Now or Never (Blazin' Squad album)
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| Studio album by Blazin' Squad | ||||
| Released | 20 November 2003 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2003 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B, pop | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label |
East West Records Atlantic UK | |||
| Producer | Adrian Bushby | |||
| Blazin' Squad chronology | ||||
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Now or Never is the second studio album released by British ten-piece rap group Blazin' Squad. The album was released on November 20, 2003 in the United Kingdom, and peaked at #37 on the UK Albums Chart. The album spawned the singles "We Just Be Dreamin'", "Flip Reverse" and "Here 4 One". It features the rap version of "We Just Be Dreamin'", running at 3:28, instead of the vocal version, running at 3:37. The album cover was photographed in Queensborough, on the Isle of Sheppy.[1] Following the album's commercial failure, the band split in 2004, and Now or Never became their last record to be released as a ten-piece band.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Here 4 One" | Blazin' Squad, Andrew Murray, Christian Ballard, Jane Vaughan, Obi Mhondera | Denis Ingoldsby, Ballard, Murray | 4:33 | |
| 2. | "Biggest Fan" | Blazin' Squad, Vaughan, Mhondera, John Themis | Ingoldsby, Themis | 3:41 | |
| 3. | "Flip Reverse" | Blazin' Squad, Murray, Ballard, Vaughan, Mhondera | Ballard, Ingoldsby, Murray | 2:55 | |
| 4. | "Ride" | Blazin' Squad, Tapps Bandawe, Terry McLeod, Rene Campbell | The Xplosive Industry | 3:12 | |
| 5. | "Thinking About You" | Blazin' Squad, Murray, Ballard, Vaughan, Mhondera | Ingoldsby, Ballard, Murray | 3:57 | |
| 6. | "No Angels" | Blazin' Squad, Joe Belmaati, Mich Hansen | Cutfather & Joe | 4:10 | |
| 7. | "Stop" | Blazin' Squad, Bandawe, McLeod, Nigel Bailey, Lionel Richie | The Xplosive Industry | 3:56 | |
| 8. | "Shorty" | Blazin' Squad, Vaughan, Mhondera, Themis | Ingoldsby, Themis | 3:40 | |
| 9. | "Revolution" | Marc Bolan, Blazin' Squad | Dirty Geezers, Adrian Bushby | 2:53 | |
| 10. | "Girls" | Blazin' Squad, Karl Daniel | JD | 3:48 | |
| 11. | "Baby It's the Weekend" | Blazin' Squad, Belmaati, Hansen, Andy Love, Jos Jørgensen | Cutfather & Joe | 3:23 | |
| 12. | "All We Wanna Do (Is Rap)" | Blazin' Squad | Blazin' Squad | 3:16 | |
| 13. | "We Just Be Dreamin'" | Blazin' Squad, Murray, Ballard, Ingoldsby, Josh Thompson | Ingoldsby, Ballard, Murray | 3:28 | |
| 14. | "Keep On" | Blazin' Squad, Bandawe, McLeod, Campbell | The Xplosive Industry | 3:15 | |
| 15. | "Life's a Struggle" | Blazin' Squad, N. C. Thanh, Ernest Newsky, Vick Krishna | Jiggy Joint | 3:39 |
- Sample credits
- "Stop" contains elements from "Easy" written and composed by Lionel Richie, as performed by The Commodores.
- "Revolution" contains elements from "Children of the Revolution written and composed by Marc Bolan, as performed by T. Rex.
- B-sides
- "Made For Me" - 4:04
- "Easy Come, Easy Go" - 3:29
- "Anything" - 3:44
- "Nothing Like This" - 3:36
- "Who's It Gonna Be?" - 3:15
- "U Know What" - 5:01
- "Mic Check" - 4:03
- "Twisted Up" - 4:36
Chart performance
Peak positions
| Chart (2003) | Peak position |
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| German Albums Chart[2] | 57 |
| UK Albums Chart[3] | 37 |
Certifications
| Region | Certification | Sales/shipments |
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| United Kingdom (BPI)[4] | Gold | 100,000^ |
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*sales figures based on certification alone | ||
References
- ↑ https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/now-or-never-import/id5169350
- ↑ Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche - musicline.de
- ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/blazin%20squad/
- ↑ "British album certifications – Blazin' Squad – Now or Never". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter Now or Never in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
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