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Following the departure of Keisha Buchanan just weeks before Sweet 7 was originally scheduled for release, the previously all-conquering Sugababes are now in their fourth different incarnation, with Eurovision entrant Jade Ewen stepping in to replace the only member left from the original 2000 lineup. However, their seventh studio album reveals they are now unrecognizable, not only in terms of personnel, but also in terms of their sound and image. After the underperformance of Sugababes' retro-soul-based Catfights and Spotlights, the lowest-selling album of their ten-year career, the trio appears to have hit the panic button in an attempt to keep up with the likes of rivals Girls Aloud and the Saturdays. Whereas their earlier material effortlessly combined commercial radio-friendly pop with cutting-edge influences, Sweet 7 aims straight for the jugular, ignoring any ambitions of originality in favor of churning out the kind of formulaic electro-R&B that has lately become ubiquitous in the upper reaches of the charts. Drafting in hotshot producers Stargate (Beyoncé) and the Smeezingtons (Flo Rida), Sweet 7 is never short of an infectious hook or club-friendly production, but undoubtedly betrays the experimental sensibilities that set them apart from their contemporaries. Lead single "Get Sexy" is a hopelessly misguided stab at Black Eyed Peas-style robotic synth-led R&B that samples Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy," a far cry from their Gary Numan/Adina Howard mash-up, featuring cringe-worthy lyrics performed in a stilted manner that appears audibly to emit their undeniable embarrassment. Considering their previous sophisticated image, it's a desperate and calculated re-invention that fails to pull off the risqué and sensual vibe they were obviously aiming for. Elsewhere, power ballad "Crash & Burn" is basically a carbon copy of Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks' "No Air," "Miss Everything" is generic Auto-Tuned fluff featuring rent-a-rapper Sean Kingston, and the aptly named "She's a Mess" is a chaotic attempt at a Clubland trance-pop floor-filler. The one saving grace is "About a Girl," a gloriously sassy uptempo Lady Gaga-esque number that stands up next to the best of their back catalog and suggests that if producer RedOne had been on board for more than one track, the album might have avoided becoming the bland, soulless, and repetitive affair it sadly is.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
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Richard Fairbrass, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - Fred Fairbrass, ComposerLyricist - Rob Manzoli, ComposerLyricist - Ari Levine, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Philip Lawrence, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bruno Mars, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - Fernando Garibay, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Philip Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Bruno Mars, ComposerLyricist - Steven Battey, ComposerLyricist - Carlos Battey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - AJ Nunez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer - Steve Battey, Background Vocalist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Makeba Riddick, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Philip Lawrence, Producer, Additional Producer - Nadir Khayat, ComposerLyricist - Johnny Severin, Editor, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Redone, Producer, Editor, Engineer, Programmer, StudioPersonnel - Robert Orton, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - Fernando Garibay, Producer, Programmer, ComposerLyricist - Ari Levine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Philip Lawrence, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Bruno Mars, Additional Vocals, Recording Engineer, AssociatedPerformer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - AJ Nunez, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
C. Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Tor Erik Hermansen, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Ryan Tedder, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Oyanedel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - StarGate, Producer - Damien Lewis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - Ari Levine, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Philip Lawrence, ComposerLyricist - Bruno Mars, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - The Smeezingtons, Producer - Brody Brown, ComposerLyricist - Dave Pensado, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sean Kingston, FeaturedArtist - Greg Ogan, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - Ari Levine, Mixer, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Philip Lawrence, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Bruno Mars, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - Kevin Davis, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Reggie Perry, ComposerLyricist - Crystal Johnson, ComposerLyricist - Derek Pacuk, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Syience, Producer - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - cri$tyle, Producer - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Marcus John Bryant, Producer, ComposerLyricist - Daniel Davidsen, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Mads Nilsson, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jonas Jeberg, Producer, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Nakisha Smith, Additional Vocals, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist
℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
S. Smith, ComposerLyricist - Tor Erik Hermansen, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Oyanedel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - StarGate, Producer - Damien Lewis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ne-Yo, Producer, Co-Producer - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
R. Allen, ComposerLyricist - Tor Erik Hermansen, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel - Bernt Rune Stray, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel Eriksen, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - M. Kleveland, ComposerLyricist - Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Oyanedel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - StarGate, Producer - Damien Lewis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martin K, Unknown, Other - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
C. Kelly, ComposerLyricist - Tor Erik Hermansen, Unknown, Other, ComposerLyricist - Mikkel S. Eriksen, Recording Engineer, Unknown, Other, StudioPersonnel, ComposerLyricist - Mike Stevens, Producer, Additional Producer - Josh Houghkirk, Assistant Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Jeremy Wheatley, Additional Mixer, StudioPersonnel - PHIL TAN, Mixer, StudioPersonnel - Carlos Oyanedel, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - StarGate, Producer - Damien Lewis, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Sugababes, MainArtist - Heidi Range, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Amelle Berrabah, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Jade Ewen, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Marcus Byrne, Producer, Additional Producer
℗ 2009 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
Albumbeschreibung
Following the departure of Keisha Buchanan just weeks before Sweet 7 was originally scheduled for release, the previously all-conquering Sugababes are now in their fourth different incarnation, with Eurovision entrant Jade Ewen stepping in to replace the only member left from the original 2000 lineup. However, their seventh studio album reveals they are now unrecognizable, not only in terms of personnel, but also in terms of their sound and image. After the underperformance of Sugababes' retro-soul-based Catfights and Spotlights, the lowest-selling album of their ten-year career, the trio appears to have hit the panic button in an attempt to keep up with the likes of rivals Girls Aloud and the Saturdays. Whereas their earlier material effortlessly combined commercial radio-friendly pop with cutting-edge influences, Sweet 7 aims straight for the jugular, ignoring any ambitions of originality in favor of churning out the kind of formulaic electro-R&B that has lately become ubiquitous in the upper reaches of the charts. Drafting in hotshot producers Stargate (Beyoncé) and the Smeezingtons (Flo Rida), Sweet 7 is never short of an infectious hook or club-friendly production, but undoubtedly betrays the experimental sensibilities that set them apart from their contemporaries. Lead single "Get Sexy" is a hopelessly misguided stab at Black Eyed Peas-style robotic synth-led R&B that samples Right Said Fred's "I'm Too Sexy," a far cry from their Gary Numan/Adina Howard mash-up, featuring cringe-worthy lyrics performed in a stilted manner that appears audibly to emit their undeniable embarrassment. Considering their previous sophisticated image, it's a desperate and calculated re-invention that fails to pull off the risqué and sensual vibe they were obviously aiming for. Elsewhere, power ballad "Crash & Burn" is basically a carbon copy of Chris Brown and Jordin Sparks' "No Air," "Miss Everything" is generic Auto-Tuned fluff featuring rent-a-rapper Sean Kingston, and the aptly named "She's a Mess" is a chaotic attempt at a Clubland trance-pop floor-filler. The one saving grace is "About a Girl," a gloriously sassy uptempo Lady Gaga-esque number that stands up next to the best of their back catalog and suggests that if producer RedOne had been on board for more than one track, the album might have avoided becoming the bland, soulless, and repetitive affair it sadly is.
© Jon O'Brien /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:33
- Main artists: Sugababes
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Universal-Island Records Ltd.
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
© 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company. ℗ 2010 Universal Island Records Ltd. A Universal Music Company.
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