Fergie made the most of her first solo album, The Dutchess, the culmination of over 20 years in the business, a multi-platinum smash with five singles that were either unavoidable or close to it.
Eight years later, after two more albums with the Black Eyed Peas, she released the first single off what became her follow-up.
"L.A.LOVE (La La)," outfitted with co-production from DJ Mustard and a verse from YG, and shouts to many other locations including Kingston and Jamaica, arrived just after the somewhat Fergalicious Iggy Azalea crashed the mainstream.
It wasn't nearly as successful as the debut's singles -- not in the U.S., at least -- but it did go platinum.
Three more years passed prior to the arrival of Double Dutchess, which seemed to signal some hesitancy, though the period was likely lengthened by Fergie's split from Interscope and the establishment of her BMG-supported Dutchess Music label.
With a little help from BEP partner will.i.am, and input from past and new cross-genre production associates ranging from Toby Gad and Polow da Don to Cirkut and Alesso, Double Dutchess is similar to The Dutchess in makeup.
It mixes nostalgic and contemporary rap elements, applies references to various global sounds, and veers from cartoonish club tracks and belting pop ballads.
Fergie's in typically uninhibited, sometimes irreverent form, commanding "Ladies, rub on your titties" (on a track where she also recalls Salt-N-Pepa and Audio Two), swapping carefree verses with Nicki Minaj over the inexhaustible "Think (About It)" break, singing in falsetto over slick neo-disco, and wailing in the red on the cathartic finale.
Amid all the sensible updates to the debut's approach is a slight surprise, "Enchanté (Carine)," a loopy, sugary French-English number with Fergie's son along for the ride, sounding like the second coming of Jordy.
Double Dutchess couldn't possibly match the commercial success of The Dutchess, and much of it is merely adequate, but Fergie is demonstrably as energized, and having a ball with nothing left to prove.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HungryFergie Duhamel, Lisa Gerrard, Brendan Perry, William Roberts | Fergie | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 22 MB |
| 2 | Like It Ain't Nuttin'William Adams, Fergie Duhamel, Roy Hammond, Damien Leroy, Kirk Robinson | Fergie | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | You Already Know [Interlude Version]William Adams, James Brown, Fergie Duhamel, Antonio Hardy, Onika Maraj | Fergie | Play | 06:28 | 14 MB | 40 MB |
| 4 | Just Like YouFergie Duhamel, Steve Franks, Taylor Parks, Leon Youngblood | Fergie | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 5 | A Little WorkFergie Duhamel, Lukasz Gottwald, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas, Henry Walter | Fergie | Play | 04:05 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Life Goes OnFergie Duhamel, Toby Gad, Keith Harris, George Pajon Jr., Tristan Prettyman | Fergie | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | M.I.L.F. $Jeremy Allen, Jocelyn Donald, Fergie Duhamel, Webster Gradney, Torence Hatch, Melvin Vernell III, Jamal Jones | Fergie | Play | 02:42 | 6 MB | 18 MB |
| 8 | Enchanté (Carine)Fergie Duhamel, Tal Meltzer, Philip Patterson, David Riff | Fergie | Play | 04:27 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | TensionFergie Duhamel, Diane Gordon, Alessandro Lindblad, Justin Tranter | Fergie | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 10 | L.A.LOVE (La La)Keenon Daequan, Fergie Duhamel, Ray Jackson, Dijon McFarlane, Royce Thomas, Theron Thomas, Shomari Wilson | Fergie | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 20 MB |
| 11 | Love Is BlindPhilip Constable, Fergie Duhamel, Alvin Ranglin | Fergie | Play | 05:34 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 12 | Love Is PainFergie Duhamel, Toby Gad | Fergie | Play | 07:10 | 16 MB | 38 MB |
| 13 | Save It Till Morning | Fergie | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 56 mins | 130 MB | |||||
| 56 mins | 366 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | William Adams | Composer |
| 2 | Alesso | Producer |
| 3 | Nathan Alford, Jr. | Vocal Engineer |
| 4 | Jeremy Allen | Composer |
| 5 | Bennie Amey III | Vocals |
| 6 | Michelle an | Supervisor |
| 7 | Chloe Angelides | Vocals (Background) |
| 8 | Ron Avant | Keyboards |
| 9 | Roark Bailey | Engineer, Guitar (Acoustic) |
| 10 | Giovanni Bianco | Creative Director |
| 11 | Sophia Black | Vocals (Background) |
| 12 | Blanco "The Ear" | Vocal Producer |
| 13 | Andre Bowman | Guitar (Bass) |
| 14 | James Brown | Composer |
| 15 | Venus Brown | A&R, Arranger, Editing, Engineer, Executive Producer, Mixing, Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 16 | Gabe Burch | Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Mark Christiansen | Mastering |
| 18 | Cirkut | Producer |
| 19 | Dan Cohen | Engineer |
| 20 | Deandre Collins | Programming |
| 21 | Miles Comaskey | Mixing Assistant |
| 22 | Philip Constable | Composer |
| 23 | Philip "Hardwork" Constable | Guitar (Bass), Producer |
| 24 | Vincenza Conticchio | Supervisor |
| 25 | Keenon Daequan | Composer |
| 26 | Aaron Dahl | Mixing |
| 27 | Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine | Vocal Producer |
| 28 | DJ Ammo | Drum Programming, Producer |
| 29 | DJ Curt | Scratching |
| 30 | Jocelyn Donald | Composer |
| 31 | Willie Donut | Producer |
| 32 | Fergie Duhamel | Composer, Executive Producer, Vocal Producer, Vocals |
| 33 | Jennifer Eashoo | Production Coordination, Vocals (Background) |
| 34 | Fergie | Primary Artist |
| 35 | Rachael Findlen | Engineer, Vocals (Background) |
| 36 | Kevin Fisher | Vocals (Background) |
| 37 | FIXYN | Producer |
| 38 | Steve Franks | Composer |
| 39 | Jens Gad | Soloist |
| 40 | Toby Gad | Composer, Engineer, Guitar, Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer, Programming, Vocal Producer |
| 41 | Daniel Garofali | Coordination |
| 42 | Chris Gehringer | Mastering |
| 43 | Lisa Gerrard | Composer |
| 44 | Serban Ghenea | Mixing |
| 45 | Clint Gibbs | Engineer |
| 46 | Lauren Goldblum | Art Direction |
| 47 | Diane Gordon | Composer |
| 48 | Lukasz Gottwald | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 49 | Webster Gradney | Composer |
| 50 | Nick Groff | A&R |
| 51 | Roy Hammond | Composer |
| 52 | Antonio Hardy | Composer |
| 53 | Keith Harris | Composer, Drum Programming, Drums, Engineer, Producer, Synthesizer, Synthesizer Bass |
| 54 | Torence Hatch | Composer |
| 55 | Axl Jack | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 56 | Ray Jackson | Composer |
| 57 | Neil Jacobson | A&R |
| 58 | Jamal Jones | Composer |
| 59 | JPdidthis1 | Producer |
| 60 | Jacob Kasher Hindlin | Vocals (Background) |
| 61 | Padraic Kerin | Engineer |
| 62 | Chris King | Engineer |
| 63 | Matts Larson | Assistant Engineer |
| 64 | Tom Leach | Engineer |
| 65 | Damien Leroy | Composer |
| 66 | Alessandro Lindblad | Composer |
| 67 | The Listeners | Vocals |
| 68 | Stevie Mackey | Vocal Producer |
| 69 | Joie Manda | A&R |
| 70 | Deborah Mannis-Gardner | Sample Clearance |
| 71 | Onika Maraj | Composer |
| 72 | Terrace Martin | Arranger, Keyboards, Music Direction, Producer, Saxophone, Vocoder |
| 73 | Tony Maserati | Mixing |
| 74 | Dijon McFarlane | Composer, Producer |
| 75 | Tal Meltzer | Composer |
| 76 | Mert & Marcus | Photography |
| 77 | Joel Metzler | Vocal Producer |
| 78 | Nicki Minaj | Featured Artist |
| 79 | Cameron Montgomery | Assistant Engineer |
| 80 | Mr. Franks | Producer |
| 81 | John D. Norten | Engineer |
| 82 | Brandon Owens | Bass (Upright) |
| 83 | George Pajon Jr. | Composer, Guitar |
| 84 | Taylor Parks | Composer |
| 85 | Philip Patterson | Composer |
| 86 | Sean Patterson | Supervisor |
| 87 | Allakoi Peete | Percussion |
| 88 | Joe Peluso | Engineer, Mixing |
| 89 | Brendan Perry | Composer |
| 90 | Patrizio Pigliapoco | Engineer, Mixing |
| 91 | Polow da Don | Producer |
| 92 | Tristan Prettyman | Composer |
| 93 | Johannes Raasina | Editing, Engineer, Mixing |
| 94 | Alvin Ranglin | Composer |
| 95 | Irene Richter | Production Coordination |
| 96 | David Riff | Composer, Producer |
| 97 | William Roberts | Composer |
| 98 | Kirk Robinson | Composer |
| 99 | Veronica L. Rodriguez | A&R, Production Coordination |
| 100 | Rick Ross | Featured Artist |
| 101 | James Royo | Engineer, Mixing |
| 102 | Jon Schacter | Mixing Engineer |
| 103 | Matt Schaeffer | Engineer |
| 104 | Kevin Scott | Guitar (Bass) |
| 105 | Tyler Scott | Mixing Assistant |
| 106 | Tyler Sheppard | Vocals (Background) |
| 107 | Lee Slater | Engineer |
| 108 | Joey Sommerville | Horn |
| 109 | Afro Steve | Engineer |
| 110 | Royce Thomas | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 111 | Theron Thomas | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 112 | Timothy Thomas | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 113 | Justin Tranter | Composer |
| 114 | Melvin Vernell III | Composer |
| 115 | Orlando Vitto | Engineer |
| 116 | Henry Walter | Composer, Vocals (Background) |
| 117 | Cory Welt | Mixing Engineer |
| 118 | will.i.am | Drum Programming, Engineer, Organ, Producer, Synthesizer |
| 119 | Alex Williams | Engineer |
| 120 | Jamire Williams | Drums |
| 121 | Marlon Williams | Guitar |
| 122 | Shomari Wilson | Composer |
| 123 | YG | Featured Artist |
| 124 | Yonni | Producer |
| 125 | Leon Youngblood | Composer, Producer |
| 126 | Ianthe Zevos | Art Direction |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |