Renditions (album)

Renditions
Renditions
Studio album by Slow Moving Millie
Released	9 December 2011 (Download); 12 December 2011 (CD)
Recorded	State Of The Ark Studios, The Pool, Snap Studios
Genre	Indie, Alternative
Length	35:59
Label	Island Records, Universal Records
Singles from Renditions
	"Beasts"; Released: 14 August 2009; "Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"; Released: 11 November 2011;

Renditions is the debut studio album by Amelia Warner under the name Slow Moving Millie. The album features the songs 'Please Please Please Let Me Get What I Want' which was the song for the John Lewis 2011 Christmas advert, and 'Beasts' which was used in a Virgin Media TV advert. The first eight tracks on the album are covers but 'Beasts' and 'Hart With A Crown & Chain' were written by Amelia Warner and are original tracks for the album. After the first week of release, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 89.

Singles

"Beasts" was released as the album's lead single on 14 August 2009. The song was used for a Virgin Media television commercial.
"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want" was released as the album's second single on 11 November 2011. It peaked at number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was selected as the soundtrack to the John Lewis 2011 Christmas advertisement.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want"	Steven Morrissey, Johnny Marr	2:54
2.	"Hold Me Now"	Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie, Joseph Martin Leeway	3:38
3.	"Love In The First Degree"	Sarah Dallin, Keren Woodward, Siobhan Fahey, Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, Pete Waterman	3:33
4.	"Head Over Heels"	Roland Orzabal, Curt Smith	3:37
5.	"The Power Of Love"	Peter Gill, Holly Johnson, Mark O'Toole, Brian Nash	4:13
6.	"Don't Go"	Eric Radcliffe, Daniel Miller, Vince Clarke	3:11
7.	"Wonderful Life"	Colin Vearncombe	3:49
8.	"Feels Like Heaven"	Eddie Jordan, Kevin Patterson	3:10
9.	"Beasts"	Amelia Warner	3:15
10.	"Hart With A Crown & Chain"	Amelia Warner	4:39
Total length:			34:15

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
The Arts Desk	^[2]

John O'Brien of AllMusic gave 3.5 stars out of 5 for the album.^[1]

Chart performance

Chart (2011)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[3]	89

Release history

Region	Date	Format
United Kingdom	9 December 2011	Digital download^[4]
United Kingdom	12 December 2011	CD^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b Renditions at AllMusic
^ Matilda Battersby (10 December 2011). "CD: Slow Moving Millie - Renditions". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
^ "The Official Charts Company - Slow Moving Millie - Renditions". Official Charts Company.
^ "Renditions by Slow Moving Millie". iTunes.
^ "Renditions: Slow Moving Millie". Amazon.co.uk.

[AllMusic-1] Renditions at AllMusic

[TAD-2] Matilda Battersby (10 December 2011). "CD: Slow Moving Millie - Renditions". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 1 February 2024.

[3] "The Official Charts Company - Slow Moving Millie - Renditions". Official Charts Company.

[4] "Renditions by Slow Moving Millie". iTunes.

[5] "Renditions: Slow Moving Millie". Amazon.co.uk.

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