| No Boundaries | ||
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| Studio album by Sertab Erener | ||
| Released | 2004 | |
| Recorded | Decibel Studios, Stockholm | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 46:11 | |
| Label | Columbia, Sony | |
| Producer | Phillipe Laurent, Gilles Luka, Jack D. Elliot, Iskender Paydas | |
| Alternative Cover | ||
No Boundaries is the seventh album from Turkish popstar Sertab Erener. It has been credited with introducing her music to mainland Europe upon its release in 2004, having previously been a huge domestic success in her native country. This album was released in Turkey, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Holland, Greece, Poland, Czech Republic, Israel, Russia, Japan and some other countries.
Although not her first album by any means (preceded by Sakin Ol!, Lâ'l, Sertab, Sertab Erener, Sertab Gibi and Turuncu), No Boundaries was Sertab Erener's first English language album. It was compiled and released by record company Columbia after Erener's Eurovision win in 2003, with the song "Every Way That I Can". Although already successful in Turkey, and to a lesser extent, Arabia, the Eurovision win and the massive follow up success of "Everyway That I Can" (which was a titanic hit in Turkey, hit #1 in many Eastern European nations and broke the Top 20 in many European charts) opened the door for Erener to record an album which would appeal to every market.
The songs on the album are composed and arranged mainly by Demir Demirkan, although some have co-writing credits for Erener, for example "Storms". "Everyway That I Can" was included on the album, as the original Turkish release rather than the Eurovision edit, although it is licensed now to Turkish radio and Television and the EBU, rather than Sony.
The next single released was "Here I Am", a song not dissimilar to the Eurovision winner, and then "Leave", an operatic song in which Erener travels five octaves to the soprano range. Both were quite large hits in Turkey and Eastern Europe although they could not come close to the mammoth success of "Every Way That I Can."
The album was given exposure in May 2004 when a medley of "Here I Am", "Leave", and "Everyway That I Can" were performed as the Istanbul Eurovision opening act by Sertab. In June the track "I Believe" was released and it was the final release taken from the album.
Other songs on the album include "Back to the Beach" which was regarded as the album's low point, and "Got Me like Oh", which was later covered in 2006 by American singer Gia Farrell. The album was very well received by critics otherwise, who admired the Turkish music-pop combination. Sales of the album have been Erener's best figures yet, both in Turkey and outside.
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