| The Queen | ||||
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| Released | March 18, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2007/2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop, Dance | |||
| Length | 50:19 | |||
| Label | Bonnier | |||
| Producer | Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin, Niklas Pettersson, Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad, Robert Uhlmann, Twin, Tony Nilsson | |||
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| Teentoday.co.uk |   [1] |
The Queen is the second studio album by Swedish singer Velvet. Her official website and her label Bonnier confirmed that The Queen would be released on March 18, 2009.[2] The album features fourteen tracks including the singles "Fix Me", "Chemistry", "Déjà Vu", "Take My Body Close" and "The Queen".[3] Also included is a cover of Ultravox's 1984 single "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes".
Track listing
- "The Queen" (Tony Nilsson, Henrik Janson) – 2:56
- "Chemistry" (Niklas Pettersson, Tony Marty) – 2:59
- "Take My Body Close" (Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin) – 3:33
- "Sound of Music" (Anton Malmberg Hard, F. Persson, S. Engblom) – 3:17
- "Radio Star" (Tony Nilsson) – 3:03
- "My Rhythm" (Pettersson, M. Albertsson) – 3:35
- "Play" (Pettersson, Albertsson) – 4:10
- "Come into the Night" (Kallenberger, Berlin) – 3:27
- "Déjà Vu" (J. Persson, N. Molinder, P. Ankarberg, N. Valsamidis, David Jassy, F. Larsson) – 3:05
- "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (M. Ure, B. Currie, W. Cann, C. Allen) – 3:23
- "Fix Me" (Pettersson) – 3:05
- "My Destiny" (Kallenberger, Berlin) – 4:00
- "The Queen" [Remix] (Tony Nilsson, Henrik Janson) – 3:38
- "Chemistry" [Digital Dog Remix] (Pettersson, Marty) – 6:14
Personnel
- Andreas Berlin – production, mixing, guitar
- Anton Malmberg Hard – production, mixing
- Fredrik Larson – production
- Henke Jonsson – mastering
- Jenny Petersson – vocals
- Johan Bejerholm – mixing
- Mathias Kallenberger – production, mixing
- Nicholas Mace – production, programming, remixing, keyboard
- Niklas Pettersson – production, mixing
- Niko Valsamidis – production
- Nathalie Berzelius – hair and make up
- Robert Uhlmann – production
- Stephen Cornish – production, programming, remixing, keyboard
- Tony Nilsson – production, remixing
- Twin – production, arrangement, mixing
Charts
The Queen debuted on the Swedish Albums Chart at number 44,[4] skipped a week, and then returned to the chart at number 53.[5] After a two-week absence, the album returned at number 33, creating a new peak.[6] It also charted in Norway where it entered the charts at number 40 before moving up to 34 and then 20.[7]
| Chart | Peak position |
Weeks on chart |
|---|---|---|
| Swedish Albums Chart | 33 | 3 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 17 | 6 |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWE | FI | RUS | TUR | US | |||
| 2007 | "Fix Me" | 7 | — | 132 | 65 | 14 | |
| "Chemistry" | 8 | 6 | — | 10 | — | ||
| 2008 | "Deja Vu" | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| "Take My Body Close" | 8 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009 | "The Queen" | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Come Into the Night" | 44 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | "My Destiny" | 43 | — | — | — | — | |
References
- ↑ Teentoday.co.uk review
- ↑ "News About Velvet". VelvetOfficial.com. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
- ↑ "People take a bow…". Scandipop. 2009-03-09. Retrieved 2009-03-09.
- ↑ Staff (2009-03-27). "Veckolista Album - Vecka 13, 27 mars 2009" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
- ↑ Staff (2009-04-11). "Veckolista Album - Vecka 15, 10 april 2009" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
- ↑ Staff (2009-05-01). "Veckolista Album - Vecka 18, 1 maj 2009" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2009-05-01.
- ↑ Staff. "Velvet - The Queen (album)". NorwegianCharts. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
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