2017 studio album by Girls' Generation
Holiday Night studio album and ninth overall by South Korean girl groupGirls' Generation . It was released digitally on August 4 and physically on August 7, 2017, bySM Entertainment to commemorate the group's tenth anniversary since their debut in 2007.Lee Soo-man , founder of SM Entertainment, served as the album'sexecutive producer .
The album is a primarilypop record containing ten tracks including the double singles "Holiday " and "All Night ", which were released simultaneously with the digital release of the album. It peaked at number two on theGaon Album Chart and has sold over 160,000 physical copies as of September 2017. The album also peaked atop theBillboard World AlbumsTaiwanese G-Music Chart and appeared on record charts of Australia, France, Japan, and New Zealand.
Background and composition [ edit ] Holiday Night consists of ten tracks in various genres. The first single "All Night" was written byKenzie , who penned Girls' Generation's debut single "Into the New World ", while the second single "Holiday" was co-written by memberSeohyun , who also wrote the track "Sweet Talk".[ 3] Yuri .[ 4]
Release and promotion [ edit ] On July 4, 2017, Girls' Generation was announced to be releasing their sixth studio album in August 2017 to commemorate the group's tenth debut anniversary.[ 5] Holiday Night , ostensibly referring to its singles.[ 6]
To celebrate their anniversary, Girls' Generation held a fanmeeting titled "Holiday to Remember" on August 5, 2017, atOlympic Hall , where they performed "Holiday", "All Night" and "One Last Time" for the first time.[ 5]
Commercial performance [ edit ] Holiday Night sold over 90,000 copies within one week after being released, surpassingThe Boys [ 7] Billboard World Album chart , and peaked at number 2 on the South KoreanGaon Album Chart .
It was the 18th best-selling album of 2017 with 167,638 physical copies.
Holiday Night track listingNo. Title Lyrics Music Arrangement Length 1. "Girls Are Back" Deez 3:26 2. "All Night " Kenzie Ollipop Daniel Caesar (Caesar & Loui) Ludwig Lindell (Caesar & Loui) Hayley Aitken 3:43 3. "Holiday " Seohyun JQ (Makeumine Works) Kim Hye-jung (Makeumine Works) Lawrence Lee 3:20 4. "Fan" Kenzie Kenzie Kenzie 3:51 5. "Only One" January 8th (lalala Studio) Maria Marcus 3:16 6. "One Last Time" Mafly (Joombas) Lee Hee-ju (lalala Studio) Rice n' Peas 3:34 7. "Sweet Talk" Seohyun Wassily Gradovsky Carolyn Jordan Alice Penrose 3:21 8. "Love Is Bitter" Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) Hwang Hyun (MonoTree) 3:38 9. "It's You" (오랜 소원 Yuri Kevin Charge (TG Publishing) Claire Rodrigues Lee (Hookline & Singer Music) Kevin Charge (TG Publishing) 3:53 10. "Light Up the Sky" Kenzie Erik Lidbom 4:01 Total length: 36:03
Credits and personnel [ edit ] Credits are adapted fromHoliday Night liner notes.[ 8]
Studio
SM Blue Ocean Studio –recording (track 1–3, 7–8) ,mixing (track 6, 8) SM Blue Cup Studio – recording(track 1, 4, 7, 9–10) , mixing(track 7, 10) SM LVYIN Studio – recording(track 1, 5–9) , mixing(track 5) Doobdoob Studio – recording,digital editing (track 1, 7, 10) Ingrid Studio – recording(track 2) SM Big Shot Studio – recording(track 4–10) , digital editing(track 2–4) , mixing(track 9) SM Yellow Tail Studio – recording(track 3) , mixing(track 1, 3) MonoTree Studio – recording, digital editing(track 3, 5–6, 8–9) Prelude Studio – recording(track 4) Seoul Studio – recording(track 4, 8) The Vibe Studio – recording(track 8) SM Concert Hall Studio – mixing(track 2, 4) Sterling Sound –mastering (all tracks) Personnel
SM Entertainment –executive producer Lee Soo-man –producer Lee Sung-soo – production directorTak Young-jun – management directorKim Young-min – executive supervisor Yoo Young-jin – music and sound supervisorGirls' Generation – vocals(all tracks) Jo Yoon-kyung – lyrics(track 1) Lim Jung-hyo (track 1) Deez – producer,composition ,arrangement (track 1) Anne Judith Stokke Wik – composition(track 1) Christopher "Che" Jamal Pope – composition(track 1) Rabih Jaber – composition(track 1) Kenzie – lyrics, vocal directing(track 2, 4, 10) , producer, composition(track 4, 10) , arrangement,piano (track 4) Ollipop – producer, composition, arrangement(track 2) Daniel Caesar (Caesar & Loui) – producer, composition, arrangement(track 2) Ludwig Lindell (Caesar & Loui) – producer, composition, arrangement(track 2) Hayley Aitken – composition,background vocals (track 2) Lawrence Lee – producer, composition, arrangement(track 3) Märta Grauers – composition(track 3) Louise Frick Sveen – composition, background vocals(track 3) January 8th (lalala Studio) – lyrics(track 5) Andreas Öberg – composition,guitar (track 5) Maria Marcus – producer, composition, arrangement, background vocals(track 5) Gustav Karlström – composition(track 5) Mafly (Joombas) – lyrics(track 6) Lee Hee-ju (lalala Studio) – lyrics(track 6) Mike Woods (Rice n' Peas) – producer, composition, arrangement(track 6) Kevin White (Rice n' Peas) – producer, composition, arrangement(track 6) Andrew Bazzi – composition(track 6) MZMC – composition(track 6) Wassily Gradovsky – composition(track 7) Carolyn Jordan – composition(track 7) Alice Penrose – composition, background vocals(track 7) Mussashi – producer, arrangement(track 7) Hwang Hyun – producer, lyrics, composition, arrangement, vocal directing,keyboards , strings conducting, strings arrangement, recording,Pro Tools operating, digital editing(track 8) Mayu Wakisaka – composition(track 8) Kevin Charge – producer, composition, arrangement(track 9) Claire Rodrigues-Lee – composition, background vocals(track 9) Erik Lidbom – producer, composition, arrangement(track 10) Kim Jin-hwan – vocal directing(track 1, 7) G-High – vocal directing, recording, Pro Tools operating, digital editing(track 3) Lee Joo-hyung – vocal directing, recording, digital editing(track 5–6) , Pro Tools operating(track 5) Choo Dae-kwana.k.a. DK Choo – vocal directing, recording, Pro Tools operating, digital editing(track 9) Shin Agnes – background vocals(track 1–4, 8–10) Choi Young-kyung – background vocals(track 5–6) Shaylen Carroll – background vocals(track 6) Park Seul-bi – background vocals(track 7) Choi Hoon –bass (track 4) Hong Jun-ho – guitar(track 4) Nile Lee – strings conducting, strings arrangement(track 4) On The String –strings (track 4, 8) Kim Eun-seok –drums (track 8) Kim Byung-seoka.k.a. Megatone (13) – bass(track 8) TST Horn Section –brass (track 8) Kim Cheol-sun – recording(track 1–3, 7–8) , mixing(track 6, 8) Jung Eui-seok – recording(track 1, 4, 7, 9–10) , mixing(track 7, 10) Lee Ji-hong – recording(track 1, 5–9) , mixing(track 5) Ahn Chang-kyu – recording(track 1, 7) Jang Woo-young – recording(track 10) , digital editing(track 1, 7, 10) Min Sung-soo – recording assistant(track 1, 7) Jung Eun-kyung – recording(track 2) Woo Min-jeong – recording assistant(track 2) Lee Min-kyu – recording(track 4–10) , digital editing(track 2–4) , mixing(track 9) Koo Jong-pil – recording(track 3) , mixing(track 1, 3) Lee Chang-sun – recording(track 4) Noh Sang-joon – recording assistant(track 4) Jeong Ki-hong – recording(track 4, 8) Choi Da-in – recording(track 4, 8) Ji Yong-joo – recording(track 4, 8) Kwak Jeong-shin – recording(track 8) Jeong Mo-yeon – recording(track 8) Nam Koong-jin – mixing(track 2, 4) Randy Merrill – mastering(all tracks) Country Sales South Korean (Gaon )[ 17] 167,638
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