''Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride'' is the eighth studio album by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, released through Interrabang and

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on June 23, 2023. It was produced by

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and preceded by the singles "I Feel Like Dancing" and "Pancakes & Butter". It is his first album since ''

Look for the Good ''Look for the Good'' is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz, released through Interrabang and BMG Rights Management on June 19, 2020. It was produced by Michael Goldwasser and preceded by the singles "Look for the Go ...

'' (2020).

Background

The album was described as both Mraz's "return to pop" and as containing "dance and disco influences", which Mraz called the integration of a "conscious effort" as he had "not yet done". Mraz elaborated, "I wanted to try to get a little more into the dance lane, because I haven't experienced that before. I wanted to try something new."

Critical reception

Sarah Verschoor of ''Riff Magazine'' called the album "cleverly crafted and melodically mesmerizing" and felt it "beams with authenticity", and Mraz's "smooth and warm vocals work very well with this modern take on the era of uptempo dance".

Track listing

Personnel

Musicians * Jason Mraz – vocals (all tracks), piano (tracks 1, 2, 5–8), synthesizer (1–7, 10), drum programming (3) * Becky Gebhardt – bass guitar (all tracks), bass synthesizer (1, 5, 6, 8), sitar (3, 5, 8) * Mai Bloomfield – vocals, cello (all tracks); string arrangement (4), acoustic guitar (7) * Chaska Potter – vocals (all tracks), percussion (1, 2, 10), electric guitar (3, 5, 6),

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(9) * Mona Tavakoli – vocals, percussion (all tracks); drums (3, 6, 7, 9, 10) *

– electronics (1–3, 5, 10), percussion (2), Wurlitzer (9) * Nikolai Torp – keyboards, synthesizer (1–3, 5) * Molly Miller – electric guitar (1, 3, 5) * Noah Terefe – drum programming, synthesizer (1, 3) * Carole Rabinowitz – cello (1, 4, 6, 8, 10) * David Davidson – string arrangement, violin (1, 4, 6, 8, 10) * Kristin Wilkinson – viola (1, 4, 6, 8, 10) * Dave Angell – violin (1, 4, 6, 8, 10) * Raul Vallejo – trombone (2, 3, 6) * Fernando Castillo – trumpet (2, 3, 6) *

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– drums (2, 4, 5, 8) * Toca Rivera – vocals (2) * Carlos Sosa –

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, saxophone (3, 6) * Glen Scott –

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(4), Wurlitzer (7) Technical * Martin Terefe – production * Chris Gehringer – mastering * David K. Younghyun – mixing * Tony Maserati – mixing * Gabriella Wayne – engineering * Harry Backer – engineering * Hayden Easterling – engineering * Oliver Liu – engineering * Oskar Winberg – engineering * Riketté Genesis – engineering * Taylor Pollert – engineering * Tim Brennan – engineering * Julia Norelli – mixing assistance * Najeeb Jones – mixing assistance

Charts

References

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