Da Capo (Ace of Base album)

Da Capo
Studio album by Ace of Base
Released	September 30, 2002
Genre	Pop
Length	41:55
Label	Edel-Mega Universal Music Toshiba EMI
Producer	Jonas Berggren, Nice, Sommerdahl, Von Der Burg
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Ace of Base chronology
Greatest Hits (2000) Da Capo (2002) The Collection/All That She Wants (2002)
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Japanese cover

Da Capo is the fourth studio album by Ace of Base, a pop music group based in Sweden. It was released in 2002 in Europe (on Edel-Mega/Universal) and Japan (on Toshiba EMI with a different cover and the usual bonus tracks). The European version contained 12 tracks, and the Japanese version 15.

It was initially slated for a summer 2000 release, but problems with Ace of Base's record labels caused it to be delayed for another year. Ultimately, Da Capo came out at the end of September 2002, and then to very low sales in many European territories.

The minimal promotion was handled by two members, Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg. This left out the other two Berggrens: Jonas wanted to stay at home with his two children, and Malin was unable to join them because of her "fear of flying". During the promotion Jenny and Ulf visited Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Poland and Austria.

As of 2008, Da Capo has sold over 500,000 copies, a flop compared to Ace of Base's earlier releases.

In an interview, Ulf said that the group would release the album in the United States and the songs would be more acoustic. However, it never came out in America or Australia, although it has recently become available on iTunes. Moreover, Polydor Records gave it a "soft release" in the UK on October 21, 2002; that label gave it no promotion, nor any radio singles, believing that the band were no longer relevant to the British music scene.

The album is named for the musical term da capo, meaning "back to the beginning". It was intended to be a return to the band's earliest sound.

This album has been released with the Copy Control protection system in some regions.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Unspeakable"	Adam Anders, Jonas Berggren, M. Lindsten, Nicklas von der Burg	Jonas von der Burg, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Berggren	3:14
2.	"Beautiful Morning"	Jonas Berggren, Jenny Berggren, Linn Berggren	Pontus Söderqvist	2:59
3.	"Remember the Words"	Jonas Berggren, A. Bhagavan, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Von Der Burg	Jonas Von Der Burg, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Berggren	3:43
4.	"Da Capo"	Jonas Berggren	Thorsten Brötzmann and Jeo	3:10
5.	"World Down Under"	Jonas Berggren, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Von Der Burg	Harry Sommerdahl, Jonas Von Der Burg	3:32
6.	"Ordinary Day"	Jonas Berggren	Pontus Söderqvist	3:24
7.	"Wonderful Life"	Black	Thorsten Brötzmann and Jeo	4:15
8.	"Show Me Love"	Jonas Berggren		3:42
9.	"What's the Name of the Game?"	Jonas Berggren, Jenny Berggren, Linn Berggren, H. Sommerdahl, J. Von Der Burg	Jonas Von Der Burg, H. Sommerdahl, Jonas Berggren	3:02
10.	"Change with the Light"	Jonas Berggren, Jenny Berggren, Linn Berggren, Ulf Ekberg	Pontus Söderqvist, Nick Nice, Ulf Ekberg	3:35
11.	"Hey Darling"	Jonas Berggren	Pontus Söderqvist, Nick Nice	3:16
12.	"The Juvenile"	Jonas Berggren	Pontus Söderqvist, Martin Hedström	3:45

Japan tracklisting

1. "Unspeakable"
2. "Beautiful Morning"
3. "Remember the Words"
4. "Da Capo"
5. "World Down Under"
6. "Ordinary Day"
7. "Wonderful Life"
8. "Show Me Love"
9. "What's the Name of the Game?"
10. "Change with the Light"
11. "Hey Darling"(Remix)@
12. "The Juvenile"
13. "Don't Stop" [Japanese bonus track]
14. "Summer Days" [Japanese bonus track]
15. "Beautiful Morning (Groove Radio Edit)" [Japanese bonus track]

@ = this is a new version/remix of "Hey Darling" NOT originally on the European version.

Singles

• 2002 "Beautiful Morning"
• 2002 "The Juvenile"
• 2003 "Unspeakable"

Personnel

• Jonas "Joker" Berggren – Arranger, Producer
• Britta Bergström – Vocals (bckgr)
• Anoo Bhagavan – Vocals (bckgr)
• Tom Bohne – A&R
• Mathias Bothor – Photography
• Axel Breitung – Guitar, Remixing, Vocal Engineer
• Thorsten Brötzmann – Keyboards
• Jakob Deichmann – A&R
• Tim Dobrovolny – A&R
• Thomas Eberger – Mastering
• Björn Engelmann – Mastering Cutting Room Studios
• Fiete Felsch – Sax (Soprano)
• Par Lonn – Cello
• Nick Nice – Programming, Multi Instruments, Producer, Mixing
• Kay Nickold – Production Assistant
• Jeanette Olsson – Vocals (bckgr)
• Assi Roar – Bass
• Pontus Söderqvist – Programming, Multi Instruments, Producer, Mixing
• Harry "Slick" Sommerdahl – Arranger, Vocals (bckgr), Producer, Vocal Producer
• Jonas Von Der Burg – Arranger, Producer, Vocal Producer

Charts

Album

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	61
Estonian Albums Chart	36
German Albums Chart	48
Japanese Albums Chart	40
Japanese International Artists Albums Chart	10
Norwegian Albums Chart	40
Swiss Albums Chart	23
Swedish Albums Chart	25

Singles

Single	Chart	Peak position
"Beautiful Morning"	Swedish Singles Chart	14
"Beautiful Morning"	Swiss Singles Chart	32
"Beautiful Morning"	German Singles Chart	38
"The Juvenile"	German Singles Chart	78
"Unspeakable"	Swedish Singles Chart	45
"Unspeakable"	German Singles Chart	97

Sales

• Germany: 40,000 units sold
• Japan: 35,000 units sold
• Sweden: 15,000 units sold

DVD

Da Capo
Video by Ace Of Base
Released	October 21, 2002
Genre	Pop
Length	91 minutes
Label	Polydor

The DVD contains all official Ace of Base videos up to that point except "Travel to Romantis" and the acoustic U.S. version of "Lucky Love". It also includes the complete album in 5.1 Surround Sound, a photo gallery, discography, and biography in English and German.

Da Capo (album)

1. Unspeakable
2. Beautiful Morning
3. Remember the Words
4. Da Capo
5. World Down Under
6. Ordinary Day
7. Wonderful Life
8. Show Me Love
9. What's the Name of the Game?
10. Change with the Light
11. Hey Darling
12. The Juvenile

Videos:

1. C'est la Vie
2. The Sign
3. Beautiful Life
4. Always Have, Always Will
5. All That She Wants
6. Living in Danger
7. Don't Turn Around
8. Cruel Summer
9. Happy Nation
10. Lucky Love
11. Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry
12. Life Is a Flower
13. Wheel of Fortune
14. Beautiful Morning