''Approach'' is the
Finnish rock band
Von Hertzen Brothers's second full-length album. The album was released on 17 May 2006 in
Finland
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and went gold. The first single released from the album was "Let Thy Will Be Done" and the second was "Kiss a Wish".
"Approach" won the Emma award, the Finnish equivalent of the
Grammy Award
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, for Best Rock Album of the year 2006.
Track listing
#"Disciple Of The Sun" – 8:12
#"Let Thy Will Be Done" – 4:47
#"River" – 4:02
#"Endlessly" – 8:20
#"In Your Arms" – 5:37
#"Open Water Stormy Weather" – 4:47
#"Ocean Of Mercy" – 7:42
#"Kiss A Wish" – 9:30
#"After All" – 5:03
Personnel
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Kie von Hertzen - Lead guitars, vocals, etc.
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Mikko von Hertzen - Lead vocals, guitars, etc.
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Jonne von Hertzen - Bass, vocals, etc.
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Sami Kuoppamäki - Drums and Percussion
Guests (in order of appearance)
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Juha Kuoppala - Various keyboards on all Tracks
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Jukka Puurula - Viola and Violin on Track 03
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Antto Melasniemi - Flute on Track 05
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Juho Martikainen - Double Bass on Track 07
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Laura Närhi - Vocals on Track 07
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Sonny Heinilä - Ney Flute on Track 08
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Maikki Liuski - Vocals on Tracks 08, 09
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Tuomas Murtomaa - French horn on Track 09
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Tommi Lindell - Analog Pörinä on Track 09
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Aldur Smith-Diesel,
Denis Vinokur and
Matti Pyykkö - Photography
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Janne "Toxic Angel" Pitkänen at
InferiArt - Artwork and layout
Trivia
*The former
Kingston Wall drummer
Sami Kuoppamäki played the drums on the album.
*The album was produced by the brothers themselves
References
External links
* Samples from the album at the band'
official siteVon Hertzen Brotherson
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2006 albums
Von Hertzen Brothers albums