''Stronger'' is the second studio album by Swedish singer

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, released on 11 October 2006 by

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. Two songs from the album, "I Believe in You" and "I Had a Feelin'", were covered by German girl group

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on their 2007 album ''

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''. The song "

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" has been covered by artists from at least three other continents.

Reception

Markus Larsson of ''

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'' stated, "Agnes is an obvious talent with a strong voice, but no one seems to know what to make out of it, not the record company, not the songwriters, not the producers, not even Agnes herself." Nina Sköldqvist of ''

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'' wrote that ''Stronger'' contains a variety of genres, including "a heavy ballad" like "(What Do I Do With) All This Love", "spirited R&B" like "Kick Back Relax" and the "MTV-like" "My Boy" and "Everybody".

Track listing

;Notes * signifies a vocal producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Release history

References

{{Authority control 2006 albums Agnes (singer) albums Albums produced by Ghost (production team) Ariola Records albums