Last Train to Paris
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| Studio album by Diddy – Dirty Money | ||||
| Released | December 14, 2010 (see release history) |
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| Recorded | 2008–10 | |||
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California 2nd Floor Studios (Hollywood) Boom Boom Room (Burbank) Los Angeles Chalice Recording Studios End of Era Studios No Excuses New York Daddy's House Record Plant Studios |
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| Length | 64:32 (standard) 73:07 (deluxe) |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   |
| The Boston Globe | (positive) |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+) |
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| The Independent | |
| The New York Times | (mixed) |
| New York | (positive) |
| NME | (8/10) |
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| The Village Voice | (positive) |
Last Train to Paris is the fifth studio album by American rapper and record producer Diddy. It was released on December 13, 2010, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records. The album describes Diddy's alter-ego, as he travels from London to Paris, to regain his lost love. It also introduces the world to Diddy's R&B/Hip-Hop collective, Diddy – Dirty Money, a group consisting of Dawn Richard (formerly from a group Danity Kane) and singer-songwriter Kalenna Harper. Diddy – Dirty Money performed on the album, alongside several guest vocals, these include Grace Jones, Lil Wayne, Skylar Grey, Drake, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Wiz Khalifa, Swizz Beatz, Trey Songz, Rick Ross, Usher, Sevyn Streeter, James Fauntleroy and Bilal, among others.
The reflection conjures the concept of the album, Last Train to Paris also features vocal segues from designers and editors of the fashion world, including Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Tommy Hilfiger. The executive producers on the album are Rodney Jerkins, Diddy, Mario Winans and Herve Pierre, Last Train to Paris is predominately hip hop, but incorporates elements of Eurodance, Italo disco and tech house. It marks Diddy's debut with Interscope Records, after he moved his label (Bad Boy) from Atlantic Records in 2009. The album cover is a photograph at Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris, France) taken by Australian cricket writer and photographer Jarrod "Jrod" Kimber.Last Train to Paris was generally well received by critics who praised the addition of Richard and Harper to help Diddy innovate a new sound and produce some unique records.
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