Last Train to Paris

Last Train to Paris
Studio album by
Diddy – Dirty Money
ReleasedDecember 14, 2010 (2010-12-14)
Recorded2008–2010
Studio
  • 2nd Floor Studios (Hollywood)
  • Boom Boom Room (Burbank)
  • Chalice Studios (Los Angeles)
  • End of Era (Los Angeles)
  • No Excuses (Los Angeles)
  • Daddy's House (New York)
  • Record Plant (New York)
Genre
Length
  • 64:55 (standard)
  • 73:07 (deluxe)
Label
Producer
Diddy chronology
Press Play
(2006) 		Last Train to Paris
(2010) 		MMM (Money Making Mitch)
(2015)
Dirty Money chronology
Last Train To Paris
(2010) 		Love Love vs. Hate Love
(2011)
Singles from Last Train to Paris
  1. "Angels"
    Released: November 3, 2009
  2. "Hello Good Morning"
    Released: March 30, 2010
  3. "Loving You No More"
    Released: September 21, 2010
  4. "Coming Home"
    Released: November 16, 2010
  5. "Your Love"
    Released: March 15, 2011
  6. "Ass on the Floor"
    Released: April 17, 2011[3]

Last Train to Paris is the only studio album by American musical trio Diddy – Dirty Money, composed of rapper Diddy, and R&B singers Kaleena Harper and Dawn Richard. It was released on December 14, 2010, by Bad Boy Records and Interscope Records. Story-wise, the album follows Diddy's alter-ego as he travels from London to Paris to regain his lost love. Subject matter and lyrics are based around dramatized descriptions of romance, heartache, vulnerability, regret, and emotional conflict.[4] Predominantly styled in contemporary R&B, Last Train to Paris incorporates elements of Eurodance, Italo disco and tech house.

It is the only album by Dirty Money before their 2012 disbandment, although the group reunited once more to co-perform on a song from Diddy's fifth album, The Love Album: Off the Grid in 2023. Guest vocalists on the album include Grace Jones, Chris Brown, Lil Wayne, Skylar Grey, Drake, Justin Timberlake, Nicki Minaj, T.I., Wiz Khalifa, Swizz Beatz, Trey Songz, Rick Ross, Usher, Sevyn Streeter, James Fauntleroy, Bilal and The Notorious B.I.G. The album also features vocal segues from designers and editors of the fashion world, including Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and Tommy Hilfiger. The executive producers on the album are Rodney Jerkins, Diddy, Mario Winans and Harve Pierre.

The album marks Diddy's only project with Interscope Records after he and his Bad Boy label parted ways with Atlantic Records in 2009. Last Train to Paris was generally praised by critics, who commended the addition of Richard and Harper to help Diddy innovate a new sound. Its three preceding singles, "Angels", "Hello Good Morning" and "Loving You No More", were met with moderate success on the Billboard Hot 100. Its fourth, "Coming Home" peaked at number 11 on the chart and foresaw the album's release the following month—in December.

The album spawned two further singles released the next year, both of which failed to chart. During its opening week, Last Train to Paris outperformed expectations, debuting eight places higher than predicted—at number seven—on the US Billboard 200. It sold 101,000 copies, compared to the 60,000-70,000 copies that Billboard had predicted it would sell. However, despite this strong debut week, the album underperformed sales-wise.

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  3. ^ "Diddy- Dirty Money Announce 'Ass On The Floor' as next single from Last Train to Paris album, set for April 18th UK Release". The Outside Organisation. March 8, 2011. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved March 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Who Were the Shortlived Diddy-Assembled Duo Dirty Money". November 6, 2023.