2016-10-21
Joanne
Lady Gaga
By Maeve C.
Mark Ronson worked with Lady Gaga on Joanne over many months and took an executive producer credit, with BloodPop also brought in. The album stepped back from the high drama of Artpop, and it was shaped by a family loss: the early death of an aunt in the 1970s.
Josh Homme co-wrote the opener, “Diamond Heart”, and Florence Welch joins Gaga on “Hey Girl”. “A-Yo” mixes country and funk, while the ballad “Million Reasons” returned to the US top ten after her Super Bowl half-time performance. Joanne entered the Billboard 200 at number one.
Sources
UMG-owned editorial: “when the album was released on October 21, 2016”; Mark Ronson executive producer, BloodPop; Josh Homme co-wrote Diamond Heart; Florence Welch on Hey Girl; A-Yo country-funk; Million Reasons back in US Top 10 after Super Bowl; influenced by the early death of Gaga’s aunt in the 1970s.Corroborates October 21, 2016 release (Streamline/Interscope); Ronson executive producer; standard tracklist; No. 1 in the United States.