Read My Lips (album)

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Read My Lips
Read My Lips cover
Studio album by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Released Flag of the United KingdomFlag of Ireland September 3, 2001
Flag of World June 17, 2002 (re-issue)
Flag of the United States June 26, 2007
Genre Pop, Dance-pop
Length 40:32
61:09 (re-issue)
Label Polydor
Producer Gregg Alexander, Steve Osborne, Matt Rowe, Gary Wilkinson, Blackcell, Jeremy Wheatley, Marco Rakascan, Alex James
Professional reviews
Sophie Ellis-Bextor chronology
Read My Lips
(2001)		 Shoot from the Hip
(2003)

Read My Lips is the debut album released by pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Released on August 27, 2001 by Polydor. The title was presumed to be based on a quote by U.S. president George H. W. Bush from his 1992 campaign in which he said he wouldn't raise taxes; actually, it's simply based on a line from the song "The Universe Is You". It sold 816,358 copies in the United Kingdom[1] and a little over 2 million copies worldwide, it became a success in Europe selling over a million copies being certified Platinum, it was also successful in Australia and Latin America. The album was first released in 2001, but after the success of the single "Murder on the Dancefloor", Polydor (in the United Kingdom) and Universal (International) decided to re-release the album with extra tracks to push the sales up, the re-issue was released in 2002.

"Take Me Home" and "Murder on the Dancefloor" were released as singles in 2001 and both became substantial UK Top three hits, the latter staying on the charts for several months. These singles were followed in 2002 by "Music Gets the Best of Me" and "Get Over You"/"Move This Mountain" two further hit singles.

[edit] Track listing

Standard version
  1. "Take Me Home" (Bob Esty, Michele Aller) - 4:10
  2. "Lover" (Allen Newell, Andy Boyd, Ellis-Bextor) - 3:25
  3. "Move This Mountain" (Ben Hiller, Alex James, Ellis-Bextor) - 4:47
  4. "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Gregg Alexander, Ellis-Bextor) - 3:52
  5. "Sparkle" (Boyd, Newell, Ellis-Bextor) - 4:33
  6. "Final Move" (Boyd, Newell, Ellis-Bextor) - 4:46
  7. "I Believe" (Tommy Danvers, Ellis-Bextor, Jonny Rockstar) - 4:06
  8. "Leave the Others Alone" (Boyd, Newell, Ellis-Bextor) - 4:11
  9. "By Chance" (Reza Safinia, Ellis-Bextor) - 4:15
  10. "The Universe is You" (Boyd, Newell, Ellis-Bextor) - 3:40
  11. "Is It Any Wonder" (Hall, Ellis-Bextor) - 4:28
  12. "Everything Falls Into Place" (Boyd, Newell, Ellis-Bextor) - 3:46
Re-issue
  1. "Murder on the Dancefloor" - 3:52
  2. "Take Me Home" - 4:10
  3. Lover - 3:25
  4. "Move This Mountain" - 4:47
  5. "Music Gets the Best of Me" (Alexander, Ellis-Bextor, Matt Rowe) - 3:45
  6. "Sparkle" - 4:33
  7. "The Universe is You" - 3:40
  8. "I Believe" - 4:06
  9. "Get Over You" (Rob Davies, Ellis-Bextor, Mathias Johansson, Henri Korpi, Nina Woodford) - 3:18
  10. "By Chance" - 4:15
  11. "Is It Any Wonder" - 4:28
  12. "Leave the Others Alone" - 4:11
  13. "Final Move" - 4:46
  14. "Everything Falls Into Place" - 3:46
  15. "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (Live version) (Davies, Cristiano Spiller, Ellis-Bextor, Vincent Montana Jr., Ronald Walker) - 3:59

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart[2] 2
Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[3] 9
Austrian Albums Chart[4] 18
French Albums Chart[5] 33
Finland Albums Chart[6] 18
German Albums Chart[citation needed] 10
Mexican Albums Chart[7] 7
Mexican International Albums Chart[8] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[9] 9
Swedish Albums Chart[10] 53
Swiss Albums Chart[11] 26
Chart Certification Sales
Australia ARIA Platinum[12] 70,000+
Germany IFPI Gold 100,000+
UK BPI 2x platinum[13] 816,358+
France SNEP Gold 75,000+
Europe IFPI Platinum 1 Million+
Brazil Gold 50,000+

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sophie Ellis-Bextor's sales for her debut album in the United Kingfom
  2. ^ "UK chart peak". everyhit.com. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  3. ^ "Australian chart peak". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  4. ^ "Austrian chart peak". austriancharts.at. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  5. ^ "France chart peak". lescharts.com. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  6. ^ "France chart peak". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  7. ^ Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart - June 17th 2002
  8. ^ Mexican Top 20 International Albums Chart - June 17th 2002
  9. ^ "New Zealand chart peak". charts.org.nz. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  10. ^ "Sweden chart peak". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  11. ^ "Swiss chart peak". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  12. ^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Albums. ARIA. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
  13. ^ UK BPI. BPI. Retrieved June 16, 2007.


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