| Eoghan Quigg | ||
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| Studio album by Eoghan Quigg | ||
| Released | 3 April 2009 (Ireland) 6 April 2009 (UK) |
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| Recorded | Early 2009 | |
| Genre | Pop, Pop Rock, Soft Rock, Teen Pop | |
| Label | RCA/Sony Music | |
| Singles from Eoghan Quigg | ||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [1] |
| Digital Spy | [2] |
| Female First | [3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Popjustice | [5] |
| Stuck Records | [6] |
Eoghan Quigg is the debut studio album by Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg. It was released on 6 April 2009. Quigg, who finished third in the fifth series of the UK television talent show The X Factor, is the first of the finalists from that series to release a studio album. The album features some cover versions of songs that Quigg performed on The X Factor. The only single from the album was "28,000 Friends".
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After finishing third in The X Factor, Quigg was signed by record label RCA Records. He began work on the album in London in early 2009. The album was recorded at Sphere Studios in Battersea[7] and released on 6 April 2009 in the UK.[8]
The album was very poorly received by music critics, being described by Popjustice as "inescapably awful" and "very, very cheap", commenting that "it's a badness that sometimes feels as if it could tear a hole in the fabric of time and space."[9] Digital Spy described portions of the album as being "wince-inducing" and the album in its entirety as being "amateurish as well as utterly redundant".[10] Peter Robinson in The Guide supplement of The Guardian newspaper wrote "Ironically, in 2009 we are so numb to hyperbole that totally appropriate phrases like "the worst album of all time" effectively divert attention away from how bad this album actually is. But this album really is phenomenally bad."[11] However, the most positive review came from Female First, who gave the album three out of five stars, saying " It would be nice to see more originality, but a good crack at the songs he covers."
The album was also criticized for consisting entirely of cover versions.[12]
The album was initially a commercial success in Ireland where it debuted at #1 on the Irish Albums Chart, knocking Lady GaGa's The Fame off the top spot. The album soon began falling down the chart, dropping from #2 on its second week to #20 on its third week. The album spent a total of 8 weeks on the chart.[13] The album debuting at #14 in the UK, selling 16,362 copies during its first week. During its second week it fell to #31 and then fell to #50 in its third week.
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
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| UK Albums Chart | 14 | 25,000+ | |
| Irish Albums Chart | 1[14] | 6,000 |
| Preceded by The Fame by Lady Gaga |
Ireland number one album April 9, 2009 - April 15, 2009 |
Succeeded by The Fame by Lady Gaga |
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