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For the past six years, Sugababes and Girls Aloud have had the monopoly on girl groups. Surviving in an increasingly narrow pop genre, they've witnessed the death of the traditional boy band and seen off potential competitors the 411 and Clea to become two of the biggest bands in Britain. The Saturdays, the first major-label girl band to be launched in four years, are therefore in the unenviable position of trying to muscle in on some pretty safeguarded territory. Featuring two members of the pre-teen pop band S Club Juniors and several former stage school students, they've certainly got the experience, but judging from their debut album, they've also got a fighting chance of chart success too. Chasing Lights isn't exactly a radical departure from their counterparts, but it has an infectious quality which proves the recent Top Ten success of their first two singles, the Yazoo sampling synth-heavy "If This Is Love" and the robotic disco-pop of "Up" were no fluke. "Keep Her" is a Timbaland-style urban number featuring a bubbling acidic bassline and a feisty "Girl Power" chorus; the equally fierce "Set Me Off" is reminiscent of Goldfrapp's electro-glam period; while "Work" echoes the muscular dance-pop of Rihanna's recent chart-toppers. The ballads, so often the weakest link on a pop album, are nearly as convincing. The title track is a gorgeous midtempo acoustic number and "Fall" is a classy Ne-Yo-style seductive slow jam, but the dated "Issues," featuring the rather clumsy line, "can't decide if I should slap you or kiss you," sounds like a Max Martin reject from the '90s. If they're lucky to make it to album number two, the Saturdays will have to try and develop a sound of their own. But brimming with hooks and sparkling melodies, Chasing Lights is undoubtedly a consistent pop album that should, at the very least, keep their rivals on their toes.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Alison Moyet, ComposerLyricist - Vince Clarke, ComposerLyricist - Ina Wroldsen, ComposerLyricist - Joe Belmaati, Producer, Mixer, Engineer, Keyboards, Percussion, Programming, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel Sigvardt, ComposerLyricist - Mich Hansen, ComposerLyricist - Cutfather, Producer - John Reid, ComposerLyricist - Graham Archer, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Saturdays, MainArtist - Nabiha Bensouda, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Ina Wroldsen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Andreas Romdhane, ComposerLyricist - Josef Larossi, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Quiz, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Edgeler, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Saturdays, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Ina Wroldsen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Eriksen, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Eriksen, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Saturdays, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry B, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Malisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Carl Sturken, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Evan Rogers, ComposerLyricist - Al Hemberger, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Saturdays, MainArtist - Christie Moran, Production Coordinator, StudioPersonnel - Rob Heselden, Producer, Assistant Producer - Evan Rogers and Carl Sturken, Producer
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Ina Wroldsen, ComposerLyricist - David Eriksen, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Eriksen, Producer, Guitar, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Saturdays, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry B, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Malisson, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Ina Wroldsen, ComposerLyricist - Harry Sommerdahl, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Al Lawson, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Adrian Breakspear, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kalle Engström, Producer, ComposerLyricist - John Black, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - The Saturdays, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Chris Braide, Producer, Piano, Executive Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ina Wroldsen, Vocal Arranger, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Saturdays, Background Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ben Wood, Programmer
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Ina Wroldsen, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - David Eriksen, Producer, Mixer, Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Eriksen, Producer, Keyboards, Additional Vocals, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - The Saturdays, MainArtist - Harry B, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Malisson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Ina Wroldsen, ComposerLyricist - David Eriksen, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Vocal Arranger, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Andre Lindal, ComposerLyricist - Thomas Eriksen, Producer, Keyboards, Vocal Arranger, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - The Saturdays, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Harry B, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - John Malisson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Børge Øverleiv Petersen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Alex James, ComposerLyricist - Nina Woodford, Producer, Background Vocalist, Recording Producer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dean Gillard, ComposerLyricist - Mark Crew, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Matt Ward, ComposerLyricist - The Saturdays, MainArtist - Phat Fabe, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Paul Statham, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Hannah Robinson, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Adrian Bushby, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Alex Cartana, ComposerLyricist - The Saturdays, MainArtist
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Vince Clarke, ComposerLyricist - David Eriksen, Producer, Mixer, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, Recording Engineer, Recording Arranger, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Olga Fitzroy, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Eriksen, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Chris Sansom, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Stein Austrud, Keyboards, Drum Programmer, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Sullivan, Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Craig, Additional Keyboards, Programming, AssociatedPerformer - The Saturdays, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ashley Workman, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Una Healy, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mats Lie Skaare, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mollie King, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rochelle Wiseman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Vanessa White, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Sandford, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Harry B, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Ina Wroldsen, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Andreas Romdhane, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Josef Larossi, Producer, Keyboards, Programmer, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Dick Beetham, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Graham Archer, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - The Wideboys, Remixer, StudioPersonnel - Jim Sullivan, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Edward Craig, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - The Saturdays, MainArtist - Una Healy, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Mollie King, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Rochelle Wiseman, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Vanessa White, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Frankie Sandford, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2008 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
Album review
For the past six years, Sugababes and Girls Aloud have had the monopoly on girl groups. Surviving in an increasingly narrow pop genre, they've witnessed the death of the traditional boy band and seen off potential competitors the 411 and Clea to become two of the biggest bands in Britain. The Saturdays, the first major-label girl band to be launched in four years, are therefore in the unenviable position of trying to muscle in on some pretty safeguarded territory. Featuring two members of the pre-teen pop band S Club Juniors and several former stage school students, they've certainly got the experience, but judging from their debut album, they've also got a fighting chance of chart success too. Chasing Lights isn't exactly a radical departure from their counterparts, but it has an infectious quality which proves the recent Top Ten success of their first two singles, the Yazoo sampling synth-heavy "If This Is Love" and the robotic disco-pop of "Up" were no fluke. "Keep Her" is a Timbaland-style urban number featuring a bubbling acidic bassline and a feisty "Girl Power" chorus; the equally fierce "Set Me Off" is reminiscent of Goldfrapp's electro-glam period; while "Work" echoes the muscular dance-pop of Rihanna's recent chart-toppers. The ballads, so often the weakest link on a pop album, are nearly as convincing. The title track is a gorgeous midtempo acoustic number and "Fall" is a classy Ne-Yo-style seductive slow jam, but the dated "Issues," featuring the rather clumsy line, "can't decide if I should slap you or kiss you," sounds like a Max Martin reject from the '90s. If they're lucky to make it to album number two, the Saturdays will have to try and develop a sound of their own. But brimming with hooks and sparkling melodies, Chasing Lights is undoubtedly a consistent pop album that should, at the very least, keep their rivals on their toes.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:45:33
- Main artists: The Saturdays
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 2009 Polydor Ltd. (UK)
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