Phoenix [Deluxe]

by Rita Ora

Overview

After a six-year gap between albums -- during which time she was involved in a drawn-out legal back-and-forth with her former label -- English-Albanian singer Rita Ora finally issued her sophomore effort, the aptly titled Phoenix. Despite the behind-the-scenes drama that threatened to derail her burgeoning career, Ora maintained public presence with a series of well-performing singles, many of which are included here. Much like contemporary releases from Jess Glynne and Dua Lipa, the strength of Ora's effortless, R&B-inspired vocals carries Phoenix, despite varying musical styles and recording periods, which stretched over two years from 2016 to 2018. As its on-the-nose title suggests, Phoenix is duly triumphant and uplifting with nary a dud to be found on this set. The purest pop moments arrive in the form of the effervescent "Let You Love Me"; the Ed Sheeran-penned "Your Song"; and her chart-topping duet with Liam Payne, "For You," from the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack. Meanwhile, electronic anthems with collaborators Alesso (the uplifting "Anywhere"), Rudimental (the skittering "Summer Love"), and Avicii ("Lonely Together," originally found on the late producer's AVICI [01]) amplify the album's brightness and energy. Fellow pop singer Julia Michaels appears on "Keep Talking," but it's the star-studded (and controversial) "Girls" that delivers the album's big, bold statement, recruiting Cardi B, Bebe Rexha, and Charli XCX on a saucy, sex-positive anthem for the 21st century. Considering for a moment that a second album's existence was in limbo for years, Phoenix could have opted to coast by on its harrowing backstory alone. And still, Ora delivered a confident pop gem that stands tall on its own. ~ Neil Z. Yeung

Product Details

Release Date:	11/23/2018
Label:	Atlantic / Warner Bros.
UPC:	0190295541798
Rank:	7779

Tracks

1. Anywhere
2. Let You Love Me
3. New Look
4. Lonely Together
5. Your Song
6. Only Want You
7. First Time High
8. For You (Fifty Shades Freed)
9. Summer Love
10. Girls
11. Keep Talking
12. Hell of a Life
13. Velvet Rope
14. Falling to Pieces
15. Cashmere
16. Soul Survivor

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Rita Ora   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Julia Michaels   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Bebe Rexha   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Charli XCX   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Liam Payne   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist,Vocals (Background)
Cardi B   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Rudimental   Primary Artist,Featured Artist
Avicii   Primary Artist,Keyboards,Featured Artist
Rah Digga   Vocals (Background)
Mark Crown   Trumpet
Sally Jackson   Violin
Chris Laws   Drums
Deborah Widdup   Violin
Steve Mac   Piano,Keyboards
Mick "Woody" Woodmansey   Drums
Benny Blanco   Keyboards
Jane Oliver   Cello
Richard Pryce   Double Bass
Ali Payami   Bass,Horn,Drums,Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
Tommy Danvers   Bass,Guitar,Guitar (Bass)
Julian Bunetta   Keyboards
Mary Pearce   Vocals (Background)
Rosie Danvers   Cello,Strings
Charlene Grant   Vocals (Background)
Max Grahn   Vocals (Background)
Sie Medway-Smith   Keyboards
Digga   Vocals (Background)
Eleanor Mathieson   Violin
Peter Karlsson   Vocals (Background)
Finn Keane   Drums,Guitar,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Patrick Kiernan   Violin
Emma Owens   Viola
Yogi Tulsiani   Keyboards
Alesso   Keyboards
Anna Croad   Violin
Kotono Sato   Violin
Ed Sheeran   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Brian Lee   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Ali Tamposi   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Sharleen Linton   Vocals (Background)
Niklas Ljungfelt   Guitar
Nolan Lambroza   Keyboards
Sylvia Mason   Vocals (Background)
The Wired Strings   Strings
Piers Aggett   Synthesizer,Vocals (Background),Piano
Daniel Zaidenstadt   Bass,Guitar
Jakob Jerlstrom   Vocals (Background)
Jonny Coffer   Piano,Keyboards
Kesi Dryden   Bass,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Lewis Roberts   Keyboards
Cashmere Cat   Keyboards
Leon Rolle   Keyboards,Percussion,Vocals (Background)
John Ryan   Keyboards
Ben Billions   Keyboards
Boma Diri   Vocals (Background)
Andrew Watt   Bass,Guitar,Vocals,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
Amir Amor   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Fred Gibson   Vocals (Background),Drums,Guitar,Keyboards
Digital Farm Animals   Keyboards
Nick Gale   Trumpet
Fiona Davies   Viola
Daine Dyer   Vocals (Background)
Jesse Appiah   Vocals (Background)
Slushii   Keyboards
Jack & Coke   Drums,Keyboards
Yogi   Keyboards
Zara Beyounces   Violin
Evelyn Nnabife   Vocals (Background)
Evy Lee   Vocals (Background)
Festus Onasanya   Vocals (Background)
Tolu Adebiyi   Vocals (Background)
Steve Morris   Violin
Louis Bell   Keyboards

Technical Credits

Robbie Nelson   Engineer
Mikkel Storleer Eriksen   Composer,Engineer,Musician,Programming
Chris Laws   Engineer
Linus Wiklund   Composer
Rudimental   Producer
Ben Diehl   Composer
Tommy D   Engineer,Producer
Jaycen Joshua   Mixing
Brendan Dekora   Engineer,Vocal Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Steve Mac   Composer,Producer
Benny Blanco   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Justin Tranter   Composer
Michael Freeman   Mixing,Mixing Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant
David Emery   Mixing
Ilsey Juber   Composer
Daniel Pursey   Engineer
Josh Gudwin   Engineer,Guitar Engineer
Ali Payami   Composer,Producer,Programming
Benjamin Levin   Composer
Paul Lamalfa   Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Caspar   Producer
Julian Bunetta   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Allison Adam   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Jeremy Cooper   Arranger,Editing,Arranger
Rosie Danvers   Arranger,String Arrangements
Jeremy "J Boogs" Levin   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Tim Blacksmith   Executive Producer
Andrew Wotman   Composer
Jerome Williams   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation,Additional Production
Sie Medway-Smith   Engineer,Programming
Danny D.   Executive Producer
Sam Holland   Engineer
Jordan Seucof   Composer
Randy Merrill   Mastering
Peter Karlsson   Producer,Vocal Producer
Zvi Edelman   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Andrew Luftman   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Rita Ora   Composer
Sam Roman   Composer
Tor Erik Hermansen   Composer,Musician,Programming
Emily Warren   Composer
Finn Keane   Composer,Producer,Programming
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Stargate   Producer
Chris Athens   Mastering
John Hanes   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Mark "Spike" Stent   Mixing
Julia Michaels   Composer
Avicii   Programming,Instrumentation
Tim Bergling   Composer,Producer
Jakob Hazell   Composer
Sarah Shelton   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Jimmy Napes   Composer,Producer
Deleon Blake   Composer
Yogi Tulsiani   Composer,Producer
Cory Bice   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Alesso   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Ed Sheeran   Composer
John Ryan   Composer,Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Noonie Bao   Composer
Svante Halldin   Composer
Ali Tamposi   Composer
Chris Sclafani   Engineer
David Silberstein   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Alessandro Lindblad   Composer
Cory Rice   Assistant Engineer
Nolan Lambroza   Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Geoff Pesche   Mastering
Stuart Hawkes   Mastering
Alex Gordon   Mastering
David Kutch   Mastering
Kevin Grainger   Mastering
Piers Aggett   Composer
Daniel Zaidenstadt   Mixing,Engineer,Vocal Engineer
Jonny Coffer   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Kesi Dryden   Composer
Lewis Roberts   Programming,Additional Production
Cashmere Cat   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Leon Rolle   Composer
David Rodriguez   Engineer
Ben Billions   Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Tim Berling   Producer
Magnus August Hoiberg   Composer
Sam Romans   Composer,Producer
Andrew Watt   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Vocal Producer,Instrumentation,Executive Producer
Tor Erik   Composer
Amir Amor   Composer,Drum Programming
Fred Gibson   Programming,Composer,Producer
Steven Weston   Engineer
Hales Curtis   Design
Oliver Rodigan   Composer
Digital Farm Animals   Producer,Instrumentation
Nick Gale   Composer
Jeremy Lertola   Engineer,Assistant Engineer
Carl Rosen   Composer
Astrid Taylor   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Klenord Raphael   Composer
Slushii   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Belcalis Almanzar   Composer
Conor Bellis   Assistant Engineer
Jeff Citron   Assistant Engineer
Jack & Coke   Arranger,Producer,Instrumentation
Yogi   Producer,Programming
GA   Producer
Jordan Thorpe   Composer
Hayley Louisa Brown   Photography
Soffia Yen   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Samantha Corrie Schulman   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Drew Salamunovich   Co-Coordinator,Production Coordination
Rome Testa   Composer
Louis Bell   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
George Ku   Composer
Brian Lee   Composer
Sir Nolan   Producer