Lady Gaga Releases New Album Chromatica : Listen and Read the Full Credits
Lady Gaga’s new album, Chromatica, has arrived. It is the follow-up to 2016’s Joanne and the A Star Is Born soundtrack. The record was led by singles “Stupid Love,” “Rain on Me” (a collaboration with Ariana Grande), and “Sour Candy,” which features the K-pop group BLACKPINK. The record also features contributions from Elton John, Skrillex, and others. It was executive produced by Gaga alongside BloodPop®. Find the full credits below.
Chromatica was originally slated to arrive April 10 but was delayed due to COVID-19. “This is such a hectic and scary time for all of us, and while I believe art is one the strongest things we have to provide joy and healing to each other during times like this, it just doesn’t feel right to me to release this album with all that is going on during this global pandemic,” she said at the time. Gaga went on to perform in the World Health Organization’s One World: Together at Home concert.
In an interview with Zane Lowe, Gaga explained that Chromatica’s imagery is rooted in sound, healing, and color:
The symbol for Chromatica has a sine wave in it, which is the mathematical symbol for sound, and it’s from what all sound is made from, and, for me, sound is what healed me in my life period, and it healed me again making this record, and that is really what Chromatica is all about. It’s about healing and it’s about bravery as well and it’s really like, when we talk about love I think it’s so important to include the fact that it requires a ton of bravery to love someone.
Listen to Chromatica below and find physical copies of the album at Rough Trade. (Pitchfork earns a commission from purchases made through affiliate links on our site.)
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01 Chromatica I
Writer: Lady Gaga and Morgan Kibby
Producer: Lady Gaga and Morgan Kibby
Bass: Ian Walker
Cello: Giovanna M. Clayton, Timothy E. Loo, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
Conductor, Leader: Amie Doherty
French Horn, Horn: Allen Fogle, Dylan Hart, Katelyn Faraudo, Laura K. Brenes, Mark Adams, Teag Reaves
Mastering engineer: Randy Merrill
Mixer: Mike Schuppan
Orchestra contractor: Gina Zimmitti, Whitney Martin
Trombone: Nicholas Daley, Reginald Young, Steven M. Holtman
Viola: Andrew Duckles, Erik Rynearson, Linnea Powell, Meredith Crawford
Violin: Alyssa Park, Charlie Bisharat, Jessica Guideri, Luanne Homzy, Lucia Micarelli, Marisa Kuney, Neel Hammond, Shalini Vijayan, Songa Lee
02 Alice
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Axel Hedfors, Justin Tranter, Johannes Klahr
Producer: BloodPop, Axwell, Klahr
Bass, Drums, Keyboards, Programming: Axwell, BloodPop, Klahr
Mastering engineer: Randy Merrill
Mix engineer: Scott Kelly
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
03 Stupid Love
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Max Martin, Tchami, Ely Rise
Producer: BloodPop, Max Martin, Tchami
Bass, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion: BloodPop, Tchami
Drums: BloodPop, John “JR” Robinson, Tchami
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tchami, Tom Norris
Recording engineer: Benjamin Rice Vocal producer: Benjamin Rice, Max Martin
04 Rain on Me [ft. Ariana Grande]
Writer: Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, BloodPop, BURNS, Tchami, Boys Noize, Nija Charles, Rami Yacoub Producer: BURNS, BloodPop, Tchami Assistant mixer: Scott Kelly
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards: BURNS
Mastering engineer: Randy Merrill
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
Percussion: Leddie Garcia
Recording engineer: Benjamin Rice
Saxophone: Rachel Mazer
Vocal producer: Benjamin Rice
05 Free Woman
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Axel Hedfors, Johannes Klahr
Producer: BloodPop, Axwell, Klahr Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion: Axwell, BloodPop, Klahr
Mix engineer: Scott Kelly
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
06 Fun Tonight
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, BURNS, Rami Yacoub
Producer: BloodPop, BURNS
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion: BloodPop, BURNS
Mix Engineer: Scott Kelly
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
07 Chromatica II
Writer: Lady Gaga and Morgan Kibby
Producer: Lady Gaga and Morgan Kibby Bass: Ian Walker
Cello: Giovanna M. Clayton, Timothy E. Loo, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
Conductor, Leader: Amie Doherty
French Horn, Horn: Allen Fogle, Dylan Hart, Katelyn Faraudo, Laura K. Brenes, Mark Adams, Teag Reaves
Mixer: Mike Schuppan
Orchestra contractor: Gina Zimmitti, Whitney Martin
Trombone: Nicholas Daley, Reginald Young, Steven M. Holtman
Viola: Andrew Duckles, Erik Rynearson, Linnea Powell, Meredith Crawford
Violin: Alyssa Park, Charlie Bisharat, Jessica Guideri, Luanne Homzy, Lucia Micarelli, Marisa Kuney, Neel Hammond, Shalini Vijayan, Songa Lee
08 911
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Madeon, Justin Tranter
Producer: BloodPop, Madeon
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion: BloodPop, Madeon
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
09 Plastic Doll
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Skrillex, Rami Yacoub, Jacob “Jkash” Hindlin
Producer: BloodPop, Skrillex
Bass, Drums, Keyboards: BloodPop, Skrillex
Guitar, Percussion: BloodPop, Madeon
Mix Engineer: Scott Kelly
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
10 Sour Candy [ft. BLACKPINK]
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Tchami, Park Hong-jun, Madison Emiko Love, Rami Yacoub
Producer: BURNS, BloodPop
Assistant mixer: Scott Kelly
Background vocalist: Madison Love
Bass: BURNS, BloodPop
Drum: BURNS, BloodPop
Keyboards: BURNS, BloodPop
Mastering engineer: Randy Merrill
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
Percussion: BURNS, BloodPop
Recording engineer: Benjamin Rice
11 Enigma
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, BURNS, Jacob “Jkash” Hindlin
Producer: BloodPop, BURNS
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards: BURNS
Mix engineer: Scott Kelly
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
Percussion: Leddie Garcia
Saxophone: Rachel Mazer
12 Replay
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, BURNS Producer: BURNS
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion: BURNS
Mix engineer: Scott Kelly
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
13 Chromatica III
Writer: Lady Gaga and Morgan Kibby
Producer: Lady Gaga and Morgan Kibby Bass: Ian Walker
Cello: Giovanna M. Clayton, Timothy E. Loo, Vanessa Freebairn-Smith
Conductor, Leader: Amie Doherty
French Horn, Horn: Allen Fogle, Dylan Hart, Katelyn Faraudo, Laura K. Brenes, Mark Adams, Teag Reaves
Mixer: Mike Schuppan
Orchestra contractor: Gina Zimmitti, Whitney Martin
Trombone: Nicholas Daley, Reginald Young, Steven M. Holtman
Viola: Andrew Duckles, Erik Rynearson, Linnea Powell, Meredith Crawford
Violin: Alyssa Park, Charlie Bisharat, Jessica Guideri, Luanne Homzy, Lucia Micarelli, Marisa Kuney, Neel Hammond, Shalini Vijayan, Songa Lee
14 Sine From Above [ft. Elton John]
Writer: Lady Gaga, Elton John, BloodPop, Axel Hedfors, Johannes Klahr, Rami Yacoub, Richard Zastenker, Ryan Tedder, Sebastian Ingrosso, Benjamin Rice, Vincent Pontare, Salem Al Fakir
Producer: BloodPop, Axwell, BURNS, LIOHN, Klahr, Rami Yacoub
Bass, Drums: Axwell, BloodPop, Klahr, LIOHN
Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion: Axwell, BURNS, BloodPop, Klahr, LIOHN
Mix engineer: Scott Kelly
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
15 1000 Doves
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, Tchami, Rami Yacoub
Producer: BloodPop, Tchami
Background Vocalist: Rami Yacoub
Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Programming: BloodPop, Tchami
Mix engineer: Scott Kelly
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
16 Babylon
Writer: Lady Gaga, BloodPop, BURNS
Producer: BloodPop, BURNS, Tchami
Bass, Drum, Keyboards, Percussion: BURNS, BloodPop
Choir, Background Vocalists: Adryon De Leon, Daniel Ozan, India Carney, Jantre Christian, Jyvonne Haskin, Laurhan Beato, Matthew Bloyd, Ronald O’Hannon, Shameka Dwight, Tia Britt, Vanessa Bryan, William Washington
Engineer: Benjamin Rice
Mix engineer: Scott Kelly
Mixer: Benjamin Rice, Tom Norris
Saxophone: Rachel Mazer
Vocal producer: Benjamin Rice
This article was originally published on May 29 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern. It was last updated on May 29 at 12:42 a.m. Eastern.
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