Our Songs is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Anastacia.[1] It was released on September 22, 2023, through German-based label Stars by Edel.[1] Anastacia's first album release since Evolution (2017),[1] it features mostly translated interpretations of German rock songs.[1][2] The album received a Gold certification in Germany and a special Gold Deluxe Edition of Our Songs is set to be released on June 21, 2024 with 3 new songs.[3][4]
On November 8, 2022, during her "I'm Outta Lockdown Tour", Anastacia revealed to UK's Channel ITV News that she was working on a project for a 2023 release saying: "It's a different project than I've ever done. I'm not doing music I wrote, I'm doing music other people wrote but from a different language". In April 2023, media outlets announced that Our Songs will feature interpretations of German songs, which have been translated to English.
On Anastacia's website the album is described as: "From 100% pop to stadium-sized rock radio anthems, the album brings together classics from different genres and decades, presenting these highlights of German music history to an international audience for the first time."[1] The album includes versions of "Born to Live Forever" by Unheilig, "Forever Young" by Alphaville and "Still Loving You" by Scorpions.[1][5][6]
Singlesedit
The album's first single, "Best Days" was released on April 28, 2023.[1] It is a cover of German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen's "Tage wie diese".
On July 14, the second single, "Supergirl" was released.[7][8] The song was originally recorded and released as the debut single by German pop rock band Reamonn in 2000.[7]
A third single, "Now or Never", was released on August 25.[9] A music video was released on the same day.[10] The song is a cover of Johannes Oerding's song "An guten Tagen" released in 2019.
The song "Just You", was released on September 21 alongside its music video, directed by Marcel Brell.[11] The song features the original artist, Peter Maffay and is a cover of his own "So Bist du", released in 1979.
Renowned for Sound editor Ryan Bulbeck called Our Songs a "mid-paced, but sweet album, chocked full of ballads and sing-along moments. While there are no stand-out uptempo tunes to dance to, listeners will be pleasantly surprised by Anastacia’s versatility. Her voice, also, is as powerful as ever, and that alone makes this an album to listen to."[14] UK-based popular culture website Culturefix noted that: "It is certainly a unique concept for an album and it is likely that many of the tracks will feel original and fresh to listeners outside Germany."[15]Antenne Brandenburg critic Tina Knop remarked that "new interpretations fit Anastacia so well that when you listen to them you're suddenly no longer sure whether it's an Anastacia original or a cover."[16]
RetroPop magazine felt that as "an album, Our Songs is a fine collection of material [...] with a vocalist as adept as Anastacia taking command over the project, they couldn't be in safer hands. What's less convincing is the overall concept, which despite being perhaps her most international work at times feels more of a passion project than the return of one of the most successful pop acts of the 2000s after more than half a decade."[13]Der Spiegel felt that "despite [Anastacia's] recognizable voice, some of the songs lack the feeling of the original, such as Sarah Connor's ballad "Wie schön du bist" ("Beautiful") or the Lindenberg classic "Cello". The instruments recorded sound more like loveless instrumental versions. This may not bother die-hard Anastacia fans from Germany."[17] Sven Kabelitz from Laut.de dismissed the album as "calcuated." He found that "every single one of these twelve songs is better in the original than here."[12]
Chart performanceedit
Our Songs debuted at number 2 on the German Albums Chart in the week of September 29, 2023.[18] This marked Anastacia's highest-charting album since Anastacia (2004) and first top ten album since 2014's Resurrection.[19] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Downloads Chart.[20] It also placed on three other charts in that country.[21]
^ abcdefg"Anastacia Releases New Single 'Best Days', Pays Tribute To German Pop Hits On New Album 'Our Songs' – Culture Fix". Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^Louise, Sarah (April 27, 2023). "Anastacia Releases New Single 'Best Days'". Anastacia Fanclub. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
^"Instagram post by Anastacia". www.instagram.com. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^"Noughties pop star Anastacia would 'consider' entering Eurovision Song Contest". Yahoo News. March 11, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
^"Home". Anastacia - Our Songs. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^"Anastacia heads to Lisbon to sing about her 'Best Days'". OUTInPerth. May 1, 2023. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
^ ab"Anastacia announces new single Supergirl from forthcoming LP Our Songs". Retropop Magazine. July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023.
^"Instagram post by Anastacia". July 9, 2023. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Instagram.
^"Yep 'Supergirl' is the name of my next single due to be released on July 14th!..." Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Instagram.
^"Anastacia - Now or Never (Official Video)". Retrieved August 25, 2023 – via YouTube.
^"Anastacia x Peter Maffay - Just You (official video)". Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via YouTube.
^ abKabelitz, Sven. "Katsching, die Kasse klingelt". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ ab"Anastacia – Our Songs". Retropopmagazine.com. September 18, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^Bulbeck, Ryan (September 18, 2023). "Album Review: Anastacia – Our Songs". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^"Anastacia Releases New Single 'Best Days', Pays Tribute To German Pop Hits On New Album 'Our Songs' – Culture Fix". Retrieved June 12, 2023.
^"Album-Tipp, 21.09.2023, Anastacia – Our Songs". Antenne Brandenburg (in German). September 21, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^"Anastacia covert auf neuem Deutschland-Album Udo Lindenberg und Tokio Hotel". Der Spiegel (in German). September 19, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^"Fantasy schlagen Anastacia in spannendem Charts-Duell". Offiziellecharts.de (GfK) (in German). September 29, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
^ ab"Offiziellecharts.de – Anastacia – Our Songs" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 29, 2023.
^"Official Album Downloads Chart on 29/9/2023 29 September 2023 - 5 October 2023". Official Charts. September 29, 2023. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
^ abc"Our Songs – Anastacia". Official Charts. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
^"Austriancharts.at – Anastacia – Our Songs" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
^"Ultratop.be – Anastacia – Our Songs" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^"Ultratop.be – Anastacia – Our Songs" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2023.
^"lescharts.ch – Anastacia – Our Songs" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^"Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
^"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
^"Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 2023" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved March 23, 2024.
January 01, 1970
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Our Songs is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Anastacia 1 It was released on September 22 2023 through German based label Stars by Edel 1 Anastacia s first album release since Evolution 2017 1 it features mostly translated interpretations of German rock songs 1 2 The album received a Gold certification in Germany and a special Gold Deluxe Edition of Our Songs is set to be released on June 21 2024 with 3 new songs 3 4 Our SongsStudio album by AnastaciaReleasedSeptember 22 2023 2023 09 22 Recorded2022 2023Length48 22LabelStars by EdelProducerChristian GellerAnastacia chronologyEvolution 2017 Our Songs 2023 Singles from Our Songs Best Days Released April 28 2023 Supergirl Released July 14 2023 Now or Never Released August 25 2023 Just You Released September 21 2023 Contents 1 Background 2 Singles 3 Reception 4 Chart performance 5 Track listing 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Release history 8 ReferencesBackground editOn November 8 2022 during her I m Outta Lockdown Tour Anastacia revealed to UK s Channel ITV News that she was working on a project for a 2023 release saying It s a different project than I ve ever done I m not doing music I wrote I m doing music other people wrote but from a different language In April 2023 media outlets announced that Our Songs will feature interpretations of German songs which have been translated to English On Anastacia s website the album is described as From 100 pop to stadium sized rock radio anthems the album brings together classics from different genres and decades presenting these highlights of German music history to an international audience for the first time 1 The album includes versions of Born to Live Forever by Unheilig Forever Young by Alphaville and Still Loving You by Scorpions 1 5 6 Singles editThe album s first single Best Days was released on April 28 2023 1 It is a cover of German punk rock band Die Toten Hosen s Tage wie diese On July 14 the second single Supergirl was released 7 8 The song was originally recorded and released as the debut single by German pop rock band Reamonn in 2000 7 A third single Now or Never was released on August 25 9 A music video was released on the same day 10 The song is a cover of Johannes Oerding s song An guten Tagen released in 2019 The song Just You was released on September 21 alongside its music video directed by Marcel Brell 11 The song features the original artist Peter Maffay and is a cover of his own So Bist du released in 1979 Reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingLaut de nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 RetroPop nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 13 Renowned for Sound editor Ryan Bulbeck called Our Songs a mid paced but sweet album chocked full of ballads and sing along moments While there are no stand out uptempo tunes to dance to listeners will be pleasantly surprised by Anastacia s versatility Her voice also is as powerful as ever and that alone makes this an album to listen to 14 UK based popular culture website Culturefix noted that It is certainly a unique concept for an album and it is likely that many of the tracks will feel original and fresh to listeners outside Germany 15 Antenne Brandenburg critic Tina Knop remarked that new interpretations fit Anastacia so well that when you listen to them you re suddenly no longer sure whether it s an Anastacia original or a cover 16 RetroPop magazine felt that as an album Our Songs is a fine collection of material with a vocalist as adept as Anastacia taking command over the project they couldn t be in safer hands What s less convincing is the overall concept which despite being perhaps her most international work at times feels more of a passion project than the return of one of the most successful pop acts of the 2000s after more than half a decade 13 Der Spiegel felt that despite Anastacia s recognizable voice some of the songs lack the feeling of the original such as Sarah Connor s ballad Wie schon du bist Beautiful or the Lindenberg classic Cello The instruments recorded sound more like loveless instrumental versions This may not bother die hard Anastacia fans from Germany 17 Sven Kabelitz from Laut de dismissed the album as calcuated He found that every single one of these twelve songs is better in the original than here 12 Chart performance editOur Songs debuted at number 2 on the German Albums Chart in the week of September 29 2023 18 This marked Anastacia s highest charting album since Anastacia 2004 and first top ten album since 2014 s Resurrection 19 In the United Kingdom the album debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Downloads Chart 20 It also placed on three other charts in that country 21 Track listing editOur Songs Standard EditionNo TitleWriter s Original artist date Length1 Best Days Andreas FregeAndreas Von HolstTimothy SmithDie Toten Hosen 2012 4 322 Now or Never Johannes OerdingMark AnthonyRobert SmithBenjamin DernhoffJohannes Oerding 2019 3 183 Beautiful Sarah ConnorDaniel FaustPeter PlateUlf Leo SommerSarah Connor 2015 3 204 Still Loving You Rudolf SchenkerKlaus MeineScorpions 1984 5 335 Monsoon Dave RothPatrick BenznerDavid JostBill KaulitzRebecca RothTokio Hotel 2007 3 586 Born to Live Bernd Heinrich GrafHenning VerlageUnheilig 2010 3 287 Cello Udo LindenbergUdo Lindenberg 1973 3 308 Just You duet with Peter Maffay Peter MaffayBernd MeinungerPeter Maffay 1979 4 409 Symphony Thomas StolleJohannes StolleStefanie KlossAndreas Jan NowakSilbermond 2004 4 5010 Supergirl Mike GommeringerPhilipp RauenbuschRea GarveySebastian PadotzkeUwe BossertReamonn 2000 4 0311 Forever Young Marian GoldBernhard LloydFrank MertensAlphaville 1984 3 1712 An Angel Kathy KellyHartmut PfannmullerThe Kelly Family 1994 3 53Total length 48 26 Golden Deluxe EditionNo TitleLength13 Highs and Lows 14 Control 15 Rooftop Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for Our Songs Chart 2023 Peakposition Austrian Albums O3 Austria 22 5 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 23 116 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 24 168 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 19 2 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 25 8 Swiss Albums Les charts Romandy 26 5 UK Album Downloads OCC 27 16 UK Albums Sales OCC 21 75 UK Independent Albums OCC 28 31 UK Record Store OCC 21 19 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for Our Songs Chart 2023 Position German Albums Offizielle Top 100 29 60Release history editOur Songs release history Region Date Format Label Edition Various September 22 2023 CDdigital downloadLPstreaming Stars by Edel Standard Various June 21 2024 CDdigital downloadstreaming Stars by Edel Gold Deluxe EditionReferences edit a b c d e f g Anastacia Releases New Single Best Days Pays Tribute To German Pop Hits On New Album Our Songs Culture Fix Retrieved June 1 2023 Louise Sarah April 27 2023 Anastacia Releases New Single Best Days Anastacia Fanclub Retrieved May 30 2023 Instagram post by Anastacia www instagram com Retrieved April 23 2024 Noughties pop star Anastacia would consider entering Eurovision Song Contest Yahoo News March 11 2024 Retrieved April 23 2024 Home Anastacia Our Songs Retrieved June 12 2023 Anastacia heads to Lisbon to sing about her Best Days OUTInPerth May 1 2023 Retrieved June 1 2023 a b Anastacia announces new single Supergirl from forthcoming LP Our Songs Retropop Magazine July 9 2023 Retrieved July 9 2023 Instagram post by Anastacia July 9 2023 Retrieved July 9 2023 via Instagram Yep Supergirl is the name of my next single due to be released on July 14th Retrieved August 17 2023 via Instagram Anastacia Now or Never Official Video Retrieved August 25 2023 via YouTube Anastacia x Peter Maffay Just You official video Retrieved September 21 2023 via YouTube a b Kabelitz Sven Katsching die Kasse klingelt Laut de in German Retrieved October 2 2023 a b Anastacia Our Songs Retropopmagazine com September 18 2023 Retrieved October 2 2023 Bulbeck Ryan September 18 2023 Album Review Anastacia Our Songs Renowned for Sound Retrieved October 2 2023 Anastacia Releases New Single Best Days Pays Tribute To German Pop Hits On New Album Our Songs Culture Fix Retrieved June 12 2023 Album Tipp 21 09 2023 Anastacia Our Songs Antenne Brandenburg in German September 21 2023 Retrieved October 2 2023 Anastacia covert auf neuem Deutschland Album Udo Lindenberg und Tokio Hotel Der Spiegel in German September 19 2023 Retrieved October 2 2023 Fantasy schlagen Anastacia in spannendem Charts Duell Offiziellecharts de GfK in German September 29 2023 Retrieved October 2 2023 a b Offiziellecharts de Anastacia Our Songs in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved September 29 2023 Official Album Downloads Chart on 29 9 2023 29 September 2023 5 October 2023 Official Charts September 29 2023 Retrieved September 30 2023 a b c Our Songs Anastacia Official Charts Retrieved September 30 2023 Austriancharts at Anastacia Our Songs in German Hung Medien Retrieved March 23 2024 Ultratop be Anastacia Our Songs in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved October 1 2023 Ultratop be Anastacia Our Songs in French Hung Medien Retrieved October 1 2023 Swisscharts com Anastacia Our Songs Hung Medien Retrieved October 1 2023 lescharts ch Anastacia Our Songs in French Hung Medien Retrieved October 23 2023 Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company Retrieved September 30 2023 Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 Official Charts Company Retrieved September 30 2023 Top 100 Album Jahrescharts 2023 in German GfK Entertainment Retrieved March 23 2024 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Our Songs album amp oldid 1222774412, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
