Skydivin'
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Skydivin' is the début solo studio album by British dance
musician Darren Styles
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with over 100,000 copies sold.
Production
Additional musicians
Other personnel
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
musician Darren Styles
Darren Styles
Darren James Mew , better known as Darren Styles, is a British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & The Evolution, Darren found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles...
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Background
The album debuted at #4 in the UK album chart with sales of 22,197. A month later it was certified gold by the BPIBritish Phonographic Industry
The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...
with over 100,000 copies sold.
Track listing
Personnel
- Darren StylesDarren StylesDarren James Mew , better known as Darren Styles, is a British record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Colchester, England. Originally a member of the breakbeat hardcore group DJ Force & The Evolution, Darren found success during the 1990s as one half of Force & Styles...
– producer (all tracks), vocals (disc 1 tracks 1, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 & 17, disc 2 tracks 2, 4, 9, 11 & 13)
Production
- UltrabeatUltrabeat (English band)Ultrabeat are an English electronic music group from Liverpool, England consisting of producer and vocalist Mike Di Scala and producers Ian Redman and Chris Henry. Formed in 2002, Ultrabeat first emerged with their single "Pretty Green Eyes" which reached No. 2 in the UK Singles Chart...
– producers (disc 1 track 4, disc 2 tracks 6 and 12) - Hypasonic – producer (disc 1 track 6)
- SHM – producer (disc 1 track 12)
- Styles & Breeze – producers (disc 1 track 15, disc 2 tracks 7, 8, 10 & 13)
- N-Force – producers (disc 2 track 1)
- Kenny Hayes – additional producer, remixing (disc 2 tracks 2, 4, 9 & 11)
Additional musicians
- Francis Hill – vocals (disc 1 tracks 2 & 7)
- Lisa Abbott – vocals (disc 1 track 3, disc 2 tracks 8 & 10)
- Mike Di ScalaMike Di ScalaMike Di Scala , also known as Re-Con, is a British electronic musician, record producer, disc jockey and singer-songwriter from Liverpool, England. Di Scala began producing records as Re-Con in the late 1990s and he first emerged as the producer of English dance group Rezonance Q and was also the...
– vocals (disc 1 track 4; disc 2 track 12) - Justine Riddoch – vocals (disc 1 track 6; disc 2 track 3)
- Andrea BrittonAndrea BrittonAndrea Britton is a British singer-songwriter and a soulful dance|trance music|trance vocalist.-Biography:Britton's single "Am I on Your Mind?", recorded with Oxygen, made it to #30 on the UK Singles Chart in late 2002. In 2005, she had another hit single, "Winter", with DT8 Project, which made #35...
– vocals (disc 1 track 9) - MC Whizzkid – vocals (disc 1 track 12)
- Wayne G – vocals (disc 1 track 14)
- Karen DanzigKaren DanzigKaren Danzig is a British singer with paternal German ancestry.Danzig, mostly known for her success in the Clubland genre of Dance music, sang and co-wrote "Heartbeatz" which entered the Top 20 UK charts at No.16 on All Around The World Records....
– vocals (disc 1 track 15; disc 2 track 7) - Lois McConnell – vocals (disc 2 track 1)
- Junior – vocals (disc 2 track 5)
- Rebecca Rudd – vocals (disc 2 track 12)
Other personnel
- Iginition – design
Chart performance
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
4 |
| European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
9 |
Certifications
| Country | Certification |
|---|---|
| United Kingdom British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies... |
Gold |
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
All Around the World All Around The World (record label) All Around the World Productions Limited is a record label from Blackburn, England. The label specialises in Dance Music and most recently R&B.-History:AATW was founded by directors Matt Cadman & Cris Nutall in 1991.... , Universal Music TV |
2xCD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
1774381 |
External links
- Skydivin' at DiscogsDiscogsDiscogs, short for discographies, is a website and database of information about audio recordings, including commercial releases, promotional releases, and bootleg or off-label releases. The Discogs servers, currently hosted under the domain name discogs.com, are owned by Zink Media, Inc., and are...