The Brothel

The Brothel is the second studio album by Norwegian musician Susanne Sundfør, released on 15 March 2010 in Norway, through EMI Music Norway and Grönland Records.[3] The album sees a shift from the piano driven pop from previous releases towards a more ambitious and electronic sound.[4]

The Brothel
Studio album by
Susanne Sundfør
Released15 March 2010 (2010-03-15)
StudioPooka Studio
Genre
Length44:52
Label
ProducerLars Horntveth
Susanne Sundfør chronology
Take One
(2008)		 The Brothel
(2010)		 A Night at Salle Pleyel
(2011)
Singles from Susanne Sundfør
  1. "The Brothel"
    Released: 29 January 2010
  2. "It's All Gone Tomorrow"
    Released: 4 June 2010
  3. "Turkish Delight"
    Released: 12 August 2011

The Brothel was a critical and commercial success in Norway, spending 30 weeks in the Norwegian album charts and becoming platinum certified and the best-selling album in Norway in 2010.[5][6] It also won Sundfør a Norwegian Grammy award for "best composer" as well as a nomination for "best lyrics".[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Susanne Sundfør, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."The Brothel"6:15
2."Lilith"3:35
3."Black Widow"3:16
4."It's All Gone Tomorrow"6:07
5."Knight of Noir"5:02
6."Turkish Delight"4:48
7."As I Walked out One Evening" (writers: Sundfør, Lars Horntveth)3:18
8."O Master"4:21
9."Lullaby"4:48
10."Father Father"3:22
Total length:44:52

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Brothel.[8]

Locations
  • Recorded at Pooka Studio
  • Vocals recorded at Tomba Emmanuelle
  • Drums and strings recorded at Malabar Studios
  • Mixed at Duper Studio
  • Mastered at Cutting Room Studios

Personnel
  • Susanne Sundfør – vocals, arrangements, piano, Fender Rhodes synthesizers, vibraphone, glockenspiel, marimba, sansula, drum programming, string arrangements, tambourine
  • Lars Horntveth – production, arrangements, lap steel guitar, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, baritone guitar, synth bass, bass clarinet, vibraphone, marimba, synthesizers, marxophone, percussion, kokle, water harp, piano, drum programming, strings arrangements, recording
  • Morten Qvenild – synthesizer
  • Gard Nilssen – drums
  • Frode Larsen – violin
  • Øyvind Fossheim – violin
  • Nora Taksdal – viola
  • Emery Cardas – cello
  • Hans Petter Bang – contrabass
  • Erik Johannessen – trombone, tuba
  • Heming Valebjørg – snare drum, timpani
  • Martin Horntveth – additional drum programming, orchestral bass drum, cymbals
  • Jørgen Træen – additional drum programming and editing, mixing
  • Helge Sten – vocal recording (tracks 1–3, 8–10)
  • Alex Kloster-Jensen – drums and strings recording
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering
  • Kristin Austreid – artwork

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway)[9] 2× Platinum 40,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References
  1. St. Asaph, Katherine (25 September 2012). ""White Foxes" by Susanne Sundfør Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. Wehner, Cyclone (14 April 2015). "Review: Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs". Music Feeds. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. "The Brothel by Susanne Sundfør on Apple Music". iTunes (Norway). 15 March 2010. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. "The Brothel by Susanne Sundfør". SoundCloud. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. "Susanne Sundfør". Music Norway. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. Gillette, Courtney (6 January 2011). "Robyn, Susanne Sundfør and other female musicians up for first ever Nordic Music Prize". AfterEllen. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  7. "Susanne Sundfør Wins Spellemann Prize!". Grönland. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  8. The Brothel (CD liner notes). Susanne Sundfør. Grönland Records. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. "Norwegian album certifications – Susanne Sundfør – The Brothel" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
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