Skydivin'

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{{Infobox album

| name = Skydivin'

| type = studio

| artist = Darren Styles

| cover = Skydivin.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{start date|2008|06|16|df=yes}}

| recorded = 2004–2008

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Hardcore, dance

| length = {{Duration|m=112|s=55}}

| label = All Around the World, Universal Music TV

| producer = Darren Styles, Ultrabeat, Hypasonic, SHM, Styles & Breeze, N-Force, Kenny Hayes (add.)

| chronology = Darren Styles

| prev_title = All over the UK

| prev_year = 1996

| next_title = Feel the Pressure

| next_year = 2010

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Skydivin'

| type = studio

| single1 = You're Shining

| single1date = 19 July 2004

| single2 = Heartbeatz

| single2date = 28 February 2005

| single3 = Save Me

| single3date = 19 March 2007

| single4 = Sure Feels Good

| single4date = 20 August 2007

| single5 = Right by Your Side

| single5date = 9 June 2008

| single6 = Discolights

| single6date = 30 June 2008

}}

}}

Skydivin' is the debut solo studio album by British dance musician Darren Styles.

Background

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| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1396669}}

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The album debuted at #4 in the UK Albums Chart with sales of 22,197. A month later it was certified gold by the BPI with over 100,000 copies sold.

Track listing

{{track listing

| headline = Disc 1: Hardcore

| total_length = 66:10

| title1 = Flashlight

| writer1 = Darren Styles

| length1 = 4:02

| title2 = Come Running

| writer2 = Styles, Francis Hill

| length2 = 4:14

| title3 = Getting Better

| writer3 = Styles

| length3 = 3:55

| title4 = Discolights

| note4 = vs. Ultrabeat

| writer4 = Styles, Mike Di Scala, Chris Henry

| length4 = 3:30

| title5 = Save Me

| writer5 = Styles

| length5 = 4:12

| title6 = Baby I'll Let You Know

| writer6 = Styles, Wayne Donnelly

| length6 = 3:21

| title7 = I Say I Love You

| writer7 = Styles, Hill, Daniel Haysom

| length7 = 4:07

| title8 = Drop Zone

| writer8 = Styles

| length8 = 3:35

| title9 = Show Me the Sunshine

| writer9 = Styles, Paul Hobbs

| length9 = 4:57

| title10 = Skydivin'

| note10 = vocal mix

| writer10 = Styles, James Broomfield

| length10 = 4:00

| title11 = Jealous

| writer11 = Styles

| length11 = 3:16

| title12 = Just Easy

| note12 = feat. Whizzkid

| writer12 = Styles, Whizzkid

| length12 = 3:55

| title13 = Cutting Deep

| writer13 = Styles, Hobbs, Leroy Van Brown

| length13 = 3:27

| title14 = Lost the Plot

| writer14 = Styles, Wayne Gibbons

| length14 = 3:26

| title15 = Slide Away

| note15 = Styles & Breeze

| writer15 = Styles & Breeze

| length15 = 4:29

| title16 = Different Groove

| writer16 = Styles

| length16 = 2:49

| title17 = Feel Love

| writer17 = Styles

| length17 = 4:55

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{{track listing

| headline = Disc 2: Commercial

| total_length = 46:45

| title1 = Right by Your Side

| note1 = vs. N-Force

| writer1 = Styles, Jochen Gradwohl, Henry

| length1 = 3:22

| title2 = Save Me

| note2 = Nitelite remix

| writer2 = Styles

| length2 = 3:48

| title3 = Tell Me

| writer3 = Styles

| length3 = 2:34

| title4 = Girls Like You

| note4 = Fugitive Sexy Crazy edit

| writer4 = Styles, Dougal, Curno

| length4 = 3:20

| title5 = I Need You

| writer5 = Styles, Van Brown

| length5 = 3:50

| title6 = Sure Feels Good

| note6 = vs. Ultrabeat

| writer6 = Styles, Di Scala, Henry

| length6 = 3:25

| title7 = Heartbeatz

| note7 = Styles & Breeze

| writer7 = Styles & Breeze, Karen Danzig

| length7 = 2:46

| title8 = Blow Me Away

| writer8 = Styles, Breeze, Lisa Abbott

| length8 = 3:50

| title9 = Skydivin'

| note9 = Fugitive edit

| writer9 = Styles, Broomfield

| length9 = 3:02

| title10 = You're Shining

| note10 = Styles & Breeze

| writer10 = Styles & Breeze

| length10 = 3:22

| title11 = Feel Love

| note11 = Nitelite remix

| writer11 = Styles

| length11 = 4:09

| title12 = Paradise & Dreams

| note12 = vs. Ultrabeat

| writer12 = Styles, Hobbs, Van Brown

| length12 = 4:03

| title13 = You're My Angel

| note13 = Styles & Breeze

| writer13 = Ralph Fridge, Detlef Hastik, Ivo Kinkel

| length13 = 5:14

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Personnel

  • Darren Styles – producer (all tracks), vocals (disc 1 tracks 1, 5, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16 & 17, disc 2 tracks 2, 4, 9, 11 & 13){{cite AV media notes |title=Feel the Pressure |others=Darren Styles |year=2008 |url=http://www.discogs.com/Darren-Styles-Feel-The-Pressure/release/2426427 |publisher=All Around the World |id=1774381 |location=UK}}

;Production

  • Ultrabeat – producers (disc 1 track 4, disc 2 tracks 6 and 12)
  • Hypasonic – producer (disc 1 track 6)
  • SHM – producer (disc 1 track 12)
  • Styles & Breeze – producers (disc 1 track 15, disc 2 tracks 7, 8, 10 & 13)
  • N-Force – producers (disc 2 track 1)
  • Kenny Hayes – additional producer, remixing (disc 2 tracks 2, 4, 9 & 11)

;Additional musicians

  • Francis Hill – vocals, production (disc 1 tracks 2 & 7)
  • Lisa Abbott – vocals (disc 1 track 3, disc 2 tracks 8 & 10)
  • Mike Di Scala – vocals, production (disc 1 track 4; disc 2 track 12)
  • Justine Riddoch – vocals (disc 1 track 6; disc 2 track 3)
  • Andrea Britton – vocals (disc 1 track 9)
  • MC Whizzkid – vocals, production (disc 1 track 12)
  • Wayne G – vocals (disc 1 track 14)
  • Karen Danzig – vocals (disc 1 track 15; disc 2 track 7)
  • Lois McConnell – vocals (disc 2 track 1)
  • Junior – vocals, production (disc 2 track 5)
  • Rebecca Rudd – vocals (disc 2 track 12)

;Other personnel

  • Iginition – design

Chart performance

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scope="col"|Chart (2008)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

style="text-align:left;"|UK Albums Chart[http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/darren%20styles/ Darren Styles]. The Official Charts

| 4

style="text-align:left;"|European Top 100 Albums[{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=darren styles|chart=all}}]

| 9

=Certifications=

{{Certification Table Top}}

{{Certification Table Entry|region=United Kingdom|type=album|artist=Darren Styles|title=Skydivin'|award=Gold|relyear=2008|certyear=2008|id=5961-2555-2|access-date=16 June 2023}}

{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=true}}

Release history

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Region

! Date

! Label

! Format

! Catalog

United Kingdom

| {{start date|2008|06|16|df=yes}}

| All Around the World, Universal Music TV

| 2xCD

| 1774381

References

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