Saade Vol. 1

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Saade Vol. 1
SaadeVol.1.jpg
Studio album by
Eric Saade
Released29 June 2011 (2011-06-29)
Recorded2011
Genre
Length43:45
Label Roxy Recordings
Producer
Eric Saade chronology
Masquerade
(2010)		Saade Vol. 1
(2011)		 Saade Vol. 2
(2011)
Singles from Saade Vol. 1
  1. "Popular"
    Released: 28 February 2011
  2. "Hearts in the Air"
    Released: 3 June 2011

Saade Vol. 1 is the second studio album by Swedish singer Eric Saade. It was released on 29 June 2011 by Roxy Recordings. [1] After the Europe-wide success of his Eurovision 2011 entry "Popular", which brought Sweden its best result at the competition since 1999, Saade announced that his next album would be bipartite, divided into Saade Vol. 1 and Saade Vol. 2 (2011).

Contents

The album has spawned two singles and one promotional single. The first official single from the album, "Popular" was released on 28 February 2011 as his entry to Melodifestivalen 2011 and Eurovision 2011, where he finished at the third place. [2] The song peaked at number one in Sweden as well as reaching top 40 in Finland, Belgium, Ireland, and charting in the United Kingdom. "Hearts in the Air" was released as the second single from the album on 3 June 2011. The song features Swedish musician J-Son and peaked at number two in Sweden. The promotional single, "Still Loving It" was released on 14 January 2011. To [3] promote the album and Saade Vol. 2, Saade embarked on the nationwide tour, Made of Pop Concert, from June 2011.

Commercially, the album was a success, becoming Saade's first number one album in Sweden and ranked as the third best-selling album of 2011 in the country. It also charted at number sixteen in Finland. [4]

Background

In May 2011, it was revealed that Eric Saade would release his upcoming album Saade in two parts. As the reason for this, Saade said: "I didn't wanna waste too many songs on one album, so I decided to do two parts of my Album Saade. We have been working day and night with the sounds, to be correct and find the right synths etc. I just felt that I'm in a great songwriting mood, so I had to release two parts because of all these songs." To do this step, he was inspired by Robyn who released her album Body Talk in three parts. [5]

From 16 to 27 June 2011 the British website scandipop.co.uk released previews of the songs.

Promotion

Tour

In June 2011 Saade embarked on the Made of Pop Concert, his second nationwide tour in support of the albums, Saade Vol. 1 and Saade Vol. 2 (2011). The tour began with the performance at the Liseberg in Gothenburg, Sweden, and included the performance in Paris, France.

Singles

"Popular" was released on 28 November 2011 as the first single from Saade Vol. 1. He performed the songs at the Melodifestivalen 2011, where he finish at the first place, and subsequently he won the third place at the Eurovision 2011. This was the best result for Sweden since 1999, when Charlotte Perrelli won the competition with her entry "Take Me to Your Heaven". "Popular" debuted atop on the Swedish Sverigetopplistan, where it stayed for non-consecutive five weeks. It also reached top forty in Finland, Belgium, Ireland, and Austria, and peaked at number seventy-six in the United Kingdom. The song has been certified double platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF).

"Hearts in the Air" was released on 3 June 2011 as the second single from the album. The song features Swedish rapper J-Son and has been certified gold in Sweden. It was a commercial success in Sweden, peaking at number two. [6] It also managed to chart in Russia and Ukraine.

Promotional single

"Still Loving It" was released as the sole promotional single from the album, on 14 January 2011. [7]

Awards, nominations, and certifications

The album won a Scandipop Award 2011 in the category Best Male Album. [8]

As of August 2011, Saade Vol. 1 has been shipped over 40.000 copies and received Platinum in Sweden. As of November 2011, the album has been sold over 55.000 copies there. [9]

Track listing

CD, digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Timeless"
Gill3:50
2."Hearts in the Air" (featuring J-Son)
  • Julimar Santos
  • Saade
  • Gill
  • Fredriksson
  • Larsson
[10] 		Gill3:58
3."Me and My Radio"
  • Gill
  • Cutfather
  • Davidsen
3:56
4."Made of Pop"
  • Saade
  • Gill
  • Fredriksson
  • Larsson
Gill3:25
5."Popular" (Remix) Fredrik Kempe Peter Boström 3:08
6."Someone New"
Thomander3:37
7."Killed by a Cop"
  • Saade
  • Santos
  • Gill
  • Fredriksson
[11] 		Gill4:15
8."Big Love"
  • Kempe
  • Thomander
  • Elofsson
Gill3:37
9."Stupid With You"
  • Saade
  • Kempe
  • Gill
  • Fredriksson
Gill3:50
10."Echo"
  • Saade
  • Gill
  • Fredriksson
  • Larsson
Gill3:24
Bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
11."Still Loving It"
Gill3:45
12."Popular"KempeBoström3:00
Total length:43:45

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Saade Vol. 1. [12]

Vocals

  • Eric Saade – vocals (all tracks)
  • J-Son - guest vocals (2)
  • Jason Gill – backing vocals (1-4, 7-10)
  • Emil Heiling - backing vocals (5, 12)
  • Jeanette Olsson - backing vocals (5, 12)
  • Drew Ryan Scott - backing vocals (6)
  • Fredrik Thomander - backing vocals (6)

Instrumentation

Production

  • Jason Gill - production (1-4, 7-11)
  • Cutfather - production (3)
  • Daniel Davidsen - production (3)
  • Peter Boström - production (5, 12)
  • Anton Hård af Segerstad - production (5)
  • Fredrik Thomander - production (6)

Technical

  • Jason Gill - programming (1-4, 7-10), recording engineer (1-4, 7-11)
  • Björn Engelmann - mastering (1-11)
  • Erik Broheden - mastering (12)
  • Henrik Edenhed - mixing (1-4, 7-11)
  • Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad - mixing (5), programming (5)
  • Fredrik Thomander - strings arrange (6), mixing (6), recording engineer (6)
  • Mattias Bylund - strings arrange (6), editing (6), recording engineer (6)
  • Peter Boström - mixing (12)

Design

  • Mikael Eriksson - design
  • Linus Hallsénius - photograph

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Saade Vol 1
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF) [16] Platinum40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

CountryDateFormatLabel
Sweden29 June 2011 CD single, digital download Roxy Recordings
Norway [1]

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