Guilty (Blue album)

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Guilty
Studio album by Blue
Released 3 November 2003
Recorded 2003;
Los Angeles, United States
New York, United States
London, United Kingdom
Genre Pop, R&B
Label Virgin, Innocent
Producer Cutfather & Joe, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes, True North, Deekay, Matt Rowe, Stargate, Supa'Flyas, Steve Robson, Rob Persaud, Hugh Goldsmith (exec.)
Blue chronology

One Love
(2002)		 Guilty
(2003)		 Roulette
(2013)
Singles from Guilty
  1. "Guilty"
    Released: 20 October 2003
  2. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
    Released: 15 December 2003
  3. "Breathe Easy / A Chi Mi Dice"
    Released: 22 March 2004
  4. "Bubblin' / You & Me Bubblin'"
    Released: 16 June 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]

Guilty is the third studio album by English boy band Blue. It was released on 3 November 2003 in the United Kingdom and on 25 November in the United States. It debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart after its release, and it was certified 2x Platinum in December 2003.[2]

The album was particularly successful in the UK, Europe, Japan and New Zealand, and has sold more than 2.5 million copies worldwide. "Guilty", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours", "Breathe Easy" and "Bubblin'" were released as singles from the album. "Guilty", co-written by Gary Barlow, was the most successful single from the album, peaking at number two in the UK.

Singles

  • "Guilty" — The debut single, released in October 2003. The single peaked at No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 29 on the Australian Top 40, at No. 14 in New Zealand and No. 6 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
  • "The Gift" - A Japanese alternative single to "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours", featuring the said track as a B-side. "The Gift" only appears on the Japanese version of Guilty. The single peaked at No. 3 on the Japan Hot 100. A music video was recorded and included on the Japanese edition of 4Ever Blue.
  • "Breathe Easy" — The third single, released in March 2004. The single peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was produced by multi-platinum producers DEEKAY & co-written by Lee Ryan, Lars Halvor Jensen, and Michael Martin Larsson. The song has received a Bronze sales status certification for sales of over 100,000 copies in the UK. In Italy, an Italian-language version of the song, "A Chi Mi Dice", was released as a single instead.
  • "Bubblin'" - The fourth and final single, released in June 2004. The single peaked at No. 9 on the UK Singles Chart. The single version of "Bubblin'" features vocals from L.A.D.E. In France, a French-language version of the song, "You & Me Bubblin'", was released a single instead. This version features vocals from French boyband LINK-UP.

Tracklisting

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Stand Up"  Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan, Simon Webbe, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen, RemeeCutfather & Joe 3:38
2. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours
(featuring Stevie Wonder and Angie Stone)"  		Stevie Wonder, Lee Garrett, Syreeta Wright, Lula Mae HardawayMartin Harrington, Ash Howes 3:33
3. "Taste It"  Gary Barlow, James, Eliot Kennedy, Tim WoodcockTrue North 3:33
4. "Guilty"  James, Kennedy, Woodcock, BarlowTrue North, Martin Harrington, Ash Howes 3:45
5. "Bubblin'"  Costa, Lars Halvor Jensen, Johannes Jørgensen, Ali TennantDeekay 3:05
6. "Rock the Night"  Costa, Matt Rowe, Sheppard SolomonMatt Rowe 3:21
7. "When Summer's Gone"  Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir RustanStargate 4:11
8. "Alive"  Costa, James, Ryan, Webbe, Eriksen, Hermansen, RustanStargate 3:39
9. "I Wanna Know"  Rasmus Bille Bähncke, René Tromborg, Nate Butler, Costa, Leonard Dixon, JamesSupa'Flyas 3:38
10. "Back It Up"  Jensen, Dicky Daniel Klein, Ali Tennant, Costa, Jørgensen, WebbeDeekay 3:32
11. "Breathe Easy"  Jensen, Ryan, Martin M. LarssonDeekay 4:36
12. "Walk Away"  Ash Howes, Ryan, Wayne Hector, Martin HarringtonMartin Harrington, Ash Howes 4:39
13. "Where You Want Me"  James, John McLaughlin, Steve RobsonSteve Robson 3:45
14. "How's a Man Supposed to Change?"  Ryan, Rob PersaudRob Persaud 4:04
15. "No Goodbyes"  Howes, Costa, Harrington, Conner ReevesMartin Harrington, Ash Howes 3:57
  • Guilty: Live From Wembley

In Japan, the band's live DVD, Guilty: Live From Wembley, was packed with a ten-track bonus CD.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003–2004) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[3] 13
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[4] 24
Danish Albums Chart[5] 27
Dutch Albums Chart[6] 24
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[7] 5
French Albums Chart[8] 97
German Albums Chart[9] 8
Greece Albums Chart[10] 5
Hungarian Albums Chart[11] 37
Irish Albums Chart[12] 9
Italian Albums Chart[13] 7
Japanese Albums Chart[14] 4
Japanese (International Albums Chart)[15] 1
New Zealand Albums Chart[16] 25
Spanish Albums Chart[17] 80
Swedish Albums Chart[18] 55
Swiss Albums Chart[19] 12
Turkish Albums Chart 29
UK Albums Chart[20] 1

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
UK Albums Chart 29
Chart (2004) Position
Italian Albums Chart 16
Swiss Albums Chart 100

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Germany (BVMI)[21] Gold 150,000^
Italy (FIMI)[22] 2× Platinum 200,000*
Japan (RIAJ)[23] Gold 100,000^
South Korea (RIAK)[24] Platinum 18,476[25]
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold 20,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[27] 2× Platinum 600,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[28] Platinum 1,000,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

References

  1. ↑ Guilty (Blue album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  3. ↑ "Blue - Guilty - austriancharts.at". Ö3 Austria Top 40 (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  4. ↑ "ultratop.be - Blue - Guilty". Ultratop (in Dutch). ULTRATOP & Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  5. ↑ "danishcharts.com - Blue - Guilty". IFPI. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  6. ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Blue - Guilty". MegaCharts (in Dutch). Hung Medien / hitparade.ch. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  7. ↑ "Hits of the World - Eurochart Hot 100". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. 22 November 2003. p. 55. Retrieved 21 July 2012. 
  8. ↑ "lescharts.com - Blue - Guilty". SNEP. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  9. ↑ "Musicline.de - Chartverfolgung - Blue - Guilty". Media Control Charts (in German). PhonoNet GmbH. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  10. ↑ "Billboard - Google Books". Books.google.ca. 2003-12-06. Retrieved 2014-02-03. 
  11. ↑ "Kereső - lista és dátum szerint - Archívum - MAHASZ - Magyar Hangfelvétel-kiadók Szövetsége". Mahasz.hu. Retrieved 2014-02-03. 
  12. ↑ "Chart Track". Irish Albums Chart. GfK. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  13. ↑ "lescharts.com - Blue - Guilty". FIMI. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  14. ↑ "ブルーのCDアルバムランキング │オリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2014-02-03. 
  15. ↑ "Google Translate". Translate.google.com. Retrieved 2014-02-03. 
  16. ↑ "charts.org.nz - Blue - Guilty". RIANZ. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  17. ↑ Salaverri, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. 
  18. ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Blue - Guilty". Sverigetopplistan. Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  19. ↑ "Blue - Guilty - hitparade.ch". Swiss Music Charts (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  20. ↑ "Archive Chart". UK Albums Chart. The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  21. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Guilty')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. 
  22. ↑ "Italian album certifications – Blue – Guilty" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.  Select Album e Compilation in the field Scegli la sezione. Select Week -- and Year ----. Enter Blue in the field Artista. Click Avvia la ricerca
  23. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Blue – Guilty" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  24. ↑ UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: South Korea (RIAK).
  25. ↑ "South Korea Database". Fan Of Music. Retrieved 2014-02-03. 
  26. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Blue; 'Guilty')". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 July 2012. 
  27. ↑ "British album certifications – Blue – Guilty". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012.  Enter Guilty in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  28. ↑ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2004". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. 
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