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Mad Love. (2016)

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

Mad Love debuted at number six on the US Billboard 200, yet it left the chart after only three weeks.

Key places

Recording place: Westlake Recording Studios (2016)

Recording site Westlake Recording Studios — Listed as a recording place for the album. The source gives no date or room details for this session. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording place: Khabang, Stockholm (2016)

Recording site Master Plan — Listed as a place where the album was recorded. The point is at the city centre, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording place: Loud Mouse, Toronto (2016)

Recording site Phase One Audio Group — Listed as a place where the album was recorded. The point is at the city centre, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Recording place: ADP Music, London (2016)

Recording site Wild Bunch Studios (London) — Listed as a place where the album was recorded. The point is at the city centre, not at the studio building. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Album story

Overview

• Mad Love.: third studio album by American singer-songwriter JoJo
• Released October 14, 2016 through Atlantic Records
• An R&B album and her first major album release in a decade, following 2006's The High Road
• JoJo co-wrote every song on the album and provided vocal production on every song
• Her only album under Atlantic: she left in August 2017 to form her own label under Warner Records
• Promoted through the Mad Love World Tour

Background

• Beginning in 2008, several versions of a third album were recorded while she was still under Blackground Records
• The album was first titled All I Want Is Everything, then announced as Jumping Trains in 2011
• Repeated release delays with Blackground; she was released from the label in December 2013
• Signed with Atlantic in December 2013, and production began from scratch
• Aaron Bay-Schuck, the A&R who orchestrated the Atlantic deal, was announced as leaving in November 2014 for Interscope Geffen A&M
• The EP III was released on August 21, 2015; its three tracks were first set for the third album but were not included on Mad Love
• In early 2016 JoJo decided she was unhappy with the approach the album was taking, and only a few older tracks ('I Am' and 'Good Thing') made it onto the album
• Collaborators include Wiz Khalifa, Remy Ma, and Alessia Cara (on 'I Can Only')
• Producers include Josh 'Igloo' Monroy, Jussifer, Rock Mafia, Matt Friedman, Oscar Holter, and MNEK
• On the title, JoJo said 'Mad Love.' means many things and that it was one of the first songs she wrote for the album

Recording

• The majority of the album was recorded in early 2016
• Recording places listed in the source include Westlake Recording Studios, Khabang in Stockholm, Loud Mouse in Toronto, and ADP Music in London

Cover

• The artwork was created by Nick Malvone, with photos shot by photographer Brooke Nipar
• JoJo revealed the cover on September 7, 2016, and pre-orders opened on September 16
• According to Rap-Up, JoJo appears on the cover while the rest of the artwork is blurred by paint smears

Sources: en.wikipedia.org · it.wikipedia.org

Artist

Career

• Joanna Noëlle "JoJo" Levesque (born December 20, 1990) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.
• She began singing as a child, competing in singing contests and local talent shows.
• In 2003 record producer Vincent Herbert signed her to Blackground Records after she appeared on America's Most Talented Kid.
• Her debut album JoJo (2004) peaked at number four on the U.S. Billboard 200 and sold over four million copies worldwide.
• Her debut single "Leave (Get Out)" topped the Billboard Mainstream Top 40 chart, making her, at 13, the youngest solo artist to top that chart.
• Her second album The High Road (2006) produced her first top-five Hot 100 hit "Too Little Too Late".
• Label disputes delayed her third album; she released the mixtapes Can't Take That Away from Me (2010) and Agápē (2012) independently.
• She signed with Atlantic Records in 2014 and released Mad Love (2016), her third top-ten album in the U.S.
• In 2018 she founded Clover Music and re-recorded her first two albums.
• Later albums include Good to Know (2020), December Baby (2020), and Trying Not to Think About It (2021).
• She has acted in films such as Aquamarine (2006) and R.V. (2006), and starred as Satine in Broadway's Moulin Rouge! The Musical from 2023.

Sources: en.wikipedia.org

Reception

At release

• Entertainment Weekly: Nolan Feeney gave the album a B+ and described it as one bold coming-of-age statement built on JoJo's well-documented struggles and triumphs
• Idolator: Jon Reyes gave the album 4 out of 5 stars and wrote that JoJo sounds totally refreshed
• Pitchfork: Vanessa Okoth-Obbo wrote that the album sounds like one JoJo needed to make and that her fans were waiting for
• Several critics noted the album as a sign of her maturity and vocal growth since her previous album

Reappraisal

• Metacritic: 70 out of 100, based on 6 reviews
• Overall the critical reception was positive

Records

• US Billboard 200 debut: number 6, with 25,000 album-equivalent units, of which 19,000 were traditional album sales
• Current Albums chart: number 4
• Top Digital Albums chart: number 2
• First entry on the chart in 10 years for JoJo
• Second week: fell from number 6 to number 111 on the Billboard 200
• Third week: left the Billboard 200
• Lead single 'Fuck Apologies': number 40 on the US Pop Digital Songs chart; number 104 on the UK Singles chart; number 18 on the UK R&B Singles chart
• First deluxe pressing released on vinyl on March 6, 2026, marking the nine-year anniversary

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

Trivia

• Promo singles: 'Mad Love' was released first on September 16, 2016 alongside pre-orders; 'FAB.' featuring Remy Ma followed as the second promo single on September 23, and 'Music' was the third and final on October 6
• 'FAB.' stands for 'Fake Ass Bitches' as an acronym
• 'Honest' contains a hidden track titled 'Cold' on the CD and digital versions, starting about one minute and 19 seconds into the track
• Every song is stylized with a period at the end of its title, matching the album's title
• The first single, 'Fuck Apologies', leaked in full online only hours before its release
• A vinyl edition of the album was made available on February 3, 2017

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

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