One Touch (album)

One Touch
Studio album by Sugababes
Released	27 November 2000 (see release history)
Recorded	1998–2000
Genre	R&B, urban, hip hop soul, soul, UK garage
Length	48:20
Label	London
Producer	Eivan "Ricco" Bj (exec.) Don-E Carl McIntosh Cameron McVey Jony Rockstar Matt Rowe Paul Simm Luke Smith Ron Tom Paul Wilson
Sugababes chronology
One Touch (2000) Angels with Dirty Faces (2002)
Singles from One Touch
"Overload" Released: 11 September 2000 "New Year" Released: 18 December 2000 "Run for Cover" Released: 9 April 2001 "Soul Sound" Released: 16 July 2001

One Touch is the debut album by English girl group the Sugababes, released by London Records in the UK on 27 November 2000 and the following month in most other European territories. The trio worked with producer Cameron McVey on the majority of the album, which produced four Top 40 hits, including the hit "Overload", and "Run for Cover".

Despite peaking at number 26 in the UK Album Charts and being certified Gold by the BPI,^[1] and faring even better in German-speaking Europe, where it reached the top ten in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, the sales of One Touch did not meet London Records' expectations, and the group eventually got dropped in Autumn 2001,^[2] making it their only release with the label. In addition, it became the group's only album with the group's original line-up. Siobhán Donaghy left the group in 2001. She initially stating that she wanted to pursue a fashion career, but was eventually diagnosed with clinical depression amid reports of in-fighting between the Sugababes members.^[3]

In a March 2009 interview with Ponystep, former Sugababe Mutya Buena revealed that she thinks One Touch is the band's best work and that she still listens to it.^[4] Donaghy has also stated in a separate interview that the album had been "ahead of its time."^[5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[6]
Yahoo! Music	[7]

Critical reviews

The album received favourable reviews, with critics applauding the girls, who were all only 15/16 years old at the time, for writing and singing songs that were considered to be unusually mature for their age. Allmusic complimented the album and rewarded it with a favourable 3.5/5 stars.

Commercial performance

Upon the first week of release in the UK, the album debuted at a Number 70 only, selling just 5,720 copies but four months after this original release, hit a peak position of Number 26 and sold an improved 22,000 copies.

In Ireland the album once again failed to chart within the top 20, after charting at just Number 55, however the album has been considered to be a success across central Europe, following the success of the début single, "Overload". In Germany, the album peaked at Number 7 remains the band's highest charting album in the country to date, despite it not having been certified as of yet. Likewise, in Austria and Switzerland, it charted at Number 6 and Number 8 respectively; however the release of the band's fourth studio album, Taller in More Ways proved to be slightly more successful by charting just two places higher and has been certified Gold in both countries.

In Asia, the album fared well, and made the group one of the most famous acts of the 2000s. "Overload" peaked at number two in the MTV Asia Hitlist, "New Year" peaked at number ten, while "Run for Cover" and "Soul Sound" peaked at number twelve and number sixteen respectively. They became the first girl group since the Spice Girls to have all their singles from their debut album chart within the top twenty of the MTV Asia Hitlist.

Finally, the album peaked at Number 63^[8] on the Australian ARIA Chart, the album peaked at a healthy Number 16 on the New Zealand RIANZ Chart, before sales quickly dropped. It has since been certified Gold in the UK.^[1]

Singles

The album's first official single, titled "Overload", was released on 11 September 2000 in the UK. The song, produced by Cameron McVey, became the Sugababes' first top ten single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number 6. The album also spawned three more top 30 singles: "New Year", "Run for Cover" and "Soul Sound", which peaked at number 12, 13 and 30 respectively. "Run for Cover" also proved to have relative success across Europe, but did not challenge that of "Overload".

Track listing

1. "Overload" (J. Lipsey, C. McVey, P. Simm, S. Donaghy, M. Buena, K. Buchanan) – 4:38
2. "One Foot In" (P. Watson, S. Cupid, L. Smith, S. Donaghy, M. Buena, K. Buchanan) – 3:25
3. "Same Old Story" (J. Temis, M. Rowe, S. Donaghy, M. Buena, K. Buchanan) – 3:03
4. "Just Let It Go" (J. Temis, M. Rowe, S. Donaghy, M. Buena, K. Buchanan) – 5:01
5. "Look at Me" (C. McVey, J. Lipsey, P. Simm, F. Howard, S. Donaghy, M. Buena, K. Buchanan) – 3:58
6. "Soul Sound" (L. Edwards, S. Harley) – 4:30
7. "One Touch" (R. Tom) – 4:20
8. "Lush Life" (R. Tom, C. Macintosh) – 4:28
9. "Real Thing" (J. Themis, M. Rowe, S. Donaghy, M. Buena, K. Buchanan) – 4:04
10. "New Year" (C. McVey, J. Lipsey, M. Rowe, F. Howard, S. Donaghy, M. Buena, K. Buchanan) – 3:51
11. "Promises" (C. McVey, J. Lipsey, F. Howard, P. Simm, S. Donaghy, M. Buena, K. Buchanan) – 3:17
12. "Run for Cover" (J. Lipsey, P. Simm, C. McVey, S. Donaghy, M. Buena, K. Buchanan) – 3:48
13. "Don't Wanna Wait" (R. Tom, Don-E) – 4:42 [Japanese Bonus Track]

Charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Austrian Albums Chart	6[9]
German Albums Chart	7[10]
Irish Albums Chart	55[11]
Swiss Albums Chart	8[9]
UK Albums Chart	26[12]
Chart (2001)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	63[8]
New Zealand Albums Chart	16[9]

Release history

Region	Date	Label
United Kingdom	27 November 2000	London Records
Austria	11 December 2000
Germany
Switzerland
Australia	August 2001
Ireland	25 January 2001
Italy	March 2001
New Zealand
United States	30 June 2003
Canada
Japan	22 August 2001	Warner Music Japan

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "British album certifications – Sugababes – One Touch". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter One Touch in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
2. ^ "Sugababes bio". 7digital.com. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20070927004639/http://www.7digital.com/stores/ArtistBiography.aspx?shop=34&ArtistId=7. Retrieved 2008-10-07. 
3. ^ "Sugababes history". BBC.co.uk. 21 December 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/4548326.stm. Retrieved 2006-11-16. 
4. ^ ToTellYouTheTruth
5. ^ Siobhan Donaghy – we7
6. ^ Allmusic review
7. ^ Yahoo! Music review
8. ^ ^{a b} http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20020221-0000/www.aria.com.au/issue599.PDF
9. ^ ^{a b c} "SUGABABES - ONE TOUCH (ALBUM)". Swisscharts. http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sugababes&titel=One+Touch&cat=a. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
10. ^ "Chartplatzierungen One Touch" (in German). Musicline. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Sugababes/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2008-11-24. 
11. ^ Discography Sugababes
12. ^ Uk Charting

External links

• Sugababes.com — official site