- Alsou (album)
Infobox Album
Name = Alsou
Type = studio
Artist =Alsou
Released =2001
Recorded =2000
Genre = Pop
Length =
Label = Mercury Records/Universal Music
Producer = David Junk, Thomas Hedstorm, Simon Napier Bell, Dean Gillard
Last album = Алсу (1999)
This album = "Alsou" (2001)
Next album = "Мне приснилась осень" (2002)"Alsou" was the first English album by
Alsou . It was released in Russia onJune 28 ,2001 , and later in Germany, Norway, Poland, Czech Republic and Malaysia.The album's lead single, "
Before You Love Me ", which was released onApril 30 2001 , was a Top 5 smash in Australia, where it reached #3. It was also released in the UK where it was #1 on MTV UK. The single, however, only managed to reach #27 on the UK Singles Chart.A follow-up single, "He Loves Me", was released only in Germany on
October 15 ,2001 where it was met with limited success.The album features 14 songs, including "Teardrops" which was completely written by Alsou, and "Now I Know", which is an English version of her self-written Russian song "Angel".
A new version of her first English single, "Solo" was also included on the album. This version was produced by Steve Levine.
Tracklisting
# "
Before You Love Me " 2:53
# "What Your Girl Don't Know" 3:39
# "He Loves Me" 3:40
# "Let It Be Me" 3:44
# "3 Strikes" 3:25
# "Teardrops" 4:08
# "Not Over Yet" 4:14
# "Butter Wouldn't Melt" 3:23
# "100% Natural" 3:02
# "Solo" 2:56
# "Never A Day Goes By" 3:23
# "Break The Silence" 4:37
# "Now I Know" 4:01
# "You're My #1" (featuringEnrique Iglesias ) 4:34Other Songs
* "All Of Me" - Bonus track in Malaysian edition of the album
* "Pretty Face" - Bonus track in Malaysian edition of the album
* "Run Right Out Of Time" - Released as a promo CD with "Gala" magazine in 2002
* "Solo" (Single Version) - A different version of Solo, included on the single release
* "So Close So Far" - Rare recording from the "Alsou" album sessions, supposed to be on European version but never releasedingles
Four singles were released from the "Alsou" album:
*2000 Solo
*2000 You're My #1 (featuringEnrique Iglesias )
*2001Before You Love Me
*2001 He Loves Me
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