Walk with Me (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Walk with Me
Type = Album
Artist = Jamelia


Released = flagicon|Europe September 25, 2006
flagicon|Australia March 17 2007 [cite web|url=http://www.musichead.com.au/site/artistProduct.asp?actID=135754&catalogNo=3735522|title=Australian release date|work=musichead|accessdate=March 16|accessyear=2007]
Recorded = 2006
Genre = Pop, pop rock, teen pop, dance-pop, R&B
Length = 41.48
Label = Parlophone
Producer = Soulshock & Karlin
Bloodshy & Avant
Fraser T Smith
Peter Biker
Fort Knox Five
Matt Prime
Stuart Crichton
Cutfather & Joe

Jimmy Hogarth
Reviews = *"The Guardian Rating|4|5 " [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/story/0,,1877853,00.html link]
*"The Times" Rating|4|5 [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,585-2368402.html link]
* "Q" Rating|4|5 [http://promo.q4music.com/q4music/podcast/ link]
*"The Daily Telegraph" [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2006/09/23/nosplit/bmpopcds23.xml#2 link]
*"The Observer [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/reviews/observer/story/0,,1879453,00.html link]
Last album = "Thank You"
(2003)
This album = "Walk with Me"
(2006)
Next album = "Superstar - The Hits"
(2007)
Misc = Singles
Name = Walk With Me
Type = Studio
single 1 = Something About You
single 1 date = 11 September 2006
single 2 = Beware Of The Dog
single 2 date = 4 December 2006
single 3 = No More
single 3 date = 19 March 2007

"Walk with Me" is the third studio album by British R&B singer-songwriter Jamelia, released by EMI controlled Parlophone Records in September 2006 (see 2006 in music). The album contains the singles "Something About You", "Beware of the Dog" and "No More".

Album information

History

After the release of her second studio album, Jamelia took a break from her career to give birth to her second daughter Tiani. Whilst she was pregnant she started writing new material but due to her new found happiness she found the process frustrating: "When I first tried to write, I was five months pregnant and every song was either rubbish or insincere. I thought I needed to write another "Thank You", but I was so sickeningly happy, I couldn't write anything with any strong emotion."Mugan, Chris. [http://enjoyment.independent.co.uk/music/features/article1660576.ece Interview] . The Independent. Published 22 September, 2006.] It was not until after she gave birth that she was able rediscover her song writing skills and start laying down the foundations for her third album. Eager to continue her growth as an artist, Jamelia was determined to continue making music that reflected her personality and musical outlook: "My whole aim was to do something different. I do not believe in giving people something that they have already heard from me. We know what worked the last time (on "Thank You") but I think changing and reinventing yourself is the way forward." [http://music.aol.co.uk/jamelia/article/20060904111109990012 Interview] . AOL. Retrieved 24 September, 2006.]

The album is named "Walk with Me" as a tribute to the journey which she has taken over the course of her career: "I just feel like my life and my career has been a journey and I’ve always felt that I’ve been lucky enough to have people just be there for me. It’s also an invitation for anyone who has never bought a Jamelia record to have a listen to it."Swift, Jacqui. [http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2006140003-2006440122,,00.html Interview] . The Sun. Published 22 September, 2006.]

Production

Although labelled as an R&B artist, Jamelia claims she is influenced by lots of different genres of music and wanted to reflect that on the album, something she achieved by working with a variety of different producers such as Bloodshy & Avant (Madonna, Britney Spears), Soulshock & Karlin (Whitney Houston, Victoria Beckham), Fraser T Smith (Kano) and Jimmy Hogarth (Beverley Knight, James Blunt). The result is a collection of songs that is still classified as an urban album, but contains other influences such as pop and rock – a trend that follows her previous album which contained pop songs such as "Superstar" and "See It In a Boy's Eyes" (co-written with Coldplay frontman Chris Martin) alongside more R&B songs such as "Bout" and "Off Da Endz".

Reception

Upon its release, the album entered the UK Top 75 albums chart at number twenty before dropping to number forty-four the following week and quickly falling off the album chart. However, in January 2007 the album witnessed a resurgence when it re-entered the top 75 chart at number fifty-one, and climbed again to number forty-five the following week. As of September 2007, Walk With Me has sold 107,000 copies and has been certified as Gold. The album has also reached Gold status in Poland

Track listing

UK Edition Released September 25 2006

References