Left of the Middle

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Left of the Middle
Studio album by Natalie Imbruglia
Released	4 November 1997
Genre	Pop
Length	55:52
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	Matt Bronleewee Mark Goldenberg Phil Thornalley Andy Wright
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone March 1998
Natalie Imbruglia chronology
	Left of the Middle (1997)	White Lilies Island (2001)
Alternate cover
UK cover

Left of the Middle is the debut album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. Released in 1997, the album was a considerable hit worldwide. Spurred by the success of lead single "Torn", the album reached number 1 in her home country and the top 10 in both the UK and US.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 U.S. Release 2 Singles 2.1 Torn 2.2 Big Mistake 2.3 Wishing I Was There 2.4 Smoke

[edit] Track listing

1. "Torn" (Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Phil Thornalley) – 4:04
2. "One More Addiction" (Natalie Imbruglia, Dave Munday, Thornalley) – 3:30
3. "Big Mistake" (Imbruglia, Mark Goldenberg) – 4:32
4. "Leave Me Alone" (Imbruglia, Andy Wright) – 4:21
5. "Wishing I Was There" (Imbruglia, Campsie, Thornalley) – 3:52
6. "Smoke" (Imbruglia, Matt Bronleewee) – 4:37
7. "Pigeons and Crumbs" (Imbruglia, Goldenberg) – 5:21
8. "Don't You Think?" (Colin Campsie, Thornalley) – 3:55
9. "Impressed" (Imbruglia, Rick Palombi, Nick Trevisik) – 4:47
10. "Intuition" (Imbruglia, Munday, Thornalley) – 3:22
11. "City" (Imbruglia, Thornalley) – 4:33
12. "Left of the Middle" (Imbruglia, Steve Booker) – 3:46

[edit] U.S. Release

1. "Torn"
2. "One More Addiction"
3. "Big Mistake"
4. "Leave Me Alone"
5. "Intuition"
6. "Smoke"
7. "Pigeons and Crumbs"
8. "Don't You Think?"
9. "Impressed"
10. "Wishing I Was There"
11. "City"
12. "Left of the Middle"

The album was released in the US on 10 March 1998 just two weeks after the first single "Torn" which was released on 24 February.

[edit] Singles

[edit] Torn

Imbruglia's debut single "Torn" was a hit worldwide reaching number 2 in both Australia and the United Kingdom and number 1 in the United States. The song, an Ednaswap cover, was released on 2 November 1997 and the single contained the following b-sides:

• "Sometimes" (Natalie Imbruglia, Rick Palombi, Nick Trevisik);
• "Frightened Child" (Imbruglia, Phil Thornalley, Dave Munday);
• "Contradictions" (Imbruglia, Palombi, Trevisik); and
• "Diving In The Deep End" (Imbruglia, Thornalley)

Torn single has sold 1 million copies in the UK alone, and 3 million copies are shipped worldwide.

[edit] Big Mistake

The second single to be lifted from the album, "Big Mistake", was released on 8 March 1998. It reached number 2 in the UK and 6 in Australia. The single was released with the b-sides:

• "Tomorrow Morning" (Natalie Imbruglia, Steve Booker);
• "Something Better" (Imbruglia, Boo Hewerdine, Phil Thornalley); and
• "I've Been Watching You" (Imbruglia, Erick Jackson, Charlie Midnight)

Big Mistake single has sold 250,000 copies in the UK.

[edit] Wishing I Was There

The third single from the album, "Wishing I Was There", was released on 31 May 1998 and contained the b-side "Why", co-written by Imbruglia herself and one of the album's producers, Matt Bronleewee. The song unfortunately failed to emulate its predecessor's success peaking at number 19 in the UK chart, and 24 in Australia.

However, Wishing I Was There was a summer smash hit in the USA. Despite the most added song on the radio for 2 consecutive weeks in July- August, it only peaked at No. 13 in Billboard Top 40.

[edit] Smoke

The album's fourth and final single was the ballad "Smoke". It was released on 11 October 1998 and contained a number of remixes. The single reached number 5 in the UK but barely made the top 50 in Australia, peaking at 42.

Smoke single has sold 150,000 copies in the UK.