Albertine (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Albertine
Type = Album
Artist = Brooke Fraser


Released = flagicon|New Zealand December 4, 2006 flagicon|Australia March 31, 2007 flagicon|New Zealand December 10, 2007 (Deluxe Edition) flagicon|United States May 27, 2008
Recorded = 2005-2006
Genre = Pop
Length = 45:33
Label = Columbia
Producer = Marshall Altman
Certification = 4x Platinum (New Zealand)
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:kxftxqurldfe link]
*Jesus Freak Hideout Rating|5|5 [http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/Albertine.asp link] |
Last album = "What To Do With Daylight" (2004)
This album = "Albertine" (2006)
Next album = —
Misc = Singles
Name = Albertine
Type = Album
single 1 = Deciphering Me
single 1 date = November 15, 2006
single 2 = Shadowfeet
single 2 date = March 13, 2007
single 3 = Albertine
single 3 date = July 10, 2007
single 4 = C.S. Lewis Song
single 4 date = December, 2007

"Albertine" is the second album by New Zealand singer-songwriter, Brooke Fraser. It was released in New Zealand and in the Oceanic region's iTunes store on December 4, 2006. The album was released in Australia on 31st March 2007, where it peaked at #29. The album's lead single is "Deciphering Me". The follow-up single is "Shadowfeet" - a piano-driven ballad released in January 2007. "Albertine" became Fraser's second #1 album, and she became only the second New Zealand artist in history to have consecutive album releases debut at the #1 position on the New Zealand album charts. The first was by Blindspott with their album "End the Silence" earlier in the same year.

A deluxe edition was released on December 10, a year after the original release. The deluxe version features a bonus CD of eight live recordings (including a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence"), an entirely new booklet and double gatefold digipack packaging. "C.S. Lewis Song" was released as a radio single to promote this re-release.

Albertine was also Brooke's U.S. debut, released May 27, 2008 and entered the Billboard 200 at #90 on July 19, 2008. Brooke is currently on tour in Canada and the United States to promote the album release in these countries. She will appear at numerous venues across the continent.

Albertine was also picked as an “Editor’s Music Choice” on Itunes USA which helped propel the album into the Top 10.

Track listing

#"Shadowfeet"
#"Deciphering Me"
#"Love, Where is Your Fire?"
#"Love is Waiting"
#"Albertine"
#"C.S. Lewis Song"
#"Epilogue"
#"Faithful"
#"Seeds"
#"Hosea’s Wife"
#"The Thief"
#"Hymn"
#"Faithful" (demo) (Digital Download Bonus Track)
#"Hosea's Wife" (demo) (Digital Download Bonus Track) [ [http://www.digirama.co.nz/albumdetails.aspx?MediaID=569653 digiRAMA - Brooke Fraser - Albertine ] ]

Deluxe bonus CD tracklisting

# "C.S. Lewis Song" (live)
# "Better" (live)
# "Seeds" (live)
# "The Sounds of Silence" (live)
# "Hymn" (live)
# "Love, Where is Your Fire?" (live)
# "Arithmetic" (live)
# "Hosea’s Wife" (live)

Personnel

* Marshall Altman (Producer/Engineer)
* Joe Zook (Engineer/Mixer)
* Kristopher Pooley (Organs)
* David Levita (Guitars)
* Michael Chaves (Guitars)
* Sean Hurley (Bass)
* Aaron Sterling (Drums)

Charts and certifications

"Albertine" entered the RIANZ chart on December 11, 2006 (chart #1542) at #1. It remained in the top five for eleven weeks and has remained in the top ten for 17 weeks so far [ [http://charts.org.nz/showitem.asp?key=47922&cat=a Charts.org.nz] - NZ Albertine chart trajectory] . The album was certified 2x platinum within a month of its NZ release and is currently certified 4x platinum [http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp Charts on RIANZ] ] .

"Albertine" was released in Australia on March 31 2007, and on the 9th of April, 2007 it entered the ARIA albums charts at #29.

In the U.S, "Albertine" made its debut at #90 on the week ending 19, June 2008 selling 8,938 copies. This makes it Brooke's first appearance on the U.S Charts.

References

External links

* [http://www.brookefraser.com Brooke Fraser Official Website]