''Plug It In'' is the fourth album by Dutch rock band
Krezip
Krezip is a Dutch pop, rock, and alternative music band from Tilburg, Netherlands, formed in 1997. Krezip's members formed a cover band while in the midst of highschool, and were still remarkably young when they broke through, playing all origin ...
. It is their second album on their new label
Sony BMG
Sony BMG Music Entertainment was an American record company owned as a 50–50 joint venture between Sony Corporation of America and Bertelsmann. The venture's successor, the revived Sony Music, is wholly owned by Sony, following their buyout o ...
. The album was released on May 11, 2007. It notably features a disco-inspired sound on most of its songs as opposed to the alternative rock sound of earlier albums. This was because the band decided they needed a big change to their sound after ten years. Lead singer
Jacqueline Govaert
Jacqueline Govaert (; born 20 April 1982) is a Dutch singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is best known as the leader of Dutch band Krezip.
After Krezip disbanded in 2009, Govaert started a solo music career. She released her debut album ''Good ...
decided to base this new sound on bands such as
Blondie and
The Sounds
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Their debut album, '' Living in America'', was r ...
;
"10 jaar Krezip" documentary
/ref> in fact, members Jesper Anderberg and Felix Rodriguez of The Sounds co-wrote some of the album's tracks.
A special edition of the album was released on February 29, 2008.
Track listing
# "Play This Game With Me" (Jacqueline Govaert
Jacqueline Govaert (; born 20 April 1982) is a Dutch singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is best known as the leader of Dutch band Krezip.
After Krezip disbanded in 2009, Govaert started a solo music career. She released her debut album ''Good ...
, Felix Rodriguez, Jesper Anderberg
The Sounds are a Swedish indie rock band. Formed in Helsingborg in 1998, the group's musical style has been compared to new wave acts such as Blondie, The Cars, the Epoxies and Missing Persons.
Their debut album, '' Living in America'', was r ...
) - 04:00
# "Life Is Sweet" (Govaert, Adel Dahdal, Peter Mansson) - 03:31
# "Plug It In & Turn Me On" (Govaert, JanPeter Hoekstra) - 03:41
# "Ordinary Day" (Govaert, Hoekstra) - 03:27
# "Can't You Be Mine" (Govaert, Wizardz of Oz) - 03:02
# "Easy Way Out" (Govaert, Hoekstra) - 03:13
# "Not Tonight" (Govaert, Malcolm Pardon, Fredrik Rinman) - 04:10
# "Bored" (Govaert, Malcolm Pardon, Fredrik Rinman) - 03:29
# "You're Wrong" (Govaert, Rodriguez, Anderberg) - 03:25
# "Hey There Love" (Govaert, Hoekstra) - 04:35
# "All My Life" (Govaert, Rodriguez, Anderberg) - 03:36
#* Bonus tracks on Special Edition:
# "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" (James Warren) - 04:27
# "Plug It In & Turn Me On" - Live @ HMH (Govaert, Hoekstra) - 03:43
# "I Would Stay" - Live @ HMH (Govaert) - 06:39
# "All My Life" - Live @ HMH (Govaert, Rodriguez, Anderberg) - 04:00
# "Venus
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" - Live @ HMH (Robbie van Leeuwen
Robbie van Leeuwen (born 29 October 1944) is a Dutch musician who was a guitarist, sitarist, background vocalist and main songwriter for Dutch bands, including The Motions and Shocking Blue. In 1967 he played guitar on the only single ever rele ...
) - 03:21
# "Look What You've Done" (Govaert, Hoekstra) - 02:16
Credits
Band members:
*Jacqueline Govaert
Jacqueline Govaert (; born 20 April 1982) is a Dutch singer, songwriter, and pianist. She is best known as the leader of Dutch band Krezip.
After Krezip disbanded in 2009, Govaert started a solo music career. She released her debut album ''Good ...
- Vocals, piano
*Anne Govaert - Guitars, backing vocals
*JanPeter Hoekstra - Guitars
*Annelies Kuijsters - Keyboards, backing vocals
*Joost van Haaren - Bass
*Bram van den Berg - Drums
Personnel:
*Adel Dahdal & Peter Mansson - Recording, production and mixing (Original album tracks)
*Djoum - Assistant engineer
*Bjorn Engelmann - Mastering (Original album tracks)
*Pontus Hagberg - String arrangements on "All My Life" and "Ordinary Day"
*Tijmen Zinkhaan - Production, recording and mixing on "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" and live bonus tracks
*JanPeter Hoekstra & Hans Hanneman - Recording and mixing on "Look What You've Done"
*Darius van Helfteren - Mastering (bonus tracks)
*Ruud Baan - Photography
*Pascal Duval - Art direction and design
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
References
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Krezip albums
2007 albums