| Here I Am | ||||
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| Released |      June 6, 2005    June 8, 2005  10 August 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–05 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock Modern rock Post-grunge Hard rock Alternative rock | |||
| Length | 56:56 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Max Martin Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald Rami | |||
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Here I Am is the debut solo album by M2M member, Marion Ravn, released on June 6, 2005. Ravn co-wrote all but one of the songs with several well-known musicians. She played both acoustic and electric guitars as well as the piano and provided background vocals on a number of songs. The album showed her transition from her past M2M pop sound to a dark hard-rock sound. Her musical transition was well received by critics internationally.
The album debuted at No. 6 in her native Norway and at No. 13 in Japan[1] and was highly successful in countries such as Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, and the Philippines. Raven went on a tour of Southeast Asian countries to promote the album in late 2005. However, lack of promotion on Atlantic Records part and delays in releasing the album in the U.S. prompted Ravn to leave the music company.
The album was released in the United States in 2007, with a different track listing and title, Set Me Free, incorporating new and old songs, including an acoustic version of "Let Me Introduce Myself" and the re-recorded version of "Heads Will Roll," which preceded the album in October 2006, as part of the Heads Will Roll EP.
Raven talked about "13 Days" and other songs on Here I Am in an interview in 2005,
13 Days is about a Danish boy I met. He came and visited me in Norway, at my parents' house; before I got to know him well. He was there for thirteen days. It didn't go well. We had nothing to talk about. He was really boring and I felt as if I was trapped in my own house. And on the day he was going home he wrecked my car. My dad had to come and pick us up. Then he almost missed his flight and since then I haven't heard a word from him. No calls, no emails. I've written three songs about those thirteen days. Three songs about the same guy. I get really pissed when I sing them. I hope he buys my record.