Альбом начинается с песни "Forever Today", которая состоит из мягких звуков струнных, которые включают сильную басовую линию позже в песне. Его второй трек с участием BT - второй сингл с альбома " Love Comes Again ". В песне использованы латинские перкуссионные звуки, за которыми следует вокал BT. Третий трек - бодрящий « Трафик ». Затем он представляет свою первую работу с Джоанн Ллойд под названием "Sweet Misery". Это расслабляющий трек с мрачным вокалом и плавными синтезаторными линиями, это неожиданный перерыв от обычно ожидаемого звучания Tiësto. Он продолжает, исполняя заглавную песню своего предыдущего сборника альбомов Nyana .
Первый замедленный трек Тиесто на альбоме, " UR ", включает вокал Мэтта Хейлза из Aqualung, был ремиксирован Junkie XL и выпущен как сингл с " A Tear In The Open " в качестве си-сайда. Другой трек в замедленном темпе, в котором Тиесто сотрудничал с половиной Gabriel & Dresden , Джошем Габриэлем в "Walking on Clouds" и вокалом Кирсти Хокшоу , песня также была выпущена как инструментальная версия. "A Tear In The Open" играется на восьмом треке и написана Тиесто, Гиртом Хуининком и Даниэлем Стюартом. Заглавный трек " Just Be "снова показывает Hawkshaw и стала успешной песней, так как она была включена в альбом Gabriel & DresdenNip / Tuck: Original TV Soundtrack. Then the final track of the album, "Adagio for Strings" begins with a hard bassline which builds up until the melodic breakdown rises. The sounds of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings" have been featured in movies such as Platoon and on William Orbit's Pieces in a Modern Style.[2]
Reception[edit]
Critical reception[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source
Rating
AllMusic
[3]
Upon its release, Just Be received mixed reviews from music critics. Jack Smith of BBC Music gave the album a mixed review, calling the album, "a more concentrated trance session aimed at those expecting to hear a replica of his live DJ set." Smith goes on to say that Tiësto "is giving the people exactly what they want, although at times in so doing he is guilty of sounding a little too clichéd in the process."[4] David Jeffries of AllMusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5, stating, "A better album to watch lava lamps slowly flow than for frantically twirling glowsticks, Just Be is as moody as the black-and-white photographs throughout the booklet, until a couple mindless tracks screw it all up."[3] Kevin Hainey of Exclaim! gave the album a negative review, stating, "You couldnt find dance music more thinly ethereal, fluffily uplifting and overtly cheesy if Yanni, John Tesh and Kitaro met up with Chris Sheppard and Vengaboys to record a three-disc Buddha Bar mega-mix."[5]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks produced by Tiësto, with additional production by DJ Waakop Reijers.[6]
Standard version
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1.
"Forever Today"
Tiësto
Geert Huinink
Daniël Stewart
11:59
2.
"Love Comes Again" (featuring BT)
Tiësto
BT
8:15
3.
"Traffic"
Tiësto
5:30
4.
"Sweet Misery"
Tiësto
Dan Muckala
Jo Lloyd
Jon Ingoldsby
7:29
5.
"Nyana"
Tiësto
6:44
6.
"UR" (featuring Aqualung)
Matt Hales
Tiësto
Naomi Striemer
Michael Scherchen
6:00
7.
"Walking On Clouds" (featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw)
Tiësto
Josh Gabriel
Kirsty Hawkshaw
7:27
8.
"A Tear in the Open"
Tiësto
Huinink
Stewart
9:23
9.
"Just Be" (featuring Kirsty Hawkshaw)
Tiësto
Judie Tzuke
James Wiltshire
Hawkshaw
8:45
10.
"Adagio for Strings"
Samuel Barber
7:23
Just Be – Press Kit
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Just Be (album)"
78:47
2.
"Press Photos"
?
3.
"Love Comes Again (video)"
3:23
4.
"Tiësto In Concert (DVD)"
3:20:00
Bonus Disc Avex Asia Inc.
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Traffic (Radio Edit)"
2:55
2.
"Traffic (Original Mix)"
6:59
3.
"Traffic (Max Walder Remix)"
7:35
4.
"Traffic (DJ Montana 12" Edit)"
7:41
5.
"Love Comes Again (Radio Edit)"
3:16
6.
"Love Comes Again (Mark Norman Remix)"
7:23
7.
"Lethal Industry (DJ Richard & Johnny Bass Remix)"
6:39
Limited Edition DVD Kontor Records
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Nyana (video)"
?
2.
"Traffic"
?
3.
"Love Comes Again (video)"
?
4.
"Interview & Photos"
?
5.
"Traffic (DJ Montana Full Length Edit)"
7:47
Limited Edition Dance Planet
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Love Comes Again (video)"
3:23
2.
"Traffic (video)"
2:58
Sample credits[6]
"Traffic" contains a sample from the track "Psykofuk" by Sean Deason.
"A Tear in the Open" contains a vocal sample from the track "Vocal Planet" by Spectrasonics.
Credits[edit]
"A Tear in the Open" Composer(s): Geert Huinink & Daniël Stewart. Vocal samples from "Vocal Planet" by Spectrasonics,[7] originally a folk song called Ailein duinn that was first featured in the movie Rob Roy.
"Forever Today" Composer(s): Geert Huinink & Daniël Stewart
"Love Comes Again" Producer(s): BT
BT appears courtesy of Binary Acoustics.
"Traffic" samples from "Psykofuk" by Sean Deason.
"Sweet Misery" Composer(s): Dan Muckala, Joanne Lloyd & Jon Ingoldby
"UR" Composer(s): Matt Hales, Michael Scherchen & Naomi Striemer
Aqualung appears courtesy of First Column Management.
"Walking on Clouds" Producer(s): Josh Gabriel & Kirsty Hawkshaw
Josh Gabriel appears courtesy of Nettwerk Management and Kirsty Hawkshaw appears courtesy of Impro Management.
"Just Be" Composer(s): Judie Tzuke, James Wiltshire & Kirsty Hawkshaw
"Adagio for Strings" Composer(s): Samuel Barber
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
Chart (2004)
Peak position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8]
2
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[9]
96
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10]
1
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11]
51
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[12]
21
UK Albums (OCC)[13]
54
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[14]
3
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15]
11
Year-end charts[edit]
Chart (2004)
Position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[16]
28
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17]
21
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[18]
16
Release history[edit]
Region[19]
Date[20]
Label[21]
Format[22]
Catalog[23]
Netherlands
14 May 2004
Magik Muzik
CD
album
Magik Muzik CD 03
19 June 2007
4 x vinyl
LP
limited edition
album
Magik Muzik LP 07
June 2004
4 x vinyl
LP
limited edition
album
colored
transparent
Magik Muzik LP 03
United Kingdom
17 May 2004
Nebula
CD
album
NEBCD9010
14 May 2004
2 x vinyl
12"
NEBT 9010
2 x vinyl
12"
NEBTX 9010
United States
1 June 2004
Nettwerk America
CD
album
0 6700 30364 2 9
4 x vinylLP
limited edition
0 6700 30378 1 5
Taiwan
20 April 2004
Avex Asia Ltd.
2 x CD
album
AVTCD-95757
2 x CD
album
AVICD60322/3
Spain
20 May 2004
Vale Music
CD
album
VLCD 297-1
Japan
16 April 2004
Superb Tracks
2 x CD
album
copy protected
AVCD-17457/B
Switzerland
June 2004
Sirup
CD
album
MV-SIR903562
Romania
14 May 2004
NRG!A
CD
album
3570-2
Australia
7 June 2004
Bang On!
CD
album
BANGCD034
Germany and Europe
2004
Kontor
CD
limited edition
Kontor379
CD
limited edition
DVD
Kontor379
Edel Records (Germany)
CD
album
0154992 KON
Poland
Magic Records
CD
album
982013-2
Russia
Dance Planet Ltd.
CD
album
enhanced
dance planet edition
DPCD025-04
Germany (only)
Kontor
Black Hole
CD
enhanced
DVD
DVD-Video
PAL
none
Black Hole DVD 02/1
Just Be: Train Tour[edit]
The Just Be: Train Tour is a Tiësto tour in support of his album Just Be. The event began in Breda, on Thursday, May 20, Ascension Day; Tiësto was honored by the mayor of The Hague as an officer of the Royal-Nassau.[24] At 11:00 AM, everyone is on board and Tiësto's special train leaves from platform 1 to the first stop, Eindhoven. He is driven by a car with blacked out windows and escorted by two policemen on motorbikes, then he arrives at a stage built on a huge trailer of a truck housing with a huge sound system. Disc jockey Barry Paff from Radio 538 is says Tiësto will be there in five minutes. He finally appeared on stage and began spinning "Traffic", followed by his first single from Just Be, "Love Comes Again". He finishes his presentation and goes back to the train station toward his next stop in Utrecht. Utrecht is a small town for press purposes only, no one thought that he would play in there, but some people began to gather, as if the rumors were being spread, even though people started to realize about what was going on, Tiësto still played. Then he went back to the station to his final destination, Amsterdam. Some parts of the train were mini-discos complete with a bar and a sound system while others were relaxing zones to sit down and chat with other fans. It also makes for great pump up music. Amsterdam is also the location for the last promotional stop and the official release party which will take place later that same night at the Heineken Music Hall. It's a venue that was nominated for the highest prize in the concert industry for the third consecutive time that year. Tiësto hosts his official release party which featured a set along with a special live PA by Kirsty Hawkshaw, and support from Black Hole Recordings' deejay's Cor Fijneman, Ton T.B., Mark Norman, Montana and Le Blanc.[25]
See also[edit]
Just Be: Remixed
References[edit]
^"Sweet Misery".
^"About Just Be".
^ a bJeffries, David. "Just Be - Tiësto". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^"Tiesto Just Be Review". BBC Music. 2004.
^Hainey, Kevin (1 July 2004). "Tiesto - Just Be". Exclaim!. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
^ a bJust Be (booklet). Tiësto. Magik Muzik. 2004. Magik Muzik CD 03.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^"Track samples, composers, producers and vocalists".
^"Ultratop.be – Tiësto – Just Be" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^"Ultratop.be – Tiësto – Just Be" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^"Dutchcharts.nl – Tiësto – Just Be" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^"Offiziellecharts.de – Tiësto – Just Be" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^"Album Top 40 slágerlista – 2004. 33. hét" (in Hungarian). MAHASZ. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^"Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^"Tiesto Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
^"Tiesto Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
