Come Closer is the debut English language album by Turkish pop singer Tarkan. The album was published in Europe, Asia, Japan, North America, South America, Australia. It was released by Universal Records on April 7, 2006, in Europe and Central Asia. Tarkan began recording the album in 1997, following the success of his third Turkish release Ölürüm Sana that year.[2] Referring to the album's title, Tarkan said:
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| Released | April 7, 2006 | |||
| Label | Universal, Hitt Müzik, İstanbul Plak, Urban, Megaliner Records | |||
| Producer | Tarkan Devrim Karaoglu Pete "Boxsta" Martin Josh Schwartz Brian Kierulf Billy Mann Lester Mendez David Werner | |||
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"I think that my music is very unique and connects both worlds. That's the reason why I named my album Come Closer. I believe in cultural sharing, in the idea of we-belong-altogether. In my opinion, music should have no borders and we should all try to come closer".[3]
In August 2005, a number of songs recorded for the album were leaked onto the internet by a Turkish DJ.[4] The leaked songs garnered considerable airplay in dance clubs in Turkey, before Tarkan's management took legal action against the DJs playing the songs.[5]
Track listing
edit| # | Song | Composer | Lyricist | Time |
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| 1 | "Just Like That" | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | 3:39 |
| 2 | "In Your Eyes" | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | 3:36 |
| 3 | "Why Don't We (Aman Aman)" feat Wyclef Jean | Tarkan / Brian Kierulf / Josh Schwartz | Tarkan / Brian Kierulf / Josh Schwartz | 3:49 |
| 4 | "Mine" | Jamie Hartman / Tina Harris / Tarkan / Ozan Çolakoğlu | Jamie Hartman / Tina Harris / Tarkan / Ozan Çolakoğlu | 3:19 |
| 5 | "Over" | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | 4:22 |
| 6 | "Start The Fire" | Josh Schwartz / Tarkan / Brian Kierulf | Josh Schwartz / Tarkan / Brian Kierulf | 3:26 |
| 7 | "Shhh" | Billy Mann / Tarkan / Supaflyas | Billy Mann / Tarkan / Supaflyas | 3:34 |
| 8 | "Bounce" | Tarkan / Devrim Karaoğlu / Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Elijah Wells / Lionel Bermingham | Tarkan / Devrim Karaoğlu / Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Elijah Wells / Lionel Bermingham | 3:45 |
| 9 | "Come Closer" | Tarkan / Devrim Karaoğlu / David Werner | Tarkan / Devrim Karaoğlu / David Werner | 4:18 |
| 10 | "Don't Leave Me Alone" | Josh Schwartz / Brian Kierulf / Tarkan | Josh Schwartz / Brian Kierulf / Tarkan | 4:02 |
| 11 | "Şıkıdım" | Sezen Aksu / Tarkan / Josh Schwartz / Brian Kierulf | Sezen Aksu / Tarkan / Josh Schwartz / Brian Kierulf | 3:55 |
| 12 | "I'm Gonna Make U Feel Good" | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tina Harris / Steve Lee | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tina Harris / Steve Lee | 3:54 |
| 13 | "Mass Confusion" | David Werner / Tarkan / Ozan Çolakoğlu | David Werner / Tarkan / Ozan Çolakoğlu | 4:09 |
| 14 | "Touch" | Lester Mendez / Tarkan / Ty Lacy | Lester Mendez / Tarkan / Ty Lacy | 4:18 |
| 15 | "If Only You Knew" | Billy Mann / Tarkan | Billy Mann / Tarkan | 3:23 |
Credits and personnel
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Music videos
edit- "Bounce"
- "Start The Fire"
Charts
edit| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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| German Albums Chart[6] | 18 |
| Swiss Albums Chart [7] | 43 |
| Austrian Albums Chart [8] | 50 |
References
edit- ^ Stewart Mason. Come Closer at AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
- ^ CNN. "Tarkan finds his moves take him across borders". August 9, 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ "The wait has an end!" Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. March 3, 2006. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ "Love Speak Update". August 3, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ Tolga Akyildiz. "Tarkan cephesinde son durum". August 27, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ "Tarkan Come Closer". Offiziele deutsche Charts. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tarkan - Come Closer". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tarkan - Come Closer". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
External links
edit- tarkan.com — official website
- tarkanmusic.de — official album website