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The Sweet Escape |  | Artist: Gwen Stefani
Label: Polydor
Category: Music
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Rating:  30 reviews
Sales Rank: 2212
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Running Time: 56 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 602517173903
EAN: 5050053444233
ASIN: B000JMJYYW
Release Date: December 4, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Wind It Up | | • | The Sweet Escape | | • | Orange County Girl | | • | Early Winter | | • | Now That You Got It | | • | 4 In The Morning | | • | Yummy Album Version (Explicit) | | • | Fluorescent | | • | Breakin' Up | | • | Don't Get It Twisted Album Version (Explicit) | | • | U Started It | | • | Wonderful Life | | • | Wind It Up Live Version | | • | Orange County Girl |
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Gwen Stefani's second solo album, iThe Sweet Escape/i, finds the sassy blonde starlet moving even farther away from her ska-punk No Doubt origins. This time around, as apparent from the album cover alone, the focus is clearly on bling, not swing. Which would explain why her collaborators on iThe Sweet Escape/i are practically a who's-who of contemporary urban music producers: Akon (who also guests on the title track), Nellee Hooper and, of course, The Neptunes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it's The Neptunes, with their playful pop sensibilities, who are responsible for some of the catchiest tracks here--"Orange County Girl", which is a SoCal version of "Jenny From the Block", the sultry and sparse "Yummy" (which features vocals by Pharrell) and the iSound of Music/i sampling first single "Wind It Up". The lesser known Swizz Beatz, meanwhile, have somehow produced Stefani's most Neptunes-sounding track with "Now That You Got It". The most surprising track, considering the source, is "Early Winter", a straightforward rock ballad produced not by her longtime No Doubt collaborator Tony Kamal, but by slick RB specialist Hooper. Fans looking for a return to Stefani's indie roots may find this album a bit of a shock, but iThe Sweet Escape/i should find a home in both dancefloors and the pop charts. i--Ted Kord/i
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 Why so negative??? April 11, 2007
Mr. Merge (Uk)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
Oh my GOD! I was so surprised to read all these negative reviews!
br /For me, this is not "A" Gwen Stefani album, this is "THE" Gwen Stefani album.
br /Yeah, OK, so she's only done two so far, but this album is more grown up that L.A.M.B, she's totally moved away from those pesky and somewhat ANNOYING Harajuku Girls (yes, it's cool to hear about them in one or two songs, but in three and then a track DEDICATED to them??) and she's been off and had the one thing she's desired the most - a baby... there is a definite sound of the good old No Doubt days here too...
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br /Wind It Up - first single. When I first heard it, I was like - what on earth?! But acutally, it grows on you, yeah it's a bit of light-hearted "fluff" but nah, I like it, it's a good song, and great use of a sample! 8/10
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br /The Sweet Escape - well first off, it features Akon... not that you hear him much... but it is catchy, a... very... odd video too, I'm not too sure what's going on there, but it's nice and light and breezy. 9/10
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br /Orange County Girl - maybe a bit too humble, but it's nice, remembering her roots, saying "I may be rich and famous, but I'm still just a simple girl at heart." I know that swearing isn't cool, or clever, but great use of the F word in one of the verses - and I love the reference to her having Pharrell on the album "flew down to meet 'P' made a hurricane in Miami. Workin' with him I'm gonna get myself another grammy..." 10/10
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br /Early Winter - this has got to be a single, it's great!! Apparently, I think it's this track, one of the guys working on it said to her she could change bits if she wanted, but she didn't cos she thought it was great as it was - and I do too! 8/10
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br /Now That You Got It - OK, someone reviewed this and said this was great. Personally I don't see it, I think it has some good elements in it, some of the lyrics are really creative, my fave lines have got to be "(Yo Gwen whatcha make 'em do?) Well I'd train him like a marine corps. Boot camp, make him like a superhero (yes ma'am) That always better be his response, or I don't give a dog a bone A-TTENTION!" and "The award is a purple heart, it could be yours. If you earn that medal, yeah you could be my boy ..." It's not great, but it is kinda catchy... 6/10
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br /4 In The Morning - What can I say... the beginning reminds me a little of Nelly Furtado's "Te Busque..." this is rumoured to be her next single, and I gotta say, it's a damn good song. 9/10
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br /Yummy - 10/10... it needs no real write up! It is definitely the 'Hollaback Girl' of "The Sweet Escape," it's catchy, it's light-hearted... it's a bit of a feel good song, I gotta say when I'm feeling sexy in myself I love listening to Yummy cos it's full of attitude and I'm there, and I'm like "I'm feelin' Yummy head to toe - you see me..." and references to her life "I know you been waiting [for her new album] but I've been off makin' babies [her new son] and like a chef makin' donuts and pastries [LOVE that line!] it's time to make you sweat. Sex and sugar is the flavour - ovens, and beaters, and graters, beats made of bongos and sugar - it's time to make you sweat [again, BRIL line!]" I could ramble on for ages - EXCELLENT track =D
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br /Fluorescent - It seems a little reminiscent to me of ND... it's a good track though... it's not the best, in my book, but it's still a pretty good track. 7/10
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br /Breakin' Up - Again, this was rated quite poorly. I mean, it's not the best, but I think it's nice - very representative of modern day life and values "I hate it when the signal drops on my cell phone..." it's just genius to write a song that looks at modern culture and society today... kinda catchy "hold up I think we're breakin' up... tell me can you hear me now, tell me can you hear me now..." 5/10
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br /Don't Get It Twisted - don't get clever, this is the craziest **** EVER! Again, nice that she's writing about her life "28 days a normal cycle, if I'm not mistaken I think you might have made it..." "Pete can you go and get a test..." talking about her finding out she was pregnant... it's catchy and I do like it, it does get a little repetitive and boring after a while, but it's still pretty good! 7/10
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br /U Started It - Uh... not sure really! A little NDish, but not the best track by any means on the album. 4/10
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br /Wonderful Life - OMG! It just makes me think of S.K.O.L... it's just nice, ballady, and... it's just a really good track - as I said at the beginning, this is THE Gwen Stefani album, and it's tracks like these that make it so - 10/10
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br /All in all, this has got to be in my Top 5 albums of 2007 =D Gwen Stefani - you are a genius!
give it chance January 6, 2007
pingpong (U.K)
5 out of 6 found this review helpful
take no notice of the bad things said about this album, its amazing.
br /its not really anything like L.A.M.B, but its just as good. it took me a good few listens to realise how good the songs on the album actually are, but once youve had a good listen, and u get the tunes of the song, you realise how exellent it is.
br /Buy it, you wont be disapointed!
A great follow-up to her massive debut December 3, 2006
A music fan (Ireland)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
When I first heard about this album, I couldn't wait as Gwen's debut, Love.Angel.Music.Baby, is one of my favourite albums ever. I will say that for me, as a fan, this album did not disappoint. From the stomping opening track "Wind It Up" to the perfect album closer "Wonderful Life", this album stays true to Gwen's style from her debut. There are slow moments, for example "4 In The Morning" and "Early Winter", fast-paced tracks with catchy hooks, like "Don't Get It Twisted" and "Now That You Got It", and "Yummy", which shows off Gwen's quirkiness perfectly. With producers such as Akon, Swizz Beatz and The Neptunes, this is everything that a Gwen fan could want in a sophomore album. And, if you don't like "Wind It Up", don't worry, the rest of the album has plenty more to keep you entertained!
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br /Track Picks: "Wind It Up", "The Sweet Escape", "Early Winter", "Yummy" and "Wonderful Life".
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She's sounding Yummy head-to-toe December 4, 2006
Ms. L. Rippingale (UK)
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
AMAZING. Fresh, modern, surreal, catchy as HELL most importantly crazy.
br /Gwen is back post-baby she's sounding newer than ever. I've been waiting for the release of this album ever since I fell in love with Wind It Up when she revealed it on her Harajuku Tour. Finally, it's out! Sooo thrilled my all time fav singer has teamed up with 1 of my fav producers of all time - The Neptunes. You think Wind It Up is crazy, check out Yummy, produced by The Neptunes, if only for the clattering, thumping, futuristic, haunting instrumental beast of an ending that lasts over a minute long.
br /The other stand out thumper of a song is the Tony Kanal (from No Doubt) produced Don't Get It Twisted, which has the trademark No Doubt reggae-with-an-edge sound. Early Winter (produced by Nellee Hooper) 4 In The Morning (produced again, by Tony Kanal) are beautiful.
br /This album is very different to LAMB, but with some of the same retro sounds remaining on for example, 4 In The Morning, Wonderful Life U Started It. But overall this 2nd solo album is allot more heavily produced infectious.
br /The title track, The Sweet Escape, like the rest of the album is so infectious it's crazy features Akon.
br /On the version I have, the last track is Wind It Up Live Version which will blow your damn mind, if it hasn't already been blown by the rest of the LP.
br /Favourite track? Yummy. It has to be.
br /Comparisons to other artists/albums? Fergie The Dutchess is probably the best comparison a tinge of Nelly Furtado Loose. But we all know Gwen is the trendsetter to these artists, not the other way round ;-)
br /20 out of 10. You've done it again Gwen. Love you, girl. xx
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What an amazing second album! December 29, 2006
Sam (UK)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I became a Gwen Stefani fan when I heard What You Waiting For? on LAMB- and I also loved Rich Girl and Cool, however I was disappointed with the rest of the album- however The Sweet Escape is in a different league from LAMB. Wind It Up is unbelievably quirky, but soooo catchy. I love the track she co-wrote with Akon- The Sweet Escape- fantastic. Early Winter is brilliant, as is Orange County Girl and Fluorescent. The only let down for me was Wonderful Life- as a great fan of Linda Perry's songs I thought this would be brilliant, but in comparison to the rest of the album it is a bit bland really. However all the other tracks are amazing-for me it is up there as one of the very best albums of 2006.
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