Feel the Pressure

Styles' previous album Skydivin' (2008) was his début album as a solo artist and sold well achieving a Gold certification. Recording for Feel the Pressure followed on from the release of the first album and Styles' main collaborator was Re-Con who co-wrote and produced six songs on the album. Other producers included Manian, Chris Unknown and frequent collaborator Mark Breeze.

The album was released on All Around the World records on 23 August 2010 and reached a peak of No 23 on the UK Albums Chart.

Track listing

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sound Without a Name"	Darren Styles, Mike Di Scala, Paul Newton, Daniel Sherman	3:47
2.	"Holding On"	Styles	4:12
3.	"Take You Down"	Styles, Di Scala, Alexander Perls, Kelly Barnes	3:05
4.	"Outta My Head" (with Manian)	Styles, Manuel Reuter, Yann Peifer	4:05
5.	"Feel the Pressure"	Styles	3:20
6.	"Days Like These" (feat. Lisa Abbott)	Styles, Lisa Abbott	3:44
7.	"Raining Down"	Styles, Di Scala	4:41
8.	"Like a Bitch"	Styles, Di Scala, Perls, Barnes	4:05
9.	"Pandora"	Styles	4:08
10.	"Universe"	Styles	4:38
11.	"Open Your Eyes" (feat. Mia J)	Styles, Sherman	4:14
12.	"Take Me Away"	Anonymous	3:42
13.	"Light Up the Sky" (acoustic mix)	Styles, Francis Hill	3:39
Total length:			51:20

Disc 2
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Breathe Again"	Styles, Pete Kirtley	3:06
2.	"Rock Me Out"	Styles, Perls, Barnes	3:29
3.	"Bassline Road"	Styles	4:03
4.	"Pacific Sun"	Styles, Paul Hobbs, Leroy Van Brown, Di Scala	3:18
5.	"Shining Star" (feat. Molly)	Styles, Chris Sargent, Dave Hyde, Keith Ryder	4:03
6.	"Now or Never"	Styles, Sargent	3:39
7.	"Symphonic" (feat. Kirsty Anderson)	Styles, Di Scala	5:05
8.	"Amigos"	Alex Christensen, Peter Könemann	3:57
9.	"Sorry"	Styles	3:59
10.	"Silver Water"	Vince Nysse, NJ Hinton, Styles	3:26
11.	"Higher Ground"	Styles	4:34
12.	"Air"	Styles	3:52
Total length:			46:31

Personnel

Darren Styles – vocals, producer (all tracks except disc 2 track 10), remixing (disc 1 track 12, disc 2 track 10)^[2]

Production^[2]

Re-Con – producer (disc 1 tracks 1, 3, 7 & 8, disc 2 tracks 4 & 7)
Manian – producer (disc 1 track 4)
United in Dance – producer (disc 1 track 12)
Francis Hill – producer (disc 1 track 13)
Chris Unknown – producer (disc 2 tracks 5 & 6)
Styles & Breeze – producer (disc 2 track 8)
Vince Hysse & NJ Hinton – producer (disc 2 track 10)

Additional musicians^[2]

Kelly Barnes – vocals (disc 1 tracks 3 & 8, disc 2 track 2)
Lisa Abbott – vocals (disc 1 track 6)
Mia J – vocals (disc 1 track 11)
Molly – vocals (disc 2 track 5)
Kirsty Anderson – vocals (disc 2 track 7)
Pascale – vocals (disc 2 track 10)
Mike Di Scala – backing vocals (disc 1 tracks 1 & 7)
Francis Hill – guitar (disc 1 track 13, disc 2 track 11)

Other personnel^[2]

Engine – artwork
Ian McManus – photography

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[3]	23

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	23 August 2010 (2010-08-23)	All Around the World, Universal Music TV	2xCD	GLOBECD89

References

^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1961303
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d (2010) Album notes for Feel the Pressure by Darren Styles. UK: All Around the World (GLOBECD89).
^ Darren Styles. The Official Charts

External links

Feel the Pressure at Allmusic
Feel the Pressure at Discogs

Darren Styles

Discography

Studio albums	All over the UK · Skydivin' · Feel the Pressure

Singles	"Heart of Gold" · "Paradise & Dreams" · "Pretty Green Eyes" · "Field of Dreams" · "Pacific Sun" · "Feelin' Fine" · "Cutting Deep" · "Black Magic" · "Let Me Fly" · "Chemical Love" · "You're Shining" · "Heartbeatz" · "Save Me" · "Sure Feels Good" · "Right by Your Side" · "Discolights"

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