The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess
Studio album by Chappell Roan
Released	September 22, 2023
Recorded	2020–2023
Genre	Pop
Length	49:01
Label	Amusement; Island;
Producer	Daniel Nigro; Ryan Linvill; Mike Wise;
Chappell Roan chronology

The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Chappell Roan, released on September 22, 2023, through Amusement Records, an imprint of Island Records owned by the album's producer, Dan Nigro. Roan wrote the album alongside Nigro beginning in 2020. The album received positive reviews from critics, who acclaimed its pop sound.

Background and recording

Roan was signed to Atlantic Records and living in Los Angeles by 2017, when she released the EP School Nights, a "folk-leaning" project that she later admitted she "hated". In 2020, Roan started working with Dan Nigro, releasing the album's first single, "Pink Pony Club", in April of that year. Atlantic Records had said "no" to the song "for a year", before she was dropped by them later in 2020. In addition to breaking up with her boyfriend of over four years and the COVID-19 pandemic, Roan moved back to her home state of Missouri. She worked jobs to save money to move back to Los Angeles, at which point she resumed working with Nigro, and signed to his Island Records imprint Amusement.[1] Roan said that The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess allowed her to "come to accept [her] queerness".[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
DIY	[3]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10[4]
NME	[5]
Pitchfork	7.2/10[6]

Olivia Horn of Pitchfork called the album "a bold and uproarious introduction, buoyed by sturdy songcraft and steely indifference to good taste", also writing that Roan is "blessed with a powerful and versatile voice".[6] Otis Robinson of DIY summarized it as "thoughtful, a little unhinged and entirely contradictory, merging the alt-pop seriousness of Lana Del Rey with the untethered preppy charm of Lorde to go full throttle into messy, emotional fun".[3]

NME's Hannah Mylrea dubbed it a "bratty, wacky record of huge pop bangers" as well as an "album that combines Roan's electrifying pop stylings with her funny, irresistible songwriting".[5] Sam Franzini of The Line of Best Fit opined that Roan "is a blazing tour-de-force on her debut album. She tackles every corner of human sexuality, psychology, desire, and lust, all on some of the hookiest choruses of this year".[4] Robert Moran of The Sydney Morning Herald described it as "pop at its most fun and life-affirming".[7]

Track listing

*The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Femininomenon"	Kayleigh Amstutz Daniel Nigro	Nigro Mike Wise^[a]	3:39
2.	"Red Wine Supernova"	Amstutz Lisa Hickox Amy Kuney Nigro Annie Schindel	Nigro Noah Conrad^[a] Iixa^[a]	3:12
3.	"After Midnight"	Amstutz Nigro Casey Smith	Nigro	3:24
4.	"Coffee"	Amstutz Maya Kurchner Eric Leva Nigro	Nigro	3:25
5.	"Casual"	Amstutz Nigro Morgan St. Jean	Nigro Ryan Linvill	3:52
6.	"Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl"	Amstutz Annika Bennett Nigro Jonah Shy	Nigro Wise Shy^[a]	3:03
7.	"Hot to Go!"	Amstutz Nigro	Nigro	3:04
8.	"My Kink Is Karma"	Amstutz Nigro Justin Tranter	Nigro	3:42
9.	"Picture You"	Amstutz Nigro Smith	Nigro	3:07
10.	"Kaleidoscope"	Amstutz	Nigro	3:42
11.	"Pink Pony Club"	Amstutz Nigro	Nigro	4:18
12.	"Naked in Manhattan"	Amstutz Nigro Skyler Stonestreet	Nigro	3:31
13.	"California"	Amstutz Nigro	Nigro	3:18
14.	"Guilty Pleasure"	Amstutz Marcus Andersson Nate Campany Nigro	Nigro	3:44
Total length:				49:01

Personnel

Musicians

Kayleigh Amstutz – lead vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 14)
Dan Nigro – background vocals (1–7, 9, 14), bass guitar (1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 12), guitar (1–3, 6, 8, 9), programming (1), drum programming (2, 7, 9, 14), acoustic guitar (4, 9, 14), piano (4, 10), keyboards (6, 13), drums (9, 14), Mellotron (10)
Emily Williams – background vocals (1)
Mike Wise – programming (1), keyboards (6)
Paul Cartwright – strings (1); viola, violin (9, 10, 13)
Cara Salimando – background vocals (2)
Giana Shabestari – background vocals (2)
Sterling Laws – drums (3, 6, 7, 13)
Jared Solomon – bass guitar (3)
Sam Stewart – guitar (4, 7, 11)
Ryan Linvill – flute (4), bass guitar (8), drum programming (9, 12), saxophone (9), programming (11), horn arrangement (13)
Arianna Powell – acoustic guitar (4)
Kate Brady – background vocals (11)
Benjamin Romans – piano (11)
Danny Ward – French horn (13)
Erick Serna – guitar (13)
Ido Meshulam – trombone (13)
Austin Drake – trumpet (13)
Julian Dessler – trumpet (13)

Technical

Randy Merrill – mastering
Mitch McCarthy – mixing (1, 4, 7, 11–13)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (2, 3, 6, 8)
Michael Coleman – mixing (5)
Nathan Phillips – mixing (9)
Tom Elmhirst – mixing (10)
Geoff Swan – mixing (14)
Daniel Nigro – engineering
Mike Wise – engineering (1)
Noah Conrad – engineering (2)
Chris Kasych – engineering (4)
Ryan Linvill – engineering (5, 9)
Jonah Shy – engineering (6)
Bryce Bordone – mix engineering (3, 8), mixing assistance (2, 6)
Austen Healey – engineering assistance (2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 14)

References

Shafer, Ellise (September 22, 2023). "Confessions of a 'Midwest Princess': How Chappell Roan's Debut Album Arose From the 'Deep Pits of Hell' to Become a 'Dream Come True'". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
Mier, Tomás (September 21, 2023). "How Chappell Roan Found 'Complete Freedom and Euphoria' Making Her Debut Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
Robinson, Otis (September 22, 2023). "Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess review". DIY. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
Franzini, Sam (September 21, 2023). "Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – big pop smashes lead the way | Pop". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
Mylrea, Hannah (September 22, 2023). "Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess review: unabashedly fun anthems". NME. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
Horn, Olivia (September 27, 2023). "Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
Moran, Robert (September 22, 2023). "Dropped by her label, she's now made the funnest (and queerest) pop album of the year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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[1] Shafer, Ellise (September 22, 2023). "Confessions of a 'Midwest Princess': How Chappell Roan's Debut Album Arose From the 'Deep Pits of Hell' to Become a 'Dream Come True'". Variety. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[2] Mier, Tomás (September 21, 2023). "How Chappell Roan Found 'Complete Freedom and Euphoria' Making Her Debut Album". Rolling Stone. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[DIY-3] Robinson, Otis (September 22, 2023). "Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess review". DIY. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[TLOBF-4] Franzini, Sam (September 21, 2023). "Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – big pop smashes lead the way | Pop". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[NME-5] Mylrea, Hannah (September 22, 2023). "Chappell Roan – The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess review: unabashedly fun anthems". NME. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[PF-6] Horn, Olivia (September 27, 2023). "Chappell Roan: The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

[7] Moran, Robert (September 22, 2023). "Dropped by her label, she's now made the funnest (and queerest) pop album of the year". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved September 27, 2023.

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