Heal (Loreen album)

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Heal
Studio album by Loreen
Released 22 October 2012 (2012-10-22)
Recorded 2010-12
Genre Dance-pop, trance, electronic, trip hop, electro house
Length 48:15
Label Warner Music Sweden
Producer SeventyEight, Peter Boström, Robin Rocks & Rubio, Tortuga, Moh Denebi, Simen & Espen, J Mike, Blanks
Singles from Heal
  1. "Euphoria"
    Released: 26 February 2012 (2012-02-26)
  2. "My Heart Is Refusing Me"
    Released: 8 October 2012 (2012-10-08)
  3. "Crying Out Your Name"
    Released: 8 October 2012 (2012-10-08)

Heal is the debut studio album by Swedish recording artist Loreen, released 24 October 2012[1] through Warner Music Sweden. The album was recorded from 2010 through to 2012. The official album cover was released on October 1, 2012.

According to Samesame.com.au, musically, the album is a "cathartic break up album [...] offering salvation for disparate moments."[2] It is also a "blend of crowd-pleasing Eurodance in its obvious singles candidates and more distilled, chill out sounds."[2] Upon its release, the album received generally favorable reviews from music critics.

Contents

Critical reception

Upon its release, Heal has received positive reviews from music critics. Scandipop.co.uk were very positive in their review, writing "So all is well – we’re happy campers." They praised the more dance ready songs on the album, while the criticized the balladry songs, by stating "although we wouldn’t recommend judging the album too much on what you hear in these, they’re really not the best representation of any of the songs."[3] Samesame.com.au were also positive. They stated that "Heal is an alluring blend of pulsating dance pop that feel more subtle than what one might initially expect from a Eurovision pop purveyor."[2]

Singles

  • "My Heart Is Refusing Me" was originally released as a standalone single on 27 February 2011. The song peaked to number 9 on the Swedish Singles Chart. The song appears remixed on the album and was re-released as the album's second international single on 8 October 2012.
  • "Sober" was also released as a standalone single on 12 September 2011 and appears in a remixed form on the album. The song peaked to number 26 on the Swedish Singles Chart.
  • "Euphoria" was released as the album's first international single. The song was released on 26 February 2012. She represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, with the song and won the contest with 372 points. Commercially, the song was a success, not only in European markets, but also in different countries.
  • "In My Head" has been confirmed as the fifth Swedish single off the album. Single version of this song differs from the album version where the single version is under one minute shorter and the release features the Promise Land remix in radio and extended edit.[4]
  • "Heal" was released as a promo single alongside a music video released on the 20 of february. In cooperation with Efterlyst Sweden and Directed by Robin Kempe-Bergman[5]

Tracklisting

Standard Edition
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "In My Head"   Loreen, Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström Tortuga 4:25
2. "My Heart Is Refusing Me"   Loreen, Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström SeventyEight 3:43
3. "Everytime"   Espen Berg, Marianne Sveen, Simen M Eriksrud, Tobias Frelin Simen & Espen 4:56
4. "Euphoria"   Thomas G:son, Peter Boström Peter Boström, SeventyEight[6] 3:33
5. "Crying Out Your Name"   Denebi, Ana Diaz, Niklas Jarl, Gino Yonan, Svante Halldin, Jakob Hazell SeventyEight 3:38
6. "Do We Even Matter"   Loreen, Moh Denebi, Björn Djupström Tortuga 4:04
7. "Sidewalk"   Loreen, Tobias Frelin, Djupström, Adam Baptiste Tortuga 4:11
8. "Sober"   Loreen, Denebi, Djupström, Ali Payami Robin Rocks & Rubio 3:37
9. "If She’s the One"   Loreen, Denebi, Djupström Moh Denebi 4:02
10. "Breaking Robot"   Loreen, Denebi, Djupström, payami Moh Denebi 3:29
11. "See You Again"   James "JHart" Abrahart, Oh, Hush!, Loreen J Mike, MadMax 3:58
12. "Heal" (feat. Blanks) Yonan, Denebi, Peter Cartriers Blanks 4:39
Total length:
 48:15

Charts

Peak positions

Chart (2012) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[8] 26
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[9] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[10] 85
Danish Albums Chart[8] 12
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 12
Estonian Albums Chart[11] 5
Finnish Albums Chart[8] 6
French Digital Albums Chart[12] 53
German Albums Chart[8] 16
Norwegian Albums Chart[8] 6
Spanish Albums Chart[8] 23
Swedish Albums Chart[13] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 7
UK Albums Chart[8] 71
UK Digital Albums Chart[14] 36

Year-end charts

Chart (2012) Position
Swedish Albums Chart[15] 14

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Sweden (GLF)[16][17] Platinum 40,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

Release history

Regions Dates Format(s) Label(s)
Sweden[1] October 24, 2012 CD, digital download Warner Music
Norway[18]
Finland[19]
Germany[20] October 26, 2012
Belgium[21]
Netherlands[22]
United Kingdom[23] October 29, 2012 Warner Bros.
Ireland[24]
Spain[25] November 12, 2012 Warner Music
Japan[26] November 21, 2012

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Loreen – Heal". Samesame.com.au. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  3. ^ "Loreen: ‘Heal’ (album review)". Scandipop.co.uk. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  4. ^ "Loreen: ‘In My Head’ (new single mix!)". Scandipop.co.uk. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  5. ^ "Loreen - Heal (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". Youtube. warnersweden's channel. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  6. ^ "Bråda dagar för Mr Radar Music". Musikindustrin. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
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  9. ^ "ultratop.be - Loreen - Heal". Ultratop Flanders. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  10. ^ "ultratop.be - Loreen - Heal". Ultratop Wallonia. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  11. ^ "R2 Eesti müügitabel, nädal 46/2012". Raadio 2). 
  12. ^ "Meilleures ventes d'Albums téléchargés en France le 29 octobre 2012 (Top Albums)". chartsinfrance.net. 
  13. ^ "swedishcharts.com - Loreen - Heal". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  14. ^ "2012-11-10 Top 40 UK Album Downloads Archive". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 4, 2012. 
  15. ^ "Årslista Album - År 2012" (in Swedish). Hitlistan.se. Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013. Retrieved 17 January 2013. 
  16. ^ "Veckolista Albums - Vecka 45, 9 november 2012". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 9 November 2012. 
  17. ^ "BKO, Loreen, Peter LeMarc top5 on the official album chart". Mr Radar Music. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  18. ^ "Heal - Loreen - Musikk". Platekompaniet. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  19. ^ "Loreen : Heal". Levykauppa Äx. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  20. ^ "Heal: Amazon.de: Musik". Amazon.de. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  21. ^ "iTunes - Music - Heal by Loreen". iTunes Store (Sweden). Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  22. ^ "Debuutalbum 'Koningin vna het Eurovisie Songfestival' Loreen". Warner Music Netherlands. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  23. ^ "Heal: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  24. ^ "Heal by Loreen". Wow HD. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
  25. ^ "Loreen publica en España su primer álbum, 'Heal'". Bekia.com. Retrieved 21-11-2012. 
  26. ^ "HEAL Loreen (Regular-Priced Edition)". CD Japan. Retrieved 28/02/2013. 
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