True

by Avicii

Overview

With the hypnotic and bright Grammy-nominated track "Levels," Swedish EDM DJ/producer Tim Bergling aka Avicii unleashed a global dance hit the size of "Beachball," "Blue Monday," "Starships," and maybe even "The Hokey Pokey." If the masses leave the dancefloor, "Levels" brings them back with sunshine and light, but Avicii's debut album is a sharp left turn, kicking off with the acoustic guitar strum of "Wake Me Up," a pleasant, well-written heritage pop track where "I Need a Dollar" vocalist Aloe Blacc gets thrown in a synthetic Mumford & Sons surrounding for something very non-"Levels." It's a strange jumble that works, but even more surprising is the seductive "Addicted to You," where Oklahoma singer/songwriter Audra Mae gets sultry on a song co-written by country and pop legend Mac Davis, and don't wonder long about how the results ended up sounding so Nina Simone, because the curve balls keep coming. Adam Lambert reins in his glam tactics on the Nile Rodgers-assisted "Lay Me Down" for a disco and Daft Punk swerve, while the kinetic down-on-the-farm "Shame on Me" offers a knee-slapping, EDM-meets-country rave-up that threatens to go hambone with a solo on the spoons. Country music and bluegrass keep winding their way into the album, and while it rarely smacks of a gimmick, these rustic numbers often evolve into EDM around their drum machine-introducing choruses, as if True was a remix album commission Avicii picked up while vacationing in Appalachia. In the end, it's an admirable and interesting effort where the highs offset the lows, but those with molly in hand and dancing shoes on feet should just cool their jets and get ready to sit a spell. ~ David Jeffries

Product Details

Release Date:	08/05/2016
Label:	Island / Virgin Emi
UPC:	0602537490486

Tracks

1. Wake Me Up
2. You Make Me
3. Hey Brother
4. Addicted to You
5. Dear Boy
6. Liar Liar
7. Shame on Me
8. Lay Me Down
9. Hope There's Someone
10. Heart Upon My Sleeve

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Avicii   Primary Artist
Aloe Blacc   Vocals
Nile Rodgers   Guitar
Gabe Dixon   Vocals (Background)
Mike Einziger   Guitar
Blondfire   Vocals
Adam Lambert   Vocals
Salem al Fakir   Vocals
Peter Dyer   Keyboards
Audra Mae   Vocals
Russell Graham   Vocals (Background)
Ruth-Anne   Vocals
Elle King   Vocals (Background)
Linnea Henriksson   Vocals
Sterling Fox   Vocals
Jonnali Parmenius   Vocals
MO   Vocals
Dan Tyminski   Vocals

Technical Credits

Aloe Blacc   Composer
Chris Cheney   Engineer,Recording
Mac Davis   Composer
Nile Rodgers   Composer,Producer,Assistant Producer
Linus Wiklund   Composer
Erica Driscoll   Composer
Jonas Knutsson   Composer
Neal Cappellino   Engineer,Recording
Mike Einziger   Composer,Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Stuart Hawkes   Mastering,Mastering Engineer
Bruce Driscoll   Composer
Johnny Tennander   A&R
Ryan Shanahan   Engineer
Antony Hegarty   Composer
Adam Lambert   Composer
Veronica Maggio   Composer
Salem al Fakir   Composer
Vincent Pontare   Composer
Neil Jacobson   A&R
Peter Dyer   Composer
Bjorn Engelmann   Mastering Engineer
Audra Mae   Composer
Avicii   Producer
Tim Bergling   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Ruth-Anne   Composer
Angelo Caputo   Engineer,Recording
Ash Pournouri   A&R,Composer,Producer,Management,Executive Producer
Kyle VandeKerkhoff   Engineer,Recording
Nick Groff   A&R
Sterling Fox   Composer
Jonnali Parmenius   Composer
Mans Vredenberg   Composer
Josh Krajcik   Composer
Karen Orsted   Composer
Alex Seaver   Composer
Egbert Nathaniel Dawkins III   Composer
Randy Shanahan   Recording