We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things.
We Sing We Dance. We Steal Things. is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, released in Germany on 20 June 2008. The album release was preceded by the single I'm Yours, which was reached in Germany number 8, number 6 in Switzerland and Austria # 2 on the charts.
Background
Already on March 18, 2008 We Sing EP was released as a harbinger for the album, on April 15, followed We Dance. and on May 13, the release date of the album in the U.S., We Steal Things appeared.
The work on the album was " Man's Ju -ju Crazy", which appeared in the video - sharing website YouTube documented as part of the series. It contains scenes of Sessions from San Diego and London, where most of the studio recordings took place.
The album included two songs with the pop singers Colbie Caillat ( Lucky ) and James Morrison ( Details in the Fabric) were added.
Style
The e-zine laut.de sees in We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things a mix of funk, soul and R & B. Furthermore, it is the song I'm Yours, which was released as a single, influenced by reggae and sword stylistically similar to Jack Johnson's music. The horn- heavy track Make It Mine recall the French House band Phoenix. Towards the folk collabo - number go Details in the Fabric, as experimentally the influence of the electronic dance music song is called Coyotes.
Review
The review was made in the positive in both the German and the English-language media. Thus, the E- Zine welcomes laut.de the commercial focus of the album.
"With" We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things, " the singer / songwriter has succeeded a thoroughly enjoyable album that loud knocking at the gates of the mainstream, but with all the accessibility and loveliness an unobtrusive independence creates the day. This musical concept is likely to rise. "
The Internet portal CDstarts.de praises the mixture of many musical styles and Mraz 's voice.
"The many names by which Jason Mraz is compared to make something special - from this singer / songwriter - namely the diversity. "
The Austrian magazine now! We Sing We Dance sees. We Steal Things a successful drive for the summer, which makes Jack Johnson competition. The All Music Guide points out in his critique of the simplicity of the album.