Three (Sugababes album)

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Three
Studio album by Sugababes
Released 27 October 2003 (2003-10-27)
(see release history)
Recorded 2003
Genre Pop, urban, R&B
Length 55:15 (UK edition)
Label Island
Producer Eivan "Ricco" Bj (exec.)
Andy Bradfield
Craigie
Rob Dougan
Brian Higgins
Linda Perry
Jony Rockstar
Guy Sigsworth
Jeremy Wheatley
Xenomania
Sugababes chronology
Angels with Dirty Faces
(2002)		 Three
(2003)		 Taller in More Ways
(2005)
Singles from Three
  1. "Hole in the Head"
    Released: 13 October 2003
  2. "Too Lost in You"
    Released: 15 December 2003
  3. "In the Middle"
    Released: 22 March 2004
  4. "Caught in a Moment"
    Released: 23 August 2004

Three is the third album by British girl group Sugababes, released by Island Records on 27 October 2003 in the United Kingdom. It generated four singles that charted in various parts of the world; the first, "Hole in the Head", became the group's third UK number-one single. The three members of the Sugababes each recorded a "solo" song on the album—"Whatever Makes You Happy" (Keisha Buchanan), "Sometimes" (Heidi Range) and "Maya" (Mutya Buena). Three debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars[1]
BBC (positive)[2]
The Guardian 3/5 stars[3]
Rolling Stone 3/5 stars[4]
Stylus B+[5]
Yahoo! Music 8/10 stars[6]
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[edit] Commercial performance

Three reached number three on the UK Albums Chart. The first single, "Hole in the Head", was the group's third number-one single in the United Kingdom and also went to number one in Denmark. It reached number two in Ireland and Norway, and the top forty in Australia. The second single, "Too Lost in You", reached the top ten in the UK and Norway, and the top forty in Australia. The third single, "In the Middle", went top ten in the UK, top twenty in Ireland and top forty in Europe and Australia. A fourth single, "Caught in a Moment", also reached the top ten in the UK.

In 2004, "Hole in the Head" was serviced to radio in the United States and became a top forty hit on pop radio. Following the moderate success of the single, Three was due for release in the U.S. with an altered track listing featuring singles from the group's previous album, Angels with Dirty Faces (2002).[7] The release was subsequently cancelled when a second single, "Too Lost in You", failed to make any impact. In the UK, the album is certified two times Platinum by the BPI.[8] The album also received a Platinum Europe Award by the IFPI in recognition of European sales in excess of 1 million copies.[9]

[edit] Track listing

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Hole in the Head"   Brian Higgins, Miranda Cooper, Tim Powell, Nick Coler, Niara Scarlett, Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Heidi Range Brian Higgins, Xenomania, Jeremy Wheatley 3:38
2. "Whatever Makes You Happy"   Buchanan, Craigie, Stuart Crichton, Pete Martin Craigie 3:15
3. "Caught in a Moment"   Jony Lipsey, Karen Poole, Marius de Vries, Buchanan, Buena, Range Jony Rockstar 4:24
4. "Situation's Heavy"   Buchanan, Buena, Range, Tim Larcombe, Shawn Lee, Higgins, Cooper, Edele Lynch Brian Higgins, Xenomania 4:10
5. "Million Different Ways"   Craigie, Crichton, Felix Howard, Guy Sigsworth, Buchanan, Buena, Range Guy Sigsworth, Craigie 4:29
6. "Twisted [UK Bonus Track]"   Buchanan, Buena, Range, Cooper, Higgins, Lee, Larcombe, Lynch Xenomania 3:03
7. "We Could Have it All"   Craigie, Howard, Johnny Dollar, Buchanan, Buena, Range Craigie 3:37
8. "Conversation's Over"   Tom Elmhirst, Lipsey, Poole, Buchanan, Buena, Range Jony Rockstar 4:06
9. "In the Middle"   Cooper, Higgins, Scarlett, Lee, Lisa Cowling, Buchanan, Buena, Range, Andre Tegler, Phil Fuldner, Michael Bellina Brian Higgins, Xenomania, Jeremy Wheatley 3:59
10. "Too Lost in You"   Diane Warren Andy Bradfield, Rob Dougan 3:58
11. "Nasty Ghetto"   Linda Perry, Buchanan, Buena, Range Linda Perry 4:16
12. "Buster [UK Bonus Track]"   Buchanan, Buena, Range, Cooper, Higgins, Lee, Larcombe, Lynch Xenomania 4:22
13. "Sometimes"   Lipsey, de Vries, Howard, Buchanan, Buena, Range Jony Rockstar 4:34
14. "Maya"   Craigie, Sigsworth, Buena, Range, Buchanan Guy Sigsworth, Craigie 4:43

[edit] Canceled US Edition

[edit] Charts and sales

[edit] Charts

Chart (2003) Provider Peak
position
Austrian Albums Chart Media Control 21[11]
Belgian (Flanders) Albums Chart Ultratop/Nielsen 50[12]
Danish Albums Chart Universal 39[13]
Dutch Albums Chart Nielsen Soundscan 4[14]
Finnish Albums Chart GLF 22[15]
French Albums Chart SNEP 128[16]
German Albums Chart Media Control 10[17]
Irish Albums Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 9[18]
Australian Hitseekers Albums Chart ARIA 4[19]
New Zealand Albums Chart RIANZ 45[20]
Norwegian Albums Chart VG Nett 22[21]
Swedish Albums Chart GLF 54[22]
Swiss Albums Chart Media Control 9[23]
UK Albums Chart BPI/The Official UK Charts Company 3[24]

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification
Germany (BVMI)[25] Gold
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[26] Gold
United Kingdom (BPI)[8] 2× Platinum
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[9] Platinum

[edit] Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
Europe 27 October 2003 Island Records CD album
Australia 3 November 2003[27] Island Records CD album
United States 4 October 2005 Island Records

[edit] Tours

[edit] Setlist

¹Performed at the first concert

[edit] References

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ BBC review
  3. ^ The Guardian review
  4. ^ Rolling Stone review
  5. ^ Stylus review
  6. ^ Yahoo! Music review
  7. ^ http://www.discogs.com/Sugababes-Three/release/452999
  8. ^ a b "British album certifications – Sugababes – Three". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Three in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Click Go
  9. ^ a b "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2004". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2004.html. 
  10. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/album/three-us-not-released-r671847
  11. ^ Austrian Album Chart
  12. ^ Flanders Album Chart
  13. ^ Danish Album Chart
  14. ^ Dutch Album Chart
  15. ^ Finnish Album Chart
  16. ^ French Album Chart
  17. ^ German Album Chart
  18. ^ Irish Charting
  19. ^ http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20031207-0000/Issue719.pdf
  20. ^ New Zealand Album Chart
  21. ^ Norweigen Album Chart
  22. ^ Swedish Album Chart
  23. ^ Swiss Album Chart
  24. ^ Sugababes Chartings
  25. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sugababes; 'Three')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Three&strInterpret=Sugababes&strTtArt=alben&strAwards=checked. 
  26. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Sugababes; 'Three')". Hung Medien. http://www.swisscharts.com/search_certifications.asp?search=Sugababes+Three. 
  27. ^ http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=1162512

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