Short n' Sweet

After signing with Island Records and releasing her fifth studio album ''Emails I Can't Send'' (2022), Sabrina Carpenter embarked on the Emails I Can't Send Tour, which began on September 29, 2022. From August 24, 2023, to March 9, 2024, Carpenter also served as an opening act for Taylor Swift on selected South American, Australian, and Asian dates of the Eras Tour. In February 2024, speaking with Maya Hawke for Interview, Carpenter expressed her excitement about her new music and exploring more genres than her last album did. The next month, she confirmed in an interview with Cosmopolitan that she was working on her next album and noted "I'm starting to feel like I've outgrown the songs I'm singing [on The Eras Tour], which is always an exciting feeling because I think that means the next chapter is right around the corner". == Release and promotion ==

in 2025 Prior to any official announcement, billboards with tweets about Carpenter's height were placed throughout New York City. On social media, she posted a video where she can be seen walking to the camera and planting a kiss on the screen, teasing a future announcement. On June 3, 2024, Carpenter confirmed the release of ''Short n' Sweet and revealed its cover artwork. Featuring Carpenter looking over her bare shoulder marked by a lipstick kiss, the cover was described as similar to a photo of French model Tiffany Collier from February 2018. The tracklist was revealed on July 9, 2024. The album was released on August 23, 2024. Some limited vinyl and digital download editions of Short n' Sweet contained an exclusive bonus track, "Needless to Say". Another limited digital download edition of the album, titled Short n' Sweet(er)'' and released on August 29, 2024, contained a different exclusive bonus track, "Busy Woman", which Carpenter had written shortly after the album was finished, and decided to release as a "thank you" to her fans. On February 4, 2025, Carpenter announced a deluxe edition of ''Short n' Sweet'' and shared its track listing. She dubbed it a "thank you" for the first two Grammy Awards of her career, which she had won at the 67th ceremony two days prior. It features five new tracks, including "Busy Woman" and a remix of "Please Please Please" featuring Dolly Parton. The deluxe edition was released on February 14. Singles and music videos In early April, Carpenter began to tease a single via billboards, and revealed that she would be releasing "a little song" before her performance at Coachella. On April 11, 2024, Carpenter released the single "Espresso", which became the lead single for the album. The song found commercial success, peaking at number three on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number one in various countries. Carpenter has performed the song at several events including Coachella and Saturday Night Live. A music video directed by Dave Meyers was also released. "Please Please Please" was released as the second single from the album on June 6, 2024, along with a music video that the singer teased via social media. Directed by Bardia Zeinali, the video served as a sequel to "Espresso" and featured Barry Keoghan. The song peaked at the top of the Hot 100, earning Carpenter her first number-one single on the chart. A third single, "Taste", was released alongside the album on August 23, 2024. Directed by Dave Meyers, the music video features American actress Jenna Ortega. The song debuted at number two on the Hot 100, joined by "Please Please Please" at number three and "Espresso" at number four, which in turn made Carpenter the first act since The Beatles to chart their first three top five hits in the region during the same week. On October 8, 2024, "Bed Chem" was sent to contemporary hit radio as the album's fourth single. On February 14, 2025, to coincide with the release of the deluxe edition of ''Short n' Sweet'', a music video for the duet version of "Please Please Please" with Dolly Parton was released, co-directed by Carpenter alongside Sean Price Williams. "Busy Woman" was released to Italian radio on March 7, 2025. Tour On June 20, 2024, Carpenter announced the Short n' Sweet Tour and its 33 concert dates throughout North America. The North American leg began on September 23, 2024, in Columbus, Ohio, and ended on November 18 in Inglewood, California. The tour visited Western European countries in early 2025, with 20 concerts planned. It will then return to North America in late 2025 for an additional 17 concerts. == Composition ==

Nearly all songs of ''Short n' Sweet'' are about romance, albeit exploring different facets and emotions of Carpenter's love life. Romantic nihilism and deadpan lyrics are recurring motifs, exploring 2020s dating. Critics also interpreted it as a reference to Carpenter's stature and the short length of the album. record with elements of country, folk, R&B, and rock dominating the soundscape. Much of the album features compositions of acoustic guitars. Kacey Musgraves, and Ariana Grande on the album's composition. == Critical reception ==

Several critics described ''Short n' Sweet as a strong and assertive release from a rising pop star. The Independent Helen Brown, and Billboard Jason Lipshutz considered the album an artistic evolution for Carpenter after her breakthrough with Emails I Can't Send, and praised its versatile yet cohesive sound, confident lyricism, and mainstream appeal. The Times Victoria Segal and The Daily Telegraph Neil McCormick regarded Short n' Sweet'' as a "smart" pop record that masquerades itself as a frothy mainstream release; McCormick elaborated, "Carpenter can come across as a slightly glib pop comedian for disillusioned Tinder addicts" in the album, even though "there are emotional counterweights in the clever songcraft". A few critics felt the album was an artistically safe work engineered for listeners' tastes, while others lauded it as an authentic portrayal of Carpenter's wit. Lauren Murphy of The Irish Times and El Hunt of Evening Standard opined, in contrast to the risky and "challenging" music from Carpenter's peers in 2024, ''Short n' Sweet'' is a breezy, enjoyable and "serviceable" collection of songs. The album's sexual lyrics divided critics. On the positive side, Wilson opined that Carpenter reinvents herself as a "poet laureate of sex" in the album. Besides Doyle, Aswad also described ''Short n' Sweet as a perfected "NSFW" album. In unfavorable reviews, Emily Bootle of i dubbed Short n' Sweet a "horny" album lacking in emotion, integrity, and "organic essence". Sputnikmusic'' criticized the album as a disappointing, "incredibly mediocre" release from Carpenter, finding the racy lyrics "weird and uncomfortable". Some reviews, such as those from Segal and Hunt, considered "Espresso" the highlight of the album, finding other songs musically dull in comparison. Brown disagreed, claiming the album is anchored by its "TikTok pop" sound exemplified by many "cool" tracks other than "Espresso". On the other hand, Clash Ims Taylor described ''Short n' Sweet as a soft and "sincere" album instead of the "sultry" archetypal popstar project its singles had hinted at, but agreed that the album is holistically "less addictive" than "Espresso". Stereogum Tom Breihan agreed that much of the album, though polished, is not as breezy as "Espresso". Sputnikmusic'' declared that the album did not live up to the expectations set by "Espresso" and "Please Please Please". Year-end lists == Accolades ==

''Short n' Sweet debuted at number one on the US Billboard'' 200 chart, marking Carpenter's first number one and top-10 album and best opening week at the time. It opened with 362,000 album equivalent units. The album spent a second week at the top spot with 159,000 album equivalent units. In its third week, the album remained at number one with 117,000 album equivalent units. This made it the second-longest running number one album of the year on the Billboard 200, only behind Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department. As of December 2025, ''Short n' Sweet'' has been certified quadruple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), marking this achievement as a first for any of her albums. == Track listing ==

Notes • The digital limited editions of the album include either "Needless to Say", "Busy Woman" or "Taste" (demo) as a bonus track. ==Personnel==

Credits adapted from album liner notes. Musicians • Sabrina Carpenter – vocals (1–17), percussion (16) • John Ryan – bass, guitar, keyboards (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17); drums, percussion, programming (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 12, 13, 15); background vocals (5, 13, 15) • Julian Bunetta – bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (1, 3, 7, 12, 13, 15) • Ian Kirkpatrick – bass, guitar, keyboards, percussion (5, 6); programming (5, 6, 17); background vocals (5); drums (6) • Jack Antonoff – programming, acoustic guitar, drums (2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17); percussion (2, 4, 9, 16, 17); electric guitar (2, 4, 11, 14, 16); synthesizer (2, 4, 11, 14, 16, 17); bass (2, 11, 14, 16, 17); 12-string guitar, sitar, Wurlitzer (4); Farfisa (11); Mellotron (11, 14, 17); banjo (14); background vocals, glockenspiel, piano (17) • Aaron Sterling – drums (1) • Sean Hutchinson – percussion, drums (2, 9) • Evan Smith – flute (2) • Bobby Hawk – violin (2, 9, 16, 17) • Rob Moose – strings (8, 13, 15) • Francisco Ojeda – double bass (9, 17) • Mikey Freedom Hart – slide guitar (9) • Amy Allen – background vocals (5, 7) • Julia Michaels – background vocals (5) • Steph Jones – background vocals (7) • Dolly Parton – vocals (14) • Greg Leisz – electric guitar, pedal steel guitar (17) • Whit Wright – steel guitar (17) Technical • Serban Ghenea – mixing (1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 13–17) • Manny Marroquin – mixing (3, 5, 10, 12) • Nathan Dantzler – mastering (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12, 13, 15) • Ruairi O'Flaherty – mastering (2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17) • Jeff Gunnell – recording (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12, 13, 15, 17); engineering, mixing (7); mixing assistance (8) • John Ryan – recording (1, 3, 5, 6, 8, 10, 13, 15, 17), mixing (8) • Laura Sisk – recording (2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17) • Oli Jacobs – recording (2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17) • Julian Bunetta – recording (3, 12, 13); engineering, mixing (7) • Ian Kirkpatrick – recording (5, 6, 17) • Chris Latham – recording (14) • Tom Rutledge – recording (14) • Sean Hutchinson – engineering (2) • Evan Smith – engineering (2) • Mikey Freedom Hart – engineering (9) • David Hart – engineering (9) • Jack Manning – engineering assistance (2, 4, 11, 14, 17), recording (9, 16) • Joey Miller – engineering assistance (2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17) • Jozef Caldwell – engineering assistance (2, 4, 9, 11, 14, 16, 17) • Bryce Bordone – mix engineering (1, 2, 6, 9, 11), mixing assistance (4, 13–17) • Anthony Vilchis – mixing assistance (3, 5, 10, 12) • Trey Station – mixing assistance (3, 5, 10, 12) • Zach Pereyra – mixing assistance (3, 5, 10, 12) • Harrison Tate – mastering assistance (1, 3, 5–8, 10, 12, 13, 15) ==Charts==

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