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  • Artist: M2M
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: March 07, 2000
  • Total Time: 51:07
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album, Enhanced CD-ROM
  • Genre: Rock

Review

M2M's debut album Shades of Purple features more of the sweet yet down-to-earth pop that made their single "Don't Say You Love Me" so successful. Marit Larsen and Marion Ravn write many of their own songs (a rarity in the teen-pop world), and the confessional lyrics on tracks like "Don't Mess With My Love," "Do You Know What You Want," and "Dear Diary" add a healthy dose of reality to the album's slick production and the girls' somewhat sugary voices. Overall, Shades of Purple is a strong debut from a young group that still sounds fresh and innocent -- also something of a rarity in teen pop. ~ Heather Phares, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Don't Say You Love Me (Lyrics) Jimmy Bralower, Peter Zizzo, Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (3:45)
The Day You Went Away Matt Rowe, Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (3:41)
Girl in Your Dreams (Lyrics) Marion Raven M2M (3:40)
Mirror Mirror (Lyrics) Dave Deviller, Sean Hosein, Pamela Sheyne M2M (3:19)
Pretty Boy (Lyrics) Bottolf Lødemel, Nora Skaug M2M (4:39)
Give a Little Love (Lyrics) Matt Rowe, Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (3:58)
Everything You Do Lars Aass, Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (4:01)
Don't Mess With My Love (Lyrics) Shelly Peiken, Guy Roche, Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (3:43)
Dear Diary (Lyrics) Greg Wells, Pamela Sheyne, Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (3:57)
Do You Know What You Want Full Force, Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (4:04)
Smiling Face (Lyrics) Matt Rowe, Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (4:14)
Our Song (Lyrics) Robin Gibb, Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Sean "Mystro" Mather, Robert Jazayeri, Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (3:54)
Why (Lyrics) Marit Larsen, Marion Raven M2M (4:20)

Credits

Full Force (Arranger), Full Force (Vocals), Full Force (Producer), Full Force (Engineer), Tom Lord-Alge (Mixing), Steve Boyer (Engineer), Steve Boyer (Vocal Recording), Jimmy Bralower (Arranger), Jimmy Bralower (Drums), Jimmy Bralower (Producer), Jimmy Bralower (Engineer), Jimmy Bralower (Executive Producer), Jimmy Bralower (Drum Programming), Michael Brauer (Mixing), Greg Calbi (Mastering), Dave Deviller (Guitar), Dave Deviller (Programming), Dave Deviller (Producer), Dave Deviller (Vocal Producer), Sean Hosein (Programming), Sean Hosein (Producer), Sean Hosein (Vocal Producer), Ted Jensen (Mastering), Joe Jordan (Assistant Engineer), Steve Lewinson (Bass), Milton McDonald (Guitar), Kaj Robole (Engineer), Matt Rowe (Keyboards), Matt Rowe (Programming), Matt Rowe (Producer), Ken Schubert (Engineer), Marc Shulman (Guitar (Electric)), Steve Sidelnyk (Percussion), John Siket (Engineer), Kent Wood (Keyboards), Ken Lewis (Guitar (Electric)), Ken Lewis (Engineer), David Krueger (Arranger), David Krueger (Programming), David Krueger (Producer), David Krueger (Engineer), Johnny Gale (Guitar (Electric)), Jake Davies (Engineer), Jake Davies (Pro-Tools), Tom Schick (Assistant Engineer), Mauricio Iragorri (Assistant Engineer), Richard Bates (Art Direction), Richard Bates (Design), Max Martin (Executive Producer), Ryan Hewitt (Assistant Engineer), Esbjörn Öhrwall (Guitar), Peter Zizzo (Guitar (Acoustic)), Peter Zizzo (Bass), Peter Zizzo (Arranger), Peter Zizzo (Guitar (Electric)), Peter Zizzo (Keyboards), Peter Zizzo (Producer), Per Magnusson (Arranger), Per Magnusson (Keyboards), Per Magnusson (Programming), Per Magnusson (Producer), Bernard Löhr (Mixing), M2M (Main Performer), Andrea Brooks (Art Direction), Andrea Brooks (Design), John Thernis (Guitar), Cee Gee (Assistant Engineer), Charlene Curry (Assistant Engineer), T-Bone Wolk (Bass), T-Bone Wolk (Guitar), T-Bone Wolk (Keyboards), T-Bone Wolk (Slide Guitar), Mark Rubenstein (Engineer)
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Shades of Purple
Studio album by M2M
Released March 7, 2000
Genre Pop
Length 62:23 (Southeast Asian edition)
Label Atlantic Records
Professional reviews
M2M chronology
Shades of Purple
(2000)		 The Big Room
(2001)
Alternate cover
Asian Edition cover

Shades of Purple is the debut album from Norwegian pop duo, M2M. The album was particularly highly successful in South East Asia, and sold over five million copies worldwide.

Six singles off the album were released - "Don't Say You Love Me", "Mirror Mirror", "The Day You Went Away," "Pretty Boy", "Girl in Your Dreams", and "Everything You Do." The latter was re-recorded with new vocals, and all six tracks appear on their best-of album The Day You Went Away. American pop singer Taylor Horn covered "Mirror, Mirror" on her third album, Changes.

Track listing

  1. "Don't Say You Love Me" – 3:46
  2. "The Day You Went Away" – 3:43
  3. "Girl in Your Dreams" – 3:31
  4. "Mirror Mirror" – 3:21
  5. "Pretty Boy" – 4:40
  6. "Give a Little Love" – 3:59
  7. "Everything You Do" – 4:02
  8. "Don't Mess With My Love" – 3:44
  9. "Dear Diary" – 3:58
  10. "Do You Know What You Want" – 4:06
  11. "Smiling Face" – 4:15
  12. "Our Song" – 3:54
  13. "Why" – 4:20
  14. "Don't Say You Love Me [acoustic]" – 3:25*
  15. "Mirror Mirror [acoustic]" – 3:19*
  16. "Pretty Boy [acoustic]" – 4:40*
  • Tracks 14-16 appear on the Southeast Asian Edition of the CD.

Chart

Country Certification Sales
USA Gold 800.000
Chile Gold 10,000
Indonesia 7xPlatinum 280,000
Malaysia 3xPlatinum 60,000
Norway Gold 20,000
Singapore 2xPlatinum 30,000
South Korea Platinum 30,000
Taiwan Platinum 70,000
Thailand 7xPlatinum 300,000
Philippines 4xPlatinum 60,000

Samples

  • "Our Song" uses the chorus of the Bee Gees' hit single "Too Much Heaven" as its own chorus.

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