Alive (Kate Ryan album)

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Alive
Studio album by
Kate Ryan
Released15 September 2006
Length60:16
LanguageEnglish, French
LabelEMI Belgium
Producer
  • Niclas Kings
  • Niklas Bergwall
  • Philip Dirix
  • Yves Gaillard
  • Eduardo Delvino
Kate Ryan chronology
Stronger
(2004) 		Alive
(2006) 		Free
(2008)
Singles from Alive
  1. "Je t'adore"
    Released: February 25, 2006
  2. "Alive"
    Released: August 26, 2006
  3. "All for You"
    Released: December 16, 2006

Alive is the third studio album by Beligan singer Kate Ryan. It was released by EMI on 15 September 2006, followed by a release in the United States in April 2008. Primarily produced by Philip Dirix, Yves Gaillard, and duo Niclas Kings and Niklas Bergwall, the album includes the singles, "Je t'adore", "Alive" and "All for You".

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

AllMusic editor John Lucas rated the album four out of five stars. He noted Alive was "notably less club-oriented than its predecessors, instead aiming for a modern pop sound" and called it her by "far her strongest, lacking the filler that weighed down her first two. Indeed almost any of the 13 tracks could have been strong singles in their own right, something that could certainly not have been said of Different or Stronger [...] All in all, Alive is an underrated set."[1]

Chart performance

Alive debuted at number 45 on the Flemish Albums Chart and eventually peaked at number 13 in its third week of release.[2] It marked a return to the top 20 after Ryan's previous album Stronger (2004) had reached the top 30 in the region only.[2] In Germany and Switzerland, where Stronger had peaked at number 13, Alive underperformed, only reaching number 73 in both countries.[3] [4]

Track listing

Alive track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Je t'adore"
  • Kate Ryan
  • Niclas Kings
  • Niklas Bergwall
  • Lisa Greene
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:07
2."All for You"
  • Ryan
  • Ashley Cadell
  • BJ Caruana
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:10
3."Alive"
  • Dobre
  • DJ Zki
  • Victoria Horn
Philip Dirix3:31
4."Tapping on the Table"Yves JongenYves Gaillard3:29
5."Spinning Around"
  • Eric Le Tennen
  • M. Holm
  • Xcante
Eduardo Delvino3:43
6."How Many Times"
  • Ryan
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
  • Jeanette Olsson
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
4:00
7."Nothing"
  • Ryan
  • Jongen
Gaillard3:23
8."Why Imagine"
  • Ryan
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
  • Greene
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
4:37
9."Driving Away"JongenGaillard3:40
10."Love or Lust"JongenGaillard3:43
11."Wonderland"
  • Ryan
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
  • Olsson
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:19
12."Stepping Out"JongenGaillard3:34
13."That Kiss I Miss"
  • Ryan
  • Jongen
Gaillard3:14
14."Je t'adore" (French Version)
  • Ryan
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
  • Greene
  • Jean-Pierre Sluys
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:06
15."Je donnerais tout" (French Version of "All for You")
  • Ryan
  • Cadell
  • Caruana
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
  • Sluys
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
3:09
16."Alive" (French Version)
  • Dobre
  • Zki
  • Horn
  • Sluys
Dirix3:31
17."Combien de fois" (French Version of "How Many Times")
  • Ryan
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
  • Olsson
  • Sluys
  • Kings
  • Bergwall
4:00
Total length:60:16
  • Polish special edition w/ DVD

All original edition tracks plus music videos

  1. "Je t'adore" (music video)
  2. "Désenchantée" (music video)
  3. "Alive" (English version) (music video)
  4. "Mon Cœur résiste encore" (music video)
  5. "The Promise You Made" La Promesse (music video)
  6. "Libertine" (music video)
  7. "Only If I" (music video)
  8. "All For You" (music video)
  9. "Alive" (French version) (music video)
  10. "La Promesse" (music video)
  11. "Goodbye" (music video)
  12. "Photo Gallery"

Personnel

  • Kate Ryan – vocals, backing vocals, lyricist
  • Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals, lyricist
  • Lisa Greene – backing vocals, lyricist
  • BJ Caruana – backing vocals, lyricist
  • Karen Melis – backing vocals
  • Niklas Kings – producer, lyricist
  • Niclas Bergwall – producer, lyricist
  • Yves Gaillard a.k.a. Yves Jongen – producer, lyricist
  • Philip Dirix – producer
  • Eduardo Delvino – producer
  • DJ Zki – lyricist
  • Dobre – lyricist
  • Victoria Horn – lyricist
  • Eric Le Tennen – lyricist
  • M. Holm – lyricist
  • Xcante – lyricist
  • J.P. Sluys – French translations
  • Mårten Eriksson – mixing
  • Mats Berntoft – guitars
  • Martin Bylund – strings
  • Mattias Bylund – string arrangement
  • Sander van der Heide – mastering
  • Johan Hendrickx – A&R

Charts

Weekly chart performance for Alive
Chart (2006) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[2] 13
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 73
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[4] 73

References

  1. ^ a b Lucas, J. (2011). "Alive – Kate Ryan | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Ultratop.be – Kate Ryan – Alive" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Kate Ryan – Alive" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Swisscharts.com – Kate Ryan – Alive". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
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