Wonderland (Wonderland album)
Encyclopedia
Wonderland is the self-titled debut studio album by Irish
/British
girlband Wonderland
.
said thirty to sixty potential tracks were about to be recorded by the band. Band member Kasey Smith added: "We recorded our album and searched out loads of amazing songs for it. We've spent time becoming a real band and touring with Westlife. So many amazing things have happened!". Title tracks floated co-written by the band members before the album release. It was later announced not included in the debut album. The title tracks are the following: "Air Brush", "Believe", "Getting Mad Not Even", "Girlfriend", and "Signs". In late 2010, Nine tracks have been recorded and Durran said that there are a couple more to finish. In an interview with Digital Spy
, band member Jodi Albert
said: "We're so proud of how this album is shaping up, because not only have we worked with some amazing songwriters, but we've been able to collaborate and co-write." Band member Leigh Learmont added: "There's not a single track that we don't love. There's none that we would consider filler." Wonderland have worked with Andy Hill
, Shep Solomon and Bob Clearmountain
on the tracks. The girls admitted they were surprised when they found out they would be working with high profile producers on the album. Band member Sharon Condon admitted: "It's been a steep learning curve because most of us have only just started learning about songwriting and producers. Having said that, when we found out we were working with Andy Hill, who wrote Celine Dion
's Think Twice, we all knew that was a big deal! "We've worked with Kelly Clarkson
and Bryan Adams
writers, Shep Solomon and Bob Clearmountain too - it's been incredible."
The album consists of overall fifteen tracks (only twelve tracks originally). There are three bonus tracks included on the iTunes version, they are "What Do You Want Me To Do" and their live acoustic covers of Adele
's Rolling in the Deep
and Only Girl (In the World)
by Rihanna
. It was later decided to include "Rolling in the Deep" on the standard tracklisting as a bonus track which makes it as thirteen. While iTunes have bonus tracks, Play.com have extra exclusive autographed poster, Amazon.co.uk have extra exclusive slipcase and HMV.co.uk have "Wonderland - Live in Jazz Cafe, London". The LP have ten originals (two was co-written by the band) and five covers. It was mixed with old and new, ballad and upbeat music. The two songs co-written by the band are "Not a Love Song" and "Time Has Run Out". Aside from Adele and Rihanna, they've also covered Lady Antebellum
's "Need You Now
", Alexis Strum
's "It Could Be You" and Ryan Adams
's "When the Stars Go Blue
". When asked about the inclusion of some of their live covers they said: "We love 'Need You Now' and so does our label, so hopefully it's going on the album.", "'Need You Now' is the only cover on the album at the moment, but I think we're recording Ryan Adams's 'When The Stars Go Blue' too, which we all love. A good song is a good song, and if we all like it then we want to record it!"
Before the release, the live acoustic versions of "Nothing Moves Me Anymore", "Need You Now", and "Only Girl" were released as free downloads on their official Facebook
site, performed live and some were released also in their debut EP Introduction to Wonderland
. While "Is It Just Me", "Rolling in the Deep" and "In Your Arms" were performed live on their gigs with "Starlight" and "Not a Love Song
" which became singles. Also, the snippets of each album track were posted through their official Soundcloud
site before the album release. Band manager Walsh picked "Why Here Why Now" as his favorite track off the album. While "Emergency" was the iTunes UK Free Single of the Week (12–18 June 2011).
Music, said the album was "A solid debut of country-tinged ballads and zesty pop spoiled by an ill-advised cover". iheartmusic.co.uk expressed: The group, formed and managed by Louis Walsh alongside Westlife
’s Kian Egan
, have spent longer perfecting their sound and style than most acts have deals for these days, (poor Mini Viva
, Girls Can’t Catch, Joe McElderry
…). So the expected standard of their debut was always going to be high, especially with Louis and Kian’s track record in the business. With the influx of girl groups in 2011 it’s easy to try and compare them to others, but Wonderland have their own sound, they’ve perfected the blend of pop and country, with an added splash of rock. And with their five different, but impressively strong voices combining as one, each bringing a different layer to the track, the result is an impressive debut album. Whilst it is noticeable that the first half of the album contains the tracks that were first being performed a year ago, it is refreshing to see a label give an act time to find their feet, and not rush into releasing an album, that then gets padded out with mediocre covers and fillers, and hoping for the best.I can safely say it’s surpassed all expectations I had, as you all know I judge albums by how many tracks I can get in to an album before I have the urge to skip a track, and Wonderland passes that test with flying colours. To save me repeating myself for every track I talk about, the vocals on this album are phenomenal. The arrangements are spot on, the emotion comes across in the ballads perfectly, and you would never think that this was the first album released by the group. It is an amazing collection of songs, which has the perfect balance of light and shade between ballads and more upbeat tracks. IndieLondon interpreted the album: "True, it’s polished pop that sound-checks everything from Taylor Swift
to The Corrs
via a little Fleetwood Mac
and even Abba
, but it’s this mix of easy to identify styles, coupled with their telling ability to deliver a catchy melody, that makes the album better than most debuts from girl bands. Overall, then, we had more reason to be optimistic rather than glum about the emergence of yet another girl band."
and HMV
album pre-orders.
Starlight
Nothing Moves Me Anymore
Need You Now
In Your Arms
Is It Just Me
Why Here Why Now
Time Has Run Out
Emergency
It Could Be You
Get Your Boots On
When The Stars Go Blue
Rolling In The Deep
which sold over 15,000 copies. While it peaked at number six on the Irish Album Chart. While it first entered at number ten on UK midweeks chart. The album is the highest charting debut album from a girl group in the UK since Girls Aloud
in 2002 and tied with Pussycat Dolls
' debut album PCD
in 2005.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
/British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
girlband Wonderland
Wonderland (band)
Wonderland were an Irish/British girlband, formed by Louis Walsh and Westlife band-member Kian Egan. The band were put together after auditions were held for five females in July 2008. Its five members were Jodi Albert, Sharon Condon, Corrina Durran, Leigh Learmont and Kasey Smith...
.
Background, composition, concept, and development
They stated recording process in late 2009 after passing through the screening process in 2008. The recording process includes searching, writing and recording songs in a studio. Band manager Louis WalshLouis Walsh
Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...
said thirty to sixty potential tracks were about to be recorded by the band. Band member Kasey Smith added: "We recorded our album and searched out loads of amazing songs for it. We've spent time becoming a real band and touring with Westlife. So many amazing things have happened!". Title tracks floated co-written by the band members before the album release. It was later announced not included in the debut album. The title tracks are the following: "Air Brush", "Believe", "Getting Mad Not Even", "Girlfriend", and "Signs". In late 2010, Nine tracks have been recorded and Durran said that there are a couple more to finish. In an interview with Digital Spy
Digital Spy
Digital Spy is a British entertainment and media news website. According to Alexa Internet traffic statistics, as of February 2011, Digital Spy is the 93rd most popular website in the United Kingdom, with an overall Alexa ranking of 2,088....
, band member Jodi Albert
Jodi Albert
Jodi Mary Albert is an English actress and singer, best known for playing Debbie Dean in the British soap opera Hollyoaks on Channel 4 from 2002 to 2004, returning for guest appearances in 2005 & 2006, and her inclusion as one fifth of Irish girl group Wonderland.-Biography:Albert attended the...
said: "We're so proud of how this album is shaping up, because not only have we worked with some amazing songwriters, but we've been able to collaborate and co-write." Band member Leigh Learmont added: "There's not a single track that we don't love. There's none that we would consider filler." Wonderland have worked with Andy Hill
Andy Hill (composer)
Andy Hill is a British music producer and songwriter who scored many hits during the 1980s and 90s...
, Shep Solomon and Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain
Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He has worked with many prominent names in music including Bruce Springsteen , The Rolling Stones , Bryan Adams , Robbie Williams Bob Clearmountain is an award-winning American music engineer, mixer and producer. He...
on the tracks. The girls admitted they were surprised when they found out they would be working with high profile producers on the album. Band member Sharon Condon admitted: "It's been a steep learning curve because most of us have only just started learning about songwriting and producers. Having said that, when we found out we were working with Andy Hill, who wrote 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...
's Think Twice, we all knew that was a big deal! "We've worked with Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Clarkson
Kelly Brianne Clarkson is an American pop rock singer-songwriter and actress. Clarkson came into prominence after becoming the winner of the inaugural season of the television series American Idol in 2002 and would later become the runner-up in the television special World Idol in 2003.In 2003,...
and Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams
Bryan Adams, is a Canadian rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, producer, actor and photographer. Adams has won dozens of awards and nominations, including 20 Juno Awards among 56 nominations. He has also received 15 Grammy Award nominations including a win for Best Song Written...
writers, Shep Solomon and Bob Clearmountain too - it's been incredible."
The album consists of overall fifteen tracks (only twelve tracks originally). There are three bonus tracks included on the iTunes version, they are "What Do You Want Me To Do" and their live acoustic covers of Adele
Adele (singer)
Adele Laurie Blue Adkins , known professionally as Adele, is an English singer-songwriter. She was the first recipient of the Brit Awards Critics' Choice and was named the number-one predicted breakthrough act of 2008 in an annual BBC poll of music critics, Sound of 2008...
's Rolling in the Deep
Rolling in the Deep
"Rolling in the Deep" is a song recorded by English singer-songwriter Adele for her second studio album, 21. The song was written by Paul Epworth and Adele, who described it as a "dark blues-y gospel disco tune". It was first released on 29 November 2010 as the lead single of the album.The song has...
and Only Girl (In the World)
Only Girl (In the World)
"Only Girl " is a song by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna from her fifth studio album, Loud . The song was released as the album's lead single on September 10, 2010 through Def Jam. It was written by Crystal Johnson, Norwegian production duo Stargate and Sandy Vee, and produced by Stargate and Vee...
by Rihanna
Rihanna
Robyn Rihanna Fenty , better known as simply Rihanna, is a Barbadian recording artist. Born in Saint Michael, Barbados, Rihanna moved to the United States at the age of 16 to pursue a recording career under the guidance of record producer Evan Rogers...
. It was later decided to include "Rolling in the Deep" on the standard tracklisting as a bonus track which makes it as thirteen. While iTunes have bonus tracks, Play.com have extra exclusive autographed poster, Amazon.co.uk have extra exclusive slipcase and HMV.co.uk have "Wonderland - Live in Jazz Cafe, London". The LP have ten originals (two was co-written by the band) and five covers. It was mixed with old and new, ballad and upbeat music. The two songs co-written by the band are "Not a Love Song" and "Time Has Run Out". Aside from Adele and Rihanna, they've also covered Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum
Lady Antebellum is an American country pop music group formed in Nashville, Tennessee in 2006. The trio is composed of Charles Kelley , Dave Haywood and Hillary Scott .The group made its debut in 2007 as guest vocalists on Jim Brickman's single "Never Alone", before signing to Capitol...
's "Need You Now
Need You Now
"Need You Now" is a country pop song performed by American country music group Lady Antebellum. The song was co-written by Lady Antebellum and Josh Kear, and produced by the trio along with Paul Worley. It serves as the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album, Need You Now,...
", Alexis Strum
Alexis Strum
Alexis Rebecca Strum is an English actress, singer-songwriter and comedy writer.After a long career in the music industry , Alexis is currently focusing on her acting career, touring the UK as Eva Cassidy's sister, Margaret in the musical 'Over The Rainbow- The Eva Cassidy Story' , whilst forging...
's "It Could Be You" and Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams
David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...
's "When the Stars Go Blue
When the Stars Go Blue
- Music video : The video for "When the Stars Go Blue" is pieced together from the "Live" session at VH1.- Charts :-Tim McGraw cover:In 2006, the song was released by Tim McGraw as the first single from his album Tim McGraw Reflected: Greatest Hits Vol. 2, with added country-style and more...
". When asked about the inclusion of some of their live covers they said: "We love 'Need You Now' and so does our label, so hopefully it's going on the album.", "'Need You Now' is the only cover on the album at the moment, but I think we're recording Ryan Adams's 'When The Stars Go Blue' too, which we all love. A good song is a good song, and if we all like it then we want to record it!"
Before the release, the live acoustic versions of "Nothing Moves Me Anymore", "Need You Now", and "Only Girl" were released as free downloads on their official Facebook
Facebook
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site, performed live and some were released also in their debut EP Introduction to Wonderland
Introduction to Wonderland
Introduction to Wonderland is the debut EP by Wonderland. It was released 4 March 2011, only on iTunes. It features the band's debut single "Not a Love Song". According to Music Week, the album sold a respectable 25,000 copies in the UK since the release....
. While "Is It Just Me", "Rolling in the Deep" and "In Your Arms" were performed live on their gigs with "Starlight" and "Not a Love Song
Not a Love Song
"Not a Love Song" is the debut single by Irish girlband Wonderland, from their debut album Wonderland. It is also on the EP Introduction To Wonderland. It was released on 4th March 2011. The song debuted at number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart.-Background:...
" which became singles. Also, the snippets of each album track were posted through their official Soundcloud
SoundCloud
SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform which allows collaboration, promotion and distribution of audio recordings.-History:SoundCloud was originally started in Stockholm, Sweden, but was established in Berlin, Germany in August, 2007 by sound designer Alex Ljung and artist Eric Wahlforss...
site before the album release. Band manager Walsh picked "Why Here Why Now" as his favorite track off the album. While "Emergency" was the iTunes UK Free Single of the Week (12–18 June 2011).
Album name and artwork
In late 2010, they stated in Digital Spy they haven't started thinking nor deciding on the album title. In early 2011, they announced the album title may be called "Wonderland" or "Welcome to Wonderland". It ended up being a self-titled album title. There are three versions of official album artworks. Firstly it was in a blue background with title Wonderland on the lower edge, secondly in a black background with title Wonderland on the upper side, thirdly in a black background with a different picture attached that was used for television advertisements of the album.Critical Reception
Mike Diver of BBCBBC
The British Broadcasting Corporation is a British public service broadcaster. Its headquarters is at Broadcasting House in the City of Westminster, London. It is the largest broadcaster in the world, with about 23,000 staff...
Music, said the album was "A solid debut of country-tinged ballads and zesty pop spoiled by an ill-advised cover". iheartmusic.co.uk expressed: The group, formed and managed by Louis Walsh alongside Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
’s Kian Egan
Kian Egan
Kian John Francis Kelly Egan was a member of the Irish boyband, Westlife and coach on The Voice of Ireland.-Music career:*Main article: Westlife...
, have spent longer perfecting their sound and style than most acts have deals for these days, (poor Mini Viva
Mini Viva
Mini Viva were an English pop duo formed in 2008 by British songwriting and production team Xenomania. They were managed by 19 Entertainment and signed to Geffen and Polydor Records. Consisting of Frankee Connolly and Britt Love, the duo were due to release their debut album in 2010...
, Girls Can’t Catch, Joe McElderry
Joe McElderry
Joseph "Joe" McElderry is an English singer and model. He won the sixth series of the ITV show The X Factor in 2009. His first single "The Climb" reached number one on the UK Singles Chart and Irish Singles Charts. He was also crowned the winner of the second series of Popstar to Operastar, two...
…). So the expected standard of their debut was always going to be high, especially with Louis and Kian’s track record in the business. With the influx of girl groups in 2011 it’s easy to try and compare them to others, but Wonderland have their own sound, they’ve perfected the blend of pop and country, with an added splash of rock. And with their five different, but impressively strong voices combining as one, each bringing a different layer to the track, the result is an impressive debut album. Whilst it is noticeable that the first half of the album contains the tracks that were first being performed a year ago, it is refreshing to see a label give an act time to find their feet, and not rush into releasing an album, that then gets padded out with mediocre covers and fillers, and hoping for the best.I can safely say it’s surpassed all expectations I had, as you all know I judge albums by how many tracks I can get in to an album before I have the urge to skip a track, and Wonderland passes that test with flying colours. To save me repeating myself for every track I talk about, the vocals on this album are phenomenal. The arrangements are spot on, the emotion comes across in the ballads perfectly, and you would never think that this was the first album released by the group. It is an amazing collection of songs, which has the perfect balance of light and shade between ballads and more upbeat tracks. IndieLondon interpreted the album: "True, it’s polished pop that sound-checks everything from Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and actress.In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America...
to The Corrs
The Corrs
The Corrs are an Irish band which combine pop rock with traditional Celtic folk music. The brother and sisters are from Dundalk, Ireland. The group consists of the Corr siblings: Andrea ; Sharon ; Caroline ; and Jim .The Corrs came to international prominence with their performance at the...
via a little Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac
Fleetwood Mac are a British–American rock band formed in 1967 in London.The only original member present in the band is its eponymous drummer, Mick Fleetwood...
and even Abba
Abba
ABBA is the name of a former Swedish pop music group.Abba may also refer to:* ABBA , a self-titled album by the Swedish pop music group ABBA* "Abba ", a song by Christian pop and rock artist, Rebecca St...
, but it’s this mix of easy to identify styles, coupled with their telling ability to deliver a catchy melody, that makes the album better than most debuts from girl bands. Overall, then, we had more reason to be optimistic rather than glum about the emergence of yet another girl band."
Release and Promotion
The album was released 6 June 2011. In 8 May 2011, Dean Piper of The Mirror said that he's thrilled of amazing pre-sales of the album. This album was seen on top five of Play.com album pre-orders while top ten on AmazonAmazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
and HMV
HMV
His Master's Voice is a trademark in the music business, and for many years was the name of a large record label. The name was coined in 1899 as the title of a painting of the dog Nipper listening to a wind-up gramophone...
album pre-orders.
Singles
- "Not a Love SongNot a Love Song"Not a Love Song" is the debut single by Irish girlband Wonderland, from their debut album Wonderland. It is also on the EP Introduction To Wonderland. It was released on 4th March 2011. The song debuted at number 22 on the Irish Singles Chart.-Background:...
" is the first single released from the album. It was released on 25 February 2011 in IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and 4 March 2011 in the United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The song debuted at number 22 on the Irish Singles ChartIrish Singles ChartThe Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...
. IndieLondon said "it drops a definite country-pop twang over its chorus. But it works nonetheless."
- "Starlight" is the second single from the album. It was released 6 June 2011 in IrelandIrelandIreland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
and United KingdomUnited KingdomThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The song debuted at number 57 on the UK Singles ChartUK Singles ChartThe 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 ...
. Unreality Shout gave the single saying: "A more sophisticated effort. It recalls the sound of girl bands from the 90’s, perhaps a little too much” Entertainment Focus added: "The track is similar in style to the band’s debut single with each girl getting the opportunity to sing a few lines. A driving beat moves the song through the verses to a radio-friendly chorus whilst the girls showcases impressive vocal prowess. The end result is something more mature than Girls AloudGirls AloudGirls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
or The SaturdaysThe SaturdaysThe Saturdays are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London, United Kingdom. The group consists of five members Una Healy, Mollie King, Frankie Sandford, Vanessa White and Rochelle Wiseman. In 2007 the band were formed through Fascination Records which gave them an instant record deal with...
and perhaps a little closer to The Corrs at their peak." Totally Vivid stated: "It starts slow and subtle before launching into a soaring, spacey chorus - properly epic in all sense of the word. The chorus of 'I wanna dance underneath your light, cos you pull me in like you're on my side. When I die in the day, I'm revived at night. Can I call you mine,' is just amazing; one of those real bliss on the dancefloor moments. And just at the end of the clip you can hear the beginnings of a dub-step breakdown. The mix just got even better. What I really love is that as dancey as this version is, it retains enough pop sensibility that it could just as easily be presented as the radio version of the track. In terms of the studio version, it's got a real drive to it and like Not A Love Song, really plays to the strengths of the girls' impressive harmonies. The music video was directed by Nigel DickNigel DickNigel Dick is an English music video and film director, writer and musician based in Los Angeles, California. He directed the Band Aid video "Do They Know It's Christmas?", as well as over 300 other music videos.Nigel Dick should not be confused with the Australian Dr...
and was shot over three days (13–15 April 2011) around the Salton SeaSalton SeaThe Salton Sea is a shallow, saline, endorheic rift lake located directly on the San Andreas Fault, predominantly in California's Imperial Valley. The lake occupies the lowest elevations of the Salton Sink in the Colorado Desert of Imperial and Riverside counties in Southern California. Like Death...
area in BrawleyBrawleyBrawley, as a place, may refer to:*Brawley, California, a city in Imperial County, California, United StatesBrawley, as a person, may refer to:*Benjamin Griffith Brawley , an American writer and educator...
, GlamisGlamisGlamis is a small village in Angus, Scotland, located four miles south of Kirriemuir and five miles southwest of Forfar. It is the location of Glamis Castle, the childhood home of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother.-History:...
, Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos 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...
, CaliforniaCaliforniaCalifornia is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, the production was a massive challenge for the director and his team – battling 35 degrees of dry heat and threatened by gales of 75mph… It sees the band embark on a Californian road trip in their 1970’s Airstream RV. It premiered on both UK music channels and on YoutubeYouTubeYouTube is a video-sharing website, created by three former PayPal employees in February 2005, on which users can upload, view and share videos....
on May 2011. iheartmusic described it "as a shiny new video, mainly different clips of the ladies having a laugh with each other and a bit of singing in between. I love the hilarious footage of them marching up, then rolling down, the sand dunes – also, don’t ask Jodi if you can have some of her ice cream, she will splat you on the nose with it!" Same with "Not a Love Song", a remix bundle from 7th Heaven7th Heaven7th Heaven is an American family drama television series, created and produced by Brenda Hampton. The series premiered on August 26, 1996, on the WB, the first time that the network aired Monday night programming, and was originally broadcast from August 26, 1996 to May 13, 2007...
, Club Junkies, and now TM Cosmos and was publicly leaked but was not officially released.
- "Nothing Moves Me Anymore" is the third single from the album. It will be released 14 August 2011. Michael Turnbull, digital manager of Mercury Records said there will be a new edit for this song. Daily RecordDaily Record (Scotland)The Daily Record is a Scottish tabloid newspaper based in Glasgow. It had been the best-selling daily paper in Scotland for many years with a paid circulation in August 2011 of 307,794 . It is now outsold by its arch-rival the Scottish Sun which in September 2010 had a circulation of 339,586 in...
rated the single . IndieLondon said: "The obligatory ballad, Nothing Moves Me Anymore, is well delivered, if formulaic… with the aching vocals accompanied by yearning, meaningful lyrics and a soft acoustic background. Yet while it’s working on a familiar formula, the vocals carry it through." Band member Sharon Condon stated that they will start shooting the music video on Monday, 20 June 2011. It will be directed by Alex Hemming. The video premiered on Monday 11 July 2011 (three days earlier in UK music channels). An exclusive web performance of the song was made by the band for STV in June 2011. Totally Vivid said: The Wonderland girls take on a far more solemn direction in the video for their latest single 'Nothing Moves Me Anymore' - Gone are the carefree tones of 'Starlight', replaced by a song wrapped up in that aching sense of loss that comes from the ruins of a broken relationship. Through the heart of this loss though, we have lots of shots of the girls in 'We're all in this together' poses - if everything's falling to pieces around them, they still remain together, defiant to the last. The single mix of the track has been given a few tweaks, a nice little bonus to fans - it serves to add to the big ballady feel of the whole package too. It might be the middle of summer right now, but if ever a song and accompanying video felt more suited to one of those Comic ReliefComic ReliefComic Relief is an operating British charity, founded in 1985 by the comedy scriptwriter Richard Curtis and comedian Lenny Henry in response to famine in Ethiopia. The highlight of Comic Relief's appeal is Red Nose Day, a biennial telethon held in March, alternating with sister project Sport Relief...
/Children In NeedChildren in NeedChildren in Need is an annual British charity appeal organised by the BBC. Since 1980 it has raised over £500 million. The highlight of the Children in Need appeal is an annual telethon, held in November. A teddy bear named "Pudsey Bear" fronts the campaign, while Terry Wogan is a long...
moments, it's this one. My favourite bit of the video has to be the carefully poised shot of someone using the 'Delete Photo' button on their iPhoneIPhoneThe iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia-enabled smartphones marketed by Apple Inc. The first iPhone was unveiled by Steve Jobs, then CEO of Apple, on January 9, 2007, and released on June 29, 2007...
to prime effect - never before has modern mobile phone technology been so dramatic! In another key scene, two members of the camera crew filming the whole video bump into each-other, prompting giggles from two of the girls - we imagine this accidental nudge leads to a whirlwind romance and eventually marriage; a romantic tonic to the previous 'Delete Photo' scene. It's all rather lovely, charming stuff and the Wonderland girls carry it off well. Orange UK said: an emotional ballad which really shows off the girls' amazing voices. With lines like 'I've never felt this empty before' and 'If someones asks me, I say I'm doing fine', we can all relate to the pain of a broken relationship.
- "Need You NowNeed You Now"Need You Now" is a country pop song performed by American country music group Lady Antebellum. The song was co-written by Lady Antebellum and Josh Kear, and produced by the trio along with Paul Worley. It serves as the lead-off single and title track to their second studio album, Need You Now,...
" is expected to be the fourth single to be released 6 November 2011. Female First quoted that it show more depth and maturity that most girl bands would do, with lyrics that don’t seem geared to pre-teen girls. The line “It’s quarter after one, I’m a little drunk and I need you now” isn’t particularly thought-provoking, but it’s an unexpected sentiment for a usually polished and perfect genre of music with a very specific market. Wonderland more than do it justice here, and credit has to go to whoever chose this song", "slick cover" added by Star Magazine. BBC Music identified it as a commendable cover of Lady Antebellum’s Grammy-winning hit, is one such offering – admittedly impressively widescreen of scope, it’s nevertheless a very rudimentary exercise lyrically, all "oh woe is me for being lonely" and "crikey, it’d be so much better if I had a fella" (to paraphrase somewhat). An unplugged version of the song was released in 2010 before the studio version released. Another version, the live acoustic, was heard on their Introduction to Wonderland EP released in March 2011. It was later seen as a video released in June 2011.
Tracklisting
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Not A Love Song- Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain
- Drums, Percussion – Tal Amiran
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer – Eliot James
- Arranged By [Strings] – Stephen Hussey
- Engineer [Assistant Recording] – George Apsion, Samuel Navel, Tariq Al-Nasrawi
Starlight
- Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain
- Guitar – Ben Harrison
- Engineer [Additional] – James Murray, Mustafa Omer
- Other [All Other Instruments] – James Murray, Mustafa Omer
- Arranged By [Strings] – Luke Juby
- Engineer – Graham Dickenson
Nothing Moves Me Anymore
- Drums – Jeremy Stacey
- Acoustic Guitar – Phil Palmer
- Programmed By – Rohan Onraet, Steve Power
- Percussion – Rohan Onraet
- Arranged By [Strings] – Nick Ingman
- Mixed By – Steve Power
- Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Tim Van der Kuil
- Engineer – Rohan Onraet
Need You Now
- Piano, Bass, Programmed By [Keyboards] – Steve Robson
- Mixed By – Steve Power
- Arranged By [Strings] – Will Malone
- Programmed By [Protools] – Rohan Onraet, Sam Miller, Steve Power
- Guitar – Luke Potashnick
- Drums – Karl Brazil
- Engineer – Rohan Onraet, Sam Miller
In Your Arms
- Mixed By – Steve Power
- Programmed By [Protools] – Rohan Onraet, Steve Power
- Drums – Jeremy Stacey
- Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Tim Van der Kuil
- Engineer – Rohan Onraet
Is It Just Me
- Arranged By [Strings] – Nick Ingram
- Programmed By [Protools] – Rohan Onraet, Steve Power
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar – Tim Van der Kuil
- Piano, Keyboards – Dave Arch
- Drums – Jeremy Stacey
- Mixed By – Steve Power
- Engineer – Rohan Onraet
Why Here Why Now
- Mixed By – Bob Clearmountain
- Other [All Instruments] – Andy Hill
Time Has Run Out
- Drums – Jeremy Stacey
- Programmed By – Rohan Onraet, Steve Power
- Percussion – Rohan Onraet
- Arranged By [Strings] – Nick Ingman
- Mixed By – Steve Power
- Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Tim Van der Kuil
- Engineer – Rohan Onraet
Emergency
- Programmed By – Rohan Onraet, Steve Power
- Mixed By – Steve Power
- Drums – Jeremy Stacey
- Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Tim Van der Kuil
- Engineer – Rohan Onraet
It Could Be You
- Mixed By – Steve Power
- Acoustic Guitar – Luke Potashnik
- Programmed By – Steve Robson
- Bass Guitar – Malcolm Moore
- Fiddle – Steve Robson
- Drums – Karl Brazil
- Piano – Steve Robson
Get Your Boots On
- Mixed By – James Lewis
- Engineer [Assistant] – George Apsion, Samuel Navel, Tariq Al-Nasrawi
- Drums, Percussion – Tal Amiran
- Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer – Eliot James
- Arranged By [Strings] – Stephen Hussey
When The Stars Go Blue
- Drums – Karl Brazil
- Programmed By – Rohan Onraet, Steve Power
- Programmed By [Keyboards] – Rohan Onraet
- Percussion – Rohan Onraet
- Fiddle – Dermot Crehan
- Arranged By [Strings] – Nick Ingman
- Mixed By – Steve Power
- Bass Guitar, Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar – Tim Van der Kuil
- Engineer – Rohan Onraet
Rolling In The Deep
- Mixed By – James Lewis
- Guitar – Wayne Plummer
- Percussion – Gareth Brown
- Engineer – Matt Foster
Chart Performance
The album debuted at number eight on the UK Albums ChartUK 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...
which sold over 15,000 copies. While it peaked at number six on the Irish Album Chart. While it first entered at number ten on UK midweeks chart. The album is the highest charting debut album from a girl group in the UK since Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud
Girls Aloud are a British and Irish pop girl group based in London. They were created through the ITV1 talent show Popstars The Rivals in 2002. The group consists of Cheryl Cole , Nadine Coyle, Sarah Harding, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh. They are signed to Fascination Records, a Polydor...
in 2002 and tied with Pussycat Dolls
Pussycat Dolls
The Pussycat Dolls are an American pop girl group and dance ensemble based in Los Angeles; currently consisting of Lauren Bennett, Vanessa Curry, Kristal "Lyndriette" Smith, Tiffany "Taz" Zavala, Kia Hampton and Paula Van Oppen. The Pussycat Dolls were founded by choreographer Robin Antin in 1995...
' debut album PCD
PCD (album)
PCD is the debut album by American girl group the Pussycat Dolls, released on September 13, 2005 in the United States, by A&M Records. After recruiting Melody Thornton and Nicole Scherzinger and releasing two singles, they released this album...
in 2005.
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Albums Chart (IRMA International Recording Media Association The International Recording Media Association , previously known as the International Tape Association , is an international trade association dealing with every facet of recording, media and related industries... ) |
6 |
| Scottish Albums Chart (Official Charts Company) | 7 |
| UK Albums Chart (Official Charts Company) | 8 |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
June 6, 2011 | 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... |
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... |
| Ireland Ireland Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth... |
June 10, 2011 | ||