Comin' Atcha! (album)
| Comin' Atcha! | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | UK 30 June 1998 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Pop/R&B | |||
| Length | 47:08 | |||
| Label | WEA, Maverick Records | |||
| Cleopatra chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| People | (favourable)[2] |
| The Daily Telegraph | (favourable)[3] |
| Entertainment Weekly | (B+)[4] |
| Daily Mirror | (8/10)[5] |
Comin' Atcha! is the debut album of English girl group Cleopatra, released on 30 June 1998 by WEA. The album rose to No. 20 on the UK Albums chart. Comin' Atcha! has also been certified Silver in the UK by the BPI.[6][7][8]
Overview
The album was composed by Cleo who is the lead singer of Cleopatra. Off the album came the singles "Cleopatra's Theme", "Life Ain't Easy", "A Touch of Love" and a cover of The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back".[7][1]
On 28 December 2004, Comin' Atcha! was digitally reissued.[1]
Writing
The album was written by lead singer Cleo who had written some of the songs while as young as 9 years old. The album was recorded in 1997 when Cleo was only 14 years old. When the original demos were recorded they were R&B and soul records which were later remixed to pop songs. Cleo often wrote about personal experiences or issues she felt she needed to address. On the track "A Touch of Love" Cleo goes into her whistle register hitting F#6.
Impact
Their debut single was "Cleopatra's Theme" entered the UK chart at No. 3, giving them their first Top 5 hit single.
The next two singles—"Life Ain't Easy", and a cover of The Jackson 5's classic hit "I Want You Back" followed the same success, heading into the Top 5, gaining the girls BRIT Awards and MOBO Awards nominations. They performed at the 1999 BRIT Awards alongside Steps, Tina Cousins, B*Witched and Billie Piper and were also nominated for Best British Newcomer. Madonna signed Cleopatra in 1998 to her Maverick label and introduced them to the United States at Nickelodeon's 11th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, where they performed their debut single, "Cleopatra's Theme". It was released shortly afterwards and reached no. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and No. 16 in the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The video reached No. 4 on the TRL Top 10 countdown. Comin' Atcha sold over 300,000 copies in the US alone[9] and entered the top 30 there in July 1998. The group filmed a live show for a 60-minute Disney Channel special, "Cleopatra in Concert", where they performed their biggest hits aboard the Disney cruise ship, Disney Magic. The show also contained a behind-the-scenes look into the lives of the three sisters over a four-day Bahamas cruise.
Cleopatra were invited to support the Spice Girls on the UK leg of their sell out Spiceworld Tour, playing to 150,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.[10] They were also invited to perform at the Vatican by request of Pope John Paul II,[11] backed by a 100-piece orchestra.[12] They sang "O Come All Ye Faithful".The performance was later released on DVD in 2004 as All-Star Christmas – From the Vatican. They covered the Bee Gees song "I've Gotta Get a Message to You", renaming it "Gotta Get a Message to You", for the tribute album of the same name. They were also asked to record a cover of the disco song "Right Back Where We Started From" for An Extremely Goofy Movie by Disney.
Track listing
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Cleopatra's Theme" | 4:09 |
| 2 | "Life Ain't Easy" | 3:20 |
| 3 | "Don't Suffer in Silence" | 3:56 |
| 4 | "A Touch of Love" | 5:08 |
| 5 | "The Bird Song" | 4:51 |
| 6 | "Thinking About You" | 4:08 |
| 7 | "What You Gonna Do Boy" | 5:01 |
| 8 | "The World We Live In" | 5:36 |
| 9 | "Dying Rose" | 3:42 |
| 10 | "Two Timer" | 4:35 |
| 11 | "I Want You Back" | 4:02 |
- Japan bonus tracks
| # | Title | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | "We Haven't Finished Yet" | 4:16 |
| 13 | "Bird Song" (live version) | 4:59 |
Singles
- "Cleopatra's Theme" (2 February 1998)
- "Life Ain't Easy" (4 May 1998)
- "I Want You Back" (10 August 1998)
- "A Touch of Love" (22 February 1999)
Credits
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Charts
Album
| Chart (1998) | Position |
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| UK Albums Chart[7] | 20 |
| US Billboard 200 | 109 |
| US Billboard Top Heatseekers | 2 |
Singles
| Year | Single | Chart positions[7] | |||
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| UK Singles | US Hot 100 | US R&B | |||
| 1998 | "Cleopatra's Theme" | 3 | 26 | 51 | |
| "Life Ain't Easy" | 4 | 81 | — | ||
| "I Want You Back" | 4 | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "A Touch of Love" | 24 | — | — | |
References
- ^ a b c d Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Cleopatra: Comin' Atcha!". allmusic.com. Allmusic.
- ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Comin' Atcha!". people.com. People. 13 July 1998.
- ^ Cheal, David (23 May 1998). "Pop CD of the week". telegraph.co.uk. The Daily Telegraph.
- ^ Browne, David (26 June 1998). "COMIN' ATCHA!". ew.com. Entertainment Weekly.
- ^ "CLEOPATRA: Comin' Atcha! (WEA)". newsbank.com. Daily Mirror. 24 May 1998. p. 43.
- ^ Cleopatra: Comin' Atcha. WEA. 1998.
- ^ a b c d "Cleopatra: Comin' Atcha". officialcharts.com.
- ^ "BPI Certification for Cleopatra: Comin' Atcha". BPI.co.uk.
- ^ "Plugged In". Pluggedinonline.com. 5 September 2011. Archived from the original on 14 May 2008. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Girl Power coming to Wembley". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 18 September 1998.
- ^ UK.music.yahoo.com Archived 18 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sean Connery takes control". bbc.co.uk. BBC. 18 December 1998.