Elevate (Big Time Rush album)
Elevate is the second studio album by American boy band Big Time Rush. It was released on November 21, 2011, by Columbia Records in association with Nickelodeon. The band worked with accomplished songwriters and producers for the album. These include those that assisted with the material from their debut album, such as Emanuel Kiriakou, Lindy Robbins, Nicholas Furlong, Damon Sharpe, Eric Sanicola and Lucas Secon, along with other notable songwriters and producers, such as JR Rotem, Christopher Stewart, The-Dream, Jay Sean, and Ryan Tedder. The production process of the album took place between nine months to a year, most of which was during their touring process.
Elevate
November 21, 2011
40:46
- Ryan Tedder
- Noel Zancanella
- Brent Kutzle
- Lucas Secon
- Brian Kennedy
- Kay N' Dustry
- Christopher "Tricky" Stewart
- The-Dream
- J.R. Rotem
- OFM
- Christopher Rojas
- S*A*M and Sluggo
- Cutfather
- Damon Sharpe
- Antario Holmes
- Toby Gad
- Infinity
- Eric Sanicola
- Jonas Jeberg
- Fraser T. Smith
- Johnny Powers Severin
- Matt Squire
- Bei Maejor
- Ralph Thane
- Mike Posner
Background[edit]
The album acts as the soundtrack to the Nickelodeon television series Big Time Rush, which features songs that appeared in the series' second season and the television movie, Big Time Movie. Following the success of their first release, the band was inspired to be more involved in the writing process for this album, writing together or separately a total of eight songs. Elevate is mainly a pop-inspired dance-rock album, also showcasing soul-pop and alternative rock. The first single from Elevate, "Music Sounds Better with U", was released on November 1, 2011.