Last Train to Paris
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Last Train to Paris is the fifth studio album by American rapper and producer Diddy, released on December 13, 2010 through Bad Boy Records (Interscope). The album follows Diddy's alter-ego as he travels from London to Paris to regain a lost love. It also introduces the world to Diddy's R&B/Hip-Hop collective, Dirty Money, a group consisting of Dawn Richards (formerly of Danity Kane) and singer-songwriter Kalenna Harper. Dirty Money perform on the album alongside a total of sixteen guest vocals which include appearances from Grace Jones and Lil Wayne, amongst others. To reflect the couture concept of the album, Last Train to Paris also features vocal segues from designers and editors of the fashion world including Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Tommy Hilfiger.
Executively produced by Rodney Jerkins, Diddy, Mario Winans and Herve Pierre the Last Train to Paris is predominately hip hop but incorporates elements of Eurodance, Italo disco and tech house. It marks Diddy's debut with Interscope Records after he moved his label Bad Boy from Atlantic Records in 2009. The album cover is a photograph at Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, France) taken by Australian photographer Jarrod "Jrod" Kimber.[6] Last Train to Paris was generally well received by critics who praised the addition of Richard and Harper to help Diddy innovate a new sound and produce some unique records.
The release was preceded by four singles "Angels", "Hello Good Morning", "Loving You No More" and "Coming Home" which received mixed success on the Billboard Hot 100. The latter has become the most successful, peaking at number nineteen on the U.S. Hot 100. During its opening week Last Train to Paris outperformed expectations, debuting eight places higher than predicted at number seven on the Billboard 200. It sold 101,000 copies, compared to the 60,000-70,000 copies that Billboard had predicted it would sell.
Conception
Diddy described the Last Train to Paris as an "electro-hip-hop-soul funk" album[7] which has been three years in the making.[8] Diddy says the sound of this album was influenced "by being in the dance music world and doing stuff with Felix da Housecat, Erick Morillo, Deep Dish, DJ Hell and being in Ibiza and DC10."[9] The arc will follow Diddy's character as he tours from London to Paris and finds the woman of his dreams - only to lose her, find her, lose her again and find her a final time.[10] The records were conceptualised from Diddy's comments to his producers. He told Alex da Kid (who produced "Coming Home") "I want a beat that makes me feel like a white man in a basement in Atlanta." Diddy said that "most of the producers he worked with, he's been friends with for a long time. The records came together by hanging out with them, taking them to parties and showing them movies".[11] In an interview with MTV News Diddy said "One of the things [Dirty Money] trying to represent is emotion... Not being afraid to show emotion on record. A lot of records out right now — no disrespect to them, but they're all surface. It's about what people have or a dance. All our records are gonna be about love, feelings and emotion. Last Train to Paris is a love story and the most vulnerable album I've ever been involved in. It's raw emotion — you get a feeling, a vibe."[12] Diddy also released an application for the iPhone that integrates his social networking site and Twitter feed.[13] A short film will also accompany the album.[10] Rap producer Bangladesh, also confirmed that he would be producing for the album.[14] According to New York magazine, the album was "assembled from 60 or so songs. The genesis of Last Train to Paris is full of odd stories involving our hero, ensconced in a darkened studio, barking batty ideas to his production team."[11]
Dirty Money
The Last Train to Paris is officially credited to Diddy-Dirty Money. The group was formed when Diddy asked former Danity Kane member, Dawn Richard, and singer-songwriter Kalenna Harper to perform alongside him on the album.[15][16] In an interview with All Hip-Hop, Diddy said that Dirty Money is "not about no drug money, illegal money, or anything negative". Instead he described it as "a sound, a movement, [and] a crew", something fresh and unique for his new album. He explained that "he wanted to tell a love story" but needed Dirty Money because "he couldn’t just tell the male’s point of view."[17] Further elaborating on the group's name, Diddy told Slant Magazine that its origins are dated back to 2005 when the group was at "a strip club in Jacksonville, Florida, during the Superbowl. People heard I was there, and all of a sudden so many people came in that I had to rush outside to my truck. I was sitting there with a bunch of money and I was like, 'Damn, this is some dirty money.' A light bulb went off that day."[18] Simon Vozick-Levinson from Entertainment Weekly described the group's role on the album as "fleshing out Last Train's skeletal storyline, playing jealous lovers, disappointed partners, and commanding divas to his conflicted playboy."[2] Jim Farber of New York Daily News said that Dirty Money "sing loudly, often and well -- a good thing", on the disk.[1] Henry Yanney of Soulculture said that Last Train to Paris was vocally-led Harper and Richard, who give the album "attitude and style". He said "the duo sing harmoniously and break into solos with much precision and pace, remaining in sync at all times with the abrasive club influenced beats on hand."[19] David Jeffries said that at times Dirty Money came off as "fine background singers or part of Diddy’s Fashion Week posse."[3] Matt Sayles disagreed, stating that on the record, "Diddy takes a backseat" which allowed "Kaleena and Dawn to do a lot of the heavy lifting (and breathing) on a wide range of songs."[20] Dirty Money was inspired by the 1980s bands Soul II Soul and Loose Ends though Diddy pointed out that he "wanted to flip things" by having two girls and one guy in the band. "Two bad divas, one for the left and one for the right side of me".[17] He told Amos Barshad from New York that "[The girls in Dirty Money] diamonds in the rough. These girls got a certain flavor and swagger, which is rare in this marketplace."[21]
Guest vocals
Guests included on the album were initially confirmed as Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Drake, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, T.I., Swizz Beatz, Grace Jones, Bilal and Wiz Khalifa but the final track list also included Skylar Grey.[22][23] Richards told MTV News that the album had been in the making before she and Harper joined Diddy to form Dirty Money. She said "I know when Kalenna and I speak, we sometimes feel giddy because people like pioneers of the game said, 'You know what? We want to be on your album,'". Richards also defended the number of guests on the album stating that it was a "labor of love" which is why the group felt like the album needed a "stunning introduction" to the world.[8] Simon Vozick-Levinson of Entertainment Weekly said the role of the guests on the album "[mainly] assorted suave fellows... help fill out [Diddy]'s side of the conversation."[2] Vogue was first to reveal that editors and fashion designers have recorded vocal segues for the album. Among those set to feature on the album are Isaac Mizrahi, André Leon Talley, Zac Posen, Marc Jacobs, Anna Wintour (editor in chief at Vogue) and Tommy Hilfiger.[8] Talley said of his involved in the album, "[Diddy]'s like great creative thinkers in music who love fashion; swooner Marvin Gaye in his duets with Tammi Terrell comes to mind — what sense of elegance, what Motown glamour!"[24]
Promotion
On November 21, 2010 Diddy-Dirty Money appeared at the American Music Awards (2010) where they performed "Coming Home".[25] On December 5, 2010 Diddy released The Prelude - Last Train to Paris, a free mixtape of seven songs from the upcoming album exclusively through Vogue.com.[8] Later that same day, the group appeared on SNL live to promote the Last Train to Paris. They performed "Coming Home" and "Ass on the Floor" with Swizz Beatz.[26] A preluding mixtape, was released exclusively to Vogue magazine on December 3, 2010.[8] On December 13, 2010 the album was made available to stream online through Myspace.[27] On December 18, 2010 the group will perform for the third annual WWE Tribute to the Troops.[28]
Singles
"Angels" was released as the first single, followed by a promotional single "Love Come Down" (which does not appear on the final tracklisting). Both tracks, which sample songs by Jay Z, were not considered successful. The album's second single, "Hello Good Morning" features T.I and spawned several official remixes including versions featuring Rick Ross & Nicki Minaj, Tinchy Stryder & Tinie Tempah (UK Remix), Rick Ross & T.I. and a Grime mix with Skepta.[29] The single peaked at number thirteen on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, number twenty-seven on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number fifty in Canada.[30]
"Loving You No More" featuring Drake was released as the album's third single. It was not as successful as its predecessor, only managing to peak at thirty-five on Hot R&B/Hip Hop Songs chart and number ninety-one on the Hot 100.[30] Soon after, the Alex da Kid and Jay Z produced "Coming Home" was announced as the fourth single. It features additional vocals from Kid's protegé Skylar Grey and precedes the album's release. It has so far peaked at number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100. At the end of November 2010, it was announced that Diddy-Dirty Money was filming a music video for the Swizz Beatz-assisted (and produced) song "Ass On the Floor" as well as the Usher-assisted "Looking for Love". Both videos will be directed by Colin Tilley.[31][32] The video for the "Ass on the Floor" premiered on December 13, 2010 (a day before the album) and features Dirty Money taking the lead with Swizz Beatz. Diddy appears in the video but remains in the background.[33]
Reception
Commercial performance
In its opening week, the Last Train to Paris debuted on the U.S. Billboard 200 albums chart at number seven with 101,000 copies sold. The final figure sold was, in Billboard's own words, "rather larger than initial forecasts",[34] which put the album at around number fifteen with 60,000 - 70,000 copies.[35] Despite beating the expectations, the Last Train to Paris underperformed against Diddy's previous album, Press Play (2006), which debuted at number one with 170,000 copies sold.[34] Thus far, it is Diddy's lowest charting album on this chart[36] as well as Dawn Richard's lowest charting Billboard 200 album, the others being with the group Danity Kane.[37] The album also debuted on the U.S. Top Digital Albums chart at number seven[38] and the U.S. R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart at number three.[39] It is also both Diddy's and Richard's lowest charting R&B/Hip-Hop album, thus far.[36][37] Last Train to Paris is Kalenna Harper's first appearance on any Billboard album chart.[40]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Boston Globe | (positive)[20] |
Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[2] |
New York | (positive)[41] |
New York Daily News | [1] |
USA Today | [42] |
The Village Voice | (positive)[11] |
Upon its release, Last Train to Paris received generally favorable reviews from most music critics.[43] At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 77, based on 4 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[43] Simon Vozick-Levinson from Entertainment Weekly said "Last Train to Paris's glittery grooves feel authentically his own." He called Last Train a throwback to to Diddy's 2007 hit single "Last Night". its the "electro-laced torch duet blown out to full album length". He concluded by saying "the sheer number of cameos overwhelms the narrative conceit after a while... But who really cares? By that time, you just might be enjoying yourself way too much to notice."[2] Jim Farber of New York Daily News was impressed with Dirty Money's contribution to the album. He said "their input gives the CD a cohesion otherwise disrupted by Diddy's usual conga line of guest stars." He pointed out that the album takes on a Eurodance sound and although people might see it as "leaping on that bandwagon but as it turns out, the milieu proves a much better fit for his, er, talents, than any CD he has released so far." Farber concluded by saying "The Euro edge gives the music a leg up on the more conservative (read: American) dance music favored by the most mainstream club act of now -- those ever mushy Peas."[1]
David Jeffries from Allmusic was impressed with the album saying "No doubt, Diddy injects so much of his unfiltered self into the album that no hater can be swayed, but it’s his unique attitude that makes Last Train such a delight. This hook-filled, vibrant effort is that rare heartbreak album that can speak on a lovelorn level and then put a little strut back in your step. In other words, Last Train to Paris doesn’t just get the dirt off your shoulder; it fully presses your suit, sending you swaggering back into the wicked world of relationships in true style."[3] Matt Sayles from The Boston Globe was impressed with with the concept album. He said "As with most of Diddy’s ventures, his presence is largely behind the scenes as he turns in intermittent rhymes and fleeting commentary on the album’s story line." He praised the mixture of R&B vocals from Dirty Money and the guest features from the range of A-list friends, particularly Grace Jones stating that "There’s no telling why she turns up but she sounds right at home on the thumping club anthem. [Grace's] cameo is just one more pleasant surprise on an album full of them."[20] Brandon Soderberg from The Village Voice was also impressed with the artistic creation. He said "Once you hear Paris's mish-mash (Diddy’s word) of sounds, all that producer-genius experimentalism makes some sense. Every song is full of swift change-ups and jarring musical detours; Diddy often interrupts these jagged dance tracks to emote... It’s lots of fun, and though confessional in parts, it’s overall far from the self-serious, petulant complaint-raps of say, Drake or Kanye. Paris looks back to dance music as soulful catharsis and emotionalism, not the cold thump that’s taken over as of late."[11] Nitsuh Abebe from New York magazine said "Last Train to Paris is one of the first records that's really made me feel like [Diddy] sounds clever. [However he] makes what seems to me to be an aesthetic error, which is that if you want to put sleek, rainy-sounding synths everywhere ... [But] this album hits its mood right, though — gray skies, Eurorail, and drama — it's excellent stuff. The hectic format fades away, and the music actually becomes the hypnotic cruise it aspires to be. And when I compare that to some artists' arty touchstones, it makes me want to congratulate Diddy on steering his fantasies in a direction that's often more vital and interesting, if not in his hands then in those of others."[41]
Track listing
Standard edition
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Guy Gerber | Guy Gerber | 1:33 |
2. | "Yeah Yeah You Would" (featuring Grace Jones) | Sean Combs, Nathaniel Hills, Dawn Richard, Kalenna Vick, Leroy Watson | Danja | 3:42 |
3. | "I Hate That You Love Me" | Combs, LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Latoya Duggan, Victoria McCants, Leroy Watson | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | 3:55 |
4. | "Ass On the Floor" (featuring Swizz Beatz) | Combs, Kasseem Dean, Richards, Vick, Watson | Swizz Beatz | 4:04 |
5. | "Looking for Love" (featuring Usher) | Michael Jones, James Lackey, William Roberts | J.Lack, Polow da Don (co.) | 4:18 |
6. | "Someone to Love Me" | Jerry Duplessis, Watson | Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis, Arden "Keyz" Altino (co.) | 3:08 |
7. | "Hate You Now" | Combs, Hills, Richard, Vick | Danja | 4:10 |
8. | "Yesterday" (featuring Chris Brown) | Brown, Aubrey Graham, Crystal Johnson, Kevin McCall, Mario Winans | Mario Winans | 4:31 |
9. | "Shades" (featuring Justin Timberlake, Bilal, Lil Wayne, James Fauntleroy) | Dwayne Carter, Combs, Dernst II Emile, Fauntleroy, Timberlake | D'Mile | 5:57 |
10. | "Angels" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Rick Ross) | Deric Angelletie, Carlos Broady, Shawn Carter, Combs, Fauntleroy, Ron Lawrence, Darryl McDaniels, Nashiem Myrick, Christopher Wallace, Norman Whitefield, Winans | Diddy, Mario Winans | 5:11 |
11. | "Your Love" (featuring Trey Songz) | Indira Boodram, Kesia Hollins, Alja Jackson, Awesome Jones, Jazmyn Michel, Roberts | Polow da Don | 3:54 |
12. | "Strobe Lights" (featuring Lil Wayne) | D. Carter, Combs, Tim McEwan, Richard, Marcus Vest, Vick | 7 Aurelius, DEEKAY (co.) | 3:33 |
13. | "Hello Good Morning" (featuring T.I.) | Marcella Araica, Richard Butler, Clifford Harris, Hills | Danja | 4:27 |
14. | "I Know" (featuring Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa & Seven (of Richgirl)) | Boodram, Brown, Hollins, Hollywood Hotsauce, Michel, Cameron Thomas, Don Trip, Kevin McCall | Awesome Jones, Hollywood Hotsauce | 4:31 |
15. | "Coming Home"" (featuring Skylar Grey) | S. Carter, Jermaine Cole, Alexander Grant, Skylar Grey | Alex da Kid, Jay Z (co.) | 3:59 |
16. | "Loving You No More" (featuring Drake) | Sean Garrett, Graham, Richard, Michael Snoddy, Winans | Sean Garrett, Team S. Dot, Miykal Snoddy | 4:05 |
Total length: | 64:34 |
Deluxe edition
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | Gerber | Guy Gerber | 1:33 |
2. | "Yeah Yeah You Would" (featuring Grace Jones) | Combs, Hills, Richard, Vick, Watson | Danja | 3:42 |
3. | "I Hate That You Love Me" | Combs, Daniels, Jerkins, Duggan, McCants, Watson | Rodney "Darkchild" Jerkins | 3:55 |
4. | "Ass On the Floor" (featuring Swizz Beatz) | Combs, Dean, Richards, Vick, Watson | Swizz Beatz | 4:04 |
5. | "Looking for Love" (featuring Usher) | Jones, Lackey, Roberts | J.Lack, Polow da Don (co.) | 4:18 |
6. | "Someone to Love Me" | Duplessis, Watson | Jerry "Wonder" Duplessis, Arden "Keyz" Altino (co.) | 3:08 |
7. | "Hate You Now" | Combs, Hills, Richard, Vick | Danja | 4:10 |
8. | "Yesterday" (featuring Chris Brown) | Brown, Graham, Johnson, McCall, Winans | Mario Winans | 4:31 |
9. | "Shades" (featuring Justin Timberlake, Bilal, Lil Wayne, James Fauntleroy) | D. Carter, Combs, Emile, Fauntleroy, Timberlake | D'Mile | 5:57 |
10. | "Angels" (featuring The Notorious B.I.G. & Rick Ross) | Angelletie, Broady, S. Carter, Combs, Fauntleroy, Lawrence, McDaniels, Myrick, Wallace, Whitefield, Winans | Diddy, Mario Winans | 5:11 |
11. | "Your Love" (featuring Trey Songz) | Boodram, Hollins, Jackson, Jones, Michel, Roberts | Polow da Don | 3:54 |
12. | "Strobe Lights" (featuring Lil Wayne) | D. Carter, Combs, Tim McEwan, Richard, Vest, Vick | 7 Aurelius, DEEKAY (co.) | 3:33 |
13. | "Hello Good Morning" (featuring T.I.) | Araica, Butler, Harris, Hills | Danja | 4:27 |
14. | "Last Night, p2." | Combs, Winans, Fauntleroy, Butler | Mario Winans | 3:52 |
15. | "I Know" (featuring Chris Brown, Wiz Khalifa & Seven (of Richgirl) | Boodram, Brown, Hollins, Hollywood Hotsauce, Michel, Thomas, Don Trip | Awesome Jones, Hollywood Hotsauce | 4:31 |
16. | "Loving You No More" (featuring Drake) | Garrett, Graham, Richard, Snoddy, Winans | Sean Garrett, Team S. Dot, Miykal Snoddy | 4:05 |
17. | "Change" | Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart | The-Dream, Tricky Stewart | 4:43 |
18. | "Coming Home"" (featuring Skylar Grey) | S. Carter, Cole, Grant, Grey | Alex da Kid, Jay Z (co.) | 3:59 |
Total length: | 81:02 |
Sample credits
- Track six, "Someone to Love Me", contains samples of "You Roam When You Don’t Get It At Home" performed by The Sweet Inspirations, written by Bettye Crutcher, David Porter and Ronnie Williams.
- Track ten, "Angels", contains
- elements of "My Downfall" written by Sean Combs, Christopher Wallace, Darryl McDaniels, Nashiem Myrick and Carlos Broady.
- elements and samples of "Where I’m From" written by Deric Angelletie, Ronald Lawrence, Shawn Carter and Normal Whitfield, performed by Jay Z.
Versions
- In Japan only the standard edition was released but it features the same track listing as the deluxe edition.[45]
- Both "Clean" and "Explicit" versions of the album were released. On "Clean Versions" track two is called "A** On the Floor"[46]
- Deluxe editions of the album feature "Last Night, Pt. 2." as track 15, "Change" as track 17. Tracks 14 and 15 from the standard edition respectively appear as tracks 15 and 18 on the deluxe edition.[47]
- Digital Deluxe editions of the album, from the iTunes store, have an additional bonus track, "First Place Loser".[47]
Personnel
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Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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U.S. Billboard 200[34] | 7 |
U.S. Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums[39] | 3 |
Release history
Region | Date | Version (Format) | Label | Catalog |
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France[48] | December 13, 2010 | Standard (CD/Download) | Universal Music | |
Germany[49] | December 14, 2010 | |||
United States | Standard (CD/Download),[50] Deluxe (CD + DVD/Download)[51] | Bad Boy Records | 001438102 | |
Australia | December 17, 2010 | Standard (CD/Download)[52] | Universal Music | |
Japan | January 19, 2010 | Standard (CD/Download)[45] | UICS1212 | |
United Kingdom | January 24, 2011 | Standard (CD/Download)[53] | Polydor Records | 2740307 |
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