My Winter Storm

My Winter Storm
Studio album by
Tarja Turunen
Released19 November 2007
RecordedGrouse Lodge Studios, Westmeath, Ireland,
Can del Sol, Ibiza, Spain,
The Village, Los Angeles, USA,
Petrax Studio, Hollola, Finland,
Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic,
Finnvox Studios, Helsinki, Finland,
Remote Control Productions, Santa Monica, USA,
Fusão Estúdios, Sao Paulo, Brazil,
Sound Development AG, Zurich, Switzerland,
Jojo Music Studios, Stuttgart, Germany, 2006-2007
Genre
Length60:58 (Standard edition)
Label
ProducerDaniel Presley
Tarja Turunen chronology
Henkäys Ikuisuudesta
(2006) 		My Winter Storm
(2007) 		The Seer EP
(2008)
Singles from My Winter Storm
  1. "I Walk Alone"
    Released: 26 October 2007
  2. "Die Alive"
    Released: 7 March 2008
  3. "Enough"
    Released: 9 March 2009
Alternative cover
Special Extended Edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
About.com[2]
IGN(5.9/10)[3]
Popmatters[4]
Spike Magazine(mixed)[5]
Blabbermouth[6]
Metal Storm(7.7/10)[7]

My Winter Storm is the second solo album by Finnish singer Tarja Turunen, and the first to consist mainly of new and original songs specifically written by or for Turunen. The album was released by Universal Music on 19 November 2007 in Finland, on 2 January 2008 in South America and on February 26 in North America and in the United Kingdom was also released a special version limited in 300 copies.

The album was recorded with the collaboration of various artists, including cellist Martin Tillman, guitarist Kiko Loureiro and composer James Dooley, with Turunen also playing additional keyboards. The album contains several music styles including alternative rock and classical music, and it was recorded in different studios in Finland, Brazil, Ireland, USA, Spain, Switzerland, Germany and the Czech Republic.[8]

My Winter Storm has sold Platinum in Finland and Double Platinum in Russia, and also reached Tarja's first gold disc in her entire career in the Czech Republic; the album spent two and a half months on the Official Finnish Albums Chart, reaching the highest position right during the first week,[9] also spending four months on German Top 100, two months on Swiss Top 100 and also a full month on the Austrian Top 40,[9] ending 2007 at 11th position on Billboard's Top 100 European albums with more than 500,000 copies sold.[10] To promote the album, Tarja played the Storm World Tour, that took place from Berlin on November 25, 2007, to London on October 19, 2009.[11]

  1. ^ a b Donnelly, Dave. "Tarja My Winter Storm review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  2. ^ Bowar, Chad. "Tarja - My Winter Storm". Heavy Metal. About.com. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  3. ^ Kaz, Jim (29 February 2008). "Tarja - My Winter Storm review". IGN. IGN Entertainment. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  4. ^ Blackie, Andrew (6 December 2007). "Tarja: My Winter Storm". PopMatters. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  5. ^ Saeger, Eric (29 March 2008). "Tarja: My Winter Storm". Spike Magazine. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  6. ^ Blackie, Andrew (15 March 2020). "Tarja: My Winter Storm". Blabbermouth. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  7. ^ Kaz, Jim (15 March 2020). "My Winter Storm Review". Metal Storm. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
  8. ^ "Interview part 3". Winter Storm Official Website. 2008-01-06. Archived from the original on 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  9. ^ a b "Tarja- My Winter Storm". αCharts.us. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  10. ^ "My Winter Storm on Billboard Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2011-06-17.
  11. ^ "Tarja Turunen: Past events". Turunen's Official Website. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2008-09-14.