Pop (Same Difference album)

Pop is the debut studio album from British pop duo and 2007 The X Factor finalists Same Difference. The album was released on December 1, 2008 by Syco Records.

Background

The album was recorded following on from their appearance in The X Factor, and contains both original tracks and cover versions of songs they performed during the show. The cover versions include "Breaking Free" (from the Disney film "High School Musical"), "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now" (originally by Starship), "I Need A House" (originally by Marie Serneholt), "Turn It into Love" (originally by Kylie Minogue), Let Me Be The One (originally by Six) and "Still Amazed", a retitled version of "The Way it Used to Be", also by Six. The release of the album is preceded by Same Difference's debut single "We R One", which was released on November 24, 2008 and reached number 13 in the UK charts. Turn It Into Love was originally supposed to be the official second single, but has yet to materialise. It entered the UK Album Chart at number 22 with first week sales of 31,064. After the release of their debut album, Same Difference and their record label Syco parted ways. To date, Pop has sold approximately 180,000 copies in the UK. It has been reported that Same Difference will launch their album in Asia and Australia as the bubblegum pop scene is more 'thriving', Sarah Smith stated that she is pleased that any decisions made by herself and sibling Sean Smith will not have to be run through by SyCo their previous label.^[1]

Track listing^[2]

1. "We R One"
2. "Let Me Be The One"
3. "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
4. "I Need a House"
5. "Breaking Free"
6. "If You Can't Dance"
7. "Right Between The Eyes"
8. "All The Roads Lead To Heaven"
9. "Better Love Me"
10. "Starts To Beat Again"
11. "Turn It Into Love"
12. "Still Amazed"

Chart performance

References