Cigarettes After Sex and DJ Sliink will be among the artists featured on the expanded version of the LP
I Said I Love You First is getting a second life. On Wednesday, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco announced that they’ll release a deluxe version of the collaborative LP, I Said I Love You First… And You Said It Back on May 2, featuring Glorilla, Cigarettes After Sex, and DJ Sliink.
“There are some new songs, some favorites you might recognize, and reimagined songs from the original album,” Gomez wrote on Instagram, announcing the deluxe version with a new photo of herself and Blanco. It’s unclear which songs each of the guests will be featured on, although GloRilla’s spoken voice is featured at the end of the original album’s song, “Cowboy.”
Ahead of the deluxe version, Gomez also teased the release of the video for “Talk,” writing, “Oh, and don’t forget to pick out your prom outfit.”
Blanco and Gomez — who got engaged in December — released I Said I Love You First on March 21, featuring collaborations with Gracie Abrams on “Call Me When You Break Up,” The Marías on “Ojos Tristes,” and Tainy and J Balvin on “I Can’t Get Enough.” Charli XCX also provided backing vocals and writing credits on “Bluest Flame.”
The album’s “Ojos Tristes” featured an interpolation of Spanish songstress Jeanette’s “El Muchacho de Los Ojos Tristes.” Speaking to Rolling Stone, Jeanette said she thought the version was “beautiful,” adding “It’s a classic cover but she has added a modern twist to it while respecting the essence of the original song… I think they’ve done such a gorgeous job. It’s lovely.”
Rolling Stone‘s Rob Sheffield reviewed the album, writing, “Let’s hope we get many sequels to this album over the years to come, because the world needs all the uplifting pop-star love stories we can get.”
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