The Sweet Escape

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The Sweet Escape

The Sweet Escape is the second album released of American pop rock singer Gwen Stefani.

1 About
2 Trivia
3 Shop
4 Song Meanings
5 Reviews
6 External Links

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About

The Sweet Escape was released on December 5, 2006 in the United States. The album is led by its hit single "Wind It Up" which was followed up by its second single "The Sweet Escape".

The album charted top five in the United States, Canadian, and UK charts which was subsequently followed by "The Sweet Escape Tour 2007" that started last April 2007 covering a span of four continents.

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Tracks

Track	Title	Duration
1	Wind It Up	3:09
2	The Sweet Escape	4:06
3	Orange County Girl	3:23
4	Early Winter	4:44
5	Now That You Got It	2:59
6	4 in the Morning	4:51
7	Yummy	4:57
8	Fluorescent	4:18
9	Breakin' Up	3:46
10	Don't Get It Twisted	3:37
11	U Started It	3:08
12	Wonderful Life	4:09

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Awards & Certifications

Year	Award	Category
2006	The Sweet Escape	Certified Platinum by RIAA
2007	The Sweet Escape	Certified 2x Platinum by CRIA

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Chart Toppers

Year	Album	U.S. Billboard 200
2006	The Sweet Escape	3

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Credits

Performance Credits

Gwen Stefani Primary Artist

Stephen Bradley Trumpet, Baritone

Pete Davis Keyboards

Martin L. Gore Guitar

Tony Love Guitar

Angelo Moore Saxophone

Gabrial McNair Trombone, Keyboards, Baritone

Tony Kanal Keyboards

Greg Collins Guitar, Bass Guitar

Loren Dawson Keyboards

Richard Hawley Guitar

Matt Beck Guitar

Mark Ralph Guitar

Tim Rice-Oxley Piano, Keyboards

Aliaune "Akon" Thiam Keyboards

Sean Garrett Background Vocals

Alex Dromgoole Guitar, Bass Guitar

Talent Bootcamp Kids Vocals

Technical Credits

Steve Berman Contributor

Ron Fair Orchestra Production

Nellee Hooper Producer

Kevin Mills Engineer

Colin Mitchell Engineer

The Neptunes Producer

Swizz Beatz Producer

Kathy Angstadt Contributor

Greg Collins Engineer, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer

Jolie Clemens Art Direction

Tom Williams Contributor

Keith Gretlein Engineer

Sean Garrett Producer

Dennis Dennehy Contributor

Dyana Kass Contributor

David Saslow Contributor

Ryan O'Donnell Contributor

Julian Chan Engineer

Jurgen Grebner Contributor

Neil Kanal Programming, Engineer

Scott Enright Contributor

Giorgio Tuinfort Programming, Producer

Tom Balla Contributor

Crystal Riley Contributor

Brenda Romano Contributor

Tony Seyler Contributor

Dave Tomberlin Contributor

Vivian Tran Contributor

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Trivia

The songs "Wind It Up", "Orange County Girl", "Yummy", "Breaking Up", and "Candyland" were used for a fashion show premiering the 2006 collection of Stefani's fashion line L.A.M.B.

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