Timeless hits, underrated tracks and crazy collaborations, the perfect way to describe Calvin Harris‘ third album, ’18 Months.’ Turning twelve years old today, the album and its songs have toured all over the world making it to the biggest stages such as EDC, Ultra Miami, and Creamfields. Besides being played at some of the biggest festivals out there, his music has also done well on radio and streaming platforms. ‘We Found Love’ together with Rihanna is now Calvin’s third most streamed song with over 1,830 billion streams, while ‘Feel So Close’ sits at number eight with over 1,125 billion streams.
’18 Months’ and its featured artists
Calvin Harris has united powers with some big names in the music world to create one of the greatest albums ever released. Artists like Nicky Romero, Ellie Goulding, Tinie Tempah and Dillon Francis are featured on the ’18 Months’ album, but the most significant collaboration remains ‘We Found Love’ with Rihanna, an all-time classic that has opened new doors for the Scottish superstar DJ. “When I first started, it was difficult to get people on a track, and then, as soon as the Rihanna thing came out, everything was blown wide open. I think everyone that I wanted to work with said yes,” mentioned Calvin in an interview with Fuse TV where he spoke about the difficulty of getting artists to collaborate with him.
Calvin Harris as a singer
As a teenager, he began his musical career by writing and recording songs in his bedroom. Before ’18 Months,’ Calvin released two other albums in which he was also the lead singer. For his third album, Harris preferred focusing on producing records rather than doing the singing part too. The only track on the ’18 Months’ album in which Calvin Harris is also performing vocally is ‘Feel So Close,’ a song that the DJ plays in his shows to this date.
What does ’18 Months’ stand for
’18 Months’ represents Calvin’s shift from a singer and producer to a superstar DJ who in 2015 was named the 30th richest British music millionaire by The Sunday Times Rich List. The release is named ’18 Months’ as according to Harris, “it was roughly 18 months since the first song on the album came out.” The song is known as ‘Bounce’ and is featuring the vocals of American singer, Kelis.
Celebrate the 12th anniversary of ’18 Months’ by Calvin Harris by streaming the album below.
