Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr. (born June 12, 1965), as known as "Little Louie" Vega , is an American DJ, record producer and remixer of Puerto Rican ancestry. He is one half of the Masters at Work musical production team.
95-411: My Truth is the second studio album by Swedish singer Robyn . It was released on 17 May 1999 by BMG Sweden . Robyn collaborated with the producers Lindström & Ekhé, Christian Falk , Billy Mann , Thomas Rusiak and Masters at Work on the album. A pop , R&B and soul record, My Truth is an autobiographical album for which Robyn co-wrote all fourteen songs. Some of its lyrics reflect on
190-653: A disc jockey , spinning records at the age of 13. By 1985, Louie began playing house and block parties in his local Bronx and his first nightclub residency was at the Devil's Nest, in the Bronx, and later he moved to heartthrob (the old Funhouse), Roseland, Studio 54 and the Palladium in Manhattan . During the 1990s, Vega was playing at one of the most influential nightclubs for house music , The Sound Factory Bar at
285-654: A 90-second intro. The title track has a "convinced relativism", according to Robert Christgau , and Robyn wrote the song in 1997 about feeling misunderstood. The sixth song, "Main Thing" (which samples Shot's 1986 single of the same name), explores the deep house , disco and funk genres. Robyn wrote the song about an ex-boyfriend in February 1999, while she was working with Masters at Work in New York. The lyrics of "Healthy Love", featuring Cindy, describe feeling vulnerable in
380-403: A compilation of songs created by any average listener of music. The songs on a mixtape generally relate to one another in some way, whether it be a conceptual theme or an overall sound. After the introduction of Compact discs, the term "Mixtape" began to apply to any personal compilation of songs on any given format. The sales of Compact Cassettes eventually began to decline in the 1990s, after
475-424: A current or former member of a musical group which is released under that artist's name only, even though some or all other band members may be involved. The solo album appeared as early as the late 1940s. A 1947 Billboard magazine article heralded " Margaret Whiting huddling with Capitol execs over her first solo album on which she will be backed by Frank De Vol ". There is no formal definition setting forth
570-561: A customer buys a whole album rather than just one or two songs from the artist. The song is not necessarily free nor is it available as a stand-alone download, adding also to the incentive to buy the complete album. In contrast to hidden tracks , bonus tracks are included on track listings and usually do not have a gap of silence between other album tracks. Bonus tracks on CD or vinyl albums are common in Japan for releases by European and North American artists; since importing international copies of
665-447: A mainstream appeal. John Lucas of AllMusic called the album "hardly a radical departure" from Robyn Is Here , but more mature with "intelligent and introspective" lyrics and greater focus on its lyrical content. Vulture 's Larry Fitzmaurice declared it "part continuation of Robyn Is Here 's R&B-pop palette and part stylistic divergence into more subtle, chillout-inflected territory". "Det gör ont ibland", with Petter,
760-491: A new relationship due to bad experiences in previous ones. "Monday Morning", an acoustic pop song, was designated by Bjurman as a "singer-songwriter visa ". The lyrics describe feeling down after a fun weekend with lines such as "Will you still love me on Monday morning?" The ninth track, "Giving You Back", is a piano ballad which addresses Robyn's abortion: "I'm giving you back to where you came from but I'm not forgetting who you are". David Schmader of The Stranger wrote that
855-464: A perfect listen, but this album does mark an important step forward for Robyn as an artist." Robert Christgau criticized My Truth in 2011, calling it "as strained as you might fear" and using it as an example of Robyn's "awkward stage that hits teenpop stars like clockwork". Patrik Lindgren of Göteborgs-Posten called My Truth the fifth-best Swedish album of 1999, regarding it a solid follow-up to Robyn Is Here . Aftonbladet reviewers selected it as
950-482: A positive whole on the record, even though certain songs that I write are rather sad. —Robyn about My Truth , June 1999 Robyn co-wrote all of My Truth 's fourteen tracks. Although the singer returned to Sweden from North America in the summer of 1998, she returned to the US several times to work on the album. Several songwriters gave Robyn completed songs to record, but she considered it important to contribute to
1045-610: A remix project titled RMX/RBN in which songs spanning her career were remixed by other artists. "Main Thing", remixed by Mr. Tophat and released on 15 July 2016, was the only song included from her back catalogue before the launch of her record label Konichiwa Records in 2004. In 2018, Consequence included the album track "Giving You Back" in the listicle "10 Ways Pop Star Robyn Was Ahead of Her Time", authored by Katie Moulton, using it as an instance of Robyn "open[ing] up about women's health 20 years ago". The same year, Vulture selected "Long Gone" as one of ten songs worth revisiting from
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#17328024649131140-494: A single artist, genre or period, a single artist covering the songs of various artists or a single artist, genre or period, or any variation of an album of cover songs which is marketed as a "tribute". Little Louie Vega He was born to a musician family, as his father, Luis F. Vega Sr., was a jazz saxophonist , and his uncle was singer Héctor Lavoe of the Fania All-Stars . Vega embarked on his music career as
1235-522: A single case, or a triple album containing three LPs or compact discs. Recording artists who have an extensive back catalogue may re-release several CDs in one single box with a unified design, often containing one or more albums (in this scenario, these releases can sometimes be referred to as a "two (or three)-fer"), or a compilation of previously unreleased recordings. These are known as box sets . Some musical artists have also released more than three compact discs or LP records of new recordings at once, in
1330-433: A solo album for several reasons. A solo performer working with other members will typically have full creative control of the band, be able to hire and fire accompanists, and get the majority of the proceeds. The performer may be able to produce songs that differ widely from the sound of the band with which the performer has been associated, or that the group as a whole chose not to include in its own albums. Graham Nash of
1425-468: A standalone 12-inch promotional single with club mixes on 20 October 1999. My Truth 's third single, "My Only Reason", was released for purchase on 22 November 1999 with "Det gör ont ibland" on its B-side. The accompanying music video was shot in late-November 1999. The single underperformed on the Swedish singles chart, appearing for one week at number 53. It became Robyn's lowest-charting-song on
1520-414: A studio. However, the common understanding of a "live album" is one that was recorded at a concert with a public audience, even when the recording is overdubbed or multi-tracked. Concert or stage performances are recorded using remote recording techniques. Albums may be recorded at a single concert , or combine recordings made at multiple concerts. They may include applause, laughter and other noise from
1615-430: A studio. Studios are built to absorb sound, eliminating reverberation , to assist in mixing different takes; other locations, such as concert venues and some "live rooms", have reverberation, which creates a "live" sound. Recordings, including live, may contain editing, sound effects, voice adjustments, etc. With modern recording technology , artists can be recorded in separate rooms or at separate times while listening to
1710-406: A theme such as the "greatest hits" from one artist, B-sides and rarities by one artist, or selections from a record label , a musical genre , a certain time period, or a regional music scene. Promotional sampler albums are compilations. A tribute or cover album is a compilation of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may involve various artists covering the songs of
1805-516: A trend of shifting sales in the music industry , some observers feel that the early 21st century experienced the death of the album . An album may contain any number of tracks. In the United States, The Recording Academy 's rules for Grammy Awards state that an album must comprise a minimum total playing time of 15 minutes with at least five distinct tracks or a minimum total playing time of 30 minutes with no minimum track requirement. In
1900-430: A way of promoting the album. Albums have been issued that are compilations of older tracks not originally released together, such as singles not originally found on albums, b-sides of singles, or unfinished " demo " recordings. Double albums during the seventies were sometimes sequenced for record changers . In the case of a two-record set, for example, sides 1 and 4 would be stamped on one record, and sides 2 and 3 on
1995-461: Is a hidden track on the first track's pregap . Robyn described the duet as the "most hip hop " song she had recorded to date. Aftonbladet 's Per Bjurman described " Play " (the first track) as world music -tinged, and Lucas called it "as playful a song as [Robyn]'s ever recorded". It is followed by the R&;B song "My Only Reason", whose lyrics describe a bad relationship. Next is "Underneath
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#17328024649132090-580: Is any vocal content. A track that has the same name as the album is called the title track. A bonus track (also known as a bonus cut or bonus) is a piece of music which has been included as an extra. This may be done as a marketing promotion, or for other reasons. It is not uncommon to include singles, B-sides , live recordings , and demo recordings as bonus tracks on re-issues of old albums, where those tracks were not originally included. Online music stores allow buyers to create their own albums by selecting songs themselves; bonus tracks may be included if
2185-555: Is not necessarily just in MP3 file format, in which higher quality formats such as FLAC and WAV can be used on storage media that MP3 albums reside on, such as CD-R-ROMs , hard drives , flash memory (e.g. thumbdrives , MP3 players , SD cards ), etc. The contents of the album are usually recorded in a studio or live in concert, though may be recorded in other locations, such as at home (as with JJ Cale's Okie , Beck's Odelay , David Gray's White Ladder , and others), in
2280-402: Is recorded on both the "A" and "B" side of the tape, with cassette being "turned" to play the other side of the album. Compact Cassettes were also a popular way for musicians to record " Demos " or "Demo Tapes" of their music to distribute to various record labels, in the hopes of acquiring a recording contract . Compact cassettes also saw the creation of mixtapes , which are tapes containing
2375-520: The iPod , US album sales dropped 54.6% from 2001 to 2009. The CD is a digital data storage device which permits digital recording technology to be used to record and play-back the recorded music. Most recently, the MP3 audio format has matured, revolutionizing the concept of digital storage. Early MP3 albums were essentially CD-rips created by early CD- ripping software, and sometimes real-time rips from cassettes and vinyl. The so-called "MP3 album"
2470-524: The 1970s. Appraising the concept in Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies (1981), Robert Christgau said most "are profit-taking recaps marred by sound and format inappropriate to phonographic reproduction (you can't put sights, smells, or fellowship on audio tape). But for Joe Cocker and Bette Midler and Bob-Dylan -in-the-arena, the form makes a compelling kind of sense." Among
2565-554: The 21st-best album of the year. In 1999, My Truth was nominated for a Rockbjörnen as Swedish Album of the Year. The album earned Robyn her first Grammis at the 2000 awards in the Female Pop/Rock category. The jury called it a "brilliant" follow-up to her debut album, and praised its personal lyrics. The album was also nominated for Album of the Year, and Robyn was nominated for Artist of the Year. In June 2016, Robyn launched
2660-415: The 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The 8-track tape was the first tape format widely used alongside vinyl from 1965 until being phased out by 1983, being gradually supplanted by the cassette tape throughout the 1970s and early 1980s; the popularity of the cassette reached its peak during the late 1980s before sharply declining during the 1990s. The cassette had largely disappeared by
2755-443: The 25-minute mark. The album Dopesmoker by Sleep contains only a single track, but the composition is over 63 minutes long. There are no formal rules against artists such as Pinhead Gunpowder referring to their own releases under thirty minutes as "albums". If an album becomes too long to fit onto a single vinyl record or CD, it may be released as a double album where two vinyl LPs or compact discs are packaged together in
2850-469: The Heart", a piano-guitar-and-string ballad whose lyrics describe the desire to help someone else feel better, which was compared by a critic to the catalogue of American singer Toni Braxton . The fourth track, " Electric ", is an electronic funk song with reggae elements; it uses positive and negative energy as metaphors for the close relationship between love and hate. The extended album version includes
2945-496: The Hollies described his experience in developing a solo album as follows: "The thing that I go through that results in a solo album is an interesting process of collecting songs that can't be done, for whatever reason, by a lot of people". A solo album may also represent the departure of the performer from the group. A compilation album is a collection of material from various recording projects or various artists, assembled with
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3040-494: The Long Playing record format in 1948, it was natural the term album would continue. Columbia expected that the record size distinction in 78s would continue, with classical music on 12" records and popular music on 10" records, and singles on 78s. Columbia's first popular 10" LP in fact was Frank Sinatra's first album, the four-record eight-song The Voice of Frank Sinatra , originally issued in 1946. RCA's introduction of
3135-580: The Swedish albums chart and was certified gold by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF), for sales of 40,000 copies on 18 May—the day after its release. The album sold 50,000 copies in its first four weeks, and remained on the album chart for 27 non-consecutive weeks (11 of them in the top 10). On 1 October 1999, My Truth was certified platinum by the GLF for sales of 80,000 copies. In 2001, Billboard reported that
3230-619: The Swedish singles chart and certified gold. Robyn's debut studio album Robyn Is Here was released in Sweden in 1995, and was followed by a North American release two years later. The album sold 1.5 million copies worldwide, according to BMG Sweden , and yielded the top-ten singles " Do You Know (What It Takes) " and " Show Me Love ". Robyn Is Here was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipments of one million copies in
3325-603: The US in December 2014, although the hidden track "Det gör ont ibland" was omitted. "Electric" was sent to Swedish radio stations on 22 March 1999 as My Truth 's lead single . Robyn first performed the song on the televised Miss Sweden beauty pageant at the Stockholm Concert Hall on 27 March 1999. It was released for purchase on 12 April 1999, with the radio edit and the extended album version. The official music video premiered on 16 May 1999 during
3420-487: The Underground Network Parties with promoters Don Welch and Barbara Tucker (also singer). During this time, production team Masters at Work began a remixing team which consisted of young producers "Little Louie" Vega and partner Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez . Vega's uncle is salsa vocalist Héctor Lavoe , while Gonzalez's father, Hector Torres, also performs salsa. Vega is also the cousin of Eric Vega,
3515-591: The United Kingdom, the criteria for the UK Albums Chart is that a recording counts as an "album" if it either has more than four tracks or lasts more than 25 minutes. Sometimes shorter albums are referred to as mini-albums or EPs . Albums such as Tubular Bells , Amarok , and Hergest Ridge by Mike Oldfield , and Yes's Close to the Edge , include fewer than four tracks, but still surpass
3610-719: The United States. In 1998, Robyn returned to Sweden after nearly 12 months on tour in North America. She told Billboard , "I returned [to Stockholm] from my year in the U.S. [and] I was so extremely tired of everything, including myself and my music." Burned out , the singer took several months off. Robyn then began working on My Truth , enlisting Ulf Lindström, Johan Ekhé, Christian Falk , Billy Mann , Cherno Jah, Masters at Work , Ken Fambro and Internal Dread as producers; she had collaborated with Lindström, Ekhé and Falk on Robyn Is Here . I feel more safe about myself and my music now, and I've become more focused on maintaining
3705-501: The abortion after much soul-searching. In a May 1999 Aftonbladet interview, the singer said that she would not wish an abortion on anyone because of the pain it caused her. Following the interview, Robyn experienced a backlash by some who felt that she impeded female liberation with her comments. In an August 1999 interview, the singer said that she wanted to draw attention to the abortion debate rather than her personal life. Although she supported abortion rights , Robyn acknowledged that
3800-400: The album a retrospective review for AllMusic, however, writing that "there are no truly weak moments" and calling it "much more organic and mature" than Robyn Is Here . Lucas felt that the album lacked "instant" and "irresistible" hooks, and criticised the "uniformity of sound that can make some songs drift in and out without really making any impression": "Not a commercial blockbuster then, nor
3895-413: The album can be cheaper than buying a domestically released version, Japanese releases often feature bonus tracks to incentivize domestic purchase. Commercial sheet music is published in conjunction with the release of a new album (studio, compilation, soundtrack, etc.). A matching folio songbook is a compilation of the music notation of all the songs included in that particular album. It typically has
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3990-472: The album had sold over 130,000 copies in Sweden. BMG initially reported a December 1999 international release, with "Electric" the first European single release in mid-August of that year. In June 1999, RCA Records (Robyn's international label) began formulating the marketing plans for the album in the United States; initial reports anticipated the release of an airplay single in September 1999, followed by
4085-527: The album in January 2000. In December 1999, Aftonbladet reported that Robyn would record new songs for an American version of My Truth or a new album, scheduled for release in the fall of 2000. Due to the lyrics which reflected on her abortion, RCA asked Robyn to re-record portions of the album for the American market and pop radio; according to a June 1999 article in the American music magazine Billboard ,
4180-526: The album's artwork on its cover and, in addition to sheet music, it includes photos of the artist. Most pop and rock releases come in standard Piano/Vocal/Guitar notation format (and occasionally Easy Piano / E-Z Play Today). Rock-oriented releases may also come in Guitar Recorded Versions edition, which are note-for-note transcriptions written directly from artist recordings. Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one-half of
4275-511: The album. If a pop or rock album contained tracks released separately as commercial singles , they were conventionally placed in particular positions on the album. During the sixties, particularly in the UK, singles were generally released separately from albums. Today, many commercial albums of music tracks feature one or more singles, which are released separately to radio, TV or the Internet as
4370-456: The album. Photographer Eric Broms provided the artwork for My Truth , which sees Robyn wearing a feather headpiece designed by Sebastian Wahl. Although the singer wanted My Truth to be positive in spirit, she acknowledged that "some sadness [is] expressed": "Every song is about something I've been through that I think is important to talk about. I have tried to turn these experiences into inspiring songs about my life." Robyn had an abortion in
4465-479: The amount of participation a band member can solicit from other members of their band, and still have the album referred to as a solo album. One reviewer wrote that Ringo Starr 's third venture, Ringo , "[t]echnically... wasn't a solo album because all four Beatles appeared on it". Three of the four members of the Beatles released solo albums while the group was officially still together. A performer may record
4560-510: The audience, comments by the performers between pieces, improvisation, and so on. They may use multitrack recording direct from the stage sound system (rather than microphones placed among the audience), and can employ additional manipulation and effects during post-production to enhance the quality of the recording. Notable early live albums include the double album of Benny Goodman , The Famous 1938 Carnegie Hall Jazz Concert , released in 1950. Live double albums later became popular during
4655-552: The best Swedish soul album to date, singling out "Main Thing" as the album's best track. Göteborgs-Posten 's Patrik Lindgren praised the album's variety of musical styles, calling Robyn Sweden's top soul singer. Lindgren appreciated the album's not being fitted to the American market, which he found apparent with the lead single ("Electric"). According to Länstidningen Östersund 's Björn Bostrand, Robyn separated herself from other up-and-coming singers with My Truth by balancing maturity and youthful ambition. Bostrand praised
4750-406: The best selling live albums are Eric Clapton 's Unplugged (1992), selling over 26 million copies, Garth Brooks ' Double Live (1998), over 21 million copies, and Peter Frampton 's Frampton Comes Alive! (1976), over 11 million copies. In Rolling Stone ' s 500 Greatest Albums of All Time , 18 albums were live albums. A solo album , in popular music , is an album recorded by
4845-520: The broadcast of the documentary Robyn – ingen vanlig Carlsson on SVT1 . "Electric" was Robyn's third top-ten entry on the Sverigetopplistan singles chart, peaking at number six. On 18 May 1999, the single was certified gold by the GLF for sales of 15,000 copies. It was the sixth most-played-song of 1999 on Sveriges Radio P3 . "Play" was selected as the album's second single in June 1999. It
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#17328024649134940-433: The chart at the time, and her first single to miss the top 40. "Main Thing", released as the album's fourth and final single on 4 December 2000, did not chart. Critical reception of My Truth was generally positive in the Swedish press. According to Aftonbladet , based on reviews by several newspapers when the album was released, it had an average score of 3.4 out of 5. Daniel Lindström of Östersunds-Posten praised it as
5035-406: The decision is a serious matter and should be treated as such. Described as an autobiographical album, My Truth is a pop , R&B and soul record. About its mature tone, Robyn said that she had grown up since releasing her debut album and had gained life experiences which she wanted to express. She described the album's musical styles as more intense than those on Robyn Is Here , but retaining
5130-551: The early 1900s, the typical 10-inch disc could only hold about three minutes of sound per side, so almost all popular recordings were limited to around three minutes in length. Classical-music and spoken-word items generally were released on the longer 12-inch 78s, playing around 4–5 minutes per side. For example, in 1924, George Gershwin recorded a drastically shortened version of his new seventeen-minute composition Rhapsody in Blue with Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra. The recording
5225-456: The early 20th century as individual 78 rpm records (78s) collected in a bound book resembling a photo album ; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl long-playing (LP) records played at 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 rpm . The album was the dominant form of recorded music expression and consumption from the mid-1960s to the early 21st century, a period known as the album era . Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in
5320-506: The early nineteenth century. Later, collections of related 78s were bundled in book-like albums (one side of a 78 rpm record could hold only about 3.5 minutes of sound). When LP records were introduced, a collection of pieces or songs on a single record was called an "album"; the word was extended to other recording media such as compact disc, MiniDisc , compact audio cassette, 8-track tape and digital albums as they were introduced. An album (Latin albus , white), in ancient Rome,
5415-443: The fall of 1998, which she publicly disclosed several months later in an issue of Café . She wrote "Giving You Back" in February 1999, to help her cope with the abortion; when the album was completed, the singer called it one of the best songs she had written to date. Robyn began using songwriting as a coping mechanism during the production of Robyn Is Here , when she wrote "In My Heart" about her parents' divorce. She decided to have
5510-624: The field – as with early blues recordings, in prison, or with a mobile recording unit such as the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio . Most albums are studio albums —that is, they are recorded in a recording studio with equipment meant to give those overseeing the recording as much control as possible over the sound of the album. They minimize external noises and reverberations and have highly sensitive microphones and sound mixing equipment. Band members may record their parts in separate rooms or at separate times, listening to
5605-491: The first decade of the 2000s. Most albums are recorded in a studio , although they may also be recorded in a concert venue , at home, in the field, or a mix of places. The time frame for completely recording an album varies between a few hours to several years. This process usually requires several takes with different parts recorded separately, and then brought or " mixed " together. Recordings that are done in one take without overdubbing are termed "live", even when done in
5700-500: The form of a prototype. Compact Cassettes became especially popular during the 1980s after the advent of the Sony Walkman , which allowed the person to control what they listened to. The Walkman was convenient because of its size, the device could fit in most pockets and often came equipped with a clip for belts or pants. The compact cassette used double-sided magnetic tape to distribute music for commercial sale. The music
5795-480: The form of boxed sets, although in that case the work is still usually considered to be an album. Material (music or sounds) is stored on an album in sections termed tracks. A music track (often simply referred to as a track) is an individual song or instrumental recording. The term is particularly associated with popular music where separate tracks are known as album tracks; the term is also used for other formats such as EPs and singles . When vinyl records were
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#17328024649135890-415: The front cover and liner notes on the back or inside cover. Most albums included three or four records, with two sides each, making six or eight compositions per album. By the mid-1930s, record companies had adopted the album format for classical music selections that were longer than the roughly eight minutes that fit on both sides of a classical 12" 78 rpm record. Initially the covers were plain, with
5985-617: The label wanted an album like Robyn Is Here and were not invested in My Truth . In 2001, she left RCA and entered a new record deal with Jive Records and Zomba . In 2018, Robyn reflected on the issue for a story in The New York Times : "You can't really talk about stuff like [abortions] in America, or you couldn't at the time. Not if you were an 18-year-old pop star." My Truth was eventually made available for streaming in
6080-489: The last lines of which were taken from dialogue in the film Contact (1997). The penultimate track, "Not on the Inside", is an acoustic pop song. Robyn stated that the song is about individuals who "don't have a good grip on their lives ... but pretend they do". The thirteenth and final track, "Universal Woman" (for which Robyn received sole writing credit), was written in ten minutes in a London hotel room. She singer said that
6175-420: The lesser-known parts of Robyn's catalogue. Notes Credits are adapted from the liner notes of My Truth . Shipments figures based on certification alone. Studio album An album is a collection of audio recordings (e.g., music ) issued on a medium such as compact disc (CD), vinyl (record), audio tape (like 8-track or cassette ), or digital . Albums of recorded sound were developed in
6270-487: The mid-1960s to the late 1970s when the Compact Cassette format took over. The format is regarded as an obsolete technology, and was relatively unknown outside the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia. Stereo 8 was created in 1964 by a consortium led by Bill Lear of Lear Jet Corporation , along with Ampex , Ford Motor Company , General Motors , Motorola , and RCA Victor Records . It
6365-481: The name of the selection and performer in small type. In 1938, Columbia Records hired the first graphic designer in the business to design covers, others soon followed and colorful album covers cover became an important selling feature. By the later '30s, record companies began releasing albums of previously released recordings of popular music in albums organized by performer, singers or bands, or by type of music, boogie-woogie , for example. When Columbia introduced
6460-443: The other parts of the track with headphones to keep the timing right. In the 2000s, with the advent of digital recording , it became possible for musicians to record their part of a song in another studio in another part of the world, and send their contribution over digital channels to be included in the final product. Recordings that are done in one take without overdubbing or multi-tracking are termed "live", even when done in
6555-438: The other parts using headphones ; with each part recorded as a separate track . Album covers and liner notes are used, and sometimes additional information is provided, such as analysis of the recording, and lyrics or librettos . Historically, the term "album" was applied to a collection of various items housed in a book format. In musical usage, the word was used for collections of short pieces of printed music from
6650-414: The other. The user would stack the two records onto the spindle of an automatic record changer, with side 1 on the bottom and side 2 (on the other record) on top. Side 1 would automatically drop onto the turntable and be played. When finished, the tone arm's position would trigger a mechanism which moved the arm out of the way, dropped the record with side 2, and played it. When both records had been played,
6745-484: The paper cover in small type were the words "Record Album". Now records could be stored vertically with the record not touching the shelf, and the term was applied to the collection. In the early nineteenth century, "album" was occasionally used in the titles of some classical music sets, such as Robert Schumann 's Album for the Young Opus 68, a set of 43 short pieces. With the advent of 78 rpm records in
6840-406: The primary medium for audio recordings a track could be identified visually from the grooves and many album covers or sleeves included numbers for the tracks on each side. On a compact disc the track number is indexed so that a player can jump straight to the start of any track. On digital music stores such as iTunes the term song is often used interchangeably with track regardless of whether there
6935-432: The publishers of photograph albums. Single 78 rpm records were sold in a brown heavy paper sleeve with a large hole in the center so the record's label could be seen. The fragile records were stored on their sides. By the mid-1920s, photo album publishers sold collections of empty sleeves of heavier paper in bound volumes with stiff covers slightly larger than the 10" popular records. (Classical records measured 12".) On
7030-404: The record industry as a standard format for the "album". Apart from relatively minor refinements and the important later addition of stereophonic sound capability, it has remained the standard format for vinyl albums. The term "album" was extended to other recording media such as 8-track tape , cassette tape , compact disc , MiniDisc , and digital albums, as they were introduced. As part of
7125-452: The release and distribution Compact Discs . The 2010s saw a revival of Compact Cassettes by independent record labels and DIY musicians who preferred the format because of its difficulty to share over the internet . The compact disc format replaced both the vinyl record and the cassette as the standard for the commercial mass-market distribution of physical music albums. After the introduction of music downloading and MP3 players such as
7220-407: The singer had a miscarriage instead of an abortion. Robyn refused to change the album; negotiations ended after six months, and the plans to release My Truth and its singles abroad were cancelled. Her manager, Alex Strehl, said: "I guess Robyn had moved in a direction that [RCA] didn't expect." Strehl told Aftonbladet that RCA felt that the album lacked potential hit singles. According to Robyn,
7315-440: The singer's debut album, Robyn Is Here (1995), but noted that it lacked catchy hooks. The album peaked at number two on the Sverigetopplistan albums chart, and was certified platinum by the Swedish Recording Industry Association (GLF). Four singles were released from My Truth : " Electric ", " Play ", "My Only Reason" and "Main Thing". "Electric", the album's lead single, was commercially successful, peaking at number six on
7410-585: The singer's fall 1998 abortion , which became controversial when RCA Records began planning a North American release. When Robyn refused to change the album after the label's request, plans to release My Truth outside Sweden were cancelled. Swedish music critics generally praised My Truth , commending Robyn's growth as a songwriter. At the 2000 Grammis , the album received the Best Female Pop/Rock award. Overseas critics were divided in their opinions of My Truth ; they found it more mature than
7505-462: The singer's vocal performance and the acoustic-pop songs "Not on the Inside" and "Monday Morning". Per Bjurman of Aftonbladet said that although Robyn Is Here 's lyrics were charming, My Truth demonstrated the singer's growth and maturity as a songwriter. Bjurman wrote that the album proved that Robyn was a full-fledged musician, and he called it one of the year's best Swedish albums. A Helsingborgs Dagblad reviewer called My Truth one of
7600-448: The smaller 45 rpm format later in 1948 disrupted Columbia's expectations. By the mid-1950s, 45s dominated the singles market and 12" LPs dominated the album market and both 78s and 10" LPs were discontinued. In the 1950s albums of popular music were also issued on 45s, sold in small heavy paper-covered "gate-fold" albums with multiple discs in sleeves or in sleeves in small boxes. This format disappeared around 1960. Sinatra's "The Voice"
7695-464: The song has a directness "unprecedented in pop", and compared its piano elements to those in Braxton's work. The following track, "88 Days", has a pop and R&B sound. Robyn and Mann co-wrote it during winter, when spring was about 88 days away and they longed for sunshine. According to Lucas, its lyrics also refer to the singer's abortion. "Long Gone" is a ballad with string and guitar instrumentation,
7790-505: The song is about girl power ; women can be regarded as "strong", even if they "sacrifice" everything for love. My Truth premiered on the Torget.se website, where three songs were uploaded daily beginning on 14 May 1999. The album was released three days later (on 17 May) by BMG Sweden. The label held back on releasing the album abroad until they could present a "success story" to international distributors. My Truth debuted at number two on
7885-575: The songs by Lindström & Ekhé and Masters at Work. A Nöjesguiden reviewer highlighted "Main Thing" and "Electric", but criticised what they called the album's cheap production. Karolina Ramqvist of Dagens Nyheter also disliked the "flat" production by Lindström & Ekhé and Mann, but said that Robyn's improvement as a vocalist redeemed the album. A writer for Dagens industri said that My Truth 's mature sound and low-profile approach would alienate her American teen audience. Svenska Dagbladet 's Stefan Malmqvist wrote that although it
7980-601: The studio, "Main Thing" and "Good Thang" were completed. The former was chosen for the album, and the latter would be released as the B-side of a single. She joined Swedish rapper Petter for "Det gör ont ibland", a Swedish-language duet, after they visited a friend's country home. According to Petter, the song came together quickly despite their different musical styles. It was produced by rapper Thomas Rusiak , with additional production by Robyn and Lindström & Ekhé. She recorded "Healthy Love", another duet, with Cindy Heinold for
8075-464: The user would pick up the stack, turn it over, and put them back on the spindle—sides 3 and 4 would then play in sequence. Record changers were used for many years of the LP era, but eventually fell out of use. 8-track tape (formally Stereo 8: commonly known as the eight-track cartridge, eight-track tape, or simply eight-track) is a magnetic tape sound recording technology popular in the United States from
8170-524: The writing process and said that most of the songs on My Truth originated with her. The album was written in four months. Robyn collaborated with a variety of producers, saying that she played around with the album's concept and was willing to experiment with different musical styles. Tired of the R&;B of Robyn Is Here , the singer decided to explore house and rock music . About the album's title, she told Nerikes Allehanda that its songs expressed what
8265-495: The year's best Swedish records, praising its music, vocals, and lyrics. Although they felt that some tracks went unnoticed, the album was superior to Robyn Is Here . Magnus Persson of Borås Tidning considered My Truth a step in the right direction and recognized Robyn's songwriting, calling "Universal Woman" one of the album's best moments. Although Persson was less enthusiastic about the Mann-produced tracks, he praised
8360-452: Was a board chalked or painted white, on which decrees, edicts, and other public notices were inscribed in black. It was from this that in medieval and modern times, album came to denote a book of blank pages in which verses, autographs, sketches, photographs and the like are collected. This in turn led to the modern meaning of an album as a collection of audio recordings issued as a single item. The first audio albums were actually published by
8455-548: Was a further development of the similar Stereo-Pak four-track cartridge created by Earl "Madman" Muntz . A later quadraphonic version of the format was announced by RCA in April 1970 and first known as Quad-8, then later changed to just Q8. The Compact Cassette was a popular medium for distributing pre-recorded music from the early 1970s to the early 2000s. The first "Compact Cassette" was introduced by Philips in August 1963 in
8550-411: Was an impressive record, My Truth was not engaging. Malmqvist praised the more-uptempo tracks, but felt that the album as a whole did not leave a lasting impression. In the same newspaper, Johanna Olofsson saw the album as weak and colorless but better-sounding when performed live. Since My Truth was not released outside Sweden, it attracted little attention from foreign music critics. John Lucas gave
8645-444: Was important to her and reflected her "truth" at the time. Robyn asked her manager to enlist a house producer for the project after "falling in love" with New York culture in 1997. The following year, she began working with Little Louie Vega and Kenny "Dope" Gonzalez of Masters at Work. Although Robyn initially found it difficult to sing at a house tempo, she called it "liberating" when she became accustomed to it. After two weeks in
8740-399: Was issued in 1952 on two extended play 45s, with two songs on each side, in both packagings. The 10-inch and 12-inch LP record (long play), or 33 + 1 ⁄ 3 rpm microgroove vinyl record, is a gramophone record format introduced by Columbia Records in 1948. A single LP record often had the same or similar number of tunes as a typical album of 78s, and it was adopted by
8835-508: Was issued on both sides of a single record, Victor 55225 and ran for 8m 59s. By 1910, though some European record companies had issued albums of complete operas and other works, the practice of issuing albums was not widely taken up by American record companies until the 1920s. By about 1910, bound collections of empty sleeves with a paperboard or leather cover, similar to a photograph album, were sold as record albums that customers could use to store their records (the term "record album"
8930-462: Was printed on some covers). These albums came in both 10-inch and 12-inch sizes. The covers of these bound books were wider and taller than the records inside, allowing the record album to be placed on a shelf upright, like a book, suspending the fragile records above the shelf and protecting them. In the 1930s, record companies began issuing collections of 78s by one performer or of one type of music in specially assembled albums, typically with artwork on
9025-405: Was released a month later, on 12 July, with the previously unreleased "Good Thang" as its B-side. BMG intended to commission a music video to promote the single, but Robyn opted to use the video's budget for a nationwide Sweden tour instead. "Play" peaked at number 31 on the Swedish singles chart, becoming Robyn's seventh consecutive top-40 entry on the chart. "Good Thang" was subsequently released as
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