Yours Truly (Ariana Grande album)

Yours Truly
Studio album by Ariana Grande
Released	September 3, 2013 (2013-09-03)
Recorded	August 2010 – June 2013
Studio	Brandon's Way Recording Studios The Lair (Los Angeles, California) Rocket Carousel Studios (Culver City, California) London Bridge Studio (Seattle, Washington) The Power House Studios (Yonkers, New York) Armoury Studios (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)
Genre	Pop R&B
Length	46:23
Label	Republic
Producer	Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds Ariana Grande (exec.) Antonio Dixon Patrick "J. Que" Smith The Rascals Harmony Samuels (also exec.) Khris Riddick-Tynes Leon Thomas III Matt Squire Mika Penniman Scott "Scooter" Braun (exec.) Greg Wells
Ariana Grande chronology
Yours Truly (2013) Christmas Kisses (2013)
Alternative cover
"The Way" single artwork and Japanese standard edition cover; the Japanese deluxe/limited CD+DVD edition artwork features pink background.
Singles from Yours Truly
"The Way" Released: March 25, 2013 "Baby I" Released: July 22, 2013 "Right There" Released: August 6, 2013

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk	70%
AllMusic
Billboard	86/100
Digital Spy
Entertainment Weekly	A-
Los Angeles Times
The Michigan Daily	B
New York Daily News
Pitchfork	6.5/10
PopMatters

Yours Truly is the debut studio album by American singer Ariana Grande. It was released on September 3, 2013, by Republic Records. Incorporating R&B, Yours Truly was influenced by Whitney Houston, Amy Winehouse, Christina Aguilera and Mariah Carey, amongst other of Grande's greatest idols. Grande describes the album's first half as a "throwback" to the R&B music of the 1990s, and the second half being "very unique and very special that I've sort of written" which is completely original. On the album, Grande co-wrote six out of the twelve tracks. Contribution by Harmony Samuels, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Patrick "J. Que" Smith and Victorious co-star Leon Thomas III, as well as others, handling the production on the album. Grande recorded a number of songs on this album over a three-year period. The collaborations are with Big Sean, Mika, Mary J. Blige and Mac Miller, in addition to The Wanted's Nathan Sykes, who features on the song "Almost is Never Enough" which was also included on the The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones soundtrack. Occasionally, the album dips into other genres such as adult contemporary music and dance music.