Yeah, Dua's not an artist I go to for a ballad. Be The One should be as close to that territory as she gets.
I do like Garden - but I guess once it gets rolling it’s more midtempo territory. For Julian, Homesick and Thinking ‘Bout You are pretty useless/skippable.
Homesick and Thinking Bout You are fine - Dua has the perfect voice for ballads, she just needs better ones!
Nn... I feel like Miss Nile gets called into these sessions by the gherls when they want some authentic analog magic, and then... it all ends up getting cut. I swear there’s been more examples of this other than Gaga.
I stan that Nile has written some of the greatest pop music of the past fifty years but the most recent Chic album was terrible and he has absolutely zero quality control about who he works with lately so... my wig stays in place for now.