Mielenrauhaa

Mielenrauhaa is the debut solo studio album by Finnish singer-songwriter Aki Sirkesalo. Released by Sony Music Entertainment in January 1995, the album peaked at number five on the Finnish Albums Chart and spawned some of his best-known songs, such as "Naispaholainen", "Hikinen iltapäivä" and "Pelkkää kuvitelmaa", a Finnish-language cover version of The Temptations song "Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me)". The latter was also released as a single and peaked at number nine on the Finnish Singles Chart.[1]

Mielenrauhaa
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 1995
GenreFunk, soul, rock, pop
LabelSony Music Entertainment
ProducerEsa Kaartamo
Aki Sirkesalo chronology
Mielenrauhaa
(1995)
Aika
(1996)

Reception

Sirkesalo received an Emma Award for the Best Album in 1995.[2] According to IFPI Finland, Mielenrauhaa earned Sirkesalo a gold record in 1995 and went on to sell platinum by 1999.[3]

Track listing

Standard Edition
No.TitleLength
1."Mielenrauhaa"4:48
2."Iho muistaa"4:34
3."Naispaholainen"3:51
4."Miehen täytyy"4:29
5."Marvin Gaye"4:06
6."Mustankipee"5:09
7."Vieläkö sun omenapuusi kasvaa"6:29
8."Koti-ikävä"2:55
9."Hikinen iltapäivä"4:10
10."Kun musiikki soi"4:22
11."Sä jaksat tanssii"3:39
12."Sileää pintaa"4:35
"Kultapainos" (Special Edition)
No.TitleLength
1."Pelkkää kuvitelmaa (Albumiversio)"5:59
2."Mielenrauhaa"4:48
3."Iho muistaa"4:34
4."Naispaholainen"3:51
5."Miehen täytyy"4:29
6."Marvin Gaye"4:06
7."Mustankipee"5:09
8."Sä jaksat tanssii (Aamuun asti mix)"4:54
9."Vieläkö sun omenapuusi kasvaa"6:29
10."Koti-ikävä"2:55
11."Hikinen iltapäivä"4:10
12."Kun musiikki soi"4:22
13."Sä jaksat tanssii"3:39
14."Sileää pintaa"4:35
15."Vieläkö sun omenapuusi kasvaa (Toosa auki mix)"6:07
16."Hikinen iltapäivä (Radiomafia live)"4:25

Chart performance

Chart (1995) Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) 5
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References

  1. "Aki Sirkesalo: Pelkkää kuvitelmaa". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  2. "Biografia". EMI Music Finland. Archived from the original on 7 August 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2013.
  3. "Aki Sirkesalo". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland ry. Retrieved 28 August 2013.


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