Take Me Home

by One Direction

Overview

After placing third in the 2010 season of Britain's The X Factor, five-member boy band One Direction inked a record deal with mega-exec/TV personality Simon Cowell and released their debut album, 2011's Up All Night. A global sensation, the album garnered several hit singles and sold millions of copies worldwide. It also faired pretty well with critics, who appreciated the band's mix of melodic songcraft and catchy, dance-oriented material that, while slickly produced, avoided the commercial cynicism and adult contemporary posturing of some of their '80s and '90s forebears. Rather than mess with a good thing, One Direction stick with this formula on the band's sophomore effort, 2012's Take Me Home. Once again working largely with Sweden's Carl Falk, Rami Yacoub, and Savan Kotecha, who produced Up All Night, One Direction deliver another immediately catchy mix of dancey pop that maximizes the group's shared lead-vocal approach and peppy, upbeat image. This album highlights even more than their previous one how much One Direction's mix of punchy guitars over snappy beats, handclaps, and bright synthesizers has in common with the positive, fun-loving tone of '70s bubblegum pop, as well as more contemporary bands like the Jonas Brothers and perennial guilty pleasure Hanson. Also added to the mix this time around are two songs ("Little Things" and "Over Again") co-written by British singer/songwriter Ed Sheeran, whose intimate folk-R&B aesthetic lends an air of maturity to One Direction's admittedly squeaky-fresh sound. The boys of One Direction also nab a few co-writing credits here, as does McFly's Tom Fletcher, whose contribution "I Would," a kind of in-spirit sequel to his Up All Night contribution "I Want," stands out as a considerably smart and infectious cut. Ultimately, tracks like the frenetically hyper "Kiss You" and the soundtrack-ready "Back for You" will, as with the rest of Take Me Home, certainly appeal to the group's rabid teen followers, and might even end up on their parents' playlist, too. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	11/13/2012
Label:	Columbia / Syco Music
UPC:	0887254397229

Tracks

1. Live While We're Young
2. Kiss You
3. Little Things
4. C'mon, C'mon
5. Last First Kiss
6. Heart Attack
7. Rock Me
8. Change My Mind
9. I Would
10. Over Again
11. Back for You
12. They Don't Know About Us
13. Summer Love

Album Credits

Performance Credits

One Direction   Primary Artist
Niall Horan   Guitar
Kristoffer Fogelmark   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Karl Schuster   Vocals (Background)
Adam Nedler   Vocals (Background)
Tommy Culm   Vocals (Background)
1D Fans   Vocals (Background)
Henry Walter   Vocals
Chris Leonard   Guitar (Bass),Guitar (Acoustic),Guitar (Electric)
Koool Kojak   Vocals
Mattias Johansson   Violin
Malcolm Moore   Bass
Matthias Johansson   Violin
Jake Gosling   Drums,Piano,Strings,Percussion
Albin Nedler   Vocals (Background)
Clint Gibbs   Vocals
Lukasz Gottwald   Vocals
David Bukovinszky   Cello
Peter Svensson   Guitar,Vocals
Ava James   Vocals
Savan Kotecha   Vocals (Background)
Luke Potashnik   Guitar
Shellback   Bass,Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Emily Wright   Vocals
Carl Falk   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Steve Robson   Guitar,Keyboards
Karl Brazil   Drums

Technical Credits

Katie Mitzell   Production Coordination
Cirkut   Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Caroline Watson   Stylist
Harry Styles   Composer
Liam Payne   Composer
Louis Tomlinson   Composer
Niall Horan   Composer
Trevor Dahl   Composer
Kristoffer Fogelmark   Composer,Engineer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Vocal Editing,Vocal Engineer,Instrumentation
Zayn Malik   Composer,Illustrations
Rachael Findlen   Assistant
Stephen P. Grigg   Assistant
Joel Peters   Assistant
Alexander Gowers   Composer
Ian Franzino   Assistant Engineer
Levon Eriksson   Assistant
Tommy P Gregersen   Composer
Calle Bjoersell   Vocal Editing
Henry Walter   Composer
Julian Bunetta   Vocal Producer,Instrumentation,Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Musician,Producer
Tom Fletcher   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation,Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Fiona Bevan   Composer
Sam Miller   Engineer
Koool Kojak   Engineer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Chris Elliot   String Engineer,String Arrangements
Iain James   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer
Irene Richter   Production Coordination
Dougie Poynter   Composer
Danny Jones   Composer,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Instrumentation
Rami Yacoub   Composer
Philippe Marc Anquetil   Vocal Producer
Jake Gosling   Mixing,Producer,Programming
Tebey Ottoh   Composer,Vocal Producer
John Urbano   Photography
Allan Grigg   Composer
Albin Nedler   Composer,Engineer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Vocal Editing,Vocal Engineer,Instrumentation
Andy Hughes   Assistant
Peter Wallevik   Composer
Clint Gibbs   Assistant
Alex Oriet   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Lukasz Gottwald   Composer
Ed Sheeran   Composer
Robert Conlon   Composer
Mattias Bylund   Editing,Engineer,String Engineer,String Arrangements
Sam Hollander   Composer,Musician,Programming,Instrumentation
Peter Svensson   Composer,Musician,Programming,Instrumentation,Additional Production
Toby Gad   Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Editing,Instrumentation
Ash Howes   Mixing,Programming
Jamie Scott   Composer
Savan Kotecha   Composer
Shellback   Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Emily Wright   Engineer,Vocal Producer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Carl Falk   Composer,Musician,Producer,Programming,Vocal Editing,Vocal Engineer,Instrumentation
Franny Graham   Vocal Engineer
Jon Rezin   Mixing,Vocal Editing
Dr. Luke   Musician,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Tim Wood   Composer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Kristian Lundin   Composer
Steve Robson   Mixing,Composer,Producer
John Hanes   Mixing,Engineer,Mixing Engineer
John Ryan   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Wayne Hector   Composer
Lindy Robbins   Composer
Sam Waters   Producer,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer
Rupert Coulson   Engineer
Tommy Lee James   Composer