Scandinavia (album)

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Scandinavia
MLTR Scandinavia.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 11, 2012
RecordedGaiatone Studio, Gothenburg, Sweden
Genre Pop rock, soft rock
Label Sony Music/MLTR Music
WMG (Southeast Asia & Hong Kong)
Virgin (India)
Producer Mikkel Lentz
Michael Learns to Rock chronology
Eternity
(2008)
Scandinavia
(2012)
25: The Complete Singles
(2014)
Singles from Scandinavia
  1. "Renovate My Life"
    Released: June 1, 2012 [1]
  2. "Any Way You Want It"
    Released: June 11, 2012
  3. "Please Forgive Me"
    Released: 2013

Scandinavia is the eighth studio album by the Danish soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock. It was released on June 11, 2012. It was the first album to be solely produced by the guitarist Mikkel Lentz, who had produced most of the band's previous album, Eternity (2008).

Contents

The track "Any Way You Want It" appeared on music charts in Indonesia, India and Denmark. The album received mostly positive reviews from critics with Musicperk giving a rating of 8 out of 10.[ citation needed ]Timeoutmumbai, a popular Indian site, said, "MLTR's new album is like your old school friend."[ citation needed ] The album fared well in India and in other South Asian countries.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jascha Richter; except "Shanghaid in Tokyo" music by Mikkel Lentz, and lyrics by Lentz and Marcus Winther-John.

No.TitleLength
1."Renovate My Life"4:25
2."Any Way You Want It"3:44
3."Space Commander"3:55
4."Heaven Is My Alibi"3:50
5."Please Forgive Me"4:16
6."Hanging On"4:06
7."Shanghaid in Tokyo"3:52
8."Crazy World"4:23
9."Make Me Feel"3:38
10."Icebreaker"3:30
11."Scandinavia"3:49

Charts

Charts (2012)Peak
position
Denmark Albums Top 40 [2] 19

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References

  1. "Renovate My Life (Radio Edit) - Single by Michael Learns to Rock". iTunes . June 2012.
  2. "Scandinavia by Michael Learns to Rock - Music Charts". αCharts.