Bouquet Gwen Stefani

• 1 Somebody Else's 03:44
• 2 Bouquet 03:25
• 3 Pretty 03:13
• 4 Empty Vase 02:58
• 5 Marigolds 02:42
• 6 Late To Bloom 03:26
• 7 Swallow My Tears 02:54
• 8 Reminders 03:18
• 9 All Your Fault 03:45
• 10 Purple Irises 03:44
• Total Runtime 33:09

Info for Bouquet

Beyoncé ist im Country-Fieber, Post Malone – und nun auch Gwen Stefani? Die No-Doubt-Frontfrau hat für den 15. November ihr neues Album „Bouquet“ angekündigt. Es entstand in Nashville und auf dem Cover trägt Stefani einen Cowboyhut. Aber der Schein trügt! „It’s not a country record“, verriet Stefani dem Musikmagazin Rolling Stone. Vielmehr sei es eine Seventies Pop-Rock-Platte. „Is’s all the stuff I listened to in the station wagon in the way to church“, so Stefani. „Yacht rock, though it wasn’t called yacht rock then.“

Einen ersten Vorgeschmack gibt die Single „Somebody Else’s“, die zugleich der Eröffnungssong des Albums ist. „Everyday with you is rock bottom/Leavin’ you saved me, my God/Look at me blossom/You’re somebody else’s problem“, singt Stefani, und knüpft damit praktisch an ihr 2016 veröffentlichtes Album „This Is What The Truth Feels Like“, auf dem sie ihre Scheidung von Bush-Sänger Gavin Rossdale verarbeitete. Inzwischen ist Stefani mit Country-Sänger Blake Shelton verheiratet, und deswegen ist „Somebody Else’s“ auch der einzige Trennungssong auf „Bouquet“. Vielmehr sei die Platte eine Sammlung an Songs über das Aufblühen der Liebe.

Das letzte Album von Gwen Stefani war die Weihnachtsplatte „You Make It Feel Like Christmas“, die 2017 erschien. Seitdem hat die 54-Jährige unter anderem eine Residency in Las Vegas gespielt, war mehrmals als Coach bei „The Voice“ tätig und hat im April auf dem Coachella Festival das Comeback ihrer Band No Doubt gefeiert, die erstmals seit 2013 wieder gemeinsam auf der Bühne stand. Ob sie mit ihrem Album auch auf Tour geht, hat Stefani noch nicht verlauten lassen – aber wenn ihr auf dem Laufenden bleiben wollt, ist eine Anmeldung zum Ticketalarm eine gute Idee.

Gwen Stefani

Gwen Stefani
was born October 3, 1969, in Orange County, California. Growing up in Southern California with brothers Todd and Eric -- where they were raised by parents Dennis and Patti -- Gwen was highly influenced by the rising popularity of ska and punk that was making its presence felt in the So Cal area.

Gwen's brother Eric started the band No Doubt with his friend John Spence in 1987, and asked the always effervescent Gwen to join on as co-vocalist with Spence. Tony Kanal joined the group a little later, and the trio began to gain popularity by playing at local parties.

But the party was over when Spence committed suicide in 1987, which left Gwen to move up the ranks to lead vocalist. The show must go on, and it did, as No Doubt continued to perform in local gigs. In the meantime, Gwen had graduated high school, and followed up her studies at Cal State Fullerton College.

Gwen was forced to juggle the band, her studies, as well as what turned out to be a 7-year long romance with fellow band member, Tony Kanal. In 1989, two new members joined the No Doubt team, guitarist Tom Dumont and drummer Adrian Young. After No Doubt was really attracting a fan base (thanks mostly to their energetic live performances), Flea, the bassist of the Red Hot Chili Peppers recorded a demo for the band in 1990, which led to their signing with Interscope Records.

In 1992, the band released their self-titled debut, but despite the substantial following the band had garnered, the album was far from a commercial success. Their record company was losing faith in their potential, but No Doubt's persistence did not waver.

The group went back into the studio with their own money, and recorded a collection of "extra" songs they had written. Their sophomore effort, The Beacon Street Collection, was released in 1995, and not only struck a cord with their devout fans, but also re-sparked Interscope's confidence in the band.

No Doubt was back in business and returned to the recording studio with the support of their record company. The fruit of their effort was the hugely successful Tragic Kingdom, only this one was sans Eric Stefani, who left to become an animator on The Simpsons.

1995's Tragic Kingdom broke through the charts with its debut single, "Just A Girl", with the help of the punk-tinged catchy lyrics and an accompanying colorful video. The album went on to spawn hits such as "Spiderwebs" and the super smash hit, "Don't Speak". The latter was written as an ode to the former relationship of Gwen and Tony, and must have struck a Spanish guitar chord with the public since the single has become the band's biggest smash to date and topped charts worldwide.

The album went on to become a Billboard Number One, and garnered two Grammy nominations for the group.

No Doubt's most recent release, Return of Saturn, hit the music scene in 2000, and spawned the hits "Ex-Girlfriend" and "Simple Kind of Life".

Gwen is still romantically linked with the lead singer of Bush, Gavin Rossdale, and the rock star pair have been involved for at least 5 years.

But the spunky singer paired up with Moby to add her infectious voice to his single, "South Side". No doubt about it, the self-proclaimed Sound of Music fanatic brings a girly yet powerful spark to the group, and the music industry.

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