Open (album)

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Open
Open cover
Studio album by Shaznay Lewis
Released July 19, 2004
Recorded The Pierce Rooms, The Chill Building, RAK studios etc.
Genre Pop
Length 40:42
Label London Records
Producer K-Gee, Rick Nowels, Absolute
Professional reviews
  • BBC "spirited, playful album" link
  • Andrew Lynch (3/4) link

Open is Shaznay Lewis' debut album as a solo artist and it was released on July 19, 2004. Shaznay is part of and the major songwriter of All Saints.

Contents

[edit] About the album

The title Open was Shaznay's decision during the time she was recording in the studio because she was 'opened' to many new ideas at the time.

It features two singles: Never Felt Like This Before and You. There was an announcement saying that Shaznay was going release her 3rd single Nasty Boy in March 2005, but that was just a rumour.

It is worth noting that the track #3 was originally called "Never Felt Like This Before" and the single and video has been released under that name as well, however on the album the spelling has been changed to "I Never Felt Like This Before". It is nevertheless the same song.

There was also an additional track called "Don't Know What To Say", however it was removed from the album before it was confirmed. The song was removed as it was said to have been a weak song in reference to its title. However, this song is not weak as the lyrics are most accurate as it's all about writers block. The album (without any promotion) seems to have been re-released, as "Don't Know What To Say" is now an added track on the album. This change can be seen on the HMV website. When the album was first released, this song was not included. [1]

The final track "Now You're Gone" was originally called "Crying" but it was changed before the album was confirmed. It was changed due to the fact that the title "Crying" was not as a strong message that suited the song. Whereas when Shaznay sings, "Now You're Gone" it's more meaningful. The song has been released on the Shaznay Lewis Album Sampler which features 5 songs which are taken from her album Open, however "Mr Dawg" and "You" are both rough versions which are different from actual version (both vocally and melody).

[edit] Track listing

# Title Length
1. "Intro/Open" 1:13
2. "Dance" 3:29
3. "I Never Felt Like This Before" 4:20
4. "Mr. Dawg" 3:43
5. "Heart Made Me A Fool" 4:30
6. "You" 3:59
7. "Don't Know What To Say" (Included only on the promo album)[2] 4.44
8. "Mr. Weatherman" 4:23
9. "Butterflies" 3:36
10. "Nasty Boy" 4:47
11. "Radio" 2:51
12. "Now You're Gone" 3:43

[edit] Singles

"Never Felt Like This Before"
Released July 5, 2004
Recorded Chill Building, Santa Monica
Writer(s) Shaznay Lewis and Rick Nowels
Producer(s) Rick Nowels
"Never Felt Like This Before" was Shaznay Lewis' first single from the Open album and was released 2004. It peaked in the UK charts at #8.

The video for "Never Felt Like This Before" is set in a nightclub setting with Shaznay performing and with episodes of her love affairs intermixed with the performance. In the video for Never "Felt Like This Before", Shaznay felt uncomfortable performing intimate moments with the male in the video because she felt she would be cheating on her partner, Christian Storm. They originally planned to have Shaznay's partner in the video, but he was unavailable at the time, so they had to find a look-a-like.
Chart positions
"You"
Released October 18, 2004
Recorded Chill Building, Santa Monica
Writer(s) Shaznay Lewis and Rick Nowels
Producer(s) Rick Nowels
"You" was Shaznay Lewis' second and final single from the Open album.

The You video consists of Shaznay Lewis walking on the beach on a full moon night thinking of her boyfriend and has an overall dreamy feeling.

In the video for You Shaznay encounters several images that are sculptures into a face, e.g, the clouds and the cliffs. That face is Shaznay Lewis's husband, Christian Storm.
Chart positions
#56 UK[4]

[edit] Charts

Country Date Position
United Kingdom July 2004 #22[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ hmv.com: albums: Open (2004)
  2. ^ hmv.com: albums: Open (2004)
  3. ^ a b EveryHit.co.uk UK Top 40 database Accessed: November 2, 2006
    • #19 NZ (November 1, 2004)<ref>[http://top40-charts.com/chart.php?cid=17&date=2004-11-01 Top40-charts.com] New Zealand singles chart 1 November 2004 <small>Accessed: November 2, 2006</small></li>
    <li id="cite_note-3">'''[[#cite_ref-3|^]]''' [http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_L1.HTM Zobbel.de] Chart log Shaznay Lewis <small>Accessed October 15, 2006</small></li></ol></ref>

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