Temptation (Monrose album)

Temptation
Studio album by Monrose
Released	December 8, 2006
Recorded	October–November 2006; Weryton Studios (Munich, Germany)
Genre	Pop, R&B, dance-pop
Length	45:29
Label	Starwatch, Warner
Producer	Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch, Toni Cottura, Dieter Falk, Edwin "Lil Eddie" Serrano, Jonas Jeberg, Jiant, Derek von Krogh, Major, Marc Mozart, J remy, Snowflakers, J. Worthy
Monrose chronology
Temptation (2006) Strictly Physical (2007)
Singles from Temptation
"Shame" Released: December 1, 2006 "Even Heaven Cries" Released: March 2, 2007

Temptation is the debut studio album by German pop trio Monrose, released by Starwatch Music and Warner Music Group on December 8, 2006 (see 2006 in music) in German-speaking Europe, following the band's formation on the television talent show Popstars.

Recorded with all six finalists of the sixth Popstars season during October and November 2006, the album consisted of a main production by the show's jury member Dieter Falk and British production team Jiant, with additional contribution from Marcus Brosch, Toni Cottura and Marc Mozart and his Mozart & Friends team, among others.^[1] One of the most successful debuts of the year, the album debuted on top of the charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and was certified platinum for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release. By June 2007, Temptation had reached triple platinum status for more than 400,000 copies sold.^[2]

With the number-one hit single "Shame" and the ballad "Even Heaven Cries", the album spawned two singles.

Production

Recording

In late October 2006 the six remaining finalists of the fifth installment of Popstars entered the recording studios for a total of three weeks to start working on alternate versions of the band's future debut album with judge Dieter Falk and his production team. While Falk and British duo Jiant contributed most to the album, the contestants also worked with producers Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch, Toni Cottura, Jonas Jeberg, Marc Mozart, Major, J remy, Snowflakers, Derek von Krogh and J. Worthy, and songwriters Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano, Gary Barlow, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
CDStarts	[3]
laut.de	[4]
LetMeEntertainYou	[5]
Wooodz	[6]

Media reception for Temptation was generally positive, with laut.de's Stefan Johannesberg praising Monrose and their team for wisely finding a very "British and catchy" and authentic musical middle ground, simultaneously referring the trio as the "new Destiny's Dolls and Pussycat Childs" respectively.^[7] Following its physical release, Temptation immediately debuted at number-one of the albums charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year.^[2] The album was instantly certified platinum for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release, and as of June 2007, has been certified three-time platinum for more than 400,000 copies sold worldwide.^[2][8][9] It was eventually ranked 17th on the German Media Control year-end charts.

Although "Do That Dance" was planned to be released as the album's third single at times,^[10] Temptation has spawned two singles only: The album's lead single, "Shame", reached number-one in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. Outselling 3/4 of the German Top 100's singles sales combined, the song also emerged as the fastest selling CD single of 2006 and the biggest downloaded song since 2004. Follow-up single "Even Heaven Cries" was released in early March 2007 and moreover used as the band's competition song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 pre-selection show Deutscher Vorentscheid 2007. While it reached the top 10 in Germany, the song also peaked within the top 20 in Austria, and Switzerland.

Track listing

Samples

• "Oh La la" is cover version of the same-titled 2005 song by British duo Boo2.
• "Do That Dance" is an English remake of Kay Cee Dee's 2006 song "Bad Boy."
• "Push Up on Me" is a cover version of Thara and Rupee's previously unreleased recording from 2006.

Credits and personnel

• Dieter Falk - piano
• Marc Mozart - keyboard
• G-Strings - strings
• Ossi Schaller - guitar

Production

• Producers: Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch, Dieter Falk, Toni Cottura, Jonas Jeberg, Jiant, Marc Mozart, Major, J remy, Snowflakers, Derek von Krogh, J. Worthy
• Vocal assistance: Tara Harrison, Obi Mhondera, Niara Scarlett
• Engineers: Tom Dokoupil, Christoph Terbuyken
• Programming: Marcus Brosch, Copenhaniacs, Derek von Krogh, Marc Mozart, J. Worthy
• Mixing: Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Sven Kohlwage, Derek von Krogh, Jonas Jeberg, Ren Swan
• Artwork: Claudia Macias
• Photography: David Cuenca

Charts

Year-end

References

External links

• Monrose.de — official site
• Temptation (Monrose album) at MusicBrainz