Play (Play album)

Infobox Album | | Name = Play
Type = Album
Artist = Play


Released = 25 June 2002
Recorded = 2001-2002
Genre = Teen pop
Length = 24:24
Label = Columbia Records
Producer = Evan Rogers, Carl Sturken, Rick Wake, Berny Cosgrove
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:h060tr7rkl3x link] |Last album = "Us Against the World" (2002)
This album = "Play" (2002)
Next album = "Playin' Around" (2003)

"Play" is a self-titled album by the Swedish girl group Play. On March 24, 2003, the album was certified Gold by the RIAA [ [http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=Play&artist=Play&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=COLUMBIA&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=on&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=2003&endYear=2008&sort=Artist&perPage=10 www.riaa.com] ] , making it their best-selling album to date.

Track listing

#"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" (ft. Chris Trousdale of Dream Street) – 3:06
#"Us Against the World" – 3:41
#"Cinderella" – 3:36
#"Hopelessly Devoted" – 3:22
#"Is It Love" – 3:33
#"I Don't Get Down Like That" – 3:44
#"Disco Hippie" – 3:22
* UK Only
#"Never Neverland"
#"To Live And To Die For"
#"Remember To Forget"
#"Boys Lie"
#"Watch Me Now"

Personnel

*Faye Hamlin
*Anna Sundstrand
*Anais Lameche
*Rosie Munter

ingles

*"I'm Gonna Make You Love Me"
*"Us Against the World"
*"Cinderella"

Album Trivia

* Play released an album titled "Us Against the World" on May 25, 2002 in Europe prior to this one. The European album included these seven songs as well as Five others - "Remember to Forget," "To Live and to Die For," "Never Neverland," "Boys Lie" and "Watch Me Now."
* "Cinderella" is a cover version of the original, recorded by fellow girl pop group i5.
*"Hopelessly Devoted" is Play's version of the song by the same title that appeared in the classic film Grease and was performed by Olivia Newton-John.
*"Is It Love" is a cover version of the original, recorded by country trio 3 of Hearts.
*"Disco Hippie" was used in a commercial by Build-a-Bear.
*"Play" peaked at #74 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States on August 24, 2002.
* Former popstar Samantha Mumba co-wrote "Us Against the World," along with group member Anaïs Lameche's sister Amanda Lameche.

References

External links

* [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/discography/index.jsp?pid=466935&aid=539851 Billboard.com information page on Play's self-titled deubt]