Human (Darren Criss EP)

Human
EP by
Darren Criss
ReleasedJuly 20, 2010[1][2]
GenreSoul-folk[3]
Length19:53
LabelSelf-released
ProducerChris Lorentz[4]
Darren Criss chronology
Human
(2010) 		Homework
(2017)

Human is the debut EP released by singer-songwriter Darren Criss.[1][2][3][5][6] Criss independently produced the EP[3] and it was released digitally on July 20, 2010. The EP reached No. 17 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.[7] As of April 2013, the EP has sold 27,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielson SoundScan.[8]

Album information

Background

Criss describes that he put off making an EP for a long time because he is a perfectionist, which is why he prefers people to see him play live.[3] Criss recorded the EP in his room in about a week with an audio engineer friend of his.[3] Criss states that each of the songs are "old songs", adding that "Human" was the first song he wrote, back when he was 15.[3] The songs "Sami" and "Not Alone" appeared in the StarKid Productions musical A Very Potter Musical, but Criss had written them beforehand.[3] He wrote "Not Alone" while abroad in Italy and wrote "Sami" for the web series Little White Lie that he and other members of StarKid had done in 2007.[3]

Sound

Criss finds his music tough to categorize into a certain genre, but stated that he liked the term "soul-folk".[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Darren Criss and produced by Chris Lorentz

Human track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Human"2:29
2."Sami"3:48
3."Jealousy"5:18
4."Don't You"3:50
5."Not Alone"4:28

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Human
Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 17

References

  1. ^ a b "Human – Darren Criss". AllMusic. July 20, 2010. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  2. ^ a b Lawrence, Hannah (April 18, 2011). "'Glee's Darren Criss Signs Record Deal with Sony". Hollywood.com. Archived from the original on October 2, 2012. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Smith, Grady (July 30, 2010). "'A Very Potter Musical' star Darren Criss talks about his new EP and the future for Team StarKid". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  4. ^ a b c d "Album Archive".
  5. ^ Donahue, Ann (November 13, 2010). "'Glee' Newcomer Darren Criss Reflects on His 'Dream' Week". Billboard. Retrieved July 26, 2011.
  6. ^ Milam, Whitney (July 24, 2010). Team StarKid tops Glee and Gaga on iTunes, talks new projects. HollywoodNews. Retrieved July 22, 2011.
  7. ^ Donahue, Ann. "Darren Criss Crosses Over". Reuters. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
  8. ^ Caulfield, Keith (April 23, 2013). "'Glee' Star Darren Criss Announces First Tour". Billboard. Retrieved April 23, 2013.
  9. ^ "Darren Criss Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved April 11, 2021.