2Cellos is the debut studio album by Croatian cello duo 2Cellos. It was released on June 10, 2011, worldwide, through Sony Masterworks. The album peaked at number 1 on the US Billboard Top Classical Albums chart.[2]
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| Released | June 10, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | May 2011 | |||
| Studio | Morris Studio, Zagreb[1] | |||
| Genre | Cello rock, classical crossover | |||
| Length | 53:15 | |||
| Label | Sony Masterworks | |||
| Producer | Miroslav Vidović | |||
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Critical reception
editChad Grischow of IGN Music called the duo's Nirvana cover "astonishing" and the U2 covers "nothing short of magical." However, he was unimpressed by "The Resistance," and wrote that "'Viva La Vida' is too obvious a choice" for their debut album.[3]
Ultimate-Guitar.com, commented on the album's choice of songs as "eclectic ... but the cellists handle a good number of genres easily." The site attributed the album's quality to the fact that the "duo's approach to the majority of the songs is more about texture or a percussive quality ... against flashy, over-the-top tracks."[4]
Allmusic's review noted that the cellists "have created an inventive first offering, with unique and innovative arrangements, that deserves to transcend their YouTube beginnings" and praises their musical talents "which seem to produce sounds from a cello that otherwise wouldn't seem possible."[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Where the Streets Have No Name" | U2 | Šulić, Hauser | 4:02 |
| 2. | "Misirlou (theme from Pulp Fiction)" | Dick Dale | Šulić, Hauser | 2:13 |
| 3. | "Use Somebody" | Kings of Leon | Šulić, Hauser | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Smooth Criminal" | Michael Jackson | Šulić, Hauser | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Fragile" | Sting | Šulić, Hauser | 3:26 |
| 6. | "The Resistance" | Muse | Šulić, Hauser | 3:49 |
| 7. | "Hurt" | Nine Inch Nails | Šulić, Hauser | 4:29 |
| 8. | "Welcome to the Jungle" | Guns N' Roses | Šulić, Hauser | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Human Nature" | Porcaro, Bettis | Šulić, Hauser | 2:47 |
| 10. | "Viva La Vida" | Coldplay | Šulić, Hauser | 3:41 |
| 11. | "Smells Like Teen Spirit" | Nirvana | Šulić, Hauser | 2:50 |
| 12. | "With or Without You" | U2 | Šulić, Hauser | 4:51 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Fields of Gold" | Sting | Šulić, Hauser | 2:54 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Arranger(s) | Length |
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| 13. | "Fields of Gold" | Sting | Šulić, Hauser | 2:54 |
| 14. | "Welcome to the Jungle" (Live in Tokyo) | Guns N' Roses | Šulić, Hauser | |
| 15. | "Human Nature" (Live in Tokyo) | Steve Porcaro, John Bettis | Šulić, Hauser | |
| 16. | "Smooth Criminal" (Live in Tokyo) | Michael Jackson | Šulić, Hauser |
Charts
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Music videos
edit| Title | Year | Director(s) | Notes |
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| "Smooth Criminal" | 2011 | Kristijan Burlović | Filmed in Pula, Croatia. |
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| "Hurt" | 2012 | Filmed in Rakalj, Croatia. |
Release history
edit| Regions | Dates | Format(s) | Label(s) | Edition(s) |
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| Worldwide | June 10, 2011[18] | digital download | Sony | Standard |
| July 19, 2011[19] | CD | |||
| Japan | April 25, 2012[20] | Sony Japan | Deluxe |
Accolades
edit| Year | Award | Category | Recipient | Result | Ref. |
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| 2012 | Porin | Best International Album | 2Cellos | Won | [21] |
| Best International Song | "Smooth Criminal" | Won |
References
edit- ^ "2Cellos – 2Cellos". discogs.com. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "2Cellos Album & Song Chart History" Billboard
- ^ Grischow, Chad (22 July 2011). "Indie Music Watch". IGN. Archived from the original on 24 December 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
- ^ "2CELLOS Review". Ultimate-Guitar.com. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ O'Brien, Jon. "2 Cellos". Allmusic. Retrieved 6 September 2013.
- ^ a b c 2Cellos - Music Charts (acharts.us)
- ^ "2Cellos u kratkom posjetu" (in Croatian). Index. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2013-09-06.
- ^ "Top kombiniranih – tjedan 51. 2011" (in Croatian). Hrvatska Diskografska Udruga. Archived from the original on 2014-02-20. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
- ^ "2Cellos Album & Song Chart History" Billboard.
- ^ a b 2Cellos | Awards (allmusic.com)
- ^ 2Cellos - Chart history (billboard.com)
- ^ "2Cellos Album & Song Chart History" Billboard.
- ^ Japanese Albums Chart (oricon.co.jp)
- ^ "2015/41 heti Album Top 40 slágerlista" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- ^ a b c Glee Cast and 2Cellos - Smooth Criminal (acharts.us)
- ^ "Hauser & Šulić spremaju koncertni spektakl" (in Croatian). tportal.hr.
- ^ 2Cellos - Chart history (billboard.com)
- ^ 2Cellos - 2CELLOS (itunes.apple.com)
- ^ 2Cellos - 2Cellos (Sulic & Hauser) (amazon.com)
- ^ 2Cellos Japanese Deluxe Edition (billboard-japan.com)
- ^ "2Cellos primili osvojene Porine" (in Croatian). dulist.hr. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 6 December 2017.