Come Closer (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Come Closer
Type = Album
Artist = Tarkan


Released = April 7 2006
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, Dance, R&B
Length =
Label = Universal
Producer = Tarkan (exec.)
Devrim Karaoglu
Pete "Boxsta" Martin
Josh Schwartz
Brian Kierulf
Billy Mann
Lester Mendez
David Werner
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:4kbsa9igr23d link] | Last album = "Dudu"
(2003)
This album = "Come Closer"
(2006)
Next album = "Metamorfoz"
(2007)
Misc = Singles
Name = Come Closer
Type = studio
single 1 = Bounce
single 1 date = 25 October 2005 (Turkey)
24 March 2006 (Europe)
single 2 = Start The Fire
single 2 date = 18 August 2006

"Come Closer" is the debut English language album by Turkish pop singer Tarkan. It was released by Universal Records on April 7 2006 in Europe and Central Asia. Tarkan began recording the album in 1997, following the success of his third Turkish release "Ölürüm Sana" that year. [CNN. [http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/Music/9908/09/tarkan.wb/index.html "Tarkan finds his moves take him across borders"] . August 9 1999. Retrieved January 11 2007.] Referring to the album's title, Tarkan said:

In August 2005, a number of songs recorded for the album were leaked onto the internet by a Turkish DJ. [ [http://tarkandeluxe.blogspot.com/2005/08/love-speak-update.html "Love Speak Update"] . August 3, 2005. Retrieved January 11 2007.] The leaked songs garnered considerable airplay in dance clubs in Turkey, before Tarkan's management took legal action against the DJ's playing the songs. [Tolga Akyildiz. [http://hurarsiv.hurriyet.com.tr/goster/haber.aspx?viewid=622833 "Tarkan cephesinde son durum"] . August 27, 2005. Retrieved January 11 2007.]

Track listing

Original Version

US Remix Edition

Tarkan is about to release his U.S Remix album featuring Wyclef Jean and Miri Ben-Ari. Pete "Boxsta" Martin remixed the entire album. The album was recorded in L.A at Westlake Studio, N.Y at Sony Music Studio and London at The Matrix Studio Complex. Pete remixed the original versions from his debut English album "Come Closer". There are two new tracks added in as well. [ [http://web.mac.com/boxsta1/Pete_Boxsta_Martin_Producer/News.html Boxsta Official Website - News] ]

It will probably be released worldwide in 2008.

"Confirmed tracks:" [ [http://tarkantr.blogspot.com/2005/05/tarkan-time.html Holland, FunX Radio Interview] ] [ [http://web.mac.com/boxsta1/Pete_Boxsta_Martin_Producer/Discography.html Boxsta Official Website - Discography] ]
*Nothing Like You *
*Who's Gonna Love You Now? "(Feat. Miri Ben-Ari)" *
*Why Don't We? (Aman Aman) "(Feat. Wyclef Jean & Filly **)"
*Bounce "(Feat. Malverde ** & Filly **)"
*Just Like That
*Shhh
*Come Closer
*In Your Eyes
*Over

* New track
** New guest artist

Credits and personnel

*Lead vocals — Tarkan
*Backing vocals — Anas Allaf, Siedah Garrett, Billy Mann
*Keyboards — Pete "Boxsta" Martin,Devrim Karaoglu,Ozan Çolakoğlu, Brian Kierulf, Lester Mendez
*Guitar — Anas Allaf, Marc Copely, Brian Kierulf, Billy Mann, Giles Palmer
*Drum programming —Pete "Boxsta" Martin, Devrim Karaoglu,Ozan Çolakoğlu
*Percussion — Mehmet Akatay, Cengiz Ercumer
*Strings — Grup Gündem
*Bağlama — Çetin Akdeniz
*Programming — Pete "Boxsta" Martin,Devrim Karaoglu,Ozan Çolakoğlu, Brian Kierulf, Lester Mendez
*Executive Producer — Tarkan
*Mixed by Dexter Simmons
*Mastering by Eddie Schreyer
*Photography by Tamer Yılmaz
*Hair by Yıldırım Özdemir
*Make-up by Neriman Eroz
*Art direction by Marc Schilkowski

Music videos

* "Bounce"
* "Start The Fire"

Charts

Notes

External links

* [http://www.tarkan.com www.tarkan.com] — official website.
* [http://www.tarkanmusic.de www.tarkanmusic.de] — official album website.
* [http://www.boxstamusic.com] — official Pete "Boxsta" Martin website.