White Lilies Island

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White Lilies Island
Studio album by Natalie Imbruglia
Released 5 November 2001
Recorded 2000-2001
Genre Pop, pop rock
Length 51:29
Label RCA
Producer Gary Clark
Pascal Gabriel
Ian Stanley
Phil Thornalley
Natalie Imbruglia chronology
Left of the Middle
(1997)		 White Lilies Island
(2001)		 Counting Down the Days
(2005)
Singles from White Lillies Island
  1. "That Day"
    Released: 29 October 2001
  2. "Wrong Impression"
    Released: 29 January 2002
  3. "Beauty on the Fire"
    Released: 22 July 2002

White Lilies Island is the second album by Natalie Imbruglia. It was released in Europe and Australia in late 2001 and in the United States on 5 March 2002. The name of this album comes from the location of Imbruglia's home in Windsor.[1]

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[edit] Sales

Despite failing to reach the UK top 10, the album sold over 150,000 copies. The US release had limited success but again sales of around 200,000 have been reported. Worldwide, White Lillies Island has sold around 1 million copies.

[edit] Singles

  • "That Day" was released on 29 October 2001 as the lead single of the album. It peaked at number 11 at the UK Singles Chart
  • "Wrong Impression" was released on 29 January 2002 as the second single of the album. It peaked at number 7 at the U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40.
  • "Beauty on the Fire" was released on 22 July 2002 as the third and last single of the album. It peaked at number 26 at the UK Singles Chart.

[edit] Reception

[edit] Critical response

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars.... [2]
Blender 2/5 stars.... [3]
Entertainment Weekly (B-) [4]
Rolling Stone 2.5/5 stars.... [5]
Yahoo! Music UK 8/10 stars......... [6]

The album met with mixed reviews. At Metacritic it received a score of 54 out of 100.[7] Allmusic gave the album a rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars saying: "Imbruglia has made a brilliant pop record -- contemporary, yet timeless. White Lilies Island would have suffered without Natalie Imbruglia's perfectionism, and it would have lost sight of the elegance it so perfectly exudes". Blender gave a rating of 2 out of five stars, commenting: "White Lilies Island skips from one song to the next without leaving any great impression or displaying a single sentiment Jessica Simpson would find distressing. If, however, she was trying to remake Jagged Little Pill, it’s all gone horribly wrong". Entertainment Weekly gave a positive review and said: "The disc continues in the same vein of agreeable pop-radio fodder as Torn, with an all-new group of distraught romantics and connection seekers singing creamy choruses". Rolling Stone gave the album a negative review and said: "A great brother of her debut". Yahoo! Music UK gave the album a rating of 8 out of ten stars and said: "she's certainly on the way to achieving her goal. She chips in a hefty wedge of the lyric sheet to the album in the shape of confessional lovesick outpourings that, despite lapses, bind the gutsy album cohesively giving it sophistication, direction and genuine feeling".

[edit] Commercial

Despite only charting at No. 15, the album sold over 230,000 copies in the UK overall. The US release had mediocre success, debuted at No. 35, selling 36,000 copies in its first week and 220,000 copies overall. It debuted at No. 2 beating Britney Spears' new album and was certified Gold in Australia one week after its release. Worldwide, White Lilies Island has sold 1.2 million copies.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "That Day" (Natalie Imbruglia, Patrick Leonard) – 4:44
  2. "Beauty on the Fire" (Gary Clark, N. Imbruglia, Mat Wilder) – 4:21
  3. "Satellite" (N. Imbruglia, Phil Thornalley) – 3:08
  4. "Do You Love?" (G. Clark, N. Imbruglia) – 4:43
  5. "Wrong Impression" (G. Clark, N. Imbruglia) – 4:17
  6. "Goodbye" (N. Imbruglia, M. Wilder) – 5:01
  7. "Everything Goes" (G. Clark, N. Imbruglia) – 4:01
  8. "Hurricane" (G. Clark, N. Imbruglia) – 3:38
  9. "Sunlight" (G. Clark, N. Imbruglia) – 5:01
  10. "Talk in Tongues" (N. Imbruglia, P. Thornalley) – 3:29
  11. "Butterflies" (G. Clark, N. Imbruglia) – 4:56
  12. "Come September" (G. Clark, N. Imbruglia) – 4:10
Japanese Bonus Tracks
13. "Just Another Day" – 4:22
14. "Shikaiya (for Billy)" – 3:41
15. "Always Never" - 4:10
16. "Hide Behind The Sun" - 3:37
17. "Broken Thread" - 3:52
18. "Cold Air" - 5:00
19. "Standing There" - 3:56

[edit] Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian ARIA Albums Chart[8] 3
Austrian Albums Chart[9] 59
Canadian Albums Chart[10] 37
French Albums Chart[11] 43
German Albums Chart[12] 49
Irish Albums Chart[13] 44
Swiss Albums Chart[14] 23
UK Albums Chart[15] 15
US Billboard 200[16] 35
Top Internet Albums[16] 19

[edit] Sales

White Lilies Island has sold approximately 1 million copies worldwide to date.

Country Certification Sales
Australia Gold 60,000
France — 40,000[17]
United Kingdom Gold 185,200
United States — 200,000+

First week sales:

  1. UK: 25,500
  2. Australia: 37,500
  3. USA: 36,800

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Q The Interview: Natalie Imbruglia". http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020804/ai_n12637184. [dead link]
  2. ^ by MacKenzie Wilson (27 November 2001). "((( White Lilies Island > Overview )))". allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/r563550. Retrieved 2010-05-25. 
  3. ^ "White Lillies Island". Blender. 27 November 2001. http://www.blender.com/guide/new/50970/white-lillies-island.html. Retrieved 2010-05-25. 
  4. ^ Reviewed by David Browne (25 February 2002). "White Lilies Island | Music". EW.com. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/review/music/0,6115,212561~4~0~whiteliliesisland,00.html. Retrieved 2010-05-25. 
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  6. ^ "Natalie Imbruglia White Lilies Island Album Review, New album reviews and latest album releases on Yahoo! Music". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. 5 November 2001. http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/22658.html. Retrieved 2010-05-25. 
  7. ^ "White Lilies Island reviews at". Metacritic.com. 5 March 2002. http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/imbruglianatalie/whiteliliesisland?q=natalie%20imbruglia. Retrieved 2010-05-25. 
  8. ^ "Discography Natalie Imbruglia". Australian-Charts.com. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  9. ^ "Discographie Natalie Imbruglia". AustrianCharts.at. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  10. ^ "Arianet: The Aria Report". Pandora Archive (page 24). Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  11. ^ "Discographie Natalie Imbruglia". LesCharts.com. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  12. ^ "Chartverfolgung / Imbruglia, Natalie / Longplay". MusicLine.de. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  13. ^ "Discography Natalie Imbruglia". IrishCharts.com. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  14. ^ "Discography Natalie Imbruglia". SwissCharts.com. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  15. ^ "Chart Stats: Natalie Imbruglia". ChartStats.com. Retrieved 22 January 2009.
  16. ^ a b "Natalie Imbruglia > Chart & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 January 2009.
  17. ^ "Charts français". Fanofmusic.free.fr. http://fanofmusic.free.fr/ParcoursAlbum-N.php. Retrieved 2010-05-25. 
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