Just a Pretty Face? explained

Just a Pretty Face?
Type:Studio album
Artist:Anna Abreu
Cover:Anna_Abreu_PrettyFace.jpg
Released:October 21, 2009
Recorded:July – August 2009
Genre:Pop, R&B, dance, electropop
Label:RCA
Producer:Rauli Eskolin, Patric Sarin, GoodWill & MGI
Prev Title:Now
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Rush
Next Year:2011

Just a Pretty Face? is the third studio album by Finnish singer Anna Abreu, released in Finland by RCA on October 21, 2009. The album was preceded by the lead single "Music Everywhere" and followed by the promotional singles "Impatient" and "Slam".

The album was primarily produced by Abreu's long-time collaborator Rauli Eskolin, who had been responsible for the success of her previous, dance-infused album Now. It was the first of Abreu's albums to feature the rap genre, with the song "Capital C" featuring a rap segment. In its first day of release alone, the album sold 23,000 copies and was certified gold, becoming one of the fastest selling records in Finnish music history. Ordinarily, the album would have reached number one in its first week. However, the same week also saw the release of two other high-profile albums and as a result, Just A Pretty Face? debuted at number three on the Finnish albums chart.

Commercial performance

Just a Pretty Face? debuted at number three on the Finnish Top 40 albums chart, a position it held for three weeks. In its seventh week, it reached its chart peak of number two. In its first day of release alone, the album sold 23,000. To date it has sold over 30,000 copies, becoming Abreu's third consecutive platinum album.

Chart performance

Singles

Promotion

Concert Tour Name:Just a Pretty Face? Tour
Artist:Anna Abreu
Album:Just a Pretty Face?
Start Date:October 15, 2009
End Date:August 14, 2010
Number Of Legs:1
Number Of Shows:8 in Finland
Last Tour:Now Tour
(2008-2009)
This Tour:Just a Pretty Face? Tour
(2009-2010)
Next Tour:Rush Tour (2011)

From 2009 to 2010, Abreu promoted her third album with the Just a Pretty Face? Tour throughout Finland. Her Walking On Water show, which was a one-off held aboard the M/S Silja Symphony in Helsinki was also used to promote the album.

Setlist

Source:[4] [5]

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
October 15, 2009TurkuFinlandM/S Viking Live Gabriella
December 11, 2009YlivieskaAkustiikka
March 14, 2010AlahärmäPower Park
May 29, 2010NurmijärviNurmirock
June 16, 2010JyväskyläSataman Yö
August 6, 2010JoensuuMusiikkifestivaali
August 14, 2010LaukaaSararock
October 15, 2010HelsinkiM/S Silja Symphony

Notes and References

  1. http://ylex.yle.fi/lista/tuote?id=9671 Suomen virallinen lista
  2. Web site: Steffen Hung . Anna Abreu - Music Everywhere . finnishcharts.com . 2012-02-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121019085413/http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Anna+Abreu&titel=Music+Everywhere&cat=s . 2012-10-19 .
  3. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube.
  4. Web site: Search for setlists: Artist:%28Anna Abreu%29 tour:%28Just a Pretty Face?%29 | setlist.fm. setlist.fm.
  5. Web site: Search for setlists: Artist:%28Anna Abreu%29 tour:%28Walking on Water Tour%29 | setlist.fm. setlist.fm.