Life in Mono (album)
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Released | 4 December 2006 | |||
Genre | Motown[1][2] | |||
Label | Universal Music | |||
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Singles from Life in Mono | ||||
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MSN | Positive[5] |
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Life in Mono is the third studio album by English pop singer Emma Bunton. The album was originally set for a November 2006 release in the UK, however it was later pushed back to 4 December 2006. Much like her previous album, Free Me, the album experiments with elements of 1960s pop music. For this particular album the musical arrangement was more directed towards 1960s French pop music, with some elements of British 1960s pop and Motown.
Background[]
The album was inspired by 1960s sounds, like motown, bossa nova and pop.[1][2][9][10] Bunton had been working on her third release since winter 2004. The album's title track is a cover version of the hit "Life in Mono" by 1990s trip hop band Mono, best known through its usage in the 1998 film Great Expectations. The track "Take Me to Another Town" contains a sample from Herb Alpert's 1965 "Green Peppers". Songs recorded during this period that did not appear on the final album include "Crazy", "Rhapsody", and "Secrets".
Due to Bunton's pregnancy all forms of promotion were cancelled after a few months. Rumors of a third single surfaced through websites[citation needed] after Bunton stated she was thinking of releasing a third single, however this never came. The album tracks "I Wasn't Looking (When I Found Love)", "Perfect Strangers" and "Take Me to Another Town" were rumoured as choices for the third single.
Singles[]
- The first single taken from the album was a cover of Petula Clark's 1964 hit single "Downtown". It was released on 13 November 2006. It was the 2006 BBC Children in Need official charity single and reached No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart.
- The second single, "All I Need to Know" was released on 12 February 2007. It charted at No. 60 on the UK Singles Chart.
Chart performance[]
Although it sold almost 13,000 copies in its first week,[citation needed] the album was Bunton's first not to reach the UK top 10. It debuted on the UK Albums Chart at No. 65 on 10 December 2006 and fell to No. 75 in its second week before dropping out of the chart the following week.
Track listing[]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Life in Mono.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "All I Need to Know" |
| Simon Franglen | 4:18 |
2. | "Life in Mono" |
| Franglen | 3:48 |
3. | "Mischievous" |
| Franglen | 3:41 |
4. | "Perfect Strangers" |
| Franglen | 3:31 |
5. | "He Loves Me Not" |
| Franglen | 3:28 |
6. | "I Wasn't Looking (When I Found Love)" |
| Franglen | 3:31 |
7. | "Take Me to Another Town" |
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| 4:08 |
8. | "Undressing You" |
| Franglen | 3:21 |
9. | "I'm Not Crying Over Yesterdays" |
| Franglen | 3:23 |
10. | "All That You'll Be" |
| Franglen | 4:00 |
11. | "Downtown" | Tony Hatch | Franglen | 3:24 |
Total length: | 41:21 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Something Tells Me (Something's Going to Happen)" |
| Yak Bondy | 3:41 |
13. | "Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps" |
| Franglen | 2:30 |
14. | "Por Favor" |
| Yak Bondy | 2:35 |
Total length: | 52:21 |
B-side[]
Title | Featured on | Producer(s) | Length |
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"Midnight and Martinis" | "All I Need to Know" single | Lee Dagger, Marc JB | 4:14 |
Charts[]
Chart (2006) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] | 69 |
UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 65 |
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Emma Bunton, Life in Mono". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Emma Bunton, Life in Mono". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ Mawer, Sharon. "Life in Mono – Emma Bunton". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Zendle, Miriam (4 December 2006). "Life in Mono – Emma Bunton (Digitalspy Review)". Digitalspy. Archived from the original on 17 January 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Life in Mono – Emma Bunton (MSN Review)". MSN. 1 December 2006. Archived from the original on 6 December 2006. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Murphy, John (4 December 2006). "Life in Mono – Emma Bunton (musicOMH Review)". musicOMH. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Macpherson, Alex (1 December 2006). "Life in Mono – Emma Bunton (The Guardian Review)". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ Gill, Jaime (3 January 2007). "Life in Mono – Emma Bunton (LAUNCH Yahoo!ardian Review)". Yahoo!. Archived from the original on 13 January 2007. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Emma Bunton's 'Life in Mono' Turns 10". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "'Baby Please Don't Stop': The Breezy Return of Emma Bunton". Muumuse. Retrieved 31 December 2020.
- ^ "Life In Mono – Deluxe edition". Discogs. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- ^ "Emma Bunton | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 6 August 2017.
- 2006 albums
- Emma Bunton albums
- Universal Music Group albums