My Story (Jenny Berggren album)

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My Story
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Studio album by
Released13 October 2010 (2010-10-13)
Recorded2009–2010
Genre Pop
Length48:14
Label Universal Music Group
Singles from My Story
  1. "Here I Am"
    Released: 18 May 2010
  2. "Gotta Go"
    Released: 15 September 2010

My Story is the debut solo album by former lead singer of Swedish pop band Ace of Base, Jenny Berggren.

Contents

Background

The track listing was revealed on Jenny's official website on 30 September 2010. On New Year's Day 2010, what later proved to be a demo version of "Free Me" became available for free download on Jenny's official website as a teaser of her upcoming solo material. [1]

In May 2010, the first official single, "Here I Am" was released throughout Europe. "Here I Am" entered and peaked at number 14 on the Swedish charts. [2] "Gotta Go" was released as the album's second single in September 2010 preceding the album's release in October 2010. [3] The album was released worldwide through various music outlets, including iTunes. The album includes a new, remixed version of "Free Me", as well as a studio version of fan favorite "Give Me The Faith," a song Jenny had begun to sing at live appearances a decade earlier.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro" (King David, Simon Petrén, Jonah Nilsson)1:13
2."Free Me" (Jenny Berggren, Simon Petrén, Terese Fredenwall)2:32
3."Living in a Circus" (Simon Petrén, Terese Fredenwall, David Råsmark)2:59
4."Spend This Night" (Jakob Petrén, Jenny Berggren, Terese Fredenwall)2:35
5."Dying to Stay Alive" (Jenny Berggren, Simon Petrén, Jonah Nilsson, Staffan Birgersson, Terese Fredenwall)3:36
6."Numb" (Jenny Berggren)4:14
7."Gotta Go" (Jenny Berggren, Simon Petrén, Jonah Nilsson, Staffan Birgersson, Terese Fredenwall, Jenny Jaurén)4:03
8."Here I Am" (Jenny Berggren, Simon Petrén, Staffan Birgersson, Terese Fredenwall, Jenny Jaurén)3:13
9."Give Me the Faith" (Jakob Petrén, Jenny Berggren)4:55
10."Beat of My Heart" (Jenny Berggren, Martin Hedström, Simon Petrén)3:25
11."Air of Love" (Jakob Petrén, Jenny Berggren, Terese Fredenwall)3:22
12."Natural Superstar" (Jenny Berggren, Simon Petrén, Terese Fredenwall)4:05
13."Here I Am (Sthlm Sound Facility Radio Remix)"4:07
14."Going Home" (Jenny Berggren, Jakob Petrén, Sam Mizell)3:55

Charts

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) [4] 48

Release history

RegionDate3 2019Format
Sweden13 October 2010Standard edition

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