Matter Fixed

Matter Fixed
Studio album by Marlon Roudette
Released Germany September 2, 2011
United Kingdom March 19, 2012
Length 46:40
Label Universal Music
Producer Guy Chambers, Mattafix, Brian West, Vada Nobles, Paul O'Duffy, Kwame, Craigy Dodds, Naughtyboy
Marlon Roudette chronology

Matter Fixed
(2011)		 Electric Soul
(2014)
Singles from Matter Fixed
  1. "New Age"
    Released: July 20, 2011
  2. "Riding Home"
    Released: October 24, 2011
  3. "Anti Hero"
    Released: January 20, 2012
  4. "Hold On Me"
    Released: June 1, 2012

Matter Fixed is the debut album by English singer, Marlon Roudette, released on September 2, 2011. The name is a reference to the project he was involved with before starting solo, a duo with Preetesh Hirji called Mattafix.

Singles

On July 17, 2011, Marlon Roudette released "Brotherhood of the Broken" for free download as a promotional single from the album. On July 20 Marlon released "New Age" as the first single from the album in Germany for the airplay. On August 16, 2011, "New Age" was available on iTunes Store. The single has reached number 1 in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.

The second single from the album was "Riding Home", released as an EP only in the UK.[1] Roudette noted that the third single from the album will be "Anti Hero". On January 20, 2012, Marlon released "Anti Hero" via iTunes in Germany.[2]

Release dates

"Matter Fixed" was released on September 2, 2011, in Austria, Belgium, Slovakia, Denmark, Czech Republic, Germany, Russia, Sweden and Switzerland.[3][4] On January 23, 2012, it was available in France and in the rest of Europe.[5][6]

The release in the United Kingdom was delayed until March 19, 2012.[7]

Track listing

No. TitleProducer(s) Length
1. "Storyline"  Brian West 4:50
2. "New Age"  Guy Chambers, Marlon Roudette 3:31
3. "Hold On Me"  Vada Nobles 3:47
4. "Brotherhood of the Broken"  Marlon Roudette, Guy Chambers 4:03
5. "Didn't I"  Paul O'Duffy 3:46
6. "True to Yourself" (featuring Finley Quaye)Mattafix 3:39
7. "Riding Home"  Craigy Dodds 4:04
8. "10 Million"  Kwame 3:45
9. "Anti Hero (Brave New World)"  Naughty Boy 3:45
10. "The Loss"  Craigy Dodds 3:28
11. "Closer" (featuring Lucy Leston)Mattafix 4:13
12. "City Like This"  Mattafix 3:49

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart[8] 27
French Albums Chart[9] 82
German Albums Chart[10] 6
Swiss Albums Chart[11] 33

Riding Home

Riding Home
EP by Marlon Roudette
Released United Kingdom October 24, 2011
Genre Pop, soul
Length 15:05
Label Warner Music Group

On October 24, 2011, after signing Warner Music Group record label for the UK, Marlon released an EP in the UK named Riding Home, with 4 tracks from Matter Fixed.[12] However, it failed to make it to the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

Digital Download
No. Title Length
1. "Riding Home"   4:06
2. "Didn't I"   3:48
3. "True to Yourself" (featuring Finley Quaye) 3:41
4. "The Loss"   3:30
12" Vinyl limited edition
No. Title Length
1. "Riding Home (Cooly G remix)"    
2. "Riding Home (DVA Hi:Emotions remix)"    
3. "Riding Home (original mix)"    
4. "Riding Home (instrumental)"    

References

  1. ↑ "Riding Home - EP". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.
  2. ↑ "Anti Hero - EP". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2012-01-20.
  3. ↑ "Marlon Roudette - Facebook (the album is available in...)". facebook.com. 1.12.2011. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  4. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/dk/album/matter-fixed-bonus-version/id456625698
  5. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/fr/preorder/matter-fixed-special-version/id487342255
  6. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/ie/preorder/matter-fixed/id491063209
  7. ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/gb/preorder/matter-fixed/id491063209
  8. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Marlon Roudette - Matter Fixed". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  9. ↑ "Marlon Roudette - Matter Fixed". http://lescharts.com.
  10. ↑ "Marlon Roudette - Matter Fixed - Music Charts". http://allcharts.org. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  11. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Marlon Roudette - Matter Fixed". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2011-09-18.
  12. ↑ "Riding Home - EP". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 2011-10-24.

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