Among the Suns
{{Short description|1999 album by Brainstorm}}
{{Infobox album
| name = Among the Suns
| type = studio
| artist = Brainstorm
| cover = Among the Suns.jpg
| alt =
| released = May 1999
14 July 2000 (reissue)
| recorded =
| studio = *Puk Recording Studios, Kærby, Denmark
- EMI Studios, Stockholm, Sweden
- Jacobs Studios, Surrey, UK
| genre = Pop rock, alternative rock
| length = 46:28 (1999)
49:31 (2000)
| label = Microphone
| producer =
| prev_title = Stārp divām sāulem
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = Izlase '89–'99
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Among the Suns
| type = studio
| single1 = Half of Your Heart
| single1date = 1998
| single2 = Under My Wing
| single2date = 1999 (re-release)
| single3 = My Star
| single3date = May 2000
| single4 = Weekends Are Not My Happy Days
| single4date = July 2000
}}
}}
Among the Suns is the debut English-language studio album by the Latvian pop/rock group Brainstorm, released in May 1999 and reissued in July 2000. It is the English-language version of the Latvian-language album Starp divām saulēm (1999). The album includes the English versions of "Under My Wing" and "Welcome to My Country". It was recorded in Denmark and Sweden and reached number 13 in the charts in Finland, number 42 in Belgium and number 47 in Sweden. On July 14, 2000 the album was reissued which included the song "My Star" which represented Latvia at the Eurovision Song Contest 2000. It sold more than 80,000 copies in Europe[http://www.kurzamnieken.lv/?p=news2arch&fu=sh&id=1863&month=12&year=2006 Latvijas šovbizness - šovbizness - šov ir, bet bizness...]{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (in Latvian)
Track listing
{{track listing
|all_writing= Renārs Kaupers except co-written with Maris Mihelson and Brainstorm.
|title1= Weekends Are Not My Happy Days
|length1= 4:02
|title2= Ain't It Funny
|length2=3:35
|title3= Under My Wing
|length3= 4:35
|title4= Half of Your Heart
|length4= 3:11
|title5= Among the Suns
|length5= 3:30
|title6= Try
|length6= 4:27
|title7= Downtown
|length7= 3:31
|title8= Before the Time Has Come to Leave You
|length8= 5:17
|title9= Stars
|length9= 3:36
|title10= Welcome to My Country
|length10= 4:16
|title11= These Women Drive Me Crazy
|length11= 2:52
|title12= All Right, Chill Out
|length12= 3:35
|total_length= 46:28
}}
{{Track listing
|headline= 2000 Reissue
|title1= My Star
|writer1= Brainstorm
|length1=3:03
|title2= Weekends Are Not My Happy Days
|length2= 4:02
|title3=Aint It Funny
|length3=3:35
|title4= Under My Wing
|length4= 4:35
|title5= Half of Your Heart
|length5= 3:11
|title6=Among the Suns
|length6= 3:30
|title7= Try
|length7= 4:27
|title8= Downtown
|length8= 3:31
|title9= Before the Time Has Come To Leave You
|length9= 5:17
|title10= Stars
|length10=3:36
|title11= Welcome to My Country
|length11= 4:16
|title12= These Women Drive Me Crazy
|length12= 2:52
|title13= All Right, Chill Out
|length13=3:35
|total_length= 49:31
}}
Personnel
- Renārs Kaupers – vocals, guitar
- Jānis Jubalts – guitar
- Māris Mihelsons – keyboards, accordion
- Kaspars Roga – drums
- Gundars Mauševics – bass
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" |
| Chart (2000)
! Peak |
|---|
| {{album chart|Finland|13|artist=Brainstorm|album=Among the Suns}} |
| {{album chart|Flanders|42|artist=BrainStorm+%5BLV%5D|album=Among the Suns}} |
| {{album chart|Sweden|47|artist=Brainstorm+%5BLV%5D|album=Among the Suns}} |
Singles
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
!Single !Chart |
|---|
| 2000
|"My Star" |Swedish Singles Chart |22 |
| 2000
|Weekends Are Not My Happy Days |Belgian Singles Chart |13 |
Sales
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Sales for Among the Suns}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Latvia|nocert=true|salesamount=25,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.diena.lv/raksts/kd/muzika/prata-vetra-dodas-sava-piektaja-koncertturneja-pa-latviju-617712?picidx=1|title=Prāta vētra dodas savā piektajā koncertturnejā pa Latviju|work=Diena|date=July 24, 2008|access-date=April 14, 2024|language=lv}}{{cite web|url=https://www.apollo.lv/4684157/prata-vetra-starp-divam-saulem|title=«Prāta vētra» — «Starp divām saulēm» (1)|publisher=Apollo|date=March 1, 2004|access-date=April 14, 2024|language=lv}}}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Russia|nocert=true|salesamount=13,000|salesref={{cite web|url=https://www.apollo.lv/4893766/prata-vetra-devusies-eiropas-ture|title=«Prāta vētra» devusies Eiropas tūrē|publisher=Apollo|date=April 12, 2006|access-date=April 14, 2024|language=lv}}}}
{{Table end}}
Release history
| class="wikitable"
! Country ! Date |
| Europe
| May 1999 |
References
{{Reflist}}
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