Kleerup | |
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Released | 19 May 2008 |
Recorded | 2007–2008 |
Genre | Electropop, synthpop, disco |
Length | 46:28 |
Label | Virgin |
Producer | Kleerup |
Singles from Kleerup | |
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Alternative cover | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 69/100 [1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
Digital Spy | [3] |
musicOMH | [4] |
The Observer | [5] |
Pitchfork Media | 7.7/10 [6] |
Popmatters | [7] |
Q | [8] |
Slant Magazine | [9] |
Spin | (7/10) [10] |
Kleerup is the debut album by Swedish recording artist and producer Kleerup,released in Sweden on 21 May 2008 by Virgin Records. Following the success of his collaboration with fellow Swede Robyn on 2007's "With Every Heartbeat",the album debuted and peaked at number seven on the Swedish Albums Chart. A revised edition of the album was released internationally in mid-2009.
"Thank You for Nothing" is an alternative,almost instrumental version of Cyndi Lauper's song "Lay Me Down",produced and co-written by Kleerup and included on Lauper's 2008 album Bring Ya to the Brink . "Until We Bleed" and "3AM" appeared,in altered forms,as B-sides to singles released by their vocalists (Lykke Li and Marit Bergman respectively). [11] [12]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hero" (with The Sweptaways) | Kleerup | 4:22 |
2. | "Until We Bleed" (with Lykke Li) | Kleerup, Lykke Li, Mikael Karlsson | 4:24 |
3. | "Thank You for Nothing" | Kleerup | 3:08 |
4. | "With Every Heartbeat" (with Robyn) | Robyn, Kleerup | 4:12 |
5. | "Tower of Trellick" | Kleerup | 3:46 |
6. | "Longing for Lullabies" (with Titiyo) | Kleerup, Titiyo Jah, Niclas Frisk | 3:49 |
7. | "Music for Girl" (with Lisa Milberg) | Kleerup, Lisa Milberg | 2:41 |
8. | "Chords" | Kleerup | 3:51 |
9. | "Forever" (with Neneh Cherry) | Kleerup, Neneh Cherry, Cameron McVey | 4:09 |
10. | "3AM" (with Marit Bergman) | Kleerup, Marit Bergman | 3:57 |
11. | "On My Own Again" | Kleerup | 3:23 |
12. | "I Just Want to Make That Sad Boy Smile" | Kleerup | 4:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Hero" (with The Sweptaways) | Kleerup | 4:21 |
2. | "Until We Bleed" (with Lykke Li) | Kleerup, Li, Karlsson | 4:24 |
3. | "Thank You for Nothing" | Kleerup | 3:08 |
4. | "With Every Heartbeat" (with Robyn) | Robyn, Kleerup | 4:12 |
5. | "Tower of Trellick" | Kleerup | 3:46 |
6. | "Longing for Lullabies" (with Titiyo) | Kleerup, Jah, Frisk | 3:49 |
7. | "On My Own Again" | Kleerup | 3:20 |
8. | "Iris" | Kleerup | 2:57 |
9. | "3AM" (with Marit Bergman) | Kleerup, Bergman | 3:59 |
10. | "Ain't No Stopping" | Kleerup | 4:31 |
11. | "Misery" | Kleerup | 3:58 |
12. | "History" (with Linda Sundblad) | Kleerup, Sundblad | 4:01 |
13. | "The End" | Kleerup | 3:50 |
14. | "I Just Want to Make That Sad Boy Smile" | Kleerup | 4:46 |
Total length: | 55:02 |
Weekly charts
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Country | Release date | Label | Format |
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Sweden | 19 May 2008 [13] | Virgin Records | Digital download |
21 May 2008 [20] | CD | ||
United Kingdom | 25 May 2009 [15] | Positiva Records | Digital download |
Germany | 29 May 2009 [21] [22] | EMI | CD, digital download |
United Kingdom | 1 June 2009 [23] | Positiva Records | CD |
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