Lessons to Be Learned

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Lessons to Be Learned
Studio album by Gabriella Cilmi
Released 31 March 2008 (2008-03-31)
(see release history)
Recorded 2005–2008
Genre Pop, soul, rock, funk, jazz
Length 37:46 (standard edition)
Label Island
Producer Brian Higgins, Xenomania
Gabriella Cilmi chronology
Lessons to Be Learned
(2008)		 Ten
(2010)
Alternative covers
Australian deluxe edition cover
U.S. cover and European deluxe edition cover
Singles from Lessons to Be Learned
  1. "Sweet About Me"
    Released: 17 March 2008
  2. "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now"
    Released: 21 July 2008 (AUS)
  3. "Save the Lies"
    Released: 18 August 2008 (UK)
    1 November 2008 (AUS)
  4. "Sanctuary"
    Released: 10 November 2008 (UK)
  5. "Warm This Winter"
    Released: 15 December 2008 (UK)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[1]
BBC Music (mixed)[2]
Daily Music Guide 2/5 stars[3]
PopMatters 3/10 stars[4]
Sputnikmusic 3/5 stars[5]
The Times 4/5 stars[6]

Lessons to Be Learned is the debut album by Australian singer-songwriter Gabriella Cilmi, released in the United Kingdom on 31 March 2008 by Island Records and in Australia on 10 May 2008 by Mushroom Records. Co-written and produced by the hit team Xenomania, the album takes its title from a line in the song "Sweet About Me", which would become a worldwide hit.

Contents

[edit] Background

Speaking in July 2008 to noted UK R&B writer Pete Lewis of the award-winning magazine Blues & Soul, Cilmi explained the meaning behind the album title:

I guess the title 'Lessons To Be Learned' has always been a line that jumped out from the single 'Sweet About Me'. Plus it kinda sums up the whole experience for me, because I've been recording this album for three years - I started when I was 13! So, during its making, I had to learn so many things! I moved from Melbourne to London last year. So I had to learn how to communicate with adults and just get my opinion across really fast, as well as learn just basic everyday things like how to catch tubes![7]

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Save the Lies" (Gabriella Cilmi, Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim Powell, Bob Bradley, Saint Etienne) – 3:38
  2. "Sweet About Me" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins, Tim Larcombe) – 3:23
  3. "Sanctuary" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins) – 3:28
  4. "Einstein" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins, Larcombe) – 3:39
  5. "Got No Place to Go" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins, Powell, Nick Coler) – 3:23
  6. "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins, Powell, Coler, Shawn Lee) – 3:09
  7. "Messy" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins) (not included on Italian, Greek and Brazilian editions) – 3:54
  8. "Awkward Game" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins, Powell, Lee) – 3:28
  9. "Safer" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins, Coler, Lee) – 3:24
  10. "Cigarettes and Lies" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins) – 2:51
  11. "Terrifying" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins) – 2:37
  12. "Sit in the Blues" (Cilmi, Cooper, Higgins, Larcombe, Mike Christer) – 3:23
UK and Brazilian edition
  1. "Echo Beach" (Mark Gane) – 3:27
Australian edition
  1. "Sorry" (Cilmi, Adrian Hannan, Barbara Hannan) – 3:29

[edit] Original Australian edition

  1. "Save the Lies" – 3:38
  2. "Sweet About Me" – 3:23
  3. "Sanctuary" – 3:28
  4. "Einstein" – 3:39
  5. "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" – 3:09
  6. "Messy" – 3:54
  7. "Awkward Game" – 3:28
  8. "Safer" – 3:24
  9. "Terrifying" – 2:37
  10. "Sad Sad World" – 3:43
  11. "Sit in the Blues" – 3:23
  12. "Sorry" – 3:29

[edit] U.S. regular edition

  1. "Got No Place to Go" – 3:21
  2. "Sweet About Me" – 3:22
  3. "Sanctuary" – 3:27
  4. "Einstein" – 3:38
  5. "Save the Lies" – 3:38
  6. "Round & Round" – 3:39
  7. "Awkward Game" – 3:28
  8. "Cigarettes and Lies" – 2:51
  9. "Terrifying" – 2:37
  10. "Safer" – 3:24
  11. "Sit in the Blues" – 3:23

[edit] Australian deluxe edition

Disc 1
  1. "Save the Lies" – 3:38
  2. "Sweet About Me" – 3:23
  3. "Sanctuary" – 3:28
  4. "Einstein" – 3:39
  5. "Got No Place to Go" – 3:23
  6. "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" – 3:09
  7. "Messy" – 3:54
  8. "Awkward Game" – 3:28
  9. "Safer" – 3:24
  10. "Cigarettes and Lies" – 2:51
  11. "Terrifying" – 2:37
  12. "Sit in the Blues" – 3:23
  13. "Sorry" – 3:29
Disc 2 (live and acoustic EP)
  1. "Sanctuary"
  2. "Sweet About Me"
  3. "Cigarettes and Lies"
  4. "Awkward Game"
  5. "Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake, Timothy Mosley, Scott Storch)
  6. "Got No Place to Go"
  7. "Save the Lies"
  8. "Terrifying"
  9. "Safer"

[edit] European deluxe edition

  1. "Save the Lies (Good to Me)" – 3:38
  2. "Sweet About Me" – 3:23
  3. "Sanctuary" – 3:28
  4. "Einstein" – 3:39
  5. "Got No Place to Go" – 3:23
  6. "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now" – 3:09
  7. "Messy" – 3:54
  8. "Awkward Game" – 3:28
  9. "Safer" – 3:24
  10. "Cigarettes and Lies" – 2:51
  11. "Terrifying" – 2:37
  12. "Sit in the Blues" – 3:23
  13. "Sweet About Me" (Acoustic) – 3:42
  14. "Cry Me a River" (Acoustic) – 3:41
  15. "Round and Round" – 3:39
  16. "Echo Beach" – 3:21
UK edition
  1. "Warm This Winter" (Hank Hunter, Mark Barkan) – 2:33

[edit] Singles chronology

United Kingdom
Europe
  • "Sweet About Me"
  • "Save the Lies"
  • "Sanctuary"
Australia
United States, Italy and Brazil
  • "Sweet About Me"
  • "Sanctuary"

[edit] Charts

[edit] Chart positions

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[8] 2
Austrian Albums Chart[8] 6
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[8] 26
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[9] 31
Danish Albums Chart[8] 29
Dutch Albums Chart[8] 9
European Top 100 Albums[10] 16
French Albums Chart[8] 17
German Albums Chart[8] 10
Irish Albums Chart[8] 70
Italian Albums Chart[11] 40
New Zealand Albums Chart[8] 6
Norwergian Albums Chart[8] 15
Swiss Albums Chart[8] 7
UK Albums Chart[8] 8
Chart (2009) Peak
position
UK Albums Chart (deluxe edition)[12] 67
U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers[13] 17

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
(sales thresholds)
Australia Platinum[14]
Germany Gold[15]
Switzerland Gold[16]
United Kingdom Gold[17]

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
Australian Albums Chart[18] 13
Austrian Albums Chart[19] 65
Dutch Albums Chart[20] 43
French Albums Chart[21] 134
German Albums Chart[22] 97
Swiss Albums Chart[23] 28
UK Albums Chart[17] 68

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalogue
United Kingdom 31 March 2008[24] Island CD, digital download 1763307
Australia 10 May 2008[25] Mushroom 5144275002
New Zealand 12 May 2008 Warner Bros. 5144275002
Europe 20 June 2008 Island 060251773945
Brazil 10 September 2008 Universal CD 602517739468
Australia (deluxe edition) 11 October 2008[26] Mushroom 5186504315
Poland 28 October 2008 Universal 1785089
United States 17 March 2009 Universal Republic B0012720-02

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ BBC Music review
  3. ^ Daily Music Guide review
  4. ^ PopMatters review
  5. ^ Sputnikmusic review
  6. ^ The Times review
  7. ^ Gabriella Cilmi interview by Pete Lewis, Blues & Soul, August 2008
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons To Be Learned – Music Charts". αCharts.us. http://acharts.us/album/34832. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
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  10. ^ "European Top 100 Albums – Chart Listing For The Week Of Aug 23 2008". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc.. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/esearch/chart_display.jsp?cfi=293&cfgn=Albums&cfn=European+Top+100+Albums&ci=3098844&cdi=9877305&cid=08%2F23%2F2008. Retrieved 18 August 2009. [dead link]
  11. ^ "Artisti – Classifica settimanale dal 25-07-2008 al 31-07-2008" (in Italian). Federation of the Italian Music Industry. http://www.fimi.it/classifiche_result_artisti.php?anno=2008&mese=07&id=189. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  12. ^ "Chart Stats – Gabriella Cilmi – Lessons To Be Learned – Deluxe Edition". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=13825. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  13. ^ "Lessons to Be Learned > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r1409953. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  14. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/httpwww.aria.com.aupageshttpwww.aria.com.aupagesARIACharts-Accreditations-2008Albums.htm. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Lessons+To+Be+Learned')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Lessons%2BTo%2BBe%2BLearned&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  16. ^ "Swiss Certifications – Awards 2008". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/awards.asp?year=2008. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  17. ^ a b "UK Year-End Charts 2008" (PDF). The Official Charts Company. ChartsPlus. http://www.ukchartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2008.pdf. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  18. ^ "ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 100 Albums 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-end-of-year-charts-top-100-albums-2004.htm. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  19. ^ "Jahreshitparade 2008 – austriancharts.at" (in German). austriancharts.at. http://www.austriancharts.at/2008_album.asp. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  20. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 2008" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. http://dutchcharts.nl/yearchart_2008.asp?cat=a. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  21. ^ "Classement Albums – année 2008" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. http://www.disqueenfrance.com/fr/monopage.xml?id=259376&year=2008&type=2. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  22. ^ "Deutsche Alben-Charts 2008 (select "Deutsche Album-Charts", "Top 100" and "2008")" (in German). Charts-Surfer. http://www.charts-surfer.de/musikcharts.php. Retrieved 28 March 2010. 
  23. ^ "Swiss Year-End Charts 2008". swisscharts.com. http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2008. Retrieved 18 August 2009. 
  24. ^ hmv.com: albums: Lessons To Be Learned (2008)
  25. ^ CILMI, GABRIELLA / LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
  26. ^ http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=2116575[dead link]
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