Album Art Analysis 4: Cheryl Cole

3 Words is a debut studio album from British pop singer Cheryl Cole, by Fascination Records. Cheryl Cole's album '3 Words' is a simple, feminine yet significant album cover that allows the audience to see her as a solo artist. She is portrayed as being very feminine which is shown through the headpiece she is wearing on her head that has a net covering her face. One could say that this distances her from the audience and signifys her innocence and fragility. The white flowers on her head associates with peace, purity, love and innocence, and also support and convey the femininity of the album which from the CD cover may come across as being entirely female based. 

From what we can see, the artist is not wearing any clothes which is juxtaposed to the net covering her face. This also links to voyeurism as Goodwin argues that a female performer will frequently be objectified in this fashion, often through a combination of camera work and editing with fragmented body shots emphasising a sexualised treatment of the star. 
What is noticeable is that there is no colour as it is black,white and grey scale which enables the album to stand out as it looks aesthetically pleasing. The artist herself looks calm which adds to the aesthetics brought along with the album. The background has a paint affect which makes her seem as if she is coming out of a painting, hence she is picture perfect which again links to the feminism.
With the writing being very small on this cover, it exemplifies the significance of the artist being tangled with her album which allows the audience to see that she wished to be recognised. It is written in a curly and feminine font which gives you the impression that she is basing her album on femininity, reinforcing this point of emotional fragility. The fact that it is tattooed onto her body, one could say that she wants to be permanently recognised.   
She is positioned in the centre of the frame which immediately draws our attention to her. The use of the medium close up shot allows us to focus on her facial expression which comes across as being soft and simple.
Overall, I think this album cover is signifying the dominance of women, creating a sentimental theme at the same time.