Jessie J performing in 2012
The English singer and songwriter Jessie J has recorded material for three studio albums and she has also collaborated with a variety of other artists on songs for their albums. After signing a recording contract with Lava Records , as part of a joint venture with Universal Republic [ 1] Jessie J released her debut studio album, Who You Are in 2011.[ 2] She co-wrote every song on the album in addition to her work with other songwriters and producers including The Invisible Men , Claude Kelly , Max Martin and Dr. Luke . The latter co-wrote and produced the 2011 commercially successful singles "Price Tag " and "Domino ", as well as, "Abracadabra".[ 3] She also collaborated with the French DJ David Guetta on her single "LaserLight "[ 3] and provided vocals on "Repeat ", a song included on Guetta's fifth studio album Nothing but the Beat .[ 4] The same year, she worked with the English singer-songwriter James Morrison on the single "Up ", a track co-written by Morrison and Toby Gad .[ 5] In 2012, she sang "Silver Lining (Crazy 'Bout You) ", a song penned by the American songwriter Diane Warren which was released as a single from the soundtrack for 2012 film Silver Linings Playbook .[ 6]
In 2013, Jessie J worked with Kelly and Joshua "Ammo" Coleman and co-wrote "Wild ", an urban song,[ 7] which features the rappers Big Sean and Dizzee Rascal .[ 8] The song served as the lead single from her second studio album Alive (2013), described by Digital Spy critic Lewis Corner as "an accomplished pop record.[ 7] She teamed-up with StarGate and co-wrote three songs for the album, "Thunder ", "Breathe" and "Unite"; the latter two were also co-penned by Sia .[ 8] She has also collaborated with Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins that resulted with co-writing the title track of the album.[ 8] In 2014, she co-penned and provided vocals on "Calling All Hearts ", a collaboration with DJ Cassidy and American singer Robin Thicke .[ 9] The same year, she released "Bang Bang ", a duet with the singer Ariana Grande and rapper Nicki Minaj . The pop-soul song[ 10] was co-written by Martin, Savan Kotecha , Rickard Göransson together with Minaj and served as the lead single from Jessie J's third studio album Sweet Talker (2014). Additionally, the R&B -influenced record,[ 11] features tracks written by Diplo ("Sweet Talker"), as well as, Terius "The-Dream" Nash and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart ("Loud").[ 12] The song "Burnin' Up " features rapper 2 Chainz ,[ 11] while on "Masterpiece " she sings about "self-empowerment", a lyrical theme occasionally discussed on Who You Are .[ 13]
Songs
American recording artist Ariana Grande provided vocals on "Bang Bang "
Nicki Minaj wrote and rapped a verse on "Bang Bang"
French DJ David Guetta co-wrote and co-produced "LaserLight "
American singer Robin Thicke (pictured ) and Jessie J provided vocals on DJ Cassidy 's "Calling All Hearts "
Rapper B.o.B wrote his verse and was featured on "Price Tag "
American rapper Big Sean wrote his verse and was featured on "Wild "
Notes
See also
References
^ "Interview with Jason Flom" . HitQuarters . 1 June 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2014 .
^ "Music — Who You Are (Platinum Edition) by Jessie J" . iTunes Store (GB). January 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2014 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Who You Are :
^ a b Nothing but the Beat :
^ a b The Awakening :
^ a b Silver Linings Playbook: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack :
^ a b Corner, Lewis (22 September 2013). "Jessie J: 'Alive' - Album review: 'An accomplished pop record' " . Digital Spy . Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Alive :
^ a b Graff, Gary (16 January 2014). "DJ Cassidy's 'Paradise Royale' Album Unites R&B Dance Legends With Newer Stars" . Billboard . Detroit. Retrieved 22 December 2014 .
^ Martins, Chris (29 July 2014). "Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj Go 'Bang Bang,' Officially" . Spin . Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ a b Copsey, Rob (29 September 2014). "Jessie J's new album Sweet Talker: Track-by-track" . Official Charts Company . Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Sweet Talker :
^ Bozzeffo, Mitchel (1 March 2015). "Single Review: Jessie J - Masterpiece" . Renowned for Sound . Retrieved 11 March 2015 .
^ "Bang Bang (2-Track) Single: Amazon.de: Musik" (in German). Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 22 December 2014 .
^ "R&B Collection 2014" . AllMusic . Retrieved 22 December 2014 .
^ Smokey & Friends :
^ A Mary Christmas :
^ "Musica - Nobody's Perfect - Single de Jessie J" (in Spanish). iTunes Store (ES). January 2011. Retrieved 22 December 2014 .
^ "Alone Together - Daley" . AllMusic . Retrieved 22 December 2014 .
^ Easy A (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) :
^ "Listen to Jessie J, Rixton and Jhené Aiko's Sassy New Jam 'Sorry to Interrupt' " . MTV . Archived from the original on 13 June 2015.
^ The Fifth :
^ A Symphony of British Music :
^ "Wild (2-Track): Amazon.de: Musik" . Amazon Germany . Retrieved 22 December 2014 .
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