Shades of Purple

This article is about the M2M album. For shades of the color purple, see Shades of purple.
Not to be confused with Shades of Deep Purple.

Shades of Purple
Two teenage girls walking down a street together; the image uses a purple filter. 'M2M' appears in the upper left corner and 'Shades of Purple' appears in the bottom right. The cover has a purple, floral border.
Studio album by
M2M
Released7 March 2000[1]
Recorded1998–1999
Genre
Length51:07
LabelAtlantic
Producer
M2M chronology
Synger Kjente Barnesanger
(1996) 		Shades of Purple
(2000) 		The Big Room
(2001)
Alternative cover
Two teenage girls, one blonde and one brunette, sitting on a bed in front of a purple wall. The girls are surrounded by watermarks of violets. 'M2M' appears in the upper left corner and 'Shades of Purple' appears in the bottom right.
Asian edition cover
Singles from Shades of Purple
  1. "Don't Say You Love Me"
    Released: 11 October 1999
  2. "Mirror Mirror"
    Released: 22 February 2000
  3. "Girl In Your Dreams"
    Released: May 2000, limited release in Asia
  4. "Pretty Boy"
    Released: 4 August 2000
  5. "Everything You Do"
    Released: 5 December 2000
  6. "The Day You Went Away"
    Released: 1 January 2001

Shades of Purple is the debut studio album by Norwegian pop duo M2M. It was released in the US on 7 March 2000 by Atlantic Records. It reached No. 7 in Norway, No. 89 on the US Billboard 200 and No. 1 on the US Top Heatseekers chart. The single "Don't Say You Love Me", which had already been released as the lead single of the Pokémon: The First Movie soundtrack in October 1999, appears on the album. A further two singles, "Mirror Mirror" and "Everything You Do" were released throughout 2000.

The album received a positive critical response. Robert Christgau gave the album an 'A−', praising the duo's singing. Michael Paoletta from Billboard said it was "poised to be the soundtrack of spring/summer 2000." Shades of Purple sold over 1.5 million units worldwide and was nominated for best pop album at the 2000 Spellemannprisen awards.

  1. ^ Arnesen, Jon (5 February 2000). "M2M make their name via Atlantic". Music & Media. 17 (6): 3.
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