Temptation (Monrose album)

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Temptation
Temptation cover
Studio album by Monrose
Released December 8, 2006
Recorded October – November 2006
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 45:29
Label Starwatch Music/Warner Music Germany
Producer Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch, Toni Cottura, Dieter Falk, Derek von Krogh, Jonas Jeberg, Jiant, Marc Mozart, Major, J Remy, Snowflakers, J. Worthy
Professional reviews
Monrose chronology
Temptation
(2006)		 Strictly Physical
(2007)
Singles from Temptation
  1. "Shame"
    Released: December 1, 2006
  2. "Even Heaven Cries"
    Released: March 2, 2007

Temptation is the debut album by German pop trio Monrose, released by Starwatch and Warner Music Group on December 8, 2006 (see 2006 in music). It was primarily produced by Dieter Falk and production team Jiant, with additional contribution from Marcus Brosch, Toni Cottura, J Remy and Marc Mozart, among others. The album debuted on top of the charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland and was certified platinum for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release and spawned the number one hit single "Shame". As of June 2007, Temptation has reached triple platinum status for more than 400,000 copies sold.

Contents

[edit] History

[edit] Production

In late October 2006 the six remaining finalists of the fifth installment of Popstars entered the recording studios for a total of three weeks to start working on alternate versions of the band's future debut album with judge Dieter Falk and his production team. While Falk and British duo Jiant contributed most to the album, the contestants also worked with producers Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch, Toni Cottura, Jonas Jeberg, Marc Mozart, Major, J Remy, Snowflakers, Derek von Krogh and J. Worthy, and songwriters Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano, Gary Barlow, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil. In addition, they also recorded with Martin Fried, but none of his songs made the final tracklisting.[1]

[edit] Release and reception

Media reception for Temptation was generally positive, with laut.de's Stefan Johannesberg praising Monrose and their team for wisely finding a very "British and catchy" and authentic musical middle ground, simultaneously referring the trio as the "new Destiny's Dolls and Pussycat Childs" respectively.[2] However, the album became a major success: It debuted on top of the Austrian, German and Swiss albums charts, and was instantly certified platinum for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release. As of June 2007, Temptation has been certified three-time platinum for more than 400,000 copies sold worldwide.[3][4][5]

Although "Do That Dance" was planned to be released as the album's third single at times,[6] Temptation has spawned two singles only: The album's lead single, "Shame", reached number-one in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. Outselling 3/4 of the German Top 100's singles sales combined, the song also emerged as the fastest selling CD single of 2006 and the biggest downloaded song since 2004. Follow-up single "Even Heaven Cries" was released in early March 2007 and moreover used as the band's competition song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 pre-selection show Deutscher Vorentscheid 2007. While it reached the top 10 in Germany, the song also peaked within the top 20 in Austria, and Switzerland.

[edit] Samples and covers

[edit] Track listing

# Title
1. "Shame"
Writers: T. Hawes, P. Kirtley, C. Ballard, A. Murray
Producers: Tim Hawes, Pete Kirltey, Christian Ballard, Andrew Murray		 3:29
2. "Even Heaven Cries"
Writers: R. Nevil, P. Denker, L. Evans, J. Jeberg, J. Lumholt
Producer: Thorsten Brötzmann		 3:56
3. "Oh La La"
Writers: T. Hawes, P. Kirltey, O. Mhondera
Producers: Tim Hawes, Pete Kirltey		 3:46
4. "No"
Writers: H. James, T. Goodacre, S. Roslyn
Producer: Dieter Falk		 2:58
5. "I'm Gonna Freak Ya"
Writers: W. Sela, R. Martorell, N. Martorell
Producers: Toni Cottura, Marcus Brosch		 3:27
6. "Love Don't Come Easy"
Writers: T. Cottura, M. Brosch, K. Zebrowski, I. Alessandrova
Producer: Dieter Falk		 4:38
7. "2 Of A Kind"
Writers: G. Barlow, E. Kennedy, T. Woodcock
Producer: Dieter Falk		 3:12
8. "Your Love Is Right Over Me"
Writer: T. B. Andrews
Producer: Dieter Falk		 4:35
9. "Work It"
Writers: A. Little, R. Kelly
Producer: Dieter Falk		 3:54
10. "Do That Dance"
Writers: A. Boubil, C-M. Schönberg, R. Maltby
Producers: Tim Hawes, Pete Kirltey		 3:26
11. "Live Life Get By"
Writers: J. Shorten, N. Scarlett
Producers: Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Christian Balalrd, Andrew Murray		 3:57
12. "Push Up On Me"
Writers: J. Skaller, R. Larrow, T. Prashad, E. Serrano, G. Adamas, E. Laues
Producers: Bobbybass, J. Remy		 4:03
13. "Butt Butt" (Musicload's Bonus Track)
Writers: J. Baird, A. James
Producers: Toni Cottura, Marcus Brosch		 3:01

[edit] Credits and personnel

[edit] Production

  • Producers: Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch, Dieter Falk, Toni Cottura, Jonas Jeberg, Jiant, Marc Mozart, Major, J Remy, Snowflakers, Derek von Krogh, J. Worthy
  • Vocal assistance: Tara Harrison, Obi Mhondera, Niara Scarlett
  • Engineers: Tom Dokoupil, Christoph Terbuyken
  • Programming: Marcus Brosch, Copenhaniacs, Derek von Krogh, Marc Mozart, J. Worthy
  • Mixing: Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Sven Kohlwage, Derek von Krogh, Jonas Jeberg , Ren Swan
  • Artwork: Claudia Macias
  • Photography: David Cuenca

[edit] Leftover tracks

  • "Black Train" (written by Martin Fried, Kendell Kardt, and Arthur Richards) [1]
  • "Diamonds & Pearls" (produced by Marc Mozart, J. Worthy, and Tony Malm) (appears as a bonus track on "Even Heaven Cries")
  • "Kiss and Tell"

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position		 Certification
German Top 100 1 1,5x Platinum [3]
Austrian Top 50 1 Platinum [4]
Swiss Albums Chart 1 Platinum [7]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b ACE Title search. ASCAP. Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
  2. ^ Temptation review. LAUT. Retrieved on 2006-03-10.
  3. ^ a b German Certification. Ifpi.de. Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
  4. ^ a b Austrian Certification. Ifpi.at. Retrieved on 2006-02-14.
  5. ^ "Singen und tanzen". N-TV.de. Retrieved on 2007-06-15.
  6. ^ "Kaiser Chiefs, Monrose und Tiziano Ferro beim Amadeus 2007". Amadeus Awards. Retrieved on 2007-05-01.
  7. ^ Swiss Certification. HitParade.ch. Retrieved on 2006-02-14.

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