Hotel Cabana is the debut studio album by British record producer Shahid "Naughty Boy" Khan, released from 23 August 2013 through Naughty Boy Recordings and Virgin EMI. After quitting a degree in Business and Marketing in the early 2000s, Naughty Boy worked a number of jobs while producing music as a hobby; he slowly scaled up production, particularly boosted by winning £44,000 on Channel 4's Deal or No Deal. After signing a publishing deal with Sony ATV and a record deal with Virgin Records (now Virgin EMI), Khan set up his Naughty Boy Productions record and production company. He would find his break by producing Chipmunk's 2009 top-ten single "Diamond Rings", featuring a then unknown Emeli Sandé. Naughty Boy released his own debut single as a signed artist in 2010, "Never Be Your Woman" featured British grime artist Wiley and Sandé on the chorus; it reached top-ten in the UK and is included as a bonus track on Hotel Cabana. The collaboration marked the start of a partnership between Naughty Boy and Sandé which is seen throughout Hotel Cabana and Sandé's debut set, Our Version of Events (2012). Hotel Cabana is R&B, pop and hip hop music productions record, with influences from orchestral and Bollywood music. It a concept album based on a luxury hotel where musicians come to perform, creating what Naughty Boy described as an audio-visual experience. Hotel Cabana reunites Naughty Boy with Sandé on eight collaborations, as well as features from other British artists such George the Poet, Sam Smith, Emeli Sandé, Bastille, Tinie Tempah, Ella Eyre, Gabrielle, Wretch 32, Mic Righteous, Maiday, Chasing Grace and Ed Sheeran. American rap artist Wiz Khalifa also makes an appearance. Tanicka, Romans and Ava Stokes make additional appearances on the US version of the album which was released by Virgin Records on 6 May 2014. Prior to release, Hotel Cabana was promoted with several video trailers which included the collaborating artists arriving at the fictional hotel. It was also preceded by the release of three critically and commercially successful singles, including includes the two top-ten Sandé collaborations: "Wonder" and "Lifted", as well as the UK Singles Chart-topper "La La La" (featuring Smith). Upon release, the album received mainly positive reviews from music critics who praised the collaborations with British artists, the versatility and radio appeal of the production and the hotel concept. Hotel Cabana made its chart debuts at number two in the UK, number five in Scotland and twenty-five in Ireland.
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