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High Drama is such an ideal title for Adam Lambert, a singer who specializes in grand, overheated gestures, that it comes as a slight disappointment to realize that it arrives in service of a covers album. Thankfully, Lambert doesn't take his task lightly here: he takes pains to give the 11 songs on High Drama distinctive arrangements that clearly delineate his version from the original. Also, he doesn't stick to classics, either of the canon or cult variety. A few warhorses are hauled out onto the track -- Duran Duran's "Ordinary World," Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero," Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand the Rain," Culture Club's "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" -- but they're heard alongside selections from Billie Eilish, Sia, Lana Del Rey, P!nk, and Kings of Leon. For good measure, he adds an unexpected coda of pioneering glam rocker Jobriath's "I'm a Man" and Noel Coward's "Mad About the Boy," functioning as a nod to queer pop history. This pair of songs are the only tunes on High Drama that couldn't conceivably be heard on American Idol, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's a certain kick in hearing Lambert effectively return to his roots, scheming to deliver snazzy, memorable renditions of songs the audience knows by heart. More often than not, he delivers on High Drama, particularly on the insistent glitter march of "Holding Out for a Hero" and a smoldering electro makeover of "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me."
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Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Dean Pitchford, Writer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Jim Steinman, Writer - Charley Bagnall, Producer, Drums, Synthesizer - Andrew Wells, Producer, Drums, Guitar, Bass, Synthesizer - Jack Lavelle, Guitar
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - Sia Furler, Writer - Dan Priddy, Producer, Keyboards, Programming - Mark Crew, Producer, Keyboards, Programming, RecordingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Jesse Shatkin, Writer - Reuben Priddy, Guitar, Bass - Jonny Solway, RecordingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Dan Grech, MixingEngineer - Jonas Jalhay, RecordingEngineer, TrackingEngineer
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - Simon Le Bon, Composer - John Taylor , Composer - Nick Rhodes, Composer - Warren Cuccurullo, Composer - Peteris Sokolovskis, Cello - George Moore, Producer - Dan Grech, MixingEngineer - Will Purton, String Recording Engineer - Roberto Ruisi, Violin - Toby Hughes, Bass - Venetia Jollands, Violin - Elliott Perks, Viola - Agata Daraskaite, Violin - Will Newell, Violin - Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, Violin - Eloise MacDonald, Violin - Juliette Roos, Violin - May Dolan, Viola - Steph Tress, Cello
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - Dan Grech, MixingEngineer - Tommy English, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Billie Eilish O'Connell, Composer - Jeremy Hatcher, Producer, Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass - Elias Mallin, Drums - Finneas Baird O'Connell, Composer - Michael Nolasco, RecordingEngineer, TrackingEngineer
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Ann Peebles, Composer - BERNARD MILLER, Composer - Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Donald Bryant, Composer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - Robin Mullarkey, Bass - George Moore, Producer - Dan Grech, MixingEngineer - Charlie Laffer, Guitar
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Richard Nowels, Composer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Elizabeth Grant, Composer - Tommy English, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards - Jeremy Hatcher, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, RecordingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Mike Byrne, Drums - Lauren Salamone, Backing Vocals
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Roy Hay, Composer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - Jon Moss, Composer - Mikey Craig, Composer - Peteris Sokolovskis, Cello - George Moore, Producer - Jonny Coffer, Additional Producer - Dan Grech, MixingEngineer - Roberto Ruisi, Violin - Toby Hughes, Bass - George O'Doed, Composer - Venetia Jollands, Violin - Elliott Perks, Viola - Agata Daraskaite, Violin - Will Newell, Violin - Aliayta Foon-Dancoes, Violin - Eloise MacDonald, Violin - Juliette Roos, Violin - May Dolan, Viola - Steph Tress, Cello
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - TONY MASERATI, MixingEngineer - Jared Followill, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Anthony Caleb Followill, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Ivan Nathan Followill, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Tommy English, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Programming - Jeremy Hatcher, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Programming - Mathew Followill, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - Elias Mallin, Drums - Michael Nolasco, Engineer
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Ilsey Juber, Producer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - Bill Malina, MixingEngineer - Laurence Juber, Guitar - Freddy Wexler, Composer, Producer - Julia Michaels, Composer - Ilsey Anna Juber, Composer
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - Cenzo Townshend, MixingEngineer - Richard Woodcraft, RecordingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - George Moore, Producer - Billy Adamson, Guitar - Benedict Cork, Additional Background Vocals - Bruce Wayne Campbell, Composer
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Adam Lambert, Vocals, MainArtist, ExecutiveProducer - Jonathan Quarmby, Additional Vocals Producer - Fiona Bonds, Viola - Jeremy Cooper, MasteringEngineer - AMANDA GHOST, Producer - Noel Coward, Composer - Eg White, Strings Arranger - Jeremy Isaac, Violin - Reiad Chibah, Viola - Ashok Klouda, Cello - Thomas Gould, Violin - Jonny Coffer, Producer - Dan Grech, MixingEngineer - Martin Hannah, RecordingEngineer, TrackingEngineer - Olivia Langford, Violin
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2022 More is More, LLC
Album review
High Drama is such an ideal title for Adam Lambert, a singer who specializes in grand, overheated gestures, that it comes as a slight disappointment to realize that it arrives in service of a covers album. Thankfully, Lambert doesn't take his task lightly here: he takes pains to give the 11 songs on High Drama distinctive arrangements that clearly delineate his version from the original. Also, he doesn't stick to classics, either of the canon or cult variety. A few warhorses are hauled out onto the track -- Duran Duran's "Ordinary World," Bonnie Tyler's "Holding Out for a Hero," Ann Peebles' "I Can't Stand the Rain," Culture Club's "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" -- but they're heard alongside selections from Billie Eilish, Sia, Lana Del Rey, P!nk, and Kings of Leon. For good measure, he adds an unexpected coda of pioneering glam rocker Jobriath's "I'm a Man" and Noel Coward's "Mad About the Boy," functioning as a nod to queer pop history. This pair of songs are the only tunes on High Drama that couldn't conceivably be heard on American Idol, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. There's a certain kick in hearing Lambert effectively return to his roots, scheming to deliver snazzy, memorable renditions of songs the audience knows by heart. More often than not, he delivers on High Drama, particularly on the insistent glitter march of "Holding Out for a Hero" and a smoldering electro makeover of "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me."
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:38:15
- Main artists: Adam Lambert
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Rhino
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, © 2023 More is More, LLC Under Exclusive Licence to Warner Music UK Limited, ℗ 2023 More is More, LLC
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