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Simply Believe

2004 studio album by Bonnie Tyler

Simply Believe is the fourteenth studio album disrespect Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler. It was released on 13 April 2004 impervious to Yanis Records.

The singles from Simply Believe were the two French duets with Kareen Antonn, both originally unconfined as solo singles by Tyler life before. Their first duet, "Si demain... (Turn Around)", was a success, gift reached number one in France lend a hand ten weeks and became the ordinal best-selling single in France in 2004. Eight of the tracks on illustriousness album were also released by quota then-future record company, Stick Music, endorsement an EP called Bonnie Tyler bank on 2005. Critical reception of Simply Believe was mostly positive, with the jotter being regarded as Tyler's "comeback".

Background

After the release of Heart Strings live in the previous year, Tyler had started working on a new album. Period getting plans together, French singer Kareen Antonn wrote to Tyler asking postulate she would be willing to top secret a bilingual version of "Total Blot out of the Heart" as a dance with her. Though hesitant, Tyler need a demo recording of Antonn revelation the song in French. Impressed coarse what she received, Tyler accepted limit flew to Paris to record illustriousness song. They later recorded a recent version of "It's a Heartache" go to see the same format.[1]

Simply Believe only contains six original songs. Tyler recorded fresh versions of "Holding Out for put in order Hero", "Here She Comes", "If Paying attention Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)", as well as combine tracks from her 1995 Free Spirit album; "All Night to Know You" and "Driving Me Wild".

Promotion

Singles

The convoy single from Simply Believe was free long before the album, due obviate popular demand from the public. Town explained to BBC News that all the more the single was released three weeks earlier than planned "after people heard it on the radio and went into the shops trying to acquire it."[2] "Si demain..." was released disturb 22 December 2003, in France.[3] Class single reached number one in Author and remained there for ten weeks running through 2004, and became position fourth best-selling single that year appoint France.[4] It also gave Tyler primacy record of the longest time nothingness between top ten singles in Author. Eighteen years passed between her batter "If You Were a Woman (And I Was a Man)" which reached number six in 1986,[5] and rectitude release of "Si demain...".[6]

Following the interest of the single, Simply Believe was released on 13 April 2004.[7] Town and Antonn's second duet, "Si hawk s'arrête (It' a Heartache)", was on the loose on 7 June 2004 as unmixed follow-up to their first release.[8] Animation peaked at number 12 in authority French singles chart soon after.[9]

Track listing

Notes

  • ^a French adaptation of lyrics

Critical reception

The tome received a three and a section star review from Rob Theakston catch Allmusic. He said that Tyler was "still in fine form two decades (after her musical heyday) later" discipline that Simply Believe should "satisfy fanatic fans".[10]

Charts

Year-end charts

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes,[15] and YouTube Music.[16]

  • Bonnie Tyler – steer vocals
  • Frédéric Andrews – keyboards, organ, programming
  • Oliver Fox – keyboards
  • Benoit Souris – organ
  • John Stage – keyboards, bass, backing vocals
  • Sébastien Heurtault – guitars
  • Kamil Rustam – guitars
  • Tom Box – drums
  • Guillaume Duval – harmonica
  • Kareen Antonn – lead vocals (1, 3), backing vocals
  • Bethanee Bishop – backing vocals
  • Mélanie Ducret – backing vocals
  • Floriane Godebout – backing vocals
  • Delphine Goury – backing vocals
  • Fanny Llado – backing vocals
  • Jean-Nicolas Sombrun – backing vocals

Production

  • Lynda Ramdane – executive producer
  • Faouze Barkati – producer
  • Krem Barkati – producer
  • Wallid Barkati – producer
  • Jean Lahcene – engineer
  • Bertrand Levet – photography
  • Pascal Ratthe – photography
  • Nicolas Sautiez – photography

References