Rouge (Rouge album)

Rouge
Studio album by Rouge
Released 19 August 2002 (2002-08-19)[1][2]
Recorded 2002
Genre
Length 50:39
Label
Producer Rick Bonadio
Rouge chronology
Rouge
(2002)		 Rouge Remixes
(2002)Rouge Remixes2002
Singles from Rouge
  1. "Não Dá pra Resistir"
    Released: 10 August 2002 (2002-08-10)
  2. "Nunca Deixe de Sonhar"
    Released: 10 September 2002 (2002-09-10)
  3. "Ragatanga"
    Released: 22 October 2002 (2002-10-22)
  4. "Beijo Molhado"
    Released: 19 January 2003 (2003-01-19)

Rouge is the debut album by Brazilian girl group pop Rouge, released on August 19, 2002 by Columbia Records in partnership with RGB. Recorded during the Popstars program and with the musical production of Rick Bonadio, who signs 9 of the 14 compositions, the album counts on compositions of Milton Guedes, Dudu Falcão, Piska, besides having nine versions of international songs and the participation of trio KLB in one of the tracks. The album mixes up-and-coming songs from pop and dance-pop with romantic ballads in songs that talk about fame, love, domination and the power of dreams.

The album produced four singles: "Não Dá pra Resistir", first single released after the victory of the group in the program Popstars; "Nunca Deixa de Sonhar" was released in a joint action also for the album of the boy group KLB; "Ragatanga", a song that became a fever in 2002, boosting album sales and the group's career, winning the audience with their unusual lyrics and dancing to the top of the charts, staying for eleven weeks in the lead, and "Beijo Molhado", single released on the radio to finalize the promotion of the album.

The album was a resounding success in the charts of the best selling albums in Brazil, reaching the top of the charts after the release of the single "Ragatanga". The Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos certified the album with two platinum discs. To promote the album, the group embarked on the Popstar Tour, as well as having recorded the DVD "O Sonho de Ser Uma Popstar" and participating in various TV shows.

Background

On March 1, 2002, SBT announced that they were looking for girls between the ages of 18 and 25, who could sing and dance for a chance to become a "Pop Star", the name of the reality show. Professionals in the music industry would choose the best candidates in several stages, going through a rigorous selection to form a pop group.[3] The show "Popstars", a co-production of SBT and RGB in partnership with Sony Music, received 30,000 entries from girls aged 18 to 25 from all over Brazil. In the first round, 6,000 girls were chosen, and on the second round, they were cut down to 2,000.[4]

Popstars had 20 episodes. They were broadcast every Saturday on SBT, and during the week, a one-minute newsletter was displayed at the same time as the weekly attraction at 7:45 p.m. Sony Music was responsible for the release of the album, music video and concerts. The panel was formed by the producer Liminha, vice president of marketing of Sony Music in Brazil, Alexandre Schiavo, producer Rick Bonadio, singer Iara Negrete and choreographer Ivan Santos.[4] When they were down to 20 candidates, the girls had to learn the debut single of the group, "Não Dá pra Resistir".[5] The 20 candidates also had to divide into groups to perform the song. In the group "Barish Bashan" were Karin Hils and Fantine Thó, whereas in the group "Ethnic" were Patrícia Lissa, Luciana Andrade and Aline Wirley.[6] The first members of the group were Karin and Patricia, being the first to be called.[7] Soon after, Fantine, Luciana and Aline were also summoned, thus forming the group "Rouge", name chosen by the members themselves, who among some options given, found that in addition to having five letters and also because in French it means red, it is associated color to sensuality ... and it's pop! ".[1][3]

Recording and Songs

Amid the eliminations and tests to continue in the program, the group's first album, which had no name yet, was already being recorded. The song "Nunca Deixa de Sonhar" was recorded by the trio KLB with the aim of showing that everyone should go after their dreams. Thus, Kiko told that the girls would record the song with them and that the song would be part of the first disc of the "PopStars".[8] The album counts with fourteen tracks, being 9 versions of international songs, and the other 5 compositions of Rick Bonadio, in partnership with other composers. Bonadio emphasized the participation of the Popstars in the vocal arrangements, saying: "They contributed a lot, choosing who would sing what."[1] Liminha went to a meeting with Sony representatives from around the world and commented that she needed a repertoire for a group that would launch in Brazil, receiving from Spain the song "Ragatanga", sung by a group called Las Ketchup. From there, Bonadio made a version and turned it into Ragatanga, a key hit that says unrelated words adopted by children. "The secret of a good version is to have fidelity to the original, not to try to invent," Minister Bonadio.[9][3]

But the music that drove their success to heights, however, almost did not come on the album. "The list of songs was ready when I heard about 'Ragatanga,'" Schiavo said. The chorus of the song, "Aserehe ra de re De hebe tu de hebere seibiunouba mahabi" does not mean anything. that the people who do not know English usually sing "Thing that the adolescents of the Ketchup invented", it counts.The Brazilian version has a mixture of Spanish and Portuguese.[10] The song "Não Dá Pra Resistir" is a version of Milton Guedes for the song "Irresistible" by Frederik Thomander and sung by Nikki Cleary.[11] The album also brings other romantic ballads full of lyrics talking about youthful passions.[12][3]

Disclosure and launch

After the recording of the CD, the girls faced a marathon, participating in the program of Gugu, on Sunday, August 18, releasing the CD on Monday, August 19.[13] On the same day of the release of the album, the girls were presented to the press, having the first music video of the group, of the song "Não Dá pra Resistir", was exhibited for the first time.[1] The disc, also titled Rouge, also was released in Argentina, Peru and Chile.[9] In the program on August 31, the girls were shown recording the song "Ragatanga", as well as showing the girls making their first pocket show at the Parque Dom Pedro Shopping in Campinas (SP), bringing together 10,000 people.[14] On August 31, they performed the first live show, in Via Funchal, one of the biggest concert halls in São Paulo.[15][3] "Hoje Eu Sei", which follows the R&B style, was inserted as a soundtrack to SBT's soap opera "Jamais Te Esquecerei" (2003) and was later included in the album "Mil e Uma Noites".[3] The "Não Dá Pra Resistir" Music was the subject of SBT's "Pequena Travessa" novel.[16]

Singles

The first official single of the album, "Não Dá pra Resistir", was released on August 10, 2002,[11] on the day of the revelation of who would be the members of the group in the program Popstars, and became a success.[17] The song also became a hit in Argentina, reaching the position of number 10.[18]

The song "Nunca Deixa de Sonhar", in which the vocals are divided with the boy group KLB, was released on September 10, 2002. The track had already been part of the KLB disc in a solo version, but not used as a single, gaining a duet format for the release and being included on both the group's disc and the KLB: Ao Vivo DVD.

The third single from the album, "Ragatanga", released on October 22, 2002, became not only the album's greatest success, but also the band's greatest success, reaching and remaining in the top spot on the radio for 11 weeks.[19]

The fourth single from the album, "Beijo Molhado", was released on radio on January 19, 2003.

Promotional Singles

"Popstar" was released as a promotional single on December 12, 2002.[20]

Commercial performance

The album came out with an initial draft of 150,000 copies.[21] According to the record company Sony Music, in less than three months the album had already sold more than 700 thousand copies, made rare in the time of the piracy, thanks to the success of Ragatanga.[22] In 2002, the album received the certification of double platinum (for selling more than 750 thousand copies) by the Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos. The whole album sold 2 million copies.[23]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Popstar"
3:42
2."Não Dá pra Resistir" (Irresistible)
2:57
3."Ragatanga" (Aserejé) (feat. Las Ketchup)
  • Francisco Manuel
  • Ruiz Gomez
  • version: Bonadio
3:22
4."Beijo Molhado" (Strawberry Kisses)
3:30
5."Hoje Eu Sei" (Just Another Day)
4:13
6."Sou o Que Sou" (Say the Word)
  • Tony Bruno
  • Pam Shayne
  • version: Bonadio and Fúlvio Márcio
3:27
7."1000 Segredos" (Come to Me)
3:26
8."O Que o Amor Me Faz"
  • Bonadio
  • Júlia Nascimento
3:37
9."Depois Que Tudo Mudou"
  • Bonadio
  • Fernando Lopez Rossi
  • Pablo Durand
3:25
10."Deve Ser Amor" (That's What Love is Like)
  • Kennedy
  • Jodi Cawley
  • Anika Albert
  • Michelle Bostellar
  • Lindsey Barber
  • Nikki Martin
  • version: Dudu Faclão
3:51
11."Quero Estar com Você" (I Want to Be There)
  • Eric Silver
  • Stephanie Bentley
  • version: Bonadio and Márcio
3:05
12."Olha Só"
  • Bonadio
  • Rossi
  • Durand
4:01
13."Te Deixo Tocar"
  • Bonadio
  • Adriana Maciel
3:51
14."Nunca Deixe de Sonhar" (El Poder de los Sueños) (feat. KLB)
  • Alejandro Lerner
  • version: Piska
3:51
Total length:50:39

Charts

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/Sales
Brazil (Pro-Música Brasil)[26] 2× Platinum 2,000,000[23]

^shipments figures based on certification alone

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Rouge lança CD e clipe na esperança de manter o sucesso". 19 August 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Veja, Edições 35-43". Revista Veja (in português). Edições 35-43. 2003. p. 1. Retrieved 10 September 2011. O primeiro CD, que contém a música Ragatanga, foi lançado em agosto de 2002 As cinco cantoras da banda trabalham no segundo álbum.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "SBT abre concurso para futuras PopStars". Cifra Club News. 5 March 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Popstars mistura calouras e grandes negócios". Terra Networks. 29 March 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  5. ↑ "Candidatas ensaiam primeira música de trabalho das Popstars". Terra Networks. 6 July 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  6. ↑ "Finalistas de Popstars mudam visual e chegam à reta final". Terra Networks. 13 July 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  7. ↑ "Karin e Patrícia são as primeiras integrantes do grupo Popstars". Terra Networks. 10 August 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  8. ↑ "Marília Gabriela dá conselhos e garotas vão gravar com KLB". Terra Networks. 3 August 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  9. 1 2 "Rouge: crônica de um sucesso anunciado". Estadão. 22 October 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  10. ↑ "A explosão do Rouge". ISTOÉ Gente. 22 October 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  11. 1 2 "Rouge, uma banda sob encomenda". Estadão. 20 August 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  12. ↑ "Fórmula do biscoito". Estadão. 14 November 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  13. ↑ "Conheça as cinco integrantes de Popstars". Terra Networks. 17 August 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Popstars mostra pocket show da banda Rouge". Terra Networks. 31 August 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  15. ↑ "KLB participa do show de estréia da banda Rouge". Terra Networks. 31 August 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "Pequena Travessa" (in português). Teledramaturgia.
  17. ↑ "Rouge na Billboard". Virgula. 16 October 2002. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  18. ↑ "Não Dá Pra Resistir - Top 20 Brazil". Top 40 Charts. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
  19. ↑ ""Foi tenso", revela integrante do Rouge sobre retorno". 22 April 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  20. ↑ "Rouge - Popstar". Retrieved 16 September 2017.
  21. ↑ Salú, Daniela (19 August 2002). "Rouge lança CD e clipe na esperança de manter o sucesso" (in português). Terra Networks. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "Veja Online: Aserehe ra de re..." 13 November 2002. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  23. 1 2 Nascimento, Dre (14 November 2012). "Por onde anda: Luciana Andrade, ex-Rouge" (in português). Globo.com. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  24. ↑ "Diversão & arte - Música". Isto É. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  25. ↑ "Ano 2002 - 20 CDs mais vendidos no Brasil". Pro-Música Brasil. Archived from the original on 2015-02-13. Retrieved 30 October 2017.
  26. ↑ "Brazilian album certifications – Rouge – Rouge" (in Portuguese). Associação Brasileira dos Produtores de Discos.
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