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Aug 28, 2023 · Ariana Grande Showed The Original "Yours Truly" Artwork, And It's So Much Worse Than I Could Have Imagined. "You guys got very angry when you saw it. I was very sad about that, and I changed...
Aug 29, 2023 · The cover art for "Yours Truly" originally featured Grande sitting primly on a bed of flowers against a blush pink backdrop, as seen in a July 2013 Billboard article. Per Grande, her fans —...
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- Overview
- Background
- Recording
- Singles
- Promotion
- Critical reception
- Tour
- Yours Truly (Tenth Anniversary Edition)
- Trivia
is the debut studio album by Ariana Grande. The album was released on September 3, 2013 (August 30, 2013 in some territories) by Republic Records. The album was originally announced as Daydreamin', but the title was ultimately changed before release. This was the album's title up until at least March 19, 2013.
While primarily a pop and R&B record, Yours Truly incorporates the sounds of 1990's hip-hop and 1950s doo-wop. Grande was inspired by several artists throughout the making of Yours Truly, including Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera, and Mariah Carey. The album was crafted over the span of nearly three years with various producers, including Harmony Samuel's, Babyface, Patrick "J. Que" Smith, and Victorious co-star, Leon Thomas III of the Rascals, creating a sound that is, in Grande's words, "half-throwback, half-unique."
debuted atop the US Billboard 200 chart, making Grande the fifteenth female artist to ever debut at number-one in the United States with their first album. The album achieved critical acclaim upon release and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
On August 25, 2023, the album was re-released in celebration of its ten-year anniversary, including newly recorded Live From London versions of numerous songs from the album, Q&As with Grande, brand new Yours Truly inspired merchandise, a re-issued picture disc vinyl including a new embossed gatefold, and unreleased material uploaded to Grande's YouTube Channel.
2010 - Early 2013: Early Recording as Daydreamin' and Honeymoon Avenue
Taking nearly three years to complete, Yours Truly underwent significant conceptual and sonic changes before its eventual release. Grande started working on music independently while filming Victorious (2009-2013), and formally started production on the album in 2011 after she was signed to Republic Records. By September 10, 2011, Grande already had 20 songs prepared and was going through the process of narrowing it down to thirteen. The intended lead single for the album, the bubbly, upbeat "Put Your Heart's Up", was released on December 12, 2011. The single was aimed at younger audiences, perhaps intending to cater to Grande's core audience, which at that time was almost entirely made up by children who knew her as Cat Valentine. Throughout the creation of the album, Grande described it being "inspired by 50s and 60s doo-wop" and revealed that she was gonna release two new singles before the albums release, including the doo-wop/dubstep hybrid "Do You Love Me?" featuring American rapper and record producer, Sky Blu. Throughout the next couple of years, Grande revealed more songs that were intended for her album, including "Voodoo Love", "La Vie En Rose", "Pink Champagne", and "Boyfriend Material". However, most of these songs went unreleased. "Boyfriend Material" was sold to Korean girl group f(x) and was released in 2013 as "여우 같은 내 친구 (No More)". The song's instrumental and main vocal melody are nearly identical to Ariana's version, but feature completely different lyrics. "Honeymoon Avenue", "Tattooed Heart", and "Daydreamin'", were all created during these early album sessions as well, though they are the only three songs from the original concept to eventually be released with the rest of the album.
Promotional singles
•A promotional single, "Almost Is Never Enough", featuring Nathan Sykes of The Wanted, was released on August 19, 2013.
To promote "The Way", which premiered on On Air with Ryan Seacrest, Grande visited various radio stations, including Y-100 Miami, 93.3 FM, Z100, KIIS-FM and 99-7 Now.
Grande performed "The Way" at several Top 40 radio concerts, including KIIS-FM's Wango Tango concert on May 11, 2013 in Los Angeles, 101.3 KDWB's Star Party concert on May 17, 2013 in Minneapolis, Kiss 108's Kiss Concert 2013 event in Boston, 103.3 AMP Radio's Birthday Bash concert on June 30, 2013 also in Boston, and Mix 93.3's Red White & Boom concert on July 5, 2013 in Kansas City. Her debut televised performance was on May 29, 2013, where she performed "The Way" live with Mac Miller on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Her second televised performance of "The Way" aired on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon during the episode dated June 14, 2013.
has received positive reviews from critics, with much praise going to her throwback to 90s R&B music and her vocals, with critics comparing them to Mariah Carey.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 86, which indicates "universal acclaim", based on 5 reviews. Nick Cattuci of Entertainment Weekly gave the album an A– grade, describing it as "one of the most purely enjoyable albums of the year" and praising Grande's "lithe, Broadway-honed voice." Lucas Villa of Examiner awarded the record four out of five stars, writing, "[Grande's] big and theatrical voice flutters in all the right places on this sugary sweet album of love tunes." Gregory Hicks of The Michigan Daily gave the album a mixed review, saying "most tracks are of quality composition, lyrically and melodically, but beat usage becomes excessive at times."
Grande has embarked on her debut tour titled The Listening Sessions in support of Yours Truly. It started on August 13, 2013, and ended on September 22, 2013.[111] The tour is passed through North America only (Canada and United States).
is a reissue of Yours Truly, released on August 25, 2023, to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the album's original release. Announced on August 19, 2023, via Grande's Instagram, the digital reissue includes live versions of six songs from the album, and was promoted with videos of those live performances as well as Q&As with Grande, a merchandise capsule collection, and a new picture disk pressing of the standard album. The digital reissue contains the original twelve tracks as well as the Spanglish version of "The Way" featuring Mac Miller previously only found on the LatAm version of the album, followed by the six newly recorded "Live from London" performances. Tenth Anniversary Celebration ProgramsTo celebrate the tenth anniversary of the album, Grande treated fans to several events set to take place during the week of August 25, 2023.
August 25, 2023
•Yours Truly (Tenth Anniversary Edition) album release.
•"Honeymoon Avenue" live performance video.
•"Daydreamin'" live performance video.
August 26, 2023
•On August 1, 2013, Grande revealed the original artwork for Yours Truly, which featured her kneeling on a bed of roses in front of a pink background.[112] Due to fan criticism, she quickly unveiled a new cover, which simply featured the singer standing beneath a spotlight.
•It was confirmed by Grande that the album was originally going to have 15 songs on July 19, 2013.
•Grande revealed Yours Truly as the name of the album on July 19, 2013.[110]
•The album's original title was Daydreamin'. Another title that was considered was Honeymoon Avenue.
•Grande has writing credits for 5 out of the 12 songs on the album.
•The first song recorded was "Tattooed Heart", and was solely written entirely by Grande (as revealed in the 2023 YT10 Q&A).
On August 1, 2013, Grande revealed the official artwork for Yours Truly, which features her kneeling on a bed of roses in front of a pink background. Due to fan criticism, she quickly unveiled a new cover, which simply featured the singer standing beneath a spotlight in a black-and-white image. [45]
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Aug 29, 2023 · 29 August 2023, 12:50. Ariana Grande explains why she changed the original Yours Truly album cover. By Katie Louise Smith. "You guys got very angry when you saw it. I was very sad about...
