Now (Anna Abreu album) explained

Now
Type:Studio album
Artist:Anna Abreu
Cover:Anna_Abreu_Now.jpg
Released:October 22, 2008
Recorded:July – August 2008
Genre:Pop, R&B, dance
Length:37:06
Label:RCA
Producer:Rauli Eskolin
Prev Title:Anna Abreu
Prev Year:2007
Next Title:Just A Pretty Face?
Next Year:2009

Now is the second studio album by Finnish singer Anna Abreu, released in Finland by RCA on October 22, 2008. The album was preceded by the singles "Vinegar" and "Silent Despair" and followed by the release of third and fourth singles "Something About U" and "Come Undone".

The album marked a change of artistic direction for Abreu, featuring several dance-infused songs such as the smash hit "Vinegar" and "Something About U". It spent two consecutive weeks at number one on the Finnish albums chart and was certified platinum for Finnish sales in excess of 30,000 copies. The album spent eighteen weeks on the albums chart and has to date sold over 50,000 copies. It is ranked as the best-selling album of 2008 in Finland.

Commercial performance

Now debuted at number two on the Finnish Top 40 albums chart, selling just under 7000 copies in its first week, considerably less than her debut, which sold almost 30,000 and was certified platinum in its first week alone. In its seventh week however, the album rose up to the top spot, becoming Abreu's second number one album. It held the number one position for two consecutive weeks, gaining further sales of 20,000 copies. In total Now spent eighteen weeks on the official Top 40 chart and was certified platinum, with sales to date recorded at 50,695.[1]

Chart performance

Singles

Promotion

Concert Tour Name:Now Tour
Artist:Anna Abreu
Album:Now
Start Date:December 2, 2008
End Date:July 18, 2009
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:10 in Finland
Last Tour:Anna Abreu Live Tour
(2007-2008)
This Tour:Now Tour
(2008-2009)
Next Tour:Just a Pretty Face? Tour (2009-2010)

From 2008 to 2009, Abreu promoted her sophomore album with the Now Tour throughout Finland.

Tour dates[3]

DateCityCountryVenue
December 2, 2008LahtiFinlandSibeliustal
December 7, 2008KeravaKerava-sali
February 13, 2009JämsäHimos Areena
February 27, 2009TurkuM/S Viking Isabella
March 4, 2009EspooTapiola
May 15, 2009JoensuuSokos Hotel Kimmel
May 30, 2009PoriKarhuhalli
May 31, 2009
June 13, 2009VantaaHakunilan Urheilupuisto
July 18, 2009TornioUmpitunneli

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steffen Hung . Anna Abreu - Now . finnishcharts.com . 2012-03-03.
  2. Web site: Steffen Hung . Anna Abreu - Vinegar . finnishcharts.com . 2012-03-03.
  3. Web site: Search for setlists: Artist:%28Anna Abreu%29 tour:%28Anna Abreu%29 | setlist.fm. setlist.fm.