The Vibe (album)

The Vibe
Studio album by
Released23 November 2007
Length49:10
LabelPolydor
Producer
Singles from The Vibe
  1. "Kick Back"
    Released: 9 February 2007
  2. "Real Man"
    Released: 21 September 2007
  3. "Everything I Am"
    Released: 11 October 2007

The Vibe is the first and only studio album by multi-national boy band Lexington Bridge. It was released on 23 November 2007 by Polydor Records. The band worked with a variety of musicians on the album, including Paul NZA, Marek Pompetzki, Remee, Jonas Saeed, Adel Tawil, and Thomas Troelsen. Released to minor commercial success, The Vibe debuted and peaked at number 86 on the German Albums Chart. It was preceded by the singles "Kick Back" and "Real Man," both of which reached the top 30 and top 20 of the German Singles Chart, respectively.

Singles

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"Kick Back," co-written by Tony Momrelle was released as the album's first single. It peaked at number 24 on the German Singles Chart and reached number 62 in Austria.[1] Second single "Real Man" featuring American rapper Snoop Dogg marked the band's only top 20 hit. It peaked at number 16 in Germany and reached number 66 on the Austrian Singles Chart.[2] A third single, "Everything I Am", failed to chart.[citation needed]

Other songs

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  • "Go On and Go" is a promo single off the album, released in select countries.[citation needed]
  • "I Just Can't Hate You" is not a single, but a music video of the song was released to promote the album.[citation needed]

Critical reception

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German magazine Stern dismissed the album as "interchangeable pop."[3]

Cover versions

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A Chinese version of the song "Real Man" was recorded by Taiwanese pop singer Jolin Tsai for her 2009 album Butterfly.

Track listing

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The Vibe track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Real Man" (featuring Snoop Dogg)Harry Sommerdahl3:58
2."Your Forgiveness"
  • Marek Pompetzki
  • Paul NZA
3:18
3."Kick Back"
Rankin3:46
4."Hook Up"
Saeed3:26
5."Tear It Up"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:30
6."Alisha"
  • Novel
  • Ferari Zand
3:26
7."You Are My Everything"
  • Tawil
  • Fischer
  • S. Kirchner
3:49
8."Everything I Am"
  • Saeed
  • Johan Lindman
Saeed4:12
9."Other Girls"
  • Saeed
  • Alazzawie
  • Sjöberg
Saeed3:03
10."I Just Can't Hate You"
  • Pompetzki
  • NZA
3:37
11."Call Me"
Saeed3:17
12."Go On And Go"Deekay3:11
13."Vibrate"
  • Remee
  • Troelsen
3:09

Charts

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Chart performance for The Vibe
Chart (2007) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[4] 86

References

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  1. ^ "Lexington Bridge – Kick Back". Austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Lexington Bridge – Real Man". Austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Die Boyband als Auslaufmodell". Stern.de (in German). 29 November 2011. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Lexington Bridge – The Vibe" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 8 December 2022.