You Once Told Me

You Once Told Me is the first officially released studio album from Andain, succeeding ten years of various works and performances.

You Once Told Me
Studio album by
Andain
ReleasedSeptember 24, 2012 (2012-09-24)
GenreElectronica
Length60:25
LanguageEnglish
LabelBlack Hole
ProducerJosh Gabriel, Mavie Marcos
Singles from You Once Told Me
  1. "Promises"
    Released: June 6, 2011
  2. "Much Too Much"
    Released: January 30, 2012
  3. "Turn Up the Sound"
    Released: June 18, 2012
  4. "What It's Like"
    Released: January 14, 2013

Overview

Released on September 24, 2012 through Black Hole, You Once Told Me had been written over a span of four years, from 2007 to 2011.[1][lower-roman 1] The album was promoted with three singles prior to its release, starting with "Promises" in June 2011, "Much Too Much" by the end of January 2012, and "Turn Up the Sound" on June 18, 2012. After much patience following unsettled circumstances, the album was officially announced on August 10, 2012, on Andain's official Facebook page.[5] With a complementary note about album previews to come the following week, a teaser of the album track "Like" was posted on Facebook, on August 17, 2012.[6] Soon after, an official album preview was exclusively announced to readers of the online promotion portal Beatsmedia, which was made available on August 21, 2012, through Andain's official SoundCloud page. The announcement also included an exclusive video message from Mavie, where she shares a few words about the album, including the meaning behind the chosen title.[7]

...it's about words and the meaning of words, and how they change over time, as we as people can change over time.

— Mavie Marcos

With a track list of eleven songs, the album revolves around a style of hybrid electronica with acoustic elements and slight influences from rock music. Some songs lean more towards one direction than the other, where for instance "Like" and "Ave Maria" are more based around electronic sounds, while "After" and "What It's Like" are significantly characterised by electric guitar and acoustic percussion instruments. At the same time, the album was also written with an intent to maintain a sense of overall coherency, keeping the selection of instruments consistent between the tracks.[8] Mavie's vocal performances permeate throughout the album with emotive and soulful lyrics, colouring each track with varying levels of vocal harmonics, also reflecting upon Mavie's choral background and love for harmonization.[9]

Deluxe Version

In addition to the standard physical and digital formats, You Once Told Me was also released as an exclusive iTunes LP Deluxe Version.[1] In addition to the content presented with the physical pressing, the interactive version also featured bonus material, including the original version of "Summer Calling"; the Gabriel & Dresden remix of "Beautiful Things"; six additional remixes taken from the three promotional singles, including an exclusive remix of "Promises" by Jaytech; the three music videos from the respective singles; exclusive artwork; and photos from the making of the different music videos.[lower-roman 2]

Bonus tracks

Aside from the Deluxe Version, additional bonus tracks were also offered with the digital release from select retailers. For the Beatport release, two additional remixes of "Promises" by Jaytech and Maor Levi were added as bonus tracks.[11] Alternatively, Amazon.com offered three of the bonus tracks from the Deluxe Version, including KOAN Sound's remix of "Promises", Rido's remix of "Much Too Much", and Stratus' remix of "Turn Up the Sound".[12]

Track listing
  You Once Told Me
     No.   Title Co-writer(s) Length  
  1.   "Turn Up the Sound" Dave Dresden 5:46  
  2.   "Like" Dave Dresden 5:54  
  3.   "Much Too Much" Dave Dresden 5:00  
  4.   "Ave Maria" David Penner 4:30  
  5.   "Promises" Dave Dresden, David Penner 6:17  
  6.   "After" Dave Dresden 4:40  
  7.   "What It's Like" Dave Dresden 6:00  
  8.   "Forget Your Face" Dave Dresden 5:24  
  9.   "Find Your Way" Dave Dresden 5:56  
  10.   "You Once Told Me" David Penner 5:14  
  11.   "Taken Away" Dave Dresden 5:44  
  Total length: 60:25  

Credits and personnel

All songs written and produced by Josh Gabriel and Mavie Marcos. Additional writing by Dave Dresden on tracks 1–3, 5–9, and 11 (plus 13 on Deluxe Version), and David Penner on tracks 4, 5 and 10 (plus 12 and 13 on Deluxe Version).[lower-roman 3]

Notes
  1. Writing started by the end of 2006,[2] with the first bulk of songs done during 2007.[3] The album was handed in to the label in early April 2011.[4]
  2. For the complete Deluxe Version track list, see the album profile on iTunes;[1] for additional content, see the official video preview on YouTube.[10]
  3. For You Once Told Me writing credits, see the album's profile at Allmusic.[13] For "Summer Calling" writing credits, see the song's profile at Discogs.[14] For "Beautiful Things" writing credits, see the song's profile at Discogs.[15]

References
  1. "iTunes - Music - You Once Told Me (Deluxe Version) by Andain". iTunes. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  2. Dave Dresden (December 6, 2006). "starting work on a new album tomorrow". MySpace.com. Archived from the original Archived 2011-07-01 at WebCite on July 1, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  3. Dave Dresden (September 27, 2007). "checking in". MySpace.com. Archived from the original Archived 2011-07-01 at WebCite on July 1, 2011. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  4. Andain (April 4, 2011). "Well we...". Facebook. Retrieved September 24, 2012. "Well we successfully turned in the album to the label late last night."
  5. Andain (August 10, 2011). "Wall photos | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  6. Andain (August 17, 2012). "as promised, new | Facebook". Facebook. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  7. Rachel (August 21, 2012). "EXCLUSIVE (Album Preview) You Once Told Me & Beatsmedia Personal Greeting from Mavie". Beatsmedia. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  8. "Andain | Black Hole Recordings". Black Hole Recordings. retrieved September 24, 2012.
  9. Per Bristow, Mavie Marcos (June 17, 2012). Per Bristow - Mavie Marcos - Andain (Video interview). YouTube. 04:37 minutes in. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  10. "Andain - You Once Told Me (Deluxe Edition Package) - YouTube". YouTube. September 14, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  11. "You Once Told Me [Black Hole Recordings] :: Beatport". Catalog# BHCD093-2. Beatport. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  12. "Amazon.com: You Once Told Me: Andain: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.com. September 24, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  13. "You Once Told Me - Andain : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  14. "Images for Andain - Summer Calling". Catalog# BH140-5. Discogs.com. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
  15. "Beautiful Things (Vinyl) at Discogs". Catalog# BH165-5. Discogs.com. Retrieved September 24, 2012.
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