Strangers / Lovers

Strangers / Lovers
Strangers / Lovers
Studio album by Dagny
Released	2 October 2020
Recorded	2019–2020
Studio	Livingroom (Oslo, Norway)
Genre	Synth-pop; electropop; dance-pop; disco;
Length	37:18
Label	Little Daggers
Producer	Thomas Kongshavn; Rat City; ASV; Hank Solo; Cutfather; Jeppe London Bilsby; Jason Gill; Axxe; State; Richard Craker;
Dagny chronology
Singles from Strangers / Lovers
	"Come Over"; Released: 7 February 2020; "Somebody"; Released: 1 May 2020; "It's Only a Heartbreak"; Released: 4 September 2020;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Auspop	5/5^[4]
Euphoria.	^[5]
The Independent	^[6]
The Line of Best Fit	9/10^[7]
musicOMH	^[8]

Strangers / Lovers is the debut studio album by Norwegian singer Dagny, released on 2 October 2020.^[9]

Release[edit]

The album was divided into two halves. On 14 May 2020, Dagny announced that the first half, dubbed Side A, which included the first six tracks off the official album, would be released on 22 May 2020.^[10] The rest of the album was later released on 2 October 2020, along with Side A.

Critical reception[edit]

In a positive review for The Line of Best Fit, Dan Cromb called Dagny "a true force to be reckoned with" thanks to Strangers / Lovers. Additionally, he praised the album sonically, calling it "powerful, punchy, effervescent pop music at its finest."^[11]

Track listing[edit]

*Strangers / Lovers* track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Come Over"	Sivert Hjeltnes Hagtvet Viljar Losnegård Anders Kjær Dagny	Rat City ASV^[a]	3:03
2.	"Somebody"	Lasse Michelsen Kent Sundberg Dagny Cato Sundberg	Rat City Thomas Kongshavn^[a]	3:14
3.	"Paris"	Dagny Jesper Borgen Hank Solo	Solo Kongshavn^[a]	2:55
4.	"Let Me Cry"	Dagny Cleo Tighe Solo Kongshavn	Solo Kongshavn^[a]	3:19
5.	"Coulda Woulda Shoulda"	Dagny Jeppe London Bilsby Cutfather Celine Svanbäck	Kongshavn Cutfather Bilsby	3:05
6.	"Tension"	Dagny Rosi Golan Caroline Pennell Kyle Moorman Kongshavn	Kongshavn	4:10
7.	"Moment"	Jon Eyden Julia Karlsson Jason Gill Dagny	Kongshavn Gill	2:45
8.	"Please Look at Me"	Emelie Hollow Kongshavn Axxe Dagny	Kongshavn Axxe	3:38
9.	"Bad at Love (Interlude)"	Ryan Hennessy Harry Mead Jimmy Rainsford Dagny	Kongshavn	1:36
10.	"It's Only a Heartbreak"	Dagny Cutfather Bilsby Svanbäck	Kongshavn Cutfather Bilsby	2:40
11.	"Bye Bye Baby"	Kris Eriemo Omar Mohammed Kristoffer Haugan Edvard Normann Dagny	State Kongshavn	2:46
12.	"Coast to Coast"	Tobias Kuhn Dagny	Kongshavn Richard Craker	4:07
Total length:				37:18

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies a co-producer.

Charts[edit]

Chart performance for *Strangers / Lovers*
Chart (2020)	Peak position
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)^[12]	2

References[edit]

^ "Norwegian Pop Star Dagny Unveils a Brand New Single 'Strangers / Lovers'". Out Now Magazine. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Strangers / Lovers by Dagny (Album, Dance-Pop)". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "Dagny Strangers / Lovers Album". Indie Buddie. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ "David Reviews Dagny's Strangers/Lovers". auspOp.com.au. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ Halpern, Jordyn (8 October 2020). "Album Review: Dagny - Strangers / Lovers". Euphoria. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ O'Connor, Roisin (1 October 2020). "Album Reviews: The Jaded Hearts Club – You've Always Been Here and Dagny – Strangers/Lovers". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ Cromb, Dan (7 October 2020). "Dagny's two part debut album is punchy, effervescent pop music at its finest". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ Smith, Nick (2 October 2020). "Dagny – Strangers / Lovers". musicOMH. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ "How Dagny's luminous pop battles Norway's endless nights". 5 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.
^ "Dagny's Facebook Post". Facebook. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
^ Cromb, Dan (7 October 2020). "Dagny's two part debut album is punchy, effervescent pop music at its finest". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
^ "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 41, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

[1] "Norwegian Pop Star Dagny Unveils a Brand New Single 'Strangers / Lovers'". Out Now Magazine. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[2] "Strangers / Lovers by Dagny (Album, Dance-Pop)". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[3] "Dagny Strangers / Lovers Album". Indie Buddie. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[4] "David Reviews Dagny's Strangers/Lovers". auspOp.com.au. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[5] Halpern, Jordyn (8 October 2020). "Album Review: Dagny - Strangers / Lovers". Euphoria. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[6] O'Connor, Roisin (1 October 2020). "Album Reviews: The Jaded Hearts Club – You've Always Been Here and Dagny – Strangers/Lovers". The Independent. Archived from the original on 25 May 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[7] Cromb, Dan (7 October 2020). "Dagny's two part debut album is punchy, effervescent pop music at its finest". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[8] Smith, Nick (2 October 2020). "Dagny – Strangers / Lovers". musicOMH. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[9] "How Dagny's luminous pop battles Norway's endless nights". 5 October 2020. Retrieved 11 October 2020.

[10] "Dagny's Facebook Post". Facebook. 14 May 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2020.

[11] Cromb, Dan (7 October 2020). "Dagny's two part debut album is punchy, effervescent pop music at its finest". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 October 2020.

[12] "VG-lista – Topp 40 Album uke 41, 2020". VG-lista. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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