Analysis of the front cover, back cover and disc of the Jess Glynne album 'I Cry When I Laugh'

1. ‘I CRY WHEN I LAUGH’
- Can be a fun person but very
emotional at the same time
- The use of ‘I’ makes it very
personal to her
Sans Serif font
- Plain text/font makes it easy to
read and ordinary which reflects
who she is in the sense that she
is a normal person.
- Her name is in a slightly bolder
text than the title of the album
which clearly shows who she is.
- The text is vertical instead of
horizontal. Albums normally
have horizontal text which puts
Jess aside and shows that she is
being unique and different. The
vertical text could also be a
reference to her crying (‘I CRY’)
Her hair is wet which
suggests that she’s clean and
fresh. She is a new artist and
she looks like she just been
born. This shows that she
hasn’t been tampered with
or changed by fame.
She is wearing quite a few earrings. They are
gold showing that she likes the good things
in life. The fact that she is wearing a lot of
earrings shows her individuality and that
she is alternative and different – not your
perfect packages pop-star.
The close-up shot makes the audience focus
on her. She is looking directly into the
camera which helps to connect with the
audience. It also feels very intimate which
suggests that the album is very personal to
her and she wants to share it with the
audience.
She looks very serious but has a sexy image.
Her hair is wet and her makeup is smudged
to add to the sexy look. It also loos as if she
has just stepped out of the shower. She
doesn’t have much makeup on which
connotates that she is natural and fresh –
that is her in her vulnerable form.
Looks like the pages of a magazine peeled
away which shows that she has layers to
hide who she really is. The fact that they’re
ripped away shows that she wants the world
to see who she really is like underneath. She
is honest and is letting the audience into her
soul.
Genre of music – Pop but a mixture
of other styles as well. It isn’t very
clear what the genre is maybe
because she doesn’t want to let
anyone judge her. The pale pink
colour of the background can
represent pop but the seriousness of
her expression mixes things up. Her
target audience would most likely be
teenage girls as it shows them it’s
okay to be yourself and to not hide
underneath something you’re not.
Jess Glynne - ‘I Cry When
I Laugh’ album cover
analysis

2. Jess Glynne
Back CoverOn the back cover the font is
the same as on the front
cover. It is plain text/font
which, again, makes it easy to
read and ordinary which
reflects who she is in the
sense that she is a normal
person and that she is not
going to change for anyone.
There is no image on the
back cover it is just the same
pink colour as on the front.
This maybe is because she is
trying to show the audience
that she is a simple person.
It has no extra imagery as
she wants the audience to
focus on the tracks and what
they are saying (i.e. the
lyrics).
The track list is placed in the
middle of the back cover
which shows that it is the
main focus of the album and
that the music is at the
centre of her life.
The information about the
record label is placed on the
side of the back cover and is
in a smaller font than the
track list. This shows that it
is not as important as the
music. It also suggests that
Jess cares more about the
music and is focused on
herself and what message
she wants to put across.
The writing down the spine is
in the same simple white font
as the title and the track list.
It only mentions her name,
the title of the album and the
record label which, again,
suggests that she is simple
and that her main focus is the
music.
The pale pink colour of the background can represent
pop and shows that she is girly as pink is used to
represent girls. Stereotypically girls are sensitive and
emotional so this could represent that she is trying to
let all of her feelings and emotions out through her
music. This is why she feels her music is important and
should be the focus.

3. Jess Glynne
DiscHalf of the album is the same
pale pink colour as the
backgrounds of the front and
back cover which represents
pop. However the use of the
images mixes things up. Unlike
the back cover the CD has the
same images that look like a
magazine peeled away as if by
layers. Half of the CD is
covered by this which could
show how she was hiding her
real self away and is coming
out of her shell. Through
releasing this album she is
starting to show the world
who she really is underneath.
The information about the
record label is placed around
the edge of the CD which,
again, shows that it is not as
important as what she is trying
to put across. It is in the same
white font and is smaller than
all of the text on the cover
which shows that it is not the
focus of the CD.