Me and Simon
| Me and Simon | ||||
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| Studio album by Laleh | ||||
| Released |
January 19, 2009 (Digital download) January 21, 2009 (CD) | |||
| Recorded | 2007–2008 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock | |||
| Length | 50:46 | |||
| Label | Warner Music Sweden | |||
| Producer | Laleh Pourkarim | |||
| Laleh chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Me and Simon | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Aftonbladet |   [1] |
| Arbetarbladet | [2] |
| Dalarnas Tidningar | [3] |
| Metro | [4] |
| Norra Västerbotten | [5] |
| Nya Wermlands-Tidningen | [6] |
| Svenska Dagbladet | [7] |
| Sydsvenskan | [8] |
| Uppsala Nya Tidning | [9] |
Me and Simon is the third studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh, released on January 21, 2009 on Warner Music Sweden records. The album peaked at number two on the Swedish Albums Chart.
First single from the album is the track "Simon Says", followed by "Big City Love" and "Bjurö klubb". The album also contains the track "Snö", soundtrack from the Swedish movie Arn - The Knight Templar which was recorded by Laleh together with the London Symphony Orchestra. As with her debut album, Laleh keeps her traditional language-mix in her music with having songs in both Swedish and English as well as Persian featured on the album.[10] As well as her two previous albums, she has written and produced all of the songs from the album.[11]
Singles
- "Simon Says" was released as the lead single from the album on January 12, 2009.[12] The song peaked at number forty-one on the Swedish Singles Chart.[13]
- "Big City Love" was released as the second single from the album on May 11, 2009.[14] The song peaked at number thirty-two on the Swedish Singles Chart.[15]
- "Bjurö klubb" was released as the third single from the album on September 10, 2009.[16]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Laleh.[17]
- "Big City Love" – 3:40
- "Simon Says" – 3:53
- "Mysteries" – 3:25
- "Go Go" – 3:55
- "Roses" – 4:54
- "The End" – 5:06
- "Nation" – 4:04
- "History" – 1:00
- "Farda" – 4:15 (Tomorrow)
- "Snö" – 4:19 (Snow)
- "Bjurö klubb" – 4:54
- "Svalorna" – 4:30 (The Swallows)
- "Lär mig om" – 2:52 (Teach Me About)
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Swedish Albums Chart[18] | 2 |
References
- ↑ Aftonbladet review
- ↑ Arbetarbladet review
- ↑ Dalarnas Tidningar review
- ↑ Metro review
- ↑ Norra Västerbotten review
- ↑ Nya Wermlands-Tidningen review
- ↑ Svenska Dagbladet review
- ↑ Sydsvenskan review
- ↑ Uppsala Nya Tidning review
- ↑ "Lalehs nya album släpps 21 januari". warnermusic.se.
- ↑ "Laleh släpper nytt album och åker på turné". warnermusic.se.
- ↑ "Laleh – Simon Says". 7digital.com.
- ↑ "Laleh – Simon Says". swedishcharts.com.
- ↑ "Laleh – Big City Love". 7digital.com.
- ↑ "Laleh – Big City Love". swedishcharts.com.
- ↑ "LALEH – höstturné och ny singel på svenska". warnermusic.se.
- ↑ "Laleh – Me and Simon (CD, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com.
- ↑ "Laleh – Me and Simon, Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com.