On May 17, 2013, “Daft Life” and “Columbia” labels released “Random Access Memories”, the fourth Daft Punk studio album. It was recorded 2008, 2010, 2012, and was produced by Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo. The album single, “Get Lucky”, was a critical and commercial success, topping the charts in more than 30 countries worldwide and becoming one of the best-selling digital singles of all time. In 2014, the album won “Grammy Awards” for “Album of the Year”, “Best Dance/Electronica Album” and “Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical”. The song “Get Lucky” won “Grammy Awards” for “Record of the Year” and “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance”.
Personnel:
- Daft Punk– vocals, modular synthesizer, synthesizer, keyboards, guitar, concept, art direction
- Panda Bear– vocals
- Julian Casablancas– vocals, lead guitar and co-production
- Todd Edwards– vocals and co-production
- DJ Falcon– modular synthesizer and co-production
- Chilly Gonzales– keyboards, piano
- Giorgio Moroder– voice
- Nile Rodgers– guitar
- Paul Williams– vocals
- Pharrell Williams– vocals
- Greg Leisz– pedal steel guitar, lap steel guitar
- Chris Caswell – keyboards, orchestration, arrangements
- Paul Jackson, Jr.– guitar
- Nathan East– bass
- James Genus– bass
- John “J.R.” Robinson– drums
- Omar Hakim– drums, percussion
- Quinn – percussion, drums
- Thomas Bloch– ondes Martenot, cristal baschet
- Mick Guzauski – recording, mixing engineer
- Peter Franco – engineer
- Florian Lagatta – engineer
- Daniel Lerner – digital audio engineer
- Bob Ludwig– mastering
- Chab (Antoine Chabert) – mastering
- Cédric Hervet – creative director, cover art
- Warren Fu– cover art, illustrations
Track listing:
- Give Life Back to Music – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Paul Jackson, Jr., Nile Rodgers
- The Game of Love – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo
- Giorgio by Moroder – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo, Giorgio Moroder
- Within – Thomas Bangalter, Jason “Chilly Gonzales” Beck, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo
- Instant Crush – Julian Casablancas, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo
- Lose Yourself to Dance – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo, Nile Rodgers, Pharell Williams
- Touch – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo, Paul Williams
- Get Lucky – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo, Nile Rodgers, Pharell Williams
- Beyond – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo, Paul Williams
- Motherboard – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo
- Fragments of time – Todd Imperatrice, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo
- Doin’ It Right – Noah Lennox, Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo
- Contact – Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel se Homem-Christo, Stéphane Quême, Garth Porter, Tony Mitchell, Daryl Braithwaite
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