All Rise

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All Rise
Studio album by Blue
Released 26 November 2001 (UK)
27 April 2004 (US)
Recorded 2000–2001; London, UK
Genre Pop, R&B
Label Virgin, Innocent
Blue chronology
All Rise
(2001)		 One Love
(2002)
Singles from All Rise
  1. "All Rise"
    Released: May 17, 2001
  2. "Too Close"
    Released: August 27, 2001
  3. "If You Come Back"
    Released: November 12, 2001
  4. "Fly By II"
    Released: March 18, 2002
  5. "Best in Me"
    Released: August 18, 2002

All Rise is the debut album by British boy band Blue, released on November 26, 2001 in the United Kingdom and on April 27, 2004 in the United States. It peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart. The album was certified four times Platinum in the UK.[1] The album spent 63 weeks on the UK top 75 Albums chart.[2]

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[edit] Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[3]
NME 5/10 stars[4]

The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Sharon Mawer of Allmusic gave the album three and half starts out of five and noted, "The vocals were sung as if there was some real feeling, and that maybe is what separated Blue from their peers."[3] Andre Paine of the NME gave the album five stars out of ten stating, when describing some of the tracks that "All of these are fine, but so as not to alienate a single teenage girl, there's also the traditional boyband slop; 'If You Come Back' ...the ballads and various Backstreet Boys rip-offs. But at least Stargate & Ray Ruffin know what they do. And Blue are young and talented enough to secure themselves a successful pop career."[4]

[edit] Singles

  • "All Rise" — The debut single, released in May 2001. The single peaked at #4 on the UK Singles Chart, #3 on the Australian Top 40, at #1 in New Zealand and #5 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
  • "Too Close" — The second single, released in August 2001. The song is a cover version of U.S. R&B group Next's number one hit. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart, #5 on the Australian Top 40, #1 in New Zealand and #17 in Ireland. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 500,000 copies in the UK.
  • "If You Come Back" — The third single, released in November 2001. The single peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was produced by multi-platinum producer Ray Ruffin & co-written by Nicole Formescu, Ray Ruffin, Lee Brennan and Ian Hope. The song has received a Gold sales status certification for sales of over 500,000 copies in the UK.
  • "Fly By II" — The fourth and final single, released in March 2002. The single peaked at #6 on the UK Singles Chart, at #9 in New Zealand, #16 in Ireland, and #23 in Belgium. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
  • "Best in Me" — Released as a single exclusively in Australia and New Zealand in August 2002. The single peaked at #10 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, becoming one of Blue's most successful singles in the region. A music video was recorded and was later used to promote the group's compilation album, Best of Blue.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "All Rise"   Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Hallgeir Rustan, Simon Webbe, Daniel Stephens Stargate 3:43
2. "Too Close"   Kier Gist, Darren Lighty, Robert Huggar, Raphael Brown, Robert Ford Jr., Denzil Miller, James B. Moore, Kurtis Walker, Larry Smith Ray Ruffin, Cutfather & Joe* 3:45
3. "This Temptation"   Eliot Kennedy, Steve Richards, Lee Ryan, Antony Costa, Duncan James, Webbe Steelworks, Dancin' Danny D* 3:35
4. "If You Come Back"   Nicole Formescu, Lee Brennan, Ruffin, Ian Hope Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie* 3:27
5. "Fly By"   Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan, Webbe Stargate 3:46
6. "Bounce"   Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan, Webbe Stargate 3:52
7. "Long Time"   Formescu, Ruffin, Hope, Webbe, Costa Ray Ruffin 4:14
8. "Make It Happen"   Wayne Hector, Jan Kask, Peter Mansson, Ali Tennant Stargate, Jan Kask*, Peter Mansson* 3:14
9. "Back to You"   Webbe, Ryan, James, Costa, Ruffin, Hope Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie* 3:04
10. "Girl I'll Never Understand"   Gary Barlow, Tim Woodcock Steelworks, Pete Craigie* 3:26
11. "Back Some Day"   Mike Terry, Woodcock Steelworks, Pete Craigie* 4:00
12. "Best in Me"   Jem Godfrey, Bill Padley Jem Godfrey, Bill Padley 3:11

(*) Additional production

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 31
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 4
Danish Albums Chart 9
German Albums Chart 68
Irish Albums Chart 5
New Zealand Albums Chart 2
Portuguese Albums Chart 30
UK Albums Chart 1
Chart (2002) Peak
position
French Albums Chart 147
Norwegian Albums Chart 28

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 16
Chart (2002) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart 26

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[5] Gold 35,000^
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[6] Gold 25,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. 25 October 2002. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/Search.aspx. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  2. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=812
  3. ^ a b Mawer, Sharon. All Rise at Allmusic. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  4. ^ a b Paine, Andre (22 December 2001). "- Blue : All Rise - Album Reviews - NME.COM". NME. http://www.nme.com/reviews/blue/5876. Retrieved 19 October 2010. 
  5. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-albums-2001.htm. 
  6. ^ "Danish album certifications – Blue – All Rise". IFPI Denmark. http://www.hitlisterne.dk/default.asp?w=08&y=2002&list=a40. 
  7. ^ "British album certifications – Blue – All Rise". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter All Rise in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
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