Stefani performing "Wind It Up" during the Sweet Escape Tour The pair of oversized sunglasses on the album cover is intended to represent her "guarded exterior", and the other images symbolize her various emotions. It was this dress that got Stefani thinking "about Michelle Pfeiffer and how amazingly styled she was ", which in turn drew inspiration for the cover. During the shoot, Stefani saw her No Doubt bandmate Tony Kanal and his girlfriend, who had on a "long, peach, polyester dress". Stefani first gained inspiration for the style while shooting the music video for " Cool" in Lake Como, Italy. Stefani's appearance on the album cover is inspired by that of Elvira Hancock, a cocaine addict portrayed by Michelle Pfeiffer in the 1983 film Scarface. That's so disturbing,' or 'That's so sad.' I guess that's what art's all about. Greenberg was accused of child abuse for the photo shoots Stefani, however, commented, "I didn't think 'child abuse'-I just thought, 'That's beautiful.' Every kid cries Other people reacted like, 'Oh my God. Greenberg used the images as a representation of American politics and society. To create End Times, Greenberg gave lollipops to toddlers but took them back after several moments, provoking emotional outbursts.
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The image was part of a series of promotional images taken by Greenberg, inspired by her previous End Times exhibition. The album cover was taken by photographer Jill Greenberg. The title was changed to The Sweet Escape, the title of the second track. The album's working title was Candyland, sharing its name with an unreleased track that has only been looped via her fashion show soundtrack. Stefani put the project on hold in December 2005 when she discovered that she was pregnant, before returning to the studio in August 2006. She included performances of "Wind It Up" and "Orange County Girl" when she embarked on the Harajuku Lovers Tour in October 2005. The two produced " Wind It Up", "Orange County Girl", "U Started It", " Yummy", "Breaking Up", and "Candyland" during these sessions, and the songs were used for a fashion show premiering the 2006 collection of Stefani's fashion line L.A.M.B. part two", and the two recorded several songs during sessions in Miami in July 2005. However, Pharrell Williams, with whom she had collaborated to write " Hollaback Girl", convinced Stefani to create "a L.A.M.B. After the commercial success of L.A.M.B., she decided to release several leftover tracks from the album as an EP or as extra tracks on a DVD. Baby., Stefani announced that she had intended to return to No Doubt and record a sixth studio album with the band. The album's supporting tour, The Sweet Escape Tour, kicked off in April 2007, covering North America, Colombia, Australia, Asia, and Europe.įollowing the release of her debut album Love. The Sweet Escape reached the top five in the United States, Canada, and Australia and peaked inside the top 20 in the United Kingdom. It was preceded by the lead single " Wind It Up", which charted moderately across the world, and produced the follow-up single " The Sweet Escape", which proved to be more successful worldwide. It was released to generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics, receiving criticism for its strong similarities to Love. The album musically resembles its predecessor while exploring more modern pop sounds. (2004), Stefani decided to record a second album as a way to release some of the material left over from the Love. Having originally intended to return to No Doubt after her debut solo album, Love. It was released on December 1, 2006, by Interscope Records. The Sweet Escape is the second studio album by American singer Gwen Stefani.
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