Listen

by David Guetta

Overview

Strange that right after house and EDM broke, many of its leading names looked outside the genre for inspiration, including David Guetta, who goes singer/songwriter with his 2014 effort Listen. That's singer/songwriter in the vocation sense, not the '70s sense, as big names like John Legend sway the superstar producer toward their own style, which in the case of Legend's title track, "Listen," is elegant and exquisite R&B. In the case of Nicki Minaj, it's sassy and sexy dancefloor business as "Hey Mama" shines with Afrojack on the assist; then there's Emili Sande invoking the spirit of Nina Simone on the moving "What I Did for Love," or Sia going stark on the excellent "The Whisperer." Guetta does the build, break, and drop thing on some cuts, while tastefully keeping other songs EDM free, but his major contribution when it comes to creativity seems to be the inspired Black Eyed Peas and township jive mashing he does on "Lift Me Up" with Nico & Vinz plus Ladysmith Black Mambazo. Otherwise, he seems like a featured artist on his own album, which would be standard issue for other producers turned artist, but not Guetta. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	04/05/2019
Label:	Atlantic / Parlophone
UPC:	0190295527662
Rank:	7288

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Dangerous
2. What I Did for Love
3. No Money No Love
4. Lovers on the Sun
5. Goodbye Friend
6. Lift Me Up
7. Listen

Disc 2

8. Bang My Head
9. Yesterday
10. Hey Mama
11. Sun Goes Down
12. S.T.O.P.
13. I'll Keep Loving You
14. The Whisperer

Album Credits

Performance Credits

David Guetta   Primary Artist
Showtek   Primary Artist,Vocals
Hanna Guirten   French Horn
Hannedore Rau   Violin
Jesse Feves   Bass,Cello
Jooni Hwang   Violin
Jozien Jansen   Cello
Lotti Peverelli   Violin
Maartje Korver   Violin
Marleen Veldstra   Violin
Martin Rothe   Violin
Martina Styppa   Cello
Raphael Grunau   Viola
Ricciotti Strings   Orchestra
Rosa De Bruin   French Horn
Ruben Margharita   Violin
Sofie Van Der Pol   Violin
Stephan Knies   Violin
Stijn Brinkman   Violin
The Jayhorns   Brass
Yanna Pelser   Violin
Elisabeth Keseberg   Cello
Sean Douglas   Keyboards,Keyboards
Olga Hueubner   Viola
Thomas Van Geelen   Cello
Tseroeja Van Den Bos   Violin
Jascha Bordon   Cello
Sara de Vries   Violin
Judith Eisenhardt   Violin
Elliphant   Vocals,Featured Artist
Breyan Stanley Isaac   Vocals (Background)
Austin Bis   Piano,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Jaymes Young   Vocals,Featured Artist
Geoffro Cause   Guitar
Magic!   Featured Artist
Nico & Vinz   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Sam Martin   Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Featured Artist
Federico Nathan   Violin
Anne Eberlein   Viola
Annemarie Hensens   Violin
Bram Faber   Violin
Breyan Stanley   Vocals (Background)
Brian Zaghi   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Candace Shields   Vocals (Background)
Elisabeth Kaseberg   Cello
Elise Noordhoek   Violin
Fernando Yokota Dos Santos   Bass,Contrabass
Gabriele Worsischek   Violin
Michael Strecker   Violin
Olga Huebner   Viola
Olia Kraemer   Violin
Philipp Hagemann   Cello
Judith Van Driel   Violin
Mark Mulder   Violin
John Zambricki   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Skylar Grey   Vocals,Featured Artist
Floortje Beljon   Violin
Birdy   Vocals,Featured Artist
Clarence Coffee, Jr.   Vocals (Background)
Bebe Rexha   Vocals,Featured Artist
Feyona van Iersel   Violin
Carolien Roodenburg   Violin
Diewertje Wanders   Violin
Hinse Mutter   Bass,Cello
Ian De Jong   Violin
Inger Van Vliet   Violin
Marleen Wester   Violin
Pim Boons   Bass,Cello
Pierre-Luc Rioux   Guitar
Neue Philharmonie Frankfurt   Orchestra
Maarten Jansen   Cello
Arlia de Ruiter   Violin
Lorre Trytten   Violin
Allard Buwalda   Saxophone
Serge Plume   Trumpet
Jel Jongen   Trombone
VASSY   Featured Artist
Emeli Sande   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Avicii   Piano
Teemu Brunila   Guitar
Pauline Terlouw   Violin
Julia Mangelsdorf   Violin
Nicki Minaj   Guest Artist,Featured Artist,Vocals
The Script   Vocals,Featured Artist
Ben Mathot   Violin
David Faber   Cello
Franck van der Heijden   Conductor
Jason Evigan   Guitar,Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ralf Huebner   Violin
Jacob Luttrell   Vocals (Background)
Eric Winkelmann   Bass
Isaac   Vocals (Background)
Tinka Regter   Violin
Iris Schut   Violin
Norman Jansen   Violin
Afrojack   Featured Artist
Anne VanEck   Violin
Ramy Koch   Violin
Kim White   Violin
Ron Thaler   Drums
Mieke Honingh   Violin
Robert Baba   Violin
Jeroen DeRijk   Tamborim,Percussion,Tambourine
Ryan Tedder   Vocals,Featured Artist
Metropole Orkest   Orchestra
Ms. Dynamite   Vocals,Featured Artist
Giorgio Tuinfort   Piano
Sia   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
John Legend   Vocals,Guest Artist,Featured Artist
Mike Einziger   Guitar
Jascha Albracht   Cello
Ruud Breuls   Trumpet
Jasper VanRosmalen   Violin
Martin Rothert   Violin
Sonny Wilson   Featured Artist
Ladysmith Black Mambazo   Vocals,Featured Artist

Technical Credits

Geoffro Early   Composer
Jeremia Jones   Assistant
Jeremy Zeitoun   Coordination
Joaquin Howard Banuelos   Composer,Lyricist
Kahina Khimoune   Production Coordination
Kenneth Pruit   Vocal Engineer
Kristian Carlsson   Composer
Ludovic Carquet   Coordination
Maia Buschman   Production Coordination
Marie Delfino   Production Coordination
Miles Beard   A&R
Sam Robinson   Engineer,Assistant
Zsolt Milichovszid   Composer
Lukas Loules   Composer
Ryan Gladieux   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Nicolas Sereba   Lyricist
Teemu Brulina   Lyricist
Sean Douglas   Composer,Composer,Lyricist
Giuseppe Foliero   Engineer
Daniel Zaidenstadt   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Zsolt Milichovski   Composer
Breyan Stanley Isaac   Composer,Lyricist
Justin Davey   Composer
Holly Hafermann   Composer,Lyricist
Aaron Ahmad   Engineer
Austin Bis   Vocal Producer
Robin Schulz   Remixing,Remix Engineer
Jaymes Young   Composer,Lyricist
Fieke Van Den Hurk   Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Stadiumx   Mixing,Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Sarah Rayne   Composer,Lyricist
Sultan + Shepard   Producer
Sam Martin   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Charles Bergmann   A&R
Danny Majic   Composer
Michael Strecker   Engineer
Wouter Janssen   Composer,Engineer
Frederic Jean Riesterer   Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Marcus Van Wattum   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Sam Wheat   Engineer
Terius Nash   Composer,Lyricist
Sibongiseni Shabalala   Arranger,Choir Arrangement
Sjoerd Janssen   Composer,Engineer,Lyricist
Nick Turpin   Composer
Ben Maddahi   A&R
Youbold   Graphic Design
Birdy   Composer,Lyricist
Austin Bisnow   Composer
Manuel Reuter   Composer,Producer
Dan Fyfe   Assistant
Zsolt Milichovszki   Composer
Nico Sereba   Composer
Vincent Dery   Composer,Lyricist
Bebe Rexha   Composer,Lyricist
Vinay Vyas   Composer
Ralph Wegner   Design,Mixing,Producer,Sound Design
Aubry "Big Juice" Delaine   Engineer
Matt Dragstrem   Composer,Lyricist
David Nagy   Composer
Pierre-Luc Rioux   Composer,Additional Production
Nick Romero   Programming,Instrumentation
Jel Jongen   Engineer,Brass Arrangement
Danny O'Donoghue   Composer,Vocal Producer
VASSY   Composer
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan   Vocal Engineer
Xavier Stephenson   Engineer
Jean-Charles Carre   Executive Producer,Music Business Affairs
Avicii   Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Tim Bergling   Composer
Daniel O' Donoghue   Composer,Lyricist,Vocal Producer
Todd Bergman   Assistant
Nicky Romero   Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Rutger "Ruffi" Kroese   Mixing,Engineer,Vocal Mixing
Magnus Lidehaell   Composer
Mark Pellizzer   Composer
Ossama Al Sarraf   Composer
Justin Franks   Composer
Nick Rotteveel   Composer
Joseph McQueen   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Teemu Brunila   Composer
Nicki Minaj   Lyricist,Composer
Nasri Atweh   Composer,Lyricist
Joris Wolff   Assistant
Daddy's Groove   Mixing,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming,Additional Production
Christian Karlsson   Composer
Benny Steele   Vocal Engineer
Franck van der Heijden   Engineer,Orchestra Assembly,Orchestral Arrangements
Jason Evigan   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Vocal Producer
Nick van de Wall   Composer
Ian Stuart   Engineer
Ellen Von Unwerth   Photography
Mark Sheehan   Composer,Lyricist
John Stephens   Composer,Lyricist
Damien Saintobert   Coordination
Afrojack   Mixing,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Vincent Pontare   Composer
John Armstrong   Vocal Engineer
Michel Poulain   Coordination
Ned Shepard   Composer,Producer
Vincent Watson   Vocal Engineer
Arjen Mensinga   Engineer
Paul Power   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
David Guetta   Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation,Executive Producer,DJ,Mixing,Composer
Ryan Tedder   Composer,Lyricist
Lindy Robbins   Composer,Lyricist
Julie Frost   Composer,Lyricist
Jimmy Gonzalez   Vocal Engineer
Showtek   Mixing,Musician,Producer,Instrumentation
Claude Kelly   Composer,Lyricist
Anthony Kilhoffer   Engineer
Giorgio Tuinfort   Mixing,Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation,Brass Arrangement,Executive Producer,Additional Production
DJ Manian   Composer
Sia Furler   Composer,Lyricist
Ester Dean   Composer,Lyricist,Producer
Fergal Toohey   Engineer
Josh Collins   Vocal Engineer
Mike Einziger   Composer
Sultan   Producer
Mike Caren   A&R
Andrew Frampton   Vocal Producer
Sonny Bono   Composer