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Treat Myself is the third studio album by the American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor. Epic Records released it on January 31, 2020, after delaying it for over a year from its originally scheduled release date. Trainor worked with producers including Mike Sabath, Tyler Johnson, Ojivolta, and Andrew Wells. Initially inspired by pop artists and her experiences with panic disorder, Trainor rewrote the album to adapt to changing trends in the music industry and the rising popularity of hip-hop. It features guest appearances by Sabath, Nicki Minaj, Lennon Stella, Sasha Sloan, the Pussycat Dolls, and AJ Mitchell.

Background
(pictured in 2020) wrote four albums' worth of material for Treat Myself.|alt=Meghan Trainor, a woman, smiling and looking towards the screen After previously suffering a vocal cord hemorrhage in the summer of 2015, the American singer-songwriter Meghan Trainor was placed on vocal rest for the second time in December 2016, forcing her to cancel her scheduled appearances at the Billboard Women in Music event and the Jingle Ball Tour 2016. She was not allowed to talk for several months and underwent her second vocal cord surgery the following year. The procedure took a toll on Trainor's mental health: "I got mentally destroyed from my second vocal surgery. I was just sad that it happened again, because they tell you, 'You won't deal with this ever again,' and then I did." ==Recording and production==
Recording and production
Trainor began recording songs for her third major-label studio album while still recovering from the surgery. Her early influences for the album included Britney Spears and ABBA, and she wanted to bring Spears, NSYNC, and Backstreet Boys-inspired pop songs "back to radio". She said it was "fun, dance-y stuff with a little funk" and had an "'80s and '90s feel" two months later. According to her, the initial version of the album included "too many" love songs; she released six of them on the extended play The Love Train (2019) to coincide with Valentine's Day. Trainor said of the ones she saved for the album: "This is what I want my music to sound like and these are the songs I love. I don't care what's playing on the radio or what they don't accept. I love this, and I'm proud to perform these songs". Mike Sabath produced four tracks on Treat Myself. Sigala, with whom Trainor had collaborated on the song "Just Got Paid" (2018), also contributed to production. Others included Ojivolta, King Henry, Daniel Gleyzer, Zach Skelton, Tyler Johnson, Wells, Whethan, Jon Castelli, and Some Randoms. Trainor connected with Nicki Minaj through a shared manager and met Nicole Scherzinger while filming their television shows at the same lot; both artists feature on the album. ==Composition==
Composition
Overview The standard edition of Treat Myself includes 15 tracks; doo-wop, funk, and R&B sound. "Nice to Meet Ya" is an R&B song with hip-hop beats, which features a rap verse from Minaj and a chorus whispered by Trainor. Riffs David Gill described it as "a musical tribute to '80s funk bands like Cameo and Parliament" and Collar believed it recalled the "'80s throwback vibe" of Mars's 2014 single "Uptown Funk". "Ashes" is a sentimental breakup song on which Trainor leaves behind a contentious relationship. The 10th track, "Genetics", is a jazz-influenced funk song featuring the Pussycat Dolls. In its lyrics, Trainor demands respect; the song was inspired by her experiences with her superiors in the music industry, who disrespected her opinions. The standard edition of Treat Myself closes with "Have You Now", a love song. ==Release and promotion==
Release and promotion
Treat Myselfs release was marked by several delays. In August, she postponed its release and stated: "I'm in such an amazing place and I can't stop writing songs… I've decided to move my new album Treat Myself until I get everything out of my head and recorded in the studio." After briefly being projected to release in January 2019, Epic Records chose "Let You Be Right" as the follow-up single against Trainor's wishes, and it failed to enter the chart. All of the 2018 releases except "No Excuses" were scrapped from the album. "Nice to Meet Ya" was promoted as the third single from Treat Myself on the latter's release day and reached number 89 on the Hot 100. "Make You Dance" was released as a single from the deluxe edition. Trainor promoted Treat Myself with public appearances and televised live performances. In 2018, she performed "No Excuses" on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, The Today Show, the iHeartRadio MMVAs, Sounds Like Friday Night, and the Sport Relief telethon. The following year, she performed tracks from the album on The Today Show's Citi concert series and The Voice. In February 2020, Trainor performed "Blink" at the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women Red Dress Collection fashion show and "Nice to Meet Ya" on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. The COVID-19 lockdowns prevented her from giving further live performances. ==Critical reception==
Critical reception
Treat Myself received mixed reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted mean rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 51, based on four reviews. Idolator's Mike Wass named Treat Myself the 66th best pop album released in 2020 and believed it was "one of those projects that is destined to attain cult status in years to come". Mike Nied of the same website, Lucy Mapstone of The Irish News, and Lauren Alvarez of Forbes thought the album was "worth the wait"; Nied opined that Trainor successfully projected her artistic range, charm, and confidence and Alvarez said it effectively showcased her "talent, lyricism and overall range". Collar thought the album "continues to evolve her sound" but fails to recreate the charisma of Title (2015) due to its "sophisticated production style". ==Commercial performance==
Commercial performance
At the time of its release, Treat Myself became Trainor's lowest-charting album in several countries. The album debuted at number 25 on the US Billboard 200 and the Canadian Albums Chart, both dated February 15, 2020. It peaked at number 41 in the UK. In Australia, Treat Myself reached number 13. The album charted at number 40 in New Zealand. Elsewhere, it peaked at number 27 in Spain, number 28 in Switzerland, number 40 in Scotland, number 58 in Ireland, number 67 in Austria, number 87 in the Netherlands, number 99 in Germany, and number 109 in Belgium. ==Track listing==
Track listing
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Personnel
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of Treat Myself. Recording locations • Recorded and engineered at Mike Sabath Home Studio (1 and 15), The Train Station (2–4, 6–8, 12 and 15), EastWest Studios (Hollywood) (5 and 10–14), Dan Gleyzer Home Studio (6), Brickboi Studios (Los Angeles) (7), Black Star Studio (9), The Cave (Nashville, Tennessee) (12–13) and Some Random Studio (15) • Mixed at MixStar Studios (Virginia Beach, Virginia) (1, 3, 5 and 9–15), Jon Castelli Studio (2 and 6–8) and Mike Sabath Home Studio (4) • Mastered at Sterling Sound (New York City) (1 and 3–15) and Becker Mastering (2) • Management – Jeffrey Azoff, Tommy Bruce and Sali Kharazi, Full Stop Management • Legal – Aaron Rosenberg, Josh Karp and Haley Golding, Myman Greenspan Personnel • Meghan Trainor – lead vocals, background vocals, executive producer, claps, synthesizer (1 and 13), ukulele (13) • Mike Sabath – featured vocals, production, background vocals, recording, engineering, mixing, bass (1, 4 and 15), drums (1 and 3–4), synthesizer (1 and 3), mellotron (4), piano (4 and 15), guitar (15) • Ojivolta – production, engineering, programming, recording • King Henry – production, recording, guitar (5) • Dan Gleyzer – production, recording, engineering • Zach Skelton – production, engineering • Sigala – production, recording • Tyler Johnson – production, drum programming, background vocals, recording, claps, keyboards (12–13), piano (12–13), synthesizer (13) • Andrew Wells – production, drum programming, recording, engineering, guitar (11 and 14), bass (11 and 14), synthesizer (11 and 14) • Whethan – production, drum programming, engineering, synthesizer (11) • Jon Castelli – production, mixing, drum programming • Some Randoms – production, programming, recording, instrumentation, keyboards (15) • Nicki Minaj – featured vocals, background vocals • Lennon Stella – featured vocals • Sasha Sloan – featured vocals • Nicole Scherzinger – featured vocals, background vocals • AJ Mitchell – featured vocals • Camila Viola – background vocals • Daryl Sabara – background vocals, claps • Jordan Federman – background vocals, claps, tambourine (3) • Ryan Trainor – background vocals, scream, claps • Mark Williams – background vocals • Justin Trainor – background vocals, engineering, recording, vocal production • Eddie Benjamin – background vocals, bass (3), synthesizer (3), guitar (8), bass (8) • Tristan Hurd – background vocals, trumpet (3) • Theodore (Caye) Tittman – background vocals • Frances – background vocals • Peter Aiden Miller – background vocals • Josh Kear – background vocals • Kelli Trainor – background vocals • Sam Berger – background vocals • Christopher Lynch – background vocals • Gary Trainor – background vocals • Jacob Kasher Hindlin – background vocals • Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine – recording • Matt Wallach – engineering, background vocals • Mark Parfitt – engineering • Bo Bodnar – engineering, background vocals • Brendan Dekora – engineering • Danny Klein – engineering • Matt Campfield – engineering • Jonas Jalhay – programming, recording, guitar (14) • Maurice Ellis – bass (11) • Anders Mouridsen – electric guitar (11), piano (12), keyboards (12), guitar (12) • Drew Taubenfeld – guitar (11) • Ron Schaer – trumpet (11) • Dan Higgins – saxophone (11) • The Vultures – string arrangement, sound design • Nick Lobel – drum programming, engineering • Tommy Bruce – claps • Nathaniel Cochrane – claps • Serban Ghenea – mixing • John Hanes – mixing • Ingmar Carlson – mixing • Randy Merrill – mastering • Dale Becker – mastering • Charm Ladonna – creative director • Gavin Taylor – album cover design • Hanna Hillier – photography • Hayley Atkin – styling • Dimitris Giannetos – hair • Alison Christian – makeup ==Charts==
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