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Knight confirmed whilst performing at London'sLondon
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Porchester Hall, at the album launch show, in April 2011, that the first single from the album would be "Mama Used to Say
Mama Used to Say
"Mama Used to Say" is the debut single release from British singer-songwriter Junior, taken from his debut studio album, Ji."Mama Used to Say" was released in April, 1982 and peaked inside the UK Singles Chart top 10 in June, 1982, where it remained at number seven for two weeks...
", a cover of the Junior single, which peaked number 7 in the UK in 1982. The single was released on 27 June 2011. The second single was Knight's version of Roachford's "Cuddly Toy
Cuddly Toy (song)
"Cuddly Toy" is the debut single release from British band Roachford, fronted by Andrew Roachford. It was the first single taken from their self-titled debut studio album....
", released on 28 August 2011, while the third was Knight's version of George Michael's
George Michael
George Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
"One More Try
One More Try (George Michael song)
"One More Try" is a U.S. number-one hit song written and performed by George Michael and released by Epic Records in 1988 as the fourth single from Faith.-History:...
", released on 23 October 2011.
Original Artists.
- "Fairplay" by Soul II Soul (1988) (UK #68)
- "Southern Freeez" by Freeez (1982) (UK #8)
- "Mama Used to Say" by Junior (1982) (UK #7)
- "Say I'm Your Number One" by Princess (1985) (UK #7)
- "When You Gonna Learn" by Jamiroquai (1992) (UK #28)
- "Apparently Nothin'" by Young Disciples (1991) (UK #13)
- "There's Nothing Like This" by Omar (1991) (UK #14)
- "Don't Be a Fool" by Loose Ends (1990) (UK #12)
- "Always and Forever" by Heatwave (1977) (UK #9)
- "Round and Around" by Jaki Graham (1985) (UK #9)
- "Cuddly Toy" by Roachford (1988) (UK #4)
- "Damn" by Lewis Taylor (1996)
- "One More Try" by George Michael (1988) (UK #8)
Information lifted from the liner notes on Soul UK.
Chart performance
| Charts (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Singles Chart | 27 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
13 |