The 2011 winners of Britain's The X Factor TV show, four-piece girl group Little Mix deliver a slick, high-energy mix of dance-oriented pop music with their debut full-length album, 2012's DNA.
Showcased here are the soulful vocals (and various British accents) of Jade Thirlwall and Perrie Edwards from the coastal town of South Shields, Jesy Nelson from the East London neighborhood of Romford, and Leigh-Anne Pinnock from the High Wycombe area of Buckinghamshire.
Working with a bevy of big-name producer/songwriters including Steve Mac (the Wanted, the Saturdays, JLS) and TMS (Professor Green, Emeli Sandé) as well as Jon Levine (Nelly Furtado, Selena Gomez), Diplo, and others, Little Mix deliver a fun, catchy mix of pop songs that showcases the slight differences in each member's personality and vocal style while never detracting from the overall girl group aesthetic.
To these ends, we get a handful of truly catchy, infectious cuts including the pounding, electronic-infused title track, the yearning, Rihanna-esque ballad "Always Be Together," and the flirty female empowerment anthem "How Ya Doin'?," which sounds a lot like Beyoncé fronting the '90s acid-jazz R&B ensemble the Brand New Heavies.
Ultimately, while DNA certainly makes good on Little Mix's promise of updating the '90s sound of En Vogue and TLC, it's also just a solidly enjoyable, radio-ready pop album.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WingsThomas Barnes, Perrie Edwards, Iain James, Peter Kelleher, Ben Kohn, Michelle Lewis, Mischke, Jesy Nelson, Erika Nuri, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Heidi Rojas, Jade Thirlwall | Little Mix | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 2 | DNAThomas Barnes, Perrie Edwards, Iain James, Peter Kelleher, Ben Kohn, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall | Little Mix | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 3 | Change Your LifePerrie Edwards, Ash Howes, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Tim Powell, Richard "Biff" Stannard, Jade Thirlwall | Little Mix | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | Always Be TogetherEster Dean, Dapo Torimiro | Little Mix | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 5 | Stereo SoldierThomas Barnes, Iain James, Peter Kelleher, Ben Kohn | Little Mix | Play | 03:23 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Pretend It's OKMiranda Cooper, Perrie Edwards, Luke Fitton, Brian Higgins, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Jade Thirlwall | Little Mix | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 7 | Turn Your FaceSteve Mac, Priscilla Renea | Little Mix | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 8 | We Are Who We AreWayne Hector, Steve Mac, Ina Wroldsen | Little Mix | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | How Ya Doin'?Iyiola Babalola, Julian Brookhouse, James Stanley Carter, Miguel Drummond, Perrie Edwards, Darren Lewis, Shaznay Lewis, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Glenn Francis Skinner, Jade Thirlwall, Nicholas Bernard Thorp, Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot | Little Mix | Play | 03:12 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 10 | Red PlanetJon Levine, Autumn Rowe, Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins | Little Mix | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 11 | Going NowhereFred Ball, Perrie Edwards, Iain James, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Nicola Roberts, Jade Thirlwall | Little Mix | Play | 03:45 | 8 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | MadhousePerrie Edwards, Iain James, Rocky Morris, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, Rufio Sandilands, Jade Thirlwall | Little Mix | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 43 mins | 101 MB | |||||
| 43 mins | 316 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Philippe Marc Anquetil | Mixing, Vocal Engineer, Vocal Producer |
| 2 | Dan Aslet | Vocal Engineer |
| 3 | Daniel Aslet | Vocal Engineer |
| 4 | Iyiola Babalola | Composer, Drums |
| 5 | Fred Ball | Composer, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer |
| 6 | Thomas Barnes | Composer, Drums |
| 7 | Julian Brookhouse | Composer |
| 8 | James Stanley Carter | Composer |
| 9 | Simon Clarke | Arranger, Sax (Alto), Sax (Baritone) |
| 10 | Ben Collier | Vocal Engineer |
| 11 | Miranda Cooper | Composer, Programming |
| 12 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 13 | DAPO | Mixing |
| 14 | Ester Dean | Composer, Producer, Vocal Producer |
| 15 | Miguel Drummond | Composer |
| 16 | Perrie Edwards | Composer |
| 17 | Ben Epstein | Bass, Guitars, Producer |
| 18 | Brett Farkas | Guitars |
| 19 | Luke Fitton | Composer, Guitars, Programming |
| 20 | Future Cut | Engineer, Producer |
| 21 | Paul Gendler | Guitars |
| 22 | Serban Ghenea | Mixing |
| 23 | Matt Gray | Programming |
| 24 | Michael Hamilton | Bass |
| 25 | John Hanes | Engineer |
| 26 | Wayne Hector | Composer |
| 27 | Brian Higgins | Composer, Producer, Programming |
| 28 | Ash Howes | Composer, Producer |
| 29 | Iain James | Composer, Vocal Arrangement, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background) |
| 30 | Josh Jenkin | Programming |
| 31 | Peter Kelleher | Composer, Keyboards, Synthesizer |
| 32 | The Kick Horns | Brass |
| 33 | Ben Kohn | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards |
| 34 | Tyson Kuteyi | Engineer |
| 35 | Chris Laws | Drums, Mixing |
| 36 | Jon Levine | Composer, Engineer, Piano, Producer |
| 37 | Darren Lewis | Composer, Guitars, Instrumentation, Keyboards |
| 38 | Michelle Lewis | Composer |
| 39 | Shaznay Lewis | Composer |
| 40 | Dave Liddell | Trombone |
| 41 | Little Mix | Primary Artist |
| 42 | Steve Mac | Composer, Keyboards, Piano Arrangement, Producer, String Arrangements, Synthesizer |
| 43 | Mischke | Composer |
| 44 | MNEK | Programming |
| 45 | Rocky Morris | Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Programming |
| 46 | Jesy Nelson | Composer |
| 47 | Erika Nuri | Composer |
| 48 | Pegasus | Producer |
| 49 | Leigh-Anne Pinnock | Composer |
| 50 | Tim Powell | Composer, Producer |
| 51 | Dann Pursey | Engineer |
| 52 | Ryan Quigley | Trumpet |
| 53 | Jacob Quistgaard | Guitars |
| 54 | Carmen Reece | Vocal Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 55 | Priscilla Renea | Composer |
| 56 | James F. Reynolds | Mixing, Vocal Producer |
| 57 | Daniel Rivera | Assistant Engineer |
| 58 | Nicola Roberts | Composer |
| 59 | Andy Robinson | Programming |
| 60 | Heidi Rojas | Composer |
| 61 | Autumn Rowe | Composer |
| 62 | Tim Sanders | Arranger, Sax (Tenor) |
| 63 | Rufio Sandilands | Composer, Drums, Keyboards, Programming |
| 64 | Toby Scott | Engineer, Programming |
| 65 | Phil Seaford | Assistant Engineer |
| 66 | Glenn Francis Skinner | Composer |
| 67 | Slick Rick | Featured Artist |
| 68 | Richard "Biff" Stannard | Composer, Producer |
| 69 | Shea Stedford | Assistant Engineer |
| 70 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 71 | Ben Taylor | Engineer, Programming |
| 72 | Jade Thirlwall | Composer |
| 73 | Nicholas Bernard Thorp | Composer |
| 74 | TMS | Arranger, Producer |
| 75 | Dapo Torimiro | Composer, Engineer, Instrumentation, Producer |
| 76 | Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot | Composer |
| 77 | Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 78 | Jeremy Wheatley | Mixing |
| 79 | Darren Wiles | Trumpet |
| 80 | Ina Wroldsen | Composer |
| 81 | Xenomania | Producer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |