Anastacia (album)

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Anastacia
Studio album by Anastacia
Released March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)
Recorded 2003–04; Cello Studios, Henson Recording Studios, Larrabee Studios East, Neptune Valley Studios, O'Henry Sound Studios, Record One, The Record Plant, Sony Music Studios
Genre Pop, rock, soul
Length 48:39
Label Epic, Daylight
Producer Dallas Austin, Glen Ballard, Patrick Leonard, John Shanks, David A. Stewart, Ric Wake
Anastacia chronology
Freak of Nature
(2001)		 Anastacia
(2004)		 Pieces of a Dream
(2005)
Singles from Anastacia
  1. "Left Outside Alone"
    Released: March 15, 2004
  2. "Sick and Tired"
    Released: July 19, 2004
  3. "Welcome to My Truth"
    Released: November 8, 2004
  4. "Heavy on My Heart"
    Released: March 7, 2005
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[1]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[2]
The Independent 2/5 stars[3]
Stylus Magazine (C)[4]
Yahoo! Music 7/10 stars[5]
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Anastacia is the eponymous third studio album by American recording artist Anastacia. It was released in Europe and Australia on March 29, 2004 and in Japan on June 9, 2004. The album peaked at the top of the albums charts in several countries, including Australia, Belgium, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom.

The album was never released in Anastacia's native United States, despite plans for an August 30, 2005 release with a different track listing from that of the European version, which would replace "Sexy Single" with the B-side "Underground Army". The plans were canceled for unknown reasons.

Contents

[edit] Background

In January 2003, Anastacia had discovered that she had breast cancer when she was preparing for breast reduction surgery due to orthopedic reasons. Anastacia subsequently established the Anastacia Fund through The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to promote awareness of breast cancer amongst younger women.

After this traumatic experience, Anastacia entered recording studios in September 2003 to record the Anastacia album with Glen Ballard, Dallas Austin, and David A. Stewart for release in 2004. Anastacia was after more of a rock feel on the album, as noted in tracks such as "Seasons Change", "Time", and "I Do" (which features Sonny Sandoval from P.O.D.).

Anastacia says on her website that her illness made it more difficult to record the album:

... the experience was not pleasant. I usually look for the bright side of things, but so far nothing about making this record was positive for me. My doctor told me I'd be tired, not stupid. I could not focus on anything. I'd write a verse and then I couldn't write the chorus or I'd write the chorus but couldn't write the bridge. I couldn't talk, I couldn't think straight, I was totally out of it. The doctors said I'd be tired - but of course I had insomnia. It was tough...

She struggled through the process to finish the album for release in March 2004.

[edit] Commercial performance

Anastacia proved to be a huge smash hit reaching the top of the albums charts in eleven countries including Australia, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, as well as number two in Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The album's lead single "Left Outside Alone" proved to be equally successful, peaking at number one in Australia, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, and reaching the top five in several other countries and on the pan-European singles chart. The album also spawned another three European hit singles: "Sick and Tired", "Welcome to My Truth", and "Heavy on My Heart". "Sick and Tired" was the biggest hit from the three, scoring top five single status across numerous European nations, almost matching the success of "Left Outside Alone". "Welcome to My Truth" scored Anastacia her best-selling single ever in Spain and gained moderate European airplay and sales success, while "Heavy on My Heart" fared slightly worse but proceeds from the single were donated to the Anastacia Fund.

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Seasons Change"   Anastacia, Kara DioGuardi, John Rzeznik Glen Ballard 4:17
2. "Left Outside Alone"   Anastacia, Dallas Austin, Ballard Austin, Ballard 4:17
3. "Time"   Anastacia, Austin, Ballard Austin, Ballard 3:33
4. "Sick and Tired"   Anastacia, Austin, Ballard Austin, Ballard 3:30
5. "Heavy on My Heart"   Anastacia, Billy Mann Mann, Ballard 4:26
6. "I Do" (featuring Sonny Sandoval) Anastacia, DioGuardi, Lukas Burton, Danny Weissfeld Ric Wake 3:04
7. "Welcome to My Truth"   Anastacia, DioGuardi, John Shanks Shanks 4:03
8. "Pretty Little Dum Dum"   Anastacia, Ballard, DioGuardi Ballard 4:37
9. "Sexy Single"   Anastacia, David A. Stewart Stewart 3:52
10. "Rearview"   Anastacia, DioGuardi, Shanks Shanks 4:12
11. "Where Do I Belong"   Anastacia, DioGuardi, Patrick Leonard Leonard 3:26
12. "Maybe Today"   Anastacia, Stewart Stewart 5:15

[edit] Charts

[edit] Weekly charts

Chart (2004) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[6] 1
Austrian Albums Chart[7] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[8] 1
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[9] 5
Danish Albums Chart[10] 1
Dutch Albums Chart[11] 1
European Top 100 Albums[12] 1
Finnish Albums Chart[13] 3
French Albums Chart[14] 14
German Albums Chart[15] 1
Greek International Albums Chart[16] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[17] 4
Irish Albums Chart[18] 2
Italian Albums Chart[19] 2
New Zealand Albums Chart[20] 26
Norwegian Albums Chart[21] 1
Polish Albums Chart[22] 16
Portuguese Albums Chart[23] 2
Spanish Albums Chart[24] 2
Swedish Albums Chart[25] 1
Swiss Albums Chart[26] 1
UK Albums Chart[27] 1

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
Australia 2× platinum[28]
Austria 2× platinum[29]
Belgium Gold[30]
Denmark Platinum[31]
Europe 3× platinum[32]
Finland Platinum[33]
France Gold[34]
Germany 4× platinum[35]
Greece Platinum[16]
Hungary Gold[36]
Netherlands Platinum[37]
Norway Platinum[38]
Portugal Gold[39]
Spain 2× platinum[24]
Sweden Platinum[40]
Switzerland 3× platinum[41]
United Kingdom 4× platinum[42]

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2004) Position
Australian Albums Chart[43] 14
Austrian Albums Chart[44] 2
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[45] 6
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[46] 38
European Top 100 Albums[47] 2
French Albums Chart[48] 41
German Albums Chart[49] 1
Hungarian Albums Chart[50] 32
Irish Albums Chart[51] 18
Spanish Albums Chart[52] 8
Swedish Albums Chart[53] 11
Swiss Albums Chart[54] 1
UK Albums Chart[55] 6
Worldwide[56] 15

[edit] Chart precession and succession

Preceded by
Greatest Hits by Guns N' Roses		 Norwegian Albums Chart number-one album
April 6, 2004		 Succeeded by
Greatest Hits by Guns N' Roses
Austrian Albums Chart number-one album
April 7, 2004 – May 5, 2004		 Succeeded by
aufLeben by Rainhard Fendrich
Preceded by
Patience by George Michael		 Danish Albums Chart number-one album
April 9, 2004 – April 23, 2004		 Succeeded by
El Camino by Thomas Helmig
Preceded by
Herz by Rosenstolz
Here I Am by Alexander
Adios by Böhse Onkelz		 German Albums Chart number-one album
April 9, 2004 – May 21, 2004
July 30, 2004
August 27, 2004		 Succeeded by
So-Called Chaos by Alanis Morissette
Adios by Böhse Onkelz
Die Band, die sie Pferd nannten by Die Ärzte
Preceded by
Baby Dry Your Eye by Marit Bergman
GT 25 - Samtliga hits! by Gyllene Tider		 Swedish Albums Chart number-one album
April 9, 2004
April 23, 2004		 Succeeded by
GT 25 - Samtliga hits! by Gyllene Tider
My Colouring Book by Agnetha Fältskog
Preceded by
Confessions by Usher
Live in Hyde Park by Red Hot Chili Peppers		 UK Albums Chart number-one album
April 10, 2004 – April 17, 2004
August 21, 2004		 Succeeded by
Greatest Hits by Guns N' Roses
Songs About Jane by Maroon 5
Preceded by
Sidefiin by Plüsch		 Swiss Albums Chart number-one album
April 11, 2004 – May 16, 2004		 Succeeded by
Neon Lights by DJ Tatana
Preceded by
Feels Like Home by Norah Jones
Films About Ghosts (The Best Of...) by Counting Crows		 Dutch Albums Chart number-one album
April 17, 2004 – May 8, 2004
August 7, 2004 – August 14, 2004		 Succeeded by
Feels Like Home by Norah Jones
Mamma Mia! Original Cast Recording by Mamma Mia! musical cast
Preceded by
Patience by George Michael
Once by Nightwish
Live in Hyde Park by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Medúlla by Björk		 European Top 100 Albums number-one album
April 17, 2004 – May 29, 2004
July 31, 2004 – August 7, 2004
August 28, 2004 – September 11, 2004
September 25, 2004 – October 2, 2004		 Succeeded by
So-Called Chaos by Alanis Morissette
Live in Hyde Park by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Medúlla by Björk
Room Service by Bryan Adams
Preceded by
Feeler by Pete Murray
One Determined Heart by Paulini		 Australian Albums Chart number-one album
April 26, 2004
August 16, 2004		 Succeeded by
D12 World by D12
Elephunk by The Black Eyed Peas
Preceded by
Another Lonely Soul by Novastar		 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) number-one album
May 1, 2004 – May 15, 2004		 Succeeded by
Songs of Innocence by Jasper Steverlinck

[edit] Release history

Country Date Label
United Kingdom March 29, 2004 Epic Records
France Sony Music
Italy
Germany
Switzerland
Australia
Japan June 9, 2004

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