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Bouncing back from a thwarted attempt to crossover to the U.S. via the American edition of The X-Factor -- she may have been a two-time winning judge in the U.K., but never made it to the air in the U.S. -- Cheryl Cole decides to shoehorn every pop trend of 2012 into her third album, A Million Lights. Unconcerned with introspection -- prior to the summer release of A Million Lights, she told all journalists to not ask her about the album's lyrics as she didn't write a word -- Cheryl (as she's billed on the art work; she's so famous in the U.K. she can abandon her last name) is very concerned indeed about maintaining her celebrity, so she tries on every fashionable sound, dabbling in dubstep, drafting will.i.am to give her some Black Eyed Peas magic, riding Rihanna's steely, defiant rhythms, bringing Calvin Harris aboard to construct lead single "Call My Name," adopting a bit of a Natasha Bedingfield hangover on the opener "Under the Sun," copping Lana Del Rey's tragic romantic balladry on the title track, then hiring the former Lizzy Grant herself to write "Ghetto Baby." Cheryl doesn't stamp these sounds with her own personality; she merely tries the personas on for size, not so much to see if they fit, but rather to see which ones will allow her entry into the charts. As not one cut crackles with personality -- they all rely on anonymous studio craft; any competent singer could sing lead and perhaps score a hit -- success is entirely dependent on which way the wave breaks, whether her timing clicks or not. Even if A Million Lights winds up not generating a big single, there is no denying that it captures much of the style and sound of 2012; it's a pop scrapbook, perhaps one that will be more interesting in the future than it is in the present.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
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Steven Battey, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Battey, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - J Browz, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Jayson DeZuzio, ComposerLyricist - Alex Da Kid, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl, MainArtist - Mike Del Rio, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Mike Marsh, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kuk Harrell, Producer, Additional Producer - Calvin Harris, Producer, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Chris O'Ryan, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josh Gudwin, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl, MainArtist - Ayah Marar, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Peter Mack, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Josie Aiello, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
William Adams, ComposerLyricist - Andrea Martin, ComposerLyricist - Naughty Boy, Producer, Co-Producer - Dylan Dresdow, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - will.i.am, Producer, Drums, Engineer, Vocals, Synthesizer, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, ComposerLyricist - Shahid Khan, ComposerLyricist - Cheryl, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl, MainArtist - Aaron Cowan, ComposerLyricist - Jareth Rwamafa Johnson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Pantha, Producer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Electric Bass, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Paul Meehan, Producer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Furmidge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Agent X, Producer, Drums, Keyboards, Piano, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rawling, Producer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl, MainArtist - Greg Bonnick, ComposerLyricist - Leon Price, ComposerLyricist - Peter Renshaw, ComposerLyricist - Tom Havelock, Author
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Jim Beanz, Producer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Hygrade, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Daniel Traynor, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Wretch 32, Rap Vocalist, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl, MainArtist - Megan Nicole Thomaston, ComposerLyricist - Kingsley Brown, ComposerLyricist - Megan Nicole, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Jermaine Sinclaire Scott, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Kasia Livingston, ComposerLyricist - Paul Meehan, Producer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dada Life, Producer - Olle Corneer, ComposerLyricist - Stefan Engblom, ComposerLyricist - Matt Furmidge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rawling, Producer - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Jim Beanz, Producer, Additional Producer - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Kid Gloves, Producer, Additional Producer - Anu Pillai, String Arranger, Guitar, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Roy Kerr, Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Lana Del Rey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Jim Beanz, Producer, ComposerLyricist - MANNY MARROQUIN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - KOIL, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Chris Galland, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Delbert Bowers, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl, MainArtist - Megan Thomaston, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Mathias Wollo, Producer, Mixer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Loick Essien, ComposerLyricist - Taio Cruz, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Stefan Sundström, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Jim Beanz, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - KOIL, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Candice Nelson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl, MainArtist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Jim Beanz, Producer, Mixer, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - KOIL, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl, MainArtist - Roy Warren, ComposerLyricist - Koil PreAmple, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Bibi, Producer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Young, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MARK STENT, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - L. Marshall, Producer, Additional Producer, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Wheat, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Xavier Stephenson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl, MainArtist - Henrik Michelsen, ComposerLyricist - Robert Rosiji-Griffith, ComposerLyricist - Amy Kabba, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer - Electric, Producer, Additional Producer, Recording Engineer, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Edvard Erfjord, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Paul Meehan, Producer - Matt Furmidge, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Agent X, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Brian Rawling, Producer - Dave Munday, Producer, String Arranger, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Harmonica, Drum Programming, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist, Bass (Vocal) - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Cheryl, MainArtist - Cara Salimando, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Onique Williams, ComposerLyricist - Agent X, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Billy Wes, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Naweed Ahmed, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl Cole, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Christopher Trujillo, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Patrizio Pigliapoco, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Cheryl, MainArtist - Beamer Boyz, Producer
℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Albumbeschreibung
Bouncing back from a thwarted attempt to crossover to the U.S. via the American edition of The X-Factor -- she may have been a two-time winning judge in the U.K., but never made it to the air in the U.S. -- Cheryl Cole decides to shoehorn every pop trend of 2012 into her third album, A Million Lights. Unconcerned with introspection -- prior to the summer release of A Million Lights, she told all journalists to not ask her about the album's lyrics as she didn't write a word -- Cheryl (as she's billed on the art work; she's so famous in the U.K. she can abandon her last name) is very concerned indeed about maintaining her celebrity, so she tries on every fashionable sound, dabbling in dubstep, drafting will.i.am to give her some Black Eyed Peas magic, riding Rihanna's steely, defiant rhythms, bringing Calvin Harris aboard to construct lead single "Call My Name," adopting a bit of a Natasha Bedingfield hangover on the opener "Under the Sun," copping Lana Del Rey's tragic romantic balladry on the title track, then hiring the former Lizzy Grant herself to write "Ghetto Baby." Cheryl doesn't stamp these sounds with her own personality; she merely tries the personas on for size, not so much to see if they fit, but rather to see which ones will allow her entry into the charts. As not one cut crackles with personality -- they all rely on anonymous studio craft; any competent singer could sing lead and perhaps score a hit -- success is entirely dependent on which way the wave breaks, whether her timing clicks or not. Even if A Million Lights winds up not generating a big single, there is no denying that it captures much of the style and sound of 2012; it's a pop scrapbook, perhaps one that will be more interesting in the future than it is in the present.
© Stephen Thomas Erlewine /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 15 track(s)
- Total length: 00:50:30
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: Cheryl Cole
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 2012 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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