Evolution is the fourth studio album by British boy bandJLS. The album was released on 5 November 2012 through RCA Records. The album marks a new change in direction for the band, described as "a throwback to the '90s new jack swing/R&B-influenced music".[3] The album was preceded by the single "Hottest Girl in the World", released on 21 October 2012.
In March 2012, Oritsé Williams revealed that JLS had decided to work with top American producers for their fourth record, so they can give their fans a "great album". He claimed that "We're furthering our sound in that way."[4] "We've been in the studio with people like Darkchild, and we've kind of gone back to new jack swing, and R&B on the album." He also revealed that they were working with "Mr. Bangladesh, who is known for his hip hop. We wanted to write with new people. We've got to give the fans a great album and we try to be the best we can." In April 2012, the band revealed that they were "going to Scandinavia and America over the next few weeks to put pen to paper."[5] They also announced that the goal with the album was "to take us international."
In August 2012, the group revealed that the album would be titled Evolution, and would be released on 5 November 2012.[6] Humes later stated the thinking behind the title was based on the fact that the group "wanted to come back with something that was different and that would give people something to talk about".[7] On 3 September 2012, they announced that "Hottest Girl in the World" would serve as the lead single from the album, with a release date of 21 October 2012.[8] On 21 August, the band began filming a music video for "Hottest Girl in the World".[9][10] On the direction of the album. Aston Merrygold said; "We didn't go by any kind of guidelines or anything like that, we just made what felt right and we're really excited about it."[11] On 11 September, the band unveiled the artwork for the album.[12] The band also confirmed that a deluxe version of the album will be available, that will feature bonus and previously unreleased tracks.[13] On 6 September, "Hottest Girl in the World" premiered on BBC Radio 1.[14] The album features collaborations with both Bebe O'Hare and Tiffany Foxx, two independent artists who are well known on the underground circuit in the United States. Humes said of Tiffany Foxx's appearance: "Tiffany helped us with a spectacular take of Dessert. She cracked the vocals. We would love to see the version with her released as a single." In promotion of the album, the band performed "Hottest Girl in the World" on The X Factor on 21 October 2012, and premiered "Hold Me Down" on the edition of The Xtra Factor that followed. They also performed the track on Alan Carr: Chatty Man on 26 October 2012.
Upon release, Evolution received mixed to positive reviews from music critics. At review aggregate site Metacritic, it has an average score of 54 out of 100, based on five reviews, indicating "mixed to average" reviews.[16] Shaun Kitchener of AMAZEPOP gave it a positive review, comparing it favourably to JLS's previous album Jukebox (2011). He said: "...it makes the group feel fresh again, like they're back at the forefront of the British boyband movement. They’re sensibly taking a step away from the half-cooked urbanised electro-pop that filled their last couple of albums; leaving the guitar-driven bubblegum choruses to One Direction and letting The Wanted get on with their own brand of club-ready ladpop." "Gotta Try It", "Hold Me Down" and "Give Me Life" were named the best tracks, with the latter being compared to Chris Brown.[18] Kate Lucey of Sugarscape believed that JLS had "...upped their game for Evolution; released R&B, urban flavoured pop, and mastered it". She called it "their best record yet" and gave it a perfect 10/10 rating.[27] Maximum Pop said: "All in all, a pretty solid album from Marvin & Co, as well as showing a significant progression of their overall musical style – they’ve moved from their pop leanings and have fully embraced their role as an R&B group, something that’ll help them separate from the growing pack of boybands out there, particularly against One Direction’s guitar-based power pop and The Wanted’s more clubby, experimental records. It’s an ‘Evolution’ alright, and we’re definitely along for the ride."[25]
Writing for 4Music, Chris Younie was highly positive in his review: "We've always known [JLS] were suave and sophisticated, but this has never been more evident than on this latest album. The boys are back and they're cooler, crisper and cleverer than ever before. We approve."[17] Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the album 3/5 stars. Regarding "Hottest Girl in the World", he said "...it was a relief to hear the group ditch their tired R&B-dance hybrids to serve up a cool slice of Justin Timberlake-styled pop. Their new attitude showed everyone that JLS are not shy about shaking off their boyish charm and transform into a charismatic manband." He was critical of other tracks "I Like It" and "Gotta Try It", but admitted that "Nevertheless, the result is an improvement on 2011's Jukebox and proves that JLS still have some mileage in them yet."[20] In a review for AllMusic, Matt Collar said: "The fourth album from 2008X Factor runner-up JLS, 2012's Evolution features more of the British boy band's slick, dance-oriented R&B. This time, JLS have teamed up with big-name producers Mr. Bangladesh (Usher, T-Pain) and Rodney Jerkins (Michael Jackson, Justin Bieber). The result is a synth-heavy album that evinces a kind of updated take on the '90s new jack swing influence that first inspired the group."[1]
^ abcCollar, Matt (5 November 2012). "Review: Evolution - JLS". AllMusic. AllRovi. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
^Corner, Lewis (7 August 2012). "Exclusive: Justin Timberlake working on "crazy" new album, says Jim Beanz". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^ abcCorner, Lewis (9 February 2012). "JLS record '90s new jack swing' for fourth album". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^Corner, Lewis (21 March 2012). "JLS 'make sure nobody can outswag new album'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^Corner, Lewis (19 April 2012). "JLS: 'We're going to approach Drake to work with us'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^Daniels, Colin (21 August 2012). "JLS announce new album 'Evolution'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^Lewis, Pete (13 December 2012). "JLS: Musical 4Play". Blues & Soul.
^Corner, Lewis (3 September 2012). "JLS announce new single 'Hottest Girl In The World'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^"JLS Reveal Pyictures From Music Video Set For Their New Single". Capital FM. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^"JLS Film New Music Video Ahead Of Announcing First Single From Fourth Album". Capital FM. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^Daniels, Colin (25 August 2012). "JLS announce new album 'Evolution'". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^Corner, Lewis (11 September 2012). "JLS unveil new album 'Evolution' artwork". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
^Deen, Sarah (25 August 2012). "JLS unveil new album title Evolution to fans on Twitter". Metro. DMG Media. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
^Copsey, Robert (6 September 2012). "JLS unveil new single 'Hottest Girl in the World' - listen". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 6 September 2012.
^"Stars Dance by Selena Gomez reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. from the original on 24 October 2022. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
^ ab"Evolution - JLS". Metacritic. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
^ abYounie, Chris (18 October 2012). . 4Music. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
^ abKitchener, Shaun. . AMAZEPOP. Archived from the original on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2012.
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Evolution is the fourth studio album by British boy band JLS The album was released on 5 November 2012 through RCA Records The album marks a new change in direction for the band described as a throwback to the 90s new jack swing R amp B influenced music 3 The album was preceded by the single Hottest Girl in the World released on 21 October 2012 EvolutionStudio album by JLSReleased5 November 2012 2012 11 05 Recorded2012GenreR amp B 1 LabelRCAProducerJim Beanz 2 TMSMidi MafiaJarrad RogersJames ReynoldsBangladesh 3 Darkchild 3 JLS chronologyJukebox 2011 Evolution 2012 Goodbye The Greatest Hits 2013 Singles from Evolution Hottest Girl in the World Released 21 October 2012 Hold Me Down Released 17 December 2012 Contents 1 Background 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts and certifications 4 1 Weekly charts 4 2 Year end charts 4 3 Certifications 5 Release history 6 ReferencesBackground EditIn March 2012 Oritse Williams revealed that JLS had decided to work with top American producers for their fourth record so they can give their fans a great album He claimed that We re furthering our sound in that way 4 We ve been in the studio with people like Darkchild and we ve kind of gone back to new jack swing and R amp B on the album He also revealed that they were working with Mr Bangladesh who is known for his hip hop We wanted to write with new people We ve got to give the fans a great album and we try to be the best we can In April 2012 the band revealed that they were going to Scandinavia and America over the next few weeks to put pen to paper 5 They also announced that the goal with the album was to take us international In August 2012 the group revealed that the album would be titled Evolution and would be released on 5 November 2012 6 Humes later stated the thinking behind the title was based on the fact that the group wanted to come back with something that was different and that would give people something to talk about 7 On 3 September 2012 they announced that Hottest Girl in the World would serve as the lead single from the album with a release date of 21 October 2012 8 On 21 August the band began filming a music video for Hottest Girl in the World 9 10 On the direction of the album Aston Merrygold said We didn t go by any kind of guidelines or anything like that we just made what felt right and we re really excited about it 11 On 11 September the band unveiled the artwork for the album 12 The band also confirmed that a deluxe version of the album will be available that will feature bonus and previously unreleased tracks 13 On 6 September Hottest Girl in the World premiered on BBC Radio 1 14 The album features collaborations with both Bebe O Hare and Tiffany Foxx two independent artists who are well known on the underground circuit in the United States Humes said of Tiffany Foxx s appearance Tiffany helped us with a spectacular take of Dessert She cracked the vocals We would love to see the version with her released as a single In promotion of the album the band performed Hottest Girl in the World on The X Factor on 21 October 2012 and premiered Hold Me Down on the edition of The Xtra Factor that followed They also performed the track on Alan Carr Chatty Man on 26 October 2012 Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 5 6 10 15 Metacritic54 100 16 Review scoresSourceRating4MusicPositive 17 AllMusic 1 AMAZEPOPPositive 18 Daily Express 19 Digital Spy 20 Flavour MagazinePositive 21 The Guardian 22 The Independent 23 24 Maximum POP Positive 25 musicOMH 26 Sugarscape 27 Upon release Evolution received mixed to positive reviews from music critics At review aggregate site Metacritic it has an average score of 54 out of 100 based on five reviews indicating mixed to average reviews 16 Shaun Kitchener of AMAZEPOP gave it a positive review comparing it favourably to JLS s previous album Jukebox 2011 He said it makes the group feel fresh again like they re back at the forefront of the British boyband movement They re sensibly taking a step away from the half cooked urbanised electro pop that filled their last couple of albums leaving the guitar driven bubblegum choruses to One Direction and letting The Wanted get on with their own brand of club ready ladpop Gotta Try It Hold Me Down and Give Me Life were named the best tracks with the latter being compared to Chris Brown 18 Kate Lucey of Sugarscape believed that JLS had upped their game for Evolution released R amp B urban flavoured pop and mastered it She called it their best record yet and gave it a perfect 10 10 rating 27 Maximum Pop said All in all a pretty solid album from Marvin amp Co as well as showing a significant progression of their overall musical style they ve moved from their pop leanings and have fully embraced their role as an R amp B group something that ll help them separate from the growing pack of boybands out there particularly against One Direction s guitar based power pop and The Wanted s more clubby experimental records It s an Evolution alright and we re definitely along for the ride 25 Writing for 4Music Chris Younie was highly positive in his review We ve always known JLS were suave and sophisticated but this has never been more evident than on this latest album The boys are back and they re cooler crisper and cleverer than ever before We approve 17 Lewis Corner of Digital Spy gave the album 3 5 stars Regarding Hottest Girl in the World he said it was a relief to hear the group ditch their tired R amp B dance hybrids to serve up a cool slice of Justin Timberlake styled pop Their new attitude showed everyone that JLS are not shy about shaking off their boyish charm and transform into a charismatic manband He was critical of other tracks I Like It and Gotta Try It but admitted that Nevertheless the result is an improvement on 2011 s Jukebox and proves that JLS still have some mileage in them yet 20 In a review for AllMusic Matt Collar said The fourth album from 2008 X Factor runner up JLS 2012 s Evolution features more of the British boy band s slick dance oriented R amp B This time JLS have teamed up with big name producers Mr Bangladesh Usher T Pain and Rodney Jerkins Michael Jackson Justin Bieber The result is a synth heavy album that evinces a kind of updated take on the 90s new jack swing influence that first inspired the group 1 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s 28 Length1 Dessert Aston Merrygold Marvin Humes Oritse Williams JB Gill Shondrae Crawford Dwayne Abernathy Sean Fenton Keith Sweat Roy MurrayMr Bangladesh Dem Jointz3 352 Hottest Girl in the World Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Abernathy Ali TennantMr Bangladesh Dem Jointz James Reynolds MNEK3 373 Have Your Way Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Andrew Harr Jermaine Jackson Kevin KC Cossom Jon David Anderson David AndersonThe Runners Jon David Anderson David Anderson3 304 Hold Me Down Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Rodney Jerkins Wayne Hector Eric BellingerDarkchild Hollywood Hotsauce3 305 I Like It Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Andreas Romdhane Josef Larossi Ina WroldsenTMS3 406 All The Way Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Crawford Abernathy Armando Buelna Mark Guinto Rose Benson William ReyesMr Bangladesh4 247 Give Me Life Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Jarrad Rogers Emmanuel Orelaja Jay WarnerJarrad Rogers3 078 Don t Know That Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Jerkins HectorDarkchild Hollywood Hotsauce3 569 Troublemaker featuring Bebe O Hare Tennant Peter Gordeno Mike Scribz Riley Brittany DavisMidi Mafia James F Reynolds2 5810 Gotta Try It Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Crawford AbernathyMr Bangladesh Dem Jointz3 5011 Homeless Heart Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Tennant Tim McEwanDEEKAY3 5812 Heartrock Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Lars Halvor JensenDEEKAY3 0513 Single No More Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Jensen Tennant Johannes JorgensenDEEKAY4 0614 Talk It Out Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Bellinger Erika Nuri Harmony SamuelsHarmony Samuels3 43 Deluxe edition bonus tracks 29 No TitleWriter s Producer s Length15 Hottest Girl in the World Wideboys Remix Williams Humes Gill Merrygold Crawford Abernathy TennantMr Bangladesh Dem Jointz co James Reynolds add MNEK add The Wideboys remix 5 0816 Dessert featuring Tiffany Foxx JLS Crawford Abernathy FentonMr Bangladesh Dem Jointz co 4 18 Dessert contains an interpolation of Freak Me as performed by Silk Charts and certifications EditWeekly charts Edit Chart 2012 PeakpositionIrish Albums IRMA 30 7Scottish Albums OCC 31 5UK Albums OCC 32 3 Year end charts Edit Chart 2012 PositionUK Albums OCC 33 84Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 34 Gold 100 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Release history EditCountry Date Format LabelIreland 3 November 2012 CD digital download RCA Records Sony MusicUnited Kingdom 5 November 2012References Edit a b c Collar Matt 5 November 2012 Review Evolution JLS AllMusic AllRovi Retrieved 17 November 2013 Corner Lewis 7 August 2012 Exclusive Justin Timberlake working on crazy new album says Jim Beanz Digital Spy Hearst Magazines UK Retrieved 12 September 2012 a b c Corner Lewis 9 February 2012 JLS record 90s new jack swing for fourth album Digital Spy Hearst Magazines UK Retrieved 12 September 2012 Corner Lewis 21 March 2012 JLS make sure nobody can outswag new album Digital Spy Hearst Magazines UK Retrieved 12 September 2012 Corner Lewis 19 April 2012 JLS We re going to approach Drake to work with us Digital Spy Hearst Magazines UK Retrieved 12 September 2012 Daniels Colin 21 August 2012 JLS announce new album Evolution Digital Spy Hearst Magazines UK Retrieved 12 September 2012 Lewis Pete 13 December 2012 JLS Musical 4Play Blues amp Soul Corner Lewis 3 September 2012 JLS announce new single Hottest Girl In The World Digital Spy Hearst Magazines UK Retrieved 12 September 2012 JLS Reveal Pyictures From Music Video Set For Their New Single Capital FM Retrieved 25 August 2012 JLS Film New Music Video Ahead Of Announcing First Single From Fourth Album Capital FM Retrieved 25 August 2012 Daniels Colin 25 August 2012 JLS announce new album Evolution Digital Spy Hearst Magazines UK Retrieved 25 August 2012 Corner Lewis 11 September 2012 JLS unveil new album Evolution artwork Digital Spy Hearst Magazines UK Retrieved 12 September 2012 Deen Sarah 25 August 2012 JLS unveil new album title Evolution to fans on Twitter Metro DMG Media Retrieved 25 August 2012 Copsey Robert 6 September 2012 JLS unveil new single Hottest Girl in the World listen Digital Spy Hearst Magazines UK Retrieved 6 September 2012 Stars Dance by Selena Gomez reviews AnyDecentMusic Archived from the original on 24 October 2022 Retrieved 24 October 2022 a b Evolution JLS Metacritic Retrieved 21 November 2013 a b Younie Chris 18 October 2012 JLS Evolution 4Music Archived from the original on 3 November 2012 Retrieved 4 October 2013 a b Kitchener Shaun Good news everyone JLS are back on form with new album Evolution 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