''The Queen'' is the second studio album by Swedish singer

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. Her official website and her label Bonnier confirmed that ''The Queen'' would be released on March 18, 2009. The album features fourteen tracks including the singles "Fix Me", "Chemistry", "Déjà Vu", "Take My Body Close" and " The Queen". Also included is a cover of

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Track listing

#" The Queen" ( Tony Nilsson, Henrik Janson) – 2:56 #"Chemistry" (Niklas Pettersson, Tony Marty) – 2:59 #"Take My Body Close" (Mathias Kallenberger, Andreas Berlin) – 3:33 #"Sound of Music" (Anton Malmberg Hard, F. Persson, S. Engblom) – 3:17 #"Radio Star" ( Tony Nilsson) – 3:03 #"My Rhythm" (Pettersson, M. Albertsson) – 3:35 #"Play" (Pettersson, Albertsson) – 4:10 #"Come into the Night" (Kallenberger, Berlin) – 3:27 #"Déjà Vu" (J. Persson, N. Molinder, P. Ankarberg, N. Valsamidis, David Jassy, F. Larsson) – 3:05 #"Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" (M. Ure, B. Currie, W. Cann, C. Allen) – 3:23 #"Fix Me" (Pettersson) – 3:05 #"My Destiny" (Kallenberger, Berlin) – 4:00 #"The Queen" emix( Tony Nilsson, Henrik Janson) – 3:38 #"Chemistry" igital Dog Remix(Pettersson, Marty) – 6:14

Personnel

*Andreas Berlin –

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*Anton Malmberg Hard – production, mixing *Fredrik Larson – production *Henke Jonsson – mastering * Jenny Petersson –

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*Johan Bejerholm – mixing *Mathias Kallenberger – production, mixing *Nicholas Mace – production,

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*Niklas Pettersson – production, mixing *Niko Valsamidis – production *Nathalie Berzelius – hair and make up *Robert Uhlmann – production *Stephen Cornish – production, programming, remixing, keyboard * Tony Nilsson – production, remixing *

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Charts

''The Queen'' debuted on the Swedish Albums Chart at number 44, skipped a week, and then returned to the chart at number 53. After a two-week absence, the album returned at number 33, creating a new peak. It also charted in Norway where it entered the charts at number 40 before moving up to 34 and then 20.

Singles

References

External links

Official Website
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