Glory Days [The Platinum Edition] [1 CD/1 DVD]

by Little Mix

Overview

Ever since winning Britain's The X Factor in 2011, Little Mix have carved out a potent niche in the girl group pop market. While they certainly play well next to their similarly inclined contemporaries, they've ably set themselves apart from the post-Beyonce pack by focusing on songs that straddle the line between retro-soul and modern bubblegum pop, while also showcasing their soulful, highly resonant vocal chops and saucy group chemistry. Their fourth studio album, 2016's Glory Days, is no exception and finds the group delivering a set of hooky, smartly crafted songs that balance swaggering, '60s-style R&B with stylish, electronic-tinged dance-pop. Produced by the duo of Henrik Barman Michelsen and Edvard Forre Erfjord, aka Electric, Glory Days is a robust, soulful album that makes the most of Little Mix's multi-voiced approach to pop. As on previous efforts, showcased here are Little Mix vocalists Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, and Jade Thirlwall. Together, they come off like a spunky, millennial version of '90s divas En Vogue crossed with Shakira. The comparison works especially nicely when considering the album's more dynamic offerings, like the anthemic, Mumford & Sons-ish "Shout Out to My Ex," the synthy, salsa-inflected "Touch," and the rousing, brass band-accented "You Gotta Not." These are catchy, deeply rhythmic songs, arranged with a mix of horns, guitars, and keyboards and also benefiting from the group's added layer of empowered, female-positive lyrics. Elsewhere, Little Mix strike a cheeky, classic girl group stance on the '60s-sounding "F.U." and the equally retro-leaning, Brill Building-esque "Oops," featuring Charlie Puth. Also compelling is the way the group infuses the EDM-influenced cuts like "Down & Dirty" and the soaring, synth-heavy "Nothing Else Matters" with a enough believably emotional vocal grit to keep things from getting too slick. Ultimately, Little Mix's vocal grit and sassy group chemistry make Glory Days such a celebratory album. ~ Matt Collar

Product Details

Release Date:	12/01/2017
Label:	Syco Music
UPC:	0889854772420
Rank:	112470

Tracks

Disc 1

1. Shout Out to My Ex
2. Touch
3. Reggaet¿¿n Lento [Remix]
4. F.U.
5. Power
6. No More Sad Songs
7. Oops
8. You Gotta Not
9. Down & Dirty
10. Your Love
11. Nobody Like You
12. Private Show
13. Nothing Else Matters
14. If I Get My Way
15. Is Your Love Enough?
16. Dear Lover

Disc 2

17. Power
18. Runyon Canyon, Los Angeles
19. Phoenix, Arizona
20. Black Magic
21. Tulsa, Oklahoma
22. Nashville, Tennessee
23. London, United Kingdom
24. Shout Out to My Ex
25. Denver, Colorado
26. Los Angeles, California
27. New Orleans, Louisiana
28. Houston, Texas
29. F.U.
30. Amsterdam, the Netherlands
31. Copenhagen, Denmark
32. Secret Love Song
33. Scarborough, United Kingdom
34. Touch
35. Shout Out to My Ex [Official Video]
36. Touch [Official Video]
37. No More Sad Songs [Official Video]
38. Power [Official Video]
39. Reggaet¿¿n Lento [Remix] [Official Video]

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Little Mix   Primary Artist
CNCO   Primary Artist
Robert Gerongco   Keyboards,Drums,Piano
Machine Gun Kelly   Featured Artist
Sam Gerongco   Bass,Guitar
Tom Pigott-Smith   Lead,Violin,Strings
Emily Warren   Vocals (Background)
Richard George   Violin
Peter Noos Johansson   Trombone
Ross Golan   Vocals
Mattias Bylund   Horn
Nick Cooper   Cello
Ian Burdge   Cello
Emlyn Singleton   Violin,Strings
Adam Midgley   Bass,Keyboards
Steve Robson   Piano
Cliff Masterson   Conductor
Wayne Hector   Vocals (Background)
Laura Melhuish   Violin
Isobel Griffiths   String Conductor
Meghan Trainor   Vocals (Background)
Uzoechi Emenike   Drums,Keyboards
Camille Purcell   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Stormzy   Featured Artist
Wojtek Goral   Sax (Alto)
Nils Petter Ankarblom   Horn
Paul Willey   Violin
Alison Dods   Violin
Magnus Johansson   Trumpet
Steve Morris   Violin,Strings
Charlie Puth   Featured Artist
Tash Phillips   Vocals (Background)
Johan Carlsson   Vocals
Simon Baggs   Violin
Daniel Davidsen   Instrumental
Matthew Ward   Violin
Mich Hansen   Percussion
Peter Wallevik   Instrumental
Kid Ink   Featured Artist
Jeremy Isaac   Violin

Technical Credits

Freedo   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation,Additional Production,Mixing
Henrik Michelsen   Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Electric   Engineer,Producer
Sam Gerongco   Composer
Emily Warren   Composer
Shane Shanahan   Engineer
Steve James   Producer
Ross Golan   Composer
Mattias Bylund   Mixing,Editing
Phil Tan   Mixing
Ash Howes   Mixing
Mike Caren   Composer
Alexander Kronlund   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Adam Midgley   Producer,Drum Programming,Additional Production
Edvard Forre Erfjord   Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Meghan Trainor   Composer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Chris Bishop   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Steve Robson   Composer,Producer
Cutfather   Producer
Cliff Masterson   String Arrangements
John Hanes   Mixing Engineer
Wayne Hector   Composer
Mark Hunter   Photography
Isobel Griffiths   String Contractor
Manny Marroquin   Mixing
Tommy Baxter   Additional Production
Camille Purcell   Composer
MNEK   Engineer,Producer
James Abrahart   Composer
Roma Martyniuk   Art Direction
Matt Rad   Producer
Jade Thirlwall   Composer
Jesy Nelson   Composer
Leigh-Anne Pinnock   Composer
Perrie Edwards   Composer
Patrick Patrikios   Composer
Phil Plested   Composer
Paul Bailey   Assistant Engineer
Jacob Luttrell   Composer
Jean Baptiste   Composer
Alex Reid   Vocal Engineer
Nils Petter Ankarblom   Horn Arrangements
Jeremy Coleman   Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Sam Miller   Engineer
Sam Holland   Engineer
Noah Passovoy   Vocal Producer
Randy Merrill   Mastering
Robert Gerongco   Composer
Bill Zimmerman   Assistant,Mixing Assistant
Dano Omelio   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Sam Romans   Composer
Joe Kearns   Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer
Charlie Puth   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Tash Phillips   Composer
Jeremy Lertola   Assistant Engineer
Alessia Rita Lorio   Composer
Alice Frost   Art Direction
Kuya   Producer
Iain James   Composer
Johan Carlsson   Composer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer,Piano Programming,Guitar Programming,Synthesizer Programming
Daniel Davidsen   Composer,Producer,Programming,Bass Programming,Drum Programming,Guitar Programming
Mich Hansen   Composer
Michael McHenry   Composer
Susie Gillis   String Contractor,Strings Contractor
Peter Wallevik   Composer,Programming,Drum Programming,Piano Programming
Hanni Ibrahim   Composer
Maegan Cottone   Arranger,Composer,Engineer,Vocal Producer
Cory Bice   Assistant Engineer
J-MIKE   Producer