Rekor Explained

Rekor
Type:studio
Artist:Demet Akalın
Cover:Demet Akalın - Rekor.jpg
Border:yes
Released:23 April 2014
Genre:Pop
Length:1:09:20
Label:Seyhan Müzik
Producer:Bülent Seyhan
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Rekor (Record) is the eighth studio album by Turkish singer Demet Akalın. It was released on 23 April 2014 by Seyhan Müzik.[1]

Background and promotion

For this album, Akalın worked with a number of different artists, including Burak Yeter, Cansu Kurtcu, Ceyhun Çelikten, Erdem Kınay, Erem Yıldız, Erhan Bayrak, Emrah Karaduman, Ersay Üner, Lerzan Mutlu, Fettah Can, Gökhan Özen, Gökhan Şahin, Hakkı Yalçın and İdo Tatlıses.[2] To promote the album, Akalın gave various concerts across Turkey,[3] including a concert at the Bostancı Show Center in May 2014, for which she spent 70,000 on decoration and was accompanied by 30 dancers.[4]

The album's cover was designed by Müjdat Kupsi and Özlem Semiz. Later it was revealed that Akalın's head had been photoshopped into a photo of model Carla Crombie from 2013.[5]

Achievements and critical reception

The album sold 89,000 copies, becoming the number-one best-selling album in Turkey.[6] Akalın recorded different music videos for the songs "İlahi Adalet", "Rekor", "Koltuk", "Nefsi Müdafaa" and "Yeminim Var".[7] Out of these songs, the first one ranked second on Turkey's official music chart, and singer Gökhan Özen was the featuring artist on the fourth one.[8] Music critic Yavuz Hakan Tok wrote that Akalın, who claimed that she did not have any concerns over the success of this album, was in fact trying to maintain her current popularity with the release of Rekor. Tok found this album's potential of becoming a hit low compared to Akalın's previous albums.[9]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. News: Demet Akalın anne oldu. Sabah. 4 February 2014. 8 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Doğum gününde albüm çıkarıyor. Milliyet. 17 April 2014. 30 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Yeni albümle konser maratonu. Hürriyet. 4 April 2014. 1 July 2019.
  4. Web site: ‘REKOR’A İLK KONSER. Milliyet. 11 May 2014. 30 June 2019.
  5. Web site: Bu Nasıl Çalmak? Demet Akalın'ın 'Rekor' Albümüyle İlgili Yıllar Sonra Ortaya Çıkan Detay Hepinizi Şaşırtacak!. Onedio. 17 June 2021. 18 June 2021.
  6. Web site: ŞOK!.. 2013 Ve 2014 Yılı Albüm Basım Rakamlarını Açıklıyoruz!... muzikonair.com. 7 August 2015. 20 December 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122443/http://www.muzikonair.com/sok-2013-ve-2014-album-basim-rakamlarini-acikliyoruz/. 22 December 2015.
  7. Web site: Müzik, yerli albümler, yabancı albümler, pop albümler.... D&R. 12 June 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140508030754/http://www.dr.com.tr/kategori/muzik. 8 May 2014. 8 November 2016. (Note: You should click on the "Local Music" tab in the "Bestsellers" section)
  8. MusicTopTR. 482154136772030464. MusicTopTR Resmi Listesinde 25. haftanın ikincisi İlahi Adalet. 26 June 2014. 8 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161004142956/https://twitter.com/musictoptr/status/482154136772030464. 4 October 2016.
  9. Web site: Katil Demet mi? . Hayat Müzik . Yavuz Hakan . Tok . 12 June 2014 . 9 November 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161109153205/http://www.hayatmuzik.com/2014/06/yavuz-hakan-tok-demet-akalinrekor-u.html . 9 November 2016.

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