The Queen is the second studio album by Swedish singer Velvet. Her official website and her label Bonnier confirmed that The Queen would be released on March 18, 2009. The album features fourteen tracks including the singles "Fix Me", "Chemistry", "Déjà Vu", "Take My Body Close" and "The Queen". Also included is a cover of Ultravox's 1984 single "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes".
Track listing "The Queen" (Tony Nilsson, Henrik Janson) – 2:56 "Chemistry" (Niklas Pettersson, Tony Marty) – 2:59 "Take My Body Close" (Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin) – 3:33 "Sound of Music" (Anton Malmberg Hard, F. Persson, S. Engblom) – 3:17 "Radio Star" (Tony Nilsson) – 3:03 "My Rhythm" (Pettersson, M. Albertsson) – 3:35 "Play" (Pettersson, Albertsson) – 4:10 "Come into the Night" (Kallenberger, Berlin) – 3:27 "Déjà Vu" (J. Persson, N. Molinder, P. Ankarberg, N. Valsamidis, David Jassy, F. Larsson) – 3:05 "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (M. Ure, B. Currie, W. Cann, C. Allen) – 3:23 "Fix Me" (Pettersson) – 3:05 "My Destiny" (Kallenberger, Berlin) – 4:00 "The Queen" [Remix] (Tony Nilsson, Henrik Janson) – 3:38 "Chemistry" [Digital Dog Remix] (Pettersson, Marty) – 6:14
Personnel Andreas Berlin – production, mixing, guitar Anton Malmberg Hard – production, mixing Fredrik Larson – production Henke Jonsson – mastering Jenny Petersson – vocals Johan Bejerholm – mixing Mathias Kallenberger – production, mixing Nicholas Mace – production, programming, remixing, keyboard Niklas Pettersson – production, mixing Niko Valsamidis – production Nathalie Berzelius – hair and make up Robert Uhlmann – production Stephen Cornish – production, programming, remixing, keyboard Tony Nilsson – production, remixing Twin – production, arrangement, mixing
Charts The Queen debuted on the Swedish Albums Chart at number 44, skipped a week, and then returned to the chart at number 53. After a two-week absence, the album returned at number 33, creating a new peak. It also charted in Norway where it entered the charts at number 40 before moving up to 34 and then 20. ChartPeakpositionWeeks on chartSwedish Albums Chart333Norwegian Albums Chart176
Singles Year TitleChart positions SWE FI RUS TUR US2007"Fix Me"7—1326514 "Chemistry"86—10—2008"Deja Vu"2——1—"Take My Body Close"8————2009"The Queen"13————"Come Into the Night"44————2010"My Destiny"43————
References
External links Official Website