This Is Who I Am (Lena Katina album)

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This Is Who I Am
The album cover of "This is Who I Am" by Lena Katina, 2014.png
Standard edition release cover
Studio album by
Released18 November 2014
1 July 2016 (Spanish Album)
Recorded2009–2014
Los Angeles, California, United States and Moscow, Russia
Genre
Length48:56 (English release)
41:08 (Spanish re-release)
LanguageEnglish
Spanish (re-release)
Label Katina Music Inc.
Producer Katina and Sven Martin (exec.)
Lena Katina chronology
This Is Who I Am
(2014)
Моно
(2019)
Alternative covers
Lena Katina "Esta Soy Yo" Album Cover, 2016.jpg
Spanish edition release cover
This Is Who I Am Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."All Around the World"Gray3:29
2."Who I Am"
  • Lewander
  • Sven Martin
3:18
3."Walking in the Sun"
  • Katina
  • Maria Abraham
  • Jorg Kohring
  • Martin
Mike Boden4:11
4."The Beast (Inside of You)"
  • Katina
  • Martin
  • Boris Renski
  • Domen Vajevec
  • Steve Wilson
  • Martin
  • Renski
  • Vajevec
4:05
5."Something I Said"
  • Katina
  • Steven Lee
  • Martin
  • Sammy Naja
  • Drew Ryan Scott
  • Lee
  • Martin
  • Naja
  • Scott
3:45
6."Lift Me Up"
Brautbar3:22
7."Fed Up"
  • Katina
  • Troy MacCubbin
  • Martin
  • Renski
  • Vajevec
  • Wilson
  • Martin
  • Vajevec
  • Renski
3:16
8."An Invitation"
  • Katina
  • Abraham
  • Kohring
  • Martin
Martin3:53
9."Just a Day"
  • Katina
  • Lene Dissing
  • MacCubbin
  • Martin
  • Renski
  • Wilson
  • Martin
  • Renski
  • Vajevec
4:41
10."Wish on a Star"
Martin4:16
11."Waiting"
  • Katina
  • Sash Kuzma
  • Martin
  • Vajevec
  • Katina
  • Kuzma
  • Martin
  • Vajevec
3:32
12."Never Forget"
  • Katina
  • Hayden Bell
  • Sarah Lundbank
  • Lidbom
  • Martin
3:34
13."Lost in This Dance"
  • Katina
  • Martin
  • Renski
  • Vajevec
  • Wilson
  • Martin
  • Vajevec
  • Renski
5:34
Total length:48:56
This Is Who I Am Italian edition (bonus track)
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Golden Leaves" (Noemi Smorra feat. Lena Katina)
  • Fernando Alba
  • Kathleen Hagen
Alessandro Paolinell3:16
Total length:52:16
Esta Soy Yo This Is Who I Am; the Spanish edition (track list)
No.TitleLength
1."Levántame" (Lift Me Up)3:23
2."Caminando en el Sol" (Walking in the Sun)4:16
3."Llamándote" (Running Blind)3:56
4."La Bestia" (The Beast (Inside of You))4:06
5."Quédate" (Stay)3:29
6."No Voy a Olvidarte" (Never Forget)3:26
7."Perdida en el Baile" (Lost in This Dance)5:36
8."Levántame (Dave Audé Radio Remix)"3:44
9."No Voy a Olvidarte (Maragakis Remix)"4:28
10."Perdida en el Baile (Fly_dream Remix)"6:04
Total length:41:08

Personnel

Release history

CountryDateVersionFormatLabel
Worldwide18 November 2014Standard
  • CD
  • digital download
Katina Music Inc.
Italy15 December 2014StandardCDMaqueta Records
Worldwide1 July 2016Standard Spanish edition
  • CD
  • digital download
Katina Music Inc.

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