Young Divas (album)

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Young Divas
Cover album by Young Divas
Released	November 18, 2006
Recorded	2006
Genre	Pop/Dance
Length	41:04
Label	Sony BMG
Producer(s)	George Pappetros

Young Divas is the self-titled debut album by the Young Divas, made up of Australian Idol finalists Ricki-Lee Coulter (Season 2), Paulini Curuenavuli (Season 1), Kate DeAraugo (Season 3) and Emily Williams (Season 3).

This album came about when the four girls toured together on the "Young Divas" tour. A cover of the Donna Summer classic "This Time I Know It's For Real" was released to promote the tour. The single exceeded expectations by staying in the top 10 of the Australian ARIA charts for fourteen weeks. The tour was a sellout and much demand was made for the girls to record a second single.

Sony BMG Australia decided to give fans a full album instead. The album contains remakes of classic diva hits from all over the world, including Irene Cara's "What a Feeling", Laura Branigan's "Gloria", The Weather Girls' "It's Raining Men", Summer's "She Works Hard for the Money", and their second release, Lonnie Gordon's "Happenin' All Over Again". ^[1]

Other covers featured on the album include “Searchin’” (originally recorded by Hazell Dean), “Woman In Love” (Barbra Streisand), “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” (Deniece Williams), “Say I’m Your No. 1” (Princess), and “You’ll Never Stop Me Loving You” (Sonia).

The album leaked onto the Internet on November 14, 2006 and debuted at #4 on the ARIA Album Chart on November 27, 2006 with sales of 12,222 copies. ^{[citation needed]} The girls intend to pursue solo careers apart from their current work together.

[edit] Track listing

1. "What a Feeling" (Irene Cara, K. Forsey, Giorgio Moroder) - 3:43
2. "This Time I Know It's for Real" (Matt Aitken, Mike Stock, Donna Summer, Pete Waterman) - 3:54
3. "Right About Now" (Oliver Dommaschk, Stavros Ioannou, Errol Rennalls, Mousse T) - 3:47
4. "Gloria" (Giancarlo Bigazzi, Umberto Tozzi, Trevor Veitch) - 3:47
5. "Happenin' All over Again" (Stock, Aitken, Waterman) - 3:28
6. "Searchin'" (Ian Stephans) - 3:33
7. "Woman in Love" (Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb) - 3:38
8. "It's Raining Men" (Paul Jabara, Paul Shaffer) - 4:27
9. "Let's Hear It for the Boy" (Dean Pitchford, Thomas Snow) - 3:53
10. "She Works Hard for the Money" (Michael Omartian, Summer) - 3:33
11. "Say I'm Your No.1" (Stock, Aitken, Waterman) - 3:38
12. "You'll Never Stop Me Loving You" (Stock, Aitken, Waterman) - 3:30

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13."I Will Always Love You" - Sung only by Emily Williams (Dolly Parton)

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak position Australian Albums Chart [2] 4

Chart Certification Shipped Sales Australia ARIA Platinum 70,000+

[edit] References

1. ^ "Young Divas cover versions". Retrieved on October 16, 2006.
2. ^ Australian chart position. australian-charts. Retrieved on November 30, 2006.