Unwritten

Unwritten
Studio album by Natasha Bedingfield
Released 6 September 2004 (2004-09-06)
Recorded 2004; New York City, U.S.
Genre Pop, R&B
Length 47:01
56:22 (U.K.)
56:55 (U.S.)
Label Phonogenic
Producer Eivan "Ricco" Bj (exec.), Danielle Brisebois, Guy Chambers, Richard Flack, Andrew Frampton, Peter Wade Keusch, Steve Kipner, Nick Lashley, Patrick Leonard, Greg Wells, Wayne Wilkins
Natasha Bedingfield chronology
Unwritten
(2004)		 N.B.
(2007)
Singles from Unwritten
  1. "Single"
    Released: 13 July 2004
  2. "These Words"
    Released: 5 October 2004
  3. "Unwritten"
    Released: 29 November 2004
  4. "I Bruise Easily"
    Released: 4 April 2005

Unwritten is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Natasha Bedingfield. It was released in the UK on 6 September 2004, where it debuted at number one, and in the U.S. on 2 August 2005, where it debuted at number twenty-six. It spawned the singles, "Single", "These Words", "Unwritten", "I Bruise Easily" and "The One That Got Away" (which was only released in North America). The song "Drop Me in the Middle" featured rapper Bizarre of D12 on the international and UK versions of the album, but the U.S. version featured rapper/singer Estelle. In 2006, the album was re-released in North America with new album artwork and a slightly altered track listing.

Contents

Album

For more information, see Sony BMG CD copy protection scandal

In November 2005, the Electronic Frontier Foundation identified Unwritten as one of the discs with Extended Copy Protection, a controversial invasive software.[1] However, the DualDisc release does not contain such software.

Track listing

(Original) International edition

  1. "These Words" (Natasha Bedingfield, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner, Wayne Wilkins) – 3:36
  2. "Single" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:54
  3. "I'm a Bomb" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:42
  4. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, Wayne Rodrigues) – 4:19
  5. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Paul Herman, Wilkins) – 4:14
  6. "If You're Gonna..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:21
  7. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Guy Chambers) – 3:45
  8. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Nick Lashley) – 4:45
  9. "Frogs & Princes" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:44
  10. "Drop Me in the Middle" (featuring Bizarre from D12) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodrigues, Rufus Johnson) – 4:15
  11. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:58

Bonus tracks

12. "Size Matters" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:23 (UK only bonus track)
13. "Peace of Me" (Bedingfield, Kara Dioguardi, Pat Leonard) – 3:42 (UK only bonus track)

Begins following Track 11 on international pressings, and Track 13 on UK pressings.

American & Japanese edition

  1. "These Words" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:38
  2. "Single" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:54
  3. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodrigues) – 4:18
  4. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Chambers) – 3:45
  5. "Stumble" (Shelly Peiken, Greg Wells) – 3:36
  6. "Peace of Me" (Bedingfield, Kara Dioguardi, Pat Leonard) – 3:42
  7. "If You're Gonna ..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:12
  8. "Drop Me in the Middle " (featuring Estelle) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodrigues, Estelle Swaray) – 4:14
  9. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Lashley) – 4:46
  10. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Herman, Wilkins) – 4:12
  11. "The One That Got Away" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Michael Tafaro, Nathan Winkler) – 4:16
  12. "Size Matters" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:23
  13. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:55
    • "Sojourn" (hidden track) (Bedingfield, O'Mahony, Keynes, Harwood) – 3:19

American 2006 re-issue

  1. "These Words" (Manny Marroquin Mix) (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:36
  2. "Single" (06' Mix) (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:55
  3. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodrigues) – 4:15
  4. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Chambers) – 3:47
  5. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Herman, Wilkins) – 4:13
  6. "If You're Gonna ..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:20
  7. "Drop Me in the Middle " (featuring Estelle) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodrigues, Estelle Swaray) – 3:43
  8. "Peace of Me" (Bedingfield, Kara Dioguardi, Pat Leonard) – 3:42
  9. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Lashley) – 4:44
  10. "Stumble" (Shelly Peiken, Greg Wells) – 3:36
  11. "The One That Got Away" (Wamdue Pop Rocks Mix) (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Michael Tafaro, Nathan Winkler) – 4:56
  12. "Size Matters" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:25
  13. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:58
    • "Sojourn" (hidden track) (Bedingfield, O'Mahony, Keynes, Harwood) – 3:19

Chart performance

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]
Rolling Stone [3]
Year Chart Peak
position
2004 UK Album Chart 1
2005 Billboard 200 26
2004 Germany Album Chart 20
2004 Austria Album Chart 26
2004 Switzerland Album Chart 23
2004 Mexico Album Chart 33
2004 Australian ARIA Album Chart 89

The album was certified Gold in the U.S. by the RIAA on 9 March 2006 for shipment of 500,000 copies. Total sales for the album are 820,081 in the United States.[4]

Performance credits

Other credits

References

  1. ^ Are You Affected By Sony-BMG's Rootkit? (9 November 2005) from Electronic Frontier Foundation
  2. ^ "Allmusic review". http://www.allmusic.com/album/r778399. 
  3. ^ "Rolling Stone review". http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7515141/natashabedingfield?pageid=rs.Artistcage&pageregion=triple1. 
  4. ^ Ask Billboard July 30th 2007

External links

Preceded by
The Libertines by The Libertines		 UK number one album
18 September 2004 – 24 September 2004		 Succeeded by
Out of Nothing by Embrace
Natasha Bedingfield
Studio albums
Singles
Other songs
"The One That Got Away" · "Shake Up Christmas"
Featured singles
"Do They Know It's Christmas?" · "Bruised Water" · "Just Stand Up!" · "Jet Lag" · "Easy" · "As Long As We Got Love"
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