White Turns Blue
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White Turns Blue is the international debut album
Album
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 by Norwegian
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 singer/songwriter Maria Mena
Maria Mena
Maria Viktoria Mena is a Norwegian pop artist.- Biography :Maria Mena was born into an artistic family, her mother, a playwright and her father, a drummer. Both Maria and her brother, Tony, are named after characters from Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story...

, released in 2004
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 in the United States
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 by Columbia Records
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. It consists of tracks from her two first albums, Another Phase
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and Mellow, and was specifically compiled
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 for the American
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 market. The album managed to peak at #102 on the Billboard 200
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 in the United States
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.

Track listing

All songs were written by Maria Mena and Arvid Solvang, except where noted
  1. "You're the Only One" - 2:44
  2. "Fragile (Free)" - 4:00
  3. "Just a Little Bit" - 3:56
  4. "Blame It On Me" (Mena, Thomas Whoni) - 3:41
  5. "My Lullaby" - 2:58
  6. "Take You With Me" - 3:00
  7. "What's Another Day" - 2:57
  8. "Lose Control" - 2:41
  9. "Shadow" (Mena, Whoni) - 3:40
  10. "Your Glasses" - 4:02
  11. "Sorry" - 2:52
  12. "A Few Small Bruises" - 3:55
  13. "You're the Only One" [acoustic][*] - 2:46
  14. "Sleep to Dream" [*] - 3:58

  • [*] bonus track

Personnel

  • Maria Mena - vocals
    Singing
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    , background vocals
  • Jarle Bernhoft - background vocals
  • Havard Caspersen - acoustic guitar
  • Celsius - keyboard
    Keyboard instrument
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  • Borren Flyen - drums
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  • Steffen Isaksen - grand piano
  • Kjell Harald Litangen - acoustic guitar, baritone guitar
    Baritone guitar
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  • Elias Muri - background vocals
  • Christian Nystrom - keyboard
  • Børge Petersen Øverlier - acoustic guitar
  • Arvid Solvang - acoustic guitar, piano
    Piano
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    , electric guitar
    Electric guitar
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    , keyboard, background vocals, multi instruments, Fender Rhodes
  • Vemund Stavnes - bass
  • David Wallumrod - Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer
  • Fredrik Wallumrod - drums

Production

  • Producer: Arvid Solvang
  • Engineer: Arvid Solvang
  • Mixing: Andrew Dawson, Ulf Holand, Arvid Solvang
  • Mastering: James Cruz
  • A&R: Jørgen Bradtlie
  • Programming: Celsius, Arvid Solvang, Thomas Whoni
  • Sampling: Spectrasoncicsm, Miroslav Vitous
  • Arranger: Arvid Solvang
  • Art direction: Susanne Cerha
  • Design: Susanne Cerha
  • Photography: Susanne Cerha, Bjørn Opsahl
  • Hair stylists: Dugg, Viveke Trønsdal
  • Stylist: Tommy Løland
  • Make-up: Linda Mehrens, Mikas

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)
Year Chart Position
2004 The Billboard 200 102
2004 Top Heatseekers 1


Singles - Billboard (North America)
Year Single Chart Position
2004 "You're the Only One" Top 40 Mainstream 25
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