The Brothel
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 List of [music recording certifications|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".
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
- Alex Kloster-Jensen – drums and strings recording
- Björn Engelmann – mastering
- Kristin Austreid – artwork