2018 studio album by Calum Scott
Only Human Released 9 March 2018 Recorded 2015–2017 Studio Blue Room (West Hollywood) Deborah-J (Kingston upon Hull) MyAudiotonic (London) Paramount Recording (Hollywood) Poinsettia Place (Los Angeles) RAK (London) SuCasa (Los Angeles) TempleBase (Los Angeles) Wolf Cousins (Stockholm) Genre Pop Length 53 :20 Label Capitol Producer
Only Human is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Calum Scott , released on 9 March 2018 through Capitol Records .[3] [4] The album was re-released in November 2018 as the "special edition" featuring four additional tracks.
Critical reception [ edit ] Only Human received generally positive reviews from music critics. David from auspOp gave the album four of out five, and complimented the "personal" lyrics, writing: "Most of the songs here are a great listen and you can appreciate the effort that's gone into creating such a great debut".[5] Francesca Lamaina of Renowned for Sound gave the album three out of five stars, saying: "Only Human is a decent debut album... Some tracks lack of spirit and suffocates among incessant repetitions. However, Calum Scott's voice is incredibly wonderful."[9] Nick Levine of Gay Times gave the album four of out five and said that "Only Human offers a classy assortment of soulful stompers, gospel-tinged ballads and more reflective downtempo moments", adding: "This is an impressive and affecting debut that proves there’s much more to Calum Scott than a kinda surprising Robyn cover."[7]
Track listing [ edit ] Only Human – Deluxe edition bonus tracks [11] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 12. "Good to You" 3:50 13. "Not Dark Yet" Bob Dylan Smith 3:35 14. "Dancing on My Own" (Tiësto Remix) 3:42
Only Human – CD deluxe edition bonus track [12] Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 15. "You Are the Reason" (Duet Version, with Leona Lewis ) 3:10
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^[p] signifies a primary and vocal producer. ^[r] signifies a remixer. ^[v] signifies a vocal producer. "Stop Myself (Only Human)" samples "Human " by The Human League . Personnel [ edit ] Musicians
Calum Scott – vocals (all tracks), background vocals (tracks 1, 3–5, 7–9, 16) Fraser T. Smith – drum programming (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 9), guitar (1, 9, 13), keyboards (1, 9, 17), piano (3, 9), acoustic guitar (3), programming (4, 15) Richard Pryce – double bass (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 11, 15) Chris Worsey – cello (tracks 1, 3, 15) Ian Burdge – cello (tracks 1, 3, 15) Rachel Robson – viola (tracks 1, 3, 4, 15) Reiad Chibah – viola (tracks 1, 3, 4, 15) Alison Dods – violin (tracks 1, 3, 4, 15) Louisa Fuller – violin (tracks 1, 3, 4, 15) Lucy Wilkins – violin (tracks 1, 3, 4, 15) Natalia Bonner – violin (tracks 1, 3–5, 8, 11, 15) Nicky Sweeney – violin (tracks 1, 3, 4, 15) Oli Langford – violin (tracks 1, 3, 4, 15) Richard George – violin (tracks 1, 3, 4, 15) Rick Koster – violin (tracks 1, 3, 4, 15) Claire Orsler – viola (track 1, 4, 15) Dion Wardle – piano (track 1), keyboards (4, 15) Jayson DeZuzio – bass guitar, drums, guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming, strings (track 2) Sally Herbert – string arrangement (tracks 3, 4, 15) Tobi Oyenrinde – music direction, conductor (tracks 4, 9, 15) Dawn Connie Morton-Young – choir (tracks 4, 3, 15) Isaac Opoku-Kyerematen – choir (tracks 4, 3, 15) Jayando Cole – choir (tracks 4, 3, 15) Keshia Smith – choir (tracks 4, 3, 15) Kwaku Agyemang – choir (tracks 4, 3, 15) Nathan J. Gardner – choir (tracks 4, 3, 15) Rebecca Thomas – choir (tracks 4, 3, 15) Shola Graham – choir (tracks 4, 3, 15) Simone Brown – choir (tracks 4, 3, 15) Reuben James – piano (tracks 4, 5, 8, 11, 15) Althea Edwards – background vocals (tracks 5, 8, 9) Paul Boldeau – background vocals (tracks 5, 8, 9) Sabrina Ramikie – background vocals (tracks 5, 8, 9) Ben Epstein – bass guitar (tracks 5, 8, 9) Bryony James – cello (tracks 5, 8, 11) Bryony Moody – cello (tracks 5, 8) Rosie Danvers – cello, string arrangement (tracks 5, 8, 11) Jamiel Blake – drums (tracks 5, 8) Camilla Pay – harp (tracks 5, 11) Emma Owens – viola (tracks 5, 8, 11) Nick Ban – viola (tracks 5, 8, 11) Anna Croad – violin (tracks 5, 8, 11) Debbie Widdup – violin (tracks 5, 8, 11) Eleanor Mathieson – violin (tracks 5, 8, 11) Jenny Sacha – violin (tracks 5, 8, 11) Patrick Kiernan – violin (tracks 5, 8, 11) Sally Jackson – violin (tracks 5, 8, 11) Stephen Morris – violin (tracks 5, 8, 11) Tobie Tripp – violin (tracks 5, 8, 9), string arrangement (9) Oak Felder – background vocals, programming (track 6) Sean Douglas – background vocals (track 6) Talay Riley – background vocals (track 6) Adam Wakeman – Hammond organ (tracks 8, 9) Dexter Hercules – drums (track 9) James Alan Ghaleb – background vocals (track 9) Oscar Görres – guitar, keyboards, percussion, programming (track 10) Phil Shaouy – background vocals, bass guitar, guitar, piano (track 12) Ross Golan – background vocals (track 12) Tiësto – remixing (track 14) JHart – background vocals (track 16) DJ Frank E – bass guitar, drums, guitar, piano, synthesizer (track 16) Danny Majic – bass guitar, drums, guitar, piano, synthesizer (track 16) Nate Albert – guitar (track 16) Ayo Oyerinde – piano (track 17) Frank van Essen – string quartet, strings direction (track 17) Jon Maguire – acoustic guitar, bass guitar (track 18) Adam Prosser – drums (track 18) Jon Lilygreen – electric guitar (track 18) Aled Rhys Evans – keyboards (track 18) MTM Choir – choir (track 19) Andrew Yeates – piano (track 19) Wired Strings – strings (track 19) Technical
Chris Gehringer – mastering (tracks 1–14, 16–18) Robert Vosgien – mastering (track 15) Phil Tan – mixing (tracks 1, 6, 8) Joe Zook – mixing (tracks 2, 4, 5, 9, 12, 13, 18) Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 3, 10) John McIntyre – mixing, engineering (tracks 7, 14) Ash Howes – mixing (track 15) Manny Marroquin – mixing (tracks 16, 17) Geoff Swan – mixing (track 19) Manon Grandjean – engineering (tracks 1, 3–5, 8, 9, 11, 13, 17 Jayson DeZuzio – engineering (track 2) Oak Felder – engineering (track 6) Andrew Bolooki – engineering (track 12) Phil Shaouy – engineering (track 12) Brandon Buttner – engineering (track 15) DJ Frank E – engineering (track 16) Danny Majic – engineering (track 16) Kenta Yonesaka – engineering (track 17) Tre Nagella – engineering (track 17) Jon Maguire – engineering (track 18) Lewis Jones – engineering (track 19) John Hanes – mix engineering (tracks 3, 10) Chris Galland – mix engineering (tracks 16, 17) Bill Zimmerman – mixing assistance (tracks 1, 4, 6, 8, 11 Dan Ewin – engineering assistance (tracks 1, 3, 5, 8, 11 Ross Newbauer – mixing assistance (tracks 2, 5, 9, 12, 13 Robin Florent – mixing assistance (tracks 16, 17) Scott Desmarais – mixing assistance (tracks 16, 17) Niko Battistini – mixing assistance (track 19) Rob Brinkman – engineering assistance (tracks 4, 9) Keith "Daquan" Sorrells – engineering assistance (track 6) William Delaney – engineering assistance (track 12) Connor Hughes – engineering assistance (track 19) Matt Jones – engineering assistance (track 19) Visuals
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