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"No Boundaries" was the fourth album from Turkish popstar Sertab Erener. It has been credited with introducing her music to mainland Europe upon its release in 2003, having previously been a huge domestic success in her native country. This album was released in Turkey, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Belgium, Holland, Greece, Poland, Czechia, Israel, Russia, Japan and some other countries.
No Boundaries
Although not her first album by any means (preceded by "Sakin Ol"
"La'l", "Sertab", "Sertab Gibi" and "Turuncu"), "No Boundaries" was
Sertab Erener's first English language album. It was compiled and
released by record company Columbia after Erener's Eurovision win in
2003, with the song "Every Way That I Can". Although already successful
in Turkey, and to a lesser extent, Arabia, the Eurovision win and the
massive follow up success of "Everyway That I Can" (which was a titanic
hit in Turkey, hit #1 in many Eastern European nations and broke the
Top 20 in many European charts) opened the door for Erener to record an
album which would appeal to every market.
The songs on the album are composed and arranged mainly by Demir
Demirkan, although some have co-writing credits for Erener, for example
"Storms". "Everyway That I Can" was included on the album, as the
original Turkish release rather than the Eurovision edit, although it
is licensed now to Turkish radio and Television and the EBU, rather
than Sony.
The next single released was "Here I Am", a song not dissimilar to the
Eurovision winner, and then "Leave", an operatic song in which Erener
travels five octaves to the soprano range. Both were quite large hits
in Turkey and Eastern Europe although they could not come close to the
mammoth success of "Every Way That I Can."
The album was given exposure in May 2004 when a medley of "Here I Am",
"Leave", and "Everyway That I Can" were performed as the Istanbul
Eurovision opening act by Sertab. In June the track "I Believe" was
released and it was the final release taken from the album.
Other songs on the album include "Back to the Beach" which was regarded
as the album's low point, and "Got Me Like Oh", which was later covered
in 2006 by American singer Gia Farrell. The album was very well
received by critics otherwise, who admired the Turkish Music-pop
combination. Sales of the album have been Sertab's best figures yet,
both in Turkey and outside.
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