Even if Alesso was late onto the ever-growing list of Swedish EDM DJs and producers, his debut studio album, Forever, successfully argues that his name should be pushed somewhere near the top on versatility alone.
"If I Lose Myself" with OneRepublic is the expected pop uplift aimed at the dancefloor, while "Sweet Escape" with Sirena and "Scars" with Ryan Tedder are sweet-and-sour EDM vocal numbers that stick in the head.
Not much new there, and yet "Heroes (We Could Be)" with Tove Lo is bold enough to just borrow from the like-named Bowie song and then build an entirely new number around it.
A surprising amount of funky electro helps separate this groovemaster from the competition, and all of it is topped off by the amusing, eerie, and boomy opener "Profondo," a title for which the album's typesetter must have left off the word "Basso.".
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ProfondoAlessandro Lindblad | Alesso | Play | 02:19 | 5 MB | 13 MB |
| 2 | PaydayAlessandro Lindblad | Alesso | Play | 03:17 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 3 | Tear the Roof UpAdam Baptiste, Alessandro Lindblad, Klas Åhlund | Alesso | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 4 | CoolDaniel Davidsen, Mich Hansen, Alessandro Lindblad, Lucas Secon, Damon Sharpe, Peter Wallevik, Brandon Wronski | Alesso | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | ScarsAlessandro Lindblad, Ryan Tedder | Alesso | Play | 03:18 | 7 MB | 25 MB |
| 6 | DestinationsAlessandro Lindblad | Alesso | Play | 05:30 | 12 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | In My BloodAlessandro Lindblad, John Martin, Michel Zitron | Alesso | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 8 | Under ControlTheo Hutchcraft, Alessandro Lindblad, Adam Wiles | Alesso, Calvin Harris | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 9 | If I Lose MyselfBenny Blanco, Zach Filkins, Brent Kutzle, Alessandro Lindblad, Ryan Tedder | Alesso, OneRepublic | Play | 03:35 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 31 mins | 71 MB | |||||
| 31 mins | 229 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Adlam | Programming |
| 2 | Klas Åhlund | Composer |
| 3 | Alesso | Additional Production, Arranger, Drums, Engineer, Instrumentation, Keyboards, Mixing, Percussion, Primary Artist, Producer, Programming, Remixing, Vocal Engineer |
| 4 | Noonie Bao | Composer, Featured Artist |
| 5 | Adam Baptiste | Composer |
| 6 | Benny Blanco | Composer |
| 7 | David Bowie | Composer |
| 8 | Harrison Boyce | Art Direction, Design |
| 9 | Daniel Davidsen | Composer |
| 10 | Roy English | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 11 | Brian Eno | Composer |
| 12 | Zach Filkins | Composer |
| 13 | Chelsea Gallardo | A&R |
| 14 | Mich Hansen | Composer |
| 15 | Calvin Harris | Engineer, Instrumentation, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 16 | Hurts | Featured Artist |
| 17 | Theo Hutchcraft | Composer, Vocals |
| 18 | Sébastian Ingrosso | A&R |
| 19 | David Kitson | Art Direction, Design |
| 20 | Brent Kutzle | Composer |
| 21 | Alessandro Lindblad | Art Direction, Composer, Design, Mastering |
| 22 | Tove Lo | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 23 | Lotus IV | Additional Production, Composer, Instrumentation, Programming |
| 24 | Stephan Markovitz | A&R |
| 25 | Mike Marsh | Mastering |
| 26 | John Martin | Composer, Vocals |
| 27 | Eric Neuser | Package Production |
| 28 | Elsa "Sirena" Carmona Oljelund | Composer |
| 29 | OneRepublic | Primary Artist |
| 30 | Nicolette Pineda | Art Direction, Design |
| 31 | Hal Ritson | Guitar, Keyboards |
| 32 | Lucas Secon | Composer |
| 33 | Damon Sharpe | Composer |
| 34 | Sirena | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 35 | Simon Strömstedt | Composer, Vocal Engineer, Vocals |
| 36 | Ryan Tedder | Composer, Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 37 | Amy Thomson | A&R, Art Direction, Design |
| 38 | Peter Wallevik | Composer |
| 39 | Adam Wiles | Composer |
| 40 | Måns Wredenberg | Composer |
| 41 | Brandon Wronski | Composer |
| 42 | Michel Zitron | Composer |
| 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. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |