Destiny (No Angels album)

Destiny
No Angels studio album
Publication (s)	April 13, 2007
Label (s)	Polydor / Universal Music Domestic
Format (s)	CD
Genre (s)	pop
Title (number)	13; 17 ( Destiny Reloaded )
running time	49:24
occupation	Nadja Benaissa Lucy Diakovska Sandy Mölling Jessica Wahls
production	Pelle Ankarberg, Arnthor, Boogieman, Thorsten Brötzmann, Ghost, Tobias Gustafsson , Jiant, Max Martin , Mute8, Adrian Newman, Steve Robson, Roland Spremberg , Snowflakers, Twin
Studio (s)	Sound Studio N, Cologne Ghost Studios, Stockholm Sound State Studio, Stockholm
chronology Acoustic Angels Destiny Welcome to the dance

Destiny ( English for fate is) the fourth studio album by the German Pop - girl group No Angels . It was released on April 13, 2007 under the Polydor and Universal Music Domestic labels and includes productions by Thorsten Brötzmann, Tobias Gustafsson , Max Martin and the songwriting teams Mute8, Jiant, Snowflakers and Twin. The record reached number four on the German album charts .

background

Production and title

After the decision to make a comeback together , the No Angels began in January 2007 with the recording of eight songs for their fourth studio album in the Sound N Studios in Cologne . Although the band members had written, composed and played their own songs, the quartet struggled to find a “red thread” between the different styles and it was decided to select only submitted songs “that simply go well with each other and create a well-rounded overall picture ". After a large number of promotional appearances as part of the announcement of their reunification, the No Angels finally returned to the recordings in mid-February to sing eight more songs; In the end, 13 out of 16 recorded songs made it onto the album's track list.

Although the band had discussed several names for the album, including New Beginning , Comeback , Reunion and Chapter Four , they finally decided on the title Destiny to show the emotional connection to the group: “It was really a fateful encounter for us, and Our whole life has changed since the day we went to the casting. It was a huge enrichment in our life that gave us an incredible number of perspectives that did not exist before ”. The title was inspired by an unreleased song called Destiny Calls .

One week after its release, the album went to number four in the German, number 14 of the Austrian and number 22 of the Swiss album charts. This makes Destiny the first regular studio album by the No Angels, which did not reach the top of the German sales charts straight away and was also unable to place in the top 10 in Austria and Switzerland. By mid-June 2007, Destiny had sold more than 30,000 times.

After the success in the Eurovision preliminary round, Universal Music released two more versions of the album; including the pure version including the previously unreleased single Disappear , as well as double-disc Destiny Reloaded with an additional DVD .

Criticism and reception

While Katja Scherle, reviewer of the online music magazine laut.de , praised the No Angels “for their singing skills” and unmistakable “joy in singing”, Anton Tsuji from CDstarts.de declared the record to be “a pretty mediocre album [by] itself Hiding a lot of filler material between a handful of good to acceptable songs ”. T-Online's “CD Reviews” section called Destiny a “no-bang comeback”, but also referred to the modern interpretation of solid pop music on the album in a positive sense .

music

In terms of style, the singers again offer pop music in 2007, combined with elements from the genres of rock , soul and dance. The ballads on the album are equipped with the stressed refrains typical of the No Angels . In terms of instrumentation, the arrangements differ, primarily through the use of strings and piano, compared to the band's music from 2001 to 2003.

The title Make a Change is an English version of the song Reste Encore by the French girl band L5 .

Track list

Chart positions Explanation of the data

Albums

Destiny   DE 4th 04/30/2007 (9 weeks)   AT 14th 04/27/2007 (3 weeks)   CH 22nd 04/29/2007 (4 weeks)

Singles

Goodbye to Yesterday   DE 4th 04/02/2007 (9 weeks)   AT 21st 03/30/2007 (6 weeks)   CH 16 03/30/2007 (8 weeks) Maybe   DE 36 07/02/2007 (7 weeks)   AT 62 06/29/2007 (1 week) Amaze Me / Teardrops   DE 25th 11/02/2007 (4 weeks) Disappear   DE 4th 03/14/2008 (14 weeks)   AT 37 03/14/2008 (6 weeks)   CH 96 03/21/2008 (1 week)

1. Goodbye to Yesterday (Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Pelle Ankarberg, David Jassy) - 3:29
2. I Believe in You (Johan Ekhé, Negin Djafari, Ulf Lindström) - 3:36
3. Been Here Before ( Tobias Gustafsson, Mia Bergström , Haakan Nils Ingvar Glante) - 3:04
4. Amaze Me ( Steve Mac , Karen Poole) - 3:47
5. Maybe (Maryann Morgan, Molinder, Persson, Ankarberg) - 3:23
6. I Had a Feeling (Jörgen Elofsson, Arnthor Birgisson) - 3:30
7. Make a Change (Christina Rumbley, Peter Ibsen, Sacha Skarbek) - 3:37
8. Back Off (Molinder, Persson, Ankarberg, Jassy) - 4:25
9. What If (Adrian Newman) - 4:10
10. I Don't Wanna Talk about It (Ivar Lisinski, David Clewett, Negin) - 4:26
11. Misguided Heart (Steve Robson, Hannah Robinson) - 4:08
12. A Reason (Derek Bramble, Lindy Robbins, Dana Glover ) - 4:13
13. The Rhythm of My Heart (Andreas John, Erik McHoll, Hanne Sorvaag, Adrian Zag, Alexah Carlton, Mario Novack) - 3:00

Special Pur Edition

1. Disappear ( Remee , Sorvaag, Thomas Troelsen) - 3:19
2. Goodbye to Yesterday - 3:29
3. I Believe in You - 3:36
4. Been Here Before - 3:04
5. Amaze Me - 3:47
6. Maybe - 3:23
7. I Had a Feeling - 3:30
8. Make a Change - 3:37
9. Back Off - 4:25
10. What If - 4:10
11. I Don't Wanna Talk about It - 4:26
12. Misguided Heart - 4:08
13. A Reason - 4:13
14. The Rhythm of My Heart - 3:00

Destiny Reloaded

CD

1. Disappear - 3:19
2. Been Here Before - 3:04
3. Teardrops (Single Version) - 3:13
4. Amaze Me - 3:48
5. I Believe in You - 3:32
6. I Had a Feeling - 3:30
7. Maybe (Tomasino Remix) - 4:01
8. Make a Change - 3:37
9. Back Off - 4:25
10. Been Here Before (Tomasino Remix) - 3:23
11. Misguided Heart - 4:08
12. I Don't Wanna Talk about It - 4:26
13. Maybe - 3:22
14. Secret's Out (Celetia Martin, Mats Berntoft, Magnus Wallbert) - 3:13
15. What If - 4:10
16. Goodbye to Yesterday - 3:29
17. A Reason - 4:13
18. Ain't Gonna Look the Other Way (Tracy Ackerman, Anders Bagge , Per Åström) - 3:50
19. The Rhythm of My Heart - 3:01

Bonus DVD

1. No Angels - Live in Concert
2. No Angels - The New Videocollection (including making-ofs )
   • Goodbye to Yesterday
   • Maybe
   • Amaze Me
   • Teadrops
   • Disappear
3. No Angels - Photo Slideshow

Singles

• Goodbye to Yesterday (release: March 16, 2007)
• Maybe (release: June 15, 2007)
• Amaze Me / Teardrops (released October 19, 2007)
• Disappear (release: February 29, 2008)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} "Everything is so woah, yeah, uh, baby!" . In: Julia Wilczok for the Netzeitung on May 22, 2007 . Archived from the original on May 21, 2007. Retrieved December 20, 2010.
2. ↑ ^{a b} No Angels - Destiny . In: CD Review by Katja Scherle on laut.de . Retrieved May 12, 2007.
3. ↑ Destiny review . In: Anton Tsuji on CDStars.de . Retrieved May 12, 2007.
4. ↑ CD reviews . In: t-online.de . Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved May 12, 2007. 
5. ↑ Charts DE Charts AT Charts CH