Changes (Roman Lob album)
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| Released | 13 April 2012 | |||
| Length | 43:49 | |||
| Label | Universal Domestic Pop | |||
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Changes is the debut studio album by German singer Roman Lob. It was released by Universal Music Domestic Pop on April 13, 2012 in German-speaking Europe. Recorded after Lob's win of Unser Star für Baku, the national pre-selection programme for the Eurovision Song Contest 2012, it was largely procued under the guidance of musician Thomas D, with additional producion from André "Brix" Buchmann, Thorsten Brötzmann, Michael Dörfler, Bertil Mark, Mathias Ramson, and production team Beatgees.
The album earned largely mixed to positive reviews from music critics some of who felt that it was uneven but praised Lob's vocal performance. Changes debuted and peaked at number nine on the German Albums Chart and reached the top 50 in Austria. It was preceded by lead single "Standing Still," Germany's 2012 Eurovision Song Contest entry in Baku,[1][2] which finished in 8th place and became a top three hit in Germany. A second single, "Call Out the Sun," failed to chart.
Singles[edit]
- "Standing Still" was released as the lead single from the album on February 16, 2012. On May 26, 2012, he sang the song at the Eurovision Song Contest for Germany. The song achieved eighth place with 110 points.
- "Call Out the Sun" was released as the second single from the album on August 31, 2012.
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| laut.de |   [3] |
| Plattentests | 4/10[4] |
Amelie Köppl from laut.de rated the album two out of five stars. She found that Changes "turns out to be too clumsy and inconsistent for Roman Lob's previously praised musical ambitions. His slightly smoky, pleasant voice doesn't come into its own enough due to all the changes in style. Lob is obviously a born ballad singer, but that raises the question of why they didn't want to stick to the general direction of "Standing Still", "Day By Day" or "Revolution" and not just put the young man in front of his piano has set."[3] Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung critic Dieter Bartetz felt that Lob had "already proven that he has what it takes to withstand it. But he still has to prove that he, the exceptional talent, cannot be smoothed over musically. His debut album points in both directions, the smooth and the rough."[5]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Call Out the Sun" |
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| 3:05 |
| 2. | "Dream on" |
| Bertil Mark | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Standing Still" |
| 3:26 | |
| 4. | "Alone" | Thorsten Brötzmann | 3:29 | |
| 5. | "Changes" |
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| 3:08 |
| 6. | "Flying" | Schäfer | Mark | 2:50 |
| 7. | "Make You Smile" |
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| 2:53 |
| 8. | "Day By Day" |
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| 3:30 |
| 9. | "After Tonight" |
| 3:44 | |
| 10. | "Something Stupid" |
| Beatgees | 3:40 |
| 11. | "First Time" |
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| 3:37 |
| 12. | "Conflicted" | Martin Mulholland |
| 3:50 |
| 13. | "Revolution" |
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| 4:01 |
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2012) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] | 50 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[7] | 9 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[8] | 81 |
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Various | 13 April 2012 | Universal Domestic Pop | [9] |
References[edit]
- ^ "Roman Lob to Baku for Germany". ESCToday.com. 16 February 2012. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Roman Lob to perform "Standing Still" for Germany – ESC Radio – Eurovision Song Contest Eurosong Webradio". 9 May 2012. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ a b Köppl, Amelie. "Die eigentlich gute Stimme kommt hier kaum zur Geltung". Laut.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Read, Mark. "Unser Roman über Lob". Plattentests.de (in German). Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Bartetz, Dieter. "Debütalbum von Roman Lob: Herzensheimatlos". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Roman Lob – Changes" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Officialcharts.de – Roman Lob – Changes". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Roman Lob – Changes". Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ "Roman Lob (Künstler)" (Audio CD). Amazon.de. Retrieved 27 May 2012.
