On December 4, 2015, “Parlaphone” label released “A Head Full of Dreams”, the seventh Coldplay studio album. It was recorded 2014 – 2015, at “Henson Recording Studio” in Hollywood; “AIR Studios” and “The Bakery and The Beehive” in London, and was produced by Rik Simpson, Stargate and Daniel Green. The artwork was created by Argentine artist Pilar Zeta in collaboration with the band. “A Head Full of Dreams” was the eighth best-selling album of 2015 worldwide. The album was certified Platinum in Australia by “ARIA”; Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”; Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”; Platinum in Denmark by “IFPI Denmark”; 3 x Platinum in France by “SNEP”; Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”; 2 x Platinum in Hungary by “MAHASZ”; 3 x Platinum in Italy by “IFMI”; Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”; Platinum in Netherlands by “NVPI”; Platinum in New Zealand by “RMNZ”; 2 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”; Platinum in Spain by “PROMUSICAE”; Platinum in Switzerland by “IFPI Switzerland” and 3 x Platinum in UK by “BPI”.
Personnel:
- Chris Martin- lead vocals, piano, acoustic guitar
- Jonny Buckland- electric guitar
- Guy Berryman- bass guitar
- Will Champion- drums, drum pad, percussion, backing vocals
- Davide Rossi– strings
- Regiment Horns – brass
- Beyoncé– vocals
- Gwyneth Paltrow– vocals
- Merry Clayton– vocals
- Tove Lo– vocals
- Khatia Buniatishvili– piano
- Coleman Barks– narration
- Barack Obama– vocals
- Annabelle Wallis– vocals
- Noel Gallagher– guitar
- Moses Martin– tambourine
- Rik Simpson– vocals, additional instruments
- Mikkel S Eriksen– additional instruments
- Tor Erik Hermansen– additional instruments
- Tim Bergling– additional programming
- Pilar Zeta, Coldplay – design, art direction
- Phil Harvey, Ultramajic – photography
The Choir
- Nico Berryman
- Jonah Buckland
- Violet Buckland
- Blue Ivy Carter
- Ava Champion
- Juno Champion
- Marianna Champion
- Rex Champion
- Aubrey Costall
- Harvey Costall
- Brian Eno
- Elise Eriksen
- Hege Fossum Eriksen
- Selma Eriksen
- Jacob Green
- Sophia Green
- Daniel Grollo
- Finn Grollo
- Kat Grollo
- Mathilda Grollo
- Max Harvey
- Rofi Harvey
- Idil Hermansen
- Isak Hermansen
- Apple Martin
- Moses Martin
- Coleman Barks– narration
- Barack Obama– vocals
- Annabelle Wallis– vocals
- Noel Gallagher– guitar
- Moses Martin– tambourine
- Rik Simpson– vocals, additional instruments
- Mikkel S Eriksen– additional instruments
- Tor Erik Hermansen– additional instruments
- Bill Rahko – engineer
- Miles Walker – engineer
- Daniela Rivera – engineer
- Tom Bailey – additional engineering
- Robin Baynton – additional engineering
- Daniel Green – additional engineering
- Jaime Sickora – additional engineering
- Aleks von Korff – additional engineering
- Rik Simpson– mixing
- Phil Tan– mixing
- Emily Lazar– mastering
- Merlin Watts – mastering
- Laurence Anslow – additional studio assistance
- Fiona Cruickshank – additional studio assistance
- Nicolas Essig – additional studio assistance
- Olga Fitzroy – additional studio assistance
- Jeff Gartenbaum – additional studio assistance
- Christian Green – additional studio assistance
- Pablo Hernandez – additional studio assistance
- Phil Joly – additional studio assistance
- Miguel Lara – additional studio assistance
- Matt McGinn – additional studio assistance
- Chris Owens – additional studio assistance
- Roxy Pope – additional studio assistance
- John Prestage – additional studio assistance
- Kyle Stevens – additional studio assistance
- Derrick Stockwell – additional studio assistance
- Matt Tuggle – additional studio assistance
- Ryan Walsh – additional studio assistance
- Joachim Berose – additional studio assistance
- Will Wetzel – additional studio assistance
- Digital Divide – additional production
Track listing:
All tracks by Chris Martin, Jonny Buckland, Guy Berryman, and Will Champion.
- A Head Full of Dreams
- Birds
- Hymn for the Weekend
- Everglow
- Adventure of a Lifetime
- Fun
- Kaleidoscope
- Army of One
- Amazing Day
- Color Spectrum
- Up & Up
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