Her Name Is Nicole
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Her Name Is Nicole is the upcoming debut solo album by Nicole Scherzinger, lead singer of the Pussycat Dolls.[2] After being pushed back several times, the album is set for a 2008 release.
Background
Initially slated for a 2007 release, the release date has been changed several times. It was originally scheduled a 16 October 2007 release. It was rescheduled release on 6 November 2007. Then the release date was rescheduled to 20 November 2007 due to the potential release of Jay-Z's and Chris Brown's albums.[3][4][4] It was recently pushed back to 2008 presumably due to poor overall performance of all her singles released and Scherzinger will re-record some of the songs.[5] To date, both Interscope and Scherzinger have not made any announcement on the official release date.
"I'm just so glad I get to focus on my music and this is like a life-long dream that I've been working towards, so to be able to do that feels just really rewarding."[6]
Release
Many people are wondering : Will This Album Ever be released?
Songs
The album will feature production from Akon, Kanye West, Macy Gray, Ne-Yo, Pharrell Williams, Polow da Don, Sean Garrett, Timbaland, and will.i.am, Kuya among others.[2][7] The-Dream, who wrote Rihanna's "Umbrella" and J. Holiday's "Bed", worked with Scherzinger on "Power's Out" which features Sting and will appear on the album.[8][9]
Scherzinger had stated in an interview that she had written over 75 songs for Her Name Is Nicole.[10]
An early leaked song entitled "Steam", produced by Bryan-Michael Cox, was speculated to be the first single, but Scherzinger stated that it will not appear on the album.[2]
The album's first single, "Whatever U Like", was released on July 24, 2007 in Canada and the United States. The second single, "Baby Love", which was produced by and features will.i.am, was officially released on September 10, 2007.[11] Both Interscope's and Scherzinger's official websites started referring to "Baby Love" as her first single, leading to media speculation that this was prompted by the poor performance of "Whatever U Like".[12] Soon after, "Supervillian" was released as a single download on the iTunes Music Store as "Baby Love" underperformed in North America (though it charted well throughout Europe).
On November 16, 2007, Scherzinger's official website HerNameIsNicole.com uploaded four songs including "Supervillain", "Happily Never After", "Who's Gonna Love You" and "Powers out" to allow her fans to vote for the next single from Her Name Is Nicole. However on November 28 the poll was updated and the songs "Powers Out" and "Supervillian" were removed and replaced with "Puakenikeni" and "Physical". On December 6, 2007 the poll was completely removed leading to speculation that "Puakenikeni" won due to the fact that it had the most votes. This was later confirmed on December 10 via the website, and "Puakenikeni" will be the next official single to be taken from the album.
A clip of "Happily Never After" was featured at the end of the January 9th episode of Gossip Girl. It is now reported that "Puakenikeni" was only an internet release and that her actual next single is going to be "Happily Never After". Photo's of what appears to be a cover for the single have been popping up all over the internet.
Track listing
The following tracklisting has been confirmed by multiple sources.[13][14] This tracklisting may change due to Nicole recording new tracks.
| No | Title | Producer(s) | Featured Artist(s) | Length | Writer(s) |
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| 1 | "Supervillain" | Mad Scientist | 4:03 | Theodore Thomas, Theron Thomas, Timothy Thomas[15] | |
| 2 | "Who's Gonna Love You" | Polow Da Don | Nicole Scherzinger, Jon Brion, Miri Ben Ari, | ||
| 3 | "Powers Out" | The-Dream | Sting | Nicole Scherzinger, Terius Nash, Chris Stewart [16] | |
| 4 | "Puakenikeni" | Akon | Brick & Lace | 4:01 | Nicole Scherzinger, Aliaune Thiam, Thorbourne Nailah, Janelle Thorbourne, Giorgio Tuinfort [17] |
| 5 | "Happily Never After" | Ne-Yo & Stargate | Shaffer Smith and Shea Taylor[18] | ||
| 6 | "Baby Love" | will.i.am | will.i.am | 4:42 | Nicole Scherzinger, William Adams, Kara DioGuardi, Keith Harris, [19] |
| 7 | "Save Me from Myself" | Ne-Yo | Ne-Yo | Nicole Scherzinger, Deon Allen, Shaffer Smith, Melvin Sparkmsn [20] | |
| 8 | "Physical" | Timbaland and Danja | Timbaland & Keri Hilson | Nicole Scherzinger, Timothy Mosley, Nathaniel Hills, Keri Hilson [21] | |
| 9 | "Love Like This" | Macy Gray | Nicole Scherzinger, Macy Gray | ||
| 10 | "Just Say Yes" | Gary Lightbody | Nicole Scherzinger, Lee Garrett, Gary Lightbody, [22] | ||
| 11 | "When You're Falling" | Akon | Akon | Nicole Scherzinger, Aliaune Thiam [23] | |
| 12 | "Whatever U Like" | Polow Da Don | T.I. | 3:55 | Nicole Scherzinger, Sean Garrett, Clifford Harris, Jamal Jones[24] |
| 13 | "I M.I.S.S. You" | Pharrell | Pharrell | Nicole Scherzinger, Pharrell Williams | |
| 14 | "March" | Just Blaze | Nicole Scherzinger, Justin Smith | ||
| 15 | "I Blow" | Kuya and Sean Garrett | Busta Rhymes | Nicole Scherzinger, Samuel Gerongco, Robert Gerongco, Kevin Bonicci, Sean Garrett, Trevor Smith | |
| 16 | "On My Side" | Akon | Nicole Scherzinger, Aliune Thiam, Thorbourne Nailah, Giorgio Tuinfort [25] | ||
| 17 | "Get Em Ladies" (Bonus Track) | will.i.am | Lil Wayne | Nicole Scherzinger, William Adams, Dwayne Michael Carter Jr., | |
| 18 | "Feels So Good" (Bonus Track) | Macy Gray | Macy Gray | Nicole Scherzinger, Macy Gray, Justin Johnson, Josh Lopez, Jeremy Ruzumna, Philip White [26] |
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ a b c DJ Bonics (April 16 2007). DJ Bonics and Nicole from Pussy Cat Dolls!!!. YouTube. Accessed April 16 2007.
- ^ HerNameisNicole.com is now Live!. Interscope Records (August 4 2007). Accessed August 21 2007.
- ^ a b Nicole Scherzinger gets new release date. Rap-Up (September 28 2007). Accessed September 30 2007.
- ^ http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2007/10/nicole-scherzin.html
- ^ [2]
- ^ James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash (August 23 2007). Nicole Scherzinger Nabs Kanye West for LP, Makes Snow Patrol Singer's Mom Cry. MTV. Accessed August 26 2007.
- ^ Mariel Concepcion (September 28 2007). 'Umbrella' Writer The-Dream Preps Solo Debut. Billboard. Accessed September 28, 2007.
- ^ What Dreams are Made of.... The Pop Culture Junkie (September 3, 2007). Accessed October 3 2007.
- ^ Nicole Scherzinger Interview. Digital Spy (November 2, 2007). Accessed January 4 2008.
- ^ CHR: Available for Airplay. FMQB. Accessed September 18, 2007.
- ^ [3]
- ^ Nicole Scherzinger Her Name Is Nicole Japanese Tracklisting. HMV (October 25 2007).
- ^ UK Nicole Scherzinger Her Name Is Nicole UK Tracklisting. Amazon UK . Accessed October 26 2007.
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