P!nk | FUNHOUSE (EXPLICIT VERSION) | CD

Personnel: P!nk (vocals, background vocals); Eg White (guitar, guitars, strings, Hammond b-3 organ, drums, percussion); Jimmy Harry (guitar, guitars, keyboards); Peter Parente (guitar, guitars); Billy Mann (guitar, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, background vocals); Shellback (guitar, acoustic guitar, omnichord, keyboards, bass guitar, drums, percussion, drum programming); Pete Wallace (guitar, piano, harmonium, bass guitar, programming); Max Martin (guitar, keyboards, bass guitar); Butch Walker (guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, background vocals); Robin Mortensen Lynch (guitar, programming); Chris Galland (guitar); Stevie Blacke, Stockholm Session Strings, Uli Janson, Henrik Janson (strings); Guy Baker (trumpet); Roger Manning (piano, keyboards); Niklas Olovson (bass guitar, programming); Tony Kanal (bass guitar); Josh Kane, Joey Waronker, John Yarling, Darren Dodd (drums); Daniel Chase (programming); DJ Willrock (turntables); Kinnda Hamid (background vocals).
Audio Mixers: Al Clay; Mark "Spike" Stent; Serban Ghenea; Tom Lord-Alge; Billy Mann.
Recording information: 3:20 Studios, Los Feliz, CA; Decibel studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Electric Lady Studios, New York, NY; Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA; House Of Blues Studio, Los Angeles, CA; Malibuddha Studios, Malibu, CA; Maratone Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Modern Dirt Laboratories, London, England; Sha Recording, Malibu, CA; The Chateau Marmont, West Hollywood, CA; The Document Room, Malibu, CA; The Magic Shop, New York, NY; Westside Pacific Music, Inc., Pacific Palisades, CA.
Photographers: Andrew McPherson ; Deborah Anderson.
Arrangers: Stevie Blacke; Eg White; Uli Janson; Henrik Janson.
Pink's insistently hooky, attitude-filled pop-rock has kept the singer a fixture on the radio and on singles charts since the early 2000s. The artist's fifth effort, FUNHOUSE, doesn't tamper with the formula: Pink's powerhouse vocals and in-your-face approach, backed by stadium-sized production, are in full effect on all 12 tracks. Even though the album deals primarily with aftermath of her divorce and includes serious moments of self-confrontation like "Sober," fans needn't worry that Pink has lost any of her chutzpah.
If anything, there's an increased sense of confidence and newfound liberation on tracks like the chest-thumping "So What" and the mischievous, bouncing "Bad Influence." In softer moments, like the ballad "I Don't Believe You" and the soulful "One Wrong Foot," Pink channels her personal experience into expressions that carry no less strength or muscle. But FUNHOUSE is a pop album first and foremost, and its catchy choruses, rollicking beats, and memorable vocal performances won't disappoint.

• Format: CD
• Genre: Pop
• Released: 10/28/2008