Waltz for Koop
{{Infobox album
| name = Waltz for Koop
| type = Album
| artist = Koop
| cover = Waltzforkoop.jpg
| alt =
| released = 21 Nov 2001
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
| length = 34:52
| label = Sony Music Entertainment (Sweden) 505426 2
| producer = {{flatlist|
- Oscar Simonsson
- Magnus Zingmark}}
| prev_title = Sons of Koop
| prev_year = 1997
| next_title = Koop Islands
| next_year = 2006
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r562908|first=Joshua|last=Glazer}}
| rev2 = PopMatters
| rev2Score = (not rated){{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/k/koop-waltz.shtml|title=PopMatters review|website=Popmatters.com|accessdate=30 November 2017}}
}}
Waltz for Koop is the second studio album by the Swedish electronic music duo Koop. It was their first album to hit a U.S. Billboard chart, peaking at number seventeen on Top Electronic Albums. The compositions were recorded and mixed by Mats "Limpan" Lindfors. Two years after its release, a remix album was issued with the title Waltz for Koop: Alternative Takes.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| total_length = 34:52
| title1 = Waltz for Koop
| note1 = featuring Cecilia Stalin
| writer1 = {{Flat list|
- Oscar Simonsson
- Magnus Zingmark}}
| length1 = 3:06
| title2 = Tonight
| note2 = featuring Mikael Sundin
| writer2 = {{Flat list|
- Simonsson
- Zingmark}}
| length2 = 2:54
| title3 = Baby
| note3 = featuring Cecilia Stalin
| writer3 = {{Flat list|
- Simonsson
- Zingmark}}
| length3 = 3:47
| title4 = Summer Sun
| note4 = featuring Yukimi Nagano
| writer4 = {{Flat list|
- Simonsson
- Zingmark}}
| length4 = 3:47
| title5 = Soul for Sahib
| writer5 = {{Flat list|
- Simonsson
- Zingmark}}
| length5 = 3:37
| title6 = Modal Mile
| note6 = featuring Earl Zinger
| writer6 = {{Flat list|
- Simonsson
- Earl Zinger
- Zingmark}}
| length6 = 4:21
| title7 = In a Heartbeat
| note7 = featuring Terry Callier
| writer7 = {{Flat list|
- Terry Callier
- Simonsson
- Zingmark}}
| length7 = 5:10
| title8 = Relaxin' at Club Fusion
| writer8 = {{Flat list|
- Simonsson
- Zingmark}}
| length8 = 4:15
| title9 = Bright Nights
| note9 = featuring Yukimi Nagano
| writer9 = {{Flat list|
- Simonsson
- Zingmark}}
| length9 = 3:55}}
Credits
- Bass – Dan Berglund (tracks: 1 2 4 5 6 7 8 9)
- Bongos – Ola Bothzén
- Engineer (co-engineered) – Limpan
- Flute, brass (reeds) – Magnus Lindgren
- Mastered by – Bo Kondren
- Producer, written by – Magnus Zingmark, Oscar Simonsson
- Recorded by, mixed by – Koop
- Vibraphone – Mattias Ståhl
Sales
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{{Certification Table Entry|type=album|title=Waltz For Koop|artist=Koop|relyear=2000|region=Italy|nocert=yes|salesamount=18,000|salesref={{cite news|title=Ai Magazzini i Koop celebrano le nozze tra il jazze e l'ectronica|newspaper=La Stampa|page=81|date=6 November 2002|url=http://www.archiviolastampa.it/component/option,com_lastampa/task,search/mod,libera/action,viewer/Itemid,3/page,7/articleid,0312_01_2002_0304_0081_2816085/|language=it|first=Luca|last=Castelli|access-date=28 November 2020}}}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Waltz For Koop|type=album|artist=Koop|relyear=2000|region=United States|nocert=true|salesamount=44,000|salesref={{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lQ4EAAAAMBAJ&q=koop+album+sales&pg=PA17 |magazine=Billboard |title=Making the Brand |page=17 |first=Michael |last=Paoletta |date=6 October 2007 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |accessdate=17 January 2023 |via=Google Books}}}}
{{Certification Table Summary}}
{{certification Table Entry|title=Waltz For Koop|type=album|artist=Koop|relyear=2000|region=Worldwide|nocert=true|salesamount=160,000|salesref=|accessdate=28 November 2020}}
|}
Legacy
- "Summer Sun" is featured during a ballroom dance segment in the 2004 animated teen sitcom O'Grady.O'Grady season 1 episode 6, "Sign Language," at 7:20.
- "Waltz for Koop" was featured in the theatrical trailer for the 2005 film Match Point.
References
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