Sam Sparro, the Australian-born pop, dance, house, and soul singer-songwriter, record producer, and remix engineer, has released three studio albums. His eponymous debut album, Sam Sparro, released through both Modus Vivendi and Island Records, has been certified Gold. His second album, Return to Paradise was released with EMI. He has released two mixtapes. On 5 August 2013 Sparro released the mixtape Mechanical. to his SoundCloud account to promote his upcoming extended play, Quantum Physical, Vol. 1.[1]Love Made Me Do It was released via his SoundCloud account on 13 February 2015.[2] Sparro has released five extended plays. His first extended play Black + Gold was released by Modus Vivendi Music in January 2007. London Festival '08 was first released on 1 January 2008 with Island Records.[3] Sparro released his third extended play, Pink Cloud, as a free download to promote his then upcoming second album before a number of release push-backs.[4][5] He released Quantum Physical, Vol. 1 independently on 1 October 2014.[6] On 16 October 2015 Sparro released the second volume of Quantum Physical with Intuit Records.[7]
As a lead artist, Sparro has released ten singles and five Promotional Singles. His most successful single, "Black and Gold", garnered him a Grammy nomination for Best Dance Recording in 2009. The single "Happiness" was certified Platinum in Belgium. The single "21st Century Life" also experienced some commercial success following the release of "Black and Gold" in 2008, and in Belgium his song "Yellow Orange Rays" charted following the release of "Happiness". The single "Pocket" also charted in Australia. Sparro has also been featured on four singles, including songs by Beni, Mason (with DMC), and Plastic Plates; the most notable being "Feelings Gone" from Basement Jaxx's fifth studio album, Scars. On 13 August 2013 he released the single "Hang on 2 Your Love" with Durand Bernarr from his extended play Quantum Physical, Vol. 1.[8] On 31 July 2015 he released the single "Hands Up" from his extended play Quantum Physical, Vol. 2,[9] with a remix single following on 25 September.[10]
Sparro's first song recorded for commercial distribution.
"Sally" (The Soul Warriors ElectroFunk Remix)
2007
Modus Vivendi Music, Vol. 2
Vocalist
Co-writer
Only official release of this mix was to this Modus Vivendi record label sampler of then upcoming releases. This mix was released a year before the original version of the song first appeared as a track on Sparro's debut album.[62]
Unless otherwise specified, song credits are adapted from the liner notes of the albums from which songs originally appear.
Special releases
Title
Year
Notes
"Soles of Fire"
2009
Released as a member of "Chauffeur", a short lived musical group consisting of singer Sam Sparro, rapper Theophilus London, & producer Mark Ronson. Both singles were released exclusively to limited edition vinyl pressings only available with the purchase of Mark Ronson and Gucci's shoe collaboration.[96]
Sparro and Ricki-Lee co-wrote the song together. They creating it by communicating through the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The song was used to promote the Note II at its launch event in Sydney Australia on 14 November 2012.[97]
Originally written and produced by Sparro for Lexus's December to Remember 2013 ad campaign, it was released by the company in a promotional music video and for free download on Sparro's Soundcloud account.[99][100]
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References
1 2 Christopher John Falson, professionally known as Chris Falson, is the father of Sam Sparro.
1 2 3 James Bowen Falson, professionally known as Droid Bishop, is the brother of Sam Sparro.
↑ "Daniel James & Leah Haywood"(PDF). NYC / LA / Nashville / London: Advanced Alternative Media, Inc. p.4. Retrieved 20 March 2018. [adapted from graph] Artist: Tawiah; Title:Upcoming Album – "Queen Of England" Ft. Sam Sparrow; Label:?; Credit: Produced/Wrote
↑ "Chauffeur". samsparro.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2014. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
↑ "Ricki-Lee and Sam Sparro Collaborate on Exclusive Track Using the Samsung GALAXY Note II". Samsung.com. Samsung. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 20 January 2018. AUSTRALIA, Sydney – November 14, 2012 – Tonight at an exclusive launch event at the Royal Hall of Industries, an iconic Australian music venue, Samsung unveiled the highly anticipated smartphone – the Samsung GALAXY Note II. The launch was marked by the first ever collaboration between Australian music artists Ricki-Lee and Sam Sparro. Using the GALAXY Note II as a collaboration device the pair created a track titled Ninja despite being on different sides of the globe for much of the creative process. A video capturing the journey of the track creation was showcased on the night along with a live performance.
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