Follow the City Lights

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Follow the City Lights
2006. Follow The City Lights.jpg
Studio album by
Dover
Released2 October 2006
RecordedMay–June 2006
StudioPKO Studios (Madrid, Spain)
Genre Electropop
Length33:21
Label Capitol-EMI
Producer Daniel Alcover
Dover chronology
Oh! Mother Russia
(2005)		Follow the City Lights
(2006)		 2
(2007)
Singles from Follow the City Lights
  1. "Let Me Out"
    Released: 18 October 2006
  2. "Do Ya"
    Released: March 2007
  3. "Keep On Moving"
    Released: July 2007

Follow the City Lights is the sixth album by Spanish rock band Dover. In contrast to previous releases, the album has an electronic character. [1]

Contents

Cristina Llanos, Amparo Llanos and programmer and drummer Jesús Antúnez were joined by Samuel Titos, a newly signed bassist for the band. Daniel Alcover, with whom they had already worked with on Devil Came to Me , mastered the album and later won a Music Prize for Best Sound Technician for the album. [2]

The music style shift led to the resignation of some fans. The album reached No. 1 in Spanish sales for several weeks and their first single "Let Me Out" reached the top of the charts. The album won the Best Alternative Album award at the Music Awards 2006. It was followed by the singles "Do Ya" and "Keep On Moving".

The song "Do Ya" is featured in the soundtrack of football video game FIFA 08 .

Track listing

Lyrics and music by Amparo Llanos and Cristina Llanos.

No.TitleLength
1."Let Me Out"4:23
2."Do Ya"2:59
3."Keep On Moving"3:26
4."Salvation"3:42
5."You & Me"3:37
6."Tonight"4:01
7."Dear Mc Cartney"1:58
8."Madrid"2:52
9."Denial"3:40
10."Shine on Me"2:43
Total length:33:21

Personnel

Dover

Accolades

YearCeremonyCategoryWorkResult
2007Premios de la MúsicaBest Album [3] "Follow the City Lights"Nominated
Best Alternative Pop Album [4] "Follow the City Lights"Won
Best Artistic Production [5] Daniel AlcoverNominated
Best Music Video [6] "Let Me Out"Won
Best Song [7] "Let Me Out"Nominated
Best Sound Technician [8] - Daniel AlcoverWon

Charts

Chart (2006)Peak
position
Spanish Album Charts [9] 4

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References

  1. ↑ "El renacer de Dover" (in Spanish). El Mundo. 7 October 2006.
  2. ↑ Aguilar, Andrea (30 March 2007). "Dover, triunfador en la gala de los Premios de la Música" (in Spanish). El País.
  3. ↑ "Gala de los Premios de la Música: Mejor Álbum" (in Spanish). 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "Gala de los Premios de la Música: Mejor Álbum de Pop Alternativo" (in Spanish). 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Gala de los Premios de la Música: Mejor Productor Artístico" (in Spanish). 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  6. ↑ "Gala de los Premios de la Música: Mejor Vídeo Musical" (in Spanish). 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  7. ↑ "Gala de los Premios de la Música: Mejor Canción" (in Spanish). 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  8. ↑ "Gala de los Premios de la Música: Mejor Técnico de Sonido" (in Spanish). 28 March 2007. Archived from the original on 29 June 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  9. ↑ "Artist Chart History: Dover". 4 November 2006.
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