Friday's Child (album)

Friday's Child
Studio album by Will Young
Released 1 December 2003
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop
Length 48:47
Label 19, S, RCA, BMG
Producer Stephen Lipson, Blair MacKichan, Toby Smith, Chris Dodd, Robin Thicke, Pro Jay, Matt Prime, Eg White
Will Young chronology
From Now On
(2002)
Friday's Child
(2003)
Keep On
(2005)
Singles from Friday's Child
  1. "Leave Right Now"
    Released: 24 November 2003
  2. "Your Game"
    Released: 15 March 2004
  3. "Friday's Child"
    Released: 5 July 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Friday's Child is the second album from original Pop Idol winner Will Young. The album was released on 1 December 2003 and reached number 1 on the UK Albums Chart. The album has gone 5× Platinum in the UK, with worldwide sales of over 1.8 million.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Love the One You're With"  Stephen StillsStephen Lipson 3:35
2. "Your Game"  Will Young, Blair MacKichan, Taio CruzLipson, MacKichan 4:10
3. "Stronger"  Lipson, Karen PooleLipson 5:18
4. "Leave Right Now"  Eg WhiteLipson 3:34
5. "Love is a Matter of Distance"  Tim ChristensenLipson 2:58
6. "Dance the Night Away"  Young, Toby Smith, Chris DoddSmith, Dodd 4:05
7. "Very Kind"  Young, Robin Thicke, James GassThicke, Pro-Jay, Lipson[a] 5:10
8. "Free"  Young, Matt Prime, Bill Withers, Stanley McKennyLipson, Prime 4:07
9. "Going My Way"  Young, WhiteWhite 3:41
10. "Out of My Mind"  Young, WhiteLipson 3:07
11. "Friday's Child"  Steve Lee, Dina TaylorLipson, Lee[b] 9:02
Notes

Personnel

Production

Singles

The following singles were released from Friday's Child:

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[3] 1
Scottish Albums (OCC)[4] 3
UK Albums (OCC)[5] 1

Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
United Kingdom (BPI)[6] 5× Platinum 1,713,929[7]

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

References

  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Friday s Child by Will Young @ARTISTdirect". ARTISTdirect.
  3. "Irishcharts.com – Will Young – Friday's Child". Hung Medien.
  4. "2003-12-07 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
  5. "2003-12-07 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company.
  6. "British certifications". British Phonographic Industry.
  7. Jones, Alan (1 June 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Will Young's 85% Proof is 100% No.1 on sales of 21,321". Music Week (Intent Media). Retrieved 16 October 2015. (subscription required (help)).
Preceded by
Turnaround by Westlife
Life for Rent by Dido
UK number one album
December 13, 2003 – December 19, 2003
January 10, 2004 – January 16, 2004
Succeeded by
Life for Rent by Dido
Life for Rent by Dido
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