Da Capo (Ace of Base album)

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Da Capo is the fourth studio album released by Swedish pop group Ace of Base. It was released in 2002 in Europe (on Edel-Mega/Universal) and Japan (on Toshiba EMI with a different cover and additional tracks).

The album is named for the musical term da capo, meaning "back to the beginning." It was intended to be a return to the band's initial sound.

Background

The album was initially slated for a summer 2000 release, but problems with Ace of Base's record labels caused it to be delayed for another year. The band's record label demanded that many of the album's songs be reworked with additional producers. Ultimately, Da Capo came out at the end of September 2002, and resulted in very low album sales in many European territories. The album was planned to be released in the United States in 2003, but no release surfaced.

The minimal promotion was handled by two out of the four band members, Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg. Jonas Berggren wanted to stay at home with his two children and Malin Berggren only attended one performance in Germany in 2002. During promotion Jenny and Ulf visited Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Poland and Austria.

In an interview, Ulf said that the group would release the album in the United States, with the songs being more acoustic. However, it never came out in America or Australia, although it has recently become available on iTunes. Polydor Records gave it a "soft release" in the UK on 21 October 2002 with no promotion nor any radio singles as Polydor believed that the band were no longer relevant to the British music scene. The album was released with Copy Control protection in some regions.

The title track was later featured on Dance Dance Revolution Supernova in 2006. As of 2014, Da Capo has sold over 500,000 copies, far fewer than Ace of Base's earlier releases.

This is the last studio album with the original lineup to date.

Track listing

Da Capo – Standard version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Unspeakable"	Jonas "Joker" Berggren Adam Anders Nicklas von der Burg Magnus Lindsten	von der Burg Harry Sommerdahl Joker	3:14
2.	"Beautiful Morning"	Joker Jenny Berggren Linn Berggren	Pontus Söderqvist Axel Breitung[a] Kay Nickold[b]	2:59
3.	"Remember the Words"	Joker von der Burg Sommerdahl Anoo Bhagavan	von der Burg Sommerdahl Joker	3:43
4.	"Da Capo"	Joker	Thorsten Brötzmann Jeo von der Burg[c] Sommerdahl[c] Håkan Christoffersson[d] Joker[d]	3:10
5.	"World Down Under"	Joker von der Burg Sommerdahl	von der Burg Sommerdahl	3:32
6.	"Ordinary Day"	Joker	Söderqvist Christoffersson[d] Joker[d]	3:24
7.	"Wonderful Life"	Black	Thorsten Brötzmann Jeo	4:15
8.	"Show Me Love"	Joker	Chief 1 Sommerdahl[c] von der Burg[c]	3:42
9.	"What's the Name of the Game"	Joker J. Berggren L. Berggren von der Burg Sommerdahl	von der Burg Sommerdahl Joker	3:02
10.	"Change with the Light"	Joker Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg J. Berggren L. Berggren	Söderqvist Nick Nice Buddha	3:35
11.	"Hey Darling"	Joker	Söderqvist Nick Nice Christoffersson[d] Joker[d]	3:16
12.	"The Juvenile"	Joker	Söderqvist Martin Hedström	3:45
Total length:				41:55

Da Capo – Japanese version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Don't Stop"	Joker Birthe Berggren Arild Haugland	Joker von der Burg Sommerdahl	3:49
14.	"Summer Days"	Joker	Joker von der Burg	3:46
15.	"Beautiful Morning (Groove Radio Edit)"	Joker J. Berggren L. Berggren	Pontus Söderqvist Axel Breitung[a] Kay Nickold[b]	2:47

Da Capo – Remastered version (bonus track)

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Da Capo" (alternative version)	3:26

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a remixer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an assistant producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^[d]} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

• Jonas "Joker" Berggren – Arranger, Producer
• Britta Bergström – Vocals (background)
• Anoo Bhagavan – Vocals (background)
• Tom Bohne – A&R
• Mathias Bothor – Photography
• Axel Breitung – Guitar, Remixing, Vocal Engineer
• Thorsten Brötzmann – Keyboards
• Jakob Deichmann – A&R
• Tim Dobrovolny – A&R
• Thomas Eberger – Mastering
• Björn Engelmann – Mastering Cutting Room Studios
• Fiete Felsch – Sax (Soprano)
• Par Lonn – Cello
• Nick Nice – Programming, Multi Instruments, Producer, Mixing
• Kay Nickold – Production Assistant
• Jeanette Olsson – Vocals (background)
• Assi Roar – Bass
• Pontus Söderqvist – Programming, Multi Instruments, Producer, Mixing
• Harry "Slick" Sommerdahl – Arranger, Vocals (background), Producer, Vocal Producer
• Jonas Von Der Burg – Arranger, Producer, Vocal Producer

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	61
Estonian Albums Chart	36
German Albums Chart	48
Japanese Albums Chart	40
Japanese International Artists Albums Chart	10
Norwegian Albums Chart	40
Swiss Albums Chart	23
Swedish Albums Chart	25

Sales

• Germany: 40,000 units sold
• Japan: 35,000 units sold
• Sweden: 15,000 units sold

DVD

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The DVD contains all official Ace of Base videos released up to that point except "Travel to Romantis" and the acoustic U.S. version of "Lucky Love". It also includes the standard edition Da Capo album in 5.1 Surround Sound, a photo gallery, discography, and biographies in English and German.

Track listing

DVD track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"C'est La Vie (Always 21)"
2.	"The Sign"
3.	"Beautiful Life"
4.	"Always Have, Always Will"
5.	"All That She Wants"
6.	"Living in Danger"
7.	"Don't Turn Around"
8.	"Cruel Summer"
9.	"Happy Nation"
10.	"Lucky Love"
11.	"Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry"
12.	"Life Is a Flower"
13.	"Wheel of Fortune"
14.	"Beautiful Morning"
Total length:		91:00