''Haunted'' is a solo LP released by

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-based Finnish singer-songwriter Janita. It was released on

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's independent record label Engine Company Records (now ECR Music Group) in 2010.

Production

For the album, Janita no longer worked with Tomi Sachary, instead working with Jamie Siegel, whose credits include the

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and

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. The album was first mastered and edited at

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in New York for the Finnish release, then later remastered and resequenced by

. According to Janita, interacting with

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partially convinced her to try a new alternative direction with the album. "She exposed me to music I hadn't explored before. I loved it. Totally devoured it. I moved into Keane,

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, and

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. A natural progression."

Reception

According to SonicScoop, "If the sonic purity and emotional intensity of ''Haunted'' sounds like it’s coming from somewhere very real, it’s because it is. Hearts broke in the making, as Janita split with her longtime collaborator/life partner Tomi Sachary even as he served as co-producer on the album. Along the way, Janita connected with co-producer Jamie Siegel and ultimately crafted a collection of songs that leaves her adult contemporary reputation – foisted on her by years of chart-chasing advice – in the dust."

Track listing

# "Do We Learn" # "Last Chance to Run and Hide" # "Martian" # "Hopelessly Hopeful" # "Travels Of Your Mind" # "House On Fragile Terrain" # "Haunted" # "Apologize" # "Believe Me I Know" # "Out To Get You" # "Heal"

References

External links

Janita
at ECR Music Group {{Authority control 2010 albums Janita albums