studio album
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by German recording artist Sarah Connor. It was released by X-Cell and
Epic Records
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is a Japanese multinational conglomerate (company), cong ...
on 17 November 2003 in
German-speaking Europe
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. As with her previous albums, '' Green Eyed Soul'' (2001) and '' Unbelievable'' (2002), Connor reunited with songwriting and production duo Rob Tyger and Kay Denar to work on the majority of the album, with
Diane Warren
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Wayne Wilkins
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, and Connor's then-husband
Marc Terenzi
Marc Eric Terenzi (born June 27, 1978) is an American pop singer and reality show participant. He was a member of the boy band Natural and was married to German pop/soul singer Sarah Connor from 2005 to 2008. They have a son named Tyler and a ...
receiving songwriting credits and Brock Landers and Stephen Shape producing "Daddy's Eyes".
The album received generally mixed reviews from critics, with
laut.de
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contemporary R&B
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and soft
hip hop
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beats as too polished and repetitive. Upon its release, ''Key to My Soul'' peaked at number eight on the
German Albums Chart
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, becoming Connor's third consecutive top 10 album, while reaching the top 20 in Austria and Switzerland. Released weeks ahead the birth of her first child, the album spawned two singles only, including "
Music Is the Key
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" featuring American a cappella group
Naturally 7
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and a remix version of "
Just One Last Dance
"Just One Last Dance" is a song by German recording artist Sarah Connor. It was written and produced by Kay Denar and Rob Tyger for her third studio album, '' Key to My Soul'' (2003). X-Cell Records released a duet version of the song, featurin ...
" featuring American boy band
Natural
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, both of which became number-one hits in Germany.