Agnes (album)

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Agnes
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Studio album by
Released19 December 2005 (2005-12-19)
RecordedDecember 2005
Genre Pop
Length35:48
Label Columbia
Producer
  • Richard Brandén
  • Douglas Carr
  • Jörgen Elofsson
  • Tomas Granlind
  • Grizzly/Tysper
  • Richie Jones
  • Vincent Pontare
  • Johan Röhr
  • George Samuelson
  • Fredrik Thomander
  • Twin
  • Pär Westerlund
  • Anders Wikström
Agnes chronology
Agnes
(2005)
Stronger
(2006)
Singles from Agnes
  1. "Right Here Right Now"
    Released: 7 December 2005
  2. "Stranded"
    Released: 22 March 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Expressen Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Helsingborgs Dagblad Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Svenska Dagbladet Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]

Agnes is the self-titled debut studio album by Swedish singer and Idol 2005 winner Agnes Carlsson, released on 19 December 2005 by Columbia Records. The album debuted at number one on the Swedish Albums Chart and stayed there for two weeks. The lead single, "Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)", written and produced by Jörgen Elofsson, topped the Swedish Singles Chart for six weeks. The second single from the album, "Stranded", was less successful, peaking at number 27 on the Swedish Singles Chart.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Stranded" (Niclas Molinder, Joacim Persson, Pelle Ankarberg, Kerima Holm) – 3:16
  2. "Emotional" (Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström) – 3:00
  3. "Right Here, Right Now (My Heart Belongs to You)" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 4:08
  4. "Forever Yours" (Fredrik Thomander, Anders Wikström) – 3:26
  5. "Get My Math" (Johan Åberg, George Samuelsson, C. Cox) – 3:04
  6. "I Believe" (Jones, A. Nova, Vincent Pontare) – 3:26
  7. "For Love" (M. Albertsson, N. Pettersson) – 4:06
  8. "What a Feeling" (G. Moroder, Irene Cara, K. Forsey) – 3:38
  9. "Now That I Found Love" (Mack, Tysper, Grizzly, Breitung) – 3:43
  10. "Let Me Carry You" (Jörgen Elofsson) – 4:01

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2005–06)Peak
position
European Albums ( Billboard ) [4] 57
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [5] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2005)Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 17
Chart (2006)Position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 79

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [8] Platinum60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
Sweden19 December 2005 Columbia [9] [10]
United States8 September 2009Digital download [11]

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