The Hardest Thing (album)
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The Hardest Thing is the eight and final studio album
by Toše Proeski
and the first album to be released posthumously. It was released on 25 January 2009, shipping 2.000.000-4.000.000 copies to countries from former Yugoslavia
. Thereafter, the album will be released to other countries within Europe. The album is distributed by Award Entertainment in the Republic of Macedonia
and by City Records
in Serbia
.
The Hardest Thing is also the first album by Toše Proeski to feature entirely non-Macedonian language
songs, consisting mostly of English language
material but also containing an Italian language
track titled "Aria". A remix
of the song, featuring Gianna Nannini
, also appears on the album. The album's title track and first single, "The Hardest Thing
", achieved great chart success in Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia
and Serbia
. The second single, "My Little One", featuring Proeski's nephew, was released later in 2008.
, Sweden
, England
and Jamaica
. Video footage of the recording sessions were later assembled into a music video
for "The Hardest Thing".
The track list was confirmed by several media outlets on the day of release. The posthumously released songs "Out of Control" and "Hold Me Tight" did not make the cut.
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 Toše Proeski
Toše Proeski
Todor Toše Proeski was a Macedonian multi-genre singer, songwriter and actor. He was popular across the entire Balkan area and all around Eastern Europe, and locally he was considered a top act of the Macedonian music scene...
and the first album to be released posthumously. It was released on 25 January 2009, shipping 2.000.000-4.000.000 copies to countries from former Yugoslavia
Former Yugoslavia
The former Yugoslavia is a term used to describe the present day states which succeeded the collapse of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia....
. Thereafter, the album will be released to other countries within Europe. The album is distributed by Award Entertainment in the Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...
and by City Records
City Records
City Records is a Serbian record label....
in Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
.
The Hardest Thing is also the first album by Toše Proeski to feature entirely non-Macedonian language
Macedonian language
Macedonian is a South Slavic language spoken as a first language by approximately 2–3 million people principally in the region of Macedonia but also in the Macedonian diaspora...
songs, consisting mostly of English language
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...
material but also containing an Italian language
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
track titled "Aria". A remix
Remix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
of the song, featuring Gianna Nannini
Gianna Nannini
Gianna Nannini is an Italian female singer-songwriter and pop musician. She may be best known for her 1986 song "Bello e Impossibile".-Personal life:...
, also appears on the album. The album's title track and first single, "The Hardest Thing
The Hardest Thing (Toše Proeski song)
"The Hardest Thing" is the first posthumous single released by Macedonian pop musician, Toše Proeski, from his English-language album of the same name, The Hardest Thing...
", achieved great chart success in Macedonia, Bosnia, Croatia
Croatia
Croatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
and Serbia
Serbia
Serbia , officially the Republic of Serbia , is a landlocked country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe, covering the southern part of the Carpathian basin and the central part of the Balkans...
. The second single, "My Little One", featuring Proeski's nephew, was released later in 2008.
Development
Recording for the album took place in IrelandIreland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, England
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...
and Jamaica
Jamaica
Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic...
. Video footage of the recording sessions were later assembled into a music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "The Hardest Thing".
The track list was confirmed by several media outlets on the day of release. The posthumously released songs "Out of Control" and "Hold Me Tight" did not make the cut.