Hidden Gems (Ace of Base album)
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| Released | 6 March 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 1991–2006 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 49:28 | |||
| Label | Playground | |||
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Hidden Gems is a 2015 compilation album by Swedish pop group Ace of Base. It was released worldwide by Playground Music on 6 March 2015.
Background
[edit]The album consists of previously unreleased material and b-sides recorded by the original lineup between 1991 through 2006. The majority of the songs were previously released through the band's Facebook page during Ace Thursdays, though some of the tracks on the compilation feature updated production. Five of the included songs were previously released years prior as b-sides and bonus tracks.[1]
"No Good Lover," included on this compilation, was originally meant to be a single from Flowers, but later did not make the cut for the album.[2] A previously unreleased version of "Hey Darling," a track which first appeared on Da Capo, is included on Hidden Gems as an iTunes bonus track. "Sunset in Southern California" was re-worked and later released on The Golden Ratio in 2010 as "Southern California." A demo version of "Giving It Up" is featured as a bonus track on the 2015 remastered release of Happy Nation U.S. Version.[3]
Release
[edit]The album was released on CD and vinyl worldwide through the band's official website and through digital retailers on 6 March 2015. Two songs from the album, "Would You Believe" and "Into the Night of Blue," were made available through digital retailers prior to the album's release. The iTunes edition contains two additional songs as bonus tracks. Jonas Berggren stated on the band's official Facebook page that a second edition with different songs has been considered.[4]
In 2019, the collection Greatest Hits from 2008 was repackaged with Hidden Gems instead of the music video DVD and was released as Ace Of Base – Gold.[5]
Hidden Gems, Vol. 2
[edit]A follow-up to Hidden Gems, Hidden Gems, Vol. 2 was released as part of the All That She Wants: The Classic Collection (2020) box set. It was later released to digital platforms on 28 August 2020.[6]
Track listing
[edit]Hidden Gems, Vol. 1
[edit]All songs were previously unreleased, unless otherwise specified.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Would You Believe" (era: Da Capo) | Jonas Berggren |
| 2:50 |
| 2. | "Go Go Go" (era: Da Capo) | Berggren |
| 3:29 |
| 3. | "Into the Night of Blue" (B-side of "Cruel Summer") |
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| 4:13 |
| 4. | "Don’t Stop" (B-side of "The Juvenile") |
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| 2:49 |
| 5. | "Make My Day" (era: Da Capo) | Jonas Berggren |
| 2:55 |
| 6. | "Mercy Mercy" (B-side of "Always Have, Always Will") |
| 3:37 | |
| 7. | "No Good Lover" (B-side of "Life is a Flower") | Jonas Berggren |
| 3:35 |
| 8. | "Summer Days" (Da Capo Japanese bonus track) | Jonas Berggren |
| 3:46 |
| 9. | "Giving It Up" (2014 remake) (era: Happy Nation) |
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| 2:46 |
| 10. | "Come to Me" (Ace version) (era: Da Capo) |
|
| 3:54 |
| 11. | "Prime Time" (era: Da Capo) | Jonas Berggren |
| 3:14 |
| 12. | "Look Around Me" (era: The Bridge) |
|
| 3:16 |
| 13. | "Pole Position" (era: Happy Nation) |
|
| 3:23 |
| 14. | "Sunset in Southern California" (era: Da Capo; remade as "Southern California" on The Golden Ratio) | Jonas Berggren |
| 3:12 |
| 15. | "Moment of Magic" (era: Da Capo) |
|
| 2:29 |
| Total length: | 49:28 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Hey Darling" (bells version) (previously unreleased; original version from Da Capo) | Jonas Berggren | Ole Evenrud | 3:06 |
| 17. | "Cuba, Cuba Libre" (era: Da Capo) | Jonas Berggren | Evenrud | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 56:10 | |||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16. | "Mr. Ace" (era: Happy Nation) |
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| 3:21 |
| 17. | "Moogoperator" (era: Happy Nation) |
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| 3:32 |
| 18. | "Kings and Queens" (Cruel Summer 2015 bonus track) |
|
| 3:23 |
| 19. | "Love for Sale" (B-side of "Always Have, Always Will") | Jonas Berggren | Jonas Berggren | 3:35 |
| 20. | "L'amour" (from the compilation Let Love Be Love: X-mas 1998; era: Flowers) |
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| 4:01 |
| 21. | "Would You Believe" (alternate version) | Jonas Berggren | 3:05 | |
| 22. | "Cuba Cuba Libre" | Jonas Berggren | Evenrud | 3:36 |
| 23. | "Giving It Up" (Ace version) |
| 3:27 |
Hidden Gems, Vol. 2
[edit]All songs were previously unreleased.[8]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Girl in the Line" (era: Da Capo) | Jonas Berggren |
| 3:16 |
| 2. | "Love in the Ghetto" (era: Da Capo) | Jonas Berggren |
| 2:53 |
| 3. | "Stranger to Love" (era: The Bridge/Flowers) |
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| 3:12 |
| 4. | "Memories Forever" (era: Flowers) |
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| 3:46 |
| 5. | "At the Borderline (Moogoperator 2)" (era: Da Capo) |
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| 3:50 |
| 6. | "Kyrie Eleison" (era: Flowers) | Jonas Berggren |
| 2:13 |
| 7. | "Immanuel" (era: Flowers) | Jenny Berggren | Martin Hedström | 2:47 |
| 8. | "Angel of Love" (era: The Bridge) |
|
| 3:12 |
| 9. | "Stay with Me" (era: Flowers) | Jenny Berggren |
| 3:23 |
| 10. | "For a Thousand Days" (era: The Bridge) |
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| 3:34 |
| 11. | "All Temptations" (era: Da Capo) | Jonas Berggren |
| 3:30 |
| 12. | "She Was Thinking of You" (era: Flowers) |
| 3:16 | |
| 13. | "The Challenge" (era: Flowers) | Jonas Berggren |
| 2:48 |
| 14. | "Bad Dad" (era: Happy Nation) |
|
| 3:57 |
| 15. | "The Wizard" (era: Happy Nation) | Jonas Berggren |
| 3:13 |
| 16. | "Close to You" (era: Happy Nation) |
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| 3:54 |
| 17. | "Funk Funk" (era: Happy Nation) |
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| 3:32 |
| 18. | "Reality (In Black and White)" (era: Tech Noir) |
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| 3:11 |
| 19. | "Wish You Were Mine" (era: Redefined) |
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| 3:08 |
| 20. | "Couldn't Care Less" (era: Redefined) |
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| 3:52 |
| 21. | "Stranger to Love" (original version) |
| 3:27 | |
| 22. | "Giving It Up" (1999 version) |
| 3:05 | |
| 23. | "Moment of Magic" (alternative version) |
| 3:40 |
Release history
[edit]| Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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| Worldwide | 6 March 2015 | Digital download · CD · LP | [9] |
| Country | Date | Format | Label |
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| Austria | 3 July 2015 | CD | Edel |
| Germany | |||
| Switzerland |
References
[edit]- ^ Hidden Gems, aceofbase.com, retrieved 6 October 2019
- ^ Ace of Base Interview: "We live in a time-capsule contemplating Ace of Base.", Tralala.gr, 6 March 2015, retrieved 6 March 2015
- ^ "Happy Nation (U.S. Version) (Remastered)". iTunes. January 1994. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
- ^ "Ace of Base: Facebook". facebook. Retrieved 29 January 2015.
- ^ "Ace of Base – Gold | Demon Music Group".
- ^ "Hidden Gems, Vol. 2 by Ace of Base". Apple Music. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
- ^ Hidden Gems (Bonus Track Edition) on iTunes
- ^ a b All That She Wants: The Classic Collection (booklet). Edsel Records. EDSL0059.
- ^ "Ace of Base: Hidden Gems". apple. 6 March 2015. Retrieved 28 January 2015.
External links
[edit]- Hidden Gems – Ace of Base official web site