My Winter Storm
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My Winter Storm is the second solo album by Finnish
singer Tarja Turunen
, and the first to consist mainly of new and original songs specifically written by or for Turunen. The album was released by Universal Music on 19 November 2007 in Finland
, on 2 January 2008 in South America
and in February 26 in North America
, and in the United Kingdom
was also released a special version limited in 300 copies.
The album was recorded with the collaboration of various famous artists, including the cellist Martin Tillman
, the guitarist
Kiko Loureiro
and the composer James Dooley
, with Turunen also playing additional keyboards, but even being the lead artist she did not get much involved on the composing process, only making a few developments on some tracks, and writing the Finnish lyrics for "Oasis". The album contains several music styles
including alternative rock
and classical music
, and it was recorded in different studios in Finland
, Brazil
, Republic of Ireland
, USA, Spain
, Switzerland
, Germany
and the Czech Republic
.
"My Winter Storm" has sold Platinum in Finland and 2x Platinum in Russia
, and also reached Tarja's first gold disc in her entire career in the Czech Republic
; the album spent a total of two and a half months on the Official Finnish Albums Chart
, reaching the highest position right during the first week, also spendind four months on German Top 100
, two months on Swiss Top 100
and also a full month on the Austrian Top 40
, ending 2007 at 11º position on Billboard's Top 100 European albums
.
To promote the album, Tarja played the Storm World Tour
, that took place from Berlin
on November 25, 2007, to London
on October 19, 2009.
", "Wisdom of Wind" and "The Seer", earlier released as the The Seer EP
.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
singer Tarja Turunen
Tarja Turunen
Tarja Soile Susanna Turunen Cabuli is a Finnish singer-songwriter and composer. She is a full lyric soprano and has a vocal range of three octaves....
, and the first to consist mainly of new and original songs specifically written by or for Turunen. The album was released by Universal Music on 19 November 2007 in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, on 2 January 2008 in South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
and in February 26 in North America
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, and in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
was also released a special version limited in 300 copies.
The album was recorded with the collaboration of various famous artists, including the cellist Martin Tillman
Martin Tillman
Martin Tillman is a Swiss composer and world renowned cellistHe has established himself in the motion picture and recording world as one of the most sought after talents of experimental acoustic and electric cello.-Biography:...
, the guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
Kiko Loureiro
Kiko Loureiro
Kiko Loureiro is a Brazilian Heavy metal guitarist who has worked with bands such as Angra, Silent Moon, and Blezqi Zatzas....
and the composer James Dooley
James Dooley (composer)
James Michael Dooley is a film score composer. Dooley studied music at New York University, majoring in music composition. After finishing the university he moved to Los Angeles, where he studied music with prolific film score composers Christopher Young, Elmer Bernstein and Leonard Rosenman...
, with Turunen also playing additional keyboards, but even being the lead artist she did not get much involved on the composing process, only making a few developments on some tracks, and writing the Finnish lyrics for "Oasis". The album contains several music styles
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...
including alternative rock
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
and classical music
Classical music
Classical music is the art music produced in, or rooted in, the traditions of Western liturgical and secular music, encompassing a broad period from roughly the 11th century to present times...
, and it was recorded in different studios in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, Republic of Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
, USA, Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
and the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
"My Winter Storm" has sold Platinum in Finland and 2x Platinum in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
, and also reached Tarja's first gold disc in her entire career in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
; the album spent a total of two and a half months on the Official Finnish Albums Chart
Mitä hittiä
The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a...
, reaching the highest position right during the first week, also spendind four months on German Top 100
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
, two months on Swiss Top 100
Swiss Music Charts
The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75...
and also a full month on the Austrian Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40
Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann...
, ending 2007 at 11º position on Billboard's Top 100 European albums
European Top 100 Albums
The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100...
.
To promote the album, Tarja played the Storm World Tour
Storm World Tour
Storm World Tour was the first world tour by finnish singer Tarja Turunen to support her second studio album, My Winter Storm, released on November 19, 2007, by Universal Music; it was Tarja's first world tour since her dismissal from Nightwish in 2005, playing for the first time in several...
, that took place from Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
on November 25, 2007, 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...
on October 19, 2009.
Standard Edition
| # | Title | Composer | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ite, Missa Est | Anders Wollbeck/Mattias Lindblom/Harry Sommerdahl | 0:27 |
| 2 | I Walk Alone I Walk Alone (song) "I Walk Alone" is the first single from the album My Winter Storm by Tarja. It has been released on October 26, 2007 through Universal Music.-Song:... |
Anders Wollbeck/Mattias Lindblom/Harry Sommerdahl | 3:53 |
| 3 | Lost Northern Star | Kiko Masbaum/Michelle Leonard/Tarja Turunen | 4:22 |
| 4 | Seeking for the Reign | Adrian Dimitri/Andrew Zagoritis/Thorsten Stenzel/Angela Heldmann/Tarja Turunen | 0:58 |
| 5 | The Reign | Adrian Dimitri/Andrew Zagoritis/Thorsten Stenzel/Angela Heldmann/Tarja Turunen | 4:07 |
| 6 | The Escape of the Doll | Ruud Houweling/Michiel Van Zundert | 0:32 |
| 7 | My Little Phoenix | Ruud Houweling/Michiel Van Zundert | 4:02 |
| 8 | Boy and the Ghost | Jessika Lundstrom/Anine Stang/Alexander Jonsson/Mattias Lindblom/Anders Wollbeck/Tarja Turunen | 4:36 |
| 9 | Sing for Me | Kid Crazy/Christel Sundberg Chisu Christel Martina Sundberg , known by her stage name Chisu, is a Finnish pop artist, songwriter, and producer. She wrote her first single, "Mun koti ei oo täällä", to the soundtrack of the movie Sooloilua... /Tracy Lipp |
4:16 |
| 10 | Oasis | Tarja Turunen | 5:10 |
| 11 | Poison | Alice Cooper Alice Cooper Alice Cooper is an American rock singer, songwriter and musician whose career spans more than four decades... /Desmond Child Desmond Child Desmond Child is an American musician, songwriter, and producer. He is a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame.-Career:... /John McCurry |
4:01 |
| 12 | Our Great Divide | Anders Wollbeck/Hanne Sørvaag Hanne Sørvaag Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen Sørvaag is a Norwegian singer/songwriter born in Stavanger, Norway, December 27, 1979. She is currently based in Stockholm, Sweden.... /Mattias Lindblom/Tarja Turunen |
5:05 |
| 13 | Sunset | Adrian Dimitri Andrew Zagoritis/Thorsten Stenzel/Angela Heldmann/Tarja Turunen | 0:36 |
| 14 | Damned and Divine | Adrian Dimitri Andrew Zagoritis/Thorsten Stenzel/Angela Heldmann/Tarja Turunen | 4:29 |
| 15 | Die Alive Die Alive (song) "Die Alive" is the second single by Tarja from My Winter Storm. It was released on March 7, 2008 on Universal Music. The video for the song was recorded in December, and it premiered in January.-Song:... |
Anders Wollbeck/Hanne Sørvaag/Mattias Lindblom/Tarja Turunen | 4:04 |
| 16 | Minor Heaven | Anders Wollbeck/Mattias Lindblom | 3:53 |
| 17 | Ciarán's Well | Alex Scholpp/Michelle Leonard/Doug Wimbish/Tarja Turunen | 3:39 |
| 18 | Calling Grace | Kiko Masbaum/Michelle Leonard/Tarja Turunen | 3:06 |
Bonus Tracks
- "Damned Vampire & Gothic Divine" (Heavy version of "Damned And Divine")
- "I Walk Alone" (Artist Version)
- "I Walk Alone" (In Extremo Remix)
- "The Seer" - UK bonus
- "You Would Have Loved This" (Live) - USA bonus
- "Damned and Divine" (Live) - USA bonus
- "Ciaran's Well" (Live) - Japanese bonus
- "Our Great Divide" (Live) - Japanese bonus
My Winter Storm Fan Edition
My Winter Storm Fan Edition was released on January 2, 2009, as a double CD, bringing a new cover art, some live and remixed tracks and also the new songs "EnoughEnough
The score for Enough, composed by David Arnold, was released on June 4, 2002.#"Give Me a Sign"#"F.B.I.?"#"New Leaf"#"Slim and Joe"#"Get Out of the House"#"Goodbye Gracie"#"Training Day"#"Breaking In"#"Setting the Trap"#"Fight Club"...
", "Wisdom of Wind" and "The Seer", earlier released as the The Seer EP
The Seer EP
The Seer is an EP by Finnish rock/classical soprano Tarja. It was limited to 1000 copies and is available only in the UK. It contains a brand new duet with Doro Pesch, remixes of tracks from My Winter Storm and live recordings. The EP was released by Spinefarm on December 1, 2008.-Track listing:#...
.
Disc 01
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Disc 02
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Peak positions
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Top 40 Albums Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
11 |
| Belgian Ultratop (Flanders) Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
78 |
| Belgian Ultratop (Wallonia) Ultratop Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium, and it is also the name of most of those charts... |
94 |
| Czech Albums Chart IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... |
33 |
| European Top 100 Albums European Top 100 Albums The European Top 100 Albums chart is the European adaptation of the Billboard 200 albums chart. It was created in March 1984.The European Top 100 Albums, commonly referred to as Eurochart Top 100 Albums shows the sales of an act in 19 European countries based on IFPI data.The European Top 100... |
11 |
| Finnish Albums Chart Mitä hittiä The Official Finnish Charts is a national record chart in Finland composed by Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland.The singles chart was started in January 1991 as Radiomafian lista and was broadcast on the radio station Radiomafia of the Finnish Broadcasting Company, YLE. This chart is based on a... |
1 |
| French Albums Chart Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique The Syndicat national de l'édition phonographique is the inter-professional organization which protects the interests of the French record industry... |
88 |
| German Albums Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
3 |
| Hungarian Albums Chart Mahasz Mahasz is the Hungarian music industry association, founded in 1992. Mahasz hands out the Hungarian Music Awards and maintains the music charts for Hungary.... |
18 |
| Norwegian Albums Chart VG-lista VG-listen is a Norwegian record chart. It is weekly presented in the newspaper VG and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation program Topp 20. It is considered the primary Norwegian record chart, charting albums and singles from countries and continent around the world. The data is collected by... |
36 |
| Spanish Albums Chart | 77 |
| Swedish Albums Chart Sverigetopplistan Sverigetopplistan, earlier known as Topplistan and Hitlistan and other names, is since October 2007 the Swedish national record chart, based on sales data from Swedish Recording Industry Association .... |
41 |
| Swiss Top 100 Albums Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
15 |
| US Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers Top Heatseekers refers to either of two separate "Breaking and Entering" music charts issued weekly by Billboard Magazine: the Heatseekers Albums chart or the Heatseekers Songs chart. They were introduced by Billboard in 1993 with the purpose of highlighting the sales by new and developing musical... |
46 |
Sales certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Czech Republic Czech Republic The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest.... |
Gold |
| Finland Finland Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside... |
Platinum |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
Gold |
| Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
Gold |
| Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
2x Platinum |
| Switzerland Switzerland Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition.... |
Gold |
Personnel
Credits for My Winter Storm adapted from liner notes.Musicians
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Main crew
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