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Track List
01) 3 Words
02) Parachute
03) Heaven
04) Fight for This Love
05) Rain on Me
06) Make Me Cry
07) Happy Hour
08) Stand Up
09) Don't Talk About This Love
10) Boy Like You
11) Heartbreaker
01) 3 Words
02) Parachute
03) Heaven
04) Fight for This Love
05) Rain on Me
06) Make Me Cry
07) Happy Hour
08) Stand Up
09) Don't Talk About This Love
10) Boy Like You
11) Heartbreaker
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2009
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3 Words is the debut studio album from British pop singer Cheryl Cole, released on 23 October 2009 by Fascination Records. The project is Cole's first solo release following a break from releasing material with her band Girls Aloud whom after seven years have enjoyed five successful albums and twenty consecutive top-ten singles.
Recorded in Los Angeles and London, Cole had mainly collaborated with will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas who was executive producer of the album. His influence as well as Cole's appreciation for dance music has given the album and its singles a distinctively different sound to Girls Aloud. It crosses from contemporary R&B, dance pop, house and a more general pop sound. It was moderately received by critics who on average awarded it 62 out of 100.
It was preceded by the lead single, "Fight for This Love", which became the fastest-selling single of 2009 in the UK, peaking at number one in Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Hungary and the UK. The album also debuted in pole position on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified 3× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for having over 900,000 copies distributed. 3 Words has also spawned two other top five singles including the title song and "Parachute". As of June 2012, the album has sold 995,209 copies in the UK.
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Before we even begin, consider your own expectations for this, the first solo album from a member of Girls Aloud. Its lead single Fight For This Love might be breaking sales records at the time of writing, but surely nobody’s fooling themselves into thinking 3 Words will stand up to much scrutiny.
Cole might be something of a national treasure these days, a bona-fide celebrity beyond her music career, but few would ever single her out as the driving vocal force in Girls Aloud. The Newcastle-born singer can’t compete with the natural ability of bandmate Nadine Coyle ”“ soon to follow in Cole’s solo deal footsteps”“ so has wisely surrounded herself with fine collaborators here, most notably will.i.am of global superstars the Black Eyed Peas. Also on board are Taio Cruz and a spread of hugely successful writers including Chris Braide (Kylie Minogue, Will Young) and Steve Kipner (Christina Aguilera, Kelly Rowland).
Producer and rapper will.i.am ”“ real name William Adams ”“ appears on three tracks here, and his own Cole-featuring single Heartbreaker is tagged on as a closing bonus track. His vocals complement Cole’s well, most effectively on the title track, soon to be released as a single. The lyrics might leave much to be desired ”“ essentially the whole album is concerned with love: finding it, winning it, embracing it and losing it ”“ but the surprisingly restrained arrangement, where heavy beats are balanced with light piano-style motifs and acoustic guitar elements, is a treat. Heaven isn’t as engaging, its sickly sweet vocal lines sure to elicit a chuckle or two, but at least the sentiments don’t stray over the album’s course.
Stand Up is a Cruz co-write, and it shows ”“ the track’s smooth synth lines and sparkly production are echoes of the singer’s own Rokstarr album ”“ and Boy Like You, another will.i.am collaboration, lifts a loop from Fleetwood Mac’s Little Lies to good effect. Parachute’s military percussion is similarly memorable. Mid-section numbers Rain On Me and Make Me Cry ”“ Cole makes out like she does that a lot ”“ are relative throwaways, but honestly: there was no way this was going to be a success from start to finish. The main ingredient is simply too imperfect to be polished to a flawless shine.
But 3 Words does exceed pessimistic predictions, and easily so, packing enough peaks to make Coyle’s inevitable follow-up very much the uphill struggle.
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3 Words is the debut studio album from British pop singer Cheryl Cole, released on 23 October 2009 by Fascination Records. The project is Cole's first solo release following a break from releasing material with her band Girls Aloud whom after seven years have enjoyed five successful albums and twenty consecutive top-ten singles.
Recorded in Los Angeles and London, Cole had mainly collaborated with will.i.am of The Black Eyed Peas who was executive producer of the album. His influence as well as Cole's appreciation for dance music has given the album and its singles a distinctively different sound to Girls Aloud. It crosses from contemporary R&B, dance pop, house and a more general pop sound. It was moderately received by critics who on average awarded it 62 out of 100.
It was preceded by the lead single, "Fight for This Love", which became the fastest-selling single of 2009 in the UK, peaking at number one in Ireland, Denmark, Norway, Hungary and the UK. The album also debuted in pole position on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified 3× Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry for having over 900,000 copies distributed. 3 Words has also spawned two other top five singles including the title song and "Parachute". As of June 2012, the album has sold 995,209 copies in the UK.
User Album Review
Before we even begin, consider your own expectations for this, the first solo album from a member of Girls Aloud. Its lead single Fight For This Love might be breaking sales records at the time of writing, but surely nobody’s fooling themselves into thinking 3 Words will stand up to much scrutiny.
Cole might be something of a national treasure these days, a bona-fide celebrity beyond her music career, but few would ever single her out as the driving vocal force in Girls Aloud. The Newcastle-born singer can’t compete with the natural ability of bandmate Nadine Coyle ”“ soon to follow in Cole’s solo deal footsteps”“ so has wisely surrounded herself with fine collaborators here, most notably will.i.am of global superstars the Black Eyed Peas. Also on board are Taio Cruz and a spread of hugely successful writers including Chris Braide (Kylie Minogue, Will Young) and Steve Kipner (Christina Aguilera, Kelly Rowland).
Producer and rapper will.i.am ”“ real name William Adams ”“ appears on three tracks here, and his own Cole-featuring single Heartbreaker is tagged on as a closing bonus track. His vocals complement Cole’s well, most effectively on the title track, soon to be released as a single. The lyrics might leave much to be desired ”“ essentially the whole album is concerned with love: finding it, winning it, embracing it and losing it ”“ but the surprisingly restrained arrangement, where heavy beats are balanced with light piano-style motifs and acoustic guitar elements, is a treat. Heaven isn’t as engaging, its sickly sweet vocal lines sure to elicit a chuckle or two, but at least the sentiments don’t stray over the album’s course.
Stand Up is a Cruz co-write, and it shows ”“ the track’s smooth synth lines and sparkly production are echoes of the singer’s own Rokstarr album ”“ and Boy Like You, another will.i.am collaboration, lifts a loop from Fleetwood Mac’s Little Lies to good effect. Parachute’s military percussion is similarly memorable. Mid-section numbers Rain On Me and Make Me Cry ”“ Cole makes out like she does that a lot ”“ are relative throwaways, but honestly: there was no way this was going to be a success from start to finish. The main ingredient is simply too imperfect to be polished to a flawless shine.
But 3 Words does exceed pessimistic predictions, and easily so, packing enough peaks to make Coyle’s inevitable follow-up very much the uphill struggle.
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