Undress to the Beat
Encyclopedia
Undress to the Beat is the seventh album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 by German 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...

 singer Jeanette
Jeanette Biedermann
Jeanette Biedermann , also known by her stage name Jeanette, is a German recording artist, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Berlin, Biedermann began performing as a member of a troupe of acrobats in a children's circus at the age of six...

. It was released by Universal Records
Universal Records
Universal Records was a record label owned by Universal Music Group, and it is now owned by Manny Patino and Michael Jackson, and operated as part of the Universal Motown Republic Group.-History:...

 on 20 March 2009 in Germany
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...

. A limited deluxe edition of the album was also released on March 20, 2009 with a bonus remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....

es and songs.

Critical reception

Undress to the Beat received negative reviews from pop music critics. In a review for CDStarts.de, Matthias Reichel wrote that the album was an effort to capitalize on the chart success of Kylie Minogue
Kylie Minogue
Kylie Ann Minogue, OBE - often known simply as Kylie - is an Australian singer, recording artist, songwriter, and actress. After beginning her career as a child actress on Australian television, she achieved recognition through her role in the television soap opera Neighbours, before commencing...

 and Lady Gaga
Lady GaGa
Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...

 by adopting their dance-pop
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...

 musical style. Furthermore, Reichel called the album unconvincing, rating it four out of ten. LetMeEntertainYou.de described the album as unoriginal, citing its similarities to recent efforts by Britney Spears
Britney Spears
Britney Jean Spears is an American recording artist and entertainer. Born in McComb, Mississippi, and raised in Kentwood, Louisiana, Spears began performing as a child, landing acting roles in stage productions and television shows. She signed with Jive Records in 1997 and released her debut album...

 and Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

.

Singles

  • The album's lead single
    Lead single
    A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...

    , "Undress to the Beat
    Undress to the Beat (song)
    "Undress to the Beat" is a dance-pop song performed by German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Johan Bobäck, Christian Fast, Marica Lindé and Mans Ek and produced by Bobäck for Jeanette's seventh album Undress to the Beat . It was released as a single on 27 February 2009 in Germany...

    ", was released on February 27, 2009. The song reached number six on the German singles 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...

     and number twenty on the Austrian singles chart
    Ö3 Austria Top 40
    Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...

    .
  • The second single, "Material Boy (Don't Look Back)
    Material Boy (Don't Look Back)
    "Material Boy " is a dance-pop song performed by German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Thomas Troelsen and Remee and produced by Vacuum for Jeanette's seventh album Undress to the Beat...

    " was released three months later on May 29, 2009. The song reached number forty-three in German singles 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...

     and number sixty-nine on the Austrian singles chart
    Ö3 Austria Top 40
    Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...

    .
  • The third single, "Solitary Rose" was released on October 30, 2009. The song was premiered on her TV series Anna und die Liebe
    Anna und die Liebe
    Anna und die Liebe is the eleventh Telenovela made in Germany. It has aired since August 25, 2008 on German channel Sat.1 and Austrian Channel ORF 1.- Summary :...

    . The song peaked number 15 in Germany.

Track listing

  1. "No Rules" (G. Black, Kyösti Salokorpi, Joel Melasniemi) – 3:22
  2. "Undress to the Beat
    Undress to the Beat (song)
    "Undress to the Beat" is a dance-pop song performed by German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Johan Bobäck, Christian Fast, Marica Lindé and Mans Ek and produced by Bobäck for Jeanette's seventh album Undress to the Beat . It was released as a single on 27 February 2009 in Germany...

    " (Johan Bobäck, Christian Fast, Marica Lindé, Mans Ek) – 3:47
  3. "Chasing a Thrill" (Rob Davis, Peter Wright, Fransisca Balke) – 3:31
  4. "Teach Me How to Say Goodbye" (Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken) – 3:49
  5. "Wild at That" (Anders Wollbeck, Daniel Presley, Mattias Lindblom) – 3:17
  6. "Feline" (Davis, Wright, Balke, Paul Longland) – 3:30
  7. "Solitary Rose" (Jeanette Biedermann
    Jeanette Biedermann
    Jeanette Biedermann , also known by her stage name Jeanette, is a German recording artist, actress and television personality. Born and raised in Berlin, Biedermann began performing as a member of a troupe of acrobats in a children's circus at the age of six...

    , Carl Falk, AJ Junior)
    – 3:02
  8. "Freak Out" (Tony Kanal, Jimmy Harry, Lyrica Anderson) – 3:50
  9. "In Or Out" (Biedermann, Falk, AJ Junior) – 3:37
  10. "I Feel Love" (Roger Olsson, George Nakas, Klas Wahl, Axel Hedfors, Shridar Solanki) – 4:07
  11. "Material Boy (Don't Look Back)
    Material Boy (Don't Look Back)
    "Material Boy " is a dance-pop song performed by German singer Jeanette. The song was written by Thomas Troelsen and Remee and produced by Vacuum for Jeanette's seventh album Undress to the Beat...

    " (Thomas Troelsen
    Thomas Troelsen
    Thomas Troelsen is a composer and producer from Denmark.- History :Thomas Troelsen is a singer, songwriter, and producer responsible for chart-topping hits, like Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet", Monrose's "Hot Summer", PRIVATE's "My Secret Lover", and BoA’s “Eat You Up." He was also the lead...

    , Remee
    Remee
    Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...

    )
    – 4:20
  12. "This Love" (Georgie Dennis, Sean Creasey) – 3:13
  13. "All Mine" (Nermin Harambasic, Anne Judith Wik, Ronny Svendsen, Robin Jenssen) – 3:31

Deluxe edition

  1. "Undress to the Beat" (Eddie Thoneick dub remix) – 5:32
  2. "Undress to the Beat" (Alex Os'kin & Michael Haase remix) – 8:41
  3. "Undress to the Beat" (Infrarohd remix) – 3:49
  4. "Walking Through the Fire" (Biedermann, Jörg Weisselberg) – 3:23
  5. "Don't Forget to Say I Love You" (Biedermann, Weisselberg) – 4:21

Charts

Charts (2009) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart 27
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...

13
Swiss Albums Chart
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...

41

External links

The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK