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4

Beyoncé

2011 · Funk / Soul, Pop

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4 by Beyoncé

4 is a Soul & Funk album by Beyoncé, originally released in 2011. On Gatefold: 52 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

About

So long Sasha Fierce. Queen Bey goes back to the future with a fourth album that trades some of her strutting blockbusters for timeless mid-tempo finger-snappers (“Love On Top”) and slow-burning ballads (“1+1”, “Best Thing I Never Had”). Not that <i>4</i> is in any way a banger-free zone. “Party” packs squelchy 90s soul, and the Major Lazer-sampling “Run the World (Girls)” totally brings the house down.

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Tracklist

  1. 1Love On Top4:27
  2. 2Party (feat. André 3000)4:04
  3. 3Schoolin' Life4:52
  4. 4Countdown3:33
  5. 5I Miss You2:58
  6. 6Dance For You6:15
  7. 7I Care3:59
  8. 8Rather Die Young3:43
  9. 91+14:34
  10. 10End of Time3:44
  11. 11Run the World (Girls)3:58
  12. 12Best Thing I Never Had4:13
  13. 13Start Over3:19
  14. 14I Was Here3:58

Sound DNA

  • Soul & Funk
  • Contemporary R&B
  • warm
  • earnest
  • soulful

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Standard CD issued in a Jewel Case. Includes Heat fragrance sample.
Lyrics booklet photography by Tony Duran (p4, p5, p12, p213), Greg Gex (p6, p20 to p23), and Ellen Von Unworth (p7 to p11, p14 to p19)
Track 1:
Produced by Terius "The-Dream" Nash for RadioKilla Nation since 1977 and C. "Tricky" Stewart for RedZone Entertainment
Track 4:
Produced S1 & Caleb for Soul Kontrollaz Productions, Inc. / Very

Credits

The people behind it.

Performers

  • Alex AlBASS
  • Alex AsherTROMBONE
  • Andre 3000FEATURING
  • Beyoncé KnowlesBACKING VOCALS
  • Billy KravenBACKING VOCALS
  • Boyz II Men
  • Brent KutzleCELLO, GUITAR PIANO, PROGRAMMED BY
  • Chad HugoRHYTHM GUITAR
  • Cole Kamen-GreenTRUMPET
  • ConsequenceBACKING VOCALS
  • Doug E. Fresh And The Get Fresh Crew
  • Drew SayersBARITONE SAXOPHONE TENOR SAXOPHONE, BARITONE SAXOPHONE
  • Jack DaleyBASS GUITAR
  • Jeff BhaskerKEYBOARDS, DRUM PROGRAMMING KEYBOARDS, GUITAR, SOLOIST, DRUM PROGRAMMING
  • Johnny ButlerTENOR SAXOPHONE
  • Jordan YoungSTRINGS
  • Josiah WoodsonTRUMPET
  • Kanye WestBACKING VOCALS

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