Contrast (Conor Maynard album)
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| Studio album by Conor Maynard | ||||
| Released | 30 July 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 at Ealing Music Studio in West London, England |
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| Length | 41:25 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100 |
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| AllMusic |    |
| BBC Music | (Positive) |
| Contact Music | (Positive) |
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| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 |
| London Evening Standard | (Positive) |
| NME | 7/10 |
| Rolling Stone | |
| The Guardian | (Positive) |
| The Independent | |
| The Scotsman | (Positive) |
Contrast is the debut studio album by English pop singer Conor Maynard. It was released on 30 July 2012 in the United Kingdom through Parlophone and across Europe between August and October. Contrast mainly includes production from The Invisible Men, who produced seven of the fourteen songs available on the album, along with production from Pharrell Williams, Stargate, Benny Blanco, Midi Mafia, Crada, Lucas Secon, Quiz & Larossi, and Eagle Eye, among others, and features guest appearances from American recording artists Ne-Yo and Pharrell Williams, as well as British record artist Rita Ora.
Contrast was recorded between 2011 and 2012 and its album's music consists of electronic, dubstep and R&B. The album's lead single "Can't Say No" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 2. The second single "Vegas Girl" was released the same day as Contrast, entering at number 4. Another two singles were released after the album release. The album peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, and charted in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Ireland, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy and United States.
On 20 May 2006, Maynard signed up to online video-sharing website YouTube and uploaded his very first video of him singing "Breathe" by fellow British musician Lee Carr. Throughout 2009–present, Maynard uploaded cover versions of songs with rapper and close friend, Anthony "Anth" Melo who resides in Virginia. Together they have covered a variety of songs, including: Chris Brown ("Crawl"), Taio Cruz ("Dynamite"), Rihanna ("Only Girl (In the World)"). Maynard was brought to label attention when American singer/songwriter Ne-Yo watched a cover version of his track "Beautiful Monster" – who contacted the musician soon afterwards, and Ne-Yo became Maynard's mentor.
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