Şans

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Şans
Murat Boz - Şans.png
Studio album by
Murat Boz
Released25 February 2009
Recorded2008
GenrePop, Dance-pop, R&B
Length56:37
LabelDSM
ProducerAhmet Çelenk
Murat Boz chronology
Uçurum
(2008) 		Şans
(2009) 		Hayat Sana Güzel
(2010)

Şans (Chance) is the second studio album by Turkish singer Murat Boz. It was released on 25 February 2009 by Dokuz Sekiz Müzik. The album contains eleven new songs plus the singles of Boz's previous EP Uçurum. The release of the album marked Boz's second major work since Maximum (2007). Boz worked with Soner Sarıkabadayı, Ersay Üner, Fettah Can and Mustafa Ceceli for the album, and wrote some of the songs by himself.

The first music video from Şans was released for the song "Para Yok" on 9 January 2009. The music video for "Özledim", written by Fettah Can, was released on 16 April 2009. On 15 June, the music video for "Her Şeyi Yak" was released, followed by "Sallana Sallana" on 12 August, and "Gümbür Gümbür" on 15 December. The album's sixth music video was released for the song "İki Medeni İnsan", on which Soner Sarıkabadayı was featured. The album's last video was released on 9 September 2010 for the song "Buralardan Giderim".

Şans is a pop and R&B album. It generally received positive reviews from critics[1][2] and won the Best Album award at the .[3]

Background and recording[]

In Murat Boz's opinion, Şans was a more successful work compared to his previous album Maximum.[4] The album was recorded in 2008. Boz discussed the album in an interview: "I'm very assertive because it's not an individual business; teamwork is very important. My team has been very solid on this album. I renewed the whole team. I'm a man who loves innovations and I'm growing more with innovations, and I've done what I needed to do in this album." He also stated the songs in the album contained a general meaning.[4]

Composition[]

Music and lyrics[]

The main songwriter for Şans is Soner Sarıkabadayı. Murat Boz also wrote three songs for the album. According to some critics, Boz was influenced by Tarkan in writing the songs.[2]

Music videos[]

The song "Para Yok" was chosen as the lead single of Şans, and its music video was released on 9 January 2009, two months before the album's release. In March 2009, it was announced that the song "Özledim", Fettah Can, would also be turned into a music video.[4] It was directed by Murad Küçük and released on 16 April 2009. The third music video was made for the album's most outstanding song, "Her Şeyi Yak". It was directed by Emir Khalilzadeh and released on 15 June 2009.[5] The music video for "Sallana Sallana" was made out of the footage of one of Boz's concerts and released on 12 August 2009. On 15 December 2009, the album's fifth music video, "Gümbür Gümbür", was released. It was followed by "İki Medeni İnsan". For the music video, the song's writer, Soner Sarıkabadayı, appeared as the featured artist, while the solo version was sold on digital platforms.[6] The video was first broadcast on 11 February 2010 on Kral TV.[7] The album's last music video, "Buralardan Giderim", was directed by Burak Ertaş and released on 9 September 2010.

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Michael Show(favorable)[1]
Gerçek Pop2/5 stars[2]

Şans received mixed reviews from music critics. Radioman Michael Kuyucu gave the album a favorable review. Kuyucu wrote in his review: "With a sound of good quality, compositions above the average, and a successful visual work, Murat Boz seems to increase his chance in the music industry with his album new album Şans," and mentioned that Boz had to do a good job in promoting the album.[1] Gerçek Pop gave the album a negative review. The website chose "Özledim" as the most successful work in the album, and gave Şans two out of five stars.[2]

Achievements[]

On its first week of release, Şans ranked first on "D&R Best-Selling List" and "Esenshop Best-Selling List".[8][9] According to MÜ-YAP, the album sold 17,000 copies within four months.[10] "Özledim" was viewed over ten million times on YouTube, followed by "İki Medeni İnsan" with five million views, and the songs "Sallana Sallana", "Buralardan Giderim" and "Gümbür Gümbür", which garnered one million views each.[11][12][13][14][15]

Track listing[]

No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger(s)Length
1."İki Medeni İnsan"Soner SarıkabadayıMert Ali İçelli4:00
2."İstanbul Eğlencesi
featuring Ersay Üner"		Ersay ÜnerMustafa Ceceli3:58
3."Her Şeyi Yak"Soner SarıkabadayıSuat Aydoğan4:46
4."Özledim"Fettah CanSinan Ceceli4:25
5."Gümbür Gümbür"Murat BozSinan Ceceli3:22
6."Para Yok"Ersay ÜnerMustafa Ceceli3:52
7."Buralardan Giderim"Fettah CanMustafa Ceceli3:36
8."Sallana Sallana"Soner SarıkabadayıSuat Aydoğan4:23
9."Görmemişim Duymamışım"Murat BozMustafa Ceceli4:11
10."Hatun Yıkılır"Murat BozSinan Ceceli3:35
11."Sallana Sallana (Version)
featuring Soner Sarıkabadayı"		Soner SarıkabadayıMert Ali İçelli3:56
12."Uçurum"Soner SarıkabadayıSuat Aydoğan5:12
13."Ben Aslında"Fettah CanCeyhun Çelikten3:42
14."Ötme Bülbül"Murat BozÖzgür Yedievli3:46
Total length:56:37

Personnel[]

Credits adapted from Şans's album booklet.[16]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "MURAT BOZ - Şans ( D.S.M. - 2009)". Michael Kuyucu. michaelshow.com. 24 March 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Şansla Olmuyor Bu İşler". gercekpop.com. 17 December 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  3. ^ "İstanbul FM Altın Ödülleri Sahiplerini Buldu". poptrend.org. 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 10 February 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2012.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c "MURAT BOZ - Şans Yok , Para Yok :)". Michael Kuyucu. michaelshow.com. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 6 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  5. ^ "Murat Boz Her Şeyi Yaktı". michaelshow.com. 15 June 2009. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  6. ^ "İki Medeni İnsan : Murat ve Soner". . January 2010. Archived from the original on 7 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  7. ^ "Bozkabadayı'dan Yeni Video: İki Medeni İnsan". gercekpop.com. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 31 August 2012.
  8. ^ "D&R Çok Satanlar / Müzik". D&R. 25 September 2011. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2012.
  9. ^ "Esenshop / Çok Satanlar". Esenshop. 25 February 2009. Archived from the original on 27 August 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2009.
  10. ^ "2009 İlk Altı Ay Albüm Dolum". MÜYAP. 1 July 2009. Archived from the original (doc) on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Özledim (Murat Boz)". MÜYAP. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  12. ^ "İki Medeni İnsan : Murat Ve Soner (Murat Boz & Soner Sarıkabadayı)". MÜYAP. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  13. ^ "Gümbür Gümbür (Murat Boz)". MÜYAP. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  14. ^ "Sallana Sallana (Murat Boz)". MÜYAP. 22 September 2010. Archived from the original on 6 January 2012. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  15. ^ "Buralardan Giderim (Murat Boz)". MÜYAP. 22 March 2010. Archived from the original on 24 February 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2012.
  16. ^ "Murat Boz * Şans * 2009". Kartonet / Facebook. 8 September 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2012.

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