Trip the Light Fantastic (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Trip the Light Fantastic
Type = Album
Artist = Sophie Ellis-Bextor


Released = Flagicon|UKflagicon|Europe May 21 2007 [ [http://www.sophieellisbextor.net/ http://www.sophieellisbextor.net/] "Sophieellisbextor" ]
flagicon|Canadaflagicon|Mexico May 29 2007
flagicon|Brazil June 14 2007
flagicon|Australia July 27 2007 [http://www.jbhifionline.com.au/music/id/1028929 Australian release date] ."JBHiFionline.com.au" Retrieved July 18, 2007.]
flagicon|Japan July 28 2007 [http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail/2555656] -"HMV Japan" Retrieved July 5, 2008.]
flagicon|Portugal October 22 2007
Recorded = 2005–2007
Genre = Pop
Dance
Electronica
Length = 53:27
Label = Fascination Records
Polydor Records
Producer = Fred Schneider
Greg Kurstin
Xenomania
Writer = Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Cathy Dennis, Fred Schneider, Greg Kurstin, Matt Prime, Hannah Robinson, Roberto Biffi, Matthew Rowbottom, Nina Woodford, Steve Robson, Xenomania, Dan G. Sells, Pascal Gabriel, Bruce Bennett Brody & James Staub
Reviews =
* Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:hbfoxz95ldse Link]
*"The Sun" Rating|4|5 [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2006140003-2007220699,00.html link]
*"Metro" Rating|4|5 [http://www.metro.co.uk/metrolife/music/article.html?in_article_id=49786&in_page_id=25 link]
*"Digital Spy" Rating|4|5 [http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a58175/sophie-ellis-bextor-trip-the-light-fantastic.html link]
*"This Is Fake DIY" Rating|4|5 [http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/5673.html link]
*"Yahoo!" (6/10) [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/070524/33/21a40.html link]
Last album = "Shoot from the Hip"
(2003)
This album = "Trip the Light Fantastic"
(2007)
Next album = "TBR"
(2009)Singles
Name = Trip the Light Fantastic
Type = studio
single 1 = Catch You
single 1 date = February 19, 2007
single 2 = Me and My Imagination
single 2 date = May 7, 2007
single 3 = Today the Sun's on Us
single 3 date = August 13, 2007
single 4 = If I Can't Dance (Only in Spain)
single 4 date = April 7, 2008

"Trip the Light Fantastic" is the third solo album by British popstar Sophie Ellis-Bextor. It was released on May 21, 2007 following the release of the 2nd single, "Me and My Imagination", and lead single, "Catch You". The album was available on the internet on May 18, 2007, three days before the UK release date. It debuted inside the UK Top 10 at #7. "Today The Sun's On Us" was the 3rd single released from the album. It was released on August 13, 2007 and prompted the album to re-enter the charts at #99.

In one interview, Sophie stated that the 4th single will be either "If I Can't Dance" or "Love Is Here", with a possibility of a 5th. [ [http://www.sophieellisbextor.net Sophie Ellis-Bextor's Official Forum] ] She performed "If I Can't Dance" on DanceX, BBC One on 28 July 2007, making it seem that the decision for the fourth single was swayed towards this song. [cite episode|title=DanceX, show 3| series = DanceX| network = BBC| city = London, England| airdate = 2007-07-28] In an interview with Digital Spy on 2 August 2007, Sophie confirmed that the fourth single was to be "If I Can't Dance". [citenews|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/a69173/video-sophie-ellis-bextor.html|title=Video: Sophie Ellis-Bextor speaks|publisher=Digital Spy|date=2 August 2007|accessdate=2007-02-08] However, the release of a fourth single from the album has been cancelled as Sophie's next single will be the first from her forthcoming album.

However, "If I Can't Dance" was released in Spain as the fourth single taken from the album, second released there after "Me and My Imagination".

Album facts

*There aren't any duets on the album. Only Dan Gillespie Sells is providing backing vocals for two songs on the album and Fred Schneider does vocals on one.
*Sophie said that she wouldn't be posing on the cover but she later confirmed she would actually appear on it. She's said "It's sparkly, but hopefully it's got a bit more depth than just a nice picture of me on the cover!" [ [http://www.sophieellisbextor.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=6;t=003020;p=53#000823 Sophie Update] ]
*She said that she worked with "a French guy named Dimitri" who was rumoured to be Dimitri From Paris, but turned out to be Dimitri Tikovoi. [ [http://www.sophieellisbextor.net/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic;f=8;t=001578#000000 A guy called Dimitri (Sophie)] "Sophieellisbextor"] She has also worked with Kerin Smith of theaudience.
*The opening line in "If I Can't Dance" is, according to Sophie in an interview for the Times website, a famous quote by feminist anarchist Emma Goldman.
*She wrote around 80 songs for the album, although, in an interview for The Times website admitted "that's probably how many demos exist. Overall, it's probably knocking on for triple figures I'd say".
*She was said to have had plans to tour UK, Ireland, Europe and Australia during 2007 to support the album and promote the singles around the world. However, her UK tour was postponed, and her world tour was never officially confirmed.
*The album has received great reviews by the press with 'The Sun' giving the album 4 stars, 'The Times' 4 stars and 'The Guardian' 4 stars. All the reviews can been seen on her official website and she received comments by 'Grazia' saying 'The third album from the best pop artist around' and 'Metro' said 'Album of the week.'
*Sophie had plans to release a song called "Hype" which sampled Kraftwerk's "The Model", but the band denied permission.
*It was originally believed that only the UK would get the bonus tracks, but Australia got them as well. The album has gone top ten on the Australian iTunes pop album chart and top forty on the main album chart.
*Despite Sophie's other albums were released in the United States via iTunes, this one was never released there.
*The track 'If I Can't Dance' features in the 2007 film St Trinian's.

Touring in 2007

Sophie originally planned embark on a 14 date concert tour beginning on August 14 and ending on October 5, 2007. The tour was scheduled to be a nationwide tour of the UK, including festivals such as T4 on the Beach (July 22), twice at V Festival (August 18 and 19) and at Summer Sundae (August 11).

However, the entire tour was postponed due to Ellis-Bextor's involvement with Take That's 34 tour dates. The "Trip the Light Fantastic" tour was rescheduled to resume in early 2008 "better and bigger than ever" according to Ellis-Bextor. Despite this, it was postponed once again and is said to be getting rescheduled for Autumn.

Charts

Track listing

#"Catch You" (Cathy Dennis, Greg Kurstin) – 3:18
#"Me and My Imagination" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Matt Prime, Hannah Robinson) – 3:27
#"Today the Sun's on Us" (Ellis-Bextor, Steve Robson, Nina Woodford) – 4:18
#"New York City Lights" 3:53
#"If I Can't Dance"(Ellis-Bextor, Dimitri Tikovoi) – 3:26
#"The Distance Between Us" 4:26
#"If You Go" (Ellis-Bextor, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell) – 3:27
#"Only One" (Ellis-Bextor, Dan G. Sells) – 3:45
#"Love Is Here" (Ellis-Bextor, Sells) – 4:34
#"New Flame" (Ellis-Bextor, Tikovoi) – 2:51
#"China Heart" (Ellis-Bextor, Pascal Gabriel, Robinson) – 3:44
#"What Have We Started?" (Ellis-Bextor, Gabriel, Robinson) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=531408852&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 WHAT HAVE WE STARTED] ] – 4:06
#"Can't Have It All" (Ellis-Bextor, Francis "Eg" White) – 4:07 [UK/AU bonus track]
#"Supersonic" (Ellis-Bextor, Fred Schneider, Bruce B. Brody, James Staub) – 4:03 [UK/AU bonus track]

Other released tracks

Unreleased songs

*"As Sure As The Sun" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Gary Clark/Rob Davis)
*"Can I Be Enough" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Jullian Gallagher/Richard Stannard) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=331248958&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 CAN I BE ENOUGH] ]
*"Colour Me In" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/David Kreuger/Magnusson) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=331837857&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 COLOUR ME IN] ] (Leaked onto the internet)
*"Don't You Want To Get Crazy?" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Fred Schneider/Richard Barone) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=341429538&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 DON'T YOU WANT TO GET CRAZY?] ]
*"Enjoy It While You Can" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Stephen Lironi) [ [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=6306129&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID ENJOY IT WHILE YOU CAN (Legal Title)] ]
*"Eternity Begins" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Francis White) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=350701832&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 ETERNITY BEGINS] ]
*"Fake Love To Me" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Danielle Brisebois/Wayne Rodriguez) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=361166178&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 FAKE LOVE TO ME] ]
*"Let Go" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Matt Prime/Hannah Robinson) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=421522356&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 LET GO] ]
*"Mr Friday" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Shelly Poole/Paul Statham) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=361166196&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 MR FRIDAY] ]
*"Make My Night" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Jullian Gallagher/Richard Stannard) [ [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=6591720&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID MAKE MY NIGHT] ]
*"Mirror Mirror" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Julian Gallagher/David Raymond Morgan/Richard Stannard) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=431145398&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 MIRROR MIRROR] ]
*"Off The Hook" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Gary Clark/Rob Davis)
*"Our Song" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Matt Rowe/Richard Stannard) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=450821371&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 OUR SONG] ]
*"Pop Wow" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Shelly Poole/Paul Statham) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=461233674&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 POP WOW] ]
*"Ring The Changes" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/David Kreuger/Magnusson) [ [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=7832716&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID RING THE CHANGES] ]
*"Running Out" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Danielle Brisebois/Wayne Rodriguez) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=480972554&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 RUNNING OUT] ]
*"Take Me Back" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Dan G.Sells) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=502372356&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 TAKE ME BACK] ]
*"The Lesson" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Stephen Lironi) [ [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=6306126&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID THE LESSON] ]
*"Turn It Up" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Fred Schneider/Richard Barone) [ [http://www.ukmix.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=25670&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=75 UKMIX - Forums - View topic - Sophie Ellis Bextor - Trip The Light Fantastic ] ]
*"Wasted" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Andrew Watkins/Paul Wilson) [ [http://repertoire.bmi.com/title.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&keyID=6591721&ShowNbr=0&ShowSeqNbr=0&querytype=WorkID WASTED] ]
*"Who You Really Are" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor/Matt Prime/Hannah Robinson) [ [http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=531385270&search_in=i&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=30&start=1 WHO YOU REALLY ARE] ]

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