Born to Die [The Paradise Edition] [23-Track]

by Lana Del Rey

Overview

Lana Del Rey is a femme fatale with a smoky voice, a languorous image, and a modeling contract. Not coincidentally, she didn't lack for attention leading up to the release of her Interscope debut, Born to Die. The hype began in mid-2011 with a stunning song and video for "Video Games," and it kept on rising, right up to her January 2012 performance on Saturday Night Live (making her the first artist since Natalie Imbruglia in 1998 to perform on SNL without an album available). Although it's easy to see why Del Rey got her contract, it's also easy to hear: her songwriting skills and her bewitching voice. "Video Games" is a beautiful song, calling to mind Fiona Apple to Anna Calvi as she recounts another variation on the age-old trope of female-as-sex-object. Her vacant, tired reading of the song rescues it from any hint of exploitation, making it a winner. [The Paradise Edition added a second CD for a total of 23 tracks.]

Product Details

Release Date:	11/20/2012
Label:	Polydor Uk
UPC:	0602537173976
catalogNumber:	3717397
Rank:	2010

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Born to Die
2. Off to the Races
3. Blue Jeans
4. Video Games
5. Diet Mountain Dew
6. National Anthem
7. Dark Paradise
8. Radio
9. Carmen
10. Million Dollar Man
11. Summertime Sadness
12. This Is What Makes Us Girls
13. Without You
14. Lolita
15. Lucky Ones

Disc 2

1. Ride
2. American
3. Cola
4. Body Electric
5. Blue Velvet
6. Gods & Monsters
7. Yayo
8. Bel Air

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Lana Del Rey   Primary Artist,Vocals
Maria Vidal   Vocals
Chris Braide   Guitar,Piano,Strings
James Gadson   Drums
Larry Gold   Conductor
Rick Nowels   Acoustic Guitar,Piano,Strings,Drums,Keyboards,Mellotron,Juno
Tim Pierce   Electric Guitar,Slide Guitar
Patrick Warren   Organ,Synthesizer,Guitar,Piano,Strings,Glockenspiel,Electric Guitar,Keyboards,Moog Synthesizer,Bells,Brass,Mellotron,Dulcitone,Optigan
Dan Reid   Steel Pads
Liam Howe   Keyboards
Zac Rae   Piano,Keyboards
Ken Lewis   Drums,Noise
David Sneddon   Background Vocals
Jason Lader   Bass
Songa Lee   Violin
Brent Kolatalo   Drums
Jeff Bhasker   Guitar,Strings,Keyboards
Hannah Robinson   Background Vocals
Kathleen Sloan   Violin
Devrim "DK" Karaoglu   Synthesizer,Drums,Synthesizer Pads
Fredrik Syberg   Violin
Erik Holm   Viola
Emile Haynie   Guitar,Drums,Keyboards,Background Vocals,Sounds
Larry Gold Orchestra   Strings
Patrik Berger   Synthesizer,Bass,Guitar,Percussion,Sampling
Pelle Hansen   Cello
Shux   Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
James Bauer-Mein   Background Vocals
Lenha Labelle   Vocals
Dan Heath   Flute,Percussion,Piano,Strings,Conductor,Horn,Keyboards,Performing Ensemble
Tim Lacombe   Guitar,Drums,Keyboards

Technical Credits

Chris Braide   Composer,Producer,drum programming
Larry Gold   String Arrangements,String Conductor
Rick Nowels   Composer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Rick Rubin   Producer
Bernie Wayne   Composer
Mike Daly   Composer,Vocal Producer
Lee Morris   Composer
Sacha Skarbek   Composer,Vocal Producer
Liam Howe   Composer,Programming,Producer
Robopop   Producer
Justin Parker   Composer,Vocal Producer,Additional Production
Kieron Menzies   Engineer,drum programming
Nicole Nodland   Cover Photo
David Sneddon   Vocal Producer
Daniel Heath   Composer
Jason Lader   Engineer
Brent Kolatalo   Engineer
Jeff Bhasker   Producer,Additional Production
Hannah Robinson   Composer
Graham Archer   Vocal Engineer
Emile Haynie   Composer,Producer,Additional Production
Tim Larcombe   Composer
Patrik Berger   Producer,drum programming
Jim Irvin   Composer
DK   Producer
Tucker Robinson   Producer
Shux   Programming,Producer,Vocal Producer
Carl Bagge   String Arrangements
Lorenzo Cosi   Engineer
Lana Del Rey   Composer
James Bauer-Mein   Vocal Producer
Dan Heath   Composer,Producer,Engineer,String Arrangements,Orchestral Arrangements
Nexus   Composer
Jordan Stillwell   Engineer
Nikki Calvert   Producer
Tim Lacombe   Composer,Producer
Chris Garcia   Engineer