Christine (Christine Guldbrandsen album)

Christine is the third album by Norwegian pop singer Christine Guldbrandsen, released in 2007 in Norway through MBN Music Business Norway. The album is progressive Celtic, using a combination of traditional and modern instruments.

Christine
Studio album by
Christine Guldbrandsen
ReleasedFebruary 5, 2007 (February 5, 2007)
Recorded2006/2007
GenrePop, folk
Length35:09 (Norwegian edition)
LabelMBN Music Business Norway
ProducerKjetil Fluge, Christine Guldbrandsen, Atle Halstensen, Erlend Fauske, Andrew Boyle.
Christine Guldbrandsen chronology
Moments
(2004)		 Christine
(2007)

Album information

Guldbransen's third album and was released on February 5, 2007. The songs on this album span a wide range of styles, from ballads with choir and piano, to soundscapes. The lyrics are primarily in Norwegian, though Latin and English is used on a couple of songs. Guldbrandsen wrote several of the songs in collaboration with her creative team. One of these is Alvedansen, Norway's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2006, reworked for the album. Apart from one Norwegian folk song Den Dag Kjem Aldri the rest of the album is new material. The song Dansekjolen placed 1st in the Norwegian charts.

Reviews
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
TA[1]
Demokraten[2]
Musical Discoveries[3]
Dagbladet[4]
BT[5]
Romerikes Blad[6]
Guldbrandsølen Dagningen[7]
BA[8]

A review on the Musical Discoveries website states, "Artists can often deliver more emotional content when singing in their native tongue and this evolution has worked well for Christine... The combination of traditional instruments and modern arrange- ments work perfectly to support Christine's far ranging vocal power."[9]

Track listing
#TitleTranslationComposersTime
1."Dansekjolen"The Dancing DressKjetil Fluge, Atle Halstensen, Christine Guldbrandsen3:12
2."Langt Bortenfor"Far BeyondKjetil Fluge, Christine Guldbrandsen4:22
3."Tampen Brenner"Getting WarmerKjetil Fluge, Christine Guldbrandsen2:40
4."Alvedansen"The Elf DanceKjetil Fluge, Atle Halstensen, Christine Guldbrandsen3:38
5."Mellom Himmel og Jord"Between Heaven and EarthKjetil Fluge, Andrew Boyle, Christine Guldbrandsen3:58
6."Spindelvev"SpiderwebsKjetil Fluge, Andrew Boyle3:26
7."Den Dag Kjem Aldri"The Day Never ComesKjetil Fluge, Åsmund Olavson Vinje2:36
8."Journeys Song"Kjetil Fluge, Andrew Boyle4:35
9."Timeglasset"HourglassAtle Halstensen, Andrew Boyle2:58
10."Dove"Atle Halstensen, Andrew Boyle4:38

References
  1. TA review
  2. Demokraten review Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Musical Discoveries review
  4. Dagbladet review
  5. "BT review". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
  6. Romerikes Blad review
  7. Guldbrandsølen Dagningen review
  8. BA review
  9. "Christine Guldbrandsen: album reviews and artist reflections". www.musicaldiscoveries.com.
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