White Turns Blue

Infobox Album
Name = White Turns Blue
Type = studio
Artist = Maria Mena


Released = July 20 2004
Recorded =
Genre = Pop/Rock
Length = 40:26
Label = Columbia
Producer = Arvid Solvang
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:t9z8b594xsqk~T1 link]
Last album = "Mellow"
(2004)
This album = "White Turns Blue"
(2004)
Next album = "Apparently Unaffected"
(2006)

"White Turns Blue" is the international debut album by Norwegian singer/songwriter Maria Mena, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). It consists of tracks from her two first albums, "Another Phase" and "Mellow", and was specifically targeted at the American market. The album managed to peak at #102 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.

Track listing

All songs were written by Maria Mena and Arvid Solvang, except where noted

#"You're the Only One" - 2:44
#"Fragile (Free)" - 4:00
#"Just a Little Bit" - 3:56
#"Blame It On Me" (Mena, Thomas Whoni) - 3:41
#"My Lullaby" - 2:58
#"Take You With Me" - 3:00
#"What's Another Day" - 2:57
#"Lose Control" - 2:41
#"Shadow" (Mena, Whoni) - 3:40
#"Your Glasses" - 4:02
#"Sorry" - 2:52
#"A Few Small Bruises" - 3:55
#"You're the Only One" [acoustic] [*] - 2:46
#"Sleep to Dream" [*] - 3:58

* [*] bonus track

Personnel

*Maria Mena - vocals, background vocals
*Jarle Bernhoft - background vocals
*Havard Caspersen - acoustic guitar
*Celsius - keyboard
*Borren Flyen - drums
*Steffen Isaksen - grand piano
*Kjell Harald Litangen - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar
*Elias Muri - background vocals
*Christian Nystrom - keyboard
*Børge Petersen Øverlier - acoustic guitar
*Arvid Solvang - acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, keyboard, background vocals, multi instruments, Fender Rhodes
*Vemund Stavnes - bass
*David Wallumrod - Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
*Fredrik Wallumrod - drums

Production

*Producer: Arvid Solvang
*Engineer: Arvid Solvang
*Mixing: Andrew Dawson, Ulf Holand, Arvid Solvang
*Mastering: James Cruz
*A&R: Jørgen Bradtlie
*Programming: Celsius, Arvid Solvang, Thomas Whoni
*Sampling: Spectrasoncicsm, Miroslav Vitous
*Arranger: Arvid Solvang
*Art direction: Susanne Cerha
*Design: Susanne Cerha
*Photography: Susanne Cerha, Bjørn Opsahl
*Hair stylists: Dugg, Viveke Trønsdal
*Stylist: Tommy Løland
*Make-up: Linda Mehrens, Mikas

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Singles - Billboard (North America)