Carly Rae Jepsen's scrapped third studio album is an unreleased 'pure-pop' Kiss-follow up album that was developed in 2013, prior to Emotion.
Writing and development[]
Conceptualisation and early development[]
In Los Angeles in 2013, Jepsen would begin work on her then-upcoming third studio album. Described sonically as 'pure-pop', the project was envisioned as a follow-up to Kiss released a year prior in 2012. Jepsen states that she began writing for the project the day Kiss was turned in to her label, and had three songs from those writing sessions in mind for the album; additionally, Jepsen was also considering a song to cover for the project. [1][2]
Jepsen described the album would be pop influenced, but her own 'version of pop' and was interested in drawing influence from folk songs she listened to with her parents growing up. Jepsen states she was inspired by Robyn, Kimbra, La Roux, and Dragonette for the project, artists she was listening to at the time, and wanted to create music that was something 'a little deeper,' particularly in the verses. She explained, "That's what I love about the pop stars I just named, is they don't do just your regular kind of pop songs. There's some stuff to hold onto and dig into. That's what I want to do." [2] This idea manifested in the songs Sun On You and 10,000 People.
Jepsen confirmed she had been writing new material in 2013 alongside Benny Blanco, Josh Ramsay, and Ryan Stewart. [2] During the development of the project, Jepsen would also work with Kevin Maher, Toby Gad, and production duo Stargate on new music as well.
Indie-folk album and Emotion[]
Ultimately, Jepsen wasn't satisfied with the direction of the original "pure-pop" project, and would instead begin work on a now-scrapped indie-folk album in New York between 2013 and 2014. Jepsen states the indie-folk project was born of a "natural rebellion" against the pressure of following-up Call Me Maybe and the traditional pop sound of the previous third studio album project. [1]
Whilst in New York, Carly would continue to experiment with different sounds, and ultimately end up working on the Emotion title track, which she states largely ended up "taking shape" in New York. The Emotion title-track inspired the new sound of the album, "80s pop with alternative productions," she described. Once the new direction was decided upon, both previous projects as a whole were scrapped, as Jepsen believed Emotion was a better balance of what she wanted to achieve artistically. [3]
Songs considered for the project[]
Confirmed[]
- Hey Boy
- Recorded in 2013 for the project, the song leaked online in September 2018.
- 10,000 People
- Sun On You
- Confirmed to have been written for the project in 2013
- Bright Baby Blue
- Discussed by Jepsen in 2013, reworked into Favourite Colour [4]
- I Didn't Just Come Here to Dance
- Written pre-Kiss and was considered for the album though missed the deadline
- The song was shelved until Jepsen's next project, being the scrapped third album
- Boy Problems
- Written during the The Summer Kiss Tour alongside Tavish Crowe
- Wildflowers
- Written during the The Summer Kiss Tour alongside Tavish Crowe.
- Version written with Kiss collaborator Klas Åhlund was registered to ASCAP [5]
Assumed[]
- Not the Only One
- Registered song written alongside Toby Gad, like other material recorded for the project
- Untitled Mike Tyson song
- Written during the early development of Emotion, assumed to be around 2013
Possible[]
- Take A Picture
- Released in 2013 as a single in partnership with Coca-Cola
- Written during the development of the project and may have been considered for the album
Album credits[]
Writing and production[]
- Carly Rae Jepsen - songwriting
- Tavish Crowe - songwriting
- Toby Gad - songwriting, production
- Benny Blanco - songwriting, production
- Stargate - songwriting, production
- Josh Ramsay - songwriting, production
- Ryan Stewart - songwriting, production
- Kevin Maher - songwriting, production
- Joe Cruz - songwriting
- Tino Zolfo - songwriting
- Hans Tromm Mårten - songwriting
- Max Martin - production
- Klas Åhlund - songwriting, production
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| Studio albums | Tug of War • Kiss • Emotion • Dedicated • Dedicated Side B • The Loneliest Time • The Loveliest Time |
|---|---|
| Extended-plays | Curiosity • Call Me Maybe • Emotion Side B • Spotify Singles • Carly's Christmas Classics |
| Unreleased albums | Curiosity • Scrapped third studio album • Scrapped indie-folk album • Disco Sweat |
|---|---|
| Unreleased EPs | Dear You • Carly Rae Jepsen • Miss U Kiss U |
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Franich, Darren “Carly Rae Jepsen on the Indie Album ‘No One Will Ever Hear” EW.com, 17 Aug. 2015, ew.com/article/2015/08/17/carly-rae-jepsen-emotion-three-rounds/. Accessed 29 Mar. 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Graff, Gary "Carly Rae Jepsen Defends Justin Bieber, Sheds Light on Next Album" Billboard. June 20th 2013
- ↑ Nelson, Sean “A Little More Art: An Interview with Carly Rae Jepsen” The Stranger. February 29th 2016
- ↑ @carlyraejepsen "hint #1~I am working on it right now. If it were a color it would be Bright Baby Blue!" (Tweet) October 17th 2013 - via Twitter
- ↑ ACE Repertory - Wild Flowers - retrieved April 11th 2022
- ↑ ISWC: T-915.496.204-6
- ↑ Carly Rae Jepsen w/ Dave and Jimmy Show - AskAnythingChat April 21st 2013