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Disco Defenders
Studio album by
Alcazar
Released11 March 2009
Recorded2008–2009
Genre
Length93:00
Label
Producer
  • Anders Hansson
  • Johan Fjellstrom
  • Joakim Udd
  • Felix Persson
  • Marta Grauers
  • OZGO
  • Johan Rohr
  • Thomas Thornholm
  • Figge
Alcazar chronology
A Tribute to ABBA
(2005) 		Disco Defenders
(2009) 		Disco Defenders: Greatest Hits
(2015)
Singles from Disco Defenders
  1. "We Keep on Rockin'"
    Released: 29 April 2008
  2. "Inhibitions"
    Released: 16 June 2008
  3. "Stay the Night"
    Released: 3 March 2009
  4. "Burning"
    Released: 16 April 2009
  5. "From Brazil with Love"
    Released: 24 July 2009
  6. "Last Christmas"
    Released: 20 November 2009
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Teentoday.co.uk[1]

Disco Defenders is Alcazar's third and final studio album. It was released on 11 March 2009 in Sweden, and internationally in May 2009. The album features two discs: "Now" (new Alcazar songs) and "Then" (featuring some of their older hits). The writers of the new songs include Anders Hansson, Pet Shop Boys, Danny Saucedo and Oscar Görres.

The album also includes a cover of the 1980 disco hit "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc.

Track listings

Standard edition

CD 1 – Now
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Keep on Rockin'"A. Hansson3:50
2."Burning"Joakim Udd, Karl Euren, Johan Fjellstrom3:05
3."Stay the Night"A. Hansson, M. Sanden, T. Merkel, A. Lundstedt, L. Hedlund3:00
4."From Brazil with Love"Oscar Görres, Danny Saucedo3:41
5."Inhibitions"A. Hansson, N. Chinn3:03
6."Harlem Nights"A. Hansson, S. Vaughn4:06
7."Baby"N. Tennant, C. Lowe3:54
8."Jump Straight into the Fire"A. Hansson, F. Persson, M. Grauers, Anton Malmberg Hard af Segerstad3:18
9."My My Me and Mine"A. Hansson, S. Vaughn, T. Merkel, A. Lundstedt, L. Hedlund3:42
10."Funkytown"Steven Greenberg3:38
11."Put the Top Down"Fredrik Figge Bostrom, Jackie Kavan3:39
12."Thank You"Thomas Thornholm, Danne Attlerud, Figge Bostrom2:59
13."Stay the Night" (FL Club Mix)A. Hansson, M. Sanden, T. Merkel, A. Lundstedt, L. Hedlund3:59
Total length:46:00
German and Polish edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."Burning" (music video)Joakim Udd, Karl Euren, Johan Fjellstrom3:09
15."We Keep on Rockin'" (music video)A. Hansson3:40
CD 2 – Then
No.TitleLength
1."This Is the World We Live In"3:33
2."Crying at the Discoteque"3:49
3."Ménage à Trois"3:47
4."Sexual Guarantee"3:33
5."Don't You Want Me"3:31
6."Start the Fire"3:15
7."Shine On"3:29
8."Not a Sinner Nor a Saint"2:59
9."Physical"3:27
10."Ritmo Del Amor"3:17
11."Alcastar"3:03
12."Love Life"3:52
13."Someday"4:03
Total length:45:44

Special edition

This version is a re-release published the 18 November 2009 and includes two new tracks, "One Two Three Four" and "Last Christmas" instead of "Jump Straight into the Fire" and "Put the Top Down". This release has also a new cover.

CD 1 – Now
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."We Keep on Rockin'" (extended version)A. Hansson3:40
2."Burning"Joakim Udd, Karl Euren, Johan Fjellstrom3:05
3."Stay the Night"A. Hansson, M. Sanden, T. Merkel, A. Lundstedt, L. Hedlund3:00
4."From Brazil with Love"Oscar Görres, Danny Saucedo3:41
5."Inhibitions"A. Hansson, N. Chinn3:03
6."Harlem Nights"A. Hansson, S. Vaughn4:06
7."Baby"N. Tennant, C. Lowe3:54
8."One Two Three Four" 3:08
9."My My Me and Mine"A. Hansson, S. Vaughn, T. Merkel, A. Lundstedt, L. Hedlund3:42
10."Funkytown"Steven Greenberg3:38
11."Thank You"Thomas Thornholm, Danne Attlerud, Figge Bostrom2:59
12."Last Christmas"George Michael3:34
13."Stay the Night" (FL Club Mix)A. Hansson, M. Sanden, T. Merkel, A. Lundstedt, L. Hedlund3:59
Total length:45:45
CD 2 – Then
No.TitleLength
1."This Is the World We Live In"3:33
2."Crying at the Discoteque"3:49
3."Ménage à Trois"3:47
4."Sexual Guarantee"3:33
5."Don't You Want Me"3:31
6."Start the Fire"3:15
7."Shine On"3:29
8."Not a Sinner Nor a Saint"2:59
9."Physical"3:27
10."Ritmo Del Amor"3:17
11."Alcastar"3:03
12."Love Life"3:52
13."Someday"4:03
Total length:45:44

Charts

Chart performance for Disco Defenders
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[2] 4

Release history

Release history for Disco Defenders
Region Date Edition Label
Sweden 11 March 2009 First
Germany 22 May 2009 Universal
Poland 4 September 2009
  • Magic
  • Universal
Sweden 18 November 2009 Second Universal
Worldwide 27 July 2021 First, digital download, streaming

References

  1. ^ Teentoday.co.uk review Archived May 6, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Alcazar - Disco Defenders". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-13.
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