''Remember Me'' is the seventh
studio album
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by German singer
Michael Schulte. It was released by
Polydor Records
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on 29 September 2023.
Critical reception
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critic Tina Knop wrote that with ''Remember Me'' "Schulte masters the delicate play of quiet tones and large gestures, of power and fragility, of pop catchiness with rock and dance energy." Kai Butterweck from ''
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Origin and variants
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pop from
Northern Germany
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." He found that "Schulte ensures that the boundaries between melodic pop music and danceable club sounds are blurred. Thanks to his clear voice and almost accent-free English, nothing here seems forced or fake. ''Remember Me'' may not be a case for the music history books. But it's very possible that many of today's chart pop fans will still remember
tin five or ten years."
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'' magazine found that with ''Remember Me'' "Schulte doesn't necessarily create a musical monument for himself, but it is at least modern, varied and easy to listen to."
Chart performance
''Remember Me'' debuted at number nine on the
German Albums Chart
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in the week of 6 October 2023.
It marked Schulte's first top ten album as well as his highest-charting album yet.
Track listing
Notes
* signifies a co-producer
Charts
Release history
References
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2023 albums
Polydor Records albums