Lemonade
by Beyonc茅
- Type: Album
- Released: 23 April 2016
- Label: Parkwood
- Country: United States
- Length: 49:13
- Community rating: 3.67/5 from 11 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Released as a deeply personal visual album, this project explores themes of marital infidelity, generational trauma, and Black feminine resilience. The record is wildly eclectic, incorporating elements of rock (featuring Jack White), country, and reggae alongside pristine contemporary R&B. It dominated the cultural zeitgeist, receiving nine Grammy nominations and universal acclaim as a defining masterpiece of the 2010s.
Genres
Descriptors: conceptual, breakup, infidelity, genre-blending, feminism, soulful, vocal, rhythmic, confessional
Tracklist
- Pray You Catch Me (3:15)
- Hold Up (3:41)
- Don't Hurt Yourself (feat. Jack White) (3:53)
- Sorry (3:52)
- 6 Inch (feat. The Weeknd) (4:20)
- Daddy Lessons (4:47)
- Love Drought (3:57)
- Sandcastles (3:02)
- Forward (feat. James Blake) (1:19)
- Freedom (feat. Kendrick Lamar) (4:49)
- All Night (5:22)
- Formation (3:26)
- Sorry - Original Demo (3:24)
Credits
- Jon Brion - arranged by [string arrangement]
- James Blake - bass [jupiter bass], written-by, featuring, piano
- Adrienne Woods - strings
- Alma Fernandez - strings
- Amy Wickman - strings
- Anna Bulbrook - strings
- Briana Bandy - strings
- Charlie Bisharat - strings
- Beyonc茅 - Primary Artist, Producer, Producer [Vocal Production], Written-By
- Eric Caudieux - Edited By [ProTools Editing], Recorded By [Keyboards Recorded By], Recorded By [ProTools Recording]
- John Silas Cranfield - Engineer [Assistant Recording Engineering], Engineer [Assistant Mix Engineering], Engineer [Assistant Record Engineering]
- Ramon Rivas - Engineer [Second Engineering]
- Greg Koller - Engineer [Strings And Keyboards Engineered By], Engineer [Strings Engineered By], Engineer [Strings, Keyboards & Bass Engineered By]
- Dave Kutch - Mastered By
- Stuart White - Mixed By, Recorded By, Producer [Additional Production]
- Eric Gorfain - Orchestrated By, Strings
- Kevin Garrett - Piano, Producer, Written-By
- Crystal Alforque - Strings
- Daphne Chen - Strings
- Denise Briese - Strings
- Geoff Osika - Strings
- Gina Kronstadt - Strings
- Ginger Murphy - Strings
- Grace Park - Strings
- Ina Veli - Strings
- Ira Glansbeek - Strings
- John Krovoza - Strings
- Josefina Vergara - Strings
- Kathleen Sloan - Strings
- Leah Katz - Strings
- Lisa Dondlinger - Strings
- Marisa Kuney - Strings
- Neel Hammond - Strings
- Radu Pieptea - Strings
- Richard Dodd - Strings
- Rodney Wirtz - Strings
- Ryan Cross - Strings
- Serena McKinney - Strings
- Songa Lee - Strings
- Susan Chatman - Strings
- Terry Glenny - Strings
- Vanessa Freebairn-Smith - Strings
- Yelena Yegoryan - Strings
- Arthur Chambazyan - Technician [Pacifique Studio Assistant], Engineer [Assistant Mix Engineering]
- Melo-X - Backing Vocals, Producer
- Diplo - Drum Programming, Producer, Backing Vocals
- Junior Blender - Drum Programming, Guitar
- Jon Shacter - Mixed By [Assisted By], Recorded By [Assisted By]
- Ezra Koenig - Producer, Written-By
- Antonio Randolph - Written-By
- Brian Chase - Written-By
- DeAndre Way - Written-By
- Doc Pomus - Written-By
- Emile Haynie - Written-By
- J. Tillman - Written-By
- Karen O - Written-By
- Kelvin McConnell - Written-By
- Mort Shuman - Written-By
- Nick Zinner - Written-By
- Sean Rhoden - Written-By