Ace of Base Albums - The Bridge, Happy Nation, Cruel Summer, Da Capo, Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos, Flowers (Paperback)

Commentary (music and lyrics not included). Chapters: The Bridge, Happy Nation, Cruel Summer, Da Capo, Greatest Hits, Classic Remixes and Music Videos, Flowers, Singles of the 90s, the Ultimate Collection, Platinum & Gold, Platinum & Gold Collection, the Collection/all That She Wants, the Hits. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 63. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Bridge is the second album by Swedish pop music group, Ace of Base. It was composed during 1994 and 1995, and released on November 21, 1995. It is the only Ace of Base album to feature writing, production, vocals and harmonies by all four band members, each having an equal part in its creation. Earlier recordings featured arrangements and music by Ulf Ekberg and Jonas Berggren with vocals by all members. Later recordings utilized vocals by only Linn Berggren and Jenny Berggren. On January 1, 1994, The Sign album and single hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. Inspired by the band's success, Jonas penned the first song of what would become The Bridge while on holiday in the Canary Islands. The song was Beautiful Life. Jonas hoped to incorporate gospel elements into the song, which was composed retaining the band's original club-friendly beat. The band was still promoting their previous album and so work on The Bridge was infrequent during much of 1994. Jonas and Ulf each composed (separately) a half-dozen songs. Jonas' songs were recorded mainly at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, while Ulf's tracks were created at Tuff Studios in Gothenburg. For the first time, Jenny and Linn also composed and produced songs. Their tracks were recorded mainly at Tuff Studios. Ulf continued to work with John Ballard and StoneStream (Bjorn Stenstrom). In Stockholm, Jonas worked with producers Max Martin and Denniz Pop and vocalist Jeanette Soderholm...http: //booksllc.net/?id=1401225