Right Now (Atomic Kitten album)

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Right Now
Studio album by Atomic Kitten
Released

23 October 2000 (Original)

6 August 2001 (Re-issue)
Recorded 1999 - 2001
Genre Pop, Dance-pop
Length 38:07 (original)
47:08 (re-issue)
41:02 (Japanese version)
Label Virgin Records
Producer Absolute, Trevor Steele, Ray Ruffin, Engine.
Atomic Kitten chronology
Right Now
(2000)		 Feels So Good
(2002)
Alternative covers
Re-issued cover
Singles from Right Now
  1. "Right Now"
    Released: 29 November 1999
  2. "Cradle"
    Released: 2000
  3. "See Ya"
    Released: 27 March 2000
  4. "I Want Your Love"
    Released: 5 June 2000
  5. "Follow Me"
    Released: 2 October 2000
  6. "Whole Again"
    Released: 29 January 2001
  7. "Eternal Flame"
    Released: 23 July 2001
  8. "You Are"
    Released: 26 November 2001

Right Now is the first album by Atomic Kitten and features the hit singles "Right Now", "See Ya", "I Want Your Love", "Follow Me" and "Whole Again". It was the first and last album to feature original member Kerry Katona.

Contents

[edit] Album information

When Kerry Katona left the band she was replaced by Jenny Frost. At the same time "Whole Again" was climbing up the charts, so it was decided to shoot a new video. After the success of "Whole Again", the album was remastered and re-released with Jenny Frost. The album therefore makes two appearances in the charts, with the first appearance being a moderate success and the second appearance going to number one with 47,000 copies sold in a first week. During every subsequent released single, the album re-entered the top 40 and even re-entered during the 2002 tour.

There are three versions of the album - the original which peaked at number thirty-nine, the re-issue which topped the UK Album Chart, and the rare original Japanese release.

Atomic Kitten started by making an Asian tour and the album was first released in Japan where they previously had their first number one hit with "Cradle". Due to this Asian success, Atomic Kitten rush-released the album there. Right Now was subsequently released in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2000 with a slightly modified tracklist, but at first there were no plans to focus on the worldwide market. After the success of "Whole Again", the album and single were released globally except for the United States and it was decided to release the newly recorded cover song, "Eternal Flame"., as well and make an additional single for the European, Australian, South African and New Zealand audiences, You Are. Later a combination of their next album "Feels So Good" and Right Now was released for the American audience and titled Atomic Kitten.

One of the early ideas for Atomic kitten was that of a cartoon pop band influenced by Japanese manga comics. That is why many songs on the original version of "Right Now" are highly pop oriented. Due to the success of "Whole Again", the re-issue of Right Now contained a more mature pop sound, as Atomic Kitten were leaving their old pop sound behind. Instead, ballad-based songs like "Eternal Flame", "Tonight and Tomorrow" and "You Are" were included on the album.

[edit] Track listing

Original UK Release (2000)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Right Now"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 3:35
2. "Follow Me"   Abbott, Eker, Joseph, Kearny, Robson 3:15
3. "Cradle"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Paul Strudwick 3:45
4. "I Want Your Love" (Album Version) Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Elizabeth McClarnon, Jimmy Cauty 3:15
5. "See Ya"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Elizabeth McClarnon 2:52
6. "Whole Again"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Jem Godfrey, Bill Padley 3:03
7. "Bye Now"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Foster 3:29
8. "Get Real"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Ray Ruffin 3:39
9. "Turn Me On"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 3:40
10. "Do What You Want"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 4:02
11. "Hippy"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 2:48
12. "Strangers"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 2:44
UK Reissue (2001)
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Right Now" (1)   3:35
2. "Follow Me" (2)   3:15
3. "Whole Again" (1)   3:05
4. "Eternal Flame" (1) Susanna Hoffs/Tom Kelly/Billy Steinberg 3:30
5. "Tomorrow and Tonight" (1) Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Ray Ruffin 3:26
6. "Get Real" (2)   3:40
7. "Turn Me On" (1)   3:42
8. "Hippy" (2)   2:50
9. "You Are" (1) P Gendler, C Hector, Steve Mac/A. Tennant 3:33
10. "Cradle" (2)   3:50
11. "Bye Now" (1)   3:32
12. "Strangers" (2 - A one-minute break to mark the Back Then section)   2:44
13. "See Ya" (1)   2:52
14. "I Want Your Love" (2)   3:15
Original Japan Release (2000) [1]
No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Right Now"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 3:35
2. "See Ya"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Elizabeth McClarnon 2:52
3. "Hippy"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 2:50
4. "All The Right Things"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Elizabeth McClarnon, Jimmy Cauty, Drummond, Lyte, Andy McCluskey, Jerome Moross 3:19
5. "Whole Again"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Jeremy Godfrey, Bill Padley 3:19
6. "Cradle"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Strudwick 3:18
7. "Real Life"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, Carr 3:18
8. "Do What You Want"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 3:43
9. "Bye Now"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 3:57
10. "Holiday"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 3:05
11. "Strangers"   Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 2:49
12. "Right Now" (Dance Man Remix) Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey 4:10
13. "Set Your Heart"   Cyndi Lauper ,Victor Carstarphen,Gene McFadden, Richard Morel, John Whitehead 3:56

Notes:
1 Features vocals by Jenny Frost
2 Features vocals by Kerry Katona

[edit] Differences

There are three versions of the album, the original which was released with Kerry Katona, and the two re-issues which were done with Jenny Frost. "Do What You Want" was only included on the original version of the album, it is one of the only songs where you can truly hear Kerry Katona's vocals, along side "Whole Again", "Right Now", "I Want Your Love", "Holiday" and "Daydream Believer". "Tonight and Tomorrow" replaced "Do What You Want", and is on the re-issue. "You Are" and "Eternal Flame" are not featured on the original album, and are placed on the re-issue album due to the success of "Whole Again". "Eternal Flame" was a worldwide hit, going on to sell over a million copies worldwide. "You Are" was released in Europe, New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. On the re-issue, Kerry Katona's vocals were dubbed out on the songs: "Right Now", "Whole Again", "Turn Me On" and "Bye Now". Jenny Frost replaced Kerry's vocals.

The original Japanese album release features songs with Katona. The album features a brand new song entitled "Real Life", and the real version of "Holiday", as appose to that of the b-side on the single "Whole Again". Also included is a rare remix of "Cradle", a Japanese version of "I Want Your Love", titled "All The Right Things", the original version of "Whole Again" with Kerry speaking all the solo's in the song, whilst all the Kitten's sing the chorus', and a remix of "Right Now".

[edit] Release history

Country Release date Version
Japan 16 March 2000 Original
United Kingdom 23 October 2000
Europe 6 August 2001 Re-issue

[edit] Chart performance

The album has sold over a million copies worldwide, with 632,379 coming from the United Kingdom alone. The original version of the album debuted at number thirty-nine, dropping to seventy-four in its second week.[2] It spent a total of four weeks on the chart. It was re-issued due to the success of "Whole Again", where it topped the charts, selling 47,000 copies in its first week. It stayed in the top 100 for thirty-seven weeks.[2] It was eventually certified double platinum. In Switzerland, the album debuted at number twenty-six. However, it wasn't until fourteen weeks later that the album reached its peak position of number four. This was around the time of the release of "Eternal Flame". It was certified gold. The album was also peaked at number four and was certified gold in Denmark. The album also reached the top ten in Germany, Austria, Belgium, and The Republic of Ireland. In New Zealand the album was certified platinum in and it peaked at number twelve, managing to spend twenty-five weeks on the chart. In Australia, the album peaked at number eighty-six - something the group was not expecting after "Whole Again" was certified double platinum. The album peaked at sixty-one in France.

[edit] Charts, sales and certifications

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australia 86
Austria 8[3]
Belgium 8[4]
Denmark 4[5]
France 61[6]
Germany 6[7]
Ireland 9[8]
Netherlands 44[9]
New Zealand 12[10]
Switzerland 4[11]
United Kingdom 1[12]

The Original Release of "Right Now" reached #39 on the UK charts.

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification
 Sales
Denmark Gold[5] 15,000+
Germany Gold[13] 150,000+
New Zealand Platinum[14] 15,000+
South Africa Gold[15] 25,000+
Switzerland Gold[11] 20,000+
United Kingdom 2 × Platinum[16] 632,379+
Preceded by
White Ladder by David Gray		 UK number one album
18 August 2001 – 24 August 2001		 Succeeded by
White Ladder by David Gray

[edit] References

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  2. ^ a b [2]
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  4. ^ "Belgian Charts > Atomic Kitten" (in dutch). ultratop.be Hung Medien. http://www.ultratop.be/nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Atomic+Kitten&titel=Right+Now+%5B2001%5D&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  5. ^ a b "Danish Charts > Atomic Kitten". danishcharts.com Hung Medien. http://danishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Atomic+Kitten. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  6. ^ "French Charts > Atomic Kitten" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Atomic+Kitten. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  7. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Atomic Kitten / Longplay" (in German). musicline.de PhonoNet. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/ATOMIC+KITTEN/?type=longplay. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  8. ^ "Irish Charts > Atomic Kitten". irish-charts.com Hung Medien. http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Atomic+Kitten. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  9. ^ "Dutch Album Charts > Atomic Kitten". dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=atomic+kitten&cat=a. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  10. ^ "New Zealand Charts > Atomic Kitten". charts.org.nz Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Atomic+Kitten. Retrieved 2008-07-24. 
  11. ^ a b "Swiss Charts > Atomic Kitten" (in German). http://hitparade.ch/artist/Atomic_Kitten. Retrieved 2009-12-14. 
  12. ^ "UK Charts > Atomic Kitten". Official Charts Company. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/artist/_/atomic%20kitten/. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  13. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Right Now')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Right+Now&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  14. ^ "New Zealand Top 50 Albums > 21 October 2001". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. http://rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp?ChartNum=1282&ChartKind=A. Retrieved 2010-07-27. 
  15. ^ "Atomic Kitten at Canal Walk". http://www.news24.com/Entertainment/CelebNews/Atomic-Kitten-at-Canal-Walk-20020319. Retrieved 2010-08-14. 
  16. ^ "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 2009-09-04. 

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Right Now · Feels So Good · Ladies Night
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