Mielenrauhaa

Mielenrauhaa
Studio album by Aki Sirkesalo
Released January 1995
Genre Funk, soul, rock, pop
Label Sony Music Entertainment
Producer Esa Kaartamo
Aki Sirkesalo chronology

Mielenrauhaa
(1995)
Aika
(1996)

Mielenrauhaa is the debut solo studio album by Finnish singer-songwriter Aki Sirkesalo. Released by Sony Music Entertainment in January 1995, the album peaked at number five on the Finnish Albums Chart and spawned some of his best-known songs, such as "Naispaholainen", "Hikinen iltapäivä" and "Pelkkää kuvitelmaa", a Finnish-language cover version of The Temptations song "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)". The latter was also released as a single and peaked at number nine on the Finnish Singles Chart.[1]

Reception

Sirkesalo received an Emma Award for the Best Album in 1995.[2] According to IFPI Finland, Mielenrauhaa earned Sirkesalo a gold record in 1995 and went on to sell platinum by 1999.[3]

Track listing

Standard Edition
No. Title Length
1. "Mielenrauhaa"   4:48
2. "Iho muistaa"   4:34
3. "Naispaholainen"   3:51
4. "Miehen täytyy"   4:29
5. "Marvin Gaye"   4:06
6. "Mustankipee"   5:09
7. "Vieläkö sun omenapuusi kasvaa"   6:29
8. "Koti-ikävä"   2:55
9. "Hikinen iltapäivä"   4:10
10. "Kun musiikki soi"   4:22
11. "Sä jaksat tanssii"   3:39
12. "Sileää pintaa"   4:35

Chart performance

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 5

References

  1. "Aki Sirkesalo: Pelkkää kuvitelmaa". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. "Biografia". EMI Music Finland. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. "Aki Sirkesalo". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 28 August 2013.