The Diving Belle is the debut album from
Turkish/Macedonian-born singer
Sibel. The album was released 12 March 2008
and reached number nine on the Swedish album charts. The album includes the single "That Is Where I'll Go", written by Christian Antblad, Sibel's entry to
Melodifestivalen 2008
2008 was the 48th edition of the Swedish music competition , which was organised by (SVT) and took place over a six-week period between 9 February and 15 March 2008. The winner of the competition was Charlotte Perrelli with the song "Hero", w ...
.
Track listing
# "
That Is Where I'll Go
"That Is Where I'll Go" is the debut single from singer Sibel Redžep. The song, written by Christian Antblad with strings from the Scandinavian Strings Orchestra, was Sibel Redžep's entry in Melodifestivalen 2008, the Swedish national contest w ...
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(Christian Antblad)
# "
Make Believe
Make believe, also known as pretend play or imaginative play, is a loosely structured form of play that generally includes role-play, object substitution and nonliteral behavior. What separates play from other daily activities is its fun and cre ...
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(Steve Howard, Neil Athale)
# "How I Tried to Let You Go"
(Christian Antblad, Sibel Redžep)
# "I'm Sorry"
(Jonas Saeed
Jonas Saeed, also known by his artist name KONO, is a Swedish record producer, DJ and Songwriter known for his work with producing and writing tracks for pop stars such as Jennifer Lopez, Kaskade, and Robin Thicke. Jonas Saeed notably co-wrote ...
, Pontus Söderqvist, Kenicha Pratt)
# "Maybe Someday"
(Christian Antblad, Gary Baker, Matt Johnson)
# "Walking Away"
( Nicklas Molinder, Joacim Persson
Joacim Bo Persson (born April 17, 1971) is a Swedish songwriter, producer, music publisher, entrepreneur and one of the founders of Auddly, a venture between Niclas Molinder, Max Martin and Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA). With Molinder, he is also part ...
, Johan Alkenäs
Carl Johan Axel Alkenäs (born 13 May 1974) is a Swedish songwriter and producer. He studied at Örebro Kulturskola and has authored or produced a great number of songs worldwide many becoming charting hits. He collaborated closely with the Swedi ...
, J. Fransson, Tobias Lundgren, Tim Larsson)
# "Don't You Wanna Know"
(Christian Antblad, Michael Garvin)
# "Until the World Fades Away"
(Christian Antblad, Michael Jay)
# "The Reason Was You"
(Paul Carrack
Paul Melvyn Carrack (born 22 April 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and composer who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member of several popular bands. The BBC dubbed Carrack "The Man with the Golden Voice", while '' ...
, Christian Antblad)
# "Any Day Now"
(Christian Antblad)
# "All I Need Is One"
(Christian Antblad, John Bettis, Wayne Kirkpatrick)
# "Open Arms"
(Christian Antblad)
# "The Night Is Still Young"
(iTunes Bonus Track) (Christian Antblad, Thomas Ahlstrand)
Chart performance
The album stayed on the Swedish albums chart for a total of seven weeks entering and peaking at number nine on 20 March 2008 and dropping out on 1 May 2008.
Singles
* "
That Is Where I'll Go
"That Is Where I'll Go" is the debut single from singer Sibel Redžep. The song, written by Christian Antblad with strings from the Scandinavian Strings Orchestra, was Sibel Redžep's entry in Melodifestivalen 2008, the Swedish national contest w ...
"
** Reached number 6 on the Swedish chart.
* "
Make Believe
Make believe, also known as pretend play or imaginative play, is a loosely structured form of play that generally includes role-play, object substitution and nonliteral behavior. What separates play from other daily activities is its fun and cre ...
"
Album credits
* Vocals: Sibel Redžep.
* Backing Vocals: Sibel Redžep, Chris Antblad, Caroline Antblad.
* Piano: Thomas Lasser, Johan Alkenäs.
* Strings: Scandinavian Strings.
* Guitar: Fredrik Larsson, Jeff King, Joacim Persson, Cem Köksal.
* Electric Guitar: Sayit Dölen.
* Bass: Joel Starander, Gary Baker.
* Drums: Josh Haselton.
Chart positions
References
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2008 debut albums
Ambient albums
Sibel Redžep albums