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Among the Suns

Among the Suns is the debut English-language studio album by the Latvian pop/rock group Brainstorm, released in May 1999 and reissued in July 2000. It is the English-language version of the Latvian-language album Starp divām saulēm (1999). The album includes the English versions of "Under My Wing" and "Welcome to My Country". It was recorded in Denmark and Sweden and reached number 13 in the charts in Finland, number 42 in Belgium and number 47 in Sweden. On July 14, 2000 the album was reissued which included the song "My Star" which represented Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. It sold more than 80,000 copies in Europe[1]

Among the Suns
Studio album by
Brainstorm
ReleasedMay 1999
14 July 2000 (reissue)
Studio
  • Puk Recording Studios, Kærby, Denmark
  • EMI Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
  • Jacobs Studios, Surrey, UK
GenrePop rock, alternative rock
Length46:28 (1999)
49:31 (2000)
LabelMicrophone
Brainstorm chronology
Stārp divām sāulem
(1999) 		Among the Suns
(1999) 		Izlase '89–'99
(2000)
Singles from Among the Suns
  1. "Half of Your Heart"
    Released: 1998
  2. "Under My Wing"
    Released: 1999 (re-release)
  3. "My Star"
    Released: May 2000
  4. "Weekends Are Not My Happy Days"
    Released: July 2000

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Renārs Kaupers except co-written with Maris Mihelson and Brainstorm.

No.TitleLength
1."Weekends Are Not My Happy Days"4:02
2."Ain't It Funny"3:35
3."Under My Wing"4:35
4."Half of Your Heart"3:11
5."Among the Suns"3:30
6."Try"4:27
7."Downtown"3:31
8."Before the Time Has Come to Leave You"5:17
9."Stars"3:36
10."Welcome to My Country"4:16
11."These Women Drive Me Crazy"2:52
12."All Right, Chill Out"3:35
Total length:46:28
2000 Reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."My Star"Brainstorm3:03
2."Weekends Are Not My Happy Days" 4:02
3."Aint It Funny" 3:35
4."Under My Wing" 4:35
5."Half of Your Heart" 3:11
6."Among the Suns" 3:30
7."Try" 4:27
8."Downtown" 3:31
9."Before the Time Has Come To Leave You" 5:17
10."Stars" 3:36
11."Welcome to My Country" 4:16
12."These Women Drive Me Crazy" 2:52
13."All Right, Chill Out" 3:35
Total length:49:31

Personnel

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  • Renārs Kaupers – vocals, guitar
  • Jānis Jubalts – guitar
  • Māris Mihelsons – keyboards, accordion
  • Kaspars Roga – drums
  • Gundars Mauševics – bass

Charts

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Chart (2000) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[2] 13
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[3] 42
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[4] 47

Singles

Year Single Chart
2000 "My Star" Swedish Singles Chart 22
2000 Weekends Are Not My Happy Days Belgian Singles Chart 13

Sales

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Sales for Among the Suns
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Latvia — 25,000[5][6]
Russia — 13,000[7]

Release history

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Country Date
Europe May 1999

References

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  1. ^ Latvijas šovbizness - šovbizness - šov ir, bet bizness...[permanent dead link‍] (in Latvian)
  2. ^ "Brainstorm: Among the Suns" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.
  3. ^ "Ultratop.be – BrainStorm+%5BLV%5D – Among the Suns" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Brainstorm+%5BLV%5D – Among the Suns". Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Prāta vētra dodas savā piektajā koncertturnejā pa Latviju". Diena (in Latvian). July 24, 2008. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "«Prāta vētra» — «Starp divām saulēm» (1)" (in Latvian). Apollo. March 1, 2004. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  7. ^ "«Prāta vētra» devusies Eiropas tūrē" (in Latvian). Apollo. April 12, 2006. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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