The Album (Jonas Brothers album)

On February 25, 2020, during an interview on the The Today Show, Nick Jonas revealed that the group had been working on a new album with Ryan Tedder and that the details are "going to be announced in the next couple weeks", also hinting that "What a Man Gotta Do", a single that they had released the previous month, would serve as the potential lead single for it.[1] On September 23, 2022, the group posted a picture of Nick, Joe, and Kevin Jonas in a recording studio with Jon Bellion, who was sitting at a piano, writing that they were in the process of creating the album, in which Joe also hinted at its completion.[2]

On January 13, 2023, Nick appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show, in which he shared that the album had been completed and that the Jonas Brothers were currently "kind of in that planning moment with the campaign, the album, the single – all the things".[3] Exactly two weeks later, Nick, Joe, and Kevin sat down for an interview with Variety, in which they revealed that the album includes of elements of 1970s pop and Americana and is partly influenced by the Bee Gees, America and the Doobie Brothers, while they also revealed the titles of a few songs from it: "Wings", "Montana Sky", "Vacation Eyes", "Little Bird", "Waffle House".[4][5] On January 29, Joe teased a snippet of "Wings" through a video that showed him in a studio with both Nick and Kevin.[6] The following day, all three brothers went on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, in which they announced that the album would be titled The Album and released on May 5.[7] On February 22, the band announced the album had been delayed a week to May 12.[8]

To promote the album, the band performed most of the tracklist for the yet-unreleased album, along with some of the older hits, on March 18, 2023—the fifth and last night of their Broadway residency.[9] The song "Wings" was released as the album's lead single on February 24, 2023.[10] The second single, "Waffle House", was released on April 7, 2023, and was sent to hot adult contemporary radio in the United States on April 10, 2023.[11]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Independent	[12]
Page Six	[13]
Slant Magazine	[14]

The Album received mixed reviews from music critics, who described it as enjoyable and timeless. RetroPop Magazine called the album 'timeless' thanks to its 'plethora of influences from across the decades',[15] while Page Six called it a 'short but sweet love letter' to the Jonas Brothers' wives.[13] The Independent's Helen Brown said of the album 'At no point does The Album push for edge or originality. But you'd have to be the barbecue grinch to deny its lovingly crafted, feel-good vibes. Pure, safe sonic ketchup.'[12]

Note

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Jonas Brothers

• Nick Jonas – vocals
• Joe Jonas – vocals
• Kevin Jonas – guitar, background vocals (track 10)

Additional musicians

Technical

• Serban Ghenea – mixing
• Jon Bellion – vocal production
• Pete Nappi – vocal production
• Stefan Johnson – vocal production (3, 5, 6, 10, 11)
• John Arbuckle – engineering (1, 4, 6–8)
• Pete Nappi – engineering (2, 4–12), recording arrangement (1)
• Nathan Feler – engineering (2, 4–12)
• Stefan Johnson – engineering (10)
• Augusto Sanchez – immersive mix engineering (5)
• Joe Grasso – immersive mix engineering (5)
• John Hanes – immersive mix engineering (9)
• Bryce Bordone – mixing assistance
• Jeremy Klein – engineering assistance (2)
• Kyle Reith – additional engineering (9)