Albertine (album)
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Albertine | |||||
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Studio album by Brooke Fraser | |||||
Released | December 4, 2006 March 31, 2007 December 10, 2007 (Special Edition) |
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Recorded | 2005-2006 | ||||
Genre | Pop | ||||
Length | 45:33 | ||||
Label | Columbia | ||||
Producer | Marshall Altman | ||||
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Albertine is the second album by New Zealand singer-songwriter, Brooke Fraser. It was released in New Zealand and in the Oceanic region's iTunes store on December 4, 2006. The album was released in Australia on 31st March 2007, where it peaked at #29. The album's lead single is "Deciphering Me". The follow-up single is "Shadowfeet" - a piano-driven ballad released in January 2007. Albertine became Fraser's second #1 album, and she became only the second New Zealand artist in history to have consecutive album releases debut at the #1 position on the New Zealand album charts. The first was by Blindspott with their album End the Silence earlier in the same year.
A deluxe edition was released on December 10, a year after the original release. The deluxe version features a bonus CD of eight live recordings (including a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence"), an entirely new booklet and double gatefold digipack packaging. "C.S. Lewis Song" was released as a radio single to promote this re-release.
Contents |
[edit] Track listing
- "Shadowfeet"
- "Deciphering Me"
- "Love, Where is Your Fire?"
- "Love is Waiting"
- "Albertine"
- "C.S. Lewis Song"
- "Epilogue"
- "Faithful"
- "Seeds"
- "Hosea’s Wife"
- "The Thief"
- "Hymn"
- "Faithful" (demo) (Digital Download Bonus Track)
- "Hosea's Wife" (demo) (Digital Download Bonus Track)[1]
[edit] Deluxe bonus CD tracklisting
- "C.S. Lewis Song" (live)
- "Better" (live)
- "Seeds" (live)
- "The Sounds of Silence" (live)
- "Hymn" (live)
- "Love, Where is Your Fire?" (live)
- "Arithmetic" (live)
- "Hosea’s Wife" (live)
[edit] Personnel
- Marshall Altman (Producer/Engineer)
- Joe Zook (Engineer/Mixer)
- Kristopher Pooley (Organs)
- David Levita (Guitars)
- Michael Chaves (Guitars)
- Sean Hurley (Bass)
- Aaron Sterling (Drums)
[edit] Charts and certifications
Albertine entered the RIANZ chart on December 11, 2006 (chart #1542) at #1. It remained in the top five for eleven weeks and has remained in the top ten for 17 weeks so far[2]. The album was certified 2x platinum within a month of its NZ release and is currently certified 4x platinum[3].
Albertine was released in Australia on March 31 2007, and on the 9th of April, 2007 it entered the ARIA albums charts at #29.
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[edit] References
This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2008) |
- ^ http://www.digirama.co.nz/albumdetails.aspx?MediaID=569653
- ^ Charts.org.nz - NZ Albertine chart trajectory
- ^ a b Charts on RIANZ
[edit] External links
Preceded by 18 Singles Also known as U218 by U2 |
RIANZ Album Charts #1 Album December 11, 2006 One week |
Succeeded by 18 Singles Also known as U218 by U2 |
Albums: | What To Do With Daylight (2004) | Albertine (2006) |
Singles: | Better | Lifeline | Saving the World | Arithmetic | Without You | Deciphering Me | Shadowfeet | Albertine |
Related: | Hillsong United | Bernie Fraser | Naenae, Lower Hutt, New Zealand |
Publishing: | Sony BMG | Columbia Records |
Official Sites: | BrookeFraser.com | Brooke Fraser MySpace | Brooke Fraser Fansite |