Sexy, Sweet, Sugar

***Sweet Sexy Sugar Baby*** is the sophomore studio album by Sallilandic rapper and singer Zara Dawson. It was released on 6 May 2009 under Favelopia Records after a nine-year hiatus caused by her personal struggles. During her hiatus, she had been bought out from her former label PBV Records and had to sign to a different record label, making *Sweet Sexy Sugar Baby* the first album she released under Favelopia Records.

Looking to transition from the lipstick rap of her debut album, *Devil-Hearted Angel* (2000), Zara experimented with more "American" hip-hop sounds, including electropop and reggaeton elements which were not present on *Devil-Hearted Angel*. Lyrically, *Sweet Sexy Sugar Baby* primarily revolves around female sexuality, but it also deals with the subject of Zara's past trauma. While mostly recorded in English, two songs on the standard edition of the album were written and recorded in Catalan as she felt she could "express [her]self better in her native language". Spanish versions of some of the album's singles were also released.

*Sweet Sexy Sugar Baby* received mixed-to-positive reviews. Critics praised the experimentalism, but criticised the fact that Zara, as a white woman, used a similar style to black rappers, some even considering it to be racist. Some also felt that the lyrics were "overly vulgar" for a mother.

## Artwork

The worldwide album cover was shot by David LaChapelle. It was revealed on 7 April 2009 through TwitPic, which was the same day the album became available for pre-order. It depicts Zara laying seductively in a pile of extra-large candy, in a reference to the 1999 film *American Beauty* but with candy instead of roses. However, instead of being nude, she wears a pink and silver corset. Overlaid on top of the image is Zara Dawson's name in a white sans-serif font at the top, and the album's title in a black handwritten font, imitating a marker, at the bottom. A Parental Advisory warning is also present on uncensored copies of the album.

The back cover was also shot by David LaChapelle and depicts Zara posing seductively and sucking on a lollipop, while wearing a pink and yellow ruffled bikini top and pink shorts. This is the same image used for the single artwork of "Lick", but without the pink filter. The "ZaraDawson.com" URL is placed at the top-right with the track list directly underneath it, and all other information on the bottom.

In Spain and Latin America, the actual images remained the same, but much of the text, such as the *Sweet Sexy Sugar Baby* title and Parental Advisory warning, was translated into Spanish. Although the back cover still used the same image, it was zoomed out more to be able to fit the longer track list.

For the 10th Anniversary expanded edition the front cover art was slightly changed, adding a pastel pink border around the image and the Parental Advisory warning, and changing Zara's name to the same colour. The back cover remained unaltered other than the changes to the track listing.

## Track listing

1. "Get This Show on the Road"
2. "Lick" (featuring XoxXelania)
3. "Mommy"
4. "Only You Know"
5. "Heartbreaker"
6. "Fabulous"
7. "The Way" (featuring Spy Fandel)
8. "But My Heart Says Otherwise" (with Ericka Streets and featuring Avril Lavigne)
9. "Computer"
10. "El Passat Està en el Passat"
11. "Laugh Away the Tears"
12. "Crossword"
13. "Untold"
14. "Body"
15. "La Curació"

### Spain and Latin America edition

#### Disc 1

1. "Get This Show on the Road"
2. "Chuparlo" (featuring XoxXelania; Spanish version of "Lick")
3. "Mamá" (featuring Residente Calle 13; Spanish version of "Mommy")
4. "Only You Know"
5. "Heartbreaker"
6. "Fabulous"
7. "La Manera" (featuring Alejandro Sanz; Spanish version of "The Way")
8. "But My Heart Says Otherwise" (with Ericka Streets and featuring Avril Lavigne)
9. "Computer"
10. "El Passat Està en el Passat"
11. "Laugh Away the Tears"
12. "Crossword"
13. "No Contado" (Spanish version of "Untold")
14. "Cuerpo" (Spanish version of "Body")
15. "La Curació"
16. "El Pasado Está en el Pasado" (Spanish version of "El Passat Està en el Passat")

#### Disc 2

1. "Lick" (featuring XoxXelania)
2. "The Way" (featuring Spy Fandel)
3. "The Past is in the Past" (English version of "El Passat Està en el Passat")
4. "Untold"
5. "Body"
6. "Mamá" (solo version)
7. "Chuparlo" (Live clean version for TVE; featuring XoxXelania)
8. "La Manera" (Live on *PBV Desayuno*)
9. "Photo Gallery" (Enhanced CD bonus content)