| | | Year : 2006 The Sweet Escape is the second solo album by American pop rock singer Gwen Stefani, released by Interscope Records in December 2006 (see 2006 in music). Having originally intended to return to No Doubt after her 2004 solo album Love. Angel. Music. Baby., Stefani decided to record a second album as a way to release some of the material left over from the L.A.M.B. writing sessions. The album musically resembles its predecessor while exploring more pop rap sounds. It was released to generally negative reviews from contemporary music critics, receiving criticism for its strong similarities to L.A.M.B. |