Green Eyed Soul

2001 studio album by Sarah Connor
Green Eyed Soul
Studio album by
Sarah Connor
Released26 November 2001 (2001-11-26)
Genre
  • Pop
  • Pop-soul
Length66:41
LabelX-Cell
Producer
  • Mekong Age
  • Bülent Aris
  • Adam Charon
  • Kay D.
  • Rufi-Oh
  • Terrance Quaites
  • Rob Tyger
Sarah Connor chronology
Green Eyed Soul
(2001) 		Unbelievable
(2002)
Singles from Green Eyed Soul
  1. "Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy!"
    Released: May 7, 2001
  2. "French Kissing"
    Released: August 20, 2001
  3. "From Sarah with Love"
    Released: November 5, 2001
  4. "If U Were My Man"
    Released: March 13, 2002

Green Eyed Soul is the debut album by German recording artist Sarah Connor. It was released by X-Cell Records on November 26, 2001, in German-speaking Europe. Connor worked on the majority of the album with Bülent Aris and duo Rob Tyger and Kay Denar, all of who would become frequent collaborators on subsequent projects. She also collaborated with American rapper TQ as well as producers Adam Charon, Mekong Age, and Rufi-Oh. Green Eyed Soul is predominantly a pop album with major influences of contemporary R&B, hip hop and soul music. The album's lyrics explore the complexities of romantic relationships and stages of love.

Green Eyed Soul received a generally mixed reception from professional music critics, who declared it a mixed bag but considered it a solid career launcher. Upon its release, it opened at number two on the German Albums Chart, and within the top five in Austria, Finland and Switzerland. Ranking among Connor's biggest-selling international efforts, the album eventually reached gold status in Austria, Czech, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland and was certified platinum by the Musiikkituottajat (IFPI Finland) and triple gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).

Promotion

Green Eyed Soul spawned three singles, including "Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy!" featuring TQ, "French Kissing" (based on a sample of Blackstreet's "No Diggity"), and the ballad "From Sarah with Love", Connor's first number-one hit and breakthrough song.[1] A fourth track, "If U Were My Man", received a limited promotional release in Eastern Europe, but failed to chart anywhere. In support of the album, Connor embarked on the Green Eyed Soul Tour in 2002.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
laut.de[2]

Green Eyed Soul received a generally mixed reception from professional music critics, who declared it a mixed bag but considered it a solid career launcher.[2] Michael Frömmer from laut.de noted Connor "can sing soul, but unfortunately it does so far too rarely on Green Eyed Soul. Once [she] has found her musical path, if she tries not to sing like Mariah Carey and writes lyrics that come from deep within her, then she can really become a great pop diva."[2]

Chart performance

The album debuted at number three on the German Albums Chart in the week of 10 December 2001 and eventually peaked at number two the following week.[3] It became the 28th biggest-selling album of the year in Germany and was eventually certified 3× Gold by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI).[4] By February 2002, the album had sold more than 500,000 copies in the GSA region.[5] Green Eyed Soul also peaked within the top five in Austria, Finland and Switzerland.[1] Ranking among Connor's biggest-selling international efforts, it also reached Gold status in Austria, Czech, Poland, Portugal and Switzerland and was certified Platinum by the Musiikkituottajat (IFPI Finland).[4]

Track listing

Green Eyed Soul track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy!" (featuring TQ)
  • Rob Tyger
  • Kay Denar
  • Terrance Quaites
  • Tyger
  • Kay D.
3:56
2."If U Were My Man"
  • Troy Samson
  • Bülent Aris
Aris3:38
3."French Kissing"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Tyger
  • Kay D.
3:35
4."Magic Ride (Whatever U Wish 4)" (featuring TQ)
Aris4:29
5."From Sarah with Love"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Sarah Connor
  • Tyger
  • Kay D.
5:08
6."Make U High"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Connor
  • Tyger
  • Kay D.
3:33
7."In My House"Rick James
  • Adam Charon
  • Mekong Age
  • Rufi-Oh
3:13
8."Where Do We Go from Here"
  • Charon
  • Age
  • Rufi-Oh
  • Charon
  • Age
  • Rufi-Oh
3:55
9."I Can't Lie"
  • Martin
  • Yeomans
Aris3:42
10."Imagining"
  • Martin
  • Yeomans
Aris5:32
11."Every Little Thing"
  • Nosie Katzmann
  • Aris
  • Daniel Troha
Aris3:37
12."Undressed"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Tyger
  • Kay D.
3:38
13."Can't Get None"Quaites
3:58
14."Man of My Dreams"
  • Aris
  • Chris Tonino
  • Michael Eirich
Aris3:11
15."Let Us Come 2gether"
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Tyger
  • Kay D.
3:53
16."When I Dream"
  • Charon
  • Age
  • Rufi-Oh
  • Connor
  • Charon
  • Age
  • Rufi-Oh
3:29
17."Let's Get Back to Bed – Boy! (Gena B. Good-Remix)" (featuring TQ)
  • Tyger
  • Denar
  • Quaites
  • Tyger
  • Kay D.
  • Gena B. Good[B]
3:56
Total length:66:41

Notes

  • ^[A] denotes co-producer
  • ^[b] denotes additional producer

Sample credits

  • "French Kissing" contains a sample from "No Diggity", originally recorded by Blackstreet.
  • "In My House" is a cover version of Rick James's same-titled 1984 song.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Green Eyed Soul
Chart (2001) Peak
position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 4
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3] 2
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[1] 3
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[7] 41
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[8] 44
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 28
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[10] 4
Greek Albums (IFPI)[11] 31
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12] 33
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[13] 17

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Green Eyed Soul
Chart (2002) Position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 19
German Albums (Official Top 100)[15] 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[16] 36

Certifications

Certifications for Green Eyed Soul
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[17] Gold 20,000*
Czech (ČNS IFPI)[18] Gold  
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[19] Platinum 31,320[19]
Germany (BVMI)[4] 3× Gold 450,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[20] Gold  
Portugal (AFP)[21] Gold 20,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[22] Gold 20,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Swisscharts.com – Sarah Connor – Green Eyed Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Frömmer, Michael. "Gängige R'n'B Grooves, zeitgemäße Hip Hop-Muster, Pop Beats à la Britney". laut.de (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Sarah Connor – Green Eyed Soul" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sarah Connor; 'Green Eyed Soul')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  5. ^ Weinert, Ellie (9 February 2002). "Connor's Success Spurs Renewal of X-Cell/Sony Pact". Billboard (in German). Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Sarah Connor – Green Eyed Soul" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sarah Connor – Green Eyed Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Ultratop.be – Sarah Connor – Green Eyed Soul" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Sarah Connor – Green Eyed Soul" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  10. ^ "Sarah Connor: Green Eyed Soul" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  11. ^ "IFPI Greece archive". Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  12. ^ "Album Top 40 slágerlista – {{{year}}}. {{{week}}}. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  13. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Sarah Connor – Green Eyed Soul". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 2002". Austriancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  15. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2002)". Offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  16. ^ "Jahrescharts 2002". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
  17. ^ "Austrian album certifications – Sarah Connor – Green Eyed Soul" (in German). IFPI Austria. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  18. ^ "Discographie". KayRob Productions. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  19. ^ a b "Sarah Connor" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  20. ^ "Sarah Connor: Trzeci album" (in Polish). Muzyka.interia.pl. 5 December 2003. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  21. ^ "Sarah Connor". Net Music Countdown. Archived from the original on 24 November 2004. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  22. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Green Eyed Soul')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 September 2016.

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