Me and Simon

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Me and Simon
Cover Me and Simon.jpg
Studio album by
Laleh
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2009 (Digital download)
January 21, 2009 (CD)
Recorded2007–2008
GenrePop rock
Length50:46
LabelWarner Music Sweden
ProducerLaleh Pourkarim
Laleh chronology
Prinsessor
(2006) 		Me and Simon
(2009) 		Sjung
(2012)
Singles from Me and Simon
  1. "Snö"
    Released: December 19, 2007
  2. "Simon Says"
    Released: January 12, 2009
  3. "Big City Love"
    Released: May 11, 2009
  4. "Bjurö klubb"
    Released: September 14, 2009
  5. "Mysteries"
    Released: April 12, 2010
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Aftonbladet3/5 stars[1]
Arbetarbladet3/5 stars[2]
Dalarnas Tidningar3/5 stars[3]
Metro3/5 stars[4]
Norra Västerbotten4/5 stars[5]
Nya Wermlands-Tidningen3/5 stars[6]
Svenska Dagbladet4/6 stars[7]
Sydsvenskan3/5 stars[8]
Uppsala Nya Tidning3/5 stars[9]

Me and Simon is the third studio album by Swedish singer-songwriter Laleh, released on January 21, 2009, on Warner Music Sweden records. The album peaked at number two on the Swedish Albums Chart.

First single from the album is the track "Simon Says", followed by "Big City Love" and "Bjurö klubb". The album also contains the track "Snö", soundtrack from the Swedish movie Arn - The Knight Templar which was recorded by Laleh together with the London Symphony Orchestra. As with her debut album, Laleh keeps her traditional language-mix in her music with having songs in both Swedish and English as well as Persian featured on the album.[10] As well as her two previous albums, she has written and produced all of the songs from the album.[11]

Singles[]

  • "Simon Says" was released as the lead single from the album on January 12, 2009.[12] The song peaked at number forty-one on the Swedish Singles Chart.[13]
  • "" was released as the second single from the album on May 11, 2009.[14] The song peaked at number thirty-two on the Swedish Singles Chart.[15]
  • "Bjurö klubb" was released as the third single from the album on September 10, 2009.[16]

Track listing[]

All lyrics written by Laleh.[17]

  1. "Big City Love" – 3:40
  2. "Simon Says" – 3:53
  3. "Mysteries" – 3:25
  4. "Go Go" – 3:55
  5. "Roses" – 4:54
  6. "The End" – 5:06
  7. "Nation" – 4:04
  8. "History" – 1:00
  9. "Farda" – 4:15 (Tomorrow)
  10. "Snö" – 4:19 (Snow)
  11. "Bjurö klubb" – 4:54
  12. "Svalorna" – 4:30 (The Swallows)
  13. "Lär mig om" – 2:52 (Teach Me About)

Charts[]

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Swedish Albums Chart[18] 2

References[]

  1. ^ Aftonbladet review
  2. ^ Arbetarbladet review Archived May 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Dalarnas Tidningar review
  4. ^ Metro review
  5. ^ Norra Västerbotten review Archived February 2, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ "Nya Wermlands-Tidningen review". Archived from the original on January 26, 2009. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  7. ^ Svenska Dagbladet review
  8. ^ Sydsvenskan review[permanent dead link]
  9. ^ "Uppsala Nya Tidning review". Archived from the original on August 9, 2011. Retrieved November 22, 2009.
  10. ^ "Lalehs nya album släpps 21 januari". warnermusic.se.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^ "Laleh släpper nytt album och åker på turné". warnermusic.se.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ "Laleh – Simon Says". 7digital.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  13. ^ "Laleh – Simon Says". swedishcharts.com.
  14. ^ "Laleh – Big City Love". 7digital.com. Archived from the original on December 9, 2009.
  15. ^ "Laleh – Big City Love". swedishcharts.com.
  16. ^ "LALEH – höstturné och ny singel på svenska". warnermusic.se.[permanent dead link]
  17. ^ "Laleh – Me and Simon (CD, Album) at Discogs". discogs.com.
  18. ^ "Laleh – Me and Simon, Swedish Charts". swedishcharts.com.
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