Time to Think (Sarah Whatmore album)
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Time To Think is the first studio album
by British pop
singer-songwriter
Sarah Whatmore
. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2009
. It features the singles "Smile" (in collaboration with Greg Fitzgerald) and "Undefined".
It was only the first album that Pop Idol
participant Sarah Whatmore had released, as the release of her planned debut album in 2002 was cancelled. This was in spite of the success of singles "When I Lost You
" and "Automatic
", which both reached the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart
.
, Sarah talked about the recording of her new album and why it had taken her so long to release new material. She said "The album is full of beautiful, classic-sounding songs that won't date because everything on there is quite real." She went on to say "I've been involved in terms of melody, lyrics and creating the sound I wanted for the album, which is lots of piano and real strings." She also told the Daily Mirror that she had written over 200 songs in preparing for the album.
When asked about the reason why her debut album was never released, she said "The album was all finished and ready to go, we'd released the first two singles and we couldn't decide on a third single. Then the song 'Toxic' came through the door and, for like two days, I was going to do it. But then obviously Britney got it and I was like, 'You know what, I want to go and write and see what I come up with myself'." She said that Simon Fuller
had remained as her manager since her Pop Idol appearance and was involved in the production of the album. She was also uncertain about whether she would be able to get back into the music industry.
Studio album
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by British pop
Pop music
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singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriter
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Sarah Whatmore
Sarah Whatmore
Sarah Louise Whatmore and raised in Walkden, in the City of Salford, England, is an English singer, best known from the British TV series Pop Idol.-Pop Idol:...
. It was released in the United Kingdom on 23 March 2009
2009 in music
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. It features the singles "Smile" (in collaboration with Greg Fitzgerald) and "Undefined".
It was only the first album that Pop Idol
Pop Idol (series 1)
The first series of British reality television show Pop Idol was broadcast on ITV in the United Kingdom during the winter months of 2001 and 2002. The show was a singing competition open to people aged between 16 and 26 years old, with the winner receiving a £1million recording contract to release...
participant Sarah Whatmore had released, as the release of her planned debut album in 2002 was cancelled. This was in spite of the success of singles "When I Lost You
When I Lost You (Sarah Whatmore song)
"When I Lost" is a song written and produced by Richard Stannard and released by Pop Idol contestant Sarah Whatmore. The song was originally due to be included on her debut album, however the album was cancelled at Whatmore's request....
" and "Automatic
Automatic (Sarah Whatmore song)
"Automatic" is the second song released by Pop Idol contestant Sarah Whatmore. The song was originally due to be included on her debut album, however the album was cancelled....
", which both reached the top 10 in the UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...
.
Production and writing
In an interview for Digital SpyDigital Spy
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, Sarah talked about the recording of her new album and why it had taken her so long to release new material. She said "The album is full of beautiful, classic-sounding songs that won't date because everything on there is quite real." She went on to say "I've been involved in terms of melody, lyrics and creating the sound I wanted for the album, which is lots of piano and real strings." She also told the Daily Mirror that she had written over 200 songs in preparing for the album.
When asked about the reason why her debut album was never released, she said "The album was all finished and ready to go, we'd released the first two singles and we couldn't decide on a third single. Then the song 'Toxic' came through the door and, for like two days, I was going to do it. But then obviously Britney got it and I was like, 'You know what, I want to go and write and see what I come up with myself'." She said that Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller
Simon Fuller is a British artist manager, television producer and creator of the Idol franchise, first seen as Pop Idol in the UK. Fuller is also the co-creator and executive producer of the Fox TV reality show So You Think You Can Dance and other U.S...
had remained as her manager since her Pop Idol appearance and was involved in the production of the album. She was also uncertain about whether she would be able to get back into the music industry.