Talk:Nobody but You (Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani song)/GA1

GA Review

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Reviewer: Aoba47 (talk · contribs) 17:07, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Picking this up for a review if that is okay. Aoba47 (talk) 17:07, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Lead and infobox

• Add ALT text for the infobox image.
• For this part, until a week prior to the song's release in December of the same year, I would say "its release" instead since "the song" is used earlier in the same sentence.
• In the lead, I believe it should just be Warner not Warner Records.
• I would revise this sentence, "Nobody but You" has been described as a country and power pop ballad duet., to just say "Nobody but You" is a country and power pop ballad duet.. The original wording raises the question of who is describing it that way, and I think it would be better to just reword it to avoid the "has been described as" part completely.
• This sentence, The lyrics fit that of a love song and refer to the couple's personal life, describing two people deeply in love with each other., feels rather repetitive, specifically the last part. Love songs are almost always about people who are deeply in love with each other so I am not sure that part really adds anything.
• For this part, and was later certified Platinum in two countries, I would name the two countries.
• I would revise this sentence, The song's accompanying music video was directed by Sophie Muller, her second joint collaboration with Shelton and Stefani., to avoid having it in the passive tense. Maybe something like, Sophie Muller directed the song's accompanying music video, her second joint collaboration with Shelton and Stefani., could be used to avoid this?
• For this part, The video was described as romantic and adorable, clarify who described the video this way.
• In this part, with filming limited to just Shelton's ranch due, "just" is not needed.

 Done – I have addressed all of these comments through my first edit. Carbrera (talk) 18:21, 7 November 2020 (UTC).

Thank you for the edits so far! Aoba47 (talk) 21:13, 7 November 2020 (UTC)

Images

• For the Shane McAnally image caption, I would use pictured instead of shown.
• The image currently used in the "Composition and lyrics" section seems like a better fit for the "Announcement and release" section instead. The image caption discusses their previous two collaborations, which are discussed in the "Announcement and release" section.
• I'd move the image currently used in the "Commercial performance" section to the "Live performances" section. It has nothing to do with the song's commercial performance and is a better fit in the other section.
• The music video screenshot does not seem entirely necessary. I have always been told to keep non-free media usage to a minimal, and only use it in cases where it illustrates a point to a reader that cannot be conveyed in prose alone. There does not seem to be a strong enough rationale for this image. Don't get me wrong, as I like having music video screenshots. Maybe including a different one that shows the "home video" parts would be better?
• The Tishomingo image does not really make sense in the article, because it does not appear that any of the vertical video was shot at the location pictured (i.e. the Chickasaw Nation Capitol building).

I will be going through the article section-by-section since this article is somewhat lengthy and I want to make sure I do a thorough review. Feel free to address my comments as I post them. I hope these comments are helpful. Aoba47 (talk) 17:40, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Background and recording

• I am uncertain about this part, featured role in the song was not mentioned, since Stefani is technically not a featured artist but a full duet partner/main singer. This is very much a nitpick, but I'd revise this to avoid giving the impression she is a featured artist. Maybe just removing "featured" to just say, role in the song was not mentioned
• For this part, Shelton announced that his partner, I would use "girlfriend" or something similar. I know "partner" is okay, but it always sounds weird to me since it can be used in contexts outside of romantic relationships.
• I think this part, Stefani's role in the song was unexpected and not initially planned, is rather repetitive since "unexpected" and "not initially planned" repeat the same thing.
• Would it be worthwhile to link live streaming in this part, During an interview streamed live via his. Aoba47 (talk) 19:27, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Announcement and release

• In the first sentence, I would use the song's title since this is a new section, and it would avoid repeating "the song" twice in the same sentence.
• I think this sentence, With the release of "Nobody but You", it became Shelton and Stefani's third collaboration together., could be condensed to just It was Shelton and Stefani's third collaboration.
• I do not think this sentence, It appears as the third track on the album, is necessary. The song's placement on the album's track listing does not seem notable.
• For this sentence, After the release of "Nobody but You", Shelton announced that he considered "Nobody but You" to be the most meaningful and important song of his career., I would avoid repeating the song title twice.
• For this part, it was revealed that the song would be released to country music radio stations, would a link to country radio be helpful?
• I do not think the link for "single" is necessary in this part, country music radio stations as the third single. Either way, the word "single" was mentioned in a previous section so this is not the first instance it is used in the article.
• The black and white link does not seem necessary. Aoba47 (talk) 19:37, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Composition and lyrics

• I am uncertain about this part, also calling it a power ballad and comparing the chorus to Aerosmith's 1998 single "I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing", since the "also" part is also extended to the Aerosmith comparison, and that is not accurate since Jon Freeman is the only critic who makes this connection.
• Why does Ilya Toshinkiy get a descriptive phrase (i.e. Russian musician), but not Sam Bergeson?
• I'd condense this part, The song makes lyrical references to, to something like, The song references. Aoba47 (talk) 19:46, 28 October 2020 (UTC)

Critical reception

• The "Accolades" subsection and table do not seem necessary as there are only two awards and they both can be mentioned in the prose without any issue.
• Since music journalism is linked in this section, I think it should be linked in the lead for consistency.
• I would avoid one-word quotes, like "touching", "gorgeous", "sweet", etc., as they are not necessary for the article. I think you can either keep the word without the quotation marks or paraphrase it.
• I'd put the awards/nominations into its own paragraph as they do not really fit with the paragraph about the response to the song's acoustic version.

Commercial performance

• If you want to have an image in this section (since I do not believe the current one fits per my prior comments), you could include ones of Alan Jackson and George Strait since Shelton broke his tie with them or ones of Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw since he is in third place behind them. Just a suggestion if you would like an image here.
• Remove the link for "God's Country" here since it is already linked in a previous section.
• You did a very good job with this section. I always have difficulty with making chart information engaging in any meaningful way, but you did very well with this.

Music videos

• Remove the CMT Music Awards link here because it is linked in a previous section.
• I would make the part about the CMT Music Awards into its own paragraph.
• Can you elaborate on this part, with a scenic background, since it is rather generic?

Live performances

• For this part, The appearance occurred at, I would use "performance" instead of "appearance" to be more specific.
• I am uncertain if this sentence, The couple's wardrobes differed from their initial outfits during the show's red carpet segment., as it is so common that singers perform in a different outfit than their red carpet ensemble that it seems unnecessary to me.
• Again, I would avoid one-word quotes, like "romantic and "loving".

Credits and personnel

• I would add links for people here and some of the other words. See how "Style" (Taylor Swift song) does it to see what I mean. Aoba47 (talk) 01:14, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

Final comments

• Wonderful work with the article. Once my comments are addressed, I will be more than happy to pass this. Have a great rest of your week! Aoba47 (talk) 01:15, 29 October 2020 (UTC)

• @Carbrera: Just wanted to ping you as it has been a few days without a response. Aoba47 (talk) 00:39, 1 November 2020 (UTC)

Aoba47 – thanks for picking this up. I will be addressing the comments within the next two days. Thank you, Carbrera (talk) 02:44, 2 November 2020 (UTC).

No worries. Take as much time as you need. I just wanted to make sure you saw this. Aoba47 (talk) 02:45, 2 November 2020 (UTC)

Aoba47 – Sorry, I meant to tag you a few days ago, but I must've not published my edit. I believe I finished making adjustments to the article. In regards to the image used in the 'Music videos' section, I will remove it completely until I can upload a screenshot that discusses the home video footage used. If there's anything else I can do, please do not hesitate. Thanks for your patience, Carbrera (talk) 17:35, 12 November 2020 (UTC).

Thank you for addressing everything. I will ✓ Pass this. Congrats! Aoba47 (talk) 01:43, 13 November 2020 (UTC)