Louder

by Michele

Overview

Lea Michele is not a natural pop star. A theater kid who appeared on Broadway before she was 10, Michele is blessed with a powerful voice designed for a particular kind of stage: the theater, not the club. Her role as Rachel Berry on Glee disguised this flaw by splitting the difference between pop and stage, but even when she was singing chart hits on that Fox television series, it seemed clear that both Berry and Michele were bound for the Great White Way, not MTV. This was true in 2009 and it's even clearer in 2014, as Glee starts its slow crawl to conclusion, prompting Lea Michele to release a long-overdue solo debut called Louder. Michele is determined to follow the Katy Perry template of streamlining EDM while retaining its bombast, then softening her surroundings by dropping an occasional ballad. Where Perry has a limited vocal range, Michele doesn't hesitate to push to the wide ranges of her limits, putting her own imprint on songs cut from the "Firework"/"Dark Horse" cloth. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	03/03/2014
Label:	Columbia / Epic
UPC:	0888430197824

Tracks

1. Cannonball
2. On My Way
3. Burn with You
4. Battlefield
5. You're Mine
6. Thousand Needles
7. Louder
8. Cue the Rain
9. Don't Let Go
10. Empty Handed
11. If You Say So

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lea Michele   Primary Artist
Larry Goldings   Piano
David Hodges   Piano,Vocals (Background)
Chantal Kreviazuk   Vocals (Background)
John Shanks   Guitar
Ali Payami   Strings,Keyboards
Cory Nitta   Keyboards
Jaden Michaels   Vocals (Background)
Christopher Braide   Piano,Fairlight,Keyboards,Synthesizer,Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Electric),Vocals (Background)
Matt Rad   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Deanna Bombchica   Vocals (Background)
Felicia Barton   Vocals (Background)
Sia   Vocals (Background)

Technical Credits

Tony Maserati   Mixing
Stargate   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Chris Gehringer   Mastering
Larry Goldings   Composer
David Hodges   Composer,Producer,Programming
Oliver Kraus   String Arrangements
Pat Thrall   Engineer
Chantal Kreviazuk   Composer
John Shanks   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Leslie Bricusse   Composer
Ryan Williams   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
John Barry   Composer
Adam Messinger   Composer,Producer,Vocal Engineer,Instrumentation
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer,Engineer
Anne Preven   Composer,Vocal Producer,Executive Producer
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Kuk Harrell   Vocal Producer
Scott Cutler   Executive Producer,Producer
Phil Tan   Mixing
Sean Walsh   Engineer,Producer,Vocal Engineer
Colin Munroe   Composer,Engineer,Producer
Nasri Atweh   Composer,Producer,Vocal Engineer
Chris Galland   Mixing Assistant
Ali Payami   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming
Benjamin Levin   Composer
Paul Lamalfa   Engineer
Justin Hergett   Mixing Assistant
David Bett   Creative Director
Jaime Sickora   Engineer
Peggy Sirota   Photography
Anita Marisa Boriboon   Design,Art Direction
Cindi Peters   Production Coordination
Maria Egan   A&R
Tim Blacksmith   Executive Producer
Lea Michele   Composer
Danny D.   Executive Producer
Jordan Johnson   Composer
Andrew Luftman   Production Coordination
Cory Enemy   Additional Production
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer
Cory Nitta   Drum Programming
Christina Perri   Composer
Jaden Michaels   Composer
Stefan Johnson   Composer,Vocal Editing
Christopher Braide   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,String Arrangements
Marcus Lomax   Composer
Ali Tamposi   Composer
Daniela Rivera   Mixing Assistant
Chris Sclafani   Assistant Engineer
Josh Abraham Oligee   Producer
Scott "Yarmov" Yarmovsky   Production Coordination
Clarence Coffee, Jr.   Composer
Ryan Kaul   Mixing Assistant
Delbert Bowers   Mixing Assistant
Gelareh Rouzbehani   A&R
Vaughn Oliver   Programming
Nolan Lambroza   Composer
Sir Nolan   Producer,Instrumentation
Matt Rad   Engineer,Producer,Drum Programming
Tove Lo   Composer
Strangerz   Producer
The Monsters   Producer
Emerson Day   Assistant Engineer
Felicia Barton   Composer
Fernando Garibay   Composer
Sia   Composer
Matt Radosevich   Composer
Benny Blanco   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Josh Abraham   Executive Producer