Sam Sparro (album)
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| Sam Sparro | ||
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| Studio album by Sam Sparro | ||
| Released |  April 28, 2008 June 3, 2008 June 6, 2008 |
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| Recorded | 2007 - 2008 | |
| Genre | Pop, R&B, Soul, Electrofunk | |
| Label | Island Records | |
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| Singles from Sam Sparro | ||
Sam Sparro is the self-titled, debut album by Sam Sparro. It was released in the UK on 28 April 2008, after the success of Sparro's debut single, "Black and Gold", which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The album debuted at number five during its first week of release in the UK, and moved up one spot to number four, its current peak, in its second.
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[edit] Singles
"Black and Gold" was the lead single from the album. The song became a big hit in the U.K., entering the UK Singles Chart at #23 and went on to peak at #2 for three non-consecutive weeks.
[edit] Track listing
- "Too Many Questions" (Sam Sparro, Jesse Rogg) – 3:56
- "Black and Gold" (Sparro, Rogg) – 4:35
- "21st Century Life" (Sparro, Rogg) – 4:21
- "Sick" (Sparro, Rogg) – 4:08
- "Waiting For Time" (Sparro, Eg White) – 3:32
- "Recycle It" (Sparro, Rogg) – 1:17
- "Cottonmouth" (Sparro, Rogg) – 3:37
- "Hot Mess"(Sparro, White) – 3:01
- "Pocket" (Sparro, Paul Epworth) – 4:45
- "Cut Me Loose" (Sparro, Rogg) – 3:54
- "Sally" (Sparro, Rogg) – 3:59
- "Clingwrap" (Sparro, Rogg) – 4:01
- "Can't Stop This" (Sparro, Epworth) – 12:17
- "Still Hungry" (hidden track) – 4:17 (begins 8 minutes into "Can't Stop This")
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2008) | Peak Position |
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| Irish Albums Chart[2] | 38 |
| UK Albums Chart | 4 |
[edit] Personnel
- Sam Sparro – vocals, horn arrangements, instrumentation, keyboards
- Davey Warf Rat Chegwidden – percussion
- Chris Falson – guitar
- Quetzal Guerrero – violin
- Mark Rankin – drum programming
- Jesse Rogg – horn arrangements
- Todd M. Simon – trumpet, flugelhorn
- Tracy Wannomae – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, horn arrangements, tenor saxophone
- Eg White – instrumentation
[edit] Production
- Producers – Sam Sparro, Paul Epworth, Jesse Rogg, Eg White, Richard X
- Mastering – Stephen Marcussen
- Mixing – Dan Grech-Marugerat, Pete Hofman, Jesse Rogg, Jeremy Wheatley
- Mixing assistant – Richard Edgeler
- Engineers – Jesse Rogg, Todd M. Simon
- Programming – Brio Taliaferro
- Layout design – Alex Hutchinson
- Illustrations – Steven Wilson
- Photography – Alex Lake
