Just Because (Claire Rosinkranz album) explained
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| Just Because |
| Type: | Studio |
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| Artist: | Claire Rosinkranz |
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| Length: | 36:39 |
| Label: | Republic |
Just Because is the first studio album by American singer-songwriter Claire Rosinkranz. It was released on October 6, 2023 by Republic Records. Rosinkranz enlisted many producers, including AfterHrs, Captain Cuts, Elie Rizk, Paul Meany, Paul Phamous, Stint, and her father, Ragnar Rosinkranz.
Personnel
- Claire Rosinkranz – songwriting, associate performance, background vocals, composing, guitar, lyrics, and vocals
- AfterHrs – production
- Captain Cuts – production and engineering
- Elie Rizk – production, songwriting, associate performance, bass, drums, engineering, guitar, and keyboards
- Paul Meany – songwriting and production
- Paul Phamous – production and background vocals
- Ragnar Rosinkranz – production, songwriting, additional vocals, bass, guitar, strings, and viola
- Stint – production, songwriting, associate performance, bass, composition, drums, engineering, guitar, keyboards, and lyrics
- Andrew Haas – songwriting, background vocals, bass, drums, engineering, guitar, keyboards, programming, program engineering, and ukelele
- Andrew Wessen – songwriting, composition, guitar, and lyrics
- Ben Berger – songwriting, background vocals, bass, composition, drums, lyrics, and programming
- Caroline Ailin – songwriting, composition, and lyrics
- Hayley Gene Penner – songwriting, background vocals, composition, and lyrics
- Ian Franzino – songwriting, background vocals, drums, engineering, programming, and program engineering
- Paul Shelton – songwriting
- Ryan Rabin – songwriting, background vocals, bass, composition, drums, lyrics, and programming
- Tess Greenham – mastering engineering assistance, associate performance, and mastering engineering
- Jeff Gunnell − record engineering assistance
- Anthony Dolhai – engineering
- Michael Freeman – mix engineering
- Pedro Calloni – mix engineering[1]
Critical reception
Just Because received generally positive reviews from critics. It was described by critics as "bright and uplifting sunshine pop"[2] and "energetic".[3] Igor Bannikov of Album of the Year compared the final track, "Mess", to Billie Eilish, and described it as pointing to a more "mature" and "serious" side in future music.
Notes and References
- Web site: Just Because . . 17 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317172606/https://genius.com/amp/albums/Claire-rosinkranz/Just-because . 17 March 2024.
- Web site: Bound . Chris . Claire Rosinkranz - 'Just Because' . 11 October 2023 . Mystic Sons . 17 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317164801/https://www.mysticsons.com/article/claire-rosinkranz-just-because . 17 March 2024.
- Web site: Bannikov . Igor . Claire Rosinkranz - Just Because . Album of the Year . 17 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240317165224/https://www.albumoftheyear.org/user/igorbannikov/album/625008-just-because/ . 17 March 2024.
