''Amber'' is the second studio album by Dutch singer

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. It was released in 1999 on

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, and features

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songs. It is her most well-received album by the American Pop mainstream to date. She co-wrote three songs with songwriters/producers

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: "Sexual (Li Da Di)," "Above the Clouds," and "

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." The song "Above the Clouds" was featured in the

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finale of the television series ''

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''. After the digital release of ''The Hits Remixed - Extended'' in June 2022, which contained full length remixes of Amber's hit singles and sparked a renewed interest in her music, ''Amber'' entered the Amazon Digital Dance/Pop Albums chart and peaked at 3.

Track listings

# "Above the Clouds" # "Love One Another" # "Spiritual Virginity" # "Object Of Your Desire" # "Sexual (Li Da Di)" # "Without You" # "I Found Myself In You" # "If I'm Not the One" # "Let's Do It for Love" # "Don't Wanna Stop" # "If You Could Read My Mind" # "How Can I Tell You" # "I'm Free" # "Sexual (Li Da Di)" (Thunderpuss Remix)

Singles

*"Sexual (Li Da Di)", released on 8 June 1999 in the United States and on 12 June 2000 in the United Kingdom, became a pop hit, peaking at No. 42 on the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100,Billboard - 25 December 1999 - 1 January 2000 - Page 83 " "Sexual (Li Da Di)" by Amber (Tommy Boy) continues its long, strange climb up the Hot 100, moving 76-69 in its 20th week. "Sexual" will be allowed to stay on the chart below No. 50 until it loses points for two consecutive weeks" No. 70 in Australia, No. 24 in New Zealand, and No. 34 in the UK. *"Above the Clouds" *"Love One Another"

References

External links

Amber's Official website

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