Anna Abreu (album)

Anna Abreu is the self-titled debut album by Finnish singer and season three Idols runner-up Anna Abreu, released in Finland by RCA on August 22, 2007. "End of Love" was released as the album's lead single, followed by "Ivory Tower", and "Are You Ready" (a cover of the 2005 hit by Australian duo Shakaya).[1]

Anna Abreu
Studio album by
Anna Abreu
ReleasedAugust 22, 2007
RecordedApril–June 2007
GenrePop, R&B
Length37:58
LabelRCA
ProducerRauli Eskolin, Teema Brunila
Anna Abreu chronology
Anna Abreu
(2007)		 Now
(2008)
Singles from Anna Abreu
  1. "End of Love"
    Released: July 30, 2007
  2. "Ivory Tower"
    Released: October 15, 2007
  3. "Are You Ready"
    Released: January 21, 2008

The album debuted at number one on the Finnish albums chart and was certified platinum within its first week after selling close to 30,000 copies.[2] The album remained on the chart for a staggering thirty-seven weeks, thirteen of which were spent within the top five. To date it has sold over 86,000 copies, is certified double platinum and ranked as the fortieth best-performing album of all time in Finland.[3] To date it is the highest selling album by an Idols alumnus.

Commercial performance

Anna Abreu debuted at number one on the Finnish Top 40 albums chart, selling almost 30,000 copies in its first week, enough to be certified platinum. To date it holds the record for the highest sales in one week by any Idols contestant. It dropped to number two in its second week, but continued to stay in the top five for its first ten weeks. In its thirty-third week on the chart, the album suddenly rose from number eighteen to seven after selling almost 4000 copies. In total it spent thirty-seven weeks on the official Top 40 chart. In December 2007, Anna Abreu was certified double platinum and to date has sold over 86,000 copies.[3]

Chart performance[3]
Chart Peak
position		 Weeks on
chart		 Certification Sales
Finnish Top 40 Albums 1 (1) 37 2× Platinum 86,170

Singles
  • "End of Love", the first single from the album debuted and peaked at number eight on the Finnish singles chart.[4] It remained on the chart for three weeks, however it also reached number one on the digital chart and its popularity continued for many months, allowing it to gain gold certification for the sale of over 5,000 copies.
  • "Ivory Tower" was released as the second single and would prove to be the most successful. It peaked at number five on the official singles chart and the number two spot of the digital list. It remained on the official chart for ten weeks and was certified gold for the sale of 5,000 copies.[5]
  • "Are You Ready", the third and final single from the album was released for promotional purposes only, and as such did appear on the official singles chart. It did however, manage a peak of number seventeen on the digital list.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Are You Ready"Ruth-Anne Cunningham, Daniel John O'DonoghueRauli Eskolin3:13
2."Ivory Tower"Rauli EskolinRauli Eskolin3:46
3."Shame"Kristina Wheeler, Tiia RantanenRauli Eskolin3:25
4."Solta-se O Beijo"Catarina Furtado, Joao LopesRauli Eskolin4:14
5."How Could You Do It"Rauli EskolinRauli Eskolin3:27
6."Unsatisfiable"Tina Parol, Boots Ottestad, Edie KuhnleRauli Eskolin2:50
7."Contigo Corazón"Alex OjastiRauli Eskolin3:20
8."End of Love"Teema BrunilaRauli Eskolin, Teema Brunila3:42
9."Bad Girl"Patric SarinRauli Eskolin3:24
10."Stressed Out"Jorgen Elofsson, Maki Kolehmainen, Tracy LippRauli Eskolin3:19
11."Everywhere I Go"Nathan Brent Bennett, Steven StewartRauli Eskolin3:17
Total length:37:58

Promotion
Anna Abreu Live Tour
Tour by Anna Abreu
Associated albumAnna Abreu
Start dateSeptember 8, 2007
End dateSeptember 13, 2008
Legs1
No. of shows11 in Finland
Anna Abreu concert chronology

From 2007 to 2008, Abreu promoted her debut album with the Anna Abreu Live Tour throughout Finland.

Setlist[6]
Finland
  1. "Are You Ready"
  2. "Ivory Tower"
  3. "Everywhere I Go" (performed at selected venues)
  4. "Shame"
  5. "Unsatisfiable"
  6. "Contigo Corazon"
  7. "How Could You Do It"
  8. "End of Love"
  9. "Stressed Out"
  10. "Bad Girl"
  11. "Nothing Compares 2 U" (Sinéad O'Connor cover) (performed at selected venues)
  12. "Solta-se O Beijo"

Tour dates[6]
Date City Country Venue
September 8, 2007 Pieksämäki Finland Hotelli Savonsolmu
November 25, 2007 Tampere Tullintori
January 3, 2008 Ylivieska Akustiikka
February 21, 2008 Nilsiä Piazza Tahko
February 27, 2008 Turku M/S Silja Europa
March 1, 2008 Kauniainen Paviljonki
April 19, 2008 Sotkamo Vuokatti
June 7, 2008 Iisalmi Liikuntahalli
June 12, 2008 Helsinki Kaisaniemi
July 19, 2008 Hämeenlinna Linnan Puisto
September 13, 2008 Lempäälä Ideapark
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References
  1. "Viihdelehti Stara - viihdetaivas verkossa". Stara.fi. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  2. "Anna Abreu - Rush". Anna-abreu.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  3. Steffen Hung. "Anna Abreu - Anna Abreu". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  4. Steffen Hung (2009-05-23). "Anna Abreu - End Of Love". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  5. Steffen Hung (2009-05-23). "Anna Abreu - Ivory Tower". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-14.
  6. http://www.setlist.fm/search?query=artist:%28Anna+Abreu%29+tour:%28Anna+Abreu%29
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