Temptation (Monrose album)

Temptation is the debut studio album by German girl band Monrose. It was released by Starwatch Music in association with the Warner Music Group and Cheyenne Records on 8 December 2006 in German-speaking Europe, following the band's formation on the television talent show Popstars – Neue Engel braucht das Land. Pre-recorded with all six finalists of the sixth Popstars season throughout October and November 2006, jury member Dieter Falk produced the majority of the album and collaborated with producers like Jiant, Marcus Brosch, Jonas Jeberg, Toni Cottura and Marc Mozart and his Mozart & Friends team. The album is primarily a dance-pop record with influences from many the hip hop, contemporary R&B, and Europop genres.

Temptation
Studio album by
Monrose
Released8 December 2006 (2006-12-08)
RecordedOctober–November 2006
StudioWeryton Studios
(Munich, Germany)
Genre
Length45:29
Label
Producer
Monrose chronology
Temptation
(2006)		 Strictly Physical
(2007)
Singles from Temptation
  1. "Shame"
    Released: December 1, 2006
  2. "Even Heaven Cries"
    Released: March 2, 2007

One of the most successful debuts of the year, the album debuted on top of the charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, and was certified platinum for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release. By June 2007, Temptation had reached triple platinum status for more than 400,000 copies sold.[1] With the number-one hit single "Shame" and the ballad "Even Heaven Cries", the album spawned two singles.

Production

Recording

In late October 2006 the six remaining finalists of the fifth installment of Popstars entered the recording studios for a total of three weeks to start working on alternate versions of the band's future debut album with judge Dieter Falk and his production team. While Falk and British duo Jiant contributed most to the album, the contestants also worked with producers Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch, Toni Cottura, Jonas Jeberg, Marc Mozart, Major, J remy, Snowflakers, Derek von Krogh and J. Worthy, and songwriters Edwin "Lil' Eddie" Serrano, Gary Barlow, Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil.

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CDStarts[2]
laut.de[3]
LetMeEntertainYou[4]
Wooodz[5]

Media reception for Temptation was generally positive, with laut.de's Stefan Johannesberg praising Monrose and their team for wisely finding a very "British and catchy" and authentic musical middle ground, simultaneously referring the trio as the "new Destiny's Dolls and Pussycat Childs" respectively.[6] Following its physical release, Temptation immediately debuted at number-one of the albums charts in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year.[7] The album was instantly certified platinum for more than 200,000 copies sold within its first week of release, and as of June 2007, has been certified three-time platinum for more than 400,000 copies sold worldwide.[7][8][9] It was eventually ranked 17th on the German Media Control year-end charts.

Although "Do That Dance" was planned to be released as the album's third single at times,[10] Temptation has spawned two singles only: The album's lead single, "Shame", reached number-one in Austria, Germany, Luxembourg and Switzerland, making it one of the most successful debuts of the year. Outselling 3/4 of the German Top 100's singles sales combined, the song also emerged as the fastest selling CD single of 2006 and the biggest downloaded song since 2004. Follow-up single "Even Heaven Cries" was released in early March 2007 and moreover used as the band's competition song in the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 pre-selection show Deutscher Vorentscheid 2007. While it reached the top 10 in Germany, the song also peaked within the top 20 in Austria, and Switzerland.

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Shame" (Radio Edit)
3:29
2."Even Heaven Cries"
Jeberg3:56
3."Oh La La"
3:46
4."No"
  • Holly James
  • Tim Goodacre
  • Stuart Roslyn
2:58
5."I'm Gonna Freak Ya"
  • Winston Sela
  • Roberto Martorell
  • Nanna Martorell
3:27
6."Love Don't Come Easy"
  • Cottura
  • Brosch
  • Kim Zebrowski
  • Inessa Alessandrova
  • Falk
  • von Krogh[A]
4:38
7."2 of a Kind"
  • Falk
  • von Krogh[A]
  • Marc Mozart[A]
  • J. Worthy[A]
3:12
8."Your Love Is Right Over Me"
  • T. B. Andrews
  • Falk
  • von Krogh[A]
4:35
9."Work It"
  • Anthony Little
  • Richard Kelly
  • Falk
  • von Krogh[A]
3:54
10."Do That Dance"
3:26
11."Live Life Get By"
  • Jiant
  • Snowflakers
3:57
12."Push Up on Me"
  • Jeremy Skaller
  • Robert Larrow
  • Thara Prashad
  • Edwin Serrano
  • George Adamas
  • Eritza Laues
4:03
Musicload bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Butt Butt"
  • Jasmine Baird
  • Alex James
Jiant3:01
Notes and sample credits
  • ^[A] denotes co-producer
  • ^[B] denotes additional producer
  • "Oh La la" is a cover version of the same-titled 2005 song by British duo Boo2.
  • "Do That Dance" is an English remake of Kay Cee Dee's 2006 song "Bad Boy."
  • "Push Up on Me" is a cover version of Thara and Rupee's previously unreleased recording from 2006.

Credits and personnel

Production
  • Producers: Bobbybass, Marcus Brosch, Dieter Falk, Toni Cottura, Jonas Jeberg, Jiant, Marc Mozart, Major, J remy, Snowflakers, Derek von Krogh, J. Worthy
  • Vocal assistance: Tara Harrison, Obi Mhondera, Niara Scarlett
  • Engineers: Tom Dokoupil, Christoph Terbuyken
  • Programming: Marcus Brosch, Copenhaniacs, Derek von Krogh, Marc Mozart, J. Worthy
  • Mixing: Christian Ballard, Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Sven Kohlwage, Derek von Krogh, Jonas Jeberg, Ren Swan
  • Artwork: Claudia Macias
  • Photography: David Cuenca

Charts

Certifications and sales
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[15] Platinum 30,000*
Germany (BVMI)[16] 2× Platinum 400,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[17] Platinum 30,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history
List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, editions, and reference
Country Date Edition Format Label Ref.
Austria 8 December 2006
  • Standard
[18]
Germany
Switzerland

References
  1. dpa (2008-06-17). "Singen und tanzen - Popstars gesucht". n-tv.de. Retrieved 2008-09-06.
  2. CDStarts review
  3. laut.de review
  4. LetMeEntertainYou review
  5. Wooodz review
  6. Johannesberg, Stefan. "Temptation review". laut.de. Retrieved 2007-03-10.
  7. "Singen und tanzen". N-TV.de. Retrieved 2007-06-15.
  8. "IFPI Germany certification". Ifpi.de. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-02-14.
  9. "IFPIP Austria certification". Ifpi.at. Retrieved 2006-02-14.
  10. "Kaiser Chiefs, Monrose und Tiziano Ferro beim Amadeus 2007". Amadeus Awards. Archived from the original on 2007-05-03. Retrieved 2007-05-01.
  11. "Austriancharts.at – Monrose – Temptation" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  12. U.S. Billboard European Top 100 Albums
  13. "Officialcharts.de – Monrose – Temptation". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  14. "Swisscharts.com – Monrose – Temptation". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-10-08.
  15. "Austrian album certifications – Monrose – Temptation" (in German). IFPI Austria.
  16. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Monrose; 'Temptation')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  17. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Monrose; 'Temptation')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  18. [v "Temptation by Monrose"] Check |url= value (help). Amazon. Germany. July 28, 2019.
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