''Alive'' is the third studio album by Beligan singer

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. It was released by

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on 15 September 2006, followed by a release in the United States in April 2008. Primarily produced by Philip Dirix, Yves Gaillard, and duo Niclas Kings and Niklas Bergwall, the album includes the singles, "

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", " Alive" and " All for You".

Critical reception

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editor John Lucas rated the album four out of five stars. He noted ''Alive'' was "notably less club-oriented than its predecessors, instead aiming for a modern pop sound" and called it her by "far her strongest, lacking the filler that weighed down her first two. Indeed almost any of the 13 tracks could have been strong singles in their own right, something that could certainly not have been said of ''Different'' or ''Stronger'' ..All in all, ''Alive'' is an underrated set."

Chart performance

''Alive'' debuted at number 45 on the Flemish Albums Chart and eventually peaked at number 13 in its third week of release. It marked a return to the top 20 after Ryan's previous album '' Stronger'' (2004) had reached the top 30 in the region only. In Germany and Switzerland, where ''Stronger'' had peaked at number 13, ''Alive'' underperformed, only reaching number 73 in both countries.

Track listing

*Polish special edition w/ DVD All original edition tracks plus music videos #"Je t'adore" (music video) #"Désenchantée" (music video) #"Alive" (English version) (music video) #"Mon Cœur résiste encore" (music video) #"The Promise You Made" La Promesse (music video) #"Libertine" (music video) #"Only If I" (music video) #"All For You" (music video) #"Alive" (French version) (music video) #"La Promesse" (music video) #"Goodbye" (music video) #"Photo Gallery"

Personnel

– vocals, backing vocals, lyricist *

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– backing vocals, lyricist *Lisa Greene – backing vocals, lyricist *BJ Caruana – backing vocals, lyricist *Karen Melis – backing vocals *Niklas Kings – producer, lyricist *Niclas Bergwall – producer, lyricist *Yves Gaillard a.k.a. Yves Jongen – producer, lyricist *Philip Dirix – producer *Eduardo Delvino – producer *DJ Zki – lyricist *Dobre – lyricist *Victoria Horn – lyricist *Eric Le Tennen – lyricist *M. Holm – lyricist *Xcante – lyricist *J.P. Sluys – French translations *Mårten Eriksson – mixing *Mats Berntoft – guitars *Martin Bylund – strings *Mattias Bylund – string arrangement *Sander van der Heide – mastering *Johan Hendrickx – A&R

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2006 albums Kate Ryan albums