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.
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. 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. 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.