I Created Disco

Calvin Harris | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 4, 2007)
• Original Release Date: 2007
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: AlmostGold Recordings
• ASIN: B000P0JQGY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,672 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #52 in Music > World Music > Europe > British Isles > Scotland
  • #70 in Music > Alternative Rock > Indie & Lo-Fi > Electronic Pop
  • #72 in Music > Indie Music > Dance & DJ > Electronica

Track Listings

1. Merry Making At My Place

2. Colours

3. This Is Industry

4. The Girls

5. Acceptable In the 80's

6. Neon Rocks

7. Traffic Cops

8. Vegas

9. I Created Disco

10. Disco Heat

11. Vault Character

12. Certified

13. Love Souvenir

14. Electro Man

Editorial Reviews

2007 debut album from Scottish Electronic artist Calvin Harris. The album, a mix of Electro infused dance tracks and sees Harris take influence from the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Daft Punk and in particular, early '80s Electro. 14 tracks including the singles 'Acceptable In The 80s' and 'The Girls'. RCA.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful

4.0 out of 5 stars Disco for the Noughties!! June 18, 2007

By Nse Ette TOP 1000 REVIEWER

Format:Audio CD

Track list for the CD is as follows:

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

"I created disco" is the debut from Scottish dance singer/producer Calvin Harris. The album has already had two big hits in the UK; the nostalgic "Acceptable in the 80s" (#10) and the ode to all types of girls worldwide, "The girls" (#3).

Its an album with an eighties sheen that shamelessly courts fans of Groove Armada, Daft Punk, and even LCD Soundsystem, but unlike other producer-turned-singers, he eschews guest vocalists and does the singing himself.

"Merry making at my place" has a groovy bassline, chorus sung in falsetto, and repetitive hedonistic lyrics. A clear standout which wouldn't sound out of place on a Groove Armada CD.

Title track "I created disco" is an instrumental (bar a few spoken words midway) with a fuzzy bassline, and loads of electronic effects. "Certified" is another instrumental with woozy effects. Brilliant!!

Other standouts are "Disco heat", the Giorgio Moroder-like "Electro man" (a relaxed vocal delivery over pulsing hypnotic synths and beats), and the lone ballad, the dreamy plodding instrumental "Love souvenir".

Harris has already been named as a possible producer for Kylie Minogue's new CD, so I'm sure we'll be hearing a lot more from him.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic dance February 26, 2009

By David A. Babcock Jr.

Format:Audio CD

like electro? how about disco? buy this cd if you answered yes to either... or if you just want a disc of awesome jams

5.0 out of 5 stars Calvin Harris aquired a new fan... March 21, 2013

By Harold Jr

Format:MP3 Music|Amazon Verified Purchase

I first heard one of his songs on a Kia commercial then I came to Amazon to listen to some of the previews. I'm not a huge fan of electronic or techno music, but this album is really groovy and reminds me a little bit of the early sounds of the Neptunes.

5.0 out of 5 stars CALVIN HARRIS IS THE BEST! February 27, 2013

By Bradley H.

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I LOVE CALVIN HARRIS AND I CANT WAIT FOR HIS NEXT! This is defiantly not as "mainstream" like how he is now, but it is still Great!

5.0 out of 5 stars cool February 4, 2013

By Astro

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

excelente cd, llego antes del tiempo programado, en muy buenas condiciones. . . . . . . . . . .

4.0 out of 5 stars This album is pure fun July 30, 2012

By M. Goff

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

If you're looking for some tunes to get you pumped up for a good time, this is your go-to album. Calvin Harris delivers a solid 14 tracks of high-energy techno pop that's catchy and fun, even if it's a bit repetitive after a while. Despite what some may see as this album's flaws--it's lack of variety, familiar synth sound, and very simple song structures--what redeems this album for me is that Calvin Harris doesn't seem to take himself too seriously. With obviously tongue-in-cheek songs like "Acceptable in the 80s" and "The Girls", Calvin Harris is shamelessly self-indulgent, and he knows it. The result of this indulgence is an album that really encourages the listener to let loose and have fun--and for the purpose it serves, the quality of the music is far and above most pop music that I've heard.

5.0 out of 5 stars CALVIN HARRIS ROCKs!!! March 24, 2012

By BOB!

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

Awesome Album! every song is cool and funky it its own way. Its a mix between techno and electro and some funk.
His newer album Ready for the Weekend is also Kick ass but is a little less funky and more trancey.
I prefer ready for the weekend but I Created Disco has many hits and is great to jam out to with bros!

3.0 out of 5 stars Calvin Harris - I Created Disco November 14, 2011

By scoundrel

Format:Audio CD

You can't blame Calvin Harris for wanting to have a good time, and with I CREATED DISCO, he has his disco and eats it too. It's silly fun -- the funk bass and simple breaks of "Merrymaking At My Place" exemplify this or the slow groove of "Neon Rocks" -- but that's not to say that it's not catchy. And for the boast of creating disco, I'd say 80s electro would be more appropriate. "The Girls," an ode to the fairer sex, is doused in electro like it's cheap cologne, while "Acceptable in the 80s" is an ode to a whole decade. You could argue that the tracks are pretty much the same -- and they are -- but this is a drawback. But a fun drawback! Harris' disaffected lyrics seem pitch-perfect to echo the 80s ennui, even as the kick drum goes into a dancefloor frenzy on "Disco Heat." When Harris slows it down for "Love Souvenir," you have to admire the romance and the sleazy existing on the same plane. And the final track, "Electro Man," is just a blast of fun. Hey, why not?