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Dedicated Side B is the fifth studio album by Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen. It serves as a companion piece to Dedicated (2019), her fourth studio album. It was released on May 21, 2020, by 604 Records in Canada, and Schoolboy and Interscope Records in the United States. The album features 14 outtakes from the original album.
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During the development of Dedicated, Jepsen would write over 200 songs for the album between 2016 and 2019. Although just fifteen of these tracks would see a release on the album, Dedicated Side B would feature an additional fourteen songs that failed to make the original cut. Jepsen states, from very early on, she always had the intention to relea...
Jepsen would begin brainstorming ideas for Dedicated Side B as early as the release night of Dedicated in May 2019, coming up with the first revision of the track list and sending it to her manager, who advised her to celebrate the album launch instead. In December 2019, Jepsen says there were a total of 20 songs in consideration for the album. Acc...
Jepsen would begin to tease the release of Dedicated Side B on May 17th 2020, the first anniversary of Dedicated, by posting a video to social media which ended in a singular letter 'B' remaining on screen from the phrase 'happy birthday Dedicated.' On May 20th 2020, the album was officially announced with a video of fan requests for Dedicated Side...
The album cover for Dedicated Side B mirrors that of Dedicated, by showing the reverse side to Jepsen in the composition. Whilst the cover art for Dedicated shows Jepsen facing away from the camera, a deliberate choice on her half, she's showing standing facing the camera on Dedicated Side B, with her head turned away. The image used for the album ...
Dedicated Side B received generally favourable reviews from publications, with Metacritic reporting an overall rating of 79 based on seven critical reviews. The album was praised for its song-writing and infectious hooks and melodies. Angela Morris of Exclaim! commended Jepsen for her experimentation into new sounds, whilst Natalia Barr stated such...
§ Visit the Dedicated Side B gallery: Gallery§ Visit the Dedicated photoshoot gallery: Photoshoot GalleryAbout “Dedicated Side B” In the same pattern as Emotion: Side B , Dedicated Side-B was released a year after Jepsen’s fourth studio album Dedicated and contain songs cut from the 2019...
May 21, 2020 · Listen to Dedicated Side B by Carly Rae Jepsen on Apple Music. 2020. 12 Songs. Duration: 43 minutes.
May 27, 2020 · Carly Rae Jepsen's 2019 album Dedicated quickly entered the canon as a disco-themed summer triumph. Steamy and lovelorn, it was a fitting sequel to the singer songwriter's now-legendary album Emotion. Naturally, fans expected yet another follow-up: Jepsies needed a Side B.
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May 22, 2020 · Now the 34-year-old Canadian has released ‘Dedicated Side B’, an album of material written during that four-year exploration. And it’s easily one of the best pop records of the year so far....
May 21, 2020 · Carly Rae Jepsen has surprise released Dedicated Side B, the long-rumored companion album to last year’s Dedicated. Check it out below.
