''Believe'' is the second studio album by Australian guitarist
Orianthi and her debut album recorded for a major label. It was released on 26 October 2009 by
Geffen Records
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. The album's release was pushed back by Geffen to coincide with the compilation album ''
This Is It'' by
Michael Jackson
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, as a result of the publicity generated from her appearance in the
concert film of the same name. The album peaked at number 77 at the ''Billboard'' 200.
The song "Believe" from which the album is titled, is a cover of the
Niels Brinck's song "
Believe Again", best known as the
Danish entry for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Virtuoso guitarist
Steve Vai appears on and co-wrote the song "Highly Strung". "Suffocated", a cover of a song by American band
Sound the Alarm, appears on the soundtrack of music video game ''
Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock''.
The album was re-released as ''Believe (II)'' on 8 June 2010. Two tracks from ''Believe'' are remixed ("Bad News" and "Think Like a Man"), while "God Only Knows", "Untogether", and "Drive Away" are omitted. It also includes four new songs, including the album's second single "
Shut Up and Kiss Me".
Track listing
All songs were produced by
Howard Benson.
(Catalogue: 2724713)
''Believe (II)''
All songs produced by
Howard Benson, except track 12 produced by
RedOne.
Singles
* "
According to You" is the debut single off the album. The music video for the single was directed by
Marc Klasfeld. The song became a radio hit and commercial success in her local country Australia by reaching number 8 on the
ARIA Charts
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. The song quickly gained popularity in the US and peaked at number 17 on the
Hot 100 and number 1 on
American Top 40
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.
Personnel
*
Orianthi – guitar, vocals
*
Steve Vai – guitar
*
Phil X – guitar
* Marc VanGool - guitar
* Brian Chiusano – guitar
* Tal Herzberg – bass, engineer, executive producer, A&R
*
Paul Bushnell – bass
*
Chris Chaney – bass
*
Frank Zummo – drums
*
Josh Freese – drums
* Michito Sánchez – percussion
*
Howard Benson – keyboards, programming, producer
*
Kim Bullard – keyboards, programming
Production
*
Simon Fuller
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– executive producer
* Stirling McIlwaine – executive producer
*
Ron Fair – executive producer
* Mike Plotnikoff – engineer
* Hatsukazu "Hatch" Inagaki – engineer
* Ryan Shanahan – assistant engineer
* Jimmy Fahey – assistant engineer
* Paul DeCarli – digital editing
* Brad Townsend – mixing
* Andrew Schubert – mixing
*
Chris Lord-Alge – mixing
* Keith Armstrong – mixing assistant
* Nik Karpen – mixing assistant
* Ted Jensen – mastering
* Chapman Baehler – photography
* Marc VanGool – guitar, guitar technician
* Jon Nicholson – drum technician
* Keki Mingus – creative director
* Cliff Feiman – production supervisor
Chart performance
Certifications
Release history
References
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2009 albums
19 Recordings albums
Albums produced by Howard Benson
Albums produced by RedOne
Albums produced by Ron Fair
Geffen Records albums
Orianthi albums