One Love [PA]

Performer: David Guetta
Artist: Kelly Rowland; Chris Willis; Akon; Kid Cudi; Novel; Ne-Yo; Apl.de.ap; Will.I.Am; Tocadisco
Producer: David Guetta
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: The title One Love is not only a complete turnaround from David Guetta's usual credo, radio show moniker, and mix album title F*** ME, I'M FAMOUS!, it's also a misrepresentation if meant to infer "unity." This album is more a jumble of tracks than any previous releases from the house producer, with one selection, "I Gotta Feeling," officially a Black Eyed Peas song that Guetta had a hand in. Still, the strength of the material is undeniable, especially the almost trance opener, "When Loves Takes Over," which steals a riff from Coldplay and adds the powerful voice of Kelly Rowland for one grand, uplifting floor-filler. The herky-jerky electro-house that's Guetta's signature is in effect on "Gettin' Over," a cut that also features the gospel-trained and gospel-huge voice of frequent Guetta guest Chris Willis. Akon and guilty pleasure lyrics ("She's nothing like a girl you've ever seen before/Nothing you can compare to your neighborhood whore") make for a perfect match on "Sexy Bitch," then a handful of B or B-plus material fills the middle before the BEP cut and Estelle's uplifting title track take it to another level. Even if everything seems built for the 12" format and then landed on an album anyway, Guetta's fans get all the well-done house music they desire, and then some.

Q (Magazine) (p.111) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "Brash, certainly, but few people do big commercial dance tunes better."

France's David Guetta belongs to the sparkling wave of DJs that combine Daft Punk's sleek house music with a pinch of electroclash's punch. Guetta had been DJing around France playing popular tunes, but his brain was particularly rewired in 1987 when he heard a Farley Jackmaster Funk track on French radio. Guetta's carefree attitude - that he only produces good music while he's having casual fun - kept the DJ from releasing anything until 2001's "Just a Little More Love." By the late-'00s, the amiable slacker had become one of the biggest names on the dance floor, known for his eclecticism and keen ear for music's past and future.

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