Ten (Gabriella Cilmi album)

Ten
Studio album by Gabriella Cilmi
Released 22 March 2010
Recorded 2009—2010
Genre Synthpop, electropop, R&B, disco, New Wave, pop rock
Producer Xenomania, Greg Kurstin, The Invisible Men, Dallas Austin, Gabriella Cilmi
Professional reviews

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Gabriella Cilmi chronology
Lessons to Be Learned
2008		 Ten
2010
Singles from Ten
  1. "On a Mission"
    Released: 8 March 2010
  2. "Hearts Don't Lie"
    Released: 7 June 2010
  3. "Defender / Magic Carpet Ride"
    Released: 30 August 2010[11]

Ten is the second album by Australian-born singer-songwriter Gabriella Cilmi. Ten was released on 22 March 2010 in Australia.[12] The album is preceded by the single "On a Mission" and marks Cilmi's foray into more 1980s inspired music.[13] PopJustice named Ten as the 4th best album of 2010 in their Top 33 albums of 2010 list.

Contents

Conception

According to Cilmi, the album features "lots of uptempo funk and disco-inspired numbers designed to make people groove" as well as "some more sexy tracks". One song incorporates a type of yodel into it.[13]

While producing the album, Cilmi worked with Greg Kurstin, The Invisible Men and Dallas Austin, as well as Xenomania on the song "Hearts Don't Lie" which she likens to a Bee Gees song. The track "Love Me 'Cause You Want To" is the song she's most proud of due to the fact it was produced with her band.[13]

Singles

Critical reception

Overall critical reaction has been generally positive. Hugh Montgomery for The Observer called it "Good, plasticky fun", praising 'Love Me Cos You Want To' and 'Hearts Don't Lie' but criticising the "unnecessary excursions into quivering balladry and jaunty piano-pop".[17] Pete Paphides for The Times also awarded 4 stars, saying "If her current single On a Mission doesn't manage to relieve Cilmi of the 2008 Sweet About Me albatross, then the sensuous future-disco of Love Me Cos should do the trick."[18]

Caroline Sullivan for The Guardian gave Ten 3 stars, saying "Her zest and powerful, Anastacia like voice can't be faulted, but the music, produced mainly by dance-pop overlords Greg Kurstin and Dallas Austin, is woefully generic."[19] BBC Music also praised Cilmi's voice, and said about the album: "Ten still doesn't give too a clear indication of where to place Cilmi as an artist. And while that may infuriate chronic pigeonholers, it's also part of Ten's beauty – it may be a mere stepping stone to something more defined in the bigger picture, but there's an unpredictability and a talent on display that implies she knows exactly where she's going."[20] Pierre Oitmann of Dutch news site Nu.nl cites Gabriella Cilmi as being "every record company mogul's wet dream (...) effortlessly adjusting to the musical genre of choice", and giving the album 7 out of 10 stars.[21]

Album cover and image

Released a few weeks after Cilmi was reported as having criticised Lady Gaga for the skimpy nature of her clothing,[22] the cover of Ten, on which Cilmi appears to be wearing an orange brassiere, overlaid with a black snaky design representative of cinematic film, aroused some interest. Shortly afterwards a further portfolio of photographs was published, for which Cilmi had posed in items of red and black lingerie.[23]

Track listing

Standard listing
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "On a Mission"   George Astasio, Gabriella Cilmi, Jason Pebworth, Jon Shave The Invisible Men 3:02
2. "Hearts Don't Lie"   Cilmi, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Owen Parker Xenomania 4:04
3. "What If You Knew"   Astasio, Cilmi, Pebworth, Shave, Justin Griffiths, Parker & James, Kyle Abrahams The Invisible Men, Parker & James 2:41
4. "Love Me Cos You Want To"   Astasio, Cilmi, Pebworth, Shave, Ellie Goulding The Invisible Men, Cilmi, Lumberjack 4:21
5. "Defender"   Astasio, Cilmi, Pebworth, Shave The Invisible Men 3:44
6. "Robots"   Astasio, Cilmi, Pebworth, Shave, Dan Smith The Invisible Men 4:01
7. "Superhot"   Cilmi, Paul Harris, Nick Clow, Luciana, Ian Masterson Harris, Masterson 3:37
8. "Boys"   Dallas Austin, Cilmi Austin 3:50
9. "Invisible Girl"   Astasio, Cilmi, Pebworth, Shave, Parker & James, Rita Ora, Peter Ighile The Invisible Men, Parker & James 3:35
10. "Glue"   Austin Austin 4:19
11. "Let Me Know"   Astasio, Cilmi, Pebworth, Shave, Tim Lasscombe The Invisible Men 3:32
12. "Superman"   Cilmi, James Bourne, Greg Kurstin Kurstin 3:43
Bonus tracks
  1. "Sweet About Me" (Twenty Ten version) — 3:28
  2. "Magic Carpet Ride" (iTunes exclusive bonus track) — 2:53
  3. "Sucker for Love" (iTunes exclusive bonus track) — 3:24

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[24] 17
Austrian Albums Chart[25] 73
Belgian Heatseekers Albums Chart (Flanders)[26] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[27] 71
Dutch Albums Chart[28] 63
European Top 100 Albums[29] 74
German Albums Chart[30] 61
Greek Foreign Albums Chart[31] 6
Italian Albums Chart[32] 59
Swiss Albums Chart[33] 29
UK Albums Chart[34] 28

References

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  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/n5rj
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  5. ^ Oitmann, Pierre. "Review: Ten". NU.nl. http://www.nu.nl/cd-recensies/2214362/gabriella-cilmi-.html. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
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  10. ^ http://www.virginmedia.com/music/reviews/gabriellacilmi-ten.php
  11. ^ Forthcoming UK singles - 16 August 2010
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  13. ^ a b c d Nick Levine (12 January 2010). "Interview - EXCLUSIVE: Gabriella Cilmi". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a195830/gabriella-cilmi.html. Retrieved 23 January 2010. 
  14. ^ Hearts Don't Lie release date Digital Spy Accessed on 13 May 2010
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  22. ^ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/16/gabriella_cilmi_s_harsh_words_for_gaga_ Cilmi was quoted as having said that Lady Gaga "needs to put some clothes on" and that "eventually you're just going to catch something ... if you keep walking around in your bra and knickers.", observations reminiscent of Dido's in 2005 about not "parad[ing] around with a bra top and hot pants": see Daily Mail, 24 June 2005.
  23. ^ Daily Mail, 2 April 2010; FHM, May 2010
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Gabriella Cilmi
Studio albums
Extended plays
Lessons to Be Learned  · Ronnie Scott's Live Session  · London Festival '08
Tours
Supporting: Change Tour  · The Labyrinth
Record labels
Island Records (UK)  · Warner Music · Universal Republic (United States)
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