It All Starts with One
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It All Starts with One is the fourth solo studio album by Norwegian singer-songwriter
Ane Brun
, released in the UK on 24 October 2011 and in the US on 1 November 2011. The album was released as a standard single CD with ten tracks, or as a two-disc "deluxe edition" on both CD and vinyl, with an additional eight tracks on the second CD and five tracks on the second vinyl disc. The track "Worship" features guest vocals from José González
.
The album was originally intended to be completed and released in 2010, but recording was delayed for a year when Brun was asked to be a backing singer on Peter Gabriel
's New Blood
tour, having contributed to the re-recording of "Don't Give Up
" on the accompanying album.
The album was first released in the Scandinavian
countries on 6 September 2011. It debuted at #1 in both Brun's native Norway and in her adopted homeland of Sweden, becoming the first album by a Norwegian artist ever to top the Swedish album charts. The album was subsequently released throughout Europe during September, before its release in the UK and US.
The album was subsequently certified as gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Norway, for 15,000 sales.
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...
Ane Brun
Ane Brun
Ane Brun is a songwriter, guitarist and vocalist. Since 2003 she has recorded eight albums, four of which are studio albums, a live DVD and a collection of duets...
, released in the UK on 24 October 2011 and in the US on 1 November 2011. The album was released as a standard single CD with ten tracks, or as a two-disc "deluxe edition" on both CD and vinyl, with an additional eight tracks on the second CD and five tracks on the second vinyl disc. The track "Worship" features guest vocals from José González
José González
José González is a Swedish-Argentine indie folk singer-songwriter and guitarist from Gothenburg, Sweden.González is also a member of Swedish band Junip, along with Elias Araya and Tobias Winterkorn.- Biography :...
.
The album was originally intended to be completed and released in 2010, but recording was delayed for a year when Brun was asked to be a backing singer on Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel
Peter Brian Gabriel is an English singer, musician, and songwriter who rose to fame as the lead vocalist and flautist of the progressive rock group Genesis. After leaving Genesis, Gabriel went on to a successful solo career...
's New Blood
New Blood (Peter Gabriel album)
New Blood is the ninth studio album by British rock musician Peter Gabriel, released on 10 October 2011. The album consists of orchestral re-recordings of various tracks from throughout Gabriel's career. The album is a continuation of the project Gabriel began with his previous album Scratch My...
tour, having contributed to the re-recording of "Don't Give Up
Don't Give Up (Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush song)
"Don't Give Up" is song written by Peter Gabriel and recorded as a duet with Kate Bush for Gabriel's album So. The single version spent eleven weeks in the UK Top 75 chart in 1986, peaking at number nine. It describes the despair of a man who feels isolated and defeated by the economic system, and...
" on the accompanying album.
The album was first released in the Scandinavian
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
countries on 6 September 2011. It debuted at #1 in both Brun's native Norway and in her adopted homeland of Sweden, becoming the first album by a Norwegian artist ever to top the Swedish album charts. The album was subsequently released throughout Europe during September, before its release in the UK and US.
The album was subsequently certified as gold by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Norway, for 15,000 sales.