Seven Sisters (Meja album)

Seven Sisters is the second studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Meja, released in 1998[1] by Columbia Records. Again she collaborated with Billy Steinberg, along with her producer Douglas Carr and Jörgen Elofsson. The album came to be her international breakthrough with her massive hit "All 'Bout the Money". The song was released worldwide and gave her awards such as "Best Album of the Year" “Best selling Scandinavian artist" at the World Music Awards in Monte Carlo and "Best Pop Album" The album also features singles like "Intimacy" and "Pop & Television" The album sold approximately 1 million units worldwide. "All About the Money" was also featured as a soundtrack to the Chevy Chase movie Funny Money in 2006. The album was produced by Douglas Carr.

Seven Sisters
Studio album by
Released5 February 1998
GenrePop
LabelColumbia
ProducerDouglas Carr, John Amatiello, Meja
Meja chronology
Meja
(1996)
Seven Sisters
(1998)
Realitales
(2000)
Singles from Seven Sisters
  1. "Pop & Television"
    Released: 1998
  2. "All 'Bout the Money"
    Released: 1998
  3. "Lay Me Down"
    Released: 1998
  4. "Beautiful Girl"
    Released: 1998
  5. "Radio Radio"
    Released: 1998
  6. "Intimacy"
    Released: 1999

Track listing

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Standard version
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Daughter of Mornin'"Douglas Carr, Janne Taneli-Juntilla, MejaCarr2:31
2."Luxury"Carr, Taneli-Juntilla, MejaCarr3:24
3."Pop & Television"Carr, MejaCarr3:25
4."All 'Bout the Money"Carr, MejaCarr2:52
5."Beautiful Girl"Jonas "Joker" Berggren, Carr, MejaCarr, John Amatiello3:33
6."Lay Me Down"Tom Kelly, Billy Steinberg, MejaCarr2:54
7."Intimacy"Steinberg, Rick Nowels, Neil GeraldoCarr, Amatiello3:53
8."Too Many Nights Late"Carr, MejaCarr, Amatiello3:07
9."Do the Angels Have a Home?"Jörgen Elofsson, Lars KarlssonCarr, Meja4:00
10."Caught Up in the Middle"Carr, MejaCarr3:50
11."Lullaby Song"Carr, Taneli-Juntilla, MejaCarr2:39
12."Seven Sisters Road"Carr, Taneli-Juntilla, Teresa Cox, MejaCarr3:32
US and European version (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."How Crazy Are You?"Carr, Taneli-JuntillaCarr3:32

Chart positions

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Chart (1998–1999) Peak position
Finland 40[2]
Norway 1[3]
Sweden 8[4]

Year-end charts

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Chart (1998) Position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[5] 60

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
France (SNEP)[6] Gold 100,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[7] 3× Platinum 600,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[8] Platinum 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[9] Gold 40,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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  1. ^ "Seven Sisters". Swedish Mediadatabase. 1998. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Seven Sisters". Finnishcharts. 1998. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  3. ^ "Seven Sisters". Norwegiancharts. 1998. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Seven Sisters". Swedishcharts. 1998. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  5. ^ "1998年 アルバム年間TOP100" [Oricon Year-end Albums Chart of 1998] (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 8 January 2008. Retrieved 3 January 2021.
  6. ^ "French album certifications – Meja – Seven Sisters" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  7. ^ "Japanese album certifications – Meja – Seven Sisters" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  8. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje Trofeer 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway.
  9. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.