Carousel (Leila K album)

Carousel is an album by Swedish singer and rapper Leila K, released in 1993.

Carousel
Studio album by
Released1993
StudioCheiron Studios, SweMix Studios
GenreDance, Pop, House
LabelMega, Polydor
ProducerDenniz Pop, Douglas Carr
Leila K chronology
Rob'n'Raz featuring Leila K
(1990)
Carousel
(1993)
Manic Panic
(1996)
Singles from Carousel
  1. "Open Sesame"
    Released: 1992
  2. "Ça Plane Pour Moi / Check the Dan"
    Released: 1993
  3. "Slow Motion"
    Released: 1993
  4. "Close Your Eyes"
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Melody Maker(mixed)[2]

Critical reception edit

Dean Carlson from AllMusic wrote, "Carousel was over-produced, overlong, overly flawed -- and really quite good. A few minutes in, you're confronted with a glittery, elated acid house number that quickly and frighteningly transforms into a mindwarping pop epic of trance strings, false endings, and Swedish breakbeat patois-rap, and just a few tracks later, a song called "Slow Motion" spins out from under its foundational flavor of European techno-reggae and ends up sounding like a cross between M/A/R/R/S, Madonna, Mis-Teeq, and Big Audio Dynamite. Absurd and unquestionably wonderful."[1]

Track listing edit

  1. "Carousel" (Denniz PoP, Douglas Carr, Deep Fried, Al Agami) 6:08
  2. "Open Sesame" (Denniz PoP, Douglas Carr, Deep Fried) 8:49
  3. "Ça Plane Pour Moi" (Lou Deprijck, Yvan Lacomblez) 5:47
  4. "Slow Motion" (Denniz PoP, Douglas Carr, Deep Fried, Al Agami) 4:00
  5. "Glam!" (Denniz PoP, Douglas Carr, Deep Fried) 3:43
  6. "Check the Dan" (Denniz PoP, Douglas Carr, Deep Fried, Leila K) 5:22
  7. "Pyramid" (Deep Fried, Al Agami, Vito Ingrosso) 4:34
  8. "Massively Massive" (Denniz PoP, Douglas Carr, Deep Fried, Al Agami) 4:22
  9. "Close Your Eyes" (Denniz PoP, Douglas Carr, Chuck Anthony, Deep Fried, Leila K) 3:20
  10. "Open Sesame" (Last Exit Remix) 4:23
  11. "Ca plane pour moi" (Felix Remix) 7:12

Charts edit

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[3] 10
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[4] 89
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[5] 30
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[6] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[7] 32

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Carousel - Leila K. - Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  2. ^ Price, Simon (18 September 1993). "Albums". Melody Maker. p. 39. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Leila K. – Carousel" (in German). Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Leila K. – Carousel" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  5. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Leila K. – Carousel" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts.
  6. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Leila K. – Carousel". Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Leila K. – Carousel". Hung Medien.