03. Will Young | Echoes
This is one of the most straight-forward, cohesive, dreamy adult pop albums since Kylie Minogue's Aphrodite was released last year. Minogue’s collection was the dance party, whereas Echoes is the lonely drive home afterwards. Richard X reigns in his visionary production skills to create a subtle and sophisticated synthesized soundscape for Will to croon and belt over. This is easily Will's most focused and personal album, and therefore his best.

1 Single
Will Young-Jealousy


Even though "Someone Like You" was very moving, Will Young channeled another emotion that is felt more often than heartbreak. The soft disco production by Richard X along with Will's amazing vocals work in favor of the listener, showcasing the pain of unrequited love without the stereotypical drink and dance my pain away dialogue. The video is what gives the song its life. Don't believe me? Watch it!

I still want IJWAL as a single but i bet i won't get it

No1 on this list.
http://www.whatsthatmusicguy.net/p/best-of...-and-songs.html

A guy with taste.

Echoes is at #8 too.

Not long to wait till we find out - Brit noms are out on 12th Jan (fingers crossed). Will's got just January out.

Will Young Conquered 2011

Will Young doesn't believe in New Year's Resolutions but compiles a list of the things he wants to achieve every year, and says 2011 was particularly successful.
Will Young has achieved everything he wanted to in 2011.
The 'Come On' hitmaker makes a list of targets at the beginning of each year, and looking back over the last 12 months, he is pleased to have accomplished almost everything.
He said: "I'm a big list maker, so I make a list of stuff I want to do, personally and work wise, and it works because it helps you focus.
"I wanted to do French lessons and I haven't, that was my big thing. And I wanted to do a cooking course, but apart from that, I've done everything else this year.
"I minimise my lists, sometimes I put things on there like 'breathe', so I can tick it off... No, I've achieved everything else I wanted to this year, personally and professionally."
Will has already began compiling his list for 2012 and has set himself a lot of professional targets.
Asked what is on his list for next year, he said: "Cooking course. The French lessons have been a bit sidelined, I was getting a bit too much like a retired person.
"I want to do more dancing, the dance show that I go on and on and on about wanting to do. Some more acting. Possibly a classical record but I don't think I'll have time, depending on other things. And a bit of a travel."
While he makes lists each year, Will insists he doesn't believe in New Year's Resolutions.
He said: "I don't see it as new year, new start, if you're going to do something, do it."

Thank goodness there's no time for the classical album.

Ditto.

Will Young – Echoes: A very late entry in the race (mid-December). Britain’s Will Young is not well-known in the U.S. I remember him from Mrs. Henderson Presents. Thanks to my friend Drew, I now have a fourth album I am obsessed with this year. Echoes is sexy, soulful, fall in love kind of music. Will’s voice begs to be heard over and over again. Best track from Echoes: I Just Want a Lover.

6. Will Young – Echoes
Will Young has come so far from his Pop Idol days that he is barely recognisable from his early recordings. Having taken time to return to tread the boards, Will Young’s “Echoes” is an understated Richard X soulful dance influenced effort that easily walks over his past efforts. Will Young is back and better than ever.

Right then. Thousands of you voted. We did some adding up which took even longer than usual for some reason. We put our addings-up in order. And here is what we came up with.

BEST SINGLE

2. Will Young - Jealousy

BEST ALBUM

3. Will Young - Echoes

BEST COMEBACK

1. Will Young

BEST COVER VERSION

10. Will Young - Running Up That Hill

LEAST CONTROVERSIAL POPSTAR

10. Will Young

BEST POPSTAR TWITTER USER

3. Will Young

BEST POP VIDEO

7. Will Young - Come On

THE END OF THE WORLD
We told you that the world was about to explode and that the one escape pod only had two seats. We told you that a man had to go in one seat and a woman had to go in the other, and that between them they would be responsible for the future of the human race. Here's who you picked

5. Will Young

I got rid of it all cause i didn't see you had already posted the link Ros. here it is again.
http://www.popjustice.com/index.php?option...28&Itemid=9

I know I don't post much girls but I'd like to say at the beginning of this new year that I appreciate all your work. The snippets and reviews make for great reading.

THANK YOU ALL AND A HAPPY HEALTHY AND WILL FILLED YEAR TO YOU ALL!!

Best 2011: Top Songs
Will Young Come On UK
Will did much of Echoes with the songwriters also known as Kish Mauve. This track was actually released by them, but he wisely chose to re-record it with Richard X. It's a truly perfect single. For those who know it, the rarer Beatless Version is actually my favorite because if amplifies the flawless vocal.

These are for real the top 11 of '11
It's New Years Eve and in a few short hours no one will care about 2011 anymore, and instead will be looking ahead to the gloriousness/apocalypse that is sure to come in 2012. So we'll save you the big into and instead get right to the good stuff.

Here are the best singles from 2011:
3. Will Young - Jealousy
2011 was the year that Will Young reminded everyone why he is amazing. The "Kelly Clarkson of the UK" (he won the first ever Pop Idol tv show, even before American Idol existed...so really Kelly is the US Will Young but whatever) has really been going pretty strong since his first single back in 2002, but to be quite honest it could have gone either way for him after his greatest hits package. His first few singles were guaranteed success thanks to winning Idol, and then the flurry of press coverage when he came out cemented his status as a bona-fide media darling. Right about that time he proved he had the songwriting and vocal chops to be the real deal, and then...well, he just got kinda quiet for a while after releasing his retrospective. Diminishing chart returns on each of his tracks meant 'Jealousy' was released at a time when Young hadn't even appeared in the top 20 of the singles countdown in 3 years (though, to be fair, his albums consistently have been top 10 smashes). As the lead single of Will's fifth studio record, hopes were high. But they were all exceeded when this glittering synth gem gave us all a taste of Young's new, electro-chill direction. The Guardian said it best when it described the track as "stately." 'Jealousy' is a respectable, honorable, mature earworm of a song. And it's got some killer remixes to boot. Chart peak: UK - #5

popsublimeJason Roush
My favorite albums of 2011 were: Will Young's "Echoes," Bon Iver's "Bon Iver," and Adele's "21." Pop will reign forever!