Three. Two. One.
{{Short description|2020 studio album by Lennon Stella}}
{{Other uses|321 (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use Canadian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Three. Two. One.
| type = studio
| artist = Lennon Stella
| cover = Lennon Stella - Three Two One.png
| alt =
| released = April 24, 2020
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Pop
| length = 42:50
| label = Columbia
| producer =
- Malay
- Captain Cuts
- Big Taste
- Douglas Charles Showalter
- Sam de Jong
- Eg White
- Joel Little
- Ruslan Odnoralov
- WYNNE
- Tyler Johnson
| prev_title = Love, Me.
| prev_year = 2018
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Three. Two. One.
| type = studio
| single1 = Kissing Other People
| single1date = November 1, 2019
| single2 = Golf on TV
| single2date = February 12, 2020
| single3 = Jealous
| single3date = March 13, 2020
| single4 = Fear of Being Alone
| single4date = April 10, 2020
| single5 = Older Than I Am
| single5date = April 24, 2020
}}
}}
Three. Two. One. is the debut studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Lennon Stella, released on April 24, 2020, by Columbia Records. She collaborated with various producers, including Malay, Joel Little and Sam de Jong. Five tracks were issued as singles: "Kissing Other People", "Golf on TV" (featuring JP Saxe), "Jealous", "Fear of Being Alone", and "Older Than I Am". The album follows her debut EP Love, Me, released on November 16, 2018.
Background
In an interview with Apple Music, Stella describes Three. Two. One. as "releasing myself from the pressure of prior expectations and intimidations. Three, two, one, Iām diving in and doing what feels good to myself. The album is a free fall. Ultimately, I wanted [this album] to be an honest introduction, true to who I am as a human being, and hopefully people will draw parallels to their own lives."{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/three-two-one/1501262697 | title=Apple Music | date=April 24, 2020 | access-date=May 20, 2020 | author=Stella, Lennon}} The track "Save Us" features an interpolation of British singer Donna Lewis's 1996 hit "I Love You Always Forever". The song "Jealous" features songwriting credits from Finneas. Three. Two. One. is a pop album.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Evening Standard
| rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/go/london/music/lennon-stella-three-two-one-review-a4423176.html|title=Lennon Stella - Three. Two. One. review: Pop that packs a punch|newspaper=Evening Standard|last=McGrath|first=Rachel|access-date=May 20, 2020}}
| rev2 = Exclaim!
| rev3 = Idolator
| rev3score = 4/5{{Cite web|url=https://www.idolator.com/7909919/album-review-lennon-stellas-three-two-one?chrome=1|title=Album Review: Lennon Stella's 'Three. Two. One.|work=Idolator|last=Wass|first=Mike|date=April 28, 2020|access-date=May 20, 2020}}
| rev4 = The Observer
}}
Three. Two. One. received positive reviews. In The Observer, critic Kitty Empire gives it three stars and calls it "strikingly serene".{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/apr/26/lennon-stella-three-two-one-review-serene-debut|title=Lennon Stella: Three. Two. One. review ā a serene debut|work=The Guardian|last=Empire|first=Kitty|date=Apr 26, 2020|access-date=May 20, 2020}} In Exclaim!, Ariel Matheson gives it an 8/10 and calls it a "feminine powerhouse".{{Cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/lennon_stella_three_two_one_album_review|title=Canadian Pop Phenom Lennon Stella Makes the Long Wait Worth It on Debut LP 'Three. Two. One.'|work=Exclaim!|last=Matheson|first=Ariel|date=Apr 27, 2020|access-date=May 20, 2020}}
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Three. Two. One.{{cite AV media|title=Three. Two. One.|others=Lennon Stella|year=2020|type=Liner notes|publisher=Columbia Records|id=194397507010}}
{{Track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 42:50
| title1 = Much Too Much
| writer1 = {{hlist|Lennon Stella|Malay Ho|Simon Wilcox|Sam Romans}}
| extra1 = Malay
| length1 = 3:31
| title2 = Kissing Other People
| writer2 = {{hlist|Stella|Caroline Ailin|Wilcox|Benjamin Berger|Ryan McMahon|Ryan Rabin}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Captain Cuts|Malay{{ref|a|[a]}}|Ruslan Odnoralov{{ref|b|[b]}}|Cody Tarpley{{ref|b|[b]}}|Jenna Andrews{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length2 = 2:42
| title3 = Games
| writer3 = {{hlist|Stella|Ailin|Mike Woods|Michael McCall}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Sam de Jong|Woods{{ref|a|[a]}}}}
| length3 = 2:24
| title4 = Fear of Being Alone
| writer4 = {{hlist|Paul "Phamous" Shelton|Ho|Ailin|Emily Warren}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Malay|Odnoralov{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length4 = 2:52
| title5 = Pretty Boy
| writer5 = {{hlist|Stella|Ho|Shelton}}
| extra5 = Malay
| length5 = 3:08
| title6 = Golf on TV
| writer6 = {{hlist|Stella|Wilcox|Jonathan Percy Saxe|Odnoralov}}
| extra6 = Odnoralov
| length6 = 3:11
| title7 = Older Than I Am
| writer7 = {{hlist|Skyler Stonestreet|Emily Weisband|Berger|McMahon|Rabin}}
| extra7 = Malay
| length7 = 3:02
| title8 = Bend over Backwards
| writer8 = {{hlist|Stella|Ho|Wilcox|Sammy Witte|Kevin Garrett}}
| extra8 = Malay
| length8 = 2:54
| title9 = Jealous
| writer9 = {{hlist|Stella|Finneas O'Connell|Justin Gammella|Odnoralov|Weisband|Erin McCarley}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Joel Little|Odnoralov{{ref|c|[c]}}}}
| length9 = 2:03
| title10 = Since I Was a Kid
| writer10 = {{hlist|Stella|Ailin|Wilcox|Leroy Clampitt}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Clampitt|Odnoralov{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length10 = 3:00
| title11 = Weakness (Huey Lewis)
| note11 = featuring Maisy Stella
| writer11 = {{hlist|Stella|Warren|Eg White|de Jong|McCarley}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|de Jong|White|Odnoralov{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length11 = 7:48
| title12 = Save Us
| writer12 = {{hlist|Stella|Donna Lewis|Rory Andrew|Hayley Gene Penner|Jaramye Daniels}}
| extra12 = {{hlist|Andrew|Johan Lenox{{ref|c|[c]}}|Odnoralov{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length12 = 3:01
| title13 = Goodnight
| writer13 = {{hlist|Stella|Daniels|Andrew}}
| extra13 = {{hlist|Andrew|Tyler Johnson|Douglas Showalter|Odnoralov{{ref|b|[b]}}}}
| length13 = 2:57
}}
=Notes=
- {{small|{{note|a|a}}}} signifies co-producer
- {{small|{{note|b|b}}}} signifies vocal producer
- {{small|{{note|c|c}}}} signifies additional producer
Sample credits
- "Save Us" contains elements of "I Love You Always Forever" (1996) performed by Donna Lewis.