Lift (Shannon Noll album)

Infobox Album | Name = Lift
Type = Album
Artist = Shannon Noll


Released = 16 October, 2005 (Australia)
Recorded = 2005
Genre = Rock, Pop
Length = 45:37
Label = Sony BMG Australia
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "That's What I'm Talking About"
(2004)
This album = "Lift"
(2005)
Next album = "Turn It Up"
(2007) Singles
Name = Lift
Type = studio
single 1 = Shine
single 1 date = September 26, 2005
single 2 = Lift
single 2 date = December 4, 2005
single 3 = Now I Run
single 3 date = April 22, 2006
single 4 = Lonely
single 4 date = August 26, 2006

"Lift" is the second album by Australian singer-songwriter Shannon Noll. It was released by Sony BMG in Australia on 16 October, 2005. Noll co-wrote eleven out of the thirteen songs in the album. The album debuted at number 1 on the Australian Recording Industry Association album chart on 23 October 2005 with a platinum certification and was eventually certified three times platinum. [ [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACharts-Accreditations-2006Albums.htm] "2006 Accreditations". Retrieved June 21 2007.] All four singles released from the album reached the Top 10 of the ARIA single chart, and proved to be very popular radio hits, with both "Shine" and "Now I Run" ending 2006 within the Top 10 most played songs on Australian radio.

"Lift" was nominated for "Best Pop Release" at the 2006 ARIA awards, the first industry voted nomination for any "Australian Idol" contestant. Further highlighting the longevity of "Lift", the album ended 2005 as the 33rd biggest selling album in Australia [ [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2005.htm ARIA] "End of Year Charts 2005". Retrieved June 21 2007] and the 22nd biggest selling album in Australia of 2006. [ [http://www.aria.com.au/pages/ARIACHarts-EndofYearCharts-Top100Albums2006.htm ARIA] "End of Year Charts 2006". Retrieved June 21 2007]

Track listing

# "Lift" (Adam Reily/Bryon Jones/Andrew Roachford/Shannon Noll) – 3:56
# "Shine" (Matthew Gerrard/Andy Stochansky) – 3:34
# "Give It Away" (Shannon Noll/Peter Gordeno/Gary Clark) – 3:47
# "Now I Run" (Peter Gordeno/Shannon Noll/Chris Porter) – 3:43
# "Lonely" (Adam Reily/Shannon Noll) – 4:42
# "Down On Me" (Phil Buckle/Shannon Noll) – 3:52
# "Don't Fight It" (Phil Thornalley/Wayne Hector) – 3:45
# "Losing It All" (Adam Riley/Shannon Noll/David Lesley) – 4:05
# "All I Want Is More" (Steve Booker/David Nicholas/Michael Stangel/Shannon Noll) – 3:05
# "This Is It" (Shannon Noll/Wayne Hector/Phil Thornalley) – 3:51
# "Letter to You" (Paul Wiltshire/Victoria Wu/Adam Gould/Shannon Noll) – 3:42
# "Everything I Wanted" (Phil Buckle/Shannon Noll) – 4.14
# "Before We Say Goodbye" (Shannon Noll/Dave Munday/Phil Thornalley) – 3:18

Charts and sales

The album debuted at number one in the ARIA albums chart the week after release. It gradually dropped down in the chart, but steeply rose into the top ten again in May 2006, reaching a secondary peak at number seven. The album was certified three times platinum by ARIA with sales to date of 250,000+.

The "Lift" album was reissued on 25 September, 2006 with a bonus DVD featuring the music video for the four singles released from the album and a 20-minute documentary where Shannon discusses the filming of the music videos and offers his own distinctive commentary during the playback of each video. The reissue of "Lift" saw the album rise back up to number twenty-three on the ARIA albums chart.

References

succession box
before = "See the Sun" by Pete Murray
title = Australian ARIA Albums Chart number-one album
years = October 24 2005 - October 30 2005
after = "Intensive Care" by Robbie Williams