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Delta is the third studio album
by Australian singer Delta Goodrem
. It was released in Australia on 20 October 2007 through Daylight Records
. Goodrem began work on the album in 2006 and collaborated with several writers including Vince Pizzinga, Tommy Lee James
, Jörgen Elofsson
, Richard Marx
, Stuart Crichton and Brian McFadden
. The album debuted at No. 1 in Australia, making it her third consecutive chart-topping album there. The album will also be released in the United States making it Goodrem's first album to be released there.
Goodrem toured in early 2009 to support the album in a small-scale national collection of dates.
Contrary to popular belief, Goodrem still uses her full name for this album's release, as seen on the album's side and on the U.S. cover art.
" which was a darker album because Goodrem had just battled cancer when she recorded the album. Initially, some songs she wrote at first had the same dark style due to what was happening in her personal life. Her parents got divorced, she had to let her mother Lea stand down as her manager and her relationship with pop-singer Brian McFadden
. However, she has said that the later recording sessions were inspirational and regenerating. "I feel I've got my energy back". Goodrem said that she loved every minute recording the album. She wrote the album together with boyfriend Brian McFadden even though she did not originally intend to write with him. Goodrem says about the writing period with McFadden: "He is such a brilliant writer. I was intimidated by his talent, because we have really different writing styles." According to Goodrem, her writing sessions with other writers but it didn't light her fire so then she decided to write with McFadden. The first song the two wrote was Believe Again
, the second single: "The turning point came with the album's opening song 'Believe Again'. Before that I was feeling a little unsure about the direction of the new album. That song really turned things around for me in a lot of different ways." The album contains a new sound; "...it's very fresh, people will be able to accept I've grown and I've moved on", according to Goodrem. Goodrem told the audience during the Chapel concert that she wrote 150 songs for the album and that "In This Life" was one of the one that almost didn't made it. Also the album was influenced by her stay in London; "My foundations are exactly the same - I have the same morals, the same parents - but I lived in London and had some very funky friends who dressed very well." According to a reporter that there is a notable absence of over-dramatic ballads in favour of strong pop tunes.
In August 2007 Goodrem presented the new album to some insiders in the music industry. According to the reporter there: "....her music was so impressive there was a real air of excitement in the room." Goodrem wrote the song "Eyes On Me", a Middle East influenced song and was intended to come on the album but didn't make the cut. The song was then recorded by Celine Dion
for her album Taking Chances
. The song was released as the album's second single in the United Kingdom. Goodrem said herself about writing for Dion: "This is like a dream come true for me, an absolute dream come true. Celine would have had millions of songs sent to her for the album, I just can't believe it."
She posted a video on the internet saying that she worked with writers such as boyfriend Brian McFadden
, Stuart Crichton, Tommy Lee James
, With those writers she recorded in studios in LA
and London. Delta chose all the songs that came on the album in the end.
The songs have a variety of subjects. "Believe Again
" is about overcoming life's obstacles. Goodrem stated that "God Laughs" is about the divorcing of her parents. She didn't want to explain the song because she feels that songs said enough. The lyrics are clearly written with lines like: Mum was goin' crazy together to keep it/Dad's two lives he was keeping it a secret/When we found out we couldn’t believe it. "Brave Face" is about the relationship Goodrem has with Brian McFadden. She describes the media pressure she suffered in 2004/2005 by the English tabloids. "In This Life" reaffirms new beginnings, celebrates perseverance, and rejoices in moving forward, according to her own biography. And about the journey you go on in this life and accepting what life throws at you and growing from the experience and concentrating on the positives in life." "Possessionless" is a song dealing with cancer as Goodrem states in a press release in 2008 for the United States. Goodrem wrote very shortly after she was "cured" from cancer. Goodrem says herself about the songs: "A lot of the words from the songs can be quite deep, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are always about my life. There are songs on this album which have nothing to do with my own personal experience of events, but which are still honest and emotional, and which tell a great story. A lot of people read into my lyrics and think they know me completely from them, but I'm not always as transparent as people might think."
The 'In This Life' B-side "Take Me Home" and iTunes
bonus "Breathe In, Breathe Out" failed to make the cut because it didn't balance the album, Goodrem states. Goodrem also said that these songs and another song called "You and You Alone", were the songs that came most close to the album.
Although the album track "Woman" was not released as a single, it was later covered by Toni Braxton
on her 2010 album Pulse
.
The Sydney Morning Herald
reported on 30 July 2007 that Goodrem has at least four singles set in stone for the album; though, Goodrem announced on Australian radio on 8 October 2008 that "it is very unlikely for anymore singles to be released from the album".
On 9 October Goodrem launched the album during an album-launch party in Sydney
. She performed several songs on that night from the new album. For forum members the show was more exclusive and had front row seats. Goodrem held a Launch Party at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 9 October 2007 400 invitation-only guests, including media personalities and fans, attended the launch party. She performed songs from the album, Including 'Believe Again
', 'You Will Only Break My Heart', 'Possessionless', 'God Laughs' and 'Angels In The Room'. On 26 October Goodrem will perform several songs from the new album on the morning television show Sunrise
. Delta performed "In This Life" live on Dancing with the Stars
on 9 October 2007. Goodrem also attend to the ARIA Awards of 2007 and presented an award.
On Sunday 14 October the Sunday Telegraph
gave readers an opportunity to download three songs from Goodrem's album which would expire after a week. They were 'Believe Again
', 'You Will Only Break My Heart', 'Possessionless'. The cover of the album was shot by Chris Colls, who also did a photoshoot with Delta for the Australian version of Cosmopolitan
in 2007. The album cover has been criticised for its familiarity to a magazine cover. This could be due to the fact that it was shot by a magazine artist who is involved in Cosmopolitan shots.
Goodrem began her international promotion in Hong Kong
on 14 January 2008 with a performance of 8 tracks in a club in that city. Tickets could be won through different competitions. She leaves Hong Kong on 16 January to travel around Asia to promote the album until the end of January. In most areas in Asia the album is released in January. On 5 April, Goodrem performed In This Life and You Will Only Break My Heart
live from Sydney for Australian Youth Week on Video Hits.
, Buffalo
, New York
and Los Angeles
. She has been on the cover of OK!
magazine and Vegas Magazine. Goodrem has also had coverage in Billboard
magazine and Seventeen
magazine. Though most performances that Goodrem had done in the States were for people within the industry, she has planned two concerts with radio stations in Texas
and New York. Goodrem is also featured on the May/June cover of Vegas Magazine which was an anniversary edition because the magazine existed 5 years. In June Goodrem's schedule was released for the next month. Goodrem will be in magazines like Cosmopolitan
, People
magazine and InTouch
. She will also feature in TV-programs like Extra
, Entertainment Tonight
and on Fox News. There are more TV-programs but those are not confirmed.
Goodrem did an instore signing session at the Virgin Megastore at Times Square in New York City on 16 July 2008. She also performed In This Life on The View the next day, 17 July. Additionally, it was confirmed that she would be on The Late Show with David Letterman in September 2008.
On 17 June 2008 Goodrem's single In This Life debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
chart. It peaked No. 20.
in smaller venues than she did on her Visualise Tour
. Goodrem felt that the songs on her new album lent themselves to a smaller, more intimate setting. She announced 9 dates in 7 different cities, but has since announced more shows due to a high volume of ticket sales. To date she will perform 14 shows in 8 cities. Goodrem was quoted as saying what viewers saw at the AFI Awards, regarding her remixed song and dance performance of Believe Again, in 2007, is only a taste of what is to be expected from her new tour.
The tour began on 9 January and ended on 4 February 2009.
called the album: not a typical, eminently forgettable soap-star-turned-Top-40-poppet offering. and gave a 3.5 star rating out of 5. American reviewers were also positive.
The first review from America came from Allmusic who praised Goodrem's voice and talent but felt like she didn't fulfilled that talent in the songs. "...on others Goodrem seems to be branching out into unfamiliar territory that doesn't fully suit her. The only negative trait that might occur because of the transition to a more mainstream audience is Goodrem's ability to stand out, but her level of talent and charm might get her over that hurdle with grace." They gave a 3.5 star out of 5.
in its first week of release. The album's release in New Zealand a week later, on 29 October 2007, coincided with a brief promotional trip to New Zealand. The album debuted on the New Zealand charts at No. 12. Goodrem stated herself that she would only concentrate on Australia until the beginning of 2008. Goodrem also stated that the album is going to be released in new territories.
Direct Current reported in March 2008 that Goodrem will be releasing the album in the US, 3 June 2008 with a physical and download release eventuating on 15 July due to extra promotional activity in the US.
It was released on 20 February 2008 in Japan. In its first week, it charted at No. 8 on the International Chart and No. 39 on the overall chart, with 4,959 copies sold. In its second week it fell to No. 16 on the International chart, with 3,319 sold.
In an article in Billboard magazine dated 12 July, Sony BMG Australia CEO Denis Handlin confirmed that once Goodrem has finished promotional duties in the USA for Delta, attention will be shifted to the UK and the rest of Europe, possibly meaning a release towards the end of 2008 or the beginning of 2009. Goodrem herself also recently confirmed in an interview on UK morning TV show GMTV
that she would see her UK fans "soon". However, rumours of a release are still circulating, with no official release date being confirmed by Goodrem or Sony BMG. As she has begun recording her fourth studio album, it is assumed that Delta will not be released there, and will not return until the completion of her 4th studio album.
. In its third week the album had sold 8,927 copies. The album had dropped one spot every week, debuting at one then moving to two, three, four, five and six. In its sixth week it was accredited 2x Platinum. In New Zealand the album debuted at No. 12 in the RIANZ album chart after a three year absence in the charts. The album sold 16,434 copies two weeks before it sold 19,562 copies the week directly preceding the holiday (with 283 downloads). On 6 April 2008, the album was at No. 45 on the ARIA charts having spent 22 weeks on the chart. The album re-charted in New Zealand on 18 March, at No. 17. In Japan the album debuted at No. 39 in the Overall chart and No. 8 in the International chart. The album sold almost 5,000 copies in its first week, 1,000 copies more than her previous album in Japan. It has peaked at number 18 on the U.S iTunes Store
. It later debuted at No. 116 on the US Billboard Album Chart and No. 1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers with sales of 6,000 copies . On 24 August 2008 it re-entered the ARIA Charts
at No. 35, following promotion Goodrem did in Australia for the single, I Can't Break It To My Heart
, and the Believe Again Tour
. The album accumilated 50 weeks on the ARIA Album Top 150, where it re-entered during January when the tour begun.
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
by Australian singer Delta Goodrem
Delta Goodrem
Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
. It was released in Australia on 20 October 2007 through Daylight Records
Daylight Records
Daylight Records was an American record label and subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment, operated through Epic Records.- History :Daylight was founded by David Massey in late 2000 as an Epic Records Group label, and has subsequently signed and helped to develop a broad array of artists, in the...
. Goodrem began work on the album in 2006 and collaborated with several writers including Vince Pizzinga, Tommy Lee James
Tommy Lee James
Tommy Lee James is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he is originally from Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Northside High School then attended Radford University where he studied voice...
, Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Elofsson
Jörgen Kjell Elofsson is a Swedish songwriter who has written or co-written hits for stars such as Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson, Guy Sebastian, Ana Johnsson, Marie Serneholt, Shayne Ward and Super Junior. He has also written hit singles for groups such as Il Divo and Westlife...
, Richard Marx
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
, Stuart Crichton and Brian McFadden
Brian McFadden
Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...
. The album debuted at No. 1 in Australia, making it her third consecutive chart-topping album there. The album will also be released in the United States making it Goodrem's first album to be released there.
Goodrem toured in early 2009 to support the album in a small-scale national collection of dates.
Contrary to popular belief, Goodrem still uses her full name for this album's release, as seen on the album's side and on the U.S. cover art.
History
According to different articles released by newspapers Goodrem's new album was going to be a lot lighter. Goodrem called the album a really happy album. "I went on a mission to make a really positive album again. Being independent and having stability in my life made me feel I could enjoy this next chapter so much more." She started with writing songs that she didn't want to talk about but that wasn't how she wanted to make a new album. Through an insider at Sony BMG, it was revealed that the album was going to be "....a more upbeat, inspirational tone in her pop music." This would be in contrast to her previous album "Mistaken IdentityMistaken Identity (Delta Goodrem album)
Mistaken Identity is the second album by Australian singer Delta Goodrem, released in Australia on 8 November 2004, a day before Goodrem's twentieth birthday, by Daylight Records . Goodrem co-wrote some of the album with Guy Chambers, who also produced the album with Richard Flack and Steve Power...
" which was a darker album because Goodrem had just battled cancer when she recorded the album. Initially, some songs she wrote at first had the same dark style due to what was happening in her personal life. Her parents got divorced, she had to let her mother Lea stand down as her manager and her relationship with pop-singer Brian McFadden
Brian McFadden
Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...
. However, she has said that the later recording sessions were inspirational and regenerating. "I feel I've got my energy back". Goodrem said that she loved every minute recording the album. She wrote the album together with boyfriend Brian McFadden even though she did not originally intend to write with him. Goodrem says about the writing period with McFadden: "He is such a brilliant writer. I was intimidated by his talent, because we have really different writing styles." According to Goodrem, her writing sessions with other writers but it didn't light her fire so then she decided to write with McFadden. The first song the two wrote was Believe Again
Believe Again
"Believe Again" is a New Age-influenced pop song written by Delta Goodrem, Brian McFadden, Stuart Crichton, Nigel Hove and Tommy Lee James, produced by Stuart Crichton and Marius de Vries for Goodrem's third studio album Delta . The single, released in Australia on 8 December 2007, features...
, the second single: "The turning point came with the album's opening song 'Believe Again'. Before that I was feeling a little unsure about the direction of the new album. That song really turned things around for me in a lot of different ways." The album contains a new sound; "...it's very fresh, people will be able to accept I've grown and I've moved on", according to Goodrem. Goodrem told the audience during the Chapel concert that she wrote 150 songs for the album and that "In This Life" was one of the one that almost didn't made it. Also the album was influenced by her stay in London; "My foundations are exactly the same - I have the same morals, the same parents - but I lived in London and had some very funky friends who dressed very well." According to a reporter that there is a notable absence of over-dramatic ballads in favour of strong pop tunes.
In August 2007 Goodrem presented the new album to some insiders in the music industry. According to the reporter there: "....her music was so impressive there was a real air of excitement in the room." Goodrem wrote the song "Eyes On Me", a Middle East influenced song and was intended to come on the album but didn't make the cut. The song was then recorded by Celine Dion
Celine Dion
Céline Marie Claudette Dion, , , is a Canadian singer. Born to a large family from Charlemagne, Quebec, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband René Angélil mortgaged his home to finance her first record...
for her album Taking Chances
Taking Chances
Taking Chances is an English language studio album by Canadian singer Céline Dion, released on November 7, 2007 on CD and CD/DVD. It is her 13th English album and 36th in total. The album was released physically worldwide during the month of November 2007 in CD edition. The album was also released...
. The song was released as the album's second single in the United Kingdom. Goodrem said herself about writing for Dion: "This is like a dream come true for me, an absolute dream come true. Celine would have had millions of songs sent to her for the album, I just can't believe it."
She posted a video on the internet saying that she worked with writers such as boyfriend Brian McFadden
Brian McFadden
Brian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...
, Stuart Crichton, Tommy Lee James
Tommy Lee James
Tommy Lee James is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he is originally from Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Northside High School then attended Radford University where he studied voice...
, With those writers she recorded in studios in LA
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
and London. Delta chose all the songs that came on the album in the end.
The songs have a variety of subjects. "Believe Again
Believe Again
"Believe Again" is a New Age-influenced pop song written by Delta Goodrem, Brian McFadden, Stuart Crichton, Nigel Hove and Tommy Lee James, produced by Stuart Crichton and Marius de Vries for Goodrem's third studio album Delta . The single, released in Australia on 8 December 2007, features...
" is about overcoming life's obstacles. Goodrem stated that "God Laughs" is about the divorcing of her parents. She didn't want to explain the song because she feels that songs said enough. The lyrics are clearly written with lines like: Mum was goin' crazy together to keep it/Dad's two lives he was keeping it a secret/When we found out we couldn’t believe it. "Brave Face" is about the relationship Goodrem has with Brian McFadden. She describes the media pressure she suffered in 2004/2005 by the English tabloids. "In This Life" reaffirms new beginnings, celebrates perseverance, and rejoices in moving forward, according to her own biography. And about the journey you go on in this life and accepting what life throws at you and growing from the experience and concentrating on the positives in life." "Possessionless" is a song dealing with cancer as Goodrem states in a press release in 2008 for the United States. Goodrem wrote very shortly after she was "cured" from cancer. Goodrem says herself about the songs: "A lot of the words from the songs can be quite deep, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are always about my life. There are songs on this album which have nothing to do with my own personal experience of events, but which are still honest and emotional, and which tell a great story. A lot of people read into my lyrics and think they know me completely from them, but I'm not always as transparent as people might think."
The 'In This Life' B-side "Take Me Home" and iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
bonus "Breathe In, Breathe Out" failed to make the cut because it didn't balance the album, Goodrem states. Goodrem also said that these songs and another song called "You and You Alone", were the songs that came most close to the album.
Although the album track "Woman" was not released as a single, it was later covered by Toni Braxton
Toni Braxton
Toni Michelle Braxton is an American R&B singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, and five Billboard Music Awards and has sold over 60 million records worldwide...
on her 2010 album Pulse
Pulse (Toni Braxton album)
Pulse is the sixth studio album by American R&B singer–songwriter Toni Braxton, released May 4, 2010, on Atlantic Records. It is her first album in five years and serves as her debut for the Atlantic label after signing a new record deal...
.
Singles
- "In This Life" – "In This Life" was first heard on Australian radio on 28 August 2007 and was officially released on 15 September 2007. The single debuted at No. 1 on the Australian Singles Chart, making it Goodrem's eighth number-one single.
- "Believe AgainBelieve Again"Believe Again" is a New Age-influenced pop song written by Delta Goodrem, Brian McFadden, Stuart Crichton, Nigel Hove and Tommy Lee James, produced by Stuart Crichton and Marius de Vries for Goodrem's third studio album Delta . The single, released in Australia on 8 December 2007, features...
" – Premiering on Australian radio in late October 2007, the single's video was filmed in SydneySydneySydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
, Australia and received much media coverage. The single, released on 8 December 2007, was accompanied by exclusive remixes and the unreleased track, "Fortune And Love". The single debuted and peaked at No. 2 on the Australian Singles Chart. - "You Will Only Break My HeartYou Will Only Break My Heart"You Will Only Break My Heart" is the third single from Delta Goodrem's third studio album Delta. It was released to Australian radio on 25 February and will have a physical release on 29 March...
" – Released to radio on 25 February 2008, the single was officially released on 29 March 2008. The single features a remix and instrumental as well as a live recording of the smash-hit Black VelvetBlack Velvet (song)"Black Velvet" is a rock song written by Canadian musicians David Tyson and Christopher Ward, and recorded by Canadian singer Alannah Myles in 1988. It became a number one hit for two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in 1990 and reached number one on the Album Rock Tracks chart, as well as...
, originally recorded and released by Alannah MylesAlannah MylesAlannah Myles is a Canadian singer-songwriter, the daughter of Canadian broadcast pioneer William Douglas Byles. In 1989, she released her eponymous debut album...
. The video features clips of fan submissions following such a request on Goodrem's official website. The single debuted and peaked at No. 14 on the Australian Singles Chart. - "I Can't Break It to My HeartI Can't Break It to My Heart"I Can't Break It to My Heart" is the fourth single from Delta Goodrem's third studio album Delta. It was released to radio on 12 July 2008...
" – Released to radio on 12 July 2008, the single was released on 16 August 2008 and peaked at No. 13 on the Australian Singles Chart.
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald
The Sydney Morning Herald is a daily broadsheet newspaper published by Fairfax Media in Sydney, Australia. Founded in 1831 as the Sydney Herald, the SMH is the oldest continuously published newspaper in Australia. The newspaper is published six days a week. The newspaper's Sunday counterpart, The...
reported on 30 July 2007 that Goodrem has at least four singles set in stone for the album; though, Goodrem announced on Australian radio on 8 October 2008 that "it is very unlikely for anymore singles to be released from the album".
Australia and Asia
Goodrem stated that she is planning to promote abroad, in areas she has never released before, including South America. In 2007 she will only promote the album in her home country Australia. She stated in a Q&A session with a newspaper that she is going to do some shows in Japan in January 2008. She also said that the album will be released there.Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
. She performed several songs on that night from the new album. For forum members the show was more exclusive and had front row seats. Goodrem held a Launch Party at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday 9 October 2007 400 invitation-only guests, including media personalities and fans, attended the launch party. She performed songs from the album, Including 'Believe Again
Believe Again
"Believe Again" is a New Age-influenced pop song written by Delta Goodrem, Brian McFadden, Stuart Crichton, Nigel Hove and Tommy Lee James, produced by Stuart Crichton and Marius de Vries for Goodrem's third studio album Delta . The single, released in Australia on 8 December 2007, features...
', 'You Will Only Break My Heart', 'Possessionless', 'God Laughs' and 'Angels In The Room'. On 26 October Goodrem will perform several songs from the new album on the morning television show Sunrise
Sunrise (TV program)
Sunrise is an Australian breakfast television program, broadcast on the Seven Network. On weekdays the programme follows Seven Early News, and runs from 6am through to 9am.-History:...
. Delta performed "In This Life" live on Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars (Australian TV series)
Dancing with the Stars is a Logie Award-winning, Australian light entertainment reality show airing on the Seven Network and filmed live from the HSV-7 studios in Melbourne...
on 9 October 2007. Goodrem also attend to the ARIA Awards of 2007 and presented an award.
On Sunday 14 October the Sunday Telegraph
Sunday Telegraph
The Sunday Telegraph is a British broadsheet newspaper, founded in February 1961. It is the sister paper of The Daily Telegraph, but is run separately with a different editorial staff, although there is some cross-usage of stories...
gave readers an opportunity to download three songs from Goodrem's album which would expire after a week. They were 'Believe Again
Believe Again
"Believe Again" is a New Age-influenced pop song written by Delta Goodrem, Brian McFadden, Stuart Crichton, Nigel Hove and Tommy Lee James, produced by Stuart Crichton and Marius de Vries for Goodrem's third studio album Delta . The single, released in Australia on 8 December 2007, features...
', 'You Will Only Break My Heart', 'Possessionless'. The cover of the album was shot by Chris Colls, who also did a photoshoot with Delta for the Australian version of Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
in 2007. The album cover has been criticised for its familiarity to a magazine cover. This could be due to the fact that it was shot by a magazine artist who is involved in Cosmopolitan shots.
Goodrem began her international promotion in Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour...
on 14 January 2008 with a performance of 8 tracks in a club in that city. Tickets could be won through different competitions. She leaves Hong Kong on 16 January to travel around Asia to promote the album until the end of January. In most areas in Asia the album is released in January. On 5 April, Goodrem performed In This Life and You Will Only Break My Heart
You Will Only Break My Heart
"You Will Only Break My Heart" is the third single from Delta Goodrem's third studio album Delta. It was released to Australian radio on 25 February and will have a physical release on 29 March...
live from Sydney for Australian Youth Week on Video Hits.
United States
Although not as popular in the USA in March 2008 Goodrem started to promote the album and herself in the United States. She visited many radio stations to promote her single In This Life which was released there on 15 April. Including radio stations in cities like: ChicagoChicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Buffalo
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and Los Angeles
Los Ángeles
Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
. She has been on the cover of OK!
OK!
OK! is a British weekly magazine specializing in celebrity news. Originally launched as a monthly, its first issue was published in April 1993. In September 2004, OK! publishers Northern and Shell launched in Australia as a monthly title – the magazine went weekly in October 2006...
magazine and Vegas Magazine. Goodrem has also had coverage in Billboard
Billboard (magazine)
Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry, and is one of the oldest trade magazines in the world. It maintains several internationally recognized music charts that track the most popular songs and albums in various categories on a weekly basis...
magazine and Seventeen
Seventeen (magazine)
Seventeen is an American magazine for teenagers. It was first published in September 1944 by Walter Annenberg's Triangle Publications. News Corporation bought Triangle in 1988, and sold Seventeen to K-III Communications in 1991. Primedia sold the magazine to Hearst in 2003. It is still in the...
magazine. Though most performances that Goodrem had done in the States were for people within the industry, she has planned two concerts with radio stations in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
and New York. Goodrem is also featured on the May/June cover of Vegas Magazine which was an anniversary edition because the magazine existed 5 years. In June Goodrem's schedule was released for the next month. Goodrem will be in magazines like Cosmopolitan
Cosmopolitan (magazine)
Cosmopolitan is an international magazine for women. It was first published in 1886 in the United States as a family magazine, was later transformed into a literary magazine and eventually became a women's magazine in the late 1960s...
, People
People (magazine)
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magazine and InTouch
In Touch Weekly
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. She will also feature in TV-programs like Extra
Extra (TV series)
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, Entertainment Tonight
Entertainment Tonight
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and on Fox News. There are more TV-programs but those are not confirmed.
Goodrem did an instore signing session at the Virgin Megastore at Times Square in New York City on 16 July 2008. She also performed In This Life on The View the next day, 17 July. Additionally, it was confirmed that she would be on The Late Show with David Letterman in September 2008.
On 17 June 2008 Goodrem's single In This Life debuted at No. 40 on the Billboard Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
Hot Adult Top 40 Tracks
Adult Top 40 is a variation on the United States Billboard charts...
chart. It peaked No. 20.
Tours
In July 2008 it was announced that Goodrem will embark on a national tour of Australia aptly entitled the Believe Again TourBelieve Again Tour
The Believe Again Tour is the second Australian concert tour by singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem, in support of her third studio album Delta. The tour commenced in Newcastle on 9 January 2009 and concluded in Sydney on 4 February 2009. Unlike Goodrem's previous tour, The Visualise Tour, which took...
in smaller venues than she did on her Visualise Tour
Visualise Tour
The Visualise Tour is the debut Australian concert tour by singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem. During July 2005, Goodrem performed a total of ten shows to an estimated audience of 80,000 people, making it one of Australia's highest selling local tours...
. Goodrem felt that the songs on her new album lent themselves to a smaller, more intimate setting. She announced 9 dates in 7 different cities, but has since announced more shows due to a high volume of ticket sales. To date she will perform 14 shows in 8 cities. Goodrem was quoted as saying what viewers saw at the AFI Awards, regarding her remixed song and dance performance of Believe Again, in 2007, is only a taste of what is to be expected from her new tour.
The tour began on 9 January and ended on 4 February 2009.
Reception
Reviews
The album has been well received by critics. Even before the album was released Goodrem invited several members of the media together to have a listen to the album. Many journalists afterwards were enthusiastic. "....her music was so impressive there was a real air of excitement in the room.", says one of the reporters Other reviews the album has received were also positive. The Sunday Herald SunHerald Sun
The Herald Sun is a morning tabloid newspaper based in Melbourne, Australia. It is published by The Herald and Weekly Times, a subsidiary of News Limited, itself a subsidiary of News Corporation. It is available for purchase throughout Melbourne, Regional Victoria, Tasmania, the Australian Capital...
called the album: not a typical, eminently forgettable soap-star-turned-Top-40-poppet offering. and gave a 3.5 star rating out of 5. American reviewers were also positive.
The first review from America came from Allmusic who praised Goodrem's voice and talent but felt like she didn't fulfilled that talent in the songs. "...on others Goodrem seems to be branching out into unfamiliar territory that doesn't fully suit her. The only negative trait that might occur because of the transition to a more mainstream audience is Goodrem's ability to stand out, but her level of talent and charm might get her over that hurdle with grace." They gave a 3.5 star out of 5.
Release
The album was released in Australia on 20 October 2007. The album debuted at No. 1 on the ARIA chart on 28 October 2007 making this Goodrem's third number one album. The album was credited platinumMusic recording sales certification
Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music recording has shipped or sold a certain number of copies, where the threshold quantity varies by type and by nation or territory .Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories,...
in its first week of release. The album's release in New Zealand a week later, on 29 October 2007, coincided with a brief promotional trip to New Zealand. The album debuted on the New Zealand charts at No. 12. Goodrem stated herself that she would only concentrate on Australia until the beginning of 2008. Goodrem also stated that the album is going to be released in new territories.
Direct Current reported in March 2008 that Goodrem will be releasing the album in the US, 3 June 2008 with a physical and download release eventuating on 15 July due to extra promotional activity in the US.
It was released on 20 February 2008 in Japan. In its first week, it charted at No. 8 on the International Chart and No. 39 on the overall chart, with 4,959 copies sold. In its second week it fell to No. 16 on the International chart, with 3,319 sold.
In an article in Billboard magazine dated 12 July, Sony BMG Australia CEO Denis Handlin confirmed that once Goodrem has finished promotional duties in the USA for Delta, attention will be shifted to the UK and the rest of Europe, possibly meaning a release towards the end of 2008 or the beginning of 2009. Goodrem herself also recently confirmed in an interview on UK morning TV show GMTV
GMTV
GMTV was the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor, broadcasting in the United Kingdom from 1 January 1993 to 3 September 2010. It became a wholly owned subsidiary of ITV plc. in November 2009. Shortly after, ITV plc announced the programme would end...
that she would see her UK fans "soon". However, rumours of a release are still circulating, with no official release date being confirmed by Goodrem or Sony BMG. As she has begun recording her fourth studio album, it is assumed that Delta will not be released there, and will not return until the completion of her 4th studio album.
Track listing
Japanese Edition
North American edition
Chart performance
The album debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart on 29 October 2007 with 23,072 copies sold knocking Matchbox Twenty off the top spot and accrediting platinum status. On its second week it sold 12,186 copies and was knocked off the top spot by The Eagles' album Long Road Out of EdenLong Road Out of Eden
Long Road Out of Eden is the seventh studio album by American rock band Eagles, released in 2007 on Lost Highway Records. Nearly six years in production, Long Road Out of Eden is the first studio album from the Eagles since 1979's The Long Run, and along with the four original tracks on 1994 Hell...
. In its third week the album had sold 8,927 copies. The album had dropped one spot every week, debuting at one then moving to two, three, four, five and six. In its sixth week it was accredited 2x Platinum. In New Zealand the album debuted at No. 12 in the RIANZ album chart after a three year absence in the charts. The album sold 16,434 copies two weeks before it sold 19,562 copies the week directly preceding the holiday (with 283 downloads). On 6 April 2008, the album was at No. 45 on the ARIA charts having spent 22 weeks on the chart. The album re-charted in New Zealand on 18 March, at No. 17. In Japan the album debuted at No. 39 in the Overall chart and No. 8 in the International chart. The album sold almost 5,000 copies in its first week, 1,000 copies more than her previous album in Japan. It has peaked at number 18 on the U.S iTunes Store
ITunes Store
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. It later debuted at No. 116 on the US Billboard Album Chart and No. 1 on Billboard's Top Heatseekers with sales of 6,000 copies . On 24 August 2008 it re-entered the ARIA Charts
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...
at No. 35, following promotion Goodrem did in Australia for the single, I Can't Break It To My Heart
I Can't Break It to My Heart
"I Can't Break It to My Heart" is the fourth single from Delta Goodrem's third studio album Delta. It was released to radio on 12 July 2008...
, and the Believe Again Tour
Believe Again Tour
The Believe Again Tour is the second Australian concert tour by singer-songwriter Delta Goodrem, in support of her third studio album Delta. The tour commenced in Newcastle on 9 January 2009 and concluded in Sydney on 4 February 2009. Unlike Goodrem's previous tour, The Visualise Tour, which took...
. The album accumilated 50 weeks on the ARIA Album Top 150, where it re-entered during January when the tour begun.
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia ARIA Albums Chart | 1 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart | 12 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| Japanese Albums Chart (Overall) | 39 |
| Japanese Albums Chart (International) | 8 |
| U.S. Billboard 200 | 116 |
| U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers | 1 |
End of year charts
| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 13 |
| 2008 | Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 72 |
Sales
| Country | Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 3× platinum | 210,000+ |
| Japan | — | 30,000 |
| New Zealand | Gold | 7,500+ |
| United States | — | 21,000 |
Release history
| Country | Date | Label | Format | Catalogue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 20 October 2007 | Sony BMG | CD | 88697171932 | Standard / Limited Edition |
| New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga... |
29 October 2007 | Standard | |||
| China | 25 December 2007 | 88697171932 | |||
| Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong is one of two Special Administrative Regions of the People's Republic of China , the other being Macau. A city-state situated on China's south coast and enclosed by the Pearl River Delta and South China Sea, it is renowned for its expansive skyline and deep natural harbour... |
11 January 2008 | ||||
| Singapore Singapore Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the... |
14 January 2008 | ||||
| Taiwan Taiwan Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following... |
18 January 2008 | 88697171932 | |||
| South Korea South Korea The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south... |
28 January 2008 | 8803581113938 | |||
| Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
12 February 2008 | 88697171932 | |||
| Japan | 20 February 2008 (Released 20 February 2008) >Delta Goodrem's official Japanese site Sony BMG. Retrieved 23 December 2007. |
Sony Music Japan | SICP-1746 | New cover & bonus tracks | |
| Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
9 May 2008 | Sony BMG | B000WM72MA | Standard | |
| Japan | 11 June 2008 | Sony Music Japan | CD/DVD | SICP-1863 | Deluxe Edition with DVD |
| Canada | 15 July 2008 | Mercury Records Mercury Records Mercury Records is a record label operating as a standalone company in the UK and as part of the Island Def Jam Motown Music Group in the US; both are subsidiaries of Universal Music Group. There is also a Mercury Records in Australia, which is a local artist and repertoire division of Universal... |
CD | New cover & alt. tracks | |
| United States | 001126202 | ||||
| United Kingdom | 11 November 2009 | Sony BMG | Digital download Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
B002XXJSH8 | Standard |
Credits
- Abe Laboriel Jr. – Drums
- Adrian Hall – Engineer
- Andrew Frampton – Drum Programming, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer
- Anna Ross – Vocals (Background)
- Brian McFaddenBrian McFaddenBrian Nicholas McFadden , is an Irish singer-songwriter who rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of the Irish boyband Westlife...
– Guitar, Vocals (Background) - Chris Elliot – String Arrangements
- Chris Laws – Drums, Engineer
- Daniel Chase – Programming
- Daniel Debourg – Vocals (Background)
- Daniel Pursey – Assistant
- Dave Arch – Piano, String Arrangements
- David Paul Jr. Collins – A&R
- Delta GoodremDelta GoodremDelta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home...
– Vocals (Main, Background) - Glenn Pittman – Assistant Engineer
- Harry Magee – Management
- Isobel Griffiths – Orchestra Contractor
- Jamie Muhoberac – Keyboards, Piano
- Jason Boshoff – Programming
- Jeff Rothschild – Engineer, Mixing, Programming, Vocal Engineer
- John Farrar – Guitar
- John Shanks – Bass, Guitar, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Robbie Campos – Vocal Arrangements, Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Josh Blair – Engineer
- Kristian Lundin – Vocal Engineer
- Lars Fox – Digital Editing, Editing
- Marius de Vries – Engineer, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, String Arrangements
- Mark EndertMark EndertMark Endert is an American music producer, mixer, arranger and musician.-Biography:Since the early 1990s - present, he is credited on albums spanning a wide array of musical genres with sales totaling more than 90...
– Mixing - Nigel Hove - Writer, Vocal Arrangement , Vocal Production
- Myriam Martin – Vocals (Background)
- Patricia Scott – Vocals (Background)
- Paul Gendler – Guitar
- Perry Mason – Orchestra Leader
- Pete Craigie – Mixing
- Ren Swan – Mixing
- Rohan Onraet – Assistant
- Shari Sutcliffe – Contractor, Production Coordination
- Steve Kipner – Guitar, Producer
- Steve Mac – Arranger, Keyboards, Producer, Synthesizer
- Steve Pearce – Bass
- Stuart Crichton – Engineer, Guitar, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer, Programming, String Arrangements, Vocal Producer, Vocals (Background)
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
- Tommy Lee James – Vocals (Background)
- Wayne Wilkins – Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer