''Saade Vol. 1'' is the second

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by Swedish singer

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. It was released on 29 June 2011 by

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. After the Europe-wide success of his

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entry " Popular", which brought Sweden its best result at the competition since 1999, Saade announced that his next album would be bipartite, divided into ''Saade Vol. 1'' and '' Saade Vol. 2'' (2011). The album has spawned two singles and one promotional single. The first official single from the album, " Popular" was released on 28 February 2011 as his entry to

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and Eurovision 2011, where he finished at the third place. The song peaked at number one in

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as well as reaching top 40 in

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, and charting in

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" was released as the second single from the album on 3 June 2011. The song features Swedish musician

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and peaked at number two in Sweden. The promotional single, " Still Loving It" was released on 14 January 2011. To promote the album and ''Saade Vol. 2'', Saade embarked on the nationwide tour, Made of Pop Concert, from June 2011. Commercially, the album was a success, becoming Saade's first number one album in Sweden and ranked as the third best-selling album of 2011 in the country. It also charted at number sixteen in Finland.

Background

In May 2011, it was revealed that

would release his upcoming album ''Saade'' in two parts. As the reason for this, Saade said: "I didn't wanna waste too many songs on one album, so I decided to do two parts of my Album ''Saade''. We have been working day and night with the sounds, to be correct and find the right synths etc. I just felt that I'm in a great songwriting mood, so I had to release two parts because of all these songs." To do this step, he was inspired by

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who released her album '' Body Talk'' in three parts. From 16 to 27 June 2011 the

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''scandipop.co.uk'' released previews of the songs.

Promotion

Tour

In June 2011 Saade embarked on the Made of Pop Concert, his second nationwide tour in support of the albums, ''Saade Vol. 1'' and '' Saade Vol. 2'' (2011). The tour began with the performance at the

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, and included the performance in

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Singles

" Popular" was released on 28 November 2011 as the first single from ''Saade Vol. 1''. He performed the songs at the

, where he finish at the first place, and subsequently he won the third place at the

. This was the best result for Sweden since 1999, when

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won the competition with her entry "

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". "Popular" debuted atop on the Swedish

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, where it stayed for non-consecutive five weeks. It also reached top forty in

, and

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, and peaked at number seventy-six in

. The song has been certified double platinum by the

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(GLF). "

" was released on 3 June 2011 as the second single from the album. The song features Swedish rapper

and has been certified gold in Sweden. It was a commercial success in Sweden, peaking at number two. It also managed to chart in

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and

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Promotional single

" Still Loving It" was released as the sole promotional single from the album, on 14 January 2011.

Awards, nominations, and certifications

The album won a Scandipop Award 2011 in the category ''Best Male Album''. As of August 2011, ''Saade Vol. 1'' has been shipped over 40.000 copies and received

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in Sweden. As of November 2011, the album has been sold over 55.000 copies there.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from the

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of ''Saade Vol. 1''.

Vocals

– vocals (all tracks) *

- guest vocals (2) * Jason Gill – backing vocals (1-4, 7-10) * Emil Heiling - backing vocals (5, 12) *

Jeanette Olsson Jeanette Olsson is a Swedish singer and songwriter. She started working as a session singer in Stockholm in the late 1990s. Olsson has provided accompanying and background vocals on tracks by numerous top-selling artists such as Jennifer Lopez, ...

- backing vocals (5, 12) *

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- backing vocals (6) * Fredrik Thomander - backing vocals (6)

Instrumentation

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- bass, drums (5, 12) * Fredrik Thomander - bass, guitar, keyboards (6) * David Bukovinszky - cello (6) * Mattias Johansson - violin (6) * Aron Mellergårdh - drums (11) * Calle Stålenbring - guitar (11) *

Anton Hård af Segerstad Anton Hård af Segerstad (earlier Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad) (born 28 December 1985) is a Swedish songwriter and producer, part of the production team "The Family" with Joy Deb and Linnea Deb. His catalogue includes multiple award-winnin ...

- keyboards (11), drums (11)

Production

* Jason Gill - production (1-4, 7-11) * Cutfather - production (3) * Daniel Davidsen - production (3) * Peter Boström - production (5, 12) * Anton Hård af Segerstad - production (5) * Fredrik Thomander - production (6)

Technical

* Jason Gill - programming (1-4, 7-10), recording engineer (1-4, 7-11) * Björn Engelmann - mastering (1-11) * Erik Broheden - mastering (12) * Henrik Edenhed - mixing (1-4, 7-11) * Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad - mixing (5), programming (5) * Fredrik Thomander - strings arrange (6), mixing (6), recording engineer (6) * Mattias Bylund - strings arrange (6), editing (6), recording engineer (6) * Peter Boström - mixing (12)

Design

* Mikael Eriksson - design * Linus Hallsénius - photograph

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

Release history

References

External links

Eric Saade Official WebsiteEric Saade Official Facebookpage
{{Authority control 2011 albums Eric Saade albums Albums produced by Cutfather