Smile... It Confuses People

Infobox Album
Name = Smile... It Confuses People
Type = studio
Artist = Sandi Thom


Released = June 5, 2006 (UK)
Recorded =
Genre = Pop, folk
Length = 32:05
Label = RCA
Producer = Jake Field, Rick Parkhouse, Duncan Thompson
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7fl67ul050j3~T1 link]
*The Independent Rating|2|5 [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/reviews/article752179.ece 9 June 2006]
*The Guardian Rating|3|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1787965,00.html 2 June 2006]
*Metro Rating|2|5 [http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/article.html?in_article_id=14663&in_page_id=9 June 5 2006]
*Music Box Rating|2.5|5 [http://www.musicbox-online.com/reviews-2007/sandithom-smile-itconfusespeople.html link]
*Still Remains the Same Rating|4|5 [http://ice-berg.net/stillremainsthesame/?p=26 1 July 2006]
Last album =
This album = "Smile... It Confuses People" (2006)
Next album = "The Pink & The Lily" (2008)

"Smile... It Confuses People" is the first studio album by the UK singer Sandi Thom, released in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland on June 5 2006 (see 2006 in music) by RCA Records. The album is a mix of pop and folk, predominantly written by Thom herself alongside Tom Gilbert.

The album produced Thom's first number-one single on the UK Singles Chart, Ireland Singles Chart and in Australia, giving her song the record of longest period at number-one in Australia for 2006 and becoming the highest selling single for 2006. The album also generated another two singles but failed to chart successfully. "Smile... It Confuses People" was certified platinum by BPI selling three hundred thousand copies around the UK [http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32690 "Certifications 2006"] . "BPI". Retrieved June 3 2007.] .

Reception

The album went straight to number one in its week of release in the UK (on the chart issued June 11, 2006) with sales of 12,100 copies. It then fell to number two on its second week being knocked off the top spot by Keane's album "Under the Iron Sea". The album then fell to number nine then fell out of the top ten to number thirteen. It only spent another three weeks in the top twenty before it fell out to number twenty-six. It spent a total of eighteen weeks in the top forty leaving at number thirty-nine. The album was the sixty-eighth highest selling album for 2006 in the UK with sales of 313,200 copies.

In Australia the album made its debut on the Albums Charts on August 7, 2006 at number sixty. On its second week it jumped fourteen places to number forty-six then rose two places to forty-four but on its fourth week fell back to forty-six. It wasn't until its sixth week in the chart where it made a big impact, jumping from number forty to number twenty-eight. Two weeks later of its eighth week in the chart it jumped from twenty-three to number eleven breaking the top twenty. On its ninth week in the chart at number fifteen the album was certified gold by ARIA selling thirty-five thousand copies around Australia [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm "Certifications 2006"] . "ARIA". Retrieved June 3 2007.] . The album fell down the chart from then on rising twice and re-entering the top fifty twice spening seventeen weeks in it. It was the seventy-eighth highest selling album for 2006 [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACHarts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Albums2006.htm "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 100 Albums 2006"] . "ARIA". Retrieved June 3 2007.] .

The singles released from "Smile... It Confuses People" were successful in most music markets. "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" was the first song released from the album and topped the UK, Ireland Singles Chart for two weeks the Australian ARIA Singles Chart for ten weeks making it the highest selling single for 2006. It was accredited Double Platinum (140,000 units) by ARIA. "What If I'm Right" was the second song released from the album and was not as successful as the first reaching the top thirty in the UK and Ireland and top forty in Australia and New Zealand. "Lonely Girl" was the third song released from the album but was only available for digital download released in the UK on December 4, 2006.

Track listing

#"When Horsepower Meant What It Said" (Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 3:05
#"I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" (Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 2:31
#"Lonely Girl" (Sandi Thom) 3:10
#"Sunset Borderline" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom) 3:36
#"Little Remedy" (Duncan Thompson; Jake Field; Sandi Thom) 2:53
#"Castles" (Jake Field; Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 4:25
#"What If I'm Right" (Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 2:58
#"Superman" (Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 2:43
#"Human Jukebox" (Sandi Thom; Tom Gilbert) 3:19
#"Time" (Simon Perry; Sandi Thom) 3:20
#"Under the Sun" (John McLaughlin; Nick Cook; Sandi Thom) 3:22 [First Pressing Bonus Track]
#"Soul Mining" (Sandi Thom) 3:25 [Official Site Bonus Track]

Charts

References

succession box
before = "Bright Idea" by Orson
title = UK number one album
years = June 11 2006 – June 17 2006
after = "Under the Iron Sea" by Keane