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Da Capo is the fourth studio album released by Swedish pop group Ace of Base. It was released in 2002 in Europe (on Edel-Mega/Universal) and Japan (on Toshiba EMI with a different cover and additional tracks).

Da Capo
Studio album by Ace of Base
Released	30 September 2002
Recorded	ca. 2000
Genre	Pop, reggae fusion[1][2]
Length	41:55
Label	Edel-Mega Polydor Universal
Producer	Chief 1 Jonas "Joker" Berggren Axel Breitung Nicklas von der Burg Thorsten Brötzmann Håkan Christoffersson Ulf "Buddha" Ekberg Martin Hedström Kay Nickold Nick Nice Harry Sommerdahl Pontus Söderqvist Jeo
Ace of Base chronology
Greatest Hits (2000) Da Capo (2002) The Collection/All That She Wants (2002)
Alternative cover
Japanese cover
Singles from Da Capo
"Beautiful Morning" Released: 9 September 2002 "Unspeakable" Released: 2 December 2002 "The Juvenile" Released: 9 December 2002

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
laut.de	[4]

The album is named for the musical term da capo, meaning "back to the beginning." It was intended to be a return to the band's initial sound.

Background

The album was initially slated for a summer 2000 release, but problems with Ace of Base's record labels caused it to be delayed for another year. The band's record label demanded that many of the album's songs be reworked with additional producers. Ultimately, Da Capo came out at the end of September 2002, and resulted in very low album sales in many European territories. The album was planned to be released in the United States in 2003, but no release surfaced.[5]

The minimal promotion was handled by two out of the four band members, Jenny Berggren and Ulf Ekberg. Jonas Berggren wanted to stay at home with his two children and Malin Berggren only attended one performance in Germany in 2002. During promotion Jenny and Ulf visited Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Germany, Poland and Austria.

In an interview, Ulf said that the group would release the album in the United States, with the songs being more acoustic. However, it never came out in America or Australia, although it has recently become available on iTunes. Polydor Records gave it a "soft release" in the UK on 21 October 2002 with no promotion nor any radio singles as Polydor believed that the band were no longer relevant to the British music scene. The album was released with Copy Control protection in some regions.

The title track was later featured on Dance Dance Revolution Supernova in 2006. As of 2008, Da Capo has sold over 600,000 copies, far fewer than Ace of Base's earlier releases.

This is the last studio album with the original lineup to date.

Track listing

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies a remixer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an assistant producer
• ^{^[c]} signifies a vocal producer
• ^{^[d]} signifies a co-producer

Personnel

• Jonas "Joker" Berggren – Arranger, Producer
• Britta Bergström – backing vocals
• Anoo Bhagavan – backing vocals
• Tom Bohne – A&R
• Mathias Bothor – Photography
• Axel Breitung – Guitar, Remixing, Vocal Engineer
• Thorsten Brötzmann – Keyboards
• Jakob Deichmann – A&R
• Tim Dobrovolny – A&R
• Thomas Eberger – Mastering
• Björn Engelmann – Mastering Cutting Room Studios
• Fiete Felsch – Soprano saxophone
• Par Lonn – Cello
• Nick Nice – Programming, Multi-Instruments, Producer, Mixing
• Kay Nickold – Production Assistant
• Jeanette Olsson – backing vocals
• Assi Roar – Bass
• Pontus Söderqvist – Programming, Multi-Instruments, Producer, Mixing
• Harry "Slick" Sommerdahl – Arranger, backing vocals, Producer, Vocal Producer
• Jonas Von Der Burg – Arranger, Producer, Vocal Producer

Release history

Region	Date	Label
Europe	30 September 2002	Mega / Universal
United Kingdom	21 October 2002	Polydor
Poland	21 October 2002	Polydor
Japan	5 March 2003	Toshiba EMI

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	61
Danish Albums Chart	21
Estonian Albums Chart	36
German Albums Chart	48
Hungarian Albums Chart	10
Japanese Albums Chart	40
Japanese International Artists Albums Chart	10
Norwegian Albums Chart	40
Swiss Albums Chart	23
Swedish Albums Chart	25

Sales

• Germany: 40,000 units sold
• Japan: 35,000 units sold
• Sweden: 15,000 units sold

DVD

Da Capo
Video by Ace of Base
Released	21 October 2002
Genre	Pop
Length	91 minutes
Label	Polydor

The DVD contains all official Ace of Base videos released up to that point except "Travel to Romantis" and the acoustic U.S. version of "Lucky Love". It also includes the standard edition Da Capo album in 5.1 Surround Sound, a photo gallery, discography, and biographies in English and German.

Track listing

References

На других языках

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[de] Da Capo (Ace-of-Base-Album)

Da Capo ist das vierte Studioalbum von Ace of Base. Es erschien im September 2002 bei Edel-Mega Records in Europa. In Japan erschien es bei Toshiba EMI mit unterschiedlicher Titelliste. Der Titel da capo bedeutet in der Musik in etwa „erneut von vorn“.

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- [en] Da Capo (Ace of Base album)

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[ru] Da Capo (альбом Ace of Base)

Da Capo (с итал. — «с начала») — четвёртый студийный альбом шведской группы Ace of Base, вышедший в сентябре 2002 года[1]. Последний альбом коллектива, записанный в оригинальном составе[1].

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