Just Be (Альбом Tiësto)

2004 album by Tiësto

Just Be is the second studio album by Dutch DJ Tiësto. It was released on 6 April 2004 in the Netherlands and 15 May 2004 in the United States (see 2004 in music). The album features BT, Kirsty Hawkshaw, and Aqualung on vocals, as well as a remake of Samuel Barber's "Adagio for Strings". The album's singles were "Love Comes Again", "Traffic", "Just Be" (the title track), and "Adagio for Strings". The track "Sweet Misery" was originally written for Evanescence but it did not meet the deadline for the release of their debut album, Fallen.

The album begins with "Forever Today" which is composed of soft classical sounds of strings before moving into a strong trance beat and bassline later in the 12 minute track. The album's second track, featuring BT, is the second single from the album "Love Comes Again". The song uses Latin percussion sounds which are followed by BT's vocals. The third track is the uplifting "Traffic". Then he introduces his first work with Joanne Lloyd, titled "Sweet Misery", it is a chill out track with dark vocals and flowing synth lines, it is an unexpected break from the usually expected sounds of Tiësto. He continues by performing the title track of his previous album compilation Nyana. Tiësto's first down tempo track in the album, "UR" features vocals of Matt Hales from Aqualung and was remixed by Junkie XL and released as a single with "A Tear In The Open" as its B side. Another down tempo track in which Tiësto collaborated along half of Gabriel & Dresden, Josh Gabriel in "Walking on Clouds" and Kirsty Hawkshaw's vocals, the song was also released as an instrumental version. "A Tear In The Open" is played in track eight and was composed by Tiësto, Geert Huinink and Daniël Stewart. The title track "Just Be" features Hawkshaw again and became a successful song as it was included in Gabriel & Dresden's Nip/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. Sound Designer Mike Clark contributed to this album. He made the Access Virus Soundset.

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." 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."

Region Date Label Format Catalog Netherlands 14 May 2004 Magik Muzik Compact disc, CD, album Magik Muzik CD 03 19 June 2007 4 x Gramophone record, vinyl, LP record, LP, Special edition, limited edition, album Magik Muzik LP 07June 2004 4 x vinyl, LP, limited edition, album, colored, Transparency and translucency, 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 CD, album 0154992 KON Poland Magic Records CD, album 982013 2 Russia Dance Planet Ltd. CD, album, enhanced, dance planet edition DPCD025 04 Germany Kontor Records, Kontor, Black Hole Recordings, Black Hole CD, enhanced, DVD, DVD Video, PAL none, Black Hole DVD 02/1

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. 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.