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The Sweet Escape | 
| Artist: Gwen Stefani
Label: Polydor
Category: Music
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Rating:  29 reviews
Sales Rank: 3909
Format: Explicit Lyrics
Media: Audio CD
Running Time: 56
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.5 x 4.7 x 0.4
UPC: 602517173903
EAN: 5050053444233
ASIN: B000JMJYYW
Release Date: December 4, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Wind It Up | | • | The Sweet Escape - Gwen Stefani, Akon | | • | Orange County Girl | | • | Early Winter | | • | Now That You Got It | | • | 4 In The Morning | | • | Yummy - Gwen Stefani, Pharrell | | • | Fluorescent | | • | Breakin' Up | | • | Don't Get It Twisted | | • | U Started It | | • | Wonderful Life | | • | Wind It Up | | • | Orange County Girl |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Amazon.co.uk Review
Gwen Stefani's second solo album, The Sweet Escape, finds the sassy blonde starlet moving even farther away from her ska-punk No Doubt origins. This time around, as apparent from the album cover alone, the focus is clearly on bling, not swing. Which would explain why her collaborators on The Sweet Escape are practically a who's-who of contemporary urban music producers: Akon (who also guests on the title track), Nellee Hooper and, of course, The Neptunes. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it's The Neptunes, with their playful pop sensibilities, who are responsible for some of the catchiest tracks here--"Orange County Girl", which is a SoCal version of "Jenny From the Block", the sultry and sparse "Yummy" (which features vocals by Pharrell) and the Sound of Music sampling first single "Wind It Up". The lesser known Swizz Beatz, meanwhile, have somehow produced Stefani's most Neptunes-sounding track with "Now That You Got It". The most surprising track, considering the source, is "Early Winter", a straightforward rock ballad produced not by her longtime No Doubt collaborator Tony Kamal, but by slick R&B specialist Hooper. Fans looking for a return to Stefani's indie roots may find this album a bit of a shock, but The Sweet Escape should find a home in both dancefloors and the pop charts. --Ted Kord
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| Customer Reviews: Read 24 more reviews...
 Sweet March 9, 2008
A great album with a lot of excellent tracks on it, much better than No Doubt. It gives me a fresh feeling and well worth owning.
 Bargain Bin January 22, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I should have known when I saw this on offer for 4.99. After loving her first album LAMB I was looking forward to another great one...how wrong I was. This is just sampled babble, simply noise!!! If its music you want don't look here.
Very Good December 31, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've loved Gwen but working with Pharrell gave this album a special touch.
1. Wind It Up. 10/10
2. The Sweet Escape. 10/10
3. Orange County Girl. 10/10
4. Early Winter. 11/10
5. Now That You Got It. 7/10
6. 4 In The Morning. 11/10
7. Yummy. 5/10
8. Flourescent. 10/10
9. Breakin' Up. 10/10
10. Don't Get It Twisted. 7/10
11. U Started It. 10/10
12. Wonderful Life. 10/10
13. Wind It Up (Live). 8/10
Overall, a very good album but I prefer LAMB! 8/10
 Not very LAMB September 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
So the first thing you have to prepare yourself for before you listen to this album is that it's not Love Angel Music Baby, she has, to my disapointment not carried on with the unique style of 'What You Waiting For?', but this album nonetheless is still a great one.
I personally have had it with the title track 'The Sweet Escape' I think this has made her way too mainstream using Akon here and everytime I hear this track I turn the radio off or change the channel.
The reviews are correct in saying, she has definately taken a more R&B approach to this album but yeah it still retains the Gwen 'funk' to most of the tracks.
Best tracks are 'Early Winter', 'Wonderful Life', 'Don't Get It Twisted', 'Now That You Got It', '4 In The Morning' and 'Yummy' is hot, but I think it doesn't quite fit on this album although Gwen, release this with Pharrell in the video and I think you'll double sell this album!
3.5--Gwen shows a Good balance in what she usually does June 27, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I thought that "L.A.M.B." was a very solid debut for Gwen, and this sophomore effort doesn't quite disappoint either. Her first solo effort seemed to be consistent and well thought out, at first listen; this just seems weak and rushed in comparison. Yeah, some of the songs are cool but there are definitely more tracks on here that are skip-worthy than on her first album.
"The Sweet Escape" is definitely more R&B influenced, whereas "L.A.M.B" was more Pop/Rock influenced. But despite this difference between them, both albums have that eclectic and quirky diversity that we've come to expect from Gwen. After a few listens I come to realize that she does best (solo wise) when she's doing pop songs rather than when she's Hip-Hop/R&B. To me, the moments that give The Sweet Escape its sweetness as well as being the strongest are the title track, "4 in the Morning," " Fluorescent," "U Started It" and "Wonderful "life." All of these have great choruses. But "Early Winter" takes the cake here; she sounds like her old self on this track making you believe that she was back with No Doubt. I also like "Yummy" due to its sexy lyrics, "Sweet Escape," "Now That You Got It," and "Don't Get It Twisted" with its techno and dance-hall vibe.
"The Sweet Escape," sounds like it's aching to grab hold of her long-standing love of new wave pop. The production of this album is pretty creative. The reason it's a 3 and not a 4 is because the songs seem to clash a bit making it sound too much alike. But regardless, this is definitely one to pick up if you're interested or enjoyed the singles off L.A.M.B.
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