A Reminder
{{Other uses|Reminder (disambiguation){{!}}Reminder}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = A Reminder
| type = EP
| artist = Drake Bell
| cover = A Reminder.jpeg
| alt =
| released = June 28, 2011
| recorded = 2010–11
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = 14:02
| label = Drake Bell Entertainment, Inc.
| producer = {{flatlist|
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| prev_title = Drake Bell in Concert
| prev_year = 2008
| next_title = Ready Steady Go!
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = A Reminder
| type = EP
| single1 = Terrific
| single1date = June 14, 2011
}}
}}
A Reminder is the first released extended play by singer-songwriter Drake Bell; The Nashville Sessions, Bell's first extended play, was recorded before Bell's debut album, Telegraph and never officially released. A Reminder was produced by Bell, John Fields{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/drake-bell-to-release-a-reminder-ep-on-june-28th/8974031|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120629180900/http://www.artistdirect.com/entertainment-news/article/drake-bell-to-release-a-reminder-ep-on-june-28th/8974031|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 29, 2012|title=Drake Bell to Release "A Reminder" EP on June 28th|work=Artist Direct|accessdate=October 14, 2018}} and Bleu.{{cite web|title=Bleu aka William James McAuley III|url=http://www.bleutopia.com/bleusongwriterdiscography.html|website=Bleutopia|accessdate=December 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120225082704/http://www.bleutopia.com/bleusongwriterdiscography.html|archive-date=February 25, 2012|url-status=dead}} The EP contains 4 tracks of new songs performed by Bell around the globe. It also contains his single "Terrific".
Release and promotion
"Terrific", the lead single of the EP, was released on June 14, 2011.[http://www.discogs.com/Drake-Bell-Terrific/release/2956759 Terrific] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130129055938/http://www.discogs.com/Drake-Bell-Terrific/release/2956759 |date=January 29, 2013 }} at Discogs (list of releases). Retrieved October 14, 2018. Music videos for "Terrific" and "You're Not Thinking" were released on Drake Bell's official YouTube channel in 2011.{{cite web|author=|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=LM4fOPIX1pI|title=Drake Bell – Terrific|via=YouTube|accessdate=October 14, 2018|archive-date=March 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331081902/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=LM4fOPIX1pI|url-status=live}}{{cite web|author=|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JFCVuQ1Txf8|title=Drake Bell – You're Not Thinking|via=YouTube|accessdate=October 14, 2018|archive-date=March 31, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240331082018/https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=JFCVuQ1Txf8|url-status=live}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1=Under The Gun Review
|rev2 = Musiqtone
|rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.musiqtone.com/thecriticscorner/albums/drakebell_areminder_ep_062811.htm|title=Drake Bell – A Reminder – EP (Review)|work=Musiqtone|accessdate=October 14, 2018}} {{dead link|date=October 2018}}
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A Reminder received positive reviews from critics. In its review of A Reminder, Under The Gun stated, "To summarize thus, A Reminder is an entertaining miniature collection, with some perfectly timed seasonal treats that ought to go down well for easy listening during the summer. There is evidence of a keener eye and ear in Bell’s approach that may let him stand apart from the rest in his future endeavors, though he has always been better than his teenybopper credentials may imply. A little cheesy perhaps, but a comforting listen."
Lawsuit
In 2011, one of the producers of the EP, John Fields, sued Bell for $36,000. Bell allegedly ordered 9 songs for $9,000 each, but only paid for 5. Only four made it to the ep.{{cite web|url=http://www.inquisitr.com/312984/drake-bell-sued-by-selena-gomez-manager/amp/|title=Drake Bell Sued By Selena Gomez's Manager|last=Johnson|first=James|date=August 26, 2012|accessdate=October 14, 2018|work=Inquisitr|archive-date=September 12, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180912092232/http://www.inquisitr.com/312984/drake-bell-sued-by-selena-gomez-manager/amp/|url-status=live}}
Track listing
All songs written by Drake Bell, except for track four written by Scott Simons.
{{tracklist
| headline =
| title1 = Terrific
| length1 = 3:23
| title2 = You're Not Thinking
| length2 = 3:12
| title3 = Big Shot
| length3 = 3:14
| title4 = Speak My Mind
| length4 = 4:13
| total_length = 14:02
}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.discogs.com/Drake-Bell-A-Reminder/release/6877941 A Reminder] at Discogs (list of releases).
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