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Classic is the second studio album by British singer Joe McElderry. It was released on 19 August 2011 in Ireland and 22 August 2011 in the UK under Decca Records. Signed copies were available to pre-order on Universal Music's online store.[1]

Background and production

After his contract with Syco expired, and winning a second TV show, Popstar to Operastar, McElderry confirmed that he will be recording his second studio album, stating “It’s not going to be pop, it’s going to be a lot of big, lush ballads. I wanted to do a few more ballads on my first album. It’s going to appeal to all my fans. I’m going to sing a few Italian songs. I’m not going to change my voice – I don’t want to scare people too much... I can’t reveal which label it’s with but it’s an amazing label.[2] The label was later revealed to be Decca Records.[3] In a vlog, McElderry described the album by talking about the title saying "The album is called Classic, it's classic songs, it's a classic repertoire, it's songs that everybody will know. We're kind of bringing it in and matching it to my style of my voice, but also touching a bit on the classical side as well, so it's all round a classic album". Describing the process of recording the album with a new label, saying "We're doing it quite quickly this time round, it's good to just go with the flow and just get it done and let all the creative emotions flow out very fast. It's really nice to get the experience of working with a different label that has a different kind of view on things. I've just enjoyed kind of getting in there, throwing myself into the deep end and just totally going for it."[4]

McElderry has stated that he recorded the album in six days.[5]

During the first half of August, McElderry did a radio tour, visiting various radio stations around the country to promote the album. "Hear My Prayer" is an English version of Nessun dorma written specially for McElderry, the original Italian version is included as a bonus track.

A music video was filmed for "Time To Say Goodbye", the video was filmed in Hackney on 8 August 2011, during the 2011 England riots.[6] The music video was released on August 22nd, the album's release date.[7] McElderry performed on QVC on August 18th and after the albums went on sale, the sales broke the QVC system, the first time in history to do so.[8]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Heat[9]
Entertainment Focus[10]

On 15 August 2011, Shields Gazette praised the album, saying "the balladeer is back and, with every listen, Classic gets better and better!".[11] Gay Times also praised the album, saying "A year on from his massively underrated debut Wide Awake and fresh from Popstar to Operastar victory Joe's poised to release his sophomore effort. It's an album that does exactly what it says on the tin; a sophisticated, meticulously chosen collection of classic, classy, emotive anthems (including a handful of tough Italian numbers à la Operastar) sang so sweetly the knees of mums' everywhere will turn to jelly (not to mention ours - he's getting handsomer with age isn't he?)."[12] Heat magazine gave the album 4/5 stars, saying "Joe's debut Wide Awake may have been one of the most underrated pop albums ever, but after his storming victory on PTO, he has turned his talents to singing rousing opera tunes- and crikey, does that boy have a voice."

Classic entered number two in the UK. Within 10 days after the release, the album received a Gold certification.[13]

Tracklist

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Canto della Terra"Francesco Sartori, Lucio Quarantotto, Stanja VomackovaSteven Baker3:55
2."She Was Beautiful" (featuring Miloš Karadaglić)Stanley Myers, Cleo LaneJames Morgan, Juliette Pochin2:39
3."Over the Rainbow"Harold Arlen, EY HarburgSteven Baker4:05
4."I Dreamed a Dream"Alain Boublil, Claude Michel Schonberg, Jean Marc Natal, Herbert KretzmerSteven Baker3:41
5."Time To Say Goodbye"Francesso Sartori, Lucio QuarantottoSteven Baker4:06
6."Il Mio Cuore Va (My Heart Will Go On)"Will Jennings, James Horner, M.& C. La BiondaJames Morgan, Juliette Pochin4:10
7."Hear My Prayer"Giacomo Puccini, James Morgan, Juliette PochinJames Morgan, Juliette Pochin2:46
8."Solitaire"Neil Sedaka, Phillip CodySteven Baker4:21
9."Dance With My Father"Luther Vandross, Richard MarxSteven Baker4:26
10."Va pensiero"Giuseppe Verdi arr. James Morgan, Juliette PochinJames Morgan, Juliette Pochin3:04
11."To Where You Are"Linda Thompson, Richard MarxJames Morgan, Juliette Pochin3:48
12."Nessun dorma"Giacomo Puccini, James Morgan, Juliette PochinJames Morgan, Juliette Pochin2:53
Total length:43:51

Charts

Classic entered the UK Albums Chart at number 2, with sales of 35,609 copies in the country during the album's first week of release.[14]

On the Irish Albums Chart, Classic debuted at number 48 after its first week of release.[15] In its second week of release, the album moved up ten positions to number 38 on the chart.[16]

Chart (2011) Peak
Position
Irish Albums Chart[17] 38
UK Albums Chart[18] 2
Scottish Albums Chart[19] 3

References

  1. ^ Classic Universal Music Group online store. Retrieved on 17 August 2011.
  2. ^ Joe wants to party at Bents Park at Shields Gazette. Retrieved on 11 July 2011.
  3. ^ Joe McElderry is glad to be 'out of the X Factor machine' STV. Retrieved on 17 July 2011.
  4. ^ Joe McElderry - Classic - Part One Retrieved on 5 August 2010.
  5. ^ Interview on "Something for the Weekend" (28 August 2011). From YouTube. Retrieved on 5 September 2011.
  6. ^ Joe Mcelderry Filmed Video Amid London Riots Contactmusic.com. Retrieved on 18 August 2011.
  7. ^ Joe McElderry videos joemcelderryofficial.com. Retrieved on 22 August 2011.
  8. ^ http://twitter.com/#!/joemcelderry91/status/104123777151008769
  9. ^ 'Heat magazine: issue 643. Retrieved on 23 August 2011.
  10. ^ Entertainment Focus review
  11. ^ Joe’s new album - track by track Shields Gazette. Retrieved on 16 August 2011.
  12. ^ Joe. My. God. Gay Times. Retrieved on 16 August 2011.
  13. ^ Tweet Twitter (@joemcelderry91 verified account). Retrieved on 1 September 2011.
  14. ^ Reality stars top UK sales charts. From Music Week (30 August 2011). Retrieved on 30 August 2011.
  15. ^ Archived Irish Albums Chart for the week ending 25 August 2011 From Chart-Track. Retrieved on 2 September 2011.
  16. ^ Archived Irish Albums Chart for the week ending 1 September 2011 From Chart-Track. Retrieved on 2 September 2011.
  17. ^ http://irma.ie/aucharts.asp#albums
  18. ^ [1]
  19. ^ [2]
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