Don't Stop the Music [ECD] by Robyn (CD, Nov-2003, Bmg/Rca)

Album Features
UPC:	743219731821
Artist:	Robyn
Format:	CD
Release Year:	2003
Record Label:	Bmg/Rca
Genre:	Dance, Pop, R&B

Track Listing
1. Keep This Fire Burning
2. Don't Stop the Music
3. O Baby
4. Blow My Mind
5. Should Have Known
6. Moonlight
7. Breakdown Intermission
8. Ain't No Thing
9. Big City
10. Psycho
11. Still Your Girl/Regntunga Skyar
12. Regntunga Skyar

Details
Producer:	Max Martin, Guy Sigsworth, The Ghost, Alexander Kronlund, Cherno Jah
Distributor:	MSI Music Distribution
Recording Mode:	Stereo
SPAR Code:	n/a

Album Notes
Sophomore album from the young Swedish singer with an heavy R&B sensibility. The single "Don't Stop The Music" was a hit in Europe, but didn't make it across the big pond this time.

Swedish R&B songstress Robyn presents DON'T STOP THE MUSIC featuring 11 tracks including "Keep This Fire Burning" and "Still Your Girl."Personnel: Stockholm Session Strings, Stockholm Session Orchestra (strings); Alexander Kronlund (organ); Marie Diephuise (background vocals).Audio Mixers: Alexander Kronlund; Damian Taylor; Örjan Fahlström; Magnus Lindström; Max Martin ; Sean McGhee; The Ghost; Rami.Recording information: Atlantis Studio; Lifeline Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Polar Studios, Stockholm, Sweden; Roam Studio; Sami Studio.Editor: Sean McGhee.Photographer: Peter Alendahl.Arrangers: Cherno Jah; Per Ekdahl; The Ghost.After spreading her artistic wings with mixed success on 1999's My Truth, Robyn returns to more commercial fare on Don't Stop the Music. Once again she co-writes every song on the record, excluding a hidden rendition of Swedish standard "Regntunga Skyar," but the album is generally less introspective and more upbeat than her previous effort. Some fans may bemoan this as a backwards step, but truth be told Don't Stop the Music is a much stronger record for it. Robyn has a great ear for a pop hook, and this album is filled with them. In many ways it represents a culmination of the best elements of her first two albums, Robyn Is Here and My Truth. It has the strong melodies and instant pop appeal of the best songs on her debut, combined with the lyrical intelligence and consistency of her second full-length. There's a definite R&B flavor in places, particularly on the driving beats of the lead single "Keep This Fire Burning." Other tracks, such as the sugary ballad "O Baby" and the title track are closer to the pop sound she was initially famous for. The bitter "Should Have Known" is also notable for its liberal use of the word f*ck, although its use heightens the emotional punch of the song rather than sounding crass. Although once again she failed to recapture much of her audience outside Scandinavia, several songs here were appropriated by other artists. Girl group Play covered the title track on their third album, while U.K. soul diva Beverley Knight hit the U.K. Top Twenty with a cover of "Keep This Fire Burning." Robyn's own versions are generally superior, though. Robyn is the rare pop singer whose material seems to get stronger with each release. ~ John Lucas