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Annie - Anniemal

Label: Big Beat
Catalog#: 62304-2
Format: CD, Album
Country:US
Released:07 Jun 2005
Genre: Electronic
Style: Synth-pop
Credits: Mixed By - Pete Hofmann (tracks: 1, 2, 3, 6) , Yngve Sætre (tracks: 9, 11, 12)
Percussion - Abdissa Assefa (tracks: 6, 7, 11)
Producer - Annie (tracks: 8 to 12) , Richard X (tracks: 1, 2, 4) , Timo Kaukolampi (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12) , Torbjørn Brundtland (tracks: 5, 8, 12)
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Rating:   4.0/5 (8 votes) Rate It
Submitted by:scoundrel

Tracklisting:

1   Intro (0:54)
    Violin - David Vogt*
2   Chewing Gum (3:56)
    Backing Vocals - Hannah Robinson
  Engineer - Pete Hofmann
3   Always Too Late (4:16)
    Producer [Additional] - Yngve Sætre
  Programmed By [Additional] - Pete Hofmann
4   Me Plus One (3:39)
    Backing Vocals - Hannah Robinson , Richard X
  Guitar - Pete Hofmann
5   Heartbeat (3:06)
    Backing Vocals, Performer [All Instruments Played By] - Svein Berge , Torbjørn Brundtland
  Producer - Svein Berge
6   Helpless Fool For Love (3:58)
    Producer [Additional] - Yngve Sætre
  Programmed By [Additional] - Pete Hofmann
  Synthesizer - Tuomo Puranen*
7   Anniemal (3:35)
    Bass - Pekka Lehti
  Mixed By - Timo Kaukolampi
  Producer, Mixed By - Veikka Ercola*
  Programmed By [Additional] - Freezer Unit , Jyri Riikonen
8   No Easy Love (4:02)
9   Happy Without You (3:16)
    Bass - Tuomo Puranen*
  Drums - Abdissa Assefa
10   Greatest Hit (3:42)
    Arranged By - Annie
  Producer [Additional] - Torbjørn Brundtland
  Producer, Arranged By - Erot
11   Come Together (7:51)
    Bass - Pekka Lehti
  Drums - Abdissa Assefa
  Organ [Hammond] - Sami Nieminen
  Piano - Fredric Saroea*
  Synthesizer - Tuomo Puranen*
12   My Best Friend (3:56)
    Engineer - Yngve Sætre
  Producer - Svein Berge

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User Reviews:
scoundrel, Jan 08, 2006

Well, perhaps it might not seem like a compliment to call Annie's debut ANNIEMAL the best pop record of 2005, but it's true nonetheless -- it's a delightly pop confection from start to end. I defy anyone not to be charmed by the bubblegum grrl-power of "Chewing Gum." The disco-funk of "Me Plus One" shows sharp production from Richard X, whose updating of 80s sounds has brought him acclaim. Royksopp also lend their production assistance to the club-ready "Heartbeat." For those in a more romantic mood, "No Easy Love" deftly avoids the R cliches. The catchy "Greatest Hit," despite its finger-snapping qualities, is a little bittersweet, considering that Erot, Annie's boyfriend, died not long after producing it. So perhaps it's fitting that the album closes on the melancholy-tinged pop of "My Best Friend." If there were any justice in the world, the Britneys and Jessicas would be hanging their heads in shame.

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