What's Your Pleasure?
Jessie Ware · 2020
53 min · 12 tracks · electronic music
A vibrant fusion of disco and modern pop, enveloping listeners in lush grooves and seductive melodies.
Top tracks — play these first
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Spotlight Start here — This opening track sets the tone for the album with its infectious beat and reflective lyrics about desire, immediately drawing listeners into Ware's world.
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Ooh La La — With its catchy chorus and playful lyrics, this track embodies the album's celebratory spirit, making it a standout anthem for joy and liberation.
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In Your Eyes — This song showcases Ware's vocal prowess against a backdrop of shimmering synths and pulsating rhythms, illustrating the album's blend of emotional depth and danceability.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album blends disco and pop effectively, showcasing strong production and engaging melodies throughout.
What we noticed
- The album opens with a strong disco beat in 'Spotlight', establishing an upbeat tempo that is maintained through the first half.
- Each track features layered synths and bass lines, creating a lush soundscape that supports Ware's vocals.
- Several tracks, like 'Ooh La La' and 'In Your Eyes', incorporate call-and-response vocal patterns, enhancing the danceable quality.
- The final track, 'Remember Where You Are', slows down the tempo significantly, providing a reflective conclusion to the album.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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7/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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8/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- steady, consistent energy levels
- long, immersive listening sessions
- dynamic emotional journeys
- atmospheric background focus
Where this album fits
- In the catalog
- Breakthrough — This album significantly increased Jessie Ware's recognition in pop and electronic music.
- Career context
- By the time of its release in 2020, Jessie Ware was transitioning from her earlier work into a more dance-oriented sound, following her 2017 album 'Glasshouse.' This shift to a more upbeat and disco-infused style marked a significant evolution in her career, showcasing her versatility as an artist while embracing influences from the dance floor.
- Stylistic neighbors
- Sade· Lianne La Havas· Kali Uchis
Tracklist
- 1 Spotlight Start here 5:31
- 2 What’s Your Pleasure? 4:38
- 3 Ooh La La 3:48
- 4 Soul Control 3:59
- 5 Save a Kiss 4:02
- 6 Adore You 3:46
- 7 In Your Eyes 4:58
- 8 Step Into My Life 3:37
- 9 Read My Lips 4:03
- 10 Mirage (Don’t Stop) 4:47
- 11 The Kill 4:37
- 12 Remember Where You Are 5:34
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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