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Teenage rebellion. Bags of attitude. An album full of radio-friendly guitar pop tunes. You can understand the comparisons with Avril Lavigne. But that would be a disservice to Amy Studt, as while the Canadian Sk8er Girl's rock chick persona sometimes appears contrived, Studt's debut is carried out with conviction. One look at the credits reveals that it would be unfair to lump Studt in with the majority of her manager Simon Fuller's other manufactured acts, as she penned every one of the rather prolific 14 tracks, alongside some more illustrious songwriters such as Gary Barlow, Cathy Dennis, and Karen Poole. And it's this mixture of the pop writing establishment and raw talent that makes her debut all the more refreshing. "Misfit," an ode to reveling in being a nonconformist, is as loud and brash a call to arms you could possibly get as Studt growls "Anything you can do, I can do better." It's a ploy repeated on the glorious single that never was, "Ladder in My Tights," as she playfully fantasizes about using dynamite to get revenge against her enemies. It might be a bit of a one-trick pony act if the rest of the album were in the same vein. Luckily, she's got more than just the teenage angst string to her bow. "If Only" is a lovely understated chillout dance; "Carry Me Away" is a piano-driven epic; and "Gonna Be Fine" contains more vocal leaps than a Mariah Carey record, but thankfully less histrionics. The album's pièce de résistance is "Seconds Away," a gorgeous and haunting ballad that starts off melancholy and builds up into a crescendo of guitars and strings that shows off Studt's fragile but beautiful voice to full effect. Occasionally, the album veers into typical self-pitying teenager territory, particularly on the final track, "Nobody," and "Happy Now" is a rather misplaced attempt at musical theater, but this is an inventive affair that combines teenage innocence with a world-weary maturity.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Yak Bondy, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark 'Spike' Stent, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - David Treahearn, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Paul "P-Dub" Walton, Programmer - Wayne Wilkins, Programmer - Amy Studt, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2002 19 Recordings Limited
David Eriksen, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Rune Arnesen, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Poole, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Östman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Niklas Flyckt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Studt, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Juan Arango, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Børge Petersen-Øverlair, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - DJ Sabre, Unknown, Other
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited
David Eriksen, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Ofstad, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Karen Poole, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Östman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Niklas Flyckt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Studt, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Børge Petersen-Øverlair, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited, The copyright in this recording is owned by 19 Recordings Ltd. under exclusive licence to Polydor UK
R. Davis, ComposerLyricist - Rob Davis, Producer - Tim Orford, Producer, Assistant Producer - Rob Davies, Mixer, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Studt, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited, Under exclusive license to Polydor UK.
David Eriksen, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Jonas Östman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Niklas Flyckt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Who, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Eivind Aarset, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Studt, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Maud Hansson, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited, Under exclusive license to Polydor UK.
David Eriksen, Producer, Keyboards, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Karen Poole, ComposerLyricist - Neil Tucker, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Jonas Östman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Niklas Flyckt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Eivind Aarset, Electric Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Amy Studt, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Juan Arango, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Børge Petersen-Øverlair, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited, Under exclusive license to Polydor UK Ltd
Fridrik Karlsson, ComposerLyricist - Yak Bondy, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Pete Craigie, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cesar Gimeno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Studt, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Fridrik 'Frizzy' Karlsson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited, Under exclusive license to Polydor UK.
Stephen Lipson, Producer, Additional Producer - Yak Bondy, Producer, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Hale, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Isobel Griffiths, Unknown, Other - Richard Studt, Unknown, Other - Heff Moraes, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Cesar Gimeno, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Studt, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2002 19 Recordings Limited, Under exclusive license to Polydor UK.
Steve Lewinson, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Alan Douglas, Recording Engineer, Co-Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Clayton, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Stephen Hussey, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Pete Lewinson, Producer, Mixer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Amy Studt, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mark Johns, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ian Lewinson, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited, Under exclusive license to Polydor UK Ltd
David Eriksen, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Kim Ofstad, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jonas Östman, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Niklas Flyckt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Studt, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Børge Petersen-Øverlair, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited, Under exclusive license to Polydor UK Ltd
Gary Barlow, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Eliot Kennedy, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Tim Woodcock, Drums, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Ben Coombs, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - E Kennedy, ComposerLyricist - Amy Studt, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - True North Music Company, Producer
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited, Under exclusive license to Polydor UK Ltd
David Eriksen, Producer, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Kim Ofstad, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Jonny Sjo, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Cathy Dennis, ComposerLyricist - Niklas Flyckt, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Amy Studt, Background Vocalist, Vocalist, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Hitesh Hubner, Programmer - Børge Petersen-Øverlair, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited, Under exclusive license to Polydor UK Ltd
Album review
Teenage rebellion. Bags of attitude. An album full of radio-friendly guitar pop tunes. You can understand the comparisons with Avril Lavigne. But that would be a disservice to Amy Studt, as while the Canadian Sk8er Girl's rock chick persona sometimes appears contrived, Studt's debut is carried out with conviction. One look at the credits reveals that it would be unfair to lump Studt in with the majority of her manager Simon Fuller's other manufactured acts, as she penned every one of the rather prolific 14 tracks, alongside some more illustrious songwriters such as Gary Barlow, Cathy Dennis, and Karen Poole. And it's this mixture of the pop writing establishment and raw talent that makes her debut all the more refreshing. "Misfit," an ode to reveling in being a nonconformist, is as loud and brash a call to arms you could possibly get as Studt growls "Anything you can do, I can do better." It's a ploy repeated on the glorious single that never was, "Ladder in My Tights," as she playfully fantasizes about using dynamite to get revenge against her enemies. It might be a bit of a one-trick pony act if the rest of the album were in the same vein. Luckily, she's got more than just the teenage angst string to her bow. "If Only" is a lovely understated chillout dance; "Carry Me Away" is a piano-driven epic; and "Gonna Be Fine" contains more vocal leaps than a Mariah Carey record, but thankfully less histrionics. The album's pièce de résistance is "Seconds Away," a gorgeous and haunting ballad that starts off melancholy and builds up into a crescendo of guitars and strings that shows off Studt's fragile but beautiful voice to full effect. Occasionally, the album veers into typical self-pitying teenager territory, particularly on the final track, "Nobody," and "Happy Now" is a rather misplaced attempt at musical theater, but this is an inventive affair that combines teenage innocence with a world-weary maturity.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:23
- Main artists: Amy Studt
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Polydor Records
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2003 Polydor Ltd. (UK) ℗ 2003 19 Recordings Limited
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