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heryl - A Million Ligh I will be analysing Cheryl’s album A Million Lights. I will talking about the connotations of the front and back cover and the disc.

Cheryl: Digipak Analysis

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  1. 1. Overall the album looks very vibrant andcutting-edge which is what dance music is. Asthis album is very dance-orientated for thisalbum. Her lead single Call My Name was adance single and reached #1 in the UK.Her name Cheryl is the only texton the album with the name ofthe album not being mentioned.This shows that the artist is moreimportant than the title. As thisis her first album just Cherylrather than Cheryl Cole it makesit clear shes ditched her old lastname. The font is very bright andlooks lit up which connotes thatalbums name of A Million Lights.The font is sans serif which givesthe connation's of being modernand cutting edge.The album is also in colour, the background is a darkbluey/purple making Cheryl stand out as shes wearingvibrant yellow and her skin looks glowing making herlooking feminine as well.Her is long and downshowing her feminineside which contrast tothe bold title. Her longhair also gives her sexappeal which links toAndrew Goodwinstheory. It also matchesher image as shesknown for her longhair in L'Oreal adverts.Her signature hand tattoo is also displayed on the album. Thisalso matches her image as shes also known for her tattoos.Her hand tattoo is the most known tattoo she has when thisalbum was released.
  2. 2. The track list is in thecentre of the back covershowing the importanceof the songs. Its also acommon convention ofthe back of an albumcover.The album name is onboth sides of the of theback. This shows thatthe name of the albumisnt that important butmore the songs are andthe artist singing them.The album also has tohave the record labelcopyrights and the brandimage. It also has thebarcode to buy thealbum.The back cover also has the officialwebsite for the artist, which isanother convention for album backcovers. It helps their audienceconnect to the artist in different ways.There is no image of theartist on the on the backcover. This is becausethe album has takeninfluence from dancegenre which is verymodern and minimalistand the back coverrepresents this withhaving little on it.The back cover is vibrant pink to purple.This gives connotations of energy whichdance music is. It also aims for its targetaudience predominately females.
  3. 3. The brand name matchesthe album coverreminding the audiencewhos album it is. It alsoshows the album flowsbetween covers, disc andintertwines which eachother.The album name is also onthe disc, reminding whatthe album is called as itsnot on the front cover.Record label copyrights againon the disc which is anecessary convention on disccovers.The website is also on the discgiving more opportunities for theaudience to see the artistsofficial website is called.The disc colourmatches the backcover of the albumwhich again makesthe album as a wholeflow. Again there isno image for theartist which showsthe minimalist of thealbum whichrepresent moderndance music.