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Tell the World (Pandora album)

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Tell the World
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 1995 (1995-02)
Genre
LabelVirgin Records / MCA Records
Producer
  • Sir Martin
  • Huma
  • Peka P.
Pandora chronology
One of a Kind
(1993)
Tell the World
(1995)
Changes
(1996)
Singles from Tell the World
  1. "Tell the World"
    Released: October 1994
  2. "Don't You Know"
    Released: February 1995
  3. "The Naked Sun"
    Released: April 1995
  4. "One of Us"
    Released: June 1995
Alternative cover
Japanese version
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Tell the World is the second studio album by Swedish singer Pandora, released in Sweden in February 1995 by Virgin Records. The album peaked at number 11 in Sweden. The Japanese edition featured "One of Us", originally by ABBA. By September 1996, the album had sold over 455,000 copies in Japan alone.[2]

Reception

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Billboard magazine said; "The blonde dance queen Pandora has raised a storm on Scandinavian dance floors over the past two years with her upbeat and direct tracks. Branded the Swedish Madonna, her strongest following is in Finland where her album has gone platinum (50,000 units)."[3]

Track listing

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  1. "The Outer Reaches" (intro) (Peter Johansson) – 1:11
  2. "Don't You Know" (Martin Ankelius, Johasson) – 3:50
  3. "The Naked Sun" (Ankelius, Johasson) – 4:12
  4. "Tell the World " (Hendrik Anderson, Ankelius, Johasson) – 3:39
  5. "Love is a Stranger" (Anderson, Johasson) – 3:45
  6. "Don't Let Me" (Anderson, Johasson) – 4:23
  7. "Take My Hand" (Anderson, Ankelius, Johasson) – 3:52
  8. "Can't Fake the Feeling" (Ankelius, Johasson) – 3:18
  9. "Bedtime" (Anderson, Ankelius, Johasson) – 3:01
  10. "Work" (Ankelius) – 3:36
  11. "Rely" (Ankelius) – 4:24
  12. "Kalahari" (Anderson, Ankelius, Johasson) – 3:49
  13. "Don't You Know" (The Sir Family Extended) (Ankelius, Johasson) – 6:18
  14. "One of Us" (Japanese edition only) (Benny Andersson, Björn Ulvaeus)– 4:46

Charts

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Chart (1995) Peak
position
Finland (IFPI) [4] 3
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 11

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Sweden (GLF)[6] Gold 50,000^
Japan (RIAJ)[7] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

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Region Date Format Label Catalogue
Sweden/ Finland February 1995 CD, Cassette Virgin Records 724384026721
Japan March 1996 CD, Cassette MCA Records MVCM-580

References

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  1. ^ "Album Review: Pandora – Tell the World". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Billboard Magazine". 7 September 1996. p. 67. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  3. ^ "Billboard Magazine". 16 December 1996. p. 76. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  4. ^ "Lista TOP 40". Areena. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Pandora – Tell the World". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Japanese album certifications – パンドラ – テル・ザ・ワールド" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1996年4月 on the drop-down menu