''Fortress Round My Heart'' is the debut album by

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Ida Maria Ida Maria Børli Sivertsen ( ; born 13 July 1984), better known simply as Ida Maria, is a Norwegian musician and songwriter. Biography Early life Maria was born and raised in Nesna. She taught herself to play guitar and began performing at local ...

, released in the UK on July 28, 2008, and in the US on March 24, 2009. Six singles were released before the album's release: "

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", "Drive Away My Heart", "Stella", "Queen of the World", "

I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked "I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked" (sometimes shortened to "I Like You So Much Better" or "Naked"), is a 2008 song by Norwegian rock musician Ida Maria. Ten months after the UK release of the single, it was released in the US on May 26, ...

" and the re-release of "Oh My God".

Track listing

The original version was released through

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, as they had signed a partnership deal with Norway's Waterfall Records, who signed Ida and her independent label, Nesna Records. All songs composed by Ida Maria Sivertsen.Discogs.com release info
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" – 3:18 # "Drive Away My Heart" – 3:21 # "Louie" – 2:27 # "

" – 3:14 # "Keep Me Warm" – 3:30 # "Forgive Me" – 3:14 # "Stella" – 3:03 # "Morning Light" – 2:25 # "Queen of the World" – 3:29 # "See Me Through" – 3:24

Deluxe edition

On February 9, 2009 a deluxe edition of the album was released, after the re-release of "

". It features three new tracks, the removal of one song ("See Me Through"), a change in the order of the songs, new artwork and two bonus videos exclusive to iTunes. The album was released independently, through Nesna Records and Waterfall Records, as the deal with SonyBMG had been terminated. ;Track listing # "

" # "Morning Light" # "Queen of the World" # "Stella" # "Forgive Me" # "Leave Me, Let Me Go" (New) # "

" # "Louie" # "Drive Away My Heart" # "Keep Me Warm" # "In the End" (New) # "We're All Going to Hell" (New) # "

" Video (iTunes bonus track) # "

" Video (iTunes bonus track)

US Edition

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, an imprint of

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, released "Fortress 'Round My Heart" on digital download services on 24 March 2009. The album features 9 of the 10 tracks of the original release but with a completely rearranged track listing and new artwork again. It replaces the last song with 'In the End' from the deluxe edition. All songs composed by Ida Maria Sivertsen. # Oh My God # Morning Light # I Like You So Much Better When You're Naked # Stella # Keep Me Warm # Forgive Me # Queen Of The World # Louie # Drive Away My Heart # In The End

Chart performance

The album debuted on the U.K. chart at #39, (which became its peak position). The following week, it fell out of the top 40, from #39 to #60. In Norway, it debuted at #5 (which became its peak position). It remained in the top 20 for seven weeks. In Ireland, it debuted at #38. The

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rated it as the 48th best album of the year for 2008.

Singles

Charts

Standard edition

Personnel

*Ida Maria –

vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

* Stefan Törnby –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

* Johannes Lindberg –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Olle Lundin –

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

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