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Evolution (2016)

Where the lyrics of Evolution take you, and where it was really made.

The lead single first planned for this album was cut from the final track listing before release.

Key places

Recording credit: UMPG Studios, Santa Monica (2016)

Recording site Ruby Red — UMPG Studios is listed among the places where Evolution was recorded, mixed and mastered. The pin is set at city-center level, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording credit: Sphere Studios, North Hollywood (2016)

Recording site Schnee Studio — Sphere Studios is listed among the places where Evolution was recorded, mixed and mastered. The pin is set at city-center level, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording credit: London studio (2016)

Recording site Wild Bunch Studios (London) — A London recording location is listed for Evolution. The pin is set at London city-center level, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording credit: Loews Hollywood Hotel (2016)

Recording site Loews Hollywood Hotel — The Loews Hollywood Hotel is listed among the places where Evolution was recorded. The pin uses the hotel's building coordinates. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording credit: Los Angeles studios (2016)

Recording site Motown Recording Studios — Los Angeles studios, including Blueprint Studios, are listed among the places where Evolution was recorded. The pin is set at city-center level. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Evolution is the second studio album by American singer Sabrina Carpenter
• Released October 14, 2016 by Hollywood Records
• A dance-pop record that departs from the folk-pop and teen pop sound of its predecessor, Eyes Wide Open
• Reached number 28 on the US Billboard 200 chart
• Received positive reviews from music critics

Background

• Carpenter's first project, Eyes Wide Open, came before this album
• "Smoke and Fire" was originally intended as the lead single but was excluded from the track listing
• Carpenter later said the exclusion was due to the "evolution" occurring after the song
• Carpenter said the track was the first story she was waiting to tell from the second album
• "On Purpose" was released as the lead single on July 29, 2016
• "All We Have Is Love" was released as the first promotional single on September 23, 2016, alongside album pre-orders
• "Run and Hide" was released as the second promotional single on September 30, 2016
• "Thumbs" was released as the third promotional single on October 7, 2016, and impacted Top 40 radio as the second single on January 3, 2017

Recording

• Carpenter began recording the album in 2015, shortly after the launch of Eyes Wide Open
• Recording continued until 2016
• Recording, mixing and mastering credits list studios in Santa Monica, North Hollywood, London, Hollywood and Los Angeles

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · ko.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Tracklist

Sources: musicbrainz.org

Artist

Formation

• Sabrina Annlynn Carpenter was born on May 11, 1999, in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, and raised in East Greenville.
• She began studying voice at age six and posted YouTube covers of Christina Aguilera and Adele songs around age ten.
• In 2008 she entered the online singing contest The Next Miley Cyrus Project and placed third in 2010.
• She signed with Hollywood Records in 2014 and released her debut EP in April 2014.

Members

• Solo artist.

Career

• Breakthrough as Maya Hart on the Disney Channel series Girl Meets World (2014–2017).
• Early albums Eyes Wide Open (2015), Evolution (2016), Singular: Act I (2018), and Singular: Act II (2019) had limited success.
• She joined Island Records in 2021 and released Emails I Can't Send (2022), which included the hit singles "Nonsense" and "Feather".
• Short n' Sweet (2024) topped the US Billboard 200, won two Grammy Awards, and produced the global number-one singles "Espresso" and "Please Please Please".
• Man's Best Friend (2025) also topped the Billboard 200 and produced the US number-one single "Manchild".
• She has acted in films including The Hate U Give (2018), Tall Girl (2019), and Work It (2020), and played Cady Heron on Broadway in Mean Girls (2020).
• She has won two Grammy Awards and six MTV Video Music Awards.

Reception

At release

• Music critics gave the album positive reviews
• Andpop's Brittany Goldfield Rodrigues gave the album 3.8 thumbs up, praising a mature musical side and a unique sound that sets Carpenter apart from others in pop
• AllMusic's Matt Collar gave the album 3.5 out of 5, noting its dance-pop sound
• AllMusic described the album as a mix of heartfelt acoustic balladry, R&B-influenced pop and dance-oriented anthems

Records

• US Billboard 200: number 28
• First-week sales in the US: 11,500 copies
• Australian Albums Chart: number 44
• Canadian Albums Chart: number 84
• Irish Albums Chart: number 98
• Dutch Albums Chart: number 171
• Flanders Albums Chart: number 181

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · es.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org

Trivia

• "Smoke and Fire" was first planned as the lead single and was cut from the final track listing.
• Carpenter said the cut was because the "evolution" happened after that song was written.
• Carpenter intended the song to be the first single because it felt like a great transition from Eyes Wide Open.
• "Thumbs" reached the top of the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.
• In release listings, the album name is stylized as ƎVO⅃UTION.
• Carpenter embarked on the Evolution Tour through the United States to promote the album.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · pt.wikipedia.org · www.discogs.com · es.wikipedia.org

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