Silence Becomes It is the debut album by Portuguese band Silence 4, released in June 1998.[1] It was a huge success in Portugal, reaching a six-time platinum certification (240,000 units sold),[1][2] but had less success internationally.
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| Released | June 1998 | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock | |||
| Length | 53:18 | |||
| Label | PolyGram | |||
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The album contains 15 songs, including a hidden track, and two versions of "A Little Respect" by Erasure.[3] Most of the songs are in English, with only two in Portuguese: "Sextos Sentidos", a duet with Sérgio Godinho, and "Eu Não Sei Dizer". The songs deal with themes of love, pain, melancholy, loss, death, sorrow, loneliness and nostalgia – themes that are recurrent in Silence 4 and David Fonseca's solo career discography. Both "Borrow" and "My Friends" were highly successful singles in Portugal.
Track listing
editMusic and lyrics by David Fonseca, except where noted.
- "Goodbye Tomorrow"
- "Borrow"
- "Dying Young" (lyrics: Bruno Urbano)
- "Old Letters"
- "Angel Song"
- "My Friends"
- "A (Very) Little Respect" (Vince Clarke, Andy Bell)
- "Sextos Sentidos" (lyrics: Sérgio Godinho; music: Rui Costa)
- "We"
- "Breeders" (lyrics: Bruno Urbano)
- "Eu Não Sei Dizer"
- "Cry" (music: Rui Costa)
- "A Little Respect" (Vince Clarke, Andy Bell)
- "Teeth Against the Glass"
- "Sex Freak" (hidden track)
References
edit- ^ a b "Os Silence 4 quebram o silêncio". Notícias Magazine (in Portuguese). Jornal de Notícias. 15 March 2014. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ Berne, Terry (11 November 2000). "Portugal's Year of Transition". Billboard. Vol. 112, no. 46. p. 75 – via Google Books.
- ^ Galopim, Nuno (19 September 1998). "Global Music Pulse". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 38. p. 75 – via Google Books.