Shine is the debut solo album by Swedish singer Anette Olzon, released on 26 March (Sweden), 28 March (Germany, Finland, Russia, Spain), 31 March (France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Poland, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark, the UK), 1 April (Italy), and 8 April 2014 (USA) by earMUSIC.[1][5][6]
| Shine | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 28 March 2014[1] | |||
| Recorded | 2009–2013 | |||
| Genre | Symphonic rock | |||
| Length | 34:59 | |||
| Label | earMUSIC | |||
| Producer | Anette Olzon & Johan Kronlund[1] | |||
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| Singles from Shine | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Blabbermouth |    [2] |
| KNAC |   [3] |
| Sputnikmusic | [4] |
The first teaser track from the album, "Falling" was released for digital download on 17 December 2013, accompanied by a lyric video on YouTube.[7] A teaser for the album's first official single, "Lies", was posted on Anette Olzon's official Facebook page on 7 February 2014; followed by the single's eventual release on 14 February 2014.[8]
Background, composing, concept, song information
editThe writing process for the album began in 2009, during the Dark Passion Play World Tour of Olzon's then current band Nightwish, and lasted until shortly before the album's release. In 2011, Olzon posted the demo recordings of two songs, "Invincible" and "Floating", on her Myspace profile, claiming those were rough versions of the songs without mixing or producing.[1][9]
Olzon considers Shine a "personal" album and has once stated that the lyrics reflect her views of life, which "has always been divided into black and white - dark and light" for her.[10] The song "Moving Away" was written after her mother was diagnosed with cancer.[10]
The cover art shows Anette among some trees doing what was called her "shine pose".[11] She commented that she wanted the cover "to be something with nature":[11]
I started off with sending the record label photos I had taken myself from the forest where the sun shines through the trees. Thats [sic] how I think of Shine and we started from there and then when I did the photo session with Patric Ulleus we took lots of these kinda photos [...].
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Anette Olzon, Johan Glössner and Stefan Örn, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Like a Show Inside My Head" | 3:38 |
| 2. | "Shine" | 3:29 |
| 3. | "Floating" (Olzon, Glössner, Sofia Loell) | 3:09 |
| 4. | "Lies" | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Invincible" | 3:17 |
| 6. | "Hear Me" | 3:04 |
| 7. | "Falling" | 4:30 |
| 8. | "Moving Away" | 4:59 |
| 9. | "One Million Faces" (Olzon, Fredrik Bergh, Martijn Spierenburg) | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Watching Me from Afar" | 4:14 |
| Total length: | 34:59 | |
Chart performance
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[12] | 191 |
| Swiss Top 100 Albums Chart [13] | 59 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[14] | 22 |
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Former NIGHTWISH Singer ANETTE OLZON's 'Shine' Debut Solo Album: Final Cover Artwork Unveiled". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. 2014-02-05. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ Ray Van Horn Jr. (16 June 2014). "Anette Olzon's Shine CD Review". blabbermouth.net.
- ^ Jay Roberts (April 26, 2014). "ANETTE OLZON Shine Review". knac.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ Robert Davis (April 24, 2014). "Anette Olzon - Shine Album Review". sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ "SHINE international release dates". Blogger. 2013-12-30. Retrieved 2014-02-03.
- ^ "earMUSIC - Details". earMUSIC. Archived from the original on 2014-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ "Anette Olzon "Falling" Official Lyric Video - The new album "SHINE" OUT FEBRUARY 28th 2014 - YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ "Anette Olzon - The official music video premiere for 'LIES'". Facebook. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ "Anette Olzon's Songs". Myspace. Retrieved 2014-02-07.
- ^ a b "Our Interview With Anette Olzon !". Love Anette Olsson Forever. Facebook. 13 September 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ a b Saulnier, Jason (13 February 2015). "Anette Olzon Interview". Music Legends. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Anette Olzon – Shine" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
- ^ "Anette Olzon - Shine charts performance". acharts.us. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 6, 2019.