Benutzer:Quod-erat-demonstrandum./Artikelwerkstatt/Nostalgia (Album)
| Nostalgia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Studioalbum von Annie Lennox | ||||
|
Veröffent- |
||||
|
Aufnahme |
October 2013 – mid-2014 | |||
|
Annie Lennox, Mike Stevens | ||||
| ||||
Nostalgia ist das sechste Studioalbum und dritte Cover-Album der schottischen Singer-Songwriterin Annie Lennox. Es wurde am 30. September 2014 durch Island Records veröffentlicht.[1] Das Album erschien nach einer vierjährigen Pause der Künstlerin und enthält ausschließlich Coverversionen bekannter älterer Lieder – hauptsächlich aus dem Great American Songbook (sogenannter Traditional Pop) und entstanden in den Dreißigerjahren; zwei Stücke entstammen den 1950ern. Lennox machte sich mit den Werken durch Archivmaterial auf YouTube bekannt.[2]
Nostalgia debuted at number 10 on the US Billboard 200 with first-week sales of 32,000 copies, earning Lennox her third top-10 solo album on the chart, as well as her first-ever number-one album on both Billboard’s Jazz Albums and Traditional Jazz Albums charts.[3] It had sold 139,000 copies in the United States as of April 2015.[4] The album debuted at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, becoming Lennox's fifth UK top-10 solo album. Nostalgia peaked inside the top ten in Austria, Canada, Italy and Switzerland. The album was nominated for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album at the 57th Grammy Awards.[5]
Background and release
On 15 August 2014, Lennox published a blog post on her official website announcing the upcoming release of Nostalgia. She stated that the album would initially be released on vinyl LP format[1] on 30 September 2014 as a three-week vinyl exclusive.[2] Nostalgia was previewed to a small audience at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on 12 August 2014.[2]
Promotion
Lennox explained that she did not plan to tour as extensively as she did in support of her album Songs of Mass Destruction (2007). She told Billboard that "at this point in time, less is more for me. I'm more about quality than quantity, and I think this is quite a niche place to be."[2]
The single "I Put a Spell on You" received its first radio play on 15 September 2014 by Ken Bruce on BBC Radio 2.[6] Lennox performed the song at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards in 2015, and coupled with the inclusion of the track as the opening song of the film Fifty Shades of Grey, pushed it into the Billboard Hot 100 at number 97 in February 2015. It also entered the UK Singles Chart at number 63 that same month.
Critical response
Nostalgia received generally favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, the album has a score of 68 out of 100 based on eight reviews.
Mojo gave the album a positive review, stating it was "Straight and true, without a trace of rear-view-mirror sentimentality." Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that Lennox "breathes new life into the much-covered gems with perhaps the best vocal performance of her long and varied career", noting the assistance given by the "haunting arrangements". He stated that it would be an understatement to call the album "a departure from Annie's usual oeuvre," and that Lennox "puts her own inimitable spin" on the tracks.[7] In a mixed review, The Guardian stated "Lennox can't hope to approach the anguish or disgust of Billie Holiday's original 'Strange Fruit', so why even try, unless you're going to totally reinvent the song like the Cocteau Twins did? Lennox is at her best when she sounds most involved, and her beautiful takes on 'Georgia on My Mind', 'God Bless the Child' and 'You Belong to Me' are full of poignancy and yearning."[8]
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
| Chart (2014) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australian Jazz Albums (ARIA)[11] | 4 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 71 |
| US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[13] | 3 |
Certifications
Vorlage:Certification Table Top Vorlage:Certification Table Entry Vorlage:Certification Table Bottom
Release history
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Edition | Label | Vorlage:Abbr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 30 September 2014 | LP | Standard | Blue Note | [14] |
| 21 October 2014 | CD + DVD | Limited Vorlage:Small | [15] | ||
| Digital download | Standard | [16] | |||
| Germany | 24 October 2014 | CD, LP, digital download | Universal | [17][18][19] | |
| CD + DVD | Deluxe | [20] | |||
| France | 27 October 2014 | CD, digital download | Standard | [21][22] | |
| Digital download | Deluxe | [23] | |||
| United Kingdom | CD, LP, digital download | Standard | Island | [24][25][26] | |
| CD + DVD, digital download | Deluxe | [27][28] | |||
| Australia | 31 October 2014 | CD, digital download | Standard | Universal | [29][30] |
| Digital download | Deluxe | [31] |
Einzelnachweise
- ↑ a b Annie Lennox: New Album – Nostalgia – Coming Soon. AnnieLennox.com. 14. August 2014. Abgerufen am 15. August 2014.
- ↑ a b c d Andrew Hampp: Exclusive: Annie Lennox Talks Return to Music With Nostalgia Album, Reveals Cover, Track List & More. In: Billboard. 14. August 2014. Abgerufen am 15. August 2014.
- ↑ Keith Caulfield: Annie Lennox 'Thrilled and Delighted' to Have No. 1 Jazz Album. In: Billboard. 30. Oktober 2014. Abgerufen am 2. November 2014.
- ↑ Upcoming Releases. In: Hits Daily Double . Archiviert vom Original am 25 April 2015.
- ↑ Grammys 2015: Complete list of nominees. In: Los Angeles Times. 5. Dezember 2014. Abgerufen am 15. Dezember 2014.
- ↑ Tony Blackburn picks the Tracks of My Years. BBC Radio 2. 15. September 2014. Abgerufen am 15. September 2014.
- ↑ Wass, Mike: Annie Lennox Previews New Covers LP 'Nostalgia' At Hollywood Forever Cemetery In LA. Idolator. 13 August 2014. Abgerufen im 15 August 2014.
- ↑ Referenzfehler: Ungültiges
<ref>-Tag; kein Text angegeben für Einzelnachweis mit dem Namen Guardian. - ↑ ARIA Jazz Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. 10 November 2014. Archiviert vom Original am 23 September 2015. Abgerufen im 9 November 2014.
- ↑ Official IFPI Charts – Top-75 Albums Sales Chart (Week: 7/2015). IFPI Greece. Archiviert vom Original am 28 February 2015. Abgerufen im 28 February 2015.
- ↑ ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Jazz & Blues Albums 2014. Australian Recording Industry Association. Abgerufen im 25 January 2015.
- ↑ End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2014. Official Charts Company. Abgerufen im 26 December 2017.
- ↑ Jazz Albums – Year-End 2014. In: Billboard. Abgerufen im 15 December 2014.
- ↑ Annie Lennox: Nostalgia (Vinyl). Amazon.com. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia (Ltd. Ed CD/DVD Deluxe Amazon Exclusive). Amazon.com. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia by Annie Lennox. iTunes Store (US). Apple. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Annie Lennox | Nostalgia (german) Universal Music Germany. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia (Limited Edition) [Vinyl LP] (german) Amazon.de. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia: Annie Lennox: MP3-Downloads (german) Amazon.de. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia (Deluxe Edition) (german) Amazon.de. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia – Annie Lennox – CD album (french) Fnac. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia: Annie Lennox: Téléchargements MP3 (french) Amazon.fr. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia (Deluxe) par Annie Lennox (french) 7digital (FR). Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia by Annie Lennox. Amazon.co.uk. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia [VINYL by Annie Lennox]. Amazon.co.uk. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia: Annie Lennox: MP3 Downloads. Amazon.co.uk. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia (CD+DVD) by Annie Lennox. Amazon.co.uk. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia (Deluxe) by Annie Lennox. 7digital (UK). Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia. JB Hi-Fi. Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia by Annie Lennox. zdigital (AU). Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
- ↑ Nostalgia (Deluxe) by Annie Lennox. zdigital (AU). Abgerufen im 14 November 2014.
Kategorie:Album 2014Kategorie:Cover-AlbumKategorie:Album (Jazz)Kategorie:Album (Pop)Kategorie:Album (Soul)
