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One Touch is the debut studio album by English girl group Sugababes. It was released by London Records in the UK on 27 November 2000, and the following month in most other European territories. The trio worked with producer Cameron McVey on the majority of the album, which produced four Top 40 hits, including the hit "Overload", and "Run for Cover".

Despite peaking at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart and being certified Gold by the BPI,[1] and faring even better in German-speaking Europe, where it reached the top ten in Austria, Germany and Switzerland, the sales of One Touch did not meet the record company's expectations, and the group were eventually dropped in Autumn 2001,[2] making it their only release with the label. In addition, it became the only album featuring the group's original line-up. Siobhán Donaghy left the group in 2001. She initially stated that she wanted to pursue a fashion career, but was eventually diagnosed with clinical depression amid reports of in-fighting between the Sugababes members.[3]

In a March 2009 interview with Ponystep, former Sugababe Mutya Buena revealed that she thinks One Touch is the band's best work and that she still listens to it.[4] Donaghy has also stated in a separate interview that the album had been "ahead of its time".[5] In 2011 the original members who released One Touch formed under the new name Mutya Keisha Siobhan.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Daily Mail[7]
Entertainment Ireland[8]
The Guardian[9]
The Independent[10]
The Jerusalem Post(positive)[11]
The Sunday Herald[12]
Sunday Mirror(9/10)[13]
Yahoo! Music(9/10)[14]

Critical reception

The album received rave reviews, with critics applauding the girls, who were all only 15/16 years old at the time, for writing and singing songs that were considered to be unusually mature for their age. AllMusic complimented the album and rewarded it with a favourable 3.5/5 stars. The guardian gave it 4/5 stars and yahoo music gave it 9/10.

Commercial performance

On 9 December 2000, One Touch debuted at number 77 in the United Kingdom with sales of 5,510 copies.[15] After numerous weeks of fluctuating on the chart, the album made its final chart appearance on 17 February 2001 at number 76.[16] Two months later, the album re-entered the chart at number 71, and reached its peak position of number 26 two weeks later.[16] One Touch was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry, denoting shipments of 100,000 copies of the album.[17] By October 2007, the album had sold approximately 220,000 copies in the UK alone.[18] The album peaked at number 55 in Ireland.[19]

One Touch debuted at number nine in Austria, and peaked at number six the following week for two consecutive weeks. The album managed to remain in the chart for 16 weeks.[20] In Germany, the album peaked at number seven, and spent 19 weeks in the chart.[21] One Touch peaked at number eight for two weeks in Switzerland, where it spent 17 weeks on the chart.[22] In Australia, One Touch debuted at number 86 on 6 August 2001.[23] The album re-entered the chart at number 63 two weeks later, where it peaked.[24] The album achieved more success in New Zealand, where it debuted at number 31 on 19 August 2001, and peaked at number 16 the following week.[25]

Singles

The album's first official single, titled "Overload", was released on 11 September 2000, in the UK. The song, produced by Cameron McVey, became the Sugababes' first top ten single in the United Kingdom, peaking at number six. The album also spawned three more top 30 singles: "New Year", "Run for Cover" and "Soul Sound", which peaked at number 12, 13 and 30 respectively. "Run for Cover" also proved to have relative success across Europe, but did not challenge that of "Overload".

Track listing

One Touch
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Overload"
  • McVey
  • Jony Rockstar
  • Simm
4:35
2."One Foot In"
  • Paul Watson
  • Sonia Cupid
  • Luke Smith
  • Donaghy
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Watson
  • Luke Smith
3:25
3."Same Old Story"
  • John Temis
  • Matt Rowe
  • Donaghy
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
Matt Rowebottom3:03
4."Just Let It Go"
  • Temis
  • Rowe
  • Donaghy
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
Rowebottom5:01
5."Look at Me"
  • McVey
  • Lipsey
  • Howard
  • Simm
  • Donaghy
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • McVey
  • Rockstar
  • Simm
3:58
6."Soul Sound"
  • Charlotte Edwards
  • Sam Harley
  • Ron Tom
Tom4:30
7."One Touch"
  • Don-E
  • Tom
4:20
8."Lush Life"Tom, Carl McIntoshTom, McIntosh4:28
9."Real Thing"
  • John Temis
  • Matt Rowe
  • Donaghy
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
Rowebottom4:04
10."New Year"
  • McVey
  • Lipsey
  • Howard
  • Rowe
  • Donaghy
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • McVey
  • Rockstar
  • Simm
3:51
11."Promises"
  • McVey
  • Lipsey
  • Howard
  • Simm
  • Donaghy
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
McVey, Rockstar, Simm3:17
12."Run for Cover"
  • Lipsey
  • Simm
  • McVey
  • Donaghy
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
McVey, Rockstar, Simm3:47
One Touch – Japanese bonus track / 2001 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
13."Don't Wanna Wait"
  • Don-E
  • Tom
  • Don-E
  • Tom
4:42

2001 reissue

On 30 July 2001, Sugababes re-released the album with one bonus track, "Don't Wanna Wait". The song was produced by album producers Don-E and Ron Tom. "Don't Wanna Wait" was previously released as a Japanese bonus track shortly after the standard edition was released in the UK on 27 November 2000.

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] Gold 100,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Label
United Kingdom 27 November 2000 London Records
Austria 11 December 2000
Germany
Switzerland
Australia August 2001
Ireland 25 January 2001
Italy March 2001
New Zealand
United States 30 June 2001
Canada
Japan 22 August 2001 Warner Music Japan

References

  1. ^ "British album certifications – Sugababes – One Touch". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Type One Touch in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  2. ^ "Sugababes bio". 7digital.com. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Sugababes history". BBC.co.uk. 21 December 2005. Retrieved 16 November 2006.
  4. ^ Tierney, Paul (9 March 2009). "To Tell You The Truth". Ponystep. Archived from the original on 6 August 2009. Retrieved 6 August 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Siobhan Donaghy – we7
  6. ^ Carlson, Dean. "One Touch - Sugababes". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  7. ^ "Sugababes: One Touch (London)". Daily Mail. Daily Mail and General Trust. 24 November 2000. Retrieved 19 September 2012. (subscription required)
  8. ^ "Sugababes - One Touch". Entertainment Ireland. The Irish Times. 4 December 2000. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  9. ^ Clarke, Betty (24 November 2000). "Living the American teen dream". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Archived from the original on 19 September 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ Perry, Tim (25 November 2000). "Pop: Album Reviews". The Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 19 September 2012. (subscription required)
  11. ^ Brinn, David (20 February 2001). "Sugababes ahead of the pack". The Jerusalem Post. Mirkaei Tikshoret. Retrieved 19 September 2012. (subscription required)
  12. ^ McGuire, Samuel (3 December 2000). "Too cool for school; release of the week". The Sunday Herald. Newsquest. Retrieved 19 September 2012. (subscription required)
  13. ^ Hyland, Ian (26 November 2000). "Albums of the Week". Sunday Mirror. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 19 September 2012. (subscription required)
  14. ^ Strickland, Andy (30 November 2000). "Sugababes - One Touch". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 13 March 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  15. ^ "AC/DC make it nine in a row for groups atop the albums chart". Music Week. Intent Media. 27 October 2008. Archived from the original on 8 August 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  16. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference UK was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ a b "British album certifications – Sugababes – One Touch". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type One Touch in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  18. ^ "Sugababes rule singles and album charts once again". Music Week. Intent Media. 15 October 2007. Retrieved 19 September 2012.
  19. ^ a b "Discography Sugababes". Irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |work= (help)
  20. ^ a b "Austriancharts.at – Sugababes – One Touch" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  21. ^ a b "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  22. ^ a b "Swisscharts.com – Sugababes – One Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  23. ^ "Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 6th August 2001 – Issue #597" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 6 August 2001. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2002. Retrieved 19 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  24. ^ a b "Chartifacts – Week Commencing: 20th August 2001 – Issue #599" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2002. Retrieved 17 September 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  25. ^ a b "Charts.nz – Sugababes – One Touch". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 September 2012.
  26. ^ "2001 UK Albums Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 18 May 2015.

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