Before the Storm (Darude album)

Before the Storm
Studio album by Darude
Released 8 May 2001
Genre
Length 78:21
Label 16 Inch
Darude chronology
Ignition
(2000)		 Before the Storm
(2001)		 Rush
(2003)

Before the Storm is the debut studio album by Finnish DJ and record producer Darude. It was released on 8 May 2001 by 16 Inch Records. The album sold 800,000 copies worldwide[1] and earned Darude three Finnish Grammy Awards.[1] It also peaked on a number of charts, including number one on the Finland's Official List for albums.[2]

Production and singles

Before the Storm was produced by JS16 (Jaakko Salovaara), and features two of JS16's remixes.[3] The album includes several singles, the first of which, "Sandstorm," had been released prior to the album in 1999 to great success.[3] Darude's second single, "Feel the Beat," followed the success of "Sandstorm", reaching number one on the singles charts in Finland for 2 weeks and number 5 on the UK Singles Chart.[4]

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

The album came out on 8 May 2001. The album sold 800,000 copies worldwide[1] and earned Darude three Finnish Grammy Awards.[1] It also peaked on a number of charts, including number one on the Finland's Official List for albums,[2] number 6 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart[5] and number 11 on the US Independent Albums chart.[6] It also charted high on album charts in a number of other countries, including number 9 in Sweden,[7] number 14 in Norway,[8] number 18 in Canada,[9] number 36 in Australia,[10] and number 34 in France.[11]

Track listing

  1. "Sandstorm" – 3:45
  2. "Burning" – 7:10
  3. "Feel the Beat" – 4:18
  4. "Out of Control" – 5:02
  5. "Touch Me Feel Me" – 6:14
  6. "Calm Before the Storm" – 4:53
  7. "Let the Music Take Control" – 5:45
  8. "Drums of New York" – 6:04
  9. "The Flow" – 3:52
  10. "Sandstorm (JS 16 Remix)" – 7:22
  11. "Sandstorm (Superchumbo's Sandy Storm)" – 4:17
  12. "Sandstorm (Darude Vs Orgy Astro American Remix)" – 4:36
  13. "Feel the Beat (JS 16 Dark Mix)" – 7:06
  14. "Out of Control (Vocal Mix)" – 3:36
  15. "Out of Control (Spectro Remix)" – 4:18

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
 AUS ARIA Charts[10] 36
 CAN Canadian Albums Chart[9] 18
 FIN Finland's Official List[2] 1
 FRA SNEP Albums[11] 34
 NOR VG-lista[8] 14
 SWE Sverigetopplistan[7] 9
 US Dance/Electronic Albums[5] 6
 US Independent Albums[6] 11

Personnel

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See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Darud". Eurochannel.com. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. 1 2 3 "finnishcharts.com – Finnish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 Ravelin, Antti J. (February 13, 2001). "Before the Storm review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2014-12-30.
  4. ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 141. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  5. 1 2 "Darude Album & Song Chart History – Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  6. 1 2 "Darude Album & Song Chart History – Independent Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  7. 1 2 "swedishcharts.com – Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  8. 1 2 "norwegiancharts.com – Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  9. 1 2 "Darude Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  10. 1 2 "australian-charts.com – Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.
  11. 1 2 "lescharts.com – French charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved August 8, 2011.

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