Aims (album)
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| Studio album by Vienna Teng | ||||
| Released | 24 September 2013 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 39:35 | |||
| Label | Soltruna Records | |||
| Producer | Cason Cooley | |||
| Vienna Teng chronology | ||||
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| Popmatters |   [1] |
Aims is the fifth studio album by American pop singer-songwriter Vienna Teng. Produced by Cason Cooley, the work was released on September 24, 2013.[2]
The album brought Teng four awards in the thirteenth annual Independent Music Awards: Adult Contemporary Album, A Cappella Song (for "The Hymn of Acxiom"), Pop Song (for "Level Up"), and Social Action Song (for "Level Up"). This was the first time an artist received four awards in one year.[3]
Background
The album was made while Teng was in graduate school at the University of Michigan[4] Erb Institute for Global Sustainable Enterprise.[5] In previous albums, Teng relied almost solely on the piano, but for this album, Teng relied largely on Cooley's sound library with tracks ranging from African percussion to an orchestra of instruments.[2]
Production
The album was produced by Cason Cooley, who has worked on albums for Chris Mason[6] and Mindy Gledhill.[7]
Track listing
- Level Up - 3:53
- In the 99 - 3:38
- Landsailor - 3:45
- Close to Home - 3:56
- The Hymn of Acxiom - 3:49
- Oh Mama No - 2:12
- Copenhagen (Let Me Go) - 3:03
- Flyweight Love - 4:02
- The Breaking Light - 4:21
- Never Look Away - 3:33
- Goodnight New York - 3:23
References
- ↑ Casarino, Matt (December 10, 2013). "Vienna Teng: Aims". Popmatters. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
- 1 2 Bialas, Michael (16 September 2013). "The Rebirth of Vienna Teng: Her Aims Is True, Too". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "The 13th Annual Independent Music Awards Announced". Retrieved 2015-05-04.
- ↑ Mansfield, Brian (12 July 2013). "Exclusive 3-song sampler from Vienna Teng". USA Today. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ Houlihan, Mary (18 September 2013). "Detroit pianist Vienna Teng rediscovers her musical passion on "Aims"". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "Chris Mason: Songs One Through Six EP Review: Acoustic Singer/songwriter Shines Playing Several Instruments - Yahoo Voices". voices.yahoo.com. 25 June 2006. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ Cason Cooley. "Cason Cooley | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 November 2013.