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First Zayn, then Harry and Niall, and finally -- nearly four years after the split of U.K. boy band One Direction -- former member Liam Payne unveiled his official full-length debut, 2019's LP1. Under construction since 2017, the set smartly includes all of his previously released hit singles, including the multi-platinum global smash "Strip That Down" with Quavo, which joins fresh material that charts Payne's bittersweet trials with love ("Remember," "Heart Meet Break," "All I Want (For Christmas)"), his robust sex life ("Rude Hours" and "Both Ways"), and a youthful, party-loving lifestyle ("Hips Don't Lie," "Weekend"). Whereas his 1D brethren managed to carve out distinct personalities with their solo albums -- Zayn's brooding R&B epics, Harry's effortless rock star poses, and Niall's wholesome singer/songwriter authenticity -- Payne tackles hip-hop and electronic genres but struggles to distinguish himself from the crop of similar-sounding contemporaries. Without a clear direction, the sleek pop confections on LP1 sound more like a streaming playlist set to shuffle. That's not to say the album is a total loss. Payne works best when he has a vocal foil and, fortunately, there are plenty of guests here. Bronx-bred rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie contributes a clever verse on the Ed Sheeran-penned "Stack It Up" (which, for better or worse, sounds strikingly similar to "Strip That Down," the other Sheeran contribution), while J Balvin injects pulsing Latin flair with "Familiar." Elsewhere, electronic producers Cheat Codes, Jonas Blue, and Zedd craft uplifting dance anthems on their respective entries, "Live Forever," "Polaroid," and "Get Low." Above all, the album's best track, the gorgeous pop gem "For You," is the gift that keeps on giving. The Fifty Shades Freed single was a hit throughout 2018, boosting both Payne and duet partner Rita Ora, who later bundled it onto her own solo set, Phoenix. Receiving yet another lease on life, it shines just as bright on LP1, overshadowing much of the other material in the process. Front-loaded with mostly forgettable trifles, the album is saved by this bountiful back-end, which plays like an early prediction of a potential greatest-hits collection. If Payne can find a more distinctive vision and a team who can better utilize his strong vocals, he might get a chance for that longevity. For now, LP1 merely hints at his future potential.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
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Steve Mac, ComposerLyricist, CoProducer - PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Fred, Guitar, Piano, ProgrammingEngineer, BassGuitar, Keyboard, DrumKit - Ed Sheeran, ComposerLyricist - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - Bill Zimmerman, RecordingSecondEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Fred Gibson, ComposerLyricist, CoProducer - A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist - Artist Julius Dubose, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
German, Producer - PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Stefan Johnson, Guitar, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Lomax, ComposerLyricist - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - James Abrahart, ComposerLyricist - Bill Zimmerman, RecordingSecondEngineer - The Monsters & Strangerz, Producer, Programmer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Jordan K. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Oliver Peterhof, ComposerLyricist - Gian Stone, Engineer, VocalProducer - Jonny Price, Piano, ComposerLyricist, AdditionalProducer
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - Joe Spargur, Guitar, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, BassGuitar, Keyboard - Joe London, Producer - Ben Rice, VocalEngineer - Bill Zimmerman, MixingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Jake Torrey, Guitar, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist, Keyboard - Michael Matosic, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Stefan Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Marcus Lomax, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - Alexander Izquierdo, ComposerLyricist - Ben "Bengineer" Chang, Producer - Bill Zimmerman, Engineer - The Monsters & Strangerz, Producer, Programmer, MusicProduction - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Jordan K. Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Oliver Peterhof, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Hampton Records Limited
Sam Watters, Producer, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - Bill Zimmerman, Engineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Dylan Bauld, Producer, ComposerLyricist, MusicProduction - David "Lucky Daye" Brown, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
Tor Erik Hermansen, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Programmer, RecordingEngineer - Ryan Tedder, Producer, ComposerLyricist, MusicProduction - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Danny D, ExecutiveProducer - Tim Blacksmith, ExecutiveProducer - PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Sandy Vee, RecordingEngineer - Sandy Wilhelm, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - StarGate, Producer - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Bill Zimmerman, Engineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Thomas Warren, RecordingEngineer
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
Danny Schofield, ComposerLyricist - Rude, Producer, Programmer, Keyboard - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - James Duval, ComposerLyricist - Ben "Bengineer" Chang, Engineer, RecordingEngineer - DannyBoyStyles, Producer, Programmer, MixingEngineer, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Rudolph Huggins, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
John Hanes, Engineer - Evan Bogart, ComposerLyricist - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - SLY, Producer - Sam Preston, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist - Trevor Dahl, Producer - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - Sylvester Willy Sivertsen, ComposerLyricist, Keyboard - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Cheat Codes, MainArtist, MusicProduction - Oscar Sebastian Enroth, Guitar - Tobias Ring, Guitar
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
Simon Wilcox, ComposerLyricist - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Nolan Lambroza, Engineer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, DrumProgrammer - Sir Nolan, Producer - Shaun Frank, ComposerLyricist - Serge Courtois, MixingEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Aaron Zuckerman, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, RecordingSecondEngineer, DrumProgrammer - Aaron Z, Producer
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
Stephanie Jones, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist - Andrew Haas, Engineer, Guitar, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist, RecordingEngineer, BassGuitar, Keyboard, DrumKit - Ian Franzino, Engineer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist, RecordingEngineer, Keyboard, DrumKit - Bill Zimmerman, DigitalEditingSecondEngineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Afterhrs, Producer - Jeff Gunnell, RecordingSecondEngineer - Connor Mason, RecordingSecondEngineer - Ruthanne Cunningham, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
Steve Mac, Producer, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist - Lee Oskar, ComposerLyricist - Morris Dickerson, ComposerLyricist - Leroy Jordan, ComposerLyricist - Chris Laws, Engineer, DrumKit - Orville Burrell, ComposerLyricist - PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Tom Coyne, MasteringEngineer - Howard E. Scott, ComposerLyricist - Shaun Pizzonia, ComposerLyricist - Ed Sheeran, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Sylvester Allen, ComposerLyricist - Ricardo Ducent, ComposerLyricist - Brian Thompson, ComposerLyricist - Charles William Miller, ComposerLyricist - Dann Pursey, Engineer - Harold Ray Brown, ComposerLyricist - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Quavious Marshall, ComposerLyricist - Bill Zimmerman, Engineer - Quavo, Vocalist, FeaturedArtist
℗ 2017 Hampton Records Limited
John Hanes, Engineer - Serban Ghenea, MixingEngineer - Sean Douglas, ComposerLyricist - J Balvin, Vocalist, MainArtist - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - Jose Alvaro Osorio Balvin, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Mike Sabath, Producer, Guitar, ComposerLyricist - Gamal “LunchMoney” Lewis, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2018 Hampton Records Limited
Steve Mac, Producer, Synthesizer, ComposerLyricist - Chris Laws, Engineer, DrumKit - PHIL TAN, MixingEngineer - Jacob Kasher Hindlin, ComposerLyricist - Noel Zancanella, ComposerLyricist - Ammar Malik, ComposerLyricist - Dann Pursey, Engineer - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - Ben Rice, Producer - Bill Zimmerman, Engineer - Charlie Puth, ComposerLyricist - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Aaron Jennings, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2017 Hampton Records Limited
Stephen Fitzmaurice, MixingEngineer - Sam Preston, Piano, ComposerLyricist - Liam Payne, Vocalist, MainArtist - James Newman, ComposerLyricist, BackgroundVocalist - Phil Cook, Producer, Piano, Strings, ComposerLyricist - Bill Zimmerman, Engineer - Randy Merrill, MasteringEngineer - Marek Deml, MixingSecondEngineer, BassVocalist
℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
Album review
First Zayn, then Harry and Niall, and finally -- nearly four years after the split of U.K. boy band One Direction -- former member Liam Payne unveiled his official full-length debut, 2019's LP1. Under construction since 2017, the set smartly includes all of his previously released hit singles, including the multi-platinum global smash "Strip That Down" with Quavo, which joins fresh material that charts Payne's bittersweet trials with love ("Remember," "Heart Meet Break," "All I Want (For Christmas)"), his robust sex life ("Rude Hours" and "Both Ways"), and a youthful, party-loving lifestyle ("Hips Don't Lie," "Weekend"). Whereas his 1D brethren managed to carve out distinct personalities with their solo albums -- Zayn's brooding R&B epics, Harry's effortless rock star poses, and Niall's wholesome singer/songwriter authenticity -- Payne tackles hip-hop and electronic genres but struggles to distinguish himself from the crop of similar-sounding contemporaries. Without a clear direction, the sleek pop confections on LP1 sound more like a streaming playlist set to shuffle. That's not to say the album is a total loss. Payne works best when he has a vocal foil and, fortunately, there are plenty of guests here. Bronx-bred rapper A Boogie wit da Hoodie contributes a clever verse on the Ed Sheeran-penned "Stack It Up" (which, for better or worse, sounds strikingly similar to "Strip That Down," the other Sheeran contribution), while J Balvin injects pulsing Latin flair with "Familiar." Elsewhere, electronic producers Cheat Codes, Jonas Blue, and Zedd craft uplifting dance anthems on their respective entries, "Live Forever," "Polaroid," and "Get Low." Above all, the album's best track, the gorgeous pop gem "For You," is the gift that keeps on giving. The Fifty Shades Freed single was a hit throughout 2018, boosting both Payne and duet partner Rita Ora, who later bundled it onto her own solo set, Phoenix. Receiving yet another lease on life, it shines just as bright on LP1, overshadowing much of the other material in the process. Front-loaded with mostly forgettable trifles, the album is saved by this bountiful back-end, which plays like an early prediction of a potential greatest-hits collection. If Payne can find a more distinctive vision and a team who can better utilize his strong vocals, he might get a chance for that longevity. For now, LP1 merely hints at his future potential.
© Neil Z. Yeung /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:54:29
- Main artists: Liam Payne
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Capitol Records UK - EMI
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2019 Hampton Records Limited ℗ 2019 Hampton Records Limited
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