Stronger (Agnes album)

Stronger is the second studio album by Swedish singer Agnes Carlsson, released on 11 October 2006 by Ariola Records. Two songs from the album, "I Believe in You" and "I Had a Feelin'", were covered by German girl group No Angels on their 2007 album Destiny. The song "Love Is All Around" has been covered by artists from at least three other continents.

Stronger
Studio album by
Released11 October 2006 (2006-10-11)
Recorded2006
Genre
Length38:52
LabelAriola
Producer
Agnes chronology
Agnes
(2005)
Stronger
(2006)
Dance Love Pop
(2008)
Singles from Stronger
  1. "Kick Back Relax"
    Released: 7 September 2006
  2. "Champion"
    Released: 22 November 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Expressen[1]
Helsingborgs Dagblad[2]
Kristianstadsbladet[3]
Svenska Dagbladet[4]

Reception

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Markus Larsson of Aftonbladet stated, "Agnes is an obvious talent with a strong voice, but no one seems to know what to make out of it, not the record company, not the songwriters, not the producers, not even Agnes herself."[5]

Nina Sköldqvist of Helsingborgs Dagblad wrote that Stronger contains a variety of genres, including "a heavy ballad" like "(What Do I Do With) All This Love", "spirited R&B" like "Kick Back Relax" and the "MTV-like" "My Boy" and "Everybody".[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Believe in You"
  • Johan Ekhé
  • Ulf Lindström
Ghost3:31
2."Top of the World"
3:10
3."Somewhere Down the Road"Quiz & Larossi4:03
4."I Had a Feelin'"
Arnthor3:16
5."Kick Back Relax"Elofsson
  • Ghost
  • Elofsson[a]
2:59
6."Champion"
Olsson3:27
7."Love Is All Around"
  • Fredrik Thomander
  • Anders Wikström
  • Thomander
  • Wikström
3:23
8."(What Do I Do With) All This Love"
  • Elofsson
  • Dan Hill
Ghost4:36
9."My Boy"
  • Carlsson
  • Ekhé
  • Lindström
Ghost3:19
10."(Baby) I Want You Gone"
Olsson3:36
11."Everybody Knows"
Jock-E3:20
Total length:38:52
Notes
  • ^a signifies a vocal producer

Charts

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Release history

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Region Date Format Label Ref.
Sweden 11 October 2006 Ariola [9]
United States 8 September 2009 Digital download [10]

References

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  1. ^ Nunstedt, Anders (11 October 2006). "Agnes – Stronger". Expressen (in Swedish). Bonnier Group. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b Sköldqvist, Nina (13 October 2006). "Ambitiösa Agnes" [Ambitious Agnes]. Helsingborgs Dagblad (in Swedish). Bonnier Group. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. ^ Appelqvist, Lisa (13 October 2006). "Agnes: Stronger". Kristianstadsbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  4. ^ Backman, Dan (11 October 2006). "Recension: Stronger – Agnes". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). Schibsted. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  5. ^ Larsson, Markus (10 October 2006). "Pop utan identitet" [Pop without identity]. Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  6. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. 118 (44). 4 November 2006. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Agnes – Stronger". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Årslista Album – År 2006" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Swedish Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Stronger by Agnes". iTunes Store (SE). Apple. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Stronger: Agnes: MP3 Downloads". Retrieved 13 May 2015.