album Beyoncé - 'COWBOY CARTER'

[Revel]

I took a few days and few listens to fully digest this album. What a masterpiece Cowboy Carter is. The storytelling, the vocals, the production is so rich and stellar! I don't know how this lady keeps outdoing herself since ST, when I first heard she was doing country music for this album I was first deflated but TEXAS (which was the right lead) left me intrigued. 
 

Roll to now, and it is clear that Bey only used country music as a base and an inspiration and we got was an excellent eclectic set of tracks. I love it when Beyoncé goes all experimental and so with that my favourite tracks right now are; Tyrant, Sweet Honey Buckin, Spaghettii, Protector, Ya Ya and Levii's Jeans.

[PartyFavor]

2 minutes ago, honestopinion said:

Miley got a producer, composer and writing credit on II MOST WANTED omg 🤯

Aww where are all the people who cried because Miley was not a "real artist" ??

 

 

Let this be another lesson. Dont play with Bey's choices or Miley's talents.

[CallumDavies]

Here's a detailed credits thread 

 

 

[Stellar1103]

American Requiem is a masterpiece. There is soooo much black music history packed into this one song. She's such a music history nerd....I love it!!!

[simon]

If this album is really turned into a Cowboy Western film - "Buckin" is DEFINITELY the climax! This project is so cinematic! 

[Bey'Knight]

1 hour ago, smallreminders said:

just saw some people talking about the credits finally showing up on Tidal, if somebody could confirm that would be great 🫶

 

1 hour ago, Burn said:

Credits have showed up for me on AM.

Good. Now the credit hunters can shut up about it 

[Brooklyn Baby]

 

[Cain]

Look at that HOARS

[Fleahive]

1 minute ago, Diesel is Desire said:

 

We don't like him anymore. He dragged Meg about the shooting and I've noticed he's changed after meeting bey. His reactions are so fake and forced. We are waiting for the hot son and father duo + Juke Jams

[abeille]

Alliigator Tears is the gem of the album

[Cain]

Does anyone know what that instrument in the back of Jolene is? Is it a harmonica? It gives the song a haunting feeling that I love

[Flanders]

8 minutes ago, Diesel is Desire said:

 

Omg the screaming.. how do people sit through this

[RideOrDie]

6 minutes ago, Fleahive said:

We don't like him anymore. He dragged Meg about the shooting and I've noticed he's changed after meeting bey. His reactions are so fake and forced. We are waiting for the hot son and father duo + Juke Jams

we're waiting for daddy jon denton 

[scottstreet]

Don't know if I'm late to the conversation but did anyone else notice that BLACKBIIRD, SWEET HONEY BUCKIIN and AMEN all end with the same noise/special effect? It's like a bell.

 

Wonder if that means something? 

[Triton]

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

HONEY was probably one song and she split it and mixed with other tracks. both have "stuck in" lyrics 

I was kind of irritated when listening to it first and thinking "this ***** can't complete a damn Honey song" 

 

Hopefully there's another Honey song on act III and they all tie in together 

[CallumDavies]

The credits are so confusing. I'm going to spend time going through them and try and to pick out the writing teams. It seems like there was a core of activity with 5-6 writers and producers

[KatyPrismSpirit]

I respect her for not wasting all the stock of BEYINCÉ vinyls. It's clear that the vinyl pressing is a different version of the album than it's current form. Hopefully she will eventually put out the complete version of COWBOY CARTER. Also makes me wonder if YA YA was maybe for Act III originally. 

[Burn]

Just now, KatyPrismSpirit said:

I respect her for not wasting all the stock of BEYINCÉ vinyls. It's clear that the vinyl pressing is a different version of the album than it's current form. Hopefully she will eventually put out the complete version of COWBOY CARTER. Also makes me wonder if YA YA was maybe for Act III originally. 

Exactly. It's the environmentally friendly thing to do. Could you imagine the bad publicity if she was found to be throwing all of those printed vinyls and packaging in the garbage just because she wanted to make some artistic changes? The backlash would be a lot worse than it is atm for the missing tracks.

[Askeroff]

I'm not expecting at all to see Nile Rogers in LEVIIS JEANS credits 

[TryMe]

I did not expect The Dream to be so heavily involved again. 

 

His Ciara productions was never this evolved. B really knows how to push people. 

Edited March 31, 2024 by TryMe

[worldwide angel]

was not expecting this to be her best album ( i prefer shorter albums and i like some country but not all) but is is

the transitions are stronger and the highs on CC are higher than renny, we love ha tho

 

i think my top five is

 

II HANDS II HEAVEN

Bodyguard

II Most Wanted 

YAYA

16 Carriages 

[Easymoney]

 

[americanshameless]

1 hour ago, Lose My Breath said:

Beyonce didn't credit herself on Jolene. I applaud that 

She should have. Because this just adds to the theory that you can Do What U Want™ with credits.

 

What's the source for that list anyway?

[CallumDavies]

Okay I like trying to edit down albums into different formats.

 

10 track edition

 

AMERICAN REQUIEM

DAUGHTER

BODYGUARD

JUST FOR FUN

II MOST WANTED

YA YA

SPAGHETTI

SWEET HONEY BUCKIN 

II HANDS II HEAVEN

AMEN

 

Taking out FLAMENCO was painful 💀
 

edit: I forgot TYRANT 💀this is impossible 🙅 

Edited March 31, 2024 by CallumDavies

[Lose My Breath]

I wonder if there will be production differences between the vinyl and streaming