Best Of (Vanilla-Ninja-Album)

Occupation

• Lenna Kuurmaa (guitar, vocals)
• Piret Järvi (guitar, vocals)
• Katrin Siska (Keyboard)
• Maarja Kivi (bass, vocals) (on some titles)
• Triinu Kivilaan (bass, vocals) (on some titles)

Best Of is a compilation album of the Estonian pop-rock girl group Vanilla Ninja. The album is a mix of the most successful album of the band, Traces of Sadness (2004) and Blue Tattoo ( 2005). It was published on 2 December 2005 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. The producer is David Brandes. All publications by him are from his own label Bros Music, which is based in Weil am Rhein. The compilation reached Rank 70 in Switzerland and stayed there for four weeks.

Production

David Brandes was promoting the two previous albums, and all the CDs published by December 2005. The lyrics of all the tracks wrote Bernd Meinunger. This had occurred under his stage name " John O ' Flynn ". The private television channel RTL II was promoting all the CDs and DVDs of the band. The design was created by Jan Weskott. Milan Saje mixed four previously released tracks by the band together into a megamix. Sasha Kramer and Michael Wilfling photographed the singers on all images. The instrumentalization made ​​fire along with Jane Tempest.

Markus Wienstroer and Peter Weihe played one the guitars. Christoph Leis Bendorff, David Brandes, Domenico Labarile and Pit Löw programmed the keyboards. The booklet contains all the lyrics and many photos of the band.

Dispute over the copyright

" The song rights for the songs of Traces of Sadness albums and Blue Tattoo lie with David Brandes. He has produced them, and the song has " John O'Flynn, " songwriter David 's hand written. Thus fire has all the rights of the songs and can publish them whenever he wants. "

The statement of Vanilla Ninja was clear: " Do not buy it you David publish without asking us first. "

Suspected chart manipulation

The then-current items of Gracia Baur and Vanilla Ninja were banned for three months off the charts. This related to Gracia - Single Run & Hide, the Ninja - Traces of Sadness albums and Blue Tattoo, as well as her singles Blue Tattoo and, ultimately, I know.

The chairman of the Federation of the Phonographic Industry, Gerd Gebhardt stressed Gracia and the group Vanilla Ninja were victims of attempted manipulation of their producers. " This is a case of fire, not a case of Gracia. "

" As a further consequence Brandes had its products in the future apply for a special examination to chart Discovery," Gebhardt said. This particular test routine would cost about 600 euros per title. The investigation of the prosecutor Lörrach against fire will not go back to the Federation. The process had been initiated by a group of investors who feel betrayed. Koegel announced its intention to fire also sue.

Once was made public in 2005 that fire allegedly thousands of his own CDs to have bought themselves, parted Vanilla Ninja from him.

Title list

• Number of removed tracks from "Traces of Sadness ": 7 tracks, 4 of Single Title

• Number of removed tracks from "Blue Tattoo": 6 tracks, including 3 single titles

• Number of bonus tracks: 3

Single release

Megamix was released on 25 November 2005 in two different versions. As a standard single and also as a 2-track. Both versions have a different cover. In Germany, the song ranked number 79 in seven chart weeks; in Switzerland, placed the pieces on rank 66, where it is held four weeks.

DVD

On 2 December 2005, the same day on which appeared the album, a best-of DVD was released. It contains the previously released music videos of the band in its original length. The cover of the DVD is similar to the album very much. Only the positions of the Estonians are changed.

Video list

Swell

Lenna Kuurmaa • • Katrin Siska Piret Järvis

Maarja Kivi • Triinu Kivilaan

Vanilla Ninja Traces of Sadness • • • Blue Tattoo Love Is War

Traces of Sadness ( Limited Edition ) • Single Collection • Blue Tattoo ( Limited Edition ) • Silent • Emotions Best Of

Traces of Sadness (Live in Estonia) • Silent • Emotions Best Of: The Video Collection

Tough Enough • Club Kung Fu • Do not Go Too Fast • Liar • Heartless • When the Indians Cry • Blue Tattoo • I Know • I Know ( Unplugged ) • Cool Vibes • Megamix • Danger Zone • rock Starz • Birds of Peace • Insane in Vain • Crashing Through the Doors

Operation B

Tough Enough tour • Blue Tattoo Tour • Estonia • Restart Tour 2008 Tour • rock Diva Tour

Discography • List of songs • Awards

• Vanilla Ninja
• 2005 album
• Album ( Pop )
• Album ( rock )
• Compilation (Music)