Blue Tattoo (Album)
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March 14, 2005 |
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2004-2005 |
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| Label (s) | Bros Music | ||||||||
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Standard CD, Limited Edition, |
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Title (number) |
14 (+2 music videos) |
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running time |
57:19 min. |
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David Brandes , Jane Tempest |
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Bros Music Studio |
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Blue Tattoo (. Tight for Blue Tattoo ) is the third studio album by the Estonian pop-rock - girl group Vanilla Ninja . It has sold more than 10,000 times.
Track list
| # | title | Duration |
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| 1. | Blue Tattoo (single version) | 4:07 |
| 2. | Cool Vibes (album version) | 3:00 |
| 3. | Never Gotta Know | 3:16 |
| 4th | Just Another Day to Live | 4:40 |
| 5. | I don't care at all | 3:56 |
| 6th | The coldest night | 3:30 |
| 7th | Hellracer | 3:32 |
| 8th. | I Know (album version) | 3:17 |
| 9. | Corner of My Mind | 3:18 |
| 10. | Undercover girl | 3:12 |
| 11. | My Puzzle of Dreams | 2:59 |
| 12. | Nero | 3:30 |
| 13. | Just Another Day to Live (Extended Version) | 9:24 |
| 14th | Corner of My Mind (Extended Version) | 7:23 |
| 15th | Blue Tattoo (Video) | 4:07 |
| 16. | I know (video) | 3:25 |
Limited edition track list
| # | title | Duration |
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| 1. | Just Another Day to Live (Classical Version) | 4:34 |
| 2. | Cool Vibes (Classical Version) | 4:04 |
| 3. | My Puzzle of Dreams (Classical Version) | 3:22 |
| 4th | The Coldest Night (Classical Version) | 3:32 |
| 5. | Corner of My Mind (Classical Version) | 3:22 |
| 6th | Blue Tattoo (Classical Version) | 4:08 |
| 7th | Nero (Classical Version) | 3:30 |
| 8th. | I Don't Care at All (Unplugged Version) | 3:53 |
| 9. | Never Gotta Know (Unplugged Version) | 3:16 |
| 10. | Hellracer (unplugged version) | 3:27 |
| 11. | I Know (Unplugged Version) | 3:23 |
| 12. | Undercover Girl (Unplugged Version) | 2:59 |
| 13. | Cool Vibes (Video) | 3:33 |
| 14th | I Know (Unplugged Video) | 3:25 |
production
Blue Tattoo was produced by David Brandes just like the previous album, Traces of Sadness . Jan Weskott designed the CD. As a co-producer, Domenico Labarile worked on some titles. Most of the songs on the record were written by Bernd Opinion . Exceptions are the three titles I Don't Care at All , Undercover Girl and My Puzzle of Dreams . These were written by band members Lenna Kuurmaa and Piret Järvis . Christoph Leis-Bendorff mixed the songs Hellracer and Undercover Girl , Gary Jones the remaining songs. Michael Wilfling created the cover photo as well as all other band and individual photos that are printed in the booklet.
content
Blue Tattoo follows a similar structure to its predecessor, Traces of Sadness . It also contains twelve tracks with two so-called "extended versions" of two album tracks that have not been decoupled. There are also two music videos for the first two singles on the album. The album Blue Tattoo also begins with the previous first single, in this case the title track. Musically there are ballad-like pieces ("Just Another Day to Live", "My Puzzle of Dreams"), as well as heavier songs ("Hellracer") on the CD. All lyrics can be read in the booklet. There are also single images and band photos. There is also an autograph of the singers.
The title My Puzzle of Dreams is a cover by the band E-Rotic . The original song is called Save Me and was released in 1997. Brandes covered the song again in 2006. Shanadoo's version was called Wake Me and was released on her debut album Welcome to Tokyo . In addition, the song Corner of My Mind is similar in melody and chorus to Don't Go Too Fast, which was released as a single in 2004 . The third song that was covered is Hellracer . This track was marketed by Gracia Baur as Sacrifice Me on her second album Passion . Brandes used several songs for different artists, in a slightly modified form.
Chart placements
album
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 Germany (GfK)
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4th (8 weeks) | 8th |
| EST | 1 (... Where.) | ... |
 Austria (Ö3)
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7th (12 weeks) | 12 |
 Switzerland (IFPI)
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4th (24 weeks) | 24 |
Blue Tattoo also reached number 19 in Poland and stayed there for three weeks.
Single chart placements
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2004 |
Blue Tattoo Blue Tattoo |
DE9 (15 weeks) DE |
AT12 (20 weeks) AT |
CH22 (15 weeks) CH |
First published: November 15, 2004
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| 2005 |
I know blue tattoo |
DE13 (5 weeks) DE |
AT17 (11 weeks) AT |
CH27 (14 weeks) CH |
First published: February 28, 2005
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Cool Vibes Blue Tattoo |
DE42 (9 weeks) DE |
AT58 (6 weeks) AT |
CH17 (9 weeks) CH |
First published: June 20, 2005
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In addition, a limited I-Know (Unplugged) single was released on March 14, 2005. This includes the classical version of the piece.
publication
| country | date |
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| Estonia | March 14, 2005 |
| Germany | |
| Austria | |
| Switzerland | |
| Poland | May 23, 2005 |
| Japan | June 29, 2005 |
| Brazil | 2005 |
Limited edition
On August 1, 2005, a "limited edition" of the album was released. There upon Unplugged - and listen to Classical versions. The videos for the singles Cool Vibes and I Know (Unplugged) as well as a fan poster have also been added.
Japanese version
Blue Tattoo was also released in Japan on September 28, 2005. The album has the same track list as the original version. The CD was released through the Canyon record company .
Lead singers
| Lenna Kuurmaa | Triinu Kivilaan | Kuurmaa and Piret Järvis | Kuurmaa, Järvis and Kivilaan | Kuurmaa and Kivilaan |
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| Blue tattoo |
Corner of My Mind also extended version |
I don't care at all |
Just Another Day to Live also extended version |
My Puzzle of Dreams |
| Cool vibes | I know | |||
| Never Gotta Know | ||||
| The coldest night | ||||
| Hellracer | ||||
| Undercover girl | ||||
| Nero |
Music videos
| year | title | Duration | Director (s) | Location (s) |
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| 2004 | Blue tattoo | 4:07 | Sascha Kramer, David Brandes |
 Iceland
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| 2005 | I know | 3:25 | Sascha Kramer |
Germany Frankfurt am Main , Berlin |
| I know (unplugged) | 3:24 | Sascha Kramer | Germany | |
| Cool vibes | 4:33 | Video compilation | from "Tough Enough" to "I Know (Unplugged)" |
Chart manipulation allegations
In 2005, “Blue Tattoo” was one of the albums that were part of a so-called chart scandal. David Brandes is said to have paid people to buy CDs from Vanilla Ninja and Gracia Baur in order to place them higher in the charts. Brandes responded to the allegations about two weeks later and stated that he wanted to "clear up" the matter. However, “buying hamsters” would “be part of the daily business,” says Brandes. On April 19, 2005, David Brandes stated on the Johannes B. Kerner talk show that he had bought 2,000 CDs by his own artists. He rejected the number from Media Control , according to which he is said to have purchased 31,000 CDs.
reception
"Blue Tattoo" is not a cheap copy of its predecessor. Rock is not the only convincing hobby of the women power band. Just like the hard sounds, the Estonian quartet also masters the theme of ballads. With the atmospheric mid-tempo ballad "The Coldest Night", the four young women show that they can easily survive in calmer musical waters. In conclusion, it remains to be said that the entire record was produced for radio use. No wonder ... Conclusion: decent follow-up and definitely recommended. "
The Blue Tattoo Tour
Vanilla Ninja started their tour on April 1st, 2005 in Kiel. By April 19, they gave a total of 17 concerts, one in Luxembourg and two in Switzerland.
Set list
- Tough Enough (3:24)
- Cool Vibes (3:00)
- Stay (3:54)
- Hellracer (3:32)
- Traces of Sadness (3:23)
- Nero (3.30)
- Don't You Realize (3:49)
- Instrumental break (10:00)
- I Don't Care at All (3:56)
- Never Gotta Know (3:16)
- I know (3:25)
- Undercover Girl (3:02)
- The Coldest Night (3:30)
- Corner of My Mind (3:39)
- Blue Tattoo (4:07)
- Liar (3:38)
- When the Indians Cry (3:41)
- 2 additional titles (different for each concert)
Tour equipment
Their tour equipment consisted of 34 microphones, a sound system with 22,000 watts and 147 lights with a total of 160,000 watts per concert. All cables together had a length of 2.5 kilometers. All the equipment weighed 16 tons. There was six and a half hours of preparation time for each concert.
Tour dates
| date | city | Venue | country |
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| April 1, 2005 | Kiel | Hall 400 | Germany |
| April 2, 2005 | Stade | Stadeum | |
| April 3, 2005 | Bremen | Aladdin | |
| April 4, 2005 | Castrop Rauxell | Europahalle | |
| April 5, 2005 | Foetz | Jester | Luxembourg |
| April 6, 2005 | Neu Isenburg | Huguenot Hall | Germany |
| April 8, 2005 | Filderstadt | FILharmonie | |
| April 9, 2005 | Zurich | Volkshaus | Switzerland |
| April 10, 2005 | Basel / Pratteln | Concert factory Z7 | |
| April 11, 2005 | Munich | Tonhalle | Germany |
| April 12, 2005 | Erfurt | Thuringia Hall | |
| April 14, 2005 | Dresden | Old slaughterhouse | |
| April 15, 2005 | Frankfurt (Oder) | Brandenburg Hall | |
| April 16, 2005 | Berlin | Haxleys | |
| April 17, 2005 | Halle / Westphalia | GW Event & Convention Center | |
| April 18, 2005 | Kassel / Baunatal | City Hall | |
| April 19, 2005 | Cologne | E-Werk |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Blue Tattoo sales figures ( Memento of the original from March 18, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on November 6, 2011)
- ↑ Title list of the limited edition
- ^ I Don't Care at All
- ↑ Undercover Girl
- ^ My Puzzle of Dreams
- ↑ The production of Blue Tattoo
- ^ Cover songs of the album
- ↑ a b c d e Chart sources: DE AT CH EE
- ↑ Poland chart placement (accessed November 5, 2011)
- ↑ I Know (Unplugged Version)
- ↑ Limited Edition
- ↑ Publication in Japan
- ↑ music.ch: “Vanilla Ninja: Producer defends himself”, April 6, 2005 ( Memento of the original from June 2, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Vanilla Ninja: Blue Tattoo. (No longer available online.) Pooltrax.com, archived from the original on December 25, 2006 ; Retrieved November 6, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The Blue Tattoo Tour
