Come Closer (album)
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Released | April 7, 2006 | |||
Genre | Pop, dance, R&B | |||
Label | Universal, Hitt Müzik, İstanbul Plak, Urban, Megaliner Records | |||
Producer | Tarkan (exec.) Devrim Karaoglu Pete "Boxsta" Martin Josh Schwartz Brian Kierulf Billy Mann Lester Mendez David Werner | |||
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Singles from Come Closer | ||||
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Come Closer is the debut English language album by Turkish pop singer Tarkan. Album was published in Europe, Asia, Japan, North America, South America, Australia. It was released by Universal Records on April 7, 2006 in Europe and Central Asia. Tarkan began recording the album in 1997, following the success of his third Turkish release Ölürüm Sana that year.[1] Referring to the album's title, Tarkan said:
"I think that my music is very unique [sic] and connects both worlds. That's the reason why I named my album Come Closer. I believe in cultural sharing, in the idea of we-belong-altogether. In my opinion, music should have no borders and we should all try to come closer".[2]
In August 2005, a number of songs recorded for the album were leaked onto the internet by a Turkish DJ.[3] The leaked songs garnered considerable airplay in dance clubs in Turkey, before Tarkan's management took legal action against the DJs playing the songs.[4]
Track listing
# | Song | Composer | Lyricist | Time |
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1 | "Just Like That" | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | 3:39 |
2 | "In Your Eyes" | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | 3:36 |
3 | "Why Don't We (Aman Aman)" feat Wyclef Jean | Tarkan / Brian Kierulf / Josh Schwartz | Tarkan / Brian Kierulf / Josh Schwartz | 3:49 |
4 | "Mine" | Jamie Hartman / Tina Harris / Tarkan / Ozan Çolakoğlu | Jamie Hartman / Tina Harris / Tarkan / Ozan Çolakoğlu | 3:19 |
5 | "Over" | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tarkan | 4:22 |
6 | "Start The Fire" | Josh Schwartz / Tarkan / Brian Kierulf | Josh Schwartz / Tarkan / Brian Kierulf | 3:26 |
7 | "Shhh" | Billy Mann / Tarkan / Supaflyas | Billy Mann / Tarkan / Supaflyas | 3:34 |
8 | "Bounce" | Tarkan / Devrim Karaoğlu / Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Elijah Wells / Lionel Bermingham | Tarkan / Devrim Karaoğlu / Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Elijah Wells / Lionel Bermingham | 3:45 |
9 | "Come Closer" | Tarkan / Devrim Karaoğlu / David Werner | Tarkan / Devrim Karaoğlu / David Werner | 4:18 |
10 | "Don't Leave Me Alone" | Josh Schwartz / Brian Kierulf / Tarkan | Josh Schwartz / Brian Kierulf / Tarkan | 4:02 |
11 | "Şıkıdım" | Sezen Aksu / Tarkan / Josh Schwartz / Brian Kierulf | Sezen Aksu / Tarkan / Josh Schwartz / Brian Kierulf | 3:55 |
12 | "I'm Gonna Make U Feel Good" | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tina Harris / Steve Lee | Pete "Boxsta" Martin / Tina Harris / Steve Lee | 3:54 |
13 | "Mass Confusion" | David Werner / Tarkan / Ozan Çolakoğlu | David Werner / Tarkan / Ozan Çolakoğlu | 4:09 |
14 | "Touch" | Lester Mendez / Tarkan / Ty Lacy | Lester Mendez / Tarkan / Ty Lacy | 4:18 |
15 | "If Only You Knew" | Billy Mann / Tarkan | Billy Mann / Tarkan | 3:23 |
- Come Closer US Remix Editio
Tarkan was about to release his U.S Remix album featuring Wyclef Jean and Miri Ben-Ari. Pete "Boxsta" Martin remixed the entire album. The album was recorded in L.A at Westlake Studio, N.Y at Sony Music Studio and London at The Matrix Studio Complex. Pete remixed the original versions from his debut English album "Come Closer". There were supposed to be two new tracks added in as well.[5]
It was going to be released worldwide in 2008.
- Just Like That
- In Your Eyes
- Why Don't We? (Aman Aman) (Feat. Wyclef Jean & Filly **)
- Mine
- Over
- Shhh
- Bounce (Feat. Malverde ** & Filly **)
- Come Closer
- Don't Leave Me Alone
- I'm Gonna Make U Feel Good
- Mass Confusion
- If Only You Knew
- Nothing Like You *
- Who's Gonna Love You Now? (Feat. Miri Ben-Ari) *
* New track
** New guest artist
Credits and personnel
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Music videos
- "Bounce"
- "Start The Fire"
Charts
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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German Albums Chart[8] | 18 |
Swiss Albums Chart [9] | 43 |
Austrian Albums Chart [10] | 50 |
References
- ^ CNN. "Tarkan finds his moves take him across borders". August 9, 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ "The wait has an end!". March 3, 2006. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ "Love Speak Update". August 3, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ Tolga Akyildiz. "Tarkan cephesinde son durum". August 27, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
- ^ Boxsta Official Website - News Archived 2011-05-20 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Holland, FunX Radio Interview
- ^ Boxsta Official Website - Discography Archived 2008-09-30 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche". musicline.de. Archived from the original on 2012-09-27. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tarkan - Come Closer". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "Tarkan - Come Closer". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
External links
- tarkan.com — official website.
- tarkanmusic.de — official album website.
- boxstamusic — official Pete "Boxsta" Martin website.