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Bruno Mars – Doo-Wops & Hooligans (VG+/E) – LP, US 2010
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Doo-Wops & Hooligans is an LP by Bruno Mars from 2010 released on the Elektra label.
About this album
Doo-Wops & Hooligans made Bruno Mars a pop star by turning polished hookcraft into a retro-fitted, genre-blending debut. Released in 2010, the album combines pop, soul, reggae and soft rock influences around Mars’s smooth tenor and sharply written melodies, with breakthrough singles like Just The Way You Are, Grenade and Marry You driving its crossover success. The record helped establish Mars as a songwriter who could move easily between confession, charm and radio-ready spectacle, and it set the tone for the blockbuster pop career that followed. Its mix of sincerity and studio sheen made it one of the era’s most accessible mainstream debuts.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: Bruno MarsLabel: Elektra – 1-525393Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: USReleased: 2010Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Contemporary R&B, SoulA1 Grenade
A2 Just The Way You Are
A3 Our First Time
A4 Runaway Baby
A5 The Lazy Song
B1 Marry You
B2 Talking To The Moon
B3 Liquor Store Blues
B4 Count On Me
B5 The Other Side