Temptation (Monrose album)
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Temptation is the debut studio album by German
pop
trio Monrose
, released by Starwatch Music and Warner Music Group
on December 8, 2006 (see 2006 in music
) in German-speaking Europe
, following the band's formation on the television talent show
Popstars
.
Recorded with all six finalists of the sixth Popstars season during October and November 2006, the album consisted of a main production by the show's jury member Dieter Falk and British production team Jiant
, with additional contribution from Marcus Brosch
, Toni Cottura
and Marc Mozart
and his Mozart & Friends
team, among others. One of the most successful debuts of the year, the album debuted on top of the charts in Austria
, Germany and Switzerland
and was certified platinum
for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release. By June 2007, Temptation had reached triple platinum status for more than 400,000 copies sold.
With the number-one hit single "Shame
" and the ballad "Even Heaven Cries
" the album spwaned two singles.
entered the recording studios for a total of three weeks to start working on alternate versions of the band's future debut album with judge Dieter Falk and his production team. While Falk and British
duo Jiant contributed most to the album, the contestants also worked with producers Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch
, Toni Cottura
, Jonas Jeberg, Marc Mozart
, Major, J remy, Snowflakers, Derek von Krogh and J. Worthy, and songwriters Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano, Gary Barlow
, Claude-Michel Schönberg
and Alain Boublil
.
and Pussycat Childs
" respectively. Following its physical release, Temptation immediately debuted at number-one of the albums charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. The album was instanly certified platinum
for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release, and as of June 2007, has been certified three-time platinum for more than 400,000 copies sold worldwide. It was eventually ranked 17th on the German Media Control year-end charts.
Although "Do That Dance" was planned to be released as the album's third single at times, Temptation has spawned two singles only: The album's lead single, "Shame
", reached number-one in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. Outselling 3/4 of the German Top 100's singles sales combined, the song also emerged as the fastest selling CD single of 2006 and the biggest downloaded song since 2004. Follow-up single "Even Heaven Cries
" was released in early March 2007 and moreover used as the band's competition song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
pre-selection show Deutscher Vorentscheid 2007. While it reached the top 10 in Germany, the song also peaked within the top 20 in Austria, and Switzerland.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
pop
Pop music
Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...
trio Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...
, released by Starwatch Music and Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is the third largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry, making it one of the big four record companies...
on December 8, 2006 (see 2006 in music
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
) in German-speaking Europe
German-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
, following the band's formation on the television talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
Popstars
Popstars (Germany)
Popstars is a German reality television series that began its first installment on the RTL2 network on November 14, 2000. Part of the international Popstars franchise, it originated from the same-titled New Zealand reality program....
.
Recorded with all six finalists of the sixth Popstars season during October and November 2006, the album consisted of a main production by the show's jury member Dieter Falk and British production team Jiant
Jiant
Jiant was a British record production and songwriting team, headed by Tim Hawes and Pete Kirtley, working in the genres of pop, R&B and dance...
, with additional contribution from Marcus Brosch
Marcus Brosch
Marcus Brosch is a German songwriter, record producer and remixer.Lacking success at playing football in the early eighties, he stopped playing it in favour of playing the guitar at the age of thirteen years, playing in several bands with his later partner in productions, Henrik Menzel...
, Toni Cottura
Toni Cottura
Toni Cottura is a eurodance and hip-hop producer and rapper from Germany. He started his career in 1988 as a hip-hop producer with David Fascher and later worked with DJ Shahin....
and Marc Mozart
Marc Mozart
Marc Christian Gernert, who performs as Marc Mozart and Marc Z, is a German songwriter, record producer and music manager.He started his career in Germany during the early 1990s. His professional career started after high school when he signed a contract, in 1993, with Sony Music Germany...
and his Mozart & Friends
Mozart & Friends
Mozart & Friends is a record production and songwriting team working in genres of Pop, R&B and Hip hop. The team was founded in 2006 and is consisting of producers and songwriters located in different countries:...
team, among others. One of the most successful debuts of the year, the album debuted on top of the charts in Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
, Germany and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
and was certified platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release. By June 2007, Temptation had reached triple platinum status for more than 400,000 copies sold.
With the number-one hit single "Shame
Shame (Monrose song)
"Shame" is a pop song performed by German pop trio Monrose. It was written by Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley and Andrew Murray and co-produced by production teams Jiant and Snowflakers for the band's debut studio album, Temptation ....
" and the ballad "Even Heaven Cries
Even Heaven Cries
"Even Heaven Cries" is a pop ballad recorded by German pop trio Monrose. It was penned by Robbie Nevil, Lauren Evans, Philip Denker, Jonas Jeberg, and Jens Lumholt for the group's debut studio album, Temptation...
" the album spwaned two singles.
Recording
In late October 2006 the six remaining finalists of the fifth installment of PopstarsPopstars
Popstars is an international reality television franchise and a precursor to the Idol series. The series first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the five member all-girl group TrueBliss...
entered the recording studios for a total of three weeks to start working on alternate versions of the band's future debut album with judge Dieter Falk and his production team. While Falk and British
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
duo Jiant contributed most to the album, the contestants also worked with producers Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch
Marcus Brosch
Marcus Brosch is a German songwriter, record producer and remixer.Lacking success at playing football in the early eighties, he stopped playing it in favour of playing the guitar at the age of thirteen years, playing in several bands with his later partner in productions, Henrik Menzel...
, Toni Cottura
Toni Cottura
Toni Cottura is a eurodance and hip-hop producer and rapper from Germany. He started his career in 1988 as a hip-hop producer with David Fascher and later worked with DJ Shahin....
, Jonas Jeberg, Marc Mozart
Marc Mozart
Marc Christian Gernert, who performs as Marc Mozart and Marc Z, is a German songwriter, record producer and music manager.He started his career in Germany during the early 1990s. His professional career started after high school when he signed a contract, in 1993, with Sony Music Germany...
, Major, J remy, Snowflakers, Derek von Krogh and J. Worthy, and songwriters Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano, Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow
Gary Barlow is an English singer-songwriter, pianist and record producer. He is frontman and lead vocalist of pop group Take That and is currently the head judge on the eighth series of The X Factor. Barlow is one of Britain's most successful songwriters...
, Claude-Michel Schönberg
Claude-Michel Schönberg
Claude-Michel Schönberg is a French record producer, actor, singer, songwriter, and musical theatre composer, best known for his collaborations with the lyricist Alain Boublil.These include the musicals:...
and Alain Boublil
Alain Boublil
Alain Boublil is a musical theatre lyricist and librettist, best known for his collaborations with the composer Claude-Michel Schönberg for musicals on Broadway and London's West End...
.
Reception
Media reception for Temptation was generally positive, with laut.des Stefan Johannesberg praising Monrose and their team for wisely finding a very "British and catchy" and authentic musical middle ground, simultaneously referring the trio as the "new Destiny's DollsDestiny's Child
Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme...
and Pussycat Childs
Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
" respectively. Following its physical release, Temptation immediately debuted at number-one of the albums charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. The album was instanly certified platinum
Platinum
Platinum is a chemical element with the chemical symbol Pt and an atomic number of 78. Its name is derived from the Spanish term platina del Pinto, which is literally translated into "little silver of the Pinto River." It is a dense, malleable, ductile, precious, gray-white transition metal...
for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release, and as of June 2007, has been certified three-time platinum for more than 400,000 copies sold worldwide. It was eventually ranked 17th on the German Media Control year-end charts.
Although "Do That Dance" was planned to be released as the album's third single at times, Temptation has spawned two singles only: The album's lead single, "Shame
Shame (Monrose song)
"Shame" is a pop song performed by German pop trio Monrose. It was written by Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley and Andrew Murray and co-produced by production teams Jiant and Snowflakers for the band's debut studio album, Temptation ....
", reached number-one in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. Outselling 3/4 of the German Top 100's singles sales combined, the song also emerged as the fastest selling CD single of 2006 and the biggest downloaded song since 2004. Follow-up single "Even Heaven Cries
Even Heaven Cries
"Even Heaven Cries" is a pop ballad recorded by German pop trio Monrose. It was penned by Robbie Nevil, Lauren Evans, Philip Denker, Jonas Jeberg, and Jens Lumholt for the group's debut studio album, Temptation...
" was released in early March 2007 and moreover used as the band's competition song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...
pre-selection show Deutscher Vorentscheid 2007. While it reached the top 10 in Germany, the song also peaked within the top 20 in Austria, and Switzerland.
Track listing
Samples- "Oh La la" is cover versionCover versionIn popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...
of the same-titled 2005 song by British duo Boo2Amelle BerrabahAmelle Berrabah is a British singer, songwriter and member of pop girl group the Sugababes. Since replacing founding member Mutya Buena in the group in December 2005, Berrabah has attained two UK number one singles, "About You Now" and "Walk This Way", as well as a number one album, Change...
. - "Do That Dance" is an EnglishEnglish languageEnglish is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
remake of Kay Cee Dee's 2006 song "Bad Boy." - "Push Up on Me" is a cover version of Thara and RupeeRupeeThe rupee is the common name for the monetary unit of account in India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Pakistan, Mauritius, Seychelles, Maldives, and formerly in Burma, and Afghanistan. Historically, the first currency called "rupee" was introduced in the 16th century...
's previously unreleased recording from 2006.
Credits and personnel
- Dieter Falk - pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
- Marc Mozart - keyboardElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
- G-Strings - stringsString instrumentA string instrument is a musical instrument that produces sound by means of vibrating strings. In the Hornbostel-Sachs scheme of musical instrument classification, used in organology, they are called chordophones...
- Ossi Schaller - guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
Production
- Producers: Bobbybass, Marcus BroschMarcus BroschMarcus Brosch is a German songwriter, record producer and remixer.Lacking success at playing football in the early eighties, he stopped playing it in favour of playing the guitar at the age of thirteen years, playing in several bands with his later partner in productions, Henrik Menzel...
, Dieter Falk, Toni CotturaToni CotturaToni Cottura is a eurodance and hip-hop producer and rapper from Germany. He started his career in 1988 as a hip-hop producer with David Fascher and later worked with DJ Shahin....
, Jonas Jeberg, Jiant, Marc MozartMarc MozartMarc Christian Gernert, who performs as Marc Mozart and Marc Z, is a German songwriter, record producer and music manager.He started his career in Germany during the early 1990s. His professional career started after high school when he signed a contract, in 1993, with Sony Music Germany...
, Major, J remy, Snowflakers, Derek von Krogh, J. Worthy - Vocal assistance: Tara Harrison, Obi Mhondera, Niara Scarlett
- EngineerEngineerAn engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...
s: Tom Dokoupil, Christoph Terbuyken - Programming: Marcus BroschMarcus BroschMarcus Brosch is a German songwriter, record producer and remixer.Lacking success at playing football in the early eighties, he stopped playing it in favour of playing the guitar at the age of thirteen years, playing in several bands with his later partner in productions, Henrik Menzel...
, Copenhaniacs, Derek von Krogh, Marc Mozart, J. Worthy - MixingAudio mixing (recorded music)In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
: Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Sven Kohlwage, Derek von Krogh, Jonas Jeberg , Ren Swan - Artwork: Claudia Macias
- PhotographyPhotographyPhotography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
: David Cuenca
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position | |Certification |
|---|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 1 | Platinum |
| European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
5 | Gold (500.000) |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
1 | 2x Platinum |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 1 | Platinum |
Year-end
| End of year chart (2007) | Position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums Chart | 9 |
| German Albums Chart | 14 |
| Swiss Albums Chart | 45 |
External links
- Monrose.de — official site