The Brothel

The Brothel
Studio album by
Susanne Sundfør
Released15 March 2010 (2010-03-15)
StudioPooka Studio
Genres
Length44:52
Labels
ProducerLars Horntveth
Susanne Sundfør chronology
Take One
(2008)		 The Brothel
(2010)		 A Night at Salle Pleyel
(2011)
Singles from Susanne Sundfør
  1. "The Brothel"
    Released: 29 January 2010
  2. "It's All Gone Tomorrow"
    Released: 4 June 2010
  3. "Turkish Delight"
    Released: 12 August 2011

The Brothel is the second studio album by Norwegian musician Susanne Sundfør, released on 15 March 2010 in Norway, through EMI Music Norway and Grönland Records. The album sees a shift from the piano driven pop from previous releases towards a more ambitious and electronic sound.

The Brothel was a critical and commercial success in Norway, spending 30 weeks in the Norwegian album charts and becoming platinum certified and the best-selling album in Norway in 2010. It also won Sundfør a Norwegian Grammy award for "best composer" as well as a nomination for "best lyrics".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Susanne Sundfør, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."The Brothel"6:15
2."Lilith"3:35
3."Black Widow"3:16
4."It's All Gone Tomorrow"6:07
5."Knight of Noir"5:02
6."Turkish Delight"4:48
7."As I Walked out One Evening" (writers: Sundfør, Lars Horntveth)3:18
8."O Master"4:21
9."Lullaby"4:48
10."Father Father"3:22
Total length:44:52

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of The Brothel.

Locations

  • Recorded at Pooka Studio
  • Vocals recorded at Tomba Emmanuelle
  • Drums and strings recorded at Malabar Studios
  • Mixed at Duper Studio
  • Mastered at Cutting Room Studios

Personnel

  • Susanne Sundfør – vocals, arrangements, piano, Fender Rhodes synthesizers, vibraphone, glockenspiel, marimba, sansula, drum programming, string arrangements, tambourine
  • Lars Horntveth – production, arrangements, lap steel guitar, electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, baritone guitar, synth bass, bass clarinet, vibraphone, marimba, synthesizers, marxophone, percussion, kokle, water harp, piano, drum programming, strings arrangements, recording
  • Morten Qvenild – synthesizer
  • Gard Nilssen – drums
  • Frode Larsen – violin
  • Øyvind Fossheim – violin
  • Nora Taksdal – viola
  • Emery Cardas – cello
  • Hans Petter Bang – contrabass
  • Erik Johannessen – trombone, tuba
  • Heming Valebjørg – snare drum, timpani
  • Martin Horntveth – additional drum programming, orchestral bass drum, cymbals
  • Jørgen Træen – additional drum programming and editing, mixing
  • Helge Sten – vocal recording (tracks 1–3, 8–10)
  • Alex Kloster-Jensen – drums and strings recording
  • Björn Engelmann – mastering
  • Kristin Austreid – artwork

Certifications

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Norway (IFPI Norway) 2× Platinum 40,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ↑ St. Asaph, Katherine (25 September 2012). ""White Foxes" by Susanne Sundfør Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  2. ↑ Wehner, Cyclone (14 April 2015). "Review: Susanne Sundfør - Ten Love Songs". Music Feeds. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Brothel by Susanne Sundfør on Apple Music". iTunes (Norway). 15 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  4. ↑ "The Brothel by Susanne Sundfør". SoundCloud. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  5. ↑ "Susanne Sundfør". Music Norway. Archived from the original on 27 January 2015. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  6. ↑ Gillette, Courtney (6 January 2011). "Robyn, Susanne Sundfør and other female musicians up for first ever Nordic Music Prize". AfterEllen. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  7. ↑ "Susanne Sundfør Wins Spellemann Prize!". Grönland. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  8. ↑ The Brothel (CD liner notes). Susanne Sundfør. Grönland Records. 2010.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ↑ "Norwegian album certifications – Susanne Sundfør – The Brothel" (in Norwegian). IFPI Norway. Retrieved 21 November 2020.