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'{{Infobox Album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums --> | Name = Fairytales | Type = studio | Artist = [[Alexander Rybak]]HE IS HOT MAN HOTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!! | Cover = Alexander Rybak - Fairytales (album, cover2).jpg | Released = {{Start date|2009|05|29}} <br>June 15, 2009 <small>([[United Kingdom|UK]])</small><br /><small>(see [[#Release history|release history]])</small> | Recorded = 2009 at Kitchen Studio in [[Oslo]], [[Norway]], Yla Studios and Lionheart Studio 2 in [[Malmö]], [[Sweden]] | Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Folk music|Folk]] | Length = | Label = [[EMI]] <small>(NOR, FIN, DEN, GER, AUT)</small><br />[[Universal Music|Universal]] <small>(RUS, GRE, CYP)</small> | Producer = Kim Edward Bergseth, Henrik Wikström, Amir Aly | Reviews = | Last album = | This album = | Next album = | Misc = {{Singles | Name = Fairytales | Type = studio | single 1 = [[Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)|Fairytale]] | single 1 date = [[January 12]], [[2009]] | single 2 = [[Funny Little World]] | single 2 date = [[May 13]], [[2009]] <small>Digital download</small> }} {{Extra album cover 2 | Upper caption = Fairytales | Type = studio | Cover = Alexander Rybak - Fairytales (album).jpg | Lower caption = Alternate cover }} }} '''''Fairytales''''' is the debut [[studio album]] by the [[Norway|Norwegian]] artist [[Alexander Rybak]]. It was released in Norway and most of [[Europe]] on [[May 29]], [[2009]] (see [[#Release history|release history]]). Most of the songs on the album are written and/or composed by Rybak himself. The first single of this album is Rybak's "[[Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)|Fairytale]]", the winning song from the [[Eurovision Song Contest 2009]]. His entry broke the previous record of 292 in the festival and achieved a total of 387 points. All the participating countries voted for the song. Rybak wrote [[English language|English]] lyrics for one [[Russian language|Russian]] and one [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] song, for the album. The chorus in the song "Abandoned" (track #7), uses music by Kirill Moltchanov, from the [[theme (music)|theme]] from the 1968 Russian film ''Доживем до понедельника'' (en. ''We'll Live Till Monday'').<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWJ151z_DAM ДОЖИВЕМ ДО ПОНЕДЕЛЬНИКА (1968) 1/10], [[YouTube]]</ref> The song "If You Were Gone" (track #6), is an English version of the Norwegian song "Vårsøg", with music by Henning Sommerro. ==Track listing== {{tracklist | collapsed = No | all_writing = | total_length = | extra_column = Writer | title1 = [[Roll With the Wind]] | length1 = 3:34 | extra1 = Mårten Eriksson, Lina Eriksson | title2 = [[Fairytale (Alexander Rybak song)|Fairytale]] | length2 = 3:05 | extra2 = [[Alexander Rybak]] | title3 = Dolphin | length3 = 4:16 | extra3 = Rybak | title4 = Kiss and Tell | length4 = 3:20 | extra4 = Rybak, Kim Bergseth, Piotr Andrej | title5 = [[Funny Little World]] | length5 = 3:46 | extra5 = Rybak | title6 = If You Were Gone | length6 = 4:31 | extra6 = Henning Sommerro, Rybak | title7 = Abandoned | length7 = 4:09 | extra7 = Rybak, Kirill Moltchanov, Andrej | title8 = 13 Horses | length8 = 5:42 | extra8 = Rybak | title9 = Song from a Secret Garden | length9 = 3:30 | extra9 = [[Rolf Løvland]] }} =====Bonus track===== {{tracklist | collapsed = No | all_writing = | total_length = | extra_column = Writer | title10 = [[I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)|500 Miles]] | length10 = 3:24 | extra10 = [[The Proclaimers]] }} =====Bonus track===== {{tracklist | collapsed = No | all_writing = | total_length = | extra_column = Writer | title11 = [[Vocalise (Rachmaninoff)|Vocalise]] | length11 = 4:31 | extra11 = [[Sergei Rachmaninoff]] }} ==Personnel== '''Musicians''' *[[Alexander Rybak]] - lead [[singing|vocals]], [[violin]], [[piano]], [[String section|strings]]. All string arrangements, song arrangements. *[[Amir Aly]] - [[acoustic guitar]] (track #5), [[guitar]] (#1, #6), [[Bass (instrument)|bass]] (#1, #5, #6), [[Programming (music)|programming]] (#1, #6) *Gunnar Flagstad - piano (#9) *Henrik Wikström - [[Synthesizer|keyboards]] (#5), programming (#5) *Jorunn Hauge - [[background vocals]] (#2) *Kai Morten Berg - [[Percussion instrument|percussion]] (#4) *Karianne Kjærnes - background vocals (#2) *Kim Edward Bergseth - background vocals (#4, #7), guitar (#3, #4, #7), bass (#2, #3, #4, #7), programming (#2, #3, #4, #8) *Laila Samuels - background vocals (#7) *Mattis Lerbak - [[drums]] (#3) '''Recording and production staff''' *[[Amir Aly]] - [[Record producer|producer]] (track #1, #5, #6), [[mixing engineer|mixing]] (#1, #5, #6) *Björn Engelmann - [[Audio mastering|mastering]] *Henrik Wikström - producer (#5), mixing (#5) *Kim Edward Bergseth - producer (#2, #3, #4, #7, #8) *Ulf Ø. W. Holand - mixing (#2, #3, #4, #7, #8) '''Album artwork''' *Baard Lunde - [[photos]] *Guro Synes - [[Illustration|artwork]], [[design]] *Trond Kulterud - artwork, design ==Release history== {{Expand list|date=May 2009}} {|class="wikitable" ! Region ! Date ! Label ! Format |- |- | [[Armenia]]<ref name=face>[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Alexander-Rybak/183104285643 Alexander Rybak - Official Facebook Page], [[Facebook]], [[May 27]], [[2009]]</ref> | May 29, 2009 | [[Universal Music Group|Universal]] | CD |- | [[Austria]]<ref>[http://www.emimusic.at/produkt/3253587,5099996631621/alexander_rybak-fairytales#1 Alexander Rybak - Fairytales], [[EMI|emimusic.at]]</ref> | May 29, 2009 | [[EMI]] | CD |- | [[Azerbaijan]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Belarus]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Belgium]]<ref name=BOL>[http://www.bol.com/nl/p/muziek/fairytales/1000004006591467/index.html#product_overview Fairytales, Alexander Rybak], bol.com</ref> | May 29, 2009 | [[V2 Records|V2]]/Universal | CD |- | [[Denmark]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | EMI | CD; Digital download |- | [[Finland]]<ref>[http://cdon.fi/musiikki/rybak_alexander/fairytales-4202424 Fairytales - Rybak Alexander], [[CDON]]</ref><ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | EMI | CD |- | [[Germany]]<ref>[http://www.amazon.de/Fairytales-Alexander-Rybak/dp/B00284SDY6%3FSubscriptionId%3D12NH1DR9DAQ3D1M23Z82%26tag%3Dsoundamus07-21%26linkCode%3Dxm2%26camp%3D2025%26creative%3D165953%26creativeASIN%3DB00284SDY6 Fairytales: Alexander Rybak], [[Amazon.de]]</ref> | May 29, 2009 | EMI | CD; Digital download |- | [[Kazakhstan]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Kyrgyzstan]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Luxembourg]]<ref name=BOL/> | May 29, 2009 | V2/Universal | CD |- | [[Netherlands]]<ref name=BOL/> | May 29, 2009 | V2/Universal | CD |- | [[Norway]]<ref>[http://cdon.eu/music/rybak_alexander/fairytales-4202424 Fairytales - Rybak Alexander], CDON.eu</ref> | May 29, 2009 | EMI | CD; Digital download<ref>[http://www.emi.no/utgivelser/alexander_rybak/fairytales_(obs_fredag_29_mai).aspx Alexander Rybak - Fairytales (obs! fredag 29. mai)] ([[Norwegian]]), [[EMI|EMI Norway]]</ref> |- | [[Russia]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Switzerland]]<ref>[http://www.emimusic.ch/produkt/3253587,5099996631621/alexander_rybak-fairytales#1 Alexander Rybak - Fairytales], [[EMI|emimusic.ch]]</ref> | May 29, 2009 | EMI | CD |- | [[Tajikistan]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Turkmenistan]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Uzbekistan]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Ukraine]]<ref name=face/> | May 29, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Cyprus]]<ref name=face/> | June 2, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Greece]]<ref name=face/> | June 2, 2009 | Universal | CD |- | [[Sweden]]<ref>[http://www.lionheart-int.se/fairytales(1).asp Fairytales - album], Lionheart</ref> | June 3, 2009 | Lionheart | CD |- | [[Estonia]]<ref>[http://publik.delfi.ee/news/muusika/article.php?id=23451127 Alexander Rybaki "Fairytales" album ilmub 4. juunil] ([[Estonian language|Estonian]]), publik.delfi.ee, [[May 19]], [[2009]]</ref> | June 4, 2009 | Lionheart | CD |- | [[United Kingdom]]<ref>[http://hmv.com/hmvweb/simpleSearch.do?searchUID=&pGroupID=-1&adultFlag=false&primaryID=-1&simpleSearchString=Alexander+Rybak Alexander Rybak - Fairytales HMV Release Date]</ref><ref>[http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fairytales-Alexander-Rybak/dp/B002AEB8P0/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1244237477&sr=1-3 Fairytales - Alexander Rybak], [[Amazon.co.uk]]</ref> | June 15, 2009 | EMI | CD; Digital download |- |} ==Charts== {| class="wikitable sortable" !align="center"|Chart (2009) !align="center"|Peak<br />position |- |align="center"| [[VG-lista|Norwegian Albums Chart]]<ref>[http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Alexander+Rybak&titel=Fairytales&cat=a Alexander Rybak - Fairytales], norwegiancharts.com</ref> |align="center"| 1 |- |align="center"| [[MegaCharts|Dutch Albums Chart]]<ref>[http://www.dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?key=110475&cat=a Alexander Rybak - Fairytales], dutchcharts.nl</ref> |align="center"| 29 |- |align="center"| [[Ultratop|Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)]]<ref>[http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Alexander+Rybak&titel=Fairytales&cat=a Alexander Rybak - Fairytales], ultratop.be</ref> |align="center"| 85 |- |} == Critical Reception == On May 27, 2009 Norway's biggest newspaper [[Verdens Gang]] was the first to review the album giving it top score, 6 out of 6. "Alexander Rybak has not only become a star in no time, he deserves the status as well", the paper said. <ref>http://www.vg.no/musikk/grand-prix/artikkel.php?artid=543655</ref> On the same day it was revealed that the album had been leaked illegaly on the net. Norwegian newspaper [[Dagbladet]] was less enthused. "Rybak is seducing, but not entirely convincing" their critic stated, giving it 4 out of 6 points. <ref>http://www.dagbladet.no/2009/05/27/kultur/musikk/alexander_rybakk/cd/musikkanmeldelser/6429497/</ref> [[Aftenposten]] gave it 5 out of 6 stars, calling Rybak "a complete artist."<ref>http://oslopuls.aftenposten.no/musikk/article204099.ece</ref> [[Swedish]] newspaper [[Aftonbladet]], however, caused a stir by giving the record merely 1 star and hurling epithets like "violin hobbit" and "smurf hits" at the artist.<ref>http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/musik/recensioner/article5243603.ab</ref> [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV2]] in Norway gave the album 4 out of 6 stars, stating that Rybak was "no one-hit-wonder at all".<ref>http://pub.tv2.no/nettavisen/side2/musikk/anmeldelser/article2635067.ece</ref> [[NRK]] gave Rybak a good review saying that Rybak was "a good pop composer."<ref>http://nrk.no/musikk/1.6628628</ref> [[Dagsavisen]] gave the record 5 points out of 6, exclaiming "the fairy tale continues!" <ref>http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/musikk/article417866.ece</ref> The radio channel [[P4 Radio Hele Norge]] gave the album a rather poor review. Calling it a record for "13 year old girls and Eurovision enthusiasts" it got 2 stars.<ref>http://www.p4.no/story.aspx?id=310800</ref> [[Bergensavisen]] was impressed by the record, especially by the album's "personal style", and gave it 5 stars.<ref>http://www.ba.no/puls/plateguiden/article4361106.ece</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{AlexanderRybak}} {{music-stub}} [[Category:2009 albums]] [[Category:EMI Records albums]] [[Category:English-language albums]] [[es:Fairytales]] [[lv:Fairytales]] [[nl:Fairytales]] [[ru:Fairytales]] [[no:Fairytales]] [[fi:Fairytales]]'