Name: Rokstarr (Special Edition) by Taio Cruz
Brand: Taio Cruz
SKU: 602527576749
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 4 (98 reviews)

ALBUM

One of those artists where the forward slashes keep coming -- singer/songwriter/producer/label owner/etc. -- Taio Cruz creates futuristic, vibrant, and supremely polished music that’s split so evenly between R&B and pop that you might well call it R&P. Make that R&P with some rap and dance music flavors along with A-list guest stars like Ludacris (the glittering single “Break Your Heart”) and Kesha (the naughty club workout “Dirty Picture”). The hooks are plentiful on Rokstarr and infectious as they come. while as a producer Cruz is the Akon-meets-will.i.am-meets- Xenomania package that radio and record labels have dreamed about. Sounds good, and the album does the whole way through, but lyrics are a sore point and when ballads appear to help round out the effort, Cruz’s Coldplay-big soundscapes just help emphasize how his words are trite. Still, when you let the clichés fade into the background this is a master class in what the mainstream wants for a soundtrack in 2010. Break off a single or two and leave the rest for aspiring producers to study.
© David Jeffries /TiVo

1. Dynamite

by Taio Cruz

Drums: Lukasz "doctor Luke" Gottwald
Benny Blanco; Performer
Composer: Lukasz Gottwald
Bonnie Mckee
Taio Cruz
Max Martin
Benjamin Levin; Composer
Keyboard: Lukasz "doctor Luke" Gottwald
Benny Blanco; Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Performer: Benny Blanco
Lukasz "doctor Luke" Gottwald
Taio Cruz; Performer
Lyricist: Max Martin
Bonnie Mckee
Taio Cruz
Lukasz Gottwald
Benjamin Levin; Composer
Engineer: Emily Wright; Production
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: John Hanes
Serban Ghenea; Production
Producer: Benny Blanco
Lukasz "doctor Luke" Gottwald
Lukasz Gottwald; Production
Production Coordination: Vanessa Silberman
Irene Richter
Megan Dennis; Production
Programming: Benny Blanco
Taio Cruz
Lukasz "doctor Luke" Gottwald; Production
Recording Assistant: Tatiana Gottwald
Tim Roberts; Production
Studio Personnel: John Hanes
Vanessa Silberman
Emily Wright
Serban Ghenea
Dick Beetham
Irene Richter
Megan Dennis
Tatiana Gottwald
Tim Roberts; Production
Composer Lyricist: Max Martin
Lukasz Gottwald
Benjamin Levin
Taio Cruz
Bonnie Mckee; Other

2. Break Your Heart

by Taio Cruz, Ludacris

Featured Artist: Ludacris; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Performer: Taio Cruz
Ludacris; Performer
Vocals: Ludacris
Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith
Christopher Bridges; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith
Christopher Bridges; Composer
Engineer: Beatriz Artola; Production
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Fraser T. Smith; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith; Production
Recording: Joshua Monroy; Production
Studio Personnel: Joshua Monroy
Beatriz Artola
Dick Beetham
Fraser T. Smith; Production
Composer Lyricist: Christopher Bridges
Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith; Other

3. Dirty Picture

by Taio Cruz, Kesha

Featured Artist: Ke$ha
Kesha; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Performer: Ke$ha
Taio Cruz; Performer
Vocals: Ke$ha
Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Fraser T. Smith
Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Fraser T. Smith
Taio Cruz; Composer
Engineer: Beatriz Artola; Production
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Fraser T. Smith
Neil Tucker; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith; Production
Studio Personnel: Beatriz Artola
Dick Beetham
Fraser T. Smith
Neil Tucker; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith; Other
Unknown Contributor Role: Dr. Luke; Other

4. Take Me Back

by Taio Cruz

Performer: Taio Cruz; Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Kwasi Danquah
Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith
Kwasi Danquah; Composer
Engineer: Beatriz Artola; Production
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Fraser T. Smith; Production
Producer: Fraser T. Smith; Production
Studio Personnel: Dick Beetham
Fraser T. Smith
Beatriz Artola; Production
Composer Lyricist: Kwasi Danquah
Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith; Other

5. I'll Never Love Again

by Taio Cruz

Performer: Taio Cruz; Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Taio Cruz; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz; Production
Studio Personnel: Taio Cruz
Dick Beetham; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Other

6. I Can Be

by Taio Cruz

Bass Guitar: Mary Scully; Performer
Cello: Anthony Pleeth; Performer
Harpsichord: Chris Elliott; Performer
Performer: Warren Zielinski
Peter Lale
Anthony Pleeth
Chris Elliott
Taio Cruz
Mary Scully
Perry Montague-mason
Lasse Lyngbo; Performer
Composer: Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Composer
Director: Chris Elliott; Production
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Tom Elmhurst; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz; Production
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Programming: Lasse Lyngbo; Production
Bass Guitar: Mary Scully; Performer
Viola: Peter Lale; Performer
Violin: Warren Zielinski
Perry Montague-mason; Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Studio Personnel: Dick Beetham
Tom Elmhurst; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Other
Director & Harpsichord: Chris Elliott; Other

7. No Other One

by Taio Cruz

Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Performer: Taio Cruz; Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Fraser T. Smith
Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Fraser T. Smith
Taio Cruz; Composer
Engineer: Beatriz Artola; Production
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Beatriz Artola
Fraser T. Smith; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith; Production
Studio Personnel: Dick Beetham
Fraser T. Smith
Beatriz Artola; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz
Fraser T. Smith; Other

8. Come On Girl

by Taio Cruz, Luciana Caporaso

Featured Artist: Luciana Caporaso
Luciana; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Performer: Luciana Caporaso
Taio Cruz; Performer
Vocals: Luciana Caporaso
Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Phil Tan; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz; Production
Studio Personnel: Phil Tan
Dick Beetham; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Other

9. Falling In Love

by Taio Cruz

Performer: Taio Cruz; Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Taio Cruz
Alan Kasirye; Composer
Lyricist: Alan Kasirye
Taio Cruz; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Phil Tan; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz
Alan Nglish; Production
Studio Personnel: Dick Beetham
Phil Tan; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz
Alan Kasirye; Other

10. Higher

by Taio Cruz, Kylie Minogue

Featured Artist: Kylie Minogue; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Guitar: Taio Cruz
Sandy Vee; Performer
Performer: Sandy Vee
Kylie Minogue
Taio Cruz; Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz
Kylie Minogue; Performer
Composer: Sandy Vee
Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz
Sandy Vee; Composer
Management: Sandy Vee; Production
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Sandy Vee; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz
Sandy Vee; Production
Studio Personnel: Dick Beetham
Sandy Vee; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz
Sandy Vee; Other

11. Feel Again

by Taio Cruz

Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Performer: Taio Cruz; Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Producer: Alan Nglish
Taio Cruz; Production
Studio Personnel: Dick Beetham
Jeremy Wheatley; Production
Additional Producer: Alan Nglish; Other
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Other

12. She's Like A Star

by Taio Cruz

Performer: Taio Cruz; Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Taio Cruz; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz; Production
Studio Personnel: Taio Cruz
Dick Beetham; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Other

13. I Just Wanna Know

by Taio Cruz

Performer: Taio Cruz; Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Taio Cruz; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz; Production
Studio Personnel: Taio Cruz
Dick Beetham; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Other

14. Forever Love

by Taio Cruz

Performer: Taio Cruz; Performer
Primary Artist: Taio Cruz; Main Performer
Vocals: Taio Cruz; Performer
Composer: Taio Cruz; Composer
Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Dick Beetham; Production
Mixing: Taio Cruz; Production
Producer: Taio Cruz; Production
Studio Personnel: Taio Cruz
Dick Beetham; Production
Composer Lyricist: Taio Cruz; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

14 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

50 minutes and 20 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1424x1424 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

13/14 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, R&B, Soul, Contemporary R&B, Dance, Dance Pop

Label

Universal-Island Records Ltd.

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

May 31, 2010

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602527576749

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Rokstarr (Special Edition)

1. Dynamite

2. Break Your Heart

3. Dirty Picture

4. Take Me Back

5. I'll Never Love Again

6. I Can Be

7. No Other One

8. Come On Girl

9. Falling In Love

10. Higher

11. Feel Again

12. She's Like A Star

13. I Just Wanna Know

14. Forever Love

Technical Specifications

Rokstarr (Special Edition)

Product information

Release options

1. Dynamite

2. Break Your Heart

3. Dirty Picture

4. Take Me Back

5. I'll Never Love Again

6. I Can Be

7. No Other One

8. Come On Girl

9. Falling In Love

10. Higher

11. Feel Again

12. She's Like A Star

13. I Just Wanna Know

14. Forever Love

Technical Specifications