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Sam Sparro's debut album shows he was influenced by Prince (especially the tracks "Hot Mess" and the penultimate song "Clingwrap") and Stevie Wonder. With a modern electro-funk beat running through most of the songs, however, it would not disappoint Scissor Sisters fans either (although it may not be quite camp enough). Leading off with "Too Many Questions," a midtempo R&B song with an unmemorable melody, he immediately launches into the big hit single, the brooding "Black and Gold." He may be billed as a future soul star, but one wonders if he was trying to sound like Bernard Sumner of New Order on the track "Sick," which had a New Order-style electro backing. (Not to mention "Waiting for Time" and "Recycle It," with their early-'80s video-game bleeps .) "Listening to Cottonmouth" brought to mind the swishing beat of Imagination, the early-'80s pop-funk band, especially their songs "Just an Illusion" and "Body Talk," but without the ethereal qualities of those 1980s classics. "21st Century Life," "Pocket" and "Cut Me Loose" were straightforward disco pop songs without much to distinguish them. After awhile the tracks all begin to sound the same, a simple disco beat with Seal-style R&B vocals -- no bad thing but nothing much original and nothing to come close to the single "Black and Gold." There was a hidden track on the album, after over three minutes of silence following the final song "Cant Stop This," a tinkling piano ballad, "Still Hungry" faded in. The change of pace actually made a pleasant change and it was one of the better songs on the album.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
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Chris Falson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Jesse Rogg, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Hofmann, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Richard x, Producer - Sam Sparro, MainArtist - Quetzal Guerrero, Violin, AssociatedPerformer - Davey Chegwidden, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Falson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Amir Efrat, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Brio Taliaferro, Programmer - Jesse Rogg, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Sparro, Producer, MainArtist - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Jesse Rogg, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Paul Epworth, Producer - Sam Sparro, MainArtist - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Wilder, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Sam Falson, Producer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Todd M. Simon, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tracy Wannomae, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Sweet & Sour Horns, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - James Falson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Jesse Rogg, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Sparro, Producer, MainArtist - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Mark Rankin, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Paul Epworth, Producer, Additional Producer - Eg White, Producer, Synthesizer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Sparro, MainArtist - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Jesse Rogg, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Sparro, MainArtist - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist - Chantal De Groat, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Jesse Rogg, Producer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Sparro, Producer, Acoustic Guitar, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist - Todd M. Simon, Trumpet, AssociatedPerformer - Tracy Wannomae, Horn, AssociatedPerformer - The Sweet & Sour Horns, Horn, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Eg White, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Sparro, Keyboards, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
felix Howard, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Paul Epworth, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Sam Sparro, MainArtist - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Jesse Rogg, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Paul Epworth, Producer, Additional Producer - Sam Sparro, Producer, MainArtist - Dan Grech-Marguerat, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist - Chantal Degroat, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Louise Steele, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Jesse Rogg, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Pete Hofmann, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Richard x, Producer - Sam Sparro, Producer, MainArtist - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist - Eric Saez, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Lucan Guerin, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Sam Sparro, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Jesse Rogg, ComposerLyricist - Sam Sparro, Piano, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Falson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2007 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Albumbeschreibung
Sam Sparro's debut album shows he was influenced by Prince (especially the tracks "Hot Mess" and the penultimate song "Clingwrap") and Stevie Wonder. With a modern electro-funk beat running through most of the songs, however, it would not disappoint Scissor Sisters fans either (although it may not be quite camp enough). Leading off with "Too Many Questions," a midtempo R&B song with an unmemorable melody, he immediately launches into the big hit single, the brooding "Black and Gold." He may be billed as a future soul star, but one wonders if he was trying to sound like Bernard Sumner of New Order on the track "Sick," which had a New Order-style electro backing. (Not to mention "Waiting for Time" and "Recycle It," with their early-'80s video-game bleeps .) "Listening to Cottonmouth" brought to mind the swishing beat of Imagination, the early-'80s pop-funk band, especially their songs "Just an Illusion" and "Body Talk," but without the ethereal qualities of those 1980s classics. "21st Century Life," "Pocket" and "Cut Me Loose" were straightforward disco pop songs without much to distinguish them. After awhile the tracks all begin to sound the same, a simple disco beat with Seal-style R&B vocals -- no bad thing but nothing much original and nothing to come close to the single "Black and Gold." There was a hidden track on the album, after over three minutes of silence following the final song "Cant Stop This," a tinkling piano ballad, "Still Hungry" faded in. The change of pace actually made a pleasant change and it was one of the better songs on the album.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:57:53
- Main artists: Sam Sparro
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Soul/Funk/R&B R&B
© 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 2008 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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