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2015 studio album by Adam Lambert
The Original High Adam Lambert , released on June 12, 2015, by Warner Records . Its executive producers are Max Martin and Shellback , the duo responsible for co-writing and producing Lambert's early-career hits "Whataya Want from Me " and "If I Had You ". The album marks Lambert's first release since leaving previous record label, RCA Records . The record's style has been described as EDM ,[1] pop -house ,[2] synth-pop ,[3] electropop .[4]
The album was preceded by the release of its lead single , "Ghost Town ", on April 21, 2015. "Another Lonely Night " was released as the album's second single on October 9, 2015.
The Original High peaked within the top 10 of 11 national album charts. It debuted at number 3 on the Billboard 200 chart selling 42,000 copies in its opening week. It also became Lambert's first ever UK top 10 album, debuting and peaking at number 8.
Background [ edit ]
In July 2013, it was reported that Lambert had left his record label of five years, RCA Records , due to "creative differences"; the label was allegedly pushing him to record an album composed of cover songs from the 1980s .[5] [6] Warner Bros. Records .[7] Billboard Max Martin and Shellback and was scheduled for release in the summer of 2015.[8] Sweden .[7]
Lambert first revealed the album title on social media on January 29, 2015, also his birthday.[9] Hunger TV magazine.[10] campy " and theatrical than his previous material, Lambert also identified the album's genre as "definitely pop but not bubblegum."[10] [11]
Critical reception [ edit ]
The Original High received positive reviews from music critics. On Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 70 based on six reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[12] AllMusic gave the album four out of five stars, commenting that "Adam Lambert demonstrates he's in perfect control of his style and sound and knows how to combine both into a sterling modern pop record."[21] The New York Times Lil Wayne ’s “Lollipop ”--there are almost no extravagances. After years of spectacle, Mr. Lambert may have been saved by modesty."[17]
Lauren Murphy from The Irish Times [16] Rolling Stone [20] The Boston Globe [22] Houston Chronicle [14] Entertainment Focus called The Original High "the strongest record that Lambert has released to date."[23]
Commercial performance [ edit ]
In the US market, music industry forecasters predicted that the album could enter the top 10 of the US Billboard 200[24] [25]
On the UK Albums Chart , The Original High debuted at number eight, selling 9,817 copies in its first week, giving Lambert his first-ever UK top ten debut.[26] [27] [28]
Track listing [ edit ]
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[29] Title Writer(s ) Producer(s ) 12. "After Hours"
Schuller
West
Axident 2:44 13. "Shame"
Alan
Payami[b ]
3:26 14. "These Boys"
T. Karlsson
T. Karlsson 3:25 Total length: 50:17
Japanese bonus tracks Title Writer(s ) Producer(s ) 15. "Ghost Town" (Blood Diamonds Remix)
Fox
Martin
T. Karlsson
Payami
Payami
Carlsson[a ]
Blood Diamonds [c ]
3:49 16. "Ghost Town" (SeventyEight Remix)
Fox
Martin
T. Karlsson
Payami
Payami
Carlsson[a ]
SeventyEight[c ]
3:13 17. "Ghost Town" (Tritonal Remix)
Fox
Martin
T. Karlsson
Payami
Payami
Carlsson[a ]
Tritional[c ]
5:10 Total length: 62:29
Notes
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^[b ]
^[c ]
Personnel [ edit ]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the deluxe version.[30]
Shellback – keyboards (2, 6, 7), programming (2, 6, 7), guitar (2, 7), bass (7 ), backing vocals (2, 6, 7), production (2, 6, 7) exec. production (all tracks)
Mattman & Robin – keyboards (2 ), programming (2 ), guitar (2 ), bass (2 ), percussion (2 ), production (2 )
Ali Payami – programming (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 13), bass (1, 3, 4, 5, 8), keyboards (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8), percussion (1, 3, 4, 5, 8, 13), production (1, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8) additional production (13 )
Tobias Karlsson – guitars (1, 13, 14), keyboards (13, 14), bass (13, 14), programming (13, 14), production (13, 14), engineering (13, 14), vocal recording
Tove Lo – vocals (6 )
Oscar Holter – keyboards (7, 9), bass (9 ), guitar (9 ), programming (7, 9), backing vocals (9 ), production (7, 9), vocal production (9 )
Ilya – programming (9 ), bass (9 ), keys (9 ), guitars (9 ), backing vocals (9 ), production (9 ), vocal production (4, 9)
Thrice Noble – programming (13 ), additional keys and guitar (13 )
Savan Kotecha – backing vocals (9 )
Lulou – guitars, keyboards, bass, programming, percussion (10 ), production (10 )
Svideen – keyboards, bass, programming, percussion (11 ), production (11 )
Jarly – keyboards, bass, programming, percussion (11 ), production (11 ), vocal editing (11 )
Style of Eye – keyboards, bass, programming, percussion (11 ), production (11 )
Andreas Schuller – percussion, synth (12 )
John West – guitar (12 )
Brian May – guitar (8 )
OzGo – keyboards (6 ), guitar (6 ), programming (6 ), production (6 )
Axident – guitar, percussion (2 ), production (12 ), engineering (12 )
Max Martin – backing vocals (4 ), production (1, 3, 8) exec. production (all tracks)
Sterling Fox – backing vocals (1, 3)
Fredrik Samsson – production (8 )
Cory Bice – engineering (1, 9), assistant engineering (3, 5, 8)
Michael Ilbert – additional engineering (1 )
Peter Carlsson – engineering (9 ), vocal production (5, 8, 10, 11), vocal recording (2 ), vocal editing (3, 7)
Spyke Lee – assistant engineering (2, 6, 7)
Sam Holland – engineering (3, 5, 8, 10)
Jeremy Lertola – assistant engineering (3 )
Eric Weaver – engineering (13, 14)
Serban Ghenea – mixing (1–9)
John Hanes – assistant mix engineering (1–9)
Michael Ilbert – mixing (10–14)
Tim Roberts – assistant mix engineering (2, 6, 7)
Nanni Johansson – assistant mix engineering (10–14)
Tom Coyne – mastering (all tracks)
Randy Merrill – assistant mastering engineering (all tracks)
Weekly charts [ edit ]
Year-end charts [ edit ]
Certifications [ edit ]
Release history [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
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^ Davies, Jeffrey (March 24, 2020). "Adam Lambert Gets Nostalgic on 'Velvet' . PopMatters . Retrieved March 27, 2020 . But his follow-up albums Trespassing and The Original High - both of which aimed towards mainstream electropop [...]
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^ a b Joey Guerra (June 17, 2015). "Album review: Adam Lambert proves an 'Original' on dark, dance-y album" . The Houston Chronicle .
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