JLS (album)

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JLS
Studio album by JLS
Released 9 November 2009
Recorded 2009
Genre R&B, dance-pop
Length 44:47
Label Epic
Producer Wayne Hector, Steve Mac, J. R. Rotem, Fraser T. Smith, Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather, Metrophonic, DEEKAY, Soulshock & Karlin
JLS chronology
JLS
(2009)		 Outta This World
(2010)
Singles from JLS
  1. "Beat Again"
    Released: 13 July 2009
  2. "Everybody in Love"
    Released: 2 November 2009
  3. "One Shot"
    Released: 22 February 2010

JLS is the debut album from English boy band JLS. The album was released in the UK on 9 November 2009 by Epic Records. It was preceded by the lead single, "Beat Again" on 13 July 2009. The album debuted at number-one in the UK and Ireland. It has been certified four times platinum in the UK, where it was the sixth best-selling album of 2009. In the US, the album was issued as a six track EP featuring their three UK singles, their new single "The Club is Alive" and two other tracks from the UK version of the album.[1] This version was released on August 3, 2010, but failed to chart.[2]

Contents

[edit] Singles

  • "Beat Again" was the debut release by the band, following their success on the 2008 series of the X Factor. The song was especially successful on the UK Singles Chart, debuting at number, selling 106,299 copies in its first week. The single became the second fastest-selling single of 2009, behind "Bonkers" by Dizzee Rascal. Sales currently stand at around 516,500
  • "Everybody in Love" was released as the second single from the album. On 8 November 2009, the song topped the UK Singles Chart, by selling over 121,000 copies in one week. Sales currently stand at around 412,000. The single was released in February 2010 in the United States, but failed to chart.
  • "One Shot" was released as the third and final single from the album on 22 February 2010. The song has peaked in the UK Singles Chart at number six. Sales currently stand at around 315,500.

[edit] Reception

[edit] Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Irish Albums Chart on 12 November 2009. In the UK the band beat Robbie Williams to the number-one spot on 15 November 2009. Both JLS and Williams's tenth solo album Reality Killed the Video Star sold over 200,000 copies, making them the fastest-selling albums of the year so far. JLS beat Robbie Williams to the top spot by a margin of less than 1%.[3] First week sales were reported to be more than 230,000 copies.[4] The album has been certified two times platinum in Ireland,[5] while being certified four times Platinum in the UK,[6] and was the sixth best-selling album of 2009 in the UK.[7] The album is also currently the tenth biggest-selling boy band record ever in the UK. It was revealed that the album was the 35th best-selling album of 2010, selling 317,000 copies of the album in 2010.

[edit] Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[8]
Digital Spy 2/5 stars[9]
The Guardian 2/5 stars[10]
Yahoo! Music (6/10)[11]
In the News (5/10)[12]
Virgin Media 3/5 stars[13]

Digital Spy said of the album:

While the irresistibly catchy pop/R&B of 'Beat Again' amply justifies the initial excitement, the mushy and borderline generic follow-up 'Everybody In Love' is more indicative of what's in store on their first album. It often feels as though they've raided the boyband vaults from the turn of the century and scrubbed up the rusty results with some modern production polish, with only the odd gem standing out amongst the wealth of disposable, derivative material here. Prime offenders? Well, 'Close To You' is a classically cutesy boyband love song with lyrics perfect for a Smash Hits Songwords card: "London, Paris, Tokyo, thinking of you wherever I go." The flamenco-infused 'Heal This Heartbreak' is given extra oomph by some Kanye-style vocal trickery, but it still manages to sound more Now 39 than 2009. Then there's the drippy 'Crazy For You', a track as achingly bland as an old 911 B-side.[14]

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Beat Again"   Wayne Hector, Steve Mac Wayne Hector, Steve Mac 3:19
2. "Everybody In Love"   Wayne Hector, J. R. Rotem, Felicia Jensen, David D.A. Doman J. R. Rotem 3:16
3. "Keep You"   Fraser Smith, Jonathan Gill, Oritsé Williams, Taio Cruz Fraser T. Smith 3:01
4. "Crazy for You"   Hector, Mac Steve Mac 3:37
5. "Heal This Heartbreak"   Merrygold, Williams, Gill, Marvin Humes, Mich Hansen, Jonas Jeberg, Chris Braide Jonas Jeberg, Cutfather 3:45
6. "Close to You"   Wiliams, Humes, Gill, Merrygold, Paul Barry, Graham Stack Metrophonic 3:51
7. "Only Tonight"   Humes, Merrygold, Gill, Williams, Lars Jensen, Martin Larsson, Ali Tennant DEEKAY 3:39
8. "One Shot"   Carsten Schack, Kenneth Karlin, Michael Warren, Brandon White, Sean Hurley Soulshock & Karlin 3:48
9. "Private"   Gill, Merrygold, Humes, Williams, Paul Meehan, Ayak Thiik Metrophonic 3:14
10. "Don't Go"   Merrygold, Williams, Gill, Humes, Jamie Scott, Stack Metrophonic 2:53
11. "Only Making Love"   Gill, Williams, Humes, Merrygold, Meehan, Tim Woodcock Metrophonic 3:47
12. "Kickstart"   Humes, Merrygold, Gill, Williams, Jensen, Larsson, Tennant DEEKAY 3:11
13. "Tightrope"   Williams, Humes, Gill, Merrygold, Barry, Stack Metrophonic 3:26

[edit] Charts and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[15] 1
UK Albums Chart[3] 1

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Ireland (IRMA)[16] 2× Platinum 30,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] 4× Platinum 1,200,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone

[edit] Release history

Region Release date Format Label
United Kingdom[18][19] 9 November 2009 CD, DVD, digital download Epic Records
United States[1][20] 3 August 2010 CD, digital download Jive Records

[edit] References

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  2. ^ Jones, Alan (2010-02-01). "Nutini back on top of albums chart". Music Week. http://www.musicweek.com/story.asp?sectioncode=22&storycode=1039842&c=1. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  3. ^ a b "Music - News - JLS narrowly beat Robbie to No. 1 album". Digital Spy. 2009-11-15. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a186978/jls-narrowly-beat-robbie-to-no-1-album.html. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  4. ^ "Susan Boyle album I Dreamed A Dream sets sales record". BBC News. 2009-11-25. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8378194.stm. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
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  7. ^ "Music - News - SuBo denies GaGa 2009 chart double". Digital Spy. 2010-01-03. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a193488/subo-denies-gaga-2009-chart-double.html. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  8. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1679002
  9. ^ Released on Monday, November 9, 2009 (2009-11-09). "Music - Album Review - JLS: 'JLS'". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/albumreviews/a186356/jls-jls.html. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
  10. ^ Costa, Maddy (6 November 2009). "Jls: Jls". The Guardian (London). http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2009/nov/06/jls-album-review. 
  11. ^ "JLS Album Review, New album reviews and latest album releases on Yahoo! Music". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. 2009-11-11. http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/091111/33/221zz.html. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
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  15. ^ ">> IRMA << Irish Charts - Singles, Albums & Compilations >>". Irma.ie. 2010-02-11. http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp#albums. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  16. ^ "Irish album certifications – JLS – JLS". Irish Recorded Music Association. http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum09.htm. 
  17. ^ "British album certifications – JLS – JLS". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter JLS in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  18. ^ "music: Jls (2009)". hmv.com. http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=280;0;-1;-1;-1&sku=924651. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  19. ^ "iTunes Store". Itunes.apple.com. http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPreorder?id=336192607&s=143444. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
  20. ^ "JLS: JLS: Music". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003R6O67W. Retrieved 2011-02-27. 
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