Drive (Anneke van Giersbergen album)

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Drive
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Studio album by
Released23 September 2013 (2013-09-23)
Recorded2013
Genre Alternative rock, pop rock
Length37:28
Label Inside Out Music
Producer Arno Krabman
Anneke van Giersbergen chronology
Everything Is Changing
(2012)
Drive
(2013)
The Darkest Skies Are the Brightest
(2021)
Singles from Drive
  1. "Drive"
    Released: 23 August 2013

Drive is the second studio album by Anneke van Giersbergen, released in the Benelux Union on 23 September 2013 and internationally on 15 October.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Bring the Noise UK9/10 [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."We Live On"Anneke van Giersbergen, Ferry Duijsens, Arno KrabmanAnneke van Giersbergen, Ferry Duijsens, Arno Krabman3:41
2."Treat Me Like a Lady"Giersbergen, KrabmanGiersbergen, Duijsens, Krabman4:00
3."She"GiersbergenDaniel Gibson3:08
4."Drive"Giersbergen, KrabmanGiersbergen, Krabman3:43
5."My Mother Said"GiersbergenGiersbergen, René Merkelbach, Krabman3:21
6."Forgive Me"GiersbergenGiersbergen, Gibson3:11
7."You Will Never Change"Giersbergen, KrabmanGiersbergen, Duijsens, Krabman4:03
8."Mental Jungle"Giersbergen, Hayko CepkinGiersbergen, Duijsens3:44
9."Shooting for the Stars"GiersbergenGiersbergen, Krabman4:33
10."The Best Is Yet to Come"Giersbergen, KrabmanGiersbergen, Gibson, Krabman4:04
Total length:37:28

Personnel

Anneke van Giersbergen
Additional personnel

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References

  1. Wilkinson, Andy (September 2013). "ALBUM REVIEW: Anneke van Giersbergen – Drive". Bring The Noise UK. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 2 November 2013.