Albertine (album)

Albertine (album)

Albertine is the second album by New Zealand singer-songwriter, Brooke Fraser. It was released in New Zealand and in the Oceanic region's iTunes Store on 4 December 2006. The album was released in Australia on 31 March 2007, where it peaked at #29. The album's lead single is "Deciphering Me". The follow-up single is "Shadowfeet" – a piano-driven ballad released in January 2007. Albertine became Fraser's second #1 album, and she became only the second New Zealand artist in history to have consecutive album releases debut at the #1 position on the New Zealand album charts. The first was by Blindspott with their album End the Silence earlier in the same year.

A deluxe edition was released on 10 December; a year after the original release. The deluxe version features a bonus CD of eight live recordings (including a cover of Simon & Garfunkel's "The Sounds of Silence"), an entirely new booklet and double gatefold digipack packaging. "C.S. Lewis Song" was released as a radio single to promote this re-release.

Albertine was also Brooke's U.S. debut, released 27 May 2008 and entered the Billboard 200 at #90 on 19 July 2008. Brooke is currently on tour in Canada and the United States to promote the album release in these countries. She will appear at numerous venues across the continent.

Albertine was also picked as an “Editor’s Music Choice” on iTunes USA which helped propel the album into the Top 10.