Come Closer (album)

Come Closer is the debut English language album by Turkish pop singer Tarkan. The album was published in Europe, Asia, Japan, North America, South America, Australia. It was released by Universal Records on April 7, 2006, in Europe and Central Asia. Tarkan began recording the album in 1997, following the success of his third Turkish release Ölürüm Sana that year. Referring to the album's title, Tarkan said:

""I think that my music is very unique [sic] and connects both worlds. That's the reason why I named my album Come Closer. I believe in cultural sharing, in the idea of we-belong-altogether. In my opinion, music should have no borders and we should all try to come closer"."

In August 2005, a number of songs recorded for the album were leaked onto the internet by a Turkish DJ. The leaked songs garnered considerable airplay in dance clubs in Turkey, before Tarkan's management took legal action against the DJs playing the songs.

Credits and personnel

 * Lead vocals – Tarkan
 * Backing vocals – Anas Allaf, Siedah Garrett, Billy Mann
 * Keyboards – Pete "Boxsta" Martin, Devrim Karaoglu, Ozan Çolakoğlu, Brian Kierulf, Lester Mendez
 * Guitar – Anas Allaf, Marc Copely, Brian Kierulf, Billy Mann, Giles Palmer
 * Drum programming –Pete "Boxsta" Martin, Devrim Karaoglu, Ozan Çolakoğlu
 * Percussion – Mehmet Akatay, Cengiz Ercumer
 * Strings – Grup Gündem
 * Bağlama – Çetin Akdeniz
 * Programming – Pete "Boxsta" Martin, Devrim Karaoglu, Ozan Çolakoğlu, Brian Kierulf, Lester Mendez


 * Executive Producer – Tarkan
 * Mixed by Dexter Simmons
 * Mastering by Eddie Schreyer
 * Photography by Tamer Yılmaz
 * Hair by Yıldırım Özdemir
 * Make-up by Neriman Eroz
 * Art direction by Marc Schilkowski

Music videos

 * "Bounce"
 * "Start The Fire"