Sam Sparro (album)

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Sam Sparro
Studio album by Sam Sparro
Released 28 April 2008 (2008-04-28)
(see release history)
Recorded 2007—2008
Genre Electrofunk, pop, R&B
Label Island Records
Producer Sam Sparro, Paul Epworth, Jesse Rogg, Eg White, Richard X
Singles from Sam Sparro
  1. "Black and Gold"
    Released: 4 April 2008
  2. "21st Century Life"
    Released: 21 July 2008[1]
  3. "Pocket"
    Released: November 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3/5 stars[2]
Billboard (?)[3]
101 Albums 4/5 stars[4]
Digital Spy 3/5 stars[5]
Drowned in Sound 7/10 stars[6]
NME 6/10 stars[7]
This Is Fake DIY 6/10 stars[8]

Sam Sparro is the self-titled, debut album by Sam Sparro. It was released in the UK on 28 April 2008, after the success of Sparro's debut single, "Black and Gold", which peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. The album debuted at number five during its first week of release in the UK, and moved up one spot to number four, its current peak, in its second week of release. In September 2008 the nominees for the 2008 ARIA Awards with the album receiving three nominations including Best Male Artist, Best Pop Release and Breakthrough Artist – Album.[9]

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[edit] Singles

  1. "Black and Gold" was the lead single from the album. The song became a big hit in the U.K., entering the UK Singles Chart at #23 and went on to peak at #2 for three non-consecutive weeks.
  2. "21st Century Life" was the second single from the album. It was not as big hit as the lead single was, it peaked just outside of the top 40 at #44, in the UK Singles Chart.
  3. "Pocket" was the third single planned, as announced by an interview with Popjustice.[10] "Pocket" was not released in the UK.

[edit] Track listing

All songs were written by Sparro (Sam Falson) and Jesse Rogg, except where noted.

  1. "Too Many Questions" – 3:56
  2. "Black and Gold" – 4:35
  3. "21st Century Life" - 4:21
  4. "Sick" – 4:08
  5. "Waiting for Time" (Sparro, Eg White) – 3:32
  6. "Recycle It!" – 1:17
  7. "Cottonmouth" – 3:37
  8. "Hot Mess" (Sparro, Eg White) – 3:01
  9. "Pocket" (Sparro, Paul Epworth) – 4:45
  10. "Cut Me Loose" – 3:54
  11. "Sally" – 3:59
  12. "Clingwrap" – 4:01
  13. "Can't Stop This" (Sparro, Epworth) – 4:47

"Can't Stop This" features the hidden track "Still Hungry" which starts eight minutes in.

[edit] US release

  1. "S.A.M.S.P.A.R.R.O" (Sparro) – 2:33
  2. "Too Many Questions" – 3:56
  3. "Black and Gold" – 4:35
  4. "21st Century Life" – 4:21
  5. "Sick" – 4:08
  6. "Waiting for Time" (Sparro, Eg White) – 3:32
  7. "Recycle It!" – 1:17
  8. "Cottonmouth" – 3:37
  9. "Hot Mess" (Sparro, Eg White) – 3:01
  10. "Pocket" (Sparro, Epworth) – 4:45
  11. "Cut Me Loose" – 3:54
  12. "Sally" – 3:59
  13. "Clingwrap" – 4:01
  14. "Still Hungry" (hidden track) – 4:27

[edit] Japan release

  1. "Too Many Questions" – 3:56
  2. "Black and Gold" – 4:35
  3. "21st Century Life" – 4:21
  4. "Sick" – 4:08
  5. "Waiting for Time" (Sparro, Eg White) – 3:32
  6. "Recycle It!" – 1:17
  7. "Cottonmouth" – 3:37
  8. "Hot Mess" (Sparro, Eg White) – 3:01
  9. "Pocket" (Sparro, Epworth) – 4:45
  10. "Cut Me Loose" – 3:54
  11. "Sally" – 3:59
  12. "Can't Stop This" – 4:47
  13. "Still Hungry" – 4:27
  14. "S.A.M.S.P.A.R.R.O." – 2:23
  15. "No End in Sight"
  16. "Deep Down and Deep"

[edit] Release history

Region Date
United Kingdom 28 April 2008
Europe 6 June 2008
Australia 7 June 2008
United States 24 June 2008
Canada
Japan 1 October 2008

[edit] Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart[11] 23
Irish Albums Chart[12] 38
Italian Albums Chart 94
UK Albums Chart 4
U.S. Billboard Top Electronic Albums 9

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Sales
United Kingdom Gold[13] 100,000+

[edit] Personnel

  • Sam Sparro – vocals, horn arrangements, instrumentation, keyboards
  • Davey Warf Rat Chegwidden – percussion
  • Chris Falson – guitar
  • Quetzal Guerrero – violin
  • Mark Rankin – drum programming
  • Jesse Rogg – horn arrangements
  • Todd M. Simon – trumpet, flugelhorn, horn arrangements
  • Tracy Wannomae – alto saxophone, bass clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone
  • Eg White – instrumentation

[edit] Production

  • Producers – Sam Sparro, Paul Epworth, Jesse Rogg, Eg White, Richard X
  • Mastering – Stephen Marcussen
  • Mixing – Dan Grech-Marugerat, Pete Hofman, Jesse Rogg, Jeremy Wheatley
  • Mixing assistant – Richard Edgeler
  • Engineers – Jesse Rogg, Todd M. Simon
  • Programming – Brio Taliaferro
  • Layout design – Alex Hutchinson
  • Illustrations – Steven Wilson
  • Photography – Alex Lake

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sam Sparro News
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ Billboard review
  4. ^ 101 Albums review
  5. ^ Digital Spy review
  6. ^ Drowned in Sound review
  7. ^ NME review
  8. ^ This Is Fake DIY review
  9. ^ Undercover 2008 ARIA Awards Nominees Announced... And Here They Are! Accessed 6 October 2008
  10. ^ http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2889&Itemid=9 Sam Sparro Interview
  11. ^ ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart
  12. ^ Sam Sparro - Sam Sparro - Music Charts
  13. ^ http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=33258
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