CD review: Emile Haynie

Emile Haynie (Eminem, Kanye West, Lana Del Ray) opened up his address book and dialled sufficient numbers to cram the first album under his own name with a collection of names larger than his own.

For what is essentially a break-up album of lush and moody pop songs, Haynie pairs Brian Wilson and the Zombie's Colin Blunstone separately with Andrew Wyatt, and recruits the likes of Del Ray, Rufus Wainwright, Lyyke Li and Randy Newman to voice all but two of the album's 11 tracks, thereby removing himself from the catty sentiments they express.

• Emile Haynie. We Fall. Interscope Records.  

Two and a half stars (out of five) 

Single download: A Kiss Goodbye
For those who like: Sampha, Lana Del Ray

- Jeff Harford

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