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Calvin Harris - Motion (2014)


      Motion is the fourth studio album by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris, released on 31 October 2014 by Fly Eye Records and Columbia Records. The album includes collaborations with vocalists Ellie Goulding, Gwen Stefani, John Newman and Tinashe; rapper Big Sean; DJs Alesso, R3hab, Ummet Ozcan and Firebeatz; and the groups Hurts, Haim and All About She.

      The album received mixed responses from critics. Motion debuted at number two on the UK Albums Chart, with 37,325 copies sold in its first week. It debuted at number five on the Billboard 200 in the United States, and became Harris's second consecutive number-one album on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart. The album's first three singles—"Under Control", "Summer" and "Blame"—all topped the UK Singles Chart. Other singles released from the album include "Outside", "Open Wide" and "Pray to God".

***Track Listing:
01. Faith (3:39)
02. Under Control (feat. Hurts) (3:04)
03. Blame (feat. John Newman) (3:32)
04. Love Now (feat. All About She) (3:38)
05. Slow Acid (3:41)
06. Outside (feat. Ellie Goulding) (3:47)
07. It Was You (3:44)
08. Summer (3:42)
09. Overdrive (4:51)
10. Ecstasy (feat. Hurts) (3:41)
11. Pray To God (feat. HAIM) (3:52)
12. Open Wide (feat. Big Sean) (3:07)
13. Together (feat. Gwen Stefani) (3:38)
14. Burnin (3:54)
15. Dollar Signs (feat. Tinashe) (3:56)

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Calvin Harris - 18 Months (2012)


      18 Months is the third studio album by Scottish DJ and record producer Calvin Harris, released on 26 October 2012 by Columbia Records, Deconstruction Records and Fly Eye Records. The album includes the singles "Bounce", "Feel So Close", "Let's Go", "We'll Be Coming Back", "Sweet Nothing", "Drinking from the Bottle", "I Need Your Love" and "Thinking About You". All eight of the aforementioned singles, along with "We Found Love" (featuring Rihanna), reached number 10 on the UK Singles Chart, making 18 Months the first album in history to spawn nine top 10 singles. It is Harris's first studio album where he does not regularly provide the vocals on each song, but instead producing the music and having guest singers sing for him (save for "Feel So Close" and "Iron" with Dutch DJ Nicky Romero), as Harris stated in November 2010 he would not be singing on his songs any more.

      18 Months debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart, earning Harris his second consecutive number one album in the United Kingdom. The album had sold over 815,636 copies in the UK as of November 2014. It has also sold more than 25 million singles worldwide. "Let's Go" and "Sweet Nothing" were nominated for Best Dance Recording at the 55th Grammy Awards and 56th Grammy Awards, respectively. The album itself received a nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album

***Track Listing:
01. Green Valley [1:49]
02. Bounce (feat. Kelis) [3:43]
03. Feel So Close [3:26]
04. We Found Love (feat. Rihanna) [3:36]
05. We'll Be Coming Back (feat. Example) [3:54]
06. Mansion [2:09]
07. Iron (with Nicky Romero) [3:42]
08. I Need Your Love (feat. Ellie Goulding) [3:55]
09. Drinking From The Bottle (feat. Tinie Tempah) [4:00]
10. Sweet Nothing (feat. Florence Welch) [3:33]
11. School [1:48]
12. Here 2 China (with Dillon Francis feat. Dizzee Rascal) [2:32]
13. Let's Go (feat. Ne-Yo) [3:53]
14. Awooga [3:51]
15. Thinking About You (feat. Ayah Marar) [4:08]

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Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend (2009)


      Ready for the Weekend is the second studio album by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris, released on 14 August 2009 by Columbia Records. The album debuted atop the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It spawned the singles "I'm Not Alone", "Ready for the Weekend", "Flashback" and "You Used to Hold Me".
      "I'm Not Alone" was released as the album's lead single on 6 April 2009. The song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, knocking off Lady Gaga's "Poker Face".[15] It spent two weeks atop the chart, before dropping to number three in its third week.[16] "Ready for the Weekend" was released as the album's second single on 9 August 2009. The song peaked at number three on the UK Singles Chart.[17]

      "Flashback" was released as the third single from the album on 2 November 2009. The track reached number 18 on the UK Singles Chart.[17] The album's fourth and final single, "You Used to Hold Me", was released on 8 February 2010, peaking at number 27 on the UK chart.[17] An extended version of Harris's 2008 chart-topping collaboration with Dizzee Rascal, "Dance wiv Me", is also included on the album.

***Track Listing:

01. The Rain (4:36)
02. Ready for the Weekend (3:37)
03. Stars Come Out (4:28)
04. You Used to Hold Me (3:51)
05. Blue (3:41)
06. I'm Not Alone (3:31)
07. Flashback (3:49)
08. Worst Day (Feat. Izza Kizza) (3:46)
09. Relax (3:49)
10. Limits (3:42)
11. Burns Night (2:20)
12. Yeah Yeah Yeah La La La (3:17)
13. Dance Wiv Me (4:24)
14. 5iliconeator (3:29)

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Calvin Harris - I Created Disco (2007)


I Created Disco is the debut studio album by Scottish recording artist Calvin Harris, released on 15 June 2007 by Columbia Records. It was preceded by the singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls", which reached numbers ten and three on the UK Singles Chart, respectively.

The album debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 16,121 copies. On 23 May 2008, it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). I Created Disco had sold 223,845 copies in the United Kingdom by November 2014.

***Track Listing:
01 Merrymaking at My Place
02 Colours
03 This Is the Industry
04 The Girls
05 Acceptable in the 80s
06 Neon Rocks
07 Traffic Cops
08 Vegas
09 I Created Disco
10 Disco Heat
11 Vault Character
12 Certified
13 Love Souvenir
14 Electro Man

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