The first rule of house music is functionality, and celebrated French DJ David Guetta is a master of dancefloor pragmatics.
The second rule is hooks, and he's got those as well -- in fact, his music is unusually interesting for the genre and generally as much fun to listen to as it is to dance to.
His second album is being released in the U.S.
on the heels of significant success in his home country, and for its Stateside release is enhanced by the addition of several bonus tracks including his hit "Love Don't Let Me Go" (in a mash-up mix by the Egg).
The guest vocalist on seven tracks is the golden-throated Chris Willis, and other featured guests include the Stereo MC's (on the dark and almost industrial-sounding "Open Your Eyes") and Jamaican vocalist Miss Thing (on the weird but ultimately rather uninteresting "Last Train").
Willis is responsible for most of the album's highlight tracks, including the downright funky "Stay," the brilliant "Love Don't Let Me Go" (which is more than slightly evocative of Erasure at their best) and "Just a Little More Love," another massive French hit that is a welcome addition to the U.S.
version of this release.
The punk-kitsch sound of "Money" is curious but fun, and Paul Oakenfold's mix of "The World Is Mine" ends things on a powerfully funky note.
Highly recommended.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The World Is MineXavier Clayton, Joachim Garraud, David Guetta, David Henrard | David Guetta, J.D. Davis | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | StayJoachim Garraud, David Guetta, Chris Willis | David Guetta, Chris Willis | Play | 03:30 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Used to Be the OneJoachim Garraud, Chris Willis | David Guetta, Chris Willis | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 4 | HigherJean-Charles Carré, Joachim Garraud, David Guetta, Peter Kitsch | David Guetta, Sidney Caron, Wadey Nara, Chris Willis | Play | 03:43 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 5 | TimeJoachim Garraud, Chris Willis | David Guetta, Chris Willis | Play | 04:06 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Last TrainJoachim Garraud, Max Glazer, David Guetta | David Guetta, Miss Thing, Ms. Thing | Play | 03:04 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | In Love with MyselfJean-Charles Carré, Xavier Clayton, Joachim Garraud, David Guetta, David Henrard, Peter Kitsch | David Guetta, J.D. Davis | Play | 04:26 | 10 MB | 30 MB |
| 8 | Get UpJoachim Garraud, Chris Willis | David Guetta, Chris Willis | Play | 03:03 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 9 | The World Is MineXavier Clayton, Joachim Garraud, David Guetta, David Henrard | David Guetta, J.D. Davis | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | Money (Radio Edit) | David Guetta, Chris Willis | Play | 03:05 | 7 MB | 21 MB |
| 36 mins | 83 MB | |||||
| 36 mins | 257 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rob Birch | Composer |
| 2 | Sidney Caron | Primary Artist |
| 3 | Jean-Charles Carré | Composer |
| 4 | Xavier Clayton | Composer |
| 5 | J.D. Davis | Primary Artist |
| 6 | Gerardo DeMaio | Grooming |
| 7 | The Egg | Primary Artist |
| 8 | Esco | Engineer |
| 9 | Joachim Garraud | Audio Production, Composer, Digital Editing, Engineer, Mastering, Mixing, Producer |
| 10 | Max Glazer | Composer |
| 11 | Ian Green | Producer |
| 12 | David Guetta | Audio Production, Composer, Primary Artist, Producer |
| 13 | Nick Hallam | Composer |
| 14 | David Henrard | Composer |
| 15 | J.D. Davis | Additional Personnel, Primary Artist |
| 16 | Peter Kitsch | Composer |
| 17 | Markus Klinko | Photography |
| 18 | Julien Leny | Assistant Engineer |
| 19 | Wally Lopez | Audio Production, Producer, Remixing |
| 20 | Miss Thing | Primary Artist |
| 21 | Mone | Additional Personnel, Primary Artist |
| 22 | Mone' | Primary Artist |
| 23 | Ms. Thing | Additional Personnel, Primary Artist |
| 24 | Wadey Nara | Primary Artist |
| 25 | Paul Oakenfold | Remixing |
| 26 | Stereo MC's | Additional Personnel, Primary Artist |
| 27 | M. Ann White | Original Production Assistance |
| 28 | Chris Willis | Composer |
| 29 | Chris Willis | Composer, Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 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. |