Love. Angel. Music. Baby.

Love. Angel. Music. Baby. is the debut studio album by American singer and songwriter Gwen Stefani. Before releasing the album Stefani was the lead singer of a ska and rock band called No Doubt, the album's music was different as it was mainly a mixture of pop, dance and R&B; music that No Doubt hadn't made.

Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
Studio album by Gwen Stefani
Released	November 12, 2004 (2004-11-12)
Recorded	May 2003 - September 2004
Genre	Dance-pop hip hop R&B
Length	48:27
Label	Interscope
Producer	André 3000 Dallas Austin Dr. Dre Nellee Hooper Tony Kanal Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis The Neptunes Mark "Spike" Stent
Gwen Stefani chronology
Love. Angel. Music. Baby. (2004) The Sweet Escape (2006)
Singles from Love. Angel. Music. Baby.
"What You Waiting For?" Released: June 4, 2004 "Rich Girl" Released: August 10, 2004 "Hollaback Girl" Released: February 8, 2005 "Cool" Released: July 5, 2005 "Luxurious" Released: October 1, 2005 "Crash" Released: January 24, 2006

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"What You Waiting For?"	Gwen Stefani Linda Perry	Nellee Hooper	3:41
2.	"Rich Girl" (featuring Eve)	Mark Batson Jerry Bock Kara DioGuardi Mike Elizondo Eve Jeffers Sheldon Harnick Chantal Kreviazuk Stefani Andre "Dr. Dre" Young	Dr. Dre	3:56
3.	"Hollaback Girl"	Stefani Pharrell Williams Chad Hugo	The Neptunes	3:19
4.	"Cool"	Stefani Dallas Austin	Austin Hooper	3:09
5.	"Bubble Pop Electric" (featuring Johnny Vulture)	André Benjamin Stefani Seven	Vulture	3:42
6.	"Luxurious"	Stefani Tony Kanal Ronald Isley O'Kelly Isley Rudolph Isley Ernie Isley Marvin Isley Chris Jasper	Hooper Kanal	4:24
7.	"Harajuku Girls"	Stefani James Harris III Terry Lewis James Quenton Wright Bobby Ross Avila Issiah J. Avila	Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis Mark "Spike" Stent	4:51
8.	"Crash"	Stefani Kanal	Kanal	4:06
9.	"The Real Thing"	Stefani Perry GMR	Hooper Stent	4:12
10.	"Serious"	Stefani Kanal	Kanal Stent	4:48
11.	"Danger Zone"	Stefani Austin Perry	Hooper Austin	3:37
12.	"Long Way to Go" (performed by Stefani and André 3000)	Benjamin Stefani	André 3000	4:34
Total length:				48:27

International bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
13.	"The Real Thing" (Wendy and Lisa Slow Jam Mix)	3:35
14.	"What You Waiting For?" (Elevator Mix) (UK and Japan only)	4:06
15.	"What You Waiting For?" (video – director's cut) (Japan only)

Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"What You Waiting For?" (Jacques Lu Cont's TWD Mix)	8:04
2.	"What You Waiting For?" (Jacques Lu Cont's TWD Dub)	8:21
3.	"What You Waiting For?" (Live from LAUNCH.com)	3:43
4.	"Harajuku Girls" (Live from LAUNCH.com)	4:37
5.	"Hollaback Girl" (Hollatronix Remix by Diplo)	2:45
6.	"Cool" (Photek Remix)	5:49
7.	"Hollaback Girl" (Dance Hollaback Remix by Tony Kanal)	6:52

Personnel

• Producers: André 3000, Dallas Austin, Dr. Dre, Nellee Hooper, Jimmy Jam, Tony Kanal, Terry Lewis, The Neptunes, Mark "Spike" Stent
• Engineers: Andrew Coleman, Greg Collins, Ian Cross, John Frye, Simon Gogerly, Mauricio "Veto" Irragorri, Jason Lader, Matt Marrin, Colin Mitchell, Pete Novak, Ian Rossiter, Rick Sheppard
• Assistant engineers: Warren Bletcher, Nick Ferrero, Jason Finkel, Francis Forde, Cesar Guevara, Rob Haggett, Doug Harms, Rouble Kapoor, Kevin Mills, Glenn Pittman, Ian Rossiter, Jaime Sickora, Sean Tallman, David Treahern, John Warren
• Mixing: André 3000, Greg Collins, Dr. Dre, Lee Groves, Mark "Spike" Stent, Phil Tan
• Mastering: Brian "Big Bass" Gardener
• A&R: Jimmy Iovine, Mark Anthony Williams
• Programming: Simon Gogerly, Tony Kanal, Jason Lader, Sam La More, Aidan Love, Ewan Pearson, André 3000 as "Johnny Vulture"
• MIDI and sound design: Rick Sheppard
• Guitar engineer: Linda Perry
• Keyboard engineer: Linda Perry
• Cut: Cutmaster Swift
• Web service: Ray Ibe
• Creative director: Gwen Stefani
• Art direction: Jolie Clemens
• Art coordinator: Nicole Frantz
• Layout design: Jolie Clemens
• Photography: Nick Knight
• Logo and type illustration: Johnny Copeland
• Package coordinator: Cindy Cooper

Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Media

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  Stefani performing "What You Waiting For?" on the Harajuku Lovers Tour in 2005

Other websites

• GwenStefani's official website
  • Love. Angel. Music. Baby. Archived 2008-03-25 at the Wayback Machine — lyrics and audio