Our Songs (album)

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Our Songs
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Studio album by
Anastacia
ReleasedSeptember 22, 2023 (2023-09-22)
Recorded2022–2023
Length48:22
Label Stars by Edel
Producer Christian Geller
Anastacia chronology
Evolution
(2017)		Our Songs
(2023)
Singles from Our Songs
  1. "Best Days"
    Released: April 28, 2023
  2. "Supergirl"
    Released: July 14, 2023
  3. "Now or Never"
    Released: August 25, 2023
  4. "Just You"
    Released: September 21, 2023

Our Songs is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Anastacia. [1] It was released on September 22, 2023, through German-based label Stars by Edel. [1] Anastacia's first album release since Evolution (2017), [1] it features mostly translated interpretations of German rock songs. [1] [2] The album received a Gold certification in Germany and a special Gold Deluxe Edition of Our Songs is set to be released on June 21, 2024 with 3 new songs. [3] [4]

Contents

Background

On November 8, 2022, during her "I'm Outta Lockdown Tour", Anastacia revealed to UK's Channel ITV News that she was working on a project for a 2023 release saying: "It's a different project than I've ever done. I'm not doing music I wrote, I'm doing music other people wrote but from a different language". In April 2023, media outlets announced that Our Songs will feature interpretations of German songs, which have been translated to English.

On Anastacia's website the album is described as: "From 100% pop to stadium-sized rock radio anthems, the album brings together classics from different genres and decades, presenting these highlights of German music history to an international audience for the first time." [1] The album includes versions of "Born to Live Forever" by Unheilig, "Forever Young" by Alphaville and "Still Loving You" by Scorpions. [1] [5] [6]

Singles

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Laut.de Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [12]
RetroPopStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]

Renowned for Sound editor Ryan Bulbeck called Our Songs a "mid-paced, but sweet album, chocked full of ballads and sing-along moments. While there are no stand-out uptempo tunes to dance to, listeners will be pleasantly surprised by Anastacia’s versatility. Her voice, also, is as powerful as ever, and that alone makes this an album to listen to." [14] UK-based popular culture website Culturefix noted that: "It is certainly a unique concept for an album and it is likely that many of the tracks will feel original and fresh to listeners outside Germany." [15] Antenne Brandenburg critic Tina Knop remarked that "new interpretations fit Anastacia so well that when you listen to them you're suddenly no longer sure whether it's an Anastacia original or a cover." [16]

RetroPop magazine felt that as "an album, Our Songs is a fine collection of material [...] with a vocalist as adept as Anastacia taking command over the project, they couldn't be in safer hands. What's less convincing is the overall concept, which despite being perhaps her most international work at times feels more of a passion project than the return of one of the most successful pop acts of the 2000s after more than half a decade." [13] Der Spiegel felt that "despite [Anastacia's] recognizable voice, some of the songs lack the feeling of the original, such as Sarah Connor's ballad "Wie schön du bist" ("Beautiful") or the Lindenberg classic "Cello". The instruments recorded sound more like loveless instrumental versions. This may not bother die-hard Anastacia fans from Germany." [17] Sven Kabelitz from Laut.de dismissed the album as "calcuated." He found that "every single one of these twelve songs is better in the original than here." [12]

Chart performance

Our Songs debuted at number 2 on the German Albums Chart in the week of September 29, 2023. [18] This marked Anastacia's highest-charting album since Anastacia (2004) and first top ten album since 2014's Resurrection . [19] In the United Kingdom, the album debuted at number 16 on the UK Albums Downloads Chart. [20] It also placed on three other charts in that country. [21]

Track listing

Our Songs Standard Edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Original artist (date)Length
1."Best Days"
 Die Toten Hosen (2012)4:32
2."Now or Never"
Johannes Oerding (2019)3:18
3."Beautiful"
Sarah Connor (2015)3:20
4."Still Loving You"
 Scorpions (1984)5:33
5."Monsoon"
 Tokio Hotel (2007)3:58
6."Born to Live"
  • Bernd Heinrich Graf
  • Henning Verlage
 Unheilig (2010)3:28
7."Cello" Udo Lindenberg Udo Lindenberg (1973)3:30
8."Just You" (duet with Peter Maffay)
  • Peter Maffay
  • Bernd Meinunger
Peter Maffay (1979)4:40
9."Symphony"
  • Thomas Stolle
  • Johannes Stolle
  • Stefanie Kloss
  • Andreas Jan Nowak
 Silbermond (2004)4:50
10."Supergirl"
  • Mike Gommeringer
  • Philipp Rauenbusch
  • Rea Garvey
  • Sebastian Padotzke
  • Uwe Bossert
 Reamonn (2000)4:03
11."Forever Young"
 Alphaville (1984)3:17
12."An Angel"
 The Kelly Family (1994)3:53
Total length:48:26
Golden Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
13."Highs and Lows" 
14."Control" 
15."Rooftop" 

Charts

Release history

Our Songs release history
RegionDateFormatLabelEdition
VariousSeptember 22, 2023 Stars by Edel Standard
VariousJune 21, 2024 Stars by Edel Gold Deluxe Edition

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