Cruel Summer (Ace of Base album)
Encyclopedia
Japan release
- "Cruel SummerCruel Summer"Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...
(Cutfather & Joe Mix)" - "DonnieDonnie"Donnie" was the second single released in Japan from the album Flowers by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Stations began to play the song in Autumn 1998.Promo CD #Donnie 3:47#Whenever You're Near Me 3:32...
(Ole Evenrude Version)" - "Life Is a FlowerLife is a Flower"Life Is a Flower" is a song by Ace of Base, released as their first single from their 1998 album Flowers. The song was released in the US with different lyrics, titled "Whenever You're Near Me" and in a different key. The single sold 264,000 copies in the UK.-Music Video:A music video was...
" - "Everytime It RainsEverytime It RainsOriginally written for Annie Lennox, "Everytime It Rains" was the fourth single released from Ace of Base's Re-Release of Flowers in the UK. This song was written by Rick Nowels, Billy Steinberg and Maria Vidal....
" - "Adventures in Paradise"
- "Don't Go Away"
- "CeciliaCecilia (Ace of Base song)"Cecilia" is a song from Ace of Base's third record titled Flowers. It was released as a single in Italy and Spain in the spring of 1999. The song was written as a continuation of the song of the same name by Simon & Garfunkel.-Italy:...
" - "He Decides (Fisher Mix)" (aka US Version)
- "Always Have, Always WillAlways Have Always Will"Always Have Always Will" was a popular hit by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. Heavily inspired by the Motown sound of the mid 1960s, the intro samples the intros from the Supremes track "Where Did Our Love Go" and the Four Tops track "I Can't Help Myself ". It was co-written by Jonas Berggren with...
(US Edit)" - "Tokyo GirlTokyo Girl"Tokyo Girl" was a single from Ace of Base's album release known as Cruel Summer in the United States and Japan and Flowers in Europe. In France, it was the third single from their album Flowers...
" - "Travel to RomantisTravel to Romantis"Travel to Romantis" was the third single from Flowers, an album by Swedish pop band Ace of Base. The song was released on November 16, 1998 in Germany and Scandinavia and followed the singles "Life Is a Flower" and "Cruel Summer".-Music Video:...
(Love to Infinity Radio Remix)" - "Cruel SummerCruel Summer"Cruel Summer" is a pop song originally written and performed by Bananarama that was a top ten hit in Britain in 1983. Singer Sara Dallin said the song "played on the darker side : it looked at the oppressive heat, the misery of wanting to be with someone as the summer ticked by...
(Blazin' Rhythm Remix)" - "Dr. Sun"
- "Into the Night of Blue"
Charts
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canadian Albums Chart Canadian Albums Chart The Canadian Albums Chart is the official album sales chart in Canada. It is compiled every Wednesday by U.S.-based music sales tracking company Nielsen Soundscan, and published every Thursday by Jam! Canoe and Billboard, along with its sister charts the Canadian Singles Chart and the Canadian BDS... |
23 |
| Chile Albums Chart | 4 |
| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
101 |
Personnel
- Borje "Buller Bang" – Percussion
- Delgado – Keyboards, Programming, Producer
- Sasha – Bass
- Per Adebratt – Keyboards, Programming
- John Amatiello – Keyboards, Programming, Engineer
- Andy – Remixing
- John Ballard – Vocals (bckgr), Vocal Arrangement
- Ulf Bandgren – Guitar
- Bas-Berra – Bass
- Joe Belmaati – Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Producer, Engineer, Mixing
- Jenny Berggren – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Jonas "Joker" Berggren – Keyboards, Programming, Engineer, Vocoder
- Linn Berggren – Vocals, Vocals (bckgr)
- Marit Bie – Vocals (bckgr)
- Marianne Bundevik – Vocals (bckgr)
- Mark Burdett – Design
- Douglas Carr – Keyboards, Programming, Engineer
- Suzanne Carstensen – Vocals (bckgr)
- Desi "Dezrock" Caruso – Keyboards
- Cutfather – Arranger, Producer, Mixing
- Clive Davis – Executive Producer
- Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg – Producer
- Tommy Ekman – Arranger, Keyboards, Programming, Engineer, Mixing
- Ole Evenrude – Arranger, Producer
- Charlie Falk – String Arrangements
- Charles Fisher – Producer
- Birthe H. – Vocals (bckgr)
- Peo Haggstrom – Keyboards, Programming
- Hani – Producer, Remixing
- Nana Hedin – Vocals (bckgr)
- Henrik – Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Johnny Jam – Keyboards, Programming, Producer
- Ulf Janson – Conductor, Horn Arrangements, String Arrangements
- Bjarne "Spiff" Johansson – Percussion, Drums
- Mads Johansson – Guitar
- Jonas Karg – Guitar
- Dave Lee – Programming
- Peter Lee – Remixing
- David Leonard – Mixing
- Jonas Linell – Photography
- Marian Lisland – Vocals (bckgr)
- Bernard Löhr – Mixing
- Matz Nilsson – Mixing
- Tue Roh – Fender Rhodes, String Arrangements
- Thomas Siqveland – Programming
- Eivind Skovdahl – Percussion, Engineer
- Joakim Stiren – Programming, Mixing
- Stonestream – Drum Programming
- Leon Zervos – Mastering
Sales
- Canada: 50,000+ units sold - gold certificate
- Japan: 142,840 units sold
- US: 125,000+ units sold