Listen

Listen

by David GuettaDavid Guetta

Overview

Strange that right after house and EDM broke, many of its leading names looked outside the genre for inspiration, including David Guetta, who goes singer/songwriter with his 2014 effort Listen. That's singer/songwriter in the vocation sense, not the '70s sense, as big names like John Legend sway the superstar producer toward their own style, which in the case of Legend's title track, "Listen," is elegant and exquisite R&B. In the case of Nicki Minaj, it's sassy and sexy dancefloor business as "Hey Mama" shines with Afrojack on the assist; then there's Emili Sande invoking the spirit of Nina Simone on the moving "What I Did for Love," or Sia going stark on the excellent "The Whisperer." Guetta does the build, break, and drop thing on some cuts, while tastefully keeping other songs EDM free, but his major contribution when it comes to creativity seems to be the inspired Black Eyed Peas and township jive mashing he does on "Lift Me Up" with Nico & Vinz plus Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Otherwise, he seems like a featured artist on his own album, which would be standard issue for other producers turned artist, but not Guetta.

Product Details

Release Date: 11/24/2014
Label: Parlophone (Wea)
UPC: 0825646188833
catalogNumber: 546510
Rank: 114076

Tracks

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Guetta   Primary Artist
Jeroen DeRijk   Percussion,Tambourine
Ralf Hubner   Violin,Concert Master
Arlia de Ruiter   Violin
Metropole Orkest   Performing Ensemble
Ruud Breuls   Trumpet
Allard Buwalda   Saxophone
Serge Plume   Trumpet
Kim White   Violin
Mieke Honingh   Violin
Sia   Vocals,Guest Appearance
Jacob Luttrell   Background Vocals
Jel Jongen   Trombone
Eric Winkelmann   Bass
Lorre Trytten   Violin
John Legend   Vocals,Guest Appearance
Robert Baba   Violin
Norman Jansen   Violin
Iris Schut   Violin
Isaac   Background Vocals
Giorgio Tuinfort   Piano
Michael Einziger   Guitar
Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt   Performing Ensemble
Jascha Albracht   Cello
Jasper VanRosmalen   Violin
Anne VanEck   Violin
Pierre-Luc Rioux   Guitar
Tinka Regter   Violin
Nicki Minaj   Vocals,Guest Appearance
Maarten Jansen   Cello
Ramy Koch   Violin
Jason Evigan   Guitar,Vocals
Franck Van Der Heijden   Conductor
David Faber   Cello
Ben Mathot   Violin
Emeli Sandé   Vocals,Guest Appearance
Avicii   Piano
Teemu Brunila   Guitar
Pauline Terlouw   Violin
Julia Mangelsdorf   Violin
Philipp Hagemann   Cello
Olia Krämer   Violin
Olga Hübner   Viola
Michael Strecker   Violin
Judith Van Driel   Violin
Mark Mulder   Violin
John Zambricki   Vocals
Floortje Beljon   Violin
Clarence Coffee   Background Vocals
Feyona van Iersel   Violin
Pim Boons   Bass
Marleen Wester   Violin
Inger Van Vliet   Violin
Ian De Jong   Violin
Hinse Mutter   Bass
Diewertje Wanders   Violin
Carolien Roodenburg   Violin
Tseroeja Van Den Bos   Violin
Thomas Van Geelen   Cello
Judith Eisenhardt   Violin
Sara de Vries   Violin
Jascha Bordon   Cello
Austin Bis   Piano,Vocals
Geoffro Cause   Guitar
Nico & Vinz   Vocals,Guest Appearance
Sam Martin   Guitar,Keyboards
Federico Nathan   Violin
Fernando Yokota Dos Santos   Contrabass (Vocal)
Elise Noordhoek   Violin
Elisabeth Kaseberg   Cello
Candace Shields   Background Vocals
Brian Zaghi   Vocals
Breyan Stanley   Background Vocals
Bram Faber   Violin
Annemarie Hensens   Violin
Anne Eberlein   Viola
Yanna Pelser   Violin
Jayhorns   Brass
Stijn Brinkman   Violin
Stephan Knies   Violin
Sofie Van Der Pol   Violin
Ruben Margharita   Violin
Rosa De Bruin   French Horn
Ricciotti Strings   Performing Ensemble
Raphael Grunau   Viola
Martina Styppa   Cello
Martin Rothe   Violin
Marleen Veldstra   Violin
Maartje Korver   Violin
Lotti Peverelli   Violin
Jozien Jansen   Cello
Jooni Hwang   Violin
Jesse Feves   Bass
Hannedore Rau   Violin
Hanna Guirten   French Horn
Gabriele Worsischek   Violin
Sean Douglas   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Ian Stuart   Engineer
Josh Collins   Vocal Engineer
Vincent Watson   Vocal Engineer
Anthony Kilhoffer   Engineer
Lindy Robbins   Composer
Jel Jongen   Engineer,Brass Arrangment
Mark Sheehan   Composer
Andrew Frampton   Vocal Producer
Julie Frost   Composer
Nick Romero   Programming,Instrumentation
Sia Furler   Composer
John Stephens   Composer
David Guetta   Composer,Programming,Producer,Executive Producer,Instrumentation
Ryan Tedder   Composer
Danny O'Donoghue   Composer,Vocal Producer
Arjen Mensinga   Engineer
Paul Power   Engineer
David Nagy   Composer
Showtek   Producer,Instrumentation
Giorgio Tuinfort   Composer,Programming,Producer,Executive Producer,Brass Arrangment,Instrumentation,Additional Production
Ralph Wegner   Sound Design
Michael Einziger   Composer
Pierre-Luc Rioux   Composer
Vincent Pontare   Composer
Ester Dean   Composer,Producer
Nicki Minaj   Composer
Daddy's Groove   Programming,drum programming,Additional Production
Afrojack   Programming,Producer,Instrumentation
Nasri Atweh   Composer
Matt Dragstrem   Composer
Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine   Engineer
John Armstrong   Vocal Engineer
Nick Van De Wall   Composer
Jason Evigan   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Frédéric Riesterer   Producer
Franck Van Der Heijden   Engineer,Orchestral Arrangements
Benny Steele   Vocal Engineer
Fergal Toohey   Engineer
Xavier Stephenson   Engineer
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan   Vocal Engineer
Jean-Charles Carré   Executive Producer,Music Business Affairs
Avicii   Programming,Producer,Instrumentation
Tim Bergling   Composer
Nicky Romero   Producer,Instrumentation
Rutger "Ruffi" Kroese   Engineer,Vocal Mixing
Magnus Lidehäll   Composer
Justin Franks   Composer
Nick Rotteveel   Composer
Joseph McQueen   Vocal Engineer
Teemu Brunila   Composer
Michael Strecker   Engineer
Wouter Janssen   Composer,Engineer
Marcus Van Wattum   Composer,Programming,Producer,Engineer,Instrumentation
Sam Wheat   Engineer
Frederic Riesterer   Composer,Programming,Producer,Instrumentation
Terius Nash   Composer
Sibongiseni Shabalala   Arranger
Sjoerd Janssen   Composer,Engineer
Youbold   Graphic Design
Birdy   Composer
Austin Bisnow   Composer
Nico Sereba   Composer
Vincent Dery   Composer
Bebe Rexha   Composer
Vinay Vyas   Composer
Daniel Zaidenstadt   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Breyan Stanley Isaac   Composer
Justin Davey   Composer
Aaron Ahmad   Engineer
Austin Bis   Vocal Producer
Jaymes Young   Composer
Stadiumx   Programming,Producer,Instrumentation
Sarah Rayne   Composer
Sam Martin   Composer,Producer
Danny Majic   Composer
Zsolt Milichovszid   Composer
Kristian Carlsson   Composer
Kenneth Pruit   Vocal Engineer
Joaquin Howard Banuelos   Composer
Geoffro Early   Composer
Ryan Gladieux   Vocal Engineer
Sean Douglas   Composer

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