White Turns Blue is the international debut album by Norwegian singer-songwriter Maria Mena, released in 2004 in the United States by Columbia Records. It consists of tracks from her first two albums, Another Phase and Mellow, and was specifically compiled for the American market. The album peaked at 102 on the Billboard 200 in the United States.
With the exception of "You're the Only One", all tracks are listed as a "US album version", although only the songs taken from Another Phase were re-recorded.
There are several versions of the album. The version released in Norway has the same standard track listing, but with the album art and photos of her previous album Mellow. The US, European, Mexican, Australian, and South African versions have the new artwork. The Indonesian cassette has the Mellow artwork. The Target exclusive edition has two bonus tracks, and a bonus DVD containing the music video to "You're The Only One", and an interview with Mena talking about the making of the album.
Track listing All songs were written by Maria Mena and Arvid Solvang, except where noted
"You're the Only One" – 2:44 (Originally from Mellow) "Fragile (Free)" – 4:00 (Originally from Another Phase) "Just a Little Bit" – 3:56 (Mellow) "Blame It on Me" (Mena, Thomas Whoni) – 3:41 (Another Phase) "My Lullaby" – 2:58 (Another Phase) "Take You with Me" – 3:00 (Mellow) "What's Another Day" – 2:57 (Mellow) "Lose Control" – 2:41(Mellow) "Shadow" (Mena, Whoni) – 3:40 (Mellow) "Your Glasses" – 4:02 (Mellow) "Sorry" – 2:52 (Mellow) "A Few Small Bruises" – 3:55 (Mellow) "You're the Only One" [acoustic][*] – 2:46 (Acoustic version exclusive to Target edition) "Sleep to Dream" [*] – 3:58 (Another Phase)
[*] bonus track
Bonus DVD:
"You're the Only One" (video) Behind the scenes with Maria Mena
Personnel Maria Mena – vocals, background vocals Jarle Bernhoft – background vocals Havard Caspersen – acoustic guitar Celsius – keyboard Borren Flyen – drums Steffen Isaksen – grand piano Kjell Harald Litangen – acoustic guitar, baritone guitar Elias Muri – background vocals Christian Nystrom – keyboard Børge Petersen Øverlier – acoustic guitar Arvid Solvang – acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar, keyboard, background vocals, multi instruments, Fender Rhodes Vemund Stavnes – bass David Wallumrod – Fender Rhodes, Wurlitzer Fredrik Wallumrod – drums
Production Producer: Arvid Solvang Engineer: Arvid Solvang Mixing: Andrew Dawson, Ulf Holand, Arvid Solvang Mastering: James Cruz A&R: Jørgen Bradtlie Programming: Celsius, Arvid Solvang, Thomas Whoni Sampling: Spectrasoncicsm, Miroslav Vitous Arranger: Arvid Solvang Art direction: Susanne Cerha Design: Susanne Cerha Photography: Susanne Cerha Hair stylists: Dugg, Viveke Trønsdal Stylist: Tommy Løland Make-up: Linda Mehrens, Mikas
Charts Album – Billboard (North America) YearChartPosition2004Billboard 2001022004Billboard Top Heatseekers1
Singles – Billboard (North America) YearSingleChartPosition2004"You're the Only One"Billboard Adult Top 40312004"You're the Only One"Billboard Hot 100862004"You're the Only One"Billboard Top 40 Mainstream25
References
External links Information from CDON Maria Mena's Official Website