Rush (Anna Abreu album)

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Rush
Anna Abreu Rush.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 30, 2011
RecordedJune - December 2010
Genre Pop, dance, electropop, synthpop
Label RCA
Producer Jukka Immonen
Anna Abreu chronology
Just a Pretty Face?
(2009)
Rush
(2011)
Greatest Hits
(2012)
Singles from Rush
  1. "Hysteria"
    Released: January 10, 2011
  2. "Worst Part Is Over"
    Released: April 25, 2011
  3. "Stereo"
    Released: August 25, 2011
  4. "Be With You"
    Released: November 23, 2011

Rush is the fourth studio album by Finnish singer Anna Abreu, released in Finland by RCA on March 30, 2011. The album was preceded by the lead single "Hysteria" in January 2011.

Finland Republic in Northern Europe

Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east. The capital and largest city is Helsinki. Other major cities are Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere, Oulu and Turku.

Anna Abreu Finnish-Portuguese singer

Anna Eira Margarida Heiskari, known professionally as simply Anna Abreu, is a Finnish singer and songwriter. Abreu first rose to fame in Finland after placing as the runner-up in the third series of the Finnish singing talent show Idols in 2007. Her music has been described as pop with influences from genres such as R&B, dance, and Latin. Since her participation in Idols, Abreu has become one of the best-selling former Idols contestants in Finland, and one of the most successful Finnish female singers. She has certified record sales surpassing 190,000 copies, which places her also among the 100 best-selling music artists of all time in Finland.

RCA Records is an American record label owned by Sony Music, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America. It is one of Sony Music's four flagship labels, alongside RCA's former long-time rival Columbia Records, Arista Records, and Epic Records. The label has released multiple genres of music, including pop, classical, rock, hip hop, afrobeat, electronic, R&B, blues, jazz, and country. Its name is derived from the initials of its defunct parent company, the Radio Corporation of America (RCA). It was fully acquired by Bertelsmann in 1986, making it a part of Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG); however, RCA Records became a part of Sony BMG Music Entertainment, a merger between BMG and Sony Music, in 2004, and was acquired by the latter in 2008, after the dissolution of Sony BMG and the restructuring of Sony Music. It is the second oldest record label in American history, after sister label Columbia Records.

Contents

The album was produced by Jukka Immonen, who is known for his work with Finnish singer Jenni Vartiainen. Principal photography for the album, including its cover and those of its lead single "Hysteria", was completed in Thailand in December 2010. [1]

Jukka Immonen is a Finnish musician, record producer and composer.

Jenni Vartiainen Finnish singer

Jenni Mari Vartiainen is a Finnish pop singer. Before her professional musical endeavours, she was a figure skater in her teen-age years and attended the Kuopio Senior High of Music and Dance. Vartiainen rose to publicity by winning the Finnish talent show Popstars in October 2002 with Susanna Korvala, Ushma Karnani and Jonna Pirinen. The four formed the band Gimmel that released three studio albums, sold over 160,000 records and received three Emma Awards, accolades for outstanding achievements in music, awarded by the Finnish music industry federation, Musiikkituottajat. The band broke up in October 2004.

Commercial performance

Rush debuted at number one on the Finnish Top 50 albums chart, becoming Abreu's third number one album and holding the top spot for one week. To date it has sold over 10,000 copies and has been certified gold by the IFPI.

Chart performance

ChartPeak
position
Weeks on
chart
CertificationSales
Finnish Albums Chart110Gold14,038

Singles

Redrama Finnish rapper

Lasse Mellberg, better known by his stage name Redrama, is a Finnish rapper. He made a breakthrough in 2003. Redrama, who performs in English, Swedish and Finnish was part of a hip-hop group Alien Allies which also included the Norwegian Paperboys and Madcon. Redrama won the English-language Finnish championship of rapping in 2001 and he also won the Finnish Grammy (Emma) award for The Best Hip Hop Album in 2005.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Hysteria"Patric SarinJukka Immonen4:07
2."Worst Part Is Over (feat. Redrama)"Redrama, Anna Abreu, Jukka ImmonenJukka Immonen3:38
3."Stereo"Bryn Christopher, Immonen, Ali TennantJukka Immonen4:05
4."Broken Kind Of Good Love"SarinJukka Immonen3:33
5."Send You Packing"Redrama, Hermanni KovalainenJukka Immonen, DJ Mobster3:11
6."Mend"Iain James, Hiten BharadiaJukka Immonen4:34
7."This Girl"SarinJukka Immonen3:13
8."Other Side"Abrue, Redrama, Richard MurtoJukka Immonen, Richard Murto, Lasse Piirainen3:57
9."Dynamite"Virginia Blackmore, ImmonenJukka Immonen3:56
10."Be With You"Jussi Nikula, Erik Nyholm, Antti RiihimakiJukka Immonen, Jussi Nikula3:31
Total length:37:48

Promotion

Rush Tour
Tour by Anna Abreu
Associated albumRush
Start dateMarch 18, 2011
End dateOctober 20, 2011
Legs1
No. of shows9 in Finland
Anna Abreu concert chronology
  • Just a Pretty Face? Tour
    (2009-2010)
  • Rush Tour
    (2011)
  • Over and Out Tour (2012)

In 2011, Abreu promoted her fourth album with the Rush Tour throughout Finland.

Setlist [2] [3]

Finland
  1. "Hysteria"
  2. "Stereo"
  3. "This Girl"
  4. "Liquid" (performed at selected venues)
  5. "Slam" (performed at selected venues)
  6. "Impatient" (performed at selected venues)
  7. "Be With You"
  8. "Other Side" (performed at selected venues)
  9. "Mend"
  10. "Vinegar"
  11. "Dynamite"
  12. "Worst Part Is Over"
  13. "Way You See It" (Redrama cover) (performed at selected venues)
  14. "Ivory Tower" (performed at selected venues)
  15. "Send You Packing"
  16. "End of Love" (performed at selected venues)
  17. "Music Everywhere"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
March 18, 2011 Helsinki Finland The Voice Liveklub
April 8, 2011Virgin Oil Co.
April 15, 2011 Jyväskylä Paviljonki
May 15, 2011 Utti Monitoimihalli
July 2, 2011 Helsinki The Circus
August 19, 2011 Järvenpää Järvenpäätalo
September 3, 2011 Hyvinkää Summeri
October 8, 2011 Joensuu Kerubi
October 20, 2011 Helsinki Tavastia

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References

  1. "Anna Abreu - Rush". Anna-abreu.fi. Archived from the original on 2012-01-12. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
  2. http://www.setlist.fm/search?query=artist:%28Anna+Abreu%29+tour:%28Just+a+Pretty+Face?%29
  3. http://www.setlist.fm/search?query=artist:%28Anna+Abreu%29+tour:%28Walking+on+Water+Tour%29