Unbelievable (Sarah Connor album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Unbelievable
| type = studio
| artist = Sarah Connor
| cover = Unbelievable (Sarah Connor album) cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = September 30, 2002
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = 67:16
| label = X-Cell
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Bülent Aris
- Kay Denar
- Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis
- Wyclef Jean
- Sugar P.
- Triage
- Rob Tyger
}}
| prev_title = Green Eyed Soul
| prev_year = 2001
| next_title = Key to My
Soul
| next_year = 2003
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Unbelievable
| type = studio
| single1 = One Nite Stand (Of Wolves and Sheep)
| single1date = 2 September 2002
| single2 = Skin on Skin
| single2date = 4 November 2002
| single3 = He's Unbelievable
| single3date = 24 March 2003
| single4 = Bounce
| single4date = 21 July 2003
}}
}}
Unbelievable is the second studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor, released by X-Cell Records on September 30, 2002 in German-speaking Europe. Connor re-teamed with Rob Tyger and Kay Denar to work on the majority of the production of the album, consulting additional help from Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Bülent Aris, Sugar P, and Triage.
While the album failed to link on the success of its predecessor Green Eyed Soul, it peaked at number 10 on the German Media Control albums chart, selling more than 250,000 copies domestically. Unbelievable also was released in a Spanish edition. Altogether the album spawned four singles: Jean-produced and featured "One Nite Stand (of Wolves and Sheep)", the ballad "Skin on Skin", "He's Unbelievable" (based on a sample of Tupac Shakur's "California Love"), and Connor's North American debut single "Bounce".
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r615847|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic review]
|rev2 = laut.de
|rev2score = {{Rating|3|5}}[http://www.laut.de/lautstark/cd-reviews/c/connor_sarah/unbelievable/index.htm laut.de review]
}}
AllMusic editor Kingsley Marshall found that Unbelievable has Connor's "unarguably powerful voice soaring above the rock-solid production of sometime-Backstreet Boys desk man Bülent Aris. As is par for the course with the genre, ill-advised ballads handicap an album which didn't realistically require 17 tracks, but these slight indiscretions are unlikely to put off fans baying for a second album of Connor's slick pop."
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Unbelievable track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 67:16
| title1 = One Nite Stand (of Wolves and Sheep)
| note1 = featuring Wyclef Jean
| writer1 = Wyclef Jean, Jerry Duplessis, Sarah Connor, O.G. Fortuna
| extra1 = W. Jean, J. Duplessis
| length1 = 3:58
| title2 = He's Unbelievable
| note2 =
| writer2 = Rob Tyger, Kay Denar
| extra2 = Rob Tyger, Kay D.
| length2 = 4:20
| title3 = I Wanna Touch U There
| note3 =
| writer3 = Diane Warren
| extra3 = Rob Tyger, Kay D.
| length3 = 3:25
| title4 = The Loving Permission
| note4 =
| writer4 = Tyger, Denar
| extra4 = Rob Tyger, Kay D.
| length4 = 4:50
| title5 = Where Did You Sleep Last Nite?
| note5 =
| writer5 = Tyger, Denar, Connor
| extra5 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length5 = 4:53
| title6 = Bounce
| note6 =
| writer6 = Bülent Aris, Toni Cottura, Anthony Freeman
| extra6 = Aris
| length6 = 4:14
| title7 = Skin on Skin
| note7 =
| writer7 = Tyger, Denar, Connor
| extra7 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length7 = 4:44
| title8 = Wait 'Til You Hear from Me
| note8 =
| writer8 = Tyger, Denar
| extra8 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length8 = 4:19
| title9 = 1 + 1 = 2
| note9 =
| writer9 = Tyger, Denar
| extra9 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length9 = 5:02
| title10 = Put Your Eyez on Me
| note10 =
| writer10 = Tyger, Denar
| extra10 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length10 = 4:04
| title11 = That's the Way I Am
| note11 =
| writer11 = June Rollocks, Aris, T. Berlin, F. Dursthoff
| extra11 = Aris
| length11 = 3:34
| title12 = Beautiful
| note12 =
| writer12 = Rollocks, Aris, Dursthoff
| extra12 = Aris, Sugar P.
| length12 = 4:14
| title13 = That Girl
| note13 =
| writer13 = Tyger, Denar
| extra13 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length13 = 3:18
| title14 = Sweet Thang
| note14 =
| writer14 = Tyger, Denar
| extra14 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length14 = 4:04
| title15 = Make My Day
| note15 =
| writer15 = The Hitman, Mekong Age, Rufi-Oh
| extra15 = Triage
| length15 = 3:35
| title16 = Teach U Tonite
| note16 =
| writer16 = Tyger, Denar
| extra16 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length16 = 4:29
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = German Limited Edition #1 bonus track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 72:05
| title17 = Better Half
| note17 =
| writer17 =
| extra17 = Triage
| length17 = 4:06
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = German Limited Edition #2 bonus track
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 71:04
| title17 = 20,000 Feet
| note17 =
| writer17 =
| extra17 = Triage
| length17 = 3:58
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Special Edition bonus tracks
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 75:07
| title17 = One Nite Stand (Of Wolves And Sheep) (Club Version W/ Shea's Club Keys)
| note17 =
| writer17 = W. Jean, J. Duplessis, S. Connor, O.G. Fortuna
| extra17 = W. Jean, J. Duplessis
| length17 = 4:09
| title18 = Make My Day (Wicked Kid Urb'n Remix)
| note18 =
| writer18 = The Hitman, Mekong Age, Rufi-Oh
| extra18 = Triage
| length18 = 3:52
}}
{{tracklist
| headline = Spanish Edition
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 78:41
| title13 = Sweet Thang
| note13 =
| writer13 = Tyger, Denar
| extra13 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length13 = 4:04
| title14 = Teach U Tonite
| note14 =
| writer14 = Tyger, Denar
| extra14 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length14 = 4:29
| title15 = From Sarah With Love
| note15 =
| writer15 = Tyger, Denar
| extra15 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length15 = 5:07
| title16 = En Mi Piel
| note16 =
| writer16 = Tyger, Denar, Victoria Castelo
| extra16 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length16 = 4:45
| title17 = Quiero Encender Tu Piel
| note17 =
| writer17 = Warren, Castelo
| extra17 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length17 = 3:25
| title18 = De Sarah, Tu Amor
| note18 =
| writer18 = Tyger, Denar, Castelo
| extra18 = Tyger, Kay D.
| length18 = 5:07
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|+ Chart performance for Unbelievable ! scope="col"| Chart (2002) ! scope="col"| Peak |
| {{album chart|Austria|21|artist=Sarah Connor |album=Unbelievable |rowheader=true|refname="autalb"}} |
| {{album chart|Finland|21|artist=Sarah Connor |album=Unbelievable |rowheader=true|refname="finalb"}} |
| {{album chart|Germany3|10|artist=Sarah Connor |album=Unbelievable |rowheader=true|refname="geralb"}} |
| {{album chart|Switzerland|19|artist=Sarah Connor |album=Unbelievable |rowheader=true|refname="swi"}} |
Certifications
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for Unbelievable}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|title=Unbelievable|artist=Sarah Connor|award=Gold|type=album|certyear=2002|relyear=2002|access-date = April 11, 2017}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Switzerland|title=Unbelievable|artist=Sarah Connor|award=Platinum|type=album|certyear=2002|relyear=2002|access-date = April 11, 2017}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|format=3col | nosales=true}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.sarahconnor.com/ SarahConnor.com] — official site
{{Sarah Connor}}
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Category:Sarah Connor (singer) albums