Talk:B7 (album)/GA1

Latest comment: 3 years ago by VersaceSpace

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Reviewer: VersaceSpace (talk · contribs) 21:33, 15 April 2021 (UTC)Reply


I'm excited to review this article as I loveeee Brandy and this album :). At a first glance this appears well written. versacespaceleave a message! 21:35, 15 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

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Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV ()
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Infobox and lead

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  • "eOne Music" → "eOne" (keep the wikilink)
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  • remove "Upon its release" (in the second paragraph). it's redundant since this album has no lasting legacy (yet) and therefore there would be no other time for this album to receive these reviews.
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  • "generally favorable reviews" → "generally positive reviews" to keep the article consistent as this is how you phrased it in the critical reception section. Vice versa will work too.
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  • if there are dates available for the time periods when Brandy recorded B7, they should be added to the recording section of the infobox.
  Fixed none available unfortunately
  • The lead says the album is by Brandy Norwood but the infobox uses her mononym. I suggest using the Brandy mononym since that's the name she released the album under and it matches the reference titles but there should be one that's consistent with the article.
  FixedLil-Unique1 -{ Talk }- 11:29, 16 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Background and concept

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  • in the quote box, "Norwood during an interview with HuffPost" → "Norwood during an interview with the HuffPost"
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  • back to the prose, "HuffPost'" → "HuffPost 's"
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p.s. : without the space between the apostrophe
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  • all uses of "Norwood" (Brandy's last name) should ideally be omitted and replaced with "Brandy". this is only required if you changed Brandy Norwood to simply "Brandy" in the lead
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  • "Finely asked Norwood" → "When asked" since the word finely is ambiguous with the reporter's last name
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  • "In an interview with Rolling Stone" → "In an interview with the Rolling Stone"
  Not fixed, the name of the publication is Rolling Stone. It has never been referred to as The Rolling Stone unlike newspapers like Daily Star (the Daily Star) or Daily Record (the Daily Record)
  • "On why" → "When asked why" or something similar to "when asked" since that phrase was used above
  FixedLil-Unique1 -{ Talk }- 19:16, 18 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Music and lyrics / songs

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  • Unless Kim Krysiuk contributed to 7.5 songs, I don't think she contributed to half of the album's songs. Replace this with whatever number of songs she's credited in.
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  • Move LaShawn Daniels into a separate paragraph from the others
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  • In the last sentence of the "songs" sub-section, remove "acting as". The lyric is not acting as a reference, it is a reference.
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  • same deal as all the last sections with "Norwood" instead of "Brandy"
  FixedLil-Unique1 -{ Talk }- 19:19, 18 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Artwork

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  • Good, continue to remove "Norwood" if needed
  Comment., now addressed across the article ≫ Lil-Unique1 -{ Talk }- 19:23, 18 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Promotion and singles

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  • Establish which song Brandy and TDS played at the BBMAs, since it's technically possible for them to have played a song that isn't their collab
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  • "Norwood" change if necessary per last sections
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Critical reception / year-end lists

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  • replace "Norwood" if needed
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  • The statement that the Pitchfork review is mixed is bordering original research since it's not actually stated anywhere that the review indicates mixed reception. If anything above a 6 should be considered positive
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  • Remove the MEA Worldwide review as the publication is not notable.
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  • The year-end lists table should be removed and the whole thing should be in prose
  Not fixed, other GAs have passed with year-end lists in tables. Much like charts, when there are a handful it looks and reads better when they're in a table. ≫ Lil-Unique1 -{ Talk }- 21:47, 23 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

Commercial performance

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  • For the US Billboard 200, establish the amount of weeks B7 charted (2), and also establish where the album fell to on its second week. You will need to find citations for these
  Not fixed per WP:CHARTTRAJLil-Unique1 -{ Talk }-

Track listing / notes

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  • "denotes additional production by" → "denotes additional production"
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  • "Track 14 'Love Again'" → "'Love Again'"
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Credits and personnel / recording locations / personnel

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  • Good

Charts / year-end charts

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  • Good

Release history

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  • is the label called Brand Nu or Brand Nu, Inc? Make this consistent throughout the above sections.

References

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  • References 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 28, 62, 63: Italicize the title of the source
^ and if you're attributing the sources for these references in the article you're gonna have to italicize the title of the sources there too
  • Reference 19: "Essence.com" → "Essence"
  • Reference 23: change the title of the reference since the album is released

General Comments

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thanks for the reminder! i just fixed it Kyle Peake versacespaceleave a message! 13:40, 17 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
VersaceSpace I (believe) I have addressed all the comments, or left comments where I haven't. ≫ Lil-Unique1 -{ Talk }- 22:18, 23 April 2021 (UTC)Reply
Okay, all the fixes appear completed and the objections to others are fair, so I'll  Pass this article. versacespaceleave a message! 02:25, 24 April 2021 (UTC)Reply

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