Oh Land (album)

Oh Land
Studio album by Oh Land
Released 14 March 2011 (2011-03-14)
Recorded 2009–10; Mr. Dan's Streathem
(United Kingdom)
Premier Recording Studios
(New York City, New York, United States)
Secret Frequency Studio
(Los Angeles, California, United States)
Genre Pop, electronic, experimental
Length 39:53
Label Fake Diamond
Producer Dan Carey, Dave McCracken, Lester Mendez
Oh Land chronology
Fauna
(2008)		 Oh Land
(2011)
Singles from Oh Land
  1. "Sun of a Gun"
    Released: October 2010
  2. "Rainbow"
    Released: May 2011
  3. "White Nights"
    Released: August 2011

Oh Land is the eponymous second studio album by Danish recording artist Oh Land. It was released in Denmark on 14 March 2011 by Fake Diamond Records and in the United States on 15 March by Epic Records. An EP with the same name was released in advance on 19 October 2010, containing four tracks from the full-length album.[1] "Sun of a Gun" was released as the album's first international single.

Contents

Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer Length
1. "Perfection"   Nanna Øland Fabricius, Dan Carey Carey 4:59
2. "Break the Chain"   Fabricius, Dave McCracken McCracken 3:17
3. "Sun of a Gun"   Fabricius, Jimmy Harry McCracken 3:25
4. "Voodoo"   Fabricius, Carey Carey 2:51
5. "Lean"   Fabricius, Carey Carey 3:28
6. "Wolf & I"   Fabricius, Owen Beverly Carey 4:37
7. "Human"   Fabricius, E. Kidd Bogart Carey 4:08
8. "White Nights"   Fabricius, McCracken Carey 3:45
9. "Helicopter"   Fabricius, Lester Mendez Mendez 3:31
10. "We Turn It Up"   Fabricius, McCracken, Brian Fallon McCracken 2:31
11. "Rainbow"   Fabricius, McCracken McCracken 3:21

Personnel

  • Oh Land – vocals, vocal arrangement, choir, choir arrangement (all tracks); instrumentation (tracks 2–8, 10, 11); string arrangements (tracks 1, 5)
  • Jonathan Adelman – booking
  • Adam Ayan – mastering (track 4)
  • Ben Baptie – mixing assistant (track 4)
  • Angus Baskerville – booking
  • Charlie Bisharat – violin (track 9)
  • Dan Carey – producer, engineer (tracks 1, 4–7); mixing (tracks 1, 5, 6); string arrangements (tracks 1, 5); instrumentation (tracks 4–7)
  • Marty Diamond – booking
  • Isabella Dunn – cello (tracks 1, 5, 7)
  • Jason Edwards – booking
  • Tom Elmhirst – mixing (track 4)
  • Robbie Fimmano – photography
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing (tracks 3, 7, 8, 10)
  • John Hanes – mixing assistant (tracks 3, 7, 8, 10)
  • Mikkel Hess – drum performance (tracks 2, 3, 8, 10, 11)
  • Todd Interland – management
  • Eske Kath – artwork
  • Jesper Kemp – booking
  • Farra Mathews – A&R, management
  • Dave McCracken – producer, instrumentation (tracks 2, 3, 8, 10, 11)
  • Lester Mendez – producer, engineer, piano, keyboards, programming, string arrangements (track 9)
  • NR2154 – art direction, design
  • Joel Numa – engineer (track 9)
  • John O'Mahony – mixing (tracks 2, 9, 11)
  • Stella Page – violin (tracks 1, 5, 7)
  • Antonia Pagulatos – violin (tracks 1, 5, 7)
  • Mike Pagulatos – viola (tracks 1, 5, 7)
  • Sophie Rivlin – cello (track 7)
  • Andros Rodriguez – engineer (tracks 2, 3, 8, 10, 11)
  • Alexis Smith – engineer (tracks 1, 4–7); mixing assistant (tracks 1, 5, 6)
  • Cameron Stone – cello (track 9)
  • Max de Wardener – string arrangements and conducting (track 7)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Danish Albums Chart[3] 5
US Billboard 200[4] 184
US Rock Albums[4] 43
US Heatseekers Albums[4] 5
US Alternative Albums[4] 24

Certifications

Country Certification
Denmark Gold[5]

Release history

Country Date Label
Denmark 14 March 2011[6] Fake Diamond Records
United States 15 March 2011[7] Epic Records
Canada 24 May 2011[8] Sony Music
Poland 13 June 2011[9]
Germany 5 August 2011[10]
Italy 25 October 2011[11]
United Kingdom 21 November 2011[12] RCA Records

References

  1. ^ "Oh Land – Oh Land EP". Fake Diamond Records. http://www.fakediamond.dk/#/445502/. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  2. ^ "Oh Land by Oh Land". iTunes Store US. Apple Inc.. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/oh-land/id422175589. Retrieved 19 June 2011. 
  3. ^ "Oh Land – Oh Land". IFPI Denmark. Hung Medien. http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Oh+Land&titel=Oh+Land&cat=a. Retrieved 19 June 2011. 
  4. ^ a b c d "Oh Land – Oh Land". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/album/oh-land/oh-land/1476174. Retrieved 19 June 2011. 
  5. ^ "Oh Land "Oh Land" (UMG)" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 27 September 2011. http://www.ifpi.dk/?q=content/oh-land-oh-land-umg. Retrieved 23 October 2011. 
  6. ^ "Oh Land – Oh Land (album)". Fake Diamond Records. http://www.fakediamond.dk/#/478969/. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  7. ^ "Oh Land: Oh Land". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004LFO0M4. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  8. ^ "OH LAND by OH LAND". HMV Canada. http://www.hmv.ca/Products/Detail/621935.aspx. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  9. ^ "Oh Land – Oh Land" (in Polish). Empik. http://www.empik.com/oh-land-oh-land,prod61080795,muzyka-p. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  10. ^ "Oh Land – Oh Land" (in German). Sony Music Entertainment Germany. http://www.sonymusic.de/Oh-Land/Oh-Land/P/2246949. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
  11. ^ "Oh Land: Oh Land" (in Italian). Amazon.it. http://www.amazon.it/dp/B004WKXIGW. Retrieved 17 October 2011. 
  12. ^ "Oh Land: Oh Land". HMV. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;1;-1;-1;-1&sku=113465. Retrieved 24 September 2011. 
Oh Land
Studio albums
Fauna (2008) • Oh Land (2011)
Singles
"Audition Day" • "Heavy Eyes" • "Sun of a Gun" • "Rainbow" • "White Nights"
Featured singles
Other Songs
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