Now (Anna Abreu album)

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

Chart	Peak position	Weeks on chart	Certification	Sales
Finnish Albums Chart^[1]	1 (2)	18	Platinum	50,695

Singles

"Vinegar", the lead single from the album initially debuted at number five on the Finnish singles chart. However, it rose to number one in its third week, a position it held for three non-consecutive weeks. In total it spent nineteen weeks on the chart (thirteen of which were in the top five) and is to date Abreu's most successful single. It is ranked as the eighty-eighth best-selling single in Finnish chart history and was certified platinum for sales of over 10,000 copies.^[2]
"Silent Despair" was released as the second single and it too preceded the album. It received a limited physical release and as a result did not chart on the official singles list. However it did reach number twenty-five on the digital chart and like its predecessor, was accompanied by a music video. It garnered strong radio airplay and reached number two on the Airplay Chart.
"Something About U", the third single from the album was released only to promote the album and did not appear on either the singles or digital charts, although it did garner radio airplay.
"Come Undone", the fourth and final single from the album was also released only for promotional purposes.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Vinegar"	Patric Sarin, Rauli Eskolin	Rauli Eskolin	3:41
2.	"You Don't Get Me"	Sarin, Eskolin, Eva Peijakas	Rauli Eskolin	3:21
3.	"Something About U"	Mats Valentin, Johan 'Jones' Wetterberg, Per Eklund	Rauli Eskolin	3:56
4.	"Silent Despair"	Sarin, Eskolin, Anna Abreu	Rauli Eskolin	3:57
5.	"Done With Her"	Sarin, Eskolin	Rauli Eskolin	3:35
6.	"Perdoa-Me"	Abreu, Eskolin, Sarin	Rauli Eskolin	3:59
7.	"Jukie For Your Love"	Pat Bernetti, Axl Johanssen, Tracy Lipp	Rauli Eskolin	3:17
8.	"Come Undone"	Eskolin	Rauli Eskolin	4:01
9.	"No Estagues El Momento"	Abreu, Eskolin, Sarin	Rauli Eskolin	3:33
10.	"Walking On Water"	Erno Laitinen	Rauli Eskolin	3:39
Total length:				37:06

Digital Bonus Content
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Work It Out"	Eskolin, Sarin	Rauli Eskolin	3:04
12.	"Vinegar (Umeboshi Mix)"	Sarin, Eskolin	Rauli Eskolin	5:16

Promotion

Now Tour
Anna Abreu concert chronology
Tour by Anna Abreu
Associated album	Now
Start date	December 2, 2008
End date	July 18, 2009
Legs	1
Number of shows	10 in Finland

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

Setlist^[3]

Finland

"You Don't Get Me" (performed at selected venues)
"Are You Ready"
"Walking On Water" (performed at selected venues)
"Something About You" (performed at selected venues)
"Ivory Tower"
"Work It Out"
"Bad Girl"
"Perdoa-Me" (performed at selected venues)
"Come Undone"
"Silent Despair"
"Contigo Corazon"
"No Estragues El Momento"
"How Could You Do It"
"Solta-se O Beijo" (performed at selected venues)
"Everywhere I Go" (performed at selected venues)
"End of Love" (performed at selected venues)
"Vinegar"

Tour dates^[3]

Date	City	Country	Venue
December 2, 2008	Lahti	Finland	Sibeliustal
December 7, 2008	Kerava		Kerava-sali
February 13, 2009	Jämsä		Himos Areena
February 27, 2009	Turku		M/S Viking Isabella
March 4, 2009	Espoo		Tapiola
May 15, 2009	Joensuu		Sokos Hotel Kimmel
May 30, 2009	Pori		Karhuhalli
May 31, 2009	Pori		Karhuhalli
June 13, 2009	Vantaa		Hakunilan Urheilupuisto
July 18, 2009	Tornio		Umpitunneli

References

1 2 Steffen Hung. "Anna Abreu - Now". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
↑ Steffen Hung. "Anna Abreu - Vinegar". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-03-03.
1 2 http://www.setlist.fm/search?query=artist:%28Anna+Abreu%29+tour:%28Anna+Abreu%29

Anna Abreu

Discography

Studio albums	Anna Abreu Now Just a Pretty Face? Rush V

Compilation albums	Greatest Hits

Singles	"End of Love" "Ivory Tower" "Are You Ready" "Vinegar" "Silent Despair" "Music Everywhere" "Impatient" "Hysteria" "Worst Part Is Over" "Stereo" "Ra-Ta Ta-Ta" "Right in Front of You"

Tours	Euphoria Tour (supporting Enrique Iglesias)

Related articles	Idols Tanssii tähtien kanssa Vain elämää

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