| White Lilies Island | ||||
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| Studio album by Natalie Imbruglia | ||||
| Released | 5 November 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 2000-2001 | |||
| Genre | Pop, pop rock | |||
| Length | 51:29 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
| Producer | Gary Clark Pascal Gabriel Ian Stanley Phil Thornalley |
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White Lilies Island is the second album by Natalie Imbruglia. It was released in Europe and Australia in late 2001 and in the United States on 5 March 2002. The name of this album comes from the location of Imbruglia's home in Windsor.[1]
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Despite failing to reach the UK top 10, the album sold over 150,000 copies. The US release had limited success but again sales of around 200,000 have been reported. Worldwide, White Lillies Island has sold around 1 million copies.
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Blender | [3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B-) [4] |
| Rolling Stone | [5] |
| Yahoo! Music UK | [6] |
The album met with positive reviews. At Metacritic it received a score of 54 out of 100.[7] Allmusic gave the album a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars saying: "Imbruglia has made a brilliant pop record -- contemporary, yet timeless. White Lilies Island would have suffered without Natalie Imbruglia's perfectionism, and it would have lost sight of the elegance it so perfectly exudes". Blender gave a rating of 2 out of five stars, commenting: "White Lilies Island skips from one song to the next without leaving any great impression or displaying a single sentiment Jessica Simpson would find distressing. If, however, she was trying to remake Jagged Little Pill, it’s all gone horribly wrong". Entertainment Weekly gave a positive review and said: "The disc continues in the same vein of agreeable pop-radio fodder as Torn, with an all-new group of distraught romantics and connection seekers singing creamy choruses". Rolling Stone gave the album a negative review and said: "A great brother of her debut". Yahoo! Music UK gave the album a rating of 8 out of ten stars and said: "she's certainly on the way to achieving her goal. She chips in a hefty wedge of the lyric sheet to the album in the shape of confessional lovesick outpourings that, despite lapses, bind the gutsy album cohesively giving it sophistication, direction and genuine feeling".
Despite only charting at No. 15, the album sold over 230,000 copies in the UK overall. The US release had mediocre success, debuted at No. 35, selling 36,000 copies in its first week and 220,000 copies overall. It debuted at No. 2 beating Britney Spears' new album and was certified Gold in Australia one week after its release. Worldwide, White Lilies Island has sold 1.2 million copies.
| Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Albums Chart[8] | 3 |
| Austrian Albums Chart[9] | 59 |
| Canadian Albums Chart[10] | 37 |
| French Albums Chart[11] | 43 |
| German Albums Chart[12] | 49 |
| Irish Albums Chart[13] | 44 |
| Swiss Albums Chart[14] | 23 |
| UK Albums Chart[15] | 15 |
| US Billboard 200[16] | 35 |
| Top Internet Albums[16] | 19 |
White Lilies Island has sold approximately 1 million copies worldwide to date.
| Country | Certification | Sales |
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| Australia | Gold | 60,000 |
| France | — | 40,000[17] |
| United Kingdom | Gold | 185,200 |
| United States | — | 200,000+ |
First week sales:
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