Come Closer (album)

Come Closer
Come Closer
Studio album by Tarkan
Released	April 7, 2006
Label	Universal, Hitt Müzik, İstanbul Plak, Urban, Megaliner Records
Producer	Tarkan ; Devrim Karaoglu; Pete "Boxsta" Martin; Josh Schwartz; Brian Kierulf; Billy Mann; Lester Mendez; David Werner
Tarkan chronology
Singles from Come Closer
	"Bounce"; Released: 25 October 2005 (Turkey); 24 March 2006 (Europe); "Start The Fire"; Released: 18 August 2006;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Come Closer is the debut English language album by Turkish pop singer Tarkan. The 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.^[2] Referring to the album's title, Tarkan said:

"I think that my music is very unique 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".^[3]

In August 2005, a number of songs recorded for the album were leaked onto the internet by a Turkish DJ.^[4] The leaked songs garnered considerable airplay in dance clubs in Turkey, before Tarkan's management took legal action against the DJs playing the songs.^[5]

Track listing

Credits and personnel

Lead vocals – Tarkan
Backing vocals – Anas Allaf, Siedah Garrett, Billy Mann
Keyboards – Pete "Boxsta" Martin, Devrim Karaoglu, Ozan Çolakoğlu, Brian Kierulf, Lester Mendez
Guitar – Anas Allaf, Marc Copely, Brian Kierulf, Billy Mann, Giles Palmer
Drum programming –Pete "Boxsta" Martin, Devrim Karaoglu, Ozan Çolakoğlu
Percussion – Mehmet Akatay, Cengiz Ercumer
Strings – Grup Gündem
Bağlama – Çetin Akdeniz
Programming – Pete "Boxsta" Martin, Devrim Karaoglu, Ozan Çolakoğlu, Brian Kierulf, Lester Mendez

Executive Producer – Tarkan
Mixed by Dexter Simmons
Mastering by Eddie Schreyer
Photography by Tamer Yılmaz
Hair by Yıldırım Özdemir
Make-up by Neriman Eroz
Art direction by Marc Schilkowski

Music videos

"Bounce"
"Start The Fire"

Charts

Chart (2006)	Peak position
German Albums Chart^[6]	18
Swiss Albums Chart ^[7]	43
Austrian Albums Chart ^[8]	50

References

^ Stewart Mason. Come Closer at AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-10-18.
^ CNN. "Tarkan finds his moves take him across borders". August 9, 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2007.
^ "The wait has an end!" Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. 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.
^ "Tarkan Come Closer". Offiziele deutsche Charts. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14.
^ 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

[allmusic-1] Stewart Mason. Come Closer at AllMusic. Retrieved 2024-10-18.

[2] CNN. "Tarkan finds his moves take him across borders". August 9, 1999. Retrieved January 11, 2007.

[3] "The wait has an end!" Archived 2007-07-14 at the Wayback Machine. March 3, 2006. Retrieved January 11, 2007.

[4] "Love Speak Update". August 3, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2007.

[5] Tolga Akyildiz. "Tarkan cephesinde son durum". August 27, 2005. Retrieved January 11, 2007.

[6] "Tarkan Come Closer". Offiziele deutsche Charts. Archived from the original on 2024-01-14.

[7] Steffen Hung. "Tarkan - Come Closer". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

[8] Steffen Hung. "Tarkan - Come Closer". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-02-10.

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Discography
Studio albums	Yine Sensiz (1992) Aacayipsin (1994) Ölürüm Sana (1997) Karma (2001) Come Closer (2006) Metamorfoz (2007) Adımı Kalbine Yaz (2010) 10 (2017) Kuantum 51 (2024)
Compilation albums	Tarkan (1999) Ahde Vefa (2016)
Extended plays	Dudu (2003)
Singles	"Salına Salına Sinsice" (1998) "Ölürüm Sana" (1998) "Şımarık" (1998) "Şıkıdım" (1999) "Bu Gece" (1999) "Bounce" (2006) "Start the Fire" (2006) "Sevdanın Son Vuruşu" (2010) "Kara Toprak" (2011) "Cuppa" (2016) "Geççek" (2022) "Yap Bi Güzellik" (2022) "Son Durak" (2022) "Sen Rahat Uyu" (2023)
Promotional singles	"Özgürlük İçimizde" (2002) "Bir Oluruz Yolunda" (2002) "Ayrılık Zor" (2005) "Uyan" (2008) "Hep Birlikte Milli Takım" (2023)

#	Song	Composer	Lyricist	Time
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