I Created Disco

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I Created Disco
Studio album by
Calvin Harris
Released15 June 2007 (2007-06-15)
Recorded2006–2007
StudioCalvinharrisbeats (Dumfries, Scotland)
Genre
Length55:23
Label
ProducerCalvin Harris
Calvin Harris chronology
I Created Disco
(2007) 		Ready for the Weekend
(2009)
Singles from I Created Disco
  1. "Acceptable in the 80s"
    Released: 12 March 2007
  2. "The Girls"
    Released: 4 June 2007
  3. "Merrymaking at My Place"
    Released: 20 August 2007

I Created Disco is the debut studio album by Scottish musician Calvin Harris, released on 15 June 2007 by Columbia Records. It was preceded by the singles "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls", which reached numbers 10 and three on the UK Singles Chart, respectively. The album debuted at number eight on the UK Albums Chart with first-week sales of 16,121 copies.[3] On 23 May 2008, it was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[4] I Created Disco had sold 223,845 copies in the United Kingdom by November 2014.[5]

Writing and recording[edit]

Writing and recording for I Created Disco started in 2006 when Harris moved back to his hometown of Dumfries, Scotland, after living in London for two years. All recording and producing for the album took place on an Amiga computer with OctaMED,[6] a music tracker, in Harris' home studio, called Calvinharrisbeats Studio. All 14 tracks on the album were written, produced and performed solely by Harris.

Promotion[edit]

Preceding the release of the album, Columbia released two singles, "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls". Harris and his band supported both Faithless and Groove Armada on their live arena tours in the second quarter of 2007. The album cover was also used to promote the fourth generation iPod Nano in yellow.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blender[8]
Drowned in Sound1/10[9]
The Guardian[10]
NME7/10[11]
Pitchfork3.7/10[12]
PopMatters4/10[13]
Stylus MagazineB[14]
Under the Radar6/10[15]
Vibe[16]

I Created Disco received mixed reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 59, based on 17 reviews.[7]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Calvin Harris

No.TitleLength
1."Merrymaking at My Place"4:09
2."Colours"4:01
3."This Is the Industry"3:56
4."The Girls"5:15
5."Acceptable in the 80s"5:32
6."Neon Rocks"3:48
7."Traffic Cops"0:54
8."Vegas"5:41
9."I Created Disco"4:07
10."Disco Heat"4:30
11."Vault Character"0:08
12."Certified"4:06
13."Love Souvenir"4:18
14."Electro Man"4:58
UK and Australian iTunes Store bonus track[17][18]
No.TitleLength
15."We're All the Same"3:56
Italian iTunes Store bonus tracks[19]
No.TitleLength
15."Acceptable in the 80s" (Tom Neville Remix)7:11
16."The Girls" (Groove Armada Remix)8:04
17."Merrymaking at My Place" (Deadmau5 Remix)5:28
Japanese edition bonus tracks[20]
No.TitleLength
15."Rock 'n Roll Attitude"3:19
16."Love for You"3:52
17."The Girls" (Groove Armada Remix)8:03
18."Acceptable in the 80s" (Tom Neville Remix)7:16
French edition bonus disc[21]
No.TitleLength
1."Rock 'n Roll Attitude"3:19
2."We're All the Same"3:56
3."Love for You"3:52
4."Merrymaking at My Place" (Mr Oizo Remix)3:29
5."Acceptable in the 80s" (Tom Neville Remix)7:16
6."The Girls" (Groove Armada Remix)8:03
7."The Girls" (Acoustic Version)3:30

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from the liner notes of I Created Disco.[22]

  • Calvin Harris – vocals, arrangement, instruments, production
  • Guy Davie – mastering
  • Joanne Morris – design

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Gold 230,000[5]

Release history[edit]

Region Date Label Ref.
Ireland 15 June 2007
[33]
United Kingdom 18 June 2007 [34]
Japan 27 June 2007 Sony [20]
Australia 6 July 2007 Red Label [35]
United States 4 September 2007 Almost Gold [36]
Benelux 13 January 2008 PIAS [37]
France 4 February 2008
[21]
Germany 18 April 2008 Ministry of Sound [38]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Mawer, Sharon. "I Created Disco – Calvin Harris". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  2. ^ Bush, John. "Ready for the Weekend – Calvin Harris". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  3. ^ Jones, Alan (25 June 2007). "White Stripes top albums chart". Music Week. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
  4. ^ a b "British album certifications – Calvin Harris – I Created Disco". British Phonographic Industry. 23 May 2008. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  5. ^ a b BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra's Stories (Media notes). BBC Radio 1. 18 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Interview: Calvin Harris on software, hardware and hit-making". MusicRadar. 20 February 2012. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  7. ^ a b "I Created Disco – Calvin Harris". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  8. ^ This is an indie rocker introducing great disco to a bunch of beer drinkers. [Nov 2007, p.150]
  9. ^ Diver, Mike (8 June 2007). "Calvin Harris: I Created Disco". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 17 August 2009. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  10. ^ Costa, Maddy (8 June 2007). "Calvin Harris, I Created Disco". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  11. ^ Naylor, Tony (13 June 2007). "Calvin Harris: I Created Disco". NME. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2007.
  12. ^ Hogan, Marc (1 November 2007). "Calvin Harris: I Created Disco". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 November 2007.
  13. ^ Raper, Dan (5 September 2007). "Calvin Harris: I Created Disco". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  14. ^ Brown, Ally (29 June 2007). "Calvin Harris – I Created Disco". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2007.
  15. ^ Good times are to be had, but don't go looking for anything deep. [Summer 2007, p.90]
  16. ^ His is an intrepid sound, taut and gorgeous. [Oct 2007, p.92]
  17. ^ "I Created Disco by Calvin Harris". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  18. ^ "I Created Disco by Calvin Harris". iTunes Store. Australia. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  19. ^ "I Created Disco di Calvin Harris". iTunes Store (in Italian). Italy. Archived from the original on 9 November 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2010.
  20. ^ a b "I Created Disco : Calvin Harris". HMV Japan. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  21. ^ a b "I created disco – Calvin Harris – CD album" (in French). Fnac. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  22. ^ I Created Disco (liner notes). Calvin Harris. Columbia Records. 2007. 88697078242.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ "ARIA Dance – Week Commencing 23rd July 2007" (PDF). The ARIA Report (907): 15. 23 July 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2007. Retrieved 20 August 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  24. ^ "European Top 100 Albums". Billboard. 7 July 2007. Archived from the original on 5 July 2007. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  25. ^ "Lescharts.com – Calvin Harris – I Created Disco". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
  26. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Calvin Harris". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  27. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  28. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  29. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  30. ^ "Calvin Harris Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  31. ^ "UK Year-End Charts 2007" (PDF). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  32. ^ "UK Year-End 2009" (PDF). Charts Plus. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  33. ^ "I Created Disco – Calvin Harris (CD)". HMV Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2015.
  34. ^ "Calvin Harris: I Created Disco". HMV. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  35. ^ "I Created Disco – Harris, Calvin". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  36. ^ "I Created Disco: Calvin Harris". Amazon. United States. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
  37. ^ "I Created Disco (2008) | Calvin Harris". 7digital (in Dutch). Netherlands. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
  38. ^ "Calvin Harris – I Created Disco" (in German). Ministry of Sound. Retrieved 30 September 2011.[permanent dead link]
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