Real Love (Sarah Connor album)

Real Love is the eighth studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor. It was released by X-Cell Records, a division of the Universal Music Group, on October 22, 2010 in German-speaking Europe. Connor's first album in two years, it involves production by Alexander Geringas, Robin Grubert, Michelle Leonard, and Erik Lewander as well as her frequent contributors Kay Denar and Rob Tyger.

Real Love
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 2010 (2010-10-22)
Length55:25 (standard edition)
66:33 (deluxe edition)
LabelX-Cell
Producer
Sarah Connor chronology
Sexy as Hell
(2008)
Real Love
(2010)
Muttersprache
(2015)
Singles from Real Love
  1. "Cold as Ice"
    Released: October 5, 2010
  2. "Real Love"
    Released: December 10, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
CDStarts.de [1]
laut.de [2]
Die Welt [3]

Connor had separated from Marc Terenzi in late 2008. In 2009, she was featured on the Central European version of Enrique Iglesias' song "Takin' Back My Love". Later that year, she released the song "Standing On Top Of The World" as a download, available through a code on Always packaging for a limited time.[4] The song, retitled "Top Of The World", was then included on the deluxe edition of Real Love. In August of 2010, two months before the album's release, Connor made her relationship with Florian Fischer public.

Released to a lukewarm reception by critics,[5] the album debuted at number eight on the German Albums Chart and reached number fifteen and twenty-two in Austria and Switzerland respectively.[6] Altogether, Real Love produced two singles, including "Cold as Ice," which reached the top twenty on the German Singles Chart, and its title track.[7][8] Following the underperformance of the album and both of its singles, Connor went on a hiatus after which she would release the commercially successful German-language album Muttersprache in 2015. Connor would return to English-language material in 2022, with her second Christmas album Not So Silent Night.

Track listing

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Real Love track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cold as Ice"
  • Rob Tyger
  • Kay Denar
  • Tyger
  • Denar
4:12
2."Carry Me Home"
  • Ahlstedt
  • Leonard
  • Saalovaara
3:56
3."Leave with a Song"
Radio Nation3:08
4."Real Love"
Geringas3:08
5."Stand Up"
  • Hiten Bharadia
  • Björn Djupstrom
  • Dion Howell
Djupstrom3:12
6."Break My Chains"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Tyger
  • Denar
4:09
7."Can't Get Over You"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Tyger
  • Denar
4:27
8."It Only Hurts When I Breathe"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Tyger
  • Denar
3:50
9."Back from Your Love"
  • Bharadia
  • Philip Hochstrate
  • Emma Stakes
Philippe-Marc Anquetil3:22
10."Time 2"
  • Bharadia
  • Anquetil
  • Christopher Lee-Joe
  • Sarah West
BNA3:30
11."Rodeo"
  • Robin Grubert
  • Ali Zuckowski
  • Mason
Grubert3:30
12."Better Man"Lloyd Bentley ScottScott3:20
13."Keep the Fire Burnin"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Tyger
  • Denar
3:52
14."Miss U Too Much"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Tyger
  • Denar
3:57
15."Soldier with a Broken Heart"
Lewander3:51
Deluxe Edition bonus tracks[9]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Top of the World"
  • Bharadia
  • Anquetil
  • Lee-Joe
BNA3:13
17."This Is What It Feels Like"
  • Bharadia
  • Anquetil
  • Lee-Joe
  • Connor
BNA3:52
18."In Love Alone"
  • Bharadia
  • Anquetil
  • Connor
BNA4:05

Charts

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Weekly chart performance for Real Love
Chart (2010) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 15
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 8
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[12] 22

Release history

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Real Love release history
Region Date Format Label Ref(s)
Various October 22, 2010 X-Cell [13]

References

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  1. ^ "Sarah Connor - Real Love - Musik und Videos". CDstarts.de. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  2. ^ ""Real Love" von Sarah Connor – laut.de – Album". Laut.de. 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  3. ^ "Neu auf CD: Norwegische Metal-Band legt ein Meisterwerk vor - Nachrichten Kultur - Musik - WELT ONLINE" (in German). Welt.de. 2010-10-30. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
  4. ^ ""Ich habe mir genommen, was ich brauche"". gala.de. Retrieved 2024-04-24.
  5. ^ Rademacher, Sarah-Nina. "Sarah, du hast den X-Factor ..." laut.de. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  6. ^ "Sarah Connor – Real Love Music Charts". αCharts.us. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  7. ^ "Sarah Connor – 'Cold As Ice' Music Charts". αCharts.us. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  8. ^ "VÖ-Vorschau". Beatblogger.de. Retrieved 2010-11-06.
  9. ^ "Real Love (Online Deluxe Version)". Apple Music. Retrieved December 20, 2021.
  10. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Real Love" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  11. ^ "Officialcharts.de – Sarah Connor – Real Love". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  12. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Real Love". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2015-11-29.
  13. ^ "Real Love - Sarah Connor: Amazon.de". Amazon (in German). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
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