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Label: Polydor – B0017667-02, Interscope Records – B0017667-02
Format: CD, Mini-Album
Country: US
Released: Nov 13, 2012
Genre: Rock, Pop
Style: Alternative Rock, Baroque Pop, Dream Pop, Indie Pop, Trip Hop, Slowcore

1        Ride
Bass – Jason Lader
Drums – James Gadson
Lyrics By – Lana Del Rey
Mixed By – Andrew Scheps
Piano, Keyboards – Zac Rae
Producer – Rick Rubin
Recorded By – Jason Lader
Recorded By [Assistant] – Eric Lynn, Sean Oakley
Strings [Arranged By] – Dan Heath
Strings [Recorded By] – Tucker Robinson
Violin – Kathleen Sloan, Songa Lee
Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Written-By – Justin Parker, Lana Del Rey
4:50
2        American
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement] – Dan Heath
Co-producer – Emile Haynie
Drums – Emile Haynie
Electric Guitar – Tim Pierce
Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer – Patrick Warren
Keyboards – Rick Nowels
Lyrics By – Lana Del Rey
Producer – Rick Nowels
Recorded By – Kieron Menzies
Recorded By [Additional] – Chris Garcia (5), Jordan Stilwell
Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Written-By – Emile Haynie, Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
4:09
3        Cola
Co-producer – DK*
Drum Programming – Kieron Menzies
Drums – Devrim Karaoglu*
Engineer [Recording] – Kieron Menzies
Keyboards, Bass [Juno Bass], Acoustic Guitar, Drums – Rick Nowels
Lyrics By – Lana Del Rey
Producer – Rick Nowels
Recorded By [Additional] – Chris Garcia (5), Jordan Stilwell
Slide Guitar – Tim Pierce
Strings, Glockenspiel, Brass, Organ, Electric Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer – Patrick Warren
Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Written-By – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
4:21
4        Body Electric
Guitar, Organ, Dulcitone, Synthesizer [Moog], Piano, Bells, Piano [Optigon], Mellotron – Patrick Warren
Lyrics By – Lana Del Rey
Mastered By – John Davis (4)
Mixed By – Kieron Menzies
Orchestra, Percussion – Dan Heath
Piano, Mellotron, Strings – Rick Nowels
Producer – Dan Heath, Rick Nowels
Recorded By – Chris Garcia (5), Dan Heath, Kieron Menzies
Slide Guitar [Electronic] – Tim Pierce
Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Written-By – Lana Del Rey, Rick Nowels
3:53
5        Blue Velvet
Arranged By [Strings] – Larry Gold
Engineer [Assistant Recording Engineer] – Spencer Burgess Jr.
Mastered By – John Davis (4)
Mixed By – Tom Elmhirst
Mixed By [Assistant] – Ben Baptie
Producer – Emile Haynie
Strings – The Larry Gold Orchestra
Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Written-By – Bernie Wayne, Lee Morris (3)
2:39
6        Gods And Monsters
Keyboards [Additional], Drums – Emile Haynie
Keyboards, Guitar, Drums – Tim Larcombe*
Lyrics By – Lana Del Rey
Mastered By – John Davis (4)
Mixed By – Robert Orton
Producer – Tim Larcombe*
Producer [Additional] – Emile Haynie
Strings [Arranged By], Horns – Dan Heath
Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Written-By – Lana Del Rey, Tim Larcombe*
3:57
7        Yayo
Drums, Keyboards [Additional] – Emile Haynie
Engineer [Vocal] – Graham Archer
Mastered By – John Davis (4)
Mixed By – Jeremy Cochise Ball
Producer – Dan Heath, Emile Haynie
Strings, Keyboards – Dan Heath
Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Written-By – Lana Del Rey
5:21
8        Bel Air
Backing Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Engineer – Dan Heath, Nikki Calvert, Tucker Robinson
Engineer [Mix] – Peter Stanislaus
Lyrics By – Lana Del Rey
Mixed By – Jeff Rothschild
Producer – Dan Heath
Strings, Piano – Dan Heath
Violin – Kathleen Sloan, Songa Lee
Vocals – Lana Del Rey
Written-By – Dan Heath, Lana Del Rey
4:00
Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Lana Del Rey
Copyright © – Lana Del Rey
Licensed To – Polydor (UK)
Licensed To – Interscope Records
Pressed By – Sony DADC – DIDX-824341
℗ & © 2012 Lana Del Rey, under exclusive license to Polydor (UK). Under exclusive license to Interscope Records in the USA.
Barcode (String): 602537204687
Barcode (Text): 6 02537 20468 7

Personnel: Lana Del Rey (vocals). Recording information: Electric Lemon Studios; SARM Studios, London, UK; Shangri La Studios, Malibu, CA; The Green Building, Santa Monica, CA; The Square Recording Studio, Hoxton Square, London, UK; Westlake Studios, LA. Even after selling nearly three million copies of her debut album worldwide, Lana Del Rey still faced a challenge during 2012: namely, proving to critics and prospective fans that Born to Die wasn't a fluke. In that spirit, Del Ray released Paradise, a mini-album close to Christmas, that finds her in perfect control of her voice, much more assured than she was even one year ago, and frequently capable of astonishing her listeners with a very convincing act. As for the sound, it should be familiar to fans of Born to Die, with strings that move at a glacial pace, drums that crash like waves in slow motion, and additional textures (usually electric guitar or piano) that are cinematic in their sound and references. There's really only one difference between Born to Die and Paradise, but it's a big one. Instead of acting the submitting, softcore, '60s-era plaything, here she's more of a wasted, hardcore, post-millennial plaything. She even goes so far as to tell her audience that she likes it rough (in words that earn the parental advisory sticker), to ask whether she can put on a show, and at her most explicit, proffering a simile that compares the taste of an intimate part of her anatomy to Pepsi. The inclusion of a cover, "Blue Velvet," is not only a perfect match for her style, but also a hint that she can perform up to better material. Still, all of this is merely the material for her continuing popularity and attraction. She puts it better here than anyone else, with another simile: "Like a groupie incognito posing as a real singer, life imitates art." ~ John Bush

• Media Condition: Mint (M)
• Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)
• Format: CD
• Genre: POP
• Format Type: CD
• Released: 11/13/2012