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| Studio album by Ace of Base | ||||
| Released | September 30, 2002 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 41:55 | |||
| Label | Edel-Mega Universal Music Toshiba EMI |
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| Producer | Jonas Berggren, Nice, Sommerdahl, Von Der Burg | |||
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Da Capo is the fourth studio album by Ace of Base, a pop music group based in Sweden. It was released in 2002 in Europe (on Edel-Mega/Universal) and Japan (on Toshiba EMI with a different cover and the usual bonus tracks). The European version contained 12 tracks, and the Japanese version 15.
It was initially slated for a summer 2000 release, but problems with Ace of Base's record labels caused it to be delayed for another year. Ultimately, Da Capo came out at the end of September 2002, and then to very low sales in many European territories.
The minimal promotion was handled by two members, Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg. This left out the other two Berggrens: Jonas wanted to stay at home with his two children, and Malin was unable to join them because of her "fear of flying". During the promotion Jenny and Ulf visited Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Poland and Austria.
As of 2008, Da Capo has sold over 500,000 copies, a flop compared to Ace of Base's earlier releases.
In an interview, Ulf said that the group would release the album in the United States and the songs would be more acoustic. However, it never came out in America or Australia, although it has recently become available on iTunes. Moreover, Polydor Records gave it a "soft release" in the UK on October 21, 2002; that label gave it no promotion, nor any radio singles, believing that the band were no longer relevant to the British music scene.
The album is named for the musical term da capo, meaning "back to the beginning". It was intended to be a return to the band's earliest sound.
This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.
This is the last studio album with the original lineup to date.
Contents |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Unspeakable" | Adam Anders, Jonas Berggren, M. Lindsten, Nicklas von der Burg | Jonas von der Burg, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Berggren | 3:14 |
| 2. | "Beautiful Morning" | Jonas Berggren, Jenny Berggren, Linn Berggren | Pontus Söderqvist | 2:59 |
| 3. | "Remember the Words" | Jonas Berggren, A. Bhagavan, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Von Der Burg | Jonas Von Der Burg, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Berggren | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Da Capo" | Jonas Berggren | Thorsten Brötzmann and Jeo | 3:10 |
| 5. | "World Down Under" | Jonas Berggren, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Von Der Burg | Harry Sommerdahl, Jonas Von Der Burg | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Ordinary Day" | Jonas Berggren | Pontus Söderqvist | 3:24 |
| 7. | "Wonderful Life" | Black | Thorsten Brötzmann and Jeo | 4:15 |
| 8. | "Show Me Love" | Jonas Berggren | 3:42 | |
| 9. | "What's the Name of the Game?" | Jonas Berggren, Jenny Berggren, Linn Berggren, H. Sommerdahl, J. Von Der Burg | Jonas Von Der Burg, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Berggren | 3:02 |
| 10. | "Change with the Light" | Jonas Berggren, Jenny Berggren, Linn Berggren, Ulf Ekberg | Pontus Söderqvist, Nick Nice, Ulf Ekberg | 3:35 |
| 11. | "Hey Darling" | Jonas Berggren | Pontus Söderqvist, Nick Nice | 3:16 |
| 12. | "The Juvenile" | Jonas Berggren | Pontus Söderqvist, Martin Hedström | 3:45 |
Album
| Chart | Peak position |
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| Austrian Albums Chart | 61 |
| Estonian Albums Chart | 36 |
| German Albums Chart | 48 |
| Japanese Albums Chart | 40 |
| Japanese International Artists Albums Chart | 10 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart | 40 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 23 |
| Swedish Albums Chart | 25 |
Singles
| Single | Chart | Peak position |
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| "Beautiful Morning" | Swedish Singles Chart | 14 |
| "Beautiful Morning" | Swiss Singles Chart | 32 |
| "Beautiful Morning" | German Singles Chart | 38 |
| "The Juvenile" | German Singles Chart | 78 |
| "Unspeakable" | Swedish Singles Chart | 45 |
| "Unspeakable" | German Singles Chart | 97 |
| Da Capo | |
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| Video by Ace Of Base | |
| Released | October 21, 2002 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 91 minutes |
| Label | Polydor |
The DVD contains all official Ace of Base videos up to that point except "Travel to Romantis" and the acoustic U.S. version of "Lucky Love". It also includes the complete album in 5.1 Surround Sound, a photo gallery, discography, and biography in English and German.
Da Capo (album)
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