One of those artists where the forward slashes keep coming -- singer/songwriter/producer/label owner/etc.
-- Taio Cruz creates futuristic, vibrant, and supremely polished music that’s split so evenly between R&B and pop that you might well call it R&P.
Make that R&P with some rap and dance music flavors along with A-list guest stars like Ludacris (the glittering single “Break Your Heart”) and Kesha (the naughty club workout “Dirty Picture”).
The hooks are plentiful on Rokstarr and infectious as they come.
while as a producer Cruz is the Akon-meets-will.i.am-meets- Xenomania package that radio and record labels have dreamed about.
Sounds good, and the album does the whole way through, but lyrics are a sore point and when ballads appear to help round out the effort, Cruz’s Coldplay-big soundscapes just help emphasize how his words are trite.
Still, when you let the clichés fade into the background this is a master class in what the mainstream wants for a soundtrack in 2010.
Break off a single or two and leave the rest for aspiring producers to study.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Break Your HeartChristopher Bridges, F.T. Smith | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:22 | 7 MB | 26 MB |
| 2 | Dirty PictureF.T. Smith | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:40 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 3 | Take Me BackKwasi Danquah, F.T. Smith | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:34 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | I'll Never Love Again | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 5 | No Other OneF.T. Smith | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 6 | Falling in Love | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:33 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 7 | Feel Again | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:42 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 8 | Forever Love | Taio Cruz | Play | 04:13 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 9 | Best Girl | Taio Cruz | Play | 04:10 | 9 MB | 31 MB |
| 10 | Only You | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | Keep Going | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:29 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 12 | The 11th Hour | Taio Cruz | Play | 03:36 | 8 MB | 24 MB |
| 44 mins | 102 MB | |||||
| 44 mins | 329 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beatriz Artola | Engineer, Mixing |
| 2 | Dick Beetham | Mastering |
| 3 | Benny Blanco | Drums, Keyboards, Producer, Programming |
| 4 | Christopher Bridges | Composer |
| 5 | Luciana Caporaso | Vocals |
| 6 | Tom Coyne | Mastering |
| 7 | Taio Cruz | Composer, Instrumentation, Mixing, Primary Artist, Producer, Vocals |
| 8 | Kwasi Danquah | Composer |
| 9 | Megan Dennis | Production Coordination |
| 10 | Dr. Luke | Drums, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Vocal Engineer |
| 11 | Richard Edgeler | Assistant |
| 12 | Chris Elliott | String Director |
| 13 | Tom Elmhurst | Additional Production, Mixing |
| 14 | Steve Fitzmaurice | Mixing |
| 15 | Fraser T. Smith | Mixing, Producer |
| 16 | Serban Ghenea | Mixing |
| 17 | Lukasz Gottwald | Composer |
| 18 | Tatiana Gottwald | Assistant |
| 19 | Kesha | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 20 | Peter Lale | Viola |
| 21 | Morten Larsen | Photography |
| 22 | Benjamin Levin | Composer |
| 23 | Damien Lewis | Engineer |
| 24 | Ludacris | Featured Artist, Vocals |
| 25 | Lasse Lyngbo | Programming |
| 26 | Max Martin | Composer |
| 27 | Bonnie McKee | Composer |
| 28 | Josh Monroy | Vocal Engineer |
| 29 | Perry Montague-Mason | Violin |
| 30 | Alan Nglish | Additional Production, Producer |
| 31 | Anthony Pleeth | Celli |
| 32 | Irene Richter | Production Coordination |
| 33 | Mary Scully | Bass |
| 34 | Vanessa Silberman | Production Coordination |
| 35 | F.T. Smith | Composer |
| 36 | Phil Tan | Mixing |
| 37 | Neil Tucker | Mixing |
| 38 | Sandy Vee | Instrumentation, Mixing, Producer |
| 39 | Jeremy Wheatley | Mixing |
| 40 | Emily Wright | Engineer |
| 41 | Warren Zielinski | Violin |
Taio Cruz
| 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. |