Dorothy's Victory

Dorothy's Victory
Dorothy's Victory
Studio album by Bel Canto
Released	27 February 2002
Genre	Dream pop ; synth-pop ; new-age ;
Length	50:32
Label	EMI
Producer	Anneli Drecker ; Nils Johansen; Torbjørn Brundtland;
Bel Canto chronology

Last updated August 02, 2022

Dorothy's Victory is the sixth studio album by Norwegian band Bel Canto, released on 27 February 2002 by EMI.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Dagbladet	^[2]
Verdens Gang	^[1]

Verdens Gang reviewer Kurt Bakkemoen awarded the album dice 5,^[1] and Dagbladet reviewer Håkon Molset awarded the album dice 3.^[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Foolish Ship"	4:32
2.	"Feels Like I'm Already Flying"	3:59
3.	"You Rock My World Tonight"	4:42
4.	"Disappear Club 5"	4:34
5.	"Night Lady"	6:37
6.	"Dorothy's Victory"	4:22
7.	"Tree"	5:34
8.	"Happy Times Fly Fast!"	3:54
9.	"Im Best'n Beihs"	5:17
10.	"Corals, Jade and Pearls"	4:00
11.	"Ladonia"	5:15

Personnel

Musicians

Anneli Drecker – vocals, keyboards, piano
Nils Johansen – guitar, stick bass, keyboards, bass, violin, programming
Andreas Eriksen – percussion
Richard Lowe – keyboards, programming
Gaute Barlindhaug – keyboards, programming
Thomas Tofte – bass (track 1)
Peter Baden – drums (track 1)
Henning Leh – additional guitar (track 1)
Bjørn Fløystad, Espen Berg, Vidar Ersfjord – additional keyboards (track 1)
Stefan Kvarnström – drums, piano, drum programming (track 3)
Sindre Hotvedt – strings programming (track 2)
Jonny Sjo – bass (track 3)
Karl Oluf Wennerberg – drums (track 3)
Espen Grjotheim – backing vocals (track 3)
Torbjørn Brundtland – keyboards, piano, programming (tracks 1, 4)
"Tale of Urashima Taro" recitation – Hiroshi Tamaoki

Technical

Anneli Drecker, Nils Johansen, Torbjørn Brundtland – production
Espen Berg – production, mixing (track 1)
The Feverish Fumbling Fingers Team – co-production (track 3)
Richard Lowe – co-production (track 10)
Stefan Kvarnström – engineering
Anneli Drecker, Richard Lowe, Michael Ilbert, Ulf Holand – mixing

Charts

Chart performance for *Dorothy's Victory*
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[3]	2

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References

1 2 3 Bakkemoen, Kurt (12 March 2002). "Bel Canto: "Dorothy's Victory"". Verdens Gang . Retrieved 8 April 2015.
1 2 3 Molset, Håkon (16 March 2002). "Bel Canto har stagnert". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2015.
↑ "Norwegiancharts.com – Bel Canto – Dorothy's Victory". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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[vg-1] 1 2 3 Bakkemoen, Kurt (12 March 2002). "Bel Canto: "Dorothy's Victory"". Verdens Gang . Retrieved 8 April 2015.

[dagbladet-2] 1 2 3 Molset, Håkon (16 March 2002). "Bel Canto har stagnert". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 April 2015.

[ac_Norway_Bel_Canto-3] "Norwegiancharts.com – Bel Canto – Dorothy's Victory". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 August 2022.

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