Lady Gaga - The Fame Monster (Picture Disc)
Lady Gaga – vocals (all tracks); vocal arrangement, background vocals (A 1–3, B3); piano (A4); additional instrumentation, arrangement (B1); all instruments, programming (B3) [click here to see more vinyl featuring Lady Gaga]
Beyoncé – vocals (B2)
RedOne – all instruments, programming, vocal arrangement, background vocals (A 1–3, B3)
Space Cowboy – background vocals (A3); all instruments, programming (B3)
Ron Fair – arrangement, conducting (A4)
Abraham Laboriel Jr. – drums (A4)
Tal Herzberg – bass (A4)
John Goux – all guitars (A4)
Fernando Garibay – instrumentation, programming, arrangement (B1)
Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins – all music (B2)
The Regiment Horns – horn (B4)
Eric Jackson – guitars (B4)
Teyonie – background vocals (B4)
Stacy Dulan – background vocals (B4)
1LP, Transparent standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : unspecified
Heavy Press : unspecified
Record color : Picture
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified
Label : Universal
Original label : Streamline Records
Recorded in 2009 at Darkchild (Los Angeles, California), FC Walvisch (Amsterdam, Netherlands), Metropolis (London, United Kingdom), Record Plant (Los Angeles, California), Studio Groove (Osaka, Japan)
Originaly released in 2009
Tracks :
Side A :
- Bad Romance
- Alejandro
- Monster
- Speechless
Side B:
- Dance In the Dark
- Telephone (feat. Beyonce)
- So Happy I Could Die
- Teeth
Awards :
2011 Grammy Award Winner for:
- 'Best Pop Vocal Album'
- 'Best Short Form Music Video' (Bad Romance)
- 'Best Female Pop Vocal Performance' (Bad Romance)
2010 Grammy Award Winner for:
- 'Best Electronic/Dance Album'
- 'Best Dance Recording:' (Poker Face)
Reviews :
« Initially planned solely as a standard double-disc reissue in the wake of the blockbuster success of The Fame, Lady Gaga decided to release the new material as a separate EP called The Fame Monster in addition to the standard two-CD set, where it’s tacked onto a now standardized version of her debut. It’s a nice move for fans, plus it helps emphasize the new material, which does act as a bridge from the debut to a forthcoming full-length. Everything on The Fame Monster bears a galvanized Eurotrash finish, as evident on the heavy steel synths of “Bad Romance” and the updated ABBA revision “Alejandro,” as it is on the rock & roll ballad “Speechless” -- its big guitars lifted from Noel Gallagher -- and the wonderful, perverse march “Teeth.” Even the stuttering splices on “Telephone,” a duet with Beyoncé, leans to the other side of the Atlantic, which just emphasizes the otherness that’s become Gaga’s calling card. And even as she’s becoming omnipresent, with her songs mingling with those who co-opt her on the radio, she is still slightly skewed, willing to go so far over the top she goes beyond camp, yet still channeling it through songs that are written, not just hooks. The Fame Monster builds upon those strengths exhibited on The Fame, offering a credible expansion of the debut and suggesting she’s not just a fleeting pop phenomenon. » AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4.5 / 5 , Discogs : 4.39 / 5