Journals (album) - Wikipedia. Journals. Compilation album by Justin Bieber. Released. December 2. Recorded. 20. 12–1. Genre. Length. 55: 0.

Label. Producer. Justin Bieber chronology. Singles from Journals"Heartbreaker"Released: October 7, 2. All That Matters"Released: October 1. Hold Tight"Released: October 2.

Recovery"Released: October 2. Watch Mercy Online Facebook. Bad Day"Released: November 4, 2.

All Bad"Released: November 1. PYD"Released: November 1.

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Roller Coaster"Released: November 2. Change Me"Released: December 2, 2. Confident"Released: December 9, 2. Journals is the second compilation album by Canadian recording artist Justin Bieber.

The album was only released digitally through online platforms, such as i. Tunes, on December 2. Island Records.[1][2] A ten- week digital download campaign entitled Music Mondays, in which one new song was released every Monday night, was held from October 7, 2. December 9, 2. 01.

In addition to the songs released on "Music Mondays", Journals is also composed of other five previously unreleased songs. The recording sessions took place between 2. Believe Tour, which generated one or two songs a day throughout the entire tour. To achieve a more mature sound, Journals sees Bieber working with a variety of different R& B producers, such as The Audibles, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd, Andre Harris, D. K. the Punisher, Soundz, Chef Tone, T- Minus, as well as his previous producers Maejor Ali, Diplo, Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins and Sir Nolan, while collaborating with R& B and hip- hop artists and rappers, such as Future, R. Kelly, Chance the Rapper, Big Sean and Lil Wayne.

An R& B and soul album with pop influences, Journals mostly deals with themes of heartbreak and forgiveness in a romantic relationship. It was suggested that Bieber's relationship with former girlfriend, actress and singer Selena Gomez, was the main inspiration for the majority of the album. The album was supported with the release of ten singles, with two of them receiving music video treatment. The album was met with lukewarm reviews from music critics. Although some praised its mature direction and labeled it his best material, others felt dismissed its similar themes and "unfinished" production. Riding In Cars With Boys Online Putlocker.

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Despite promotions of the album that helped Bieber reach number one on the Social 5. Christmas, the album was not submitted for sales tracking to Sound. Scan, thus it did not chart on the Billboard 2. It reached the top- forty in some countries and debuted in the top 1. Denmark and Norway.

The compilation was meant to be released physically, but due to the label not supporting Bieber's sound's choices, they did not support the album project. It was, however, eventually released on LP in 2. Background and recording[edit]While touring with his Believe Tour throughout 2. Justin Bieber managed to write new songs everyday, many of which still remain unreleased to the public. According to his manager, Scooter Braun, the writing process had him "writing one to two songs a day for the entire tour and [..] label[ing] them by the city he wr[o]te them in."[4] In January 2.

Bieber confirmed he was writing for a new album,[5] as well as American R& B singer R. Kelly that confirmed he was working with Bieber on the album.[6] Meanwhile, in June of the same year, he confirmed a new album, the rest of the Believe Tour and a movie for 2. In July, Braun gave an interview for MTV News, where he discussed the album, claiming: "For this project, we want to do things a little bit differently. And there are more songs than 1. How do I get this out there in a unique way where it gets directly to my fans and I can express myself through music directly to them?’ And I think that’s what it’s about when you have people who are incredibly creative, things happen."[8] In August, Bieber confirmed he was working with American rapper Future.

It was also reported he was working with Juicy J, Ludacris and Big Sean.[9] In December, he also confirmed he was working with Chance the Rapper and Lil' Wayne.[1. As executive producer, Justin enlisted previous collaborators such as Rodney Jerkins, Maejor Ali, Diplo and Sir Nolan, while working with a range of new R& B producers such as The Audibles, Andre Harris, D. K. the Punisher, Soundz, Chef Tone, T- Minus, Jason "Poo Bear" Boyd and others.

Boyd became one of the most frequent collaborators on the album, writing with Bieber several songs as well as producing some. According to the producer, Bieber suggested they to "flip those Craig David chords and [..] create something." By doing so, he came up with the song "Recovery", a song that was finished at Cherry Beach Sound in Toronto. As he recalled, the process had Bieber hearing Boyd songs and selected them to sing, and many songs from the producer turned into songs off Journals. Boyd continued: "He [Bieber] just felt them so much, so strongly. It was just a matter of me letting go of the fact that I don't care about me being a singer more so than I care about putting great music out into the universe.

Then I was able to do it. The songs that I felt like were too mature, we changed them up to fit him like a custom suit."[1. Musical style and influences[edit]Composition[edit]An R& B and soul album,[1. Journals steps away from Bieber's more teen- pop sound of his previous efforts, while also having pop influences.

As claimed by Spin's Brandon Soderberg, "[s]onically, it’s up there with Beyoncé in terms of holding tight to the patience of ’8. R& B while never forgetting the sugar- rush rewards of pop." Soderberg also reflected that Bieber was inspired by many R& B artists such as "Aaliyah, Drake, Maxwell, Miguel, Sade, and Usher out of EDM mode."[1. According to one of its producers, Jason Boyd, "Justin grew up listening to R& B. Journals was trying because it was going against the grain [of what he had been doing sonically], but it served so much of a purpose in him growing up."[1.

Chris Martins of Billboard also noted that the album "drew on Boyd’s experience writing for 1. Usher and Chris Brown."[1. The album is composed by many "slow numbers", such as "Hold Tight," "All Bad" and "PYD", which Carl Williot of Idolator considered "racy, restrained jams in the vein of The Weeknd’s mixtapes (minus the danger), each utilizing the bare minimum in terms of percussion." "One Life" was also noted for having influences by The Weeknd and Frank Ocean.[1. Williot also noted that "'Roller Coaster' took the disco- pop craze of 2. Sonic the Hedgehog roller- skating grooves", completed Soderberg.[1.

Bad Day" and "Swap It Out" flirt with late ’9. R& B/bling rap sweet spot, while "Confident" and closer "Memphis" channel Timbaland's prime with their brittle, syncopated percussion and background yelps."[1. Change Me', as noted by Soderberg, has a "The Tony Rich Project" feel to it, while "Backpack" is a futuristic pop song with a guitar solo.[1. Meanwhile, "Recovery" features a "Craig David- sampling swoon" of "Fill Me In", "All that Matters" pushes Bieber's "earnest vocal into the limelight over an instrumental that relies on little more than swirling guitar strums and plush bass," and "Heartbreaker" features "chords [that] swim in and out of focus over a low- slung groove and vocals [that] float menacingly somewhere over your head" as Fact's Aimee Cliff noticed.[1.

Themes and lyrical content[edit]Journals main themes deal with heartbreak and forgiveness in a romantic relationship, with many critics noting that it was influenced by Bieber's relationship with former girlfriend Selena Gomez.[1. It finds the singer apologizing, taking responsibility for bad behavior and pledging lifelong faithfulness, while also talking about sex in some songs.[2. Adam R. Holz of Plugged In noted that "'Journals' is a mournfully desperate, frequently "freaky" set of songs that finds the 1.

Canadian singer begging for a second chance with an ex. And it's tempting to buy in to Justin Bieber's repeated pleas for one last loop- around with his beloved.