Shout It Out (Elli Erl album)

Shout It Out is the debut studio album by German recording artist Elli Erl. It was released by BMG in association with 19 Recordings and Hansa Records on October 4, 2004 in German-speaking Europe, following her participation in the second season of Deutschland sucht den Superstar, which she won.[1] While she was offered to record a full album with DSDS judge and producer Dieter Bohlen, Erl declined in favor of different collaborators, citing his pop sound and lyrical approach. Instead, musician Frabo was consulted to work on the majority of pop rock–driven Shout It Out, along with songwriters Rea Garvey, Guy Chambers, and Erl herself.[2]

Shout It Out
Studio album by
Elli Erl
ReleasedOctober 4, 2004 (2004-10-04)
Recorded2004
GenrePop rock[1]
Label
Producer
Elli Erl chronology
Shout It Out
(2004)		 Moving On
(2007)

The album received mixed reviews from critics, with laut.de praising Erl's vocals and the laid-back attitude of the album but criticizing the overall production of the songs.[1] A moderate commercial success, it debuted and peaked at number 33 on the German Albums Chart but failed to chart in Austria and Switzerland.[3] Shout It Out was preceded by the top ten single "This Is My Life" and produced two further singles, including the top forty entry "In My Dream."[3] However, lackluster sales resulted into the termination of Erl's recording contract in 2005.[4][2] As of 2018, Shout It Out remains the lowest-peaking debut album by any DSDS winner.[4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Shout It Out.[5]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Ready Steady Go"Rea GarveyFrabo3:18
2."Not My Type"
Frabo3:34
3."I Surrender"
  • Tommy La Verdi
  • Daniel Pandher
  • Jon Rydningen
Frabo3:43
4."This Is My Life"Dieter BohlenBohlen3:42
5."Shout It Out"
  • Benito Battiston
  • Katie Freudenschuss
  • Philipp Grüll
Frabo3:04
6."In My Dream"
  • Philipp Grüll
  • Katharina „Nina“ Wächter
  • Elli Erl
Frabo3:42
7."All Things"ErlFrabo4:42
8."Leavin’"
  • Grüll
  • Wächter
  • Katharina Wendt
Frabo3:42
9."Close to Me"
  • Grüll
  • Wächter
  • Florian Zrenner
  • Andreas Schechinger
  • Erl
Frabo3:08
10."Slippin’ Away"
  • Grüll
  • Wächter
Frabo4:02
11."Shine"
  • Grüll
  • Wächter
  • Schechinger
  • Erl
Frabo0:35
12."Strong Enough"
  • Svein Finneide
  • Ken Ingwersen
  • Rydningen
Frabo4:03

Charts
Chart (2004) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 10
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References
  1. Cordas, Alexander. "Ihr Metier ist der gediegene Rock". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  2. "Was macht eigentlich..." Stern.de (in German). Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  3. "Offiziellecharts.de – Elli – Shout It Out" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 29, 2018.
  4. Schlinger, Knut. "BMG trennt sich von "Superstars"". Musikwoche.de (in German). Retrieved September 30, 2018.
  5. Shout It Out (Media notes). Elli Erl. BMG. 2004.CS1 maint: others (link)
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