Made in the A.M.

Made in the A.M.

by One Direction
Made in the A.M.

Made in the A.M.

by One Direction

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Overview

Since the release of their last album, 2014's Four, One Direction went from five members to four with the departure of Zayn Malik, but not much else has changed. Working with their longtime production team of Julian Bunetta and John Ryan, Made in the A.M. is another slice of high-quality modern pop brought to life by the band's charm. They mostly stick to the formula that got them to the top of the charts, but throw in a couple of surprises that keep things interesting. The album's mix of upbeat dance-pop songs, emotional midtempo songs, and big, gut-wrenching ballads is a familiar one, with songs like "Drag Me Down" and "Infinity" sounding genetically engineered for radio play. "Perfect" is the album's best radio song, with a nice moody verse and some real emotional punch provided by Harry Styles' vocal on the super-hooky chorus. Like on Four, they cop some serious Fleetwood Mac moves, right down to borrowing a bassline from "Dreams" on "What a Feeling." Their ongoing love of the '80s comes through on "Never Enough," a ridiculously fun song that sounds like it's half Def Leppard and half Amy Grant circa "Every Heartbeat." It really sounds like the band is having a blast all the way through the song, especially the guys doing the doo wop backing vocals. Like on that song, where the album works best are the times when they loosen up a little and don't seem too worried about making music for the charts. The opening "Hey Angel" borrows a lot from the Verve's "Bittersweet Symphony" and features one of the album's best, most relaxed melodies; the Harry Styles co-write "Olivia" is a sweet Beatlesque sunshine pop song with the nice bounce and light feeling that much modern pop lacks; and the album-ending "History" is a cute little singalong that both sums up the band's past and promises fans there will be a future. As for the present, Made in the A.M. is a fine way to end this chapter of the band's run. While they could have used some of Zayn's vocal prowess, especially on the ballads, the other bandmembers pick up the slack impressively. Their songwriting shows growth, their vocals remain flawless, the production team continues to throw the occasional curveball to go along with the softballs, and there are plenty of songs that sound like the best pop music has to offer in 2015. ~ Tim Sendra

Product Details

Release Date: 11/13/2015
Label: Columbia / Sony Music / Syco Music
UPC: 0888751307926
Rank: 4048

Tracks

  1. Hey Angel
  2. Drag Me Down
  3. Perfect
  4. Infinity
  5. End of the Day
  6. If I Could Fly
  7. Long Way Down
  8. Never Enough
  9. Olivia
  10. What a Feeling
  11. Love You Goodbye
  12. I Want to Write You a Song
  13. History

Album Credits

Performance Credits

One Direction   Primary Artist,Vocals (Background)
Steve Morris   Violin
Daniel Bryer   Vocals (Background)
Vern Asbury   Bass,Guitar
Mike Needle   Vocals (Background)
David Levine   Brass
Andrew Martin   Brass
Ian Burdge   Cello
Jamie Scott   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Willie Murillo   Brass
Julian Bunetta   Guitar,Vocals (Background)
Jacqueline Hartley   Violin
Martin Humbey   Viola
Alisha Bauer   Cello
Caroline Dearnley   Cello
Dai Emanuel   Violin
Tony Woollard   Cello
Mattias Johansson   Violin
Perry Montague-Mason   Violin
Andrew Haas   Vocals (Background)
Niall Horan   Guitar
Steve Wright   Viola
Ian Franzino   Vocals (Background)
Daniel Bhattacharya   Violin
Christina Emanuel   Violin
John Ryan   Vocals (Background),Guitar
Peter Bunetta   Vocals (Background)
Cathy Thompson   Violin
Warren Zielinski   Violin
Tom Barnes   Drums
Mark Berrow   Violin
Ben Kohn   Percussion
Nick Broste   Brass
Chris Worsey   Cello
Danielle Ondarza   Brass
Boguslav Kostecki   Violin
Johan Carlsson   Vocals (Background)
Simon Baggs   Violin
Gabrielle Lester   Violin
James McLeod   Violin
Magnus Johnston   Violin
Ed Drewett   Vocals (Background)
Damon Bunetta   Vocals (Background)
Tom Evans   Brass
David Bukovinszky   Cello
Peter Lale   Viola
Patrick Kiernan   Violin
Gavin Greenaway   Conductor
Rachel Bolt   Viola
John Bradbury   Violin
Sam Johnson   Brass
Rick Wilson   Vocals (Background)
Joe Ryan   Vocals (Background)
Ross Golan   Vocals (Background)
Mattias Bylund   Strings

Technical Credits

Joe Kearns   Engineer
Gamal Lewis   Composer
Daniel Bryer   Arranger,Composer,Programming,Instrumentation
Amy Stewart   String Contractor
Afterhrs   Producer
Mike Needle   Composer,Vocal Producer
Mattias Bylund   String Arrangements,Editing,String Engineer
Ash Howes   Mixing
Jamie Scott   Composer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation
Mo Hausler   Engineer
Jacob Kasher   Composer
Tom Coyne   Mastering
Julian Bunetta   Mixing,Composer,Engineer,Producer,Programming,Instrumentation,String Arrangements,Additional Production
Noah Passovoy   Vocal Producer
Maureen McDonald   Composer
Andrew Haas   Composer,Engineer,Instrumentation
Ammar Malik   Composer
Harry Styles   Composer,Liner Notes
Liam Payne   Composer,Producer,Liner Notes,Instrumentation,String Arrangements
Louis Tomlinson   Composer,Liner Notes
Niall Horan   Composer,Liner Notes
Kate Moross   Art Direction
Jasper Dent   Vocal Engineer
Ian Franzino   Composer,Engineer,Instrumentation,Assistant Engineer
TMS   Composer,Producer
LunchMoney Lewis   Composer
John Ryan   Programming,Instrumentation,String Arrangements,Composer,Engineer,Producer
Wayne Hector   Composer
Helene Horlyck   Vocal Ad-Libs
Mick Guzauski   Mixing
Will Champlin   Composer,Instrumentation
Isobel Griffiths   String Contractor
Marco Marinangeli   String Arrangements
Ross Golan   Composer
Johan Carlsson   Composer,Engineer,Producer,Vocal Producer
Jesse Shatkin   Composer,Producer,Instrumentation
Tyler Shields   Engineer
Ed Drewett   Composer
Sven Jacobsen   Photography
Kevin Bayly   Assistant Engineer
Serban Ghenea   Mixing
Chris Bishop   Vocal Engineer
Joe Zook   Mixing
John Hanes   Mixing Engineer
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