Alsou (album)

Alsou was the first English album by Alsou. It was released in Russia on June 28, 2001, and later in Germany, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic and Malaysia.

The album's lead single, "Before You Love Me", which was released on April 30, 2001, was a Top 5 smash in Australia, where it reached #3. It was also released in the UK where it was #1 on MTV UK. The single, however, only managed to reach #27 on the UK Singles Chart.

A follow-up single, "He Loves Me", was released only in Germany on October 15, 2001 where it was met with limited success.

The album features 14 songs, including "Teardrops" which was completely written by Alsou, and "Now I Know", which is an English version of her self-written Russian song "Angel".

A new version of her first English single, "Solo" was also included on the album. This version was produced by Steve Levine. The sales of album exceed 1.000.000 legal copies.

Tracklisting

1. "Before You Love Me" 2:53
2. "What Your Girl Don't Know" 3:39
3. "He Loves Me" 3:40
4. "Let It Be Me" 3:44
5. "3 Strikes" 3:25
6. "Teardrops" 4:08
7. "Not Over Yet" 4:14
8. "Butter Wouldn't Melt" 3:23
9. "100% Natural" 3:02
10. "Solo" 2:56
11. "Never A Day Goes By" 3:23
12. "Break The Silence" 4:37
13. "Now I Know" 4:01
14. "You're My #1" (featuring Enrique Iglesias) 4:34

Other songs

• "All Of Me" - Bonus track in Malaysian edition of the album
• "Pretty Face" - Bonus track in Malaysian edition of the album
• "Run Right Out Of Time" - Released as a promo CD with Gala magazine in 2002
• "So Close So Far" - Rare recording from the "Alsou" album sessions, supposed to be on European version but never released

Singles

Four singles were released from the Alsou album:

• 2000 Solo
• 2000 You're My #1 (featuring Enrique Iglesias)
• 2001 Before You Love Me
• 2001 He Loves Me