Beatsound Loverboy
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Beatsound Loverboy is the debut studio album
by Portuguese singer-songwriter
Slimmy
. Slimmy started working on the album with his longtime producers Quico Serrano and Mark Turner. Other two producers joined Slimmy for the recording of the album: Saul Davies and Rodolfo Cardoso. The relationship between Slimmy and the other producers was always good and Slimmy feels that that provided a good production for the album. He mentioned that he started to compose and write songs in 2000, than record them and play them alive. However, the project only began to take concrete steps, when Slimmy, in 2004, moved to London. The album was released on 17 September, 2007 in Portugal
. The album was released in two formats: the physical
edition, featuring 11 tracks; and the digital
edition also featuring 11 tracks. In summer 2007 Slimmy returned to Portugal to promote his projects because he felt that he wasn't recognized in his country.
Slimmy said that "honestly, I think it came out better. During these years there were many times when I hesitated whether I was going in the right direction if that was where I wanted to be, but then when I saw the final product and liked it, it had a minimal importance. Honestly, I like to listen to my music. The work exceeded my expectations." The album is essentially an electronic rock
album. It has a lot of "rock attitude". Slimmy declared that he wanted to explore more things about electronic music
and wanted to work with an English
producer in the album, Mark Turner
, which, according to Slimmy, gave "a different glow to the album". “Beatsound Loverboy” was also voted the 3rd best national album of the past 15 years, the choice made by Antena 3
listeners, who decided to mark the 15th anniversary choosing from a list of 100, 15 albums representative, between 1994 and 2009 by several generations of national music. His work was filled with the nominations for "Golden Globe Newcomer of the Year" category and for the "MTV Europe Music Awards
" in the category of "Best Portuguese Act".
Slimmy's most significant promotion
marked the beginning of "Sex and Love Tour", starting on February 2008 at the "Industrial Nightclub" in Porto
. As part of the promotion process, several songs were used as part of soundtracks of TV series or TV advertisements. Three singles were released from the album, both of them managed to enter to Portugal Singles Top 50 Chart. Critical response to the album was generally mixed, with critics praising Quico Serrano and Mark Turner's polished production. Blitz, however, gave the album a more mixed review. "Beatsound Loverboy" was a commercial disappointment, the album didn't managed to chart on any official chart
company to date. Four music videos were released from the album: "Beatsound Loverboy", "Show Girl", "Bloodshot Superstar" and "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)".
began to "flesh out a dream". He started to compose and write songs, than record them and play them alive. However, the project only began to take concrete steps, when Slimmy, in 2004 (with some already recorded songs produced by Rodolfo Cardoso, Quico Serrano and Saul Davies, a member of the band James
), moved to London.
Slimmy had the opportunity to tour with Electric 6 in 2004 and record a demo album in 2005, to serve as background to "Beatsound Loverboy".
"After nearly four years, four different producers, two cities and two different studios, finally we have the first album" said Slimmy
in an interview with Se7e Magazine, he also cited that "All these years the project has been supported by me in technical terms. Than, we [the band] moved to London, where we mixed the concerts with the studio." In summer 2007 Slimmy returned to Portugal
to promote his projects because he felt that he wasn't recognized in his country.
declared that he and Quico Serrano already had a few tracks recorded before Slimmy moved to London
. There, Slimmy
started making concerts, what slowed down the production process. Slimmy
declared that he wanted to explore more things about electronic music
and wanted to work with an English producer in the album, Mark Turner
, which, according to Slimmy, gave "a different glow to the album". Most songs in the album are re-recordings, which were originally recorded between 2002 and 2005, which suffered changes to improve their sound quality, he said: "I do not see that there were major changes, because I'm always writing. There were three songs made last year and others made in 2002, but there was no intention to change, only to improve and explore new sounds and instruments
in London
." Slimmy stated that his trip to London was really important to the conclusion of the album, because the project's destination was to have an "international nature", that's why Slimmy choose to sing in English
. Slimmy explained:
There is a track in the album titled "Good Night, Good Souls" that was originally recorded together with Rodolfo Cardoso for a demo album in 2002. Slimmy stated that he was the one that played and recorded most of the instruments
for the album. Despite no being a producer, Slimmy was always involved in the production of the album since the songs were all composed by him. The relationship between Slimmy
and the other producers was always good and Slimmy feels that that provided a good production for the album
.
of the album: "I find it easy to make music in many ways, on guitar
, piano
, etc.. and this gives versatility to better define the direction of the songs. Then it is possible to make your own sound, no matter if you rock or electronic
, what I wanted was to make it to sound like "a Slimmy one", that we could immediately identify it." He also said that this is the best records at the level of songs he had ever heard, made by a Portuguese
person. He said he would like people to listen to it carefully, dance and have fun.
The album is essentially an electronic rock
album. It has a lot of "rock attitude". Slimmy said that his "heroes" from the past and present are rock stars. It's an album of songs that don't matter what style of music they have, all that matters is that people stay with the song and get the emotions Slimmy was feeling when he was writing the songs. The album is "rock fused with electronic". When he was asked about the "final product" he said: "Honestly, I think it came out better. During these years there were many times when I hesitated whether I was going in the right direction if that was where I wanted to be, but then when I saw the final product and liked it, it had a minimal importance. Honestly, I like to listen to my music
. The work exceeded my expectations."
edition, featuring 11 tracks; and the digital
edition also featuring 11 tracks. "Bloodshot Star" was part of an episode of the American TV series CSI: Miami
(Episode 23 of Season 4). "Self Control" served as the soundtrack of a generic program summaries sports on Sky Sports
. "Beatsound Loverboy" was part of the soundtrack of 5th season's of the Portuguese
soap opera Morangos com Açúcar
(Slimmy played this song in the last episode) and "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die") was part of the soundtrack of the 6th season of the same soap opera. "Showgirl" and the song "Bloodshot Star" are part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese TV series "Rebelde Way". Four music videos were released from the album: "Beatsound Loverboy", "Show Girl", "Bloodshot Superstar" and "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)".
To promote his album, Slimmy embarked on the "Sex and Love Tour". The "Sex and Love Tour" started on a Saturday
night at the "Industry Nightclub". Slimmy
presented his debut album, in front of an audience that "filled half the house". The show was considered as "safe and well". "Sex and Love Tour" shows opened with the theme that gives the album the title, "Beatsound Loverboy", thus enabling them to immediately grab the audience
that did not stop until the end to encourage the trio. No breaks between songs were taken, Slimmy
and the band also pulled by the public, because the songs lend themselves to lively concerts on both sides of the stage. In this environment of great empathy between musicians and audience, what was heard, than "Bloodshot Star," "Dumb" and "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)" where Slimmy
switched between play and sing. In these moments, and there were several during the concert, the musician took the opportunity to give vent to his staging that is so characteristic, lending even more interest to some moments of action. "On My Own", "Missile", "Set Me On Fire" and "Self Control" completed the first part of the concert
. After a brief output stage, the band
that proved to be very professional on stage, offered four themes stood out where the fabulous "Show Girl", undoubtedly one of the singles of the debut album. And, outside of the program, the band eventually returned for a second "encore", ending the concert with the song "Loverboy Beatsound".
" was unveiled as the album's lead single
. The song was written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner. It was released to MySpace
on 1 January 2007 and was released as digital single on September 6, 2011. The song entered at number 46 on the Portugal Singles Top 50 where it stayed for four weeks and came to peak at number 42 where it stayed for more two weeks. "Show Girl
", also written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner, was released to MySpace
as the second single of the album on the same day "Beatsound Loverboy" was released and was released as a digital single on May 26, 2008. It premiered on the Antena 3 radio station on the same day. The song entered at number 44 on the Portugal Singles Top 50 where it stayed for one week and peaked at number 44 where it stayed for more one week. "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)
" was unveiled as the album's third and final single. The song was written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner. It was also released to MySpace
on 1 January 2007 and released as a digital single on November 25, 2008. The song entered at number 50 on the Portugal Singles Top 50 where it stayed for one week and came to peak at number 48 where it stayed for more one week.
In the other hand, A Trompa said that the album "promises to explode the dancefloors".
Despite the commercial failure and the mixed reviews, "Beatsound Loverboy" was voted the 3rd best national album of the past 15 years, the choice made by Antena 3
listeners, who decided to mark the 15th anniversary choosing from a list of 100, 15 albums representative, between 1994 and 2009 by several generations of national music. His work was filled with the nominations for "Golden Globe Newcomer of the Year" category and for the "MTV Europe Music Awards
" in the category of "Best Portuguese Act".
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Performance Credits
Technical credits
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Portuguese singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
Slimmy
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
. Slimmy started working on the album with his longtime producers Quico Serrano and Mark Turner. Other two producers joined Slimmy for the recording of the album: Saul Davies and Rodolfo Cardoso. The relationship between Slimmy and the other producers was always good and Slimmy feels that that provided a good production for the album. He mentioned that he started to compose and write songs in 2000, than record them and play them alive. However, the project only began to take concrete steps, when Slimmy, in 2004, moved to London. The album was released on 17 September, 2007 in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The album was released in two formats: the physical
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
edition, featuring 11 tracks; and the digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
edition also featuring 11 tracks. In summer 2007 Slimmy returned to Portugal to promote his projects because he felt that he wasn't recognized in his country.
Slimmy said that "honestly, I think it came out better. During these years there were many times when I hesitated whether I was going in the right direction if that was where I wanted to be, but then when I saw the final product and liked it, it had a minimal importance. Honestly, I like to listen to my music. The work exceeded my expectations." The album is essentially an electronic rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
album. It has a lot of "rock attitude". Slimmy declared that he wanted to explore more things about electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and wanted to work with an English
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
producer in the album, Mark Turner
Mark Turner (musician)
Mark Turner is a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist with several recordings to his credit.-Biographical information:Born in Fairborn, Ohio, and raised in Southern California, Turner originally intended to become a commercial artist. In elementary school he played the clarinet, followed by the alto...
, which, according to Slimmy, gave "a different glow to the album". “Beatsound Loverboy” was also voted the 3rd best national album of the past 15 years, the choice made by Antena 3
RDP Antena 3
Antena 3 is one of the three national radio channels produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the others being Antena 1 and Antena 2....
listeners, who decided to mark the 15th anniversary choosing from a list of 100, 15 albums representative, between 1994 and 2009 by several generations of national music. His work was filled with the nominations for "Golden Globe Newcomer of the Year" category and for the "MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
" in the category of "Best Portuguese Act".
Slimmy's most significant promotion
Promotion (marketing)
Promotion is one of the four elements of marketing mix . It is the communication link between sellers and buyers for the purpose of influencing, informing, or persuading a potential buyer's purchasing decision....
marked the beginning of "Sex and Love Tour", starting on February 2008 at the "Industrial Nightclub" in Porto
Porto
Porto , also known as Oporto in English, is the second largest city in Portugal and one of the major urban areas in the Iberian Peninsula. Its administrative limits include a population of 237,559 inhabitants distributed within 15 civil parishes...
. As part of the promotion process, several songs were used as part of soundtracks of TV series or TV advertisements. Three singles were released from the album, both of them managed to enter to Portugal Singles Top 50 Chart. Critical response to the album was generally mixed, with critics praising Quico Serrano and Mark Turner's polished production. Blitz, however, gave the album a more mixed review. "Beatsound Loverboy" was a commercial disappointment, the album didn't managed to chart on any official chart
Chart
A chart is a graphical representation of data, in which "the data is represented by symbols, such as bars in a bar chart, lines in a line chart, or slices in a pie chart"...
company to date. Four music videos were released from the album: "Beatsound Loverboy", "Show Girl", "Bloodshot Superstar" and "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)".
Background
In 2000, SlimmySlimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
began to "flesh out a dream". He started to compose and write songs, than record them and play them alive. However, the project only began to take concrete steps, when Slimmy, in 2004 (with some already recorded songs produced by Rodolfo Cardoso, Quico Serrano and Saul Davies, a member of the band James
James (band)
James are a British rock band from Manchester, England. They formed in 1982 and were active throughout the 1980s, but most successful during the 1990s. Their hit singles include "Come Home", "Sit Down", and "She's a Star" as well as their American College Radio hit "Laid"...
), moved to London.
Slimmy had the opportunity to tour with Electric 6 in 2004 and record a demo album in 2005, to serve as background to "Beatsound Loverboy".
"After nearly four years, four different producers, two cities and two different studios, finally we have the first album" said Slimmy
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
in an interview with Se7e Magazine, he also cited that "All these years the project has been supported by me in technical terms. Than, we [the band] moved to London, where we mixed the concerts with the studio." In summer 2007 Slimmy returned to Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
to promote his projects because he felt that he wasn't recognized in his country.
Recording and production
In an interview with Se7e Magazine, SlimmySlimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
declared that he and Quico Serrano already had a few tracks recorded before Slimmy moved to London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. There, Slimmy
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
started making concerts, what slowed down the production process. Slimmy
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
declared that he wanted to explore more things about electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and wanted to work with an English producer in the album, Mark Turner
Mark Turner (musician)
Mark Turner is a jazz saxophonist and clarinetist with several recordings to his credit.-Biographical information:Born in Fairborn, Ohio, and raised in Southern California, Turner originally intended to become a commercial artist. In elementary school he played the clarinet, followed by the alto...
, which, according to Slimmy, gave "a different glow to the album". Most songs in the album are re-recordings, which were originally recorded between 2002 and 2005, which suffered changes to improve their sound quality, he said: "I do not see that there were major changes, because I'm always writing. There were three songs made last year and others made in 2002, but there was no intention to change, only to improve and explore new sounds and instruments
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
." Slimmy stated that his trip to London was really important to the conclusion of the album, because the project's destination was to have an "international nature", that's why Slimmy choose to sing in English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
. Slimmy explained:
There is a track in the album titled "Good Night, Good Souls" that was originally recorded together with Rodolfo Cardoso for a demo album in 2002. Slimmy stated that he was the one that played and recorded most of the instruments
Musical instrument
A musical instrument is a device created or adapted for the purpose of making musical sounds. In principle, any object that produces sound can serve as a musical instrument—it is through purpose that the object becomes a musical instrument. The history of musical instruments dates back to the...
for the album. Despite no being a producer, Slimmy was always involved in the production of the album since the songs were all composed by him. The relationship between Slimmy
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
and the other producers was always good and Slimmy feels that that provided a good production for the album
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
.
Concept
Slimmy said about the conceptConcept
The word concept is used in ordinary language as well as in almost all academic disciplines. Particularly in philosophy, psychology and cognitive sciences the term is much used and much discussed. WordNet defines concept: "conception, construct ". However, the meaning of the term concept is much...
of the album: "I find it easy to make music in many ways, on guitar
Guitar
The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
, piano
Piano
The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
, etc.. and this gives versatility to better define the direction of the songs. Then it is possible to make your own sound, no matter if you rock or electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
, what I wanted was to make it to sound like "a Slimmy one", that we could immediately identify it." He also said that this is the best records at the level of songs he had ever heard, made by a Portuguese
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
person. He said he would like people to listen to it carefully, dance and have fun.
The album is essentially an electronic rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
album. It has a lot of "rock attitude". Slimmy said that his "heroes" from the past and present are rock stars. It's an album of songs that don't matter what style of music they have, all that matters is that people stay with the song and get the emotions Slimmy was feeling when he was writing the songs. The album is "rock fused with electronic". When he was asked about the "final product" he said: "Honestly, I think it came out better. During these years there were many times when I hesitated whether I was going in the right direction if that was where I wanted to be, but then when I saw the final product and liked it, it had a minimal importance. Honestly, I like to listen to my music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
. The work exceeded my expectations."
Release and promotion
The album was released in two formats: the physicalAlbum
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
edition, featuring 11 tracks; and the digital
Digital
A digital system is a data technology that uses discrete values. By contrast, non-digital systems use a continuous range of values to represent information...
edition also featuring 11 tracks. "Bloodshot Star" was part of an episode of the American TV series CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
(Episode 23 of Season 4). "Self Control" served as the soundtrack of a generic program summaries sports on Sky Sports
Sky Sports
Sky Sports is the brand name for a group of sports-oriented television channels operated by the UK and Ireland's main satellite pay-TV company, British Sky Broadcasting. Sky Sports is the dominant subscription television sports brand in the United Kingdom and Ireland...
. "Beatsound Loverboy" was part of the soundtrack of 5th season's of the Portuguese
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
soap opera Morangos com Açúcar
Morangos com Açúcar
Morangos com Açúcar is a Portuguese Teen drama. It is broadcasted daily on the Portuguese TV station TVI since 2003. In Portugal, it is currently on its eight season....
(Slimmy played this song in the last episode) and "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die") was part of the soundtrack of the 6th season of the same soap opera. "Showgirl" and the song "Bloodshot Star" are part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese TV series "Rebelde Way". Four music videos were released from the album: "Beatsound Loverboy", "Show Girl", "Bloodshot Superstar" and "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)".
To promote his album, Slimmy embarked on the "Sex and Love Tour". The "Sex and Love Tour" started on a Saturday
Saturday
Saturday is the day of the week following Friday and preceding Sunday.Saturday is the last day of the week on many calendars and in conventions that consider the week as beginning on Sunday, or the sixth day of the week according to international standard ISO 8601 which was first published in...
night at the "Industry Nightclub". Slimmy
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
presented his debut album, in front of an audience that "filled half the house". The show was considered as "safe and well". "Sex and Love Tour" shows opened with the theme that gives the album the title, "Beatsound Loverboy", thus enabling them to immediately grab the audience
Audience
An audience is a group of people who participate in a show or encounter a work of art, literature , theatre, music or academics in any medium...
that did not stop until the end to encourage the trio. No breaks between songs were taken, Slimmy
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
and the band also pulled by the public, because the songs lend themselves to lively concerts on both sides of the stage. In this environment of great empathy between musicians and audience, what was heard, than "Bloodshot Star," "Dumb" and "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)" where Slimmy
Slimmy
Slimmy, born Paulo Fernandes, is a Portuguese singer/songwriter who combines various genres of rock, especially electro rock. He has an irreverent visual look and an addictive musical style and has achieved mainstream success after an appearance on the Portuguese soap opera Morangos com Açúcar. He...
switched between play and sing. In these moments, and there were several during the concert, the musician took the opportunity to give vent to his staging that is so characteristic, lending even more interest to some moments of action. "On My Own", "Missile", "Set Me On Fire" and "Self Control" completed the first part of the concert
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
. After a brief output stage, the band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
that proved to be very professional on stage, offered four themes stood out where the fabulous "Show Girl", undoubtedly one of the singles of the debut album. And, outside of the program, the band eventually returned for a second "encore", ending the concert with the song "Loverboy Beatsound".
Singles
"Beatsound LoverboyBeatsound Loverboy (song)
"Beatsound Loverboy" is a song by Slimmy, released in 2007 as the lead single from his debut album Beatsound Loverboy. The song peaked at number 42 in the Portugal Singles Chart.The song also appeared on the soundtrack to Morangos com Açúcar soap opera....
" was unveiled as the album's lead single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
. The song was written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner. It was released to MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
on 1 January 2007 and was released as digital single on September 6, 2011. The song entered at number 46 on the Portugal Singles Top 50 where it stayed for four weeks and came to peak at number 42 where it stayed for more two weeks. "Show Girl
Show Girl (song)
"Show Girl" is a song by Slimmy, released in 2008 as the second single from his debut album Beatsound Loverboy. The song peaked at number 44 in the Portugal Singles Chart."Showgirl" is part of the soundtrack of the Portuguese TV series "Rebelde Way"....
", also written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner, was released to MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
as the second single of the album on the same day "Beatsound Loverboy" was released and was released as a digital single on May 26, 2008. It premiered on the Antena 3 radio station on the same day. The song entered at number 44 on the Portugal Singles Top 50 where it stayed for one week and peaked at number 44 where it stayed for more one week. "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)
You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)
"You Should Never Leave Me " is a song by Slimmy, released in 2008 as the third and final single single from his debut album Beatsound Loverboy...
" was unveiled as the album's third and final single. The song was written by Slimmy and produced by Quico Serrano and Mark Turner. It was also released to MySpace
MySpace
Myspace is a social networking service owned by Specific Media LLC and pop star Justin Timberlake. Myspace launched in August 2003 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, California. In August 2011, Myspace had 33.1 million unique U.S. visitors....
on 1 January 2007 and released as a digital single on November 25, 2008. The song entered at number 50 on the Portugal Singles Top 50 where it stayed for one week and came to peak at number 48 where it stayed for more one week.
Reception
Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from critics. RR from BLITZ said about the album:In the other hand, A Trompa said that the album "promises to explode the dancefloors".
Despite the commercial failure and the mixed reviews, "Beatsound Loverboy" was voted the 3rd best national album of the past 15 years, the choice made by Antena 3
RDP Antena 3
Antena 3 is one of the three national radio channels produced by the Portuguese public broadcasting entity Rádio e Televisão de Portugal, the others being Antena 1 and Antena 2....
listeners, who decided to mark the 15th anniversary choosing from a list of 100, 15 albums representative, between 1994 and 2009 by several generations of national music. His work was filled with the nominations for "Golden Globe Newcomer of the Year" category and for the "MTV Europe Music Awards
MTV Europe Music Awards
The MTV Europe Music Awards were established in 1994 by MTV Networks Europe to celebrate the most popular music videos in Europe. Originally beginning as an alternative to the American MTV Video Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards is today a popular celebration of what MTV viewers consider...
" in the category of "Best Portuguese Act".
Accolades
| Publication | Country | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antena 3 | Portugal | Melhor Disco Nacional dos Últimos 15 Anos | 2009 | #3 |
MTV Europe Music Awards
|-|| 2008 || Slimmy|| Best Portuguese Act ||
|}
Track listing
Personnel
Taken from the album's booklet.Performance Credits
- Paulo Fernandes – main vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Paulo Garim – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Tó-Zé – drums
Technical credits
- Quico Serrano – producerRecord producerA record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
- Mark Turner – producer
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Edition(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Portugal Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
September 17, 2007 | Som Livre | CD | Standard edition |
Album
| Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| Portuguese Albums Chart | -- |
Singles
| Year | Title | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| POR Portugal Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the... |
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| 2007 | "Beatsound Loverboy" | 42 |
| 2008 | "Show Girl" | 44 |
| 2008 | "You Should Never Leave Me (Before I Die)" | 48 |
External links
- Beatsound Loverboy at MySpace.
- Slimmy at MySpace.