3:22
8."Slumber Party"
  • Larsson
  • Fredriksson
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
  • Mattman & Robin
  • Mischke[a]
3:34
9."Just Like Me"
  • Spears
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
  • Monson
  • Monson
  • Mischke[a]
2:44
10."Love Me Down"
  • Goldstein
  • Mischke[a]
3:18
11."Hard to Forget Ya"
  • Görres
  • Kirkpatrick[b]
  • Mischke[a]
3:29
12."What You Need"
  • Spears
  • Williams
  • Winfrey
  • Smith
  • Winfrey
  • Mischke[a]
3:07
Total length:41:26
Glory – Physical standard version[22]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Invitation"
  • Spears
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
  • Monson
  • Monson
  • Mischke[a]
3:18
2."Do You Wanna Come Over?"
  • Larsson
  • Fredriksson
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
  • Chila
Mattman & Robin3:22
3."Make Me..." (featuring G-Eazy)
  • Spears
  • Burns
  • Janiak
  • Gillum
  • Burns
  • Mischke[a]
3:51
4."Private Show"
  • Spears
  • Williams
  • Winfrey
  • Smith
  • Winfrey
  • Mischke[a]
3:54
5."Man on the Moon"
  • Evigan
  • Juber
  • Ryan
  • Fox
  • Lomax
3:46
6."Just Luv Me"
  • Omelio
  • Høiberg
  • Michaels
  • Cat
  • Robopop
  • Mischke[a]
4:01
7."Clumsy"
  • Riley
  • Felder
  • Niceforo
  • Felder
  • Nice
  • Mischke[a]
3:02
8."Slumber Party"
  • Larsson
  • Fredriksson
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
  • Mattman & Robin
  • Mischke[a]
3:34
9."Just Like Me"
  • Spears
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
  • Monson
  • Monson
  • Mischke[a]
2:44
10."Love Me Down"
  • Bogart
  • Goldstein
  • John
  • Karpov
  • Goldstein
  • Mischke[a]
3:18
11."Hard to Forget Ya"
  • Görres
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Coney
  • Andrews
  • Drewett
  • Görres
  • Kirkpatrick[b]
  • Mischke[a]
3:29
12."What You Need"
  • Spears
  • Williams
  • Winfrey
  • Smith
  • Winfrey
  • Mischke[a]
3:07
Total length:41:26
Glory – Deluxe version[23]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Better"
  • Spears
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
  • Michael Tucker
  • Bloodpop
  • Mischke[a]
3:09
14."Change Your Mind (No Seas Cortés)"
  • Larsson
  • Fredriksson
  • Michaels
  • Tranter
  • Mattman & Robin
  • Mischke[a]
3:00
15."Liar"
Evigan3:16
16."If I'm Dancing"
  • Kirkpatrick
  • Mischke[a]
3:24
17."Coupure Électrique"
  • Spears
  • Lance Eric Shipp
  • Nathalia Marshall
  • Rachael Kennedy
  • Shipp
  • Mischke[a]
2:20
Total length:56:35
Glory – Japanese edition[24]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Mood Ring"
 
Glory – Korean edition[25]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
18."Make Me" (featuring G-Eazy) (music video)
  • Spears
  • Burns
  • Janiak
  • Gillum
  • Burns
  • Mischke[a]
4:54
Notes
  • ^[a] signifies a vocal producer
  • ^[b] signifies a co-producer

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, format(s), label, and references
Region Date Format(s) Edition(s) Label(s) Ref.
Various August 26, 2016
  • Standard
  • deluxe
[26]
Japan September 14, 2016 CD Japan edition Sony Music Japan [27]

References

  1. ^ Corner, Lewis (June 21, 2016). "Britney Spears teases 'really cool' new song 'Private Show'". Digital Spy. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  2. ^ Testino, Mario (March 1, 2016). "V100: Living For Britney". V Magazine. Retrieved August 3, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c Reed, Ryan (July 15, 2016). "Hear Britney Spears' Slinky New Song With G-Eazy, 'Make Me'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 17, 2016.
  4. ^ Willis, Jackie (July 29, 2016). "Britney Spears Tumblr Q&A". Tumblr.
  5. ^ "INTERVIEW: Britney Spears Says 'Glory' Album Is 'Different,' Will Have Some Hip-Hop - On Air with Ryan Seacrest". Retrieved August 15, 2016.
  6. ^ Willis, Jackie (June 17, 2016). "Britney Spears Unveils Her 20th Perfume 'Private Show,' Scent Inspired in Part by Singer's Love of Iced Coffee". Entertainment Tonight. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  7. ^ Nolfi, Joey (August 11, 2016). "Britney Spears drops intense electro banger 'Clumsy'". Entertainment Weekly.
  8. ^ Kickham, Dylan (August 15, 2016). "Britney Spears to release new song 'Do You Wanna Come Over'". Entertainment Weekly.
  9. ^ Peters, Mitchell (25 July 2016). "U2, Drake, Britney Spears & More to Headline 2016 iHeartRadio Music Festival in Las Vegas". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Grossman, Lena (26 July 2016). "Britney Spears Just Let Us Into Her World". Time. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  11. ^ Delbyk, Cole (4 August 2016). "Britney Spears Pranks A Sleeping Jimmy Kimmel With A Bedside Performance Of 'Make Me'". Huffington Post. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  12. ^ Inocencio, Marc (5 August 2016). "INTERVIEW: Britney Spears Says 'Glory' Album Is 'Different,' Will Have Some Hip-Hop". iHeartMedia. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  13. ^ Fisher, Kendall (16 August 2016). "Britney Spears Will Perform at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards for the First Time in 10 Years". E! News. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  14. ^ Ryan, Morgan (4 August 2016). "Britney Spears Announces New Album: Pranks Jimmy Kimmel While He's Sleeping". Blackburn Radio Inc. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  15. ^ "Britney Spears rides with James Corden for Carpool Karaoke". CBS8. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  16. ^ "Most Requested Live Presents Ask Anything with Britney Spears". Ask Anything. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
  17. ^ "Glory Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  18. ^ Cinquemani, Sal (August 22, 2016). "Britney Spears: Glory". Slant Magazine. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  19. ^ Johnston, Maura (25 August 2016). "Britney Spears sounds like she's having fun again". The Boston Globe. Retrieved 25 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  20. ^ Pareles, Jon (24 August 2016). "In 'Glory,' Britney Spears Promises Pleasure, but Offers Nothing Personal". The New York Times. Retrieved 25 August 2016. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  21. ^ "Britney Spears - Glory". United States: iTunes Store. August 26, 2016.
  22. ^ "Britney Spears - Glory (Explicit)". United States: Amazon.com. August 26, 2016.
  23. ^ "Britney Spears - Glory (Deluxe)". United States: iTunes Store. August 26, 2016.
  24. ^ "Britney Spears - Glory (Japan Edition)". Japan: Sony Music Japan. August 26, 2016.
  25. ^ "Britney Spears - Glory (Korean Edition)".
  26. ^ Various citations concerning the August 26, 2016, release of Glory:
  27. ^ "Britney Spears - Glory (Japan Edition)". cdjapan.co.jp. September 14, 2016.
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