Angels with Dirty Faces (Sugababes album)

Angels with Dirty Faces
Studio album by Sugababes
Released 26 August 2002
Recorded 2001–02
Genre Pop, dance, electronica, R&B
Length 41:30
Label Island
Producer Lucas Secon, Bloodshy & Avant, Robin Boult, Robbie Bronnimann, Craigie, Fredro, Howard Jones, Jony Rockstar, Ron Tom, Jeremy Wheatley, Richard X, Xenomania
Sugababes chronology

One Touch
(2000)		 Angels with Dirty Faces
(2002)		 Three
(2003)
Singles from Angels with Dirty Faces
  1. "Freak Like Me"
    Released: 22 April 2002
  2. "Round Round"
    Released: 12 August 2002
  3. "Stronger"/"Angels with Dirty Faces"
    Released: 4 November 2002
  4. "Shape"
    Released: 10 March 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
The Guardian [2]
NME [3]
Yahoo! Music [4]

Angels with Dirty Faces is the second studio album by English girl group Sugababes. It was released by Island Records in the UK on 26 August 2002 and in most European territories by September 2002. The album marked the band's debut on the Island label, following their split with London Records in 2001, and was their first regular release to be recorded under the second line-up, including new-member Heidi Range, who replaced founding member Siobhán Donaghy.

The album features production from Lucas Secon and Xenomania, and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, achieving triple platinum status,[5] and is the group's highest selling album to date. In Australia, the album was released on 18 November 2002.[6]

Production and release

Shortly after the release of the final single from the band's debut album, One Touch, group member and co-founder Siobhán Donaghy left the band because of personal differences within the band. She was officially replaced by new member, Heidi Range during 2001. After being dropped by their former label, London Records, the band began to search for a new record label. Having already started writing material for the band's second studio album, they eventually signed with Island Records.

The album was eventually released domestically on 26 August 2002, to much anticipation, following the success of the first two singles to be lifted from the album "Freak like Me" and "Round Round", both of which peaked at number 1 in the UK. The album received favourable reviews from critics, with AllMusic awarding it a 3.5/5 stars.

Almost a month after the album's UK release, it was released across Europe and in New Zealand in September 2002, where it gained considerable success. The album received a Platinum Europe Award by the IFPI in recognition of European sales in excess of 1 million copies.[7]

Chart performance

Angels with Dirty Faces did considerably better than its predecessor, One Touch with a highest position in the UK Albums Chart of number two; it stayed in the charts for forty weeks. "Freak like Me", which samples Gary Numan's "Are 'Friends' Electric?", was the first released single and entered the UK Singles Chart at number one. "Round Round", produced by Xenomania, was the second released single and also debuted on the UK chart at number one. The third single released was a double A-side release of "Stronger" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", which reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The last single, "Shape", which samples Sting's single "Shape of My Heart", was the only one from the album not to achieve a position in the top ten of the UK Singles Chart; it entered at number eleven. The song, however, did reach the top ten in Poland (number one), Ireland (number nine) and the Netherlands (number ten).

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Freak Like Me"  Eugene Hanes, Marc Valentine, Loren Hill, William Collins, George Clinton, Gary NumanRichard X 3:17
2. "Blue"  Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Heidi Range, Howard Jones, Robbie Bronniman, Robin BoultHoward Jones, Robbie Bronniman, Robin Boult 3:56
3. "Round Round"  Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Lisa Cowling, Nick Coler, Buchanan, Buena, Range, Florian Pflueger, Felix Stecher, Robin Hofmann, Rino SpadavecchiaKevin Bacon, Jonathan Quarmby 3:57
4. "Stronger"  Jony Lipsey, Marius De Vries, Felix Howard, Buchanan, Buena, RangeJony Rockstar 4:00
5. "Supernatural"  Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Michelle BellBloodshy & Avant 3:37
6. "Angels with Dirty Faces"  Higgins, Bob Bradley, Tim Powell, Cooper, Gray, Buchanan, Buena, RangeBrian Higgins, Bob Bradly, Tim Powell, Gifford Noel 3:48
7. "Virgin Sexy"  Buchanan, Buena, Range, Lucas Secon, Mary-Ann MorganLucas Secon 3:45
8. "Shape"  Sting, Dominic Miller, CraigieCraigie 4:14
9. "Just Don't Need This"  Lipsey, Howard, Jeremy Shaw, Buchanan, Buena, RangeJony Rockstar 3:32
10. "No Man, No Cry"  Craigie, Buchanan, Buena, RangeCraigie 3:34
11. "Switch"  Felix Howard, Frederick Odesjo, Henrick Jonback, Nina Woodford, Buchanan, Buena, RangeFredro 3:37
12. "More Than a Million Miles"  Lucas Secon,Thomas Boll Christensen, Morgan, Buchanan, Buena, RangeLucas Secon 3:24
13. "Breathe Easy" (Acoustic Jam)Craigie, Buchanan, Buena, RangeCraigie 3:59

Charts and certifications

Charts

Chart (2002) Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA)[8] 5
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 19
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 15
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[11] 48
Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[12] 37
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[13] 12
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 32
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] 13
Irish Albums (IRMA)[16] 3
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[17] 178
New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[18] 21
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[19] 11
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[20] 49
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 13
UK Albums (OCC)[22] 2

Certifications

Region Certification
Netherlands (NVPI)[23] 9× Platinum
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[24] 9× Platinum
France (SNEP)[25] 13× Platinum
Australia (ARIA)[26] 13× Platinum
Mexico (AMPROFON)[27] 4× Platinum
Turkey[28] 3× Platinum
Germany (BVMI)[29] 5× Platinum
Japan (RIAJ)[30] 2× Platinum
Korea[31] 5× Platinum
Latvia[32] 2× Platinum
Russia (NFPF)[33] Diamond
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[34] Platinum
United Kingdom (BPI)[5] 3× Platinum
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[7] Platinum

References

  1. ↑ Angels with Dirty Faces (Sugababes album) at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Alexis Petridis (23 August 2002). "The Guardian review". The Guardian. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  3. ↑ Alex Needham (30 August 2002). "NME review". Nme.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  4. ↑ Andy Strickland (29 August 2002). "Yahoo! Music review". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2011-08-20.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "British album certifications – Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces". British Phonographic Industry. Enter Angels with Dirty Faces in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Search
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  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2003". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
  8. ↑ "Week Commecing: 2nd December 2002 - Issue No: 666". Australian Recording Industry Association. 23 August 2006. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces" (in German). Austriancharts.at. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces" (in Dutch). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  11. ↑ "Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces" (in French). Ultratop.be. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  12. ↑ "Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces". Danishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  13. ↑ "Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  14. ↑ "Sugababes: Angels with Dirty Faces" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  15. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  16. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 35, 2002". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  17. ↑ "Sugababes - Angels With Dirty Faces". Oricon. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  18. ↑ "Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces". Charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  19. ↑ "Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces". Norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  20. ↑ "Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces". Swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  21. ↑ "Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces". Swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  22. ↑ "Chart Stats – Sugababes – Angels With Dirty Faces". UK Albums Chart. Chart Stats. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
  23. ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
  24. ↑ "Spanish album certifications – Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Select the "Chart", enter ' in the field "Year". Select ' in the field "Semana". Click on "Search Charts"
  25. ↑ "French album certifications – Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique.
  26. ↑ NO certyear WAS PROVIDED for AUSTRALIAN CERTIFICATION.
  27. ↑ "Certificaciones – Sugababes" (in Spanish). Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas.
  28. ↑ UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: Turkey.
  29. ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sugababes; 'Angels with Dirty Faces')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  30. ↑ "Japanese album certifications – Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan.
  31. ↑ UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: Korea.
  32. ↑ UNSUPPORTED OR EMPTY REGION: Latvia.
  33. ↑ "Russian album certifications – Sugababes – Angels with Dirty Faces" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF).
  34. ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sugababes; 'Angels with Dirty Faces')". Hung Medien.

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