''Nothing to Lose'' is the fourth

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of the

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soft rock Soft rock is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in Southern California and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. S ...

band Michael Learns to Rock. It was released on September 12, 1997, by Medley Records in Denmark. Like the previous album, ''

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'' (1995), it was mainly produced by the band itself.

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Mikkel Lentz said the band programmed new beats during the mixing process as they wanted to experiment a bit more with this album. While the band's previous albums relied heavily on

ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

s, ''Nothing to Lose'' contains a rockier sound intended to suit the European market.

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player Søren Madsen debuts as songwriter on the track "Magic". In Denmark, ''Nothing to Lose'' sold 25,000 copies on the day of release. In May 1998, the album had sold 500,000 copies worldwide, with 70,000 copies sold in Denmark. The fourth single, "I'm Gonna Be Around" was re-produced by

Per Magnusson Per Magnusson (born 30 May 1969) is a Swedish music producer and songwriter. His musical career took off in 1994 as one of the original team members of the now-legendary Cheiron Productions, meeting great international success working with Boyzo ...

and

David Kreuger David Kreuger is a Swedish people, Swedish songwriter and music producer. Career David Kreuger began at Cheiron Studios in the spring of 1993. During the period 1993-1997, he worked with Per Magnusson on several projects. Together, they produce ...

for its single release. The song was "written especially for the United States" according to

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Jascha Richter Jascha Richter (born 24 June 1963) is a Danish-American singer-songwriter best known as the lead vocalist and keyboardist of the soft rock band Michael Learns to Rock, where he composes and sings most of their songs. Some of his best known so ...

. It was later included on the compilation album '' MLTR'' (1999). It is the last studio album to feature bassist Søren Madsen, who left the band three years after.

Track listing

Certifications and sales

References

{{Authority control 1997 albums Michael Learns to Rock albums Albums produced by Per Magnusson Albums produced by David Kreuger