Fabulous (album)
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| Studio album by Sheena Easton | ||||
| Released | 13 November 2000 | |||
| Recorded | London, Las Vegas | |||
| Genre | HiNRG Dance, Disco | |||
| Label | Universal International | |||
| Producer | Ian Masterson, Terry Ronald, Tony Swain | |||
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Fabulous is an album by the Scottish singer Sheena Easton. Released in 2000, it is Easton's 16th studio album. The album was only released throughout continental Europe, Japan, Australia, and Argentina.
The album charted at UK#185 and contains cover versions of hit songs from the 1970s and 80s, and most of them disco classics. There are also two original compositions. The first single released from the album was a remake of "Giving Up Giving In", which had originally been a hit for The Three Degrees in 1978. Easton's version was less successful, peaking at #54 on the UK singles chart.
A second single was released in 2001, a cover of Donna Summer's 1982 hit "Love Is in Control" with B-side Don't Leave Me This Way with an accompanying video that was taken from footage of Easton's album launch concert at G-A-Y nightclub in London. However, this too was unsuccessful and shelved indefinitely.
In Japan, "Fabulous" was released in February 2001 and the first single was "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" which had originally been recorded by Frankie Valli in the 1960s, though a disco version had been a hit for The Boys Town Gang in the early 1980s. The album was packaged differently from the UK version and included two bonus tracks; "I Need Your Lovin'" (a cover of the 1980 Teena Marie song) and a remix of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".
In Australia, "Fabulous" was released 24 February 2001 and Easton was asked to perform songs from the album to close out 2001 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras ceremonies.
Remixes of the singles were produced by Joey Negro, Sleaze Sisters, Sharp Boys, Rob Searle, DJ Soma Grow and Almighty. The album was a commercial failure in the UK, though the album did enjoy mild success in dance clubs in London, Japan, and Australia. However, the album was not released in the United States.
Track listing
- Don't Leave Me This Way
- Giving Up, Giving In
- Love Is in Control
- That's What Friends Are For
- Never Can Say Goodbye
- Best of My Love
- On My Own - (Duet with Terry Ronald)
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You
- You Never Gave Me the Chance
- Get Here to Me
Bonus tracks
- I Need Your Lovin
- Can't Take My Eyes Off You- (DJ Soma Grow Sound Mix)
Chart Positions 2000-2001
- UK Album Chart #185
- Japan Album Chart #85
- Swedish Album Chart #52
- Estonia Album Chart #13
- Spain Album Chart #12
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