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Posted by: SeanGrey 1st January 2016, 10:15 PM
http://www.irishmirror.ie/showbiz/irish-showbiz/una-foden-reveals-plans-release-7102237
13:02, 1 JAN 2016
BY MAEVE QUIGLEY
The Tipperary beauty has been in The Saturdays for eight years and will branch out on her own this year
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GettyThe stunning mum has a new project for the next year
The Saturdays singer Una Foden has revealed she will release her first solo record this year.
The stunning star, 34, from Co Tipperary, has been working behind the scenes on her own material and is ready to take
the plunge.
She revealed: “I have been writing it for the last two years and putting it all together.
“I have been working very hard at the album and in 2016 I hope to release it.
“It’s a scary prospect but at the same time it’s really exciting – I have written everything from scratch.”
Mum-of-two Una said she has poured her heart into the songs which mean a lot to her.
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She added: “Every song in the album is very personal to me and I wrote from the heart so I can’t wait to share it with everyone. I really enjoyed it and I loved making it so if people enjoy listening to it as much, then I’ll be very happy.
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“It’s a singer/songwriter album – it’s me and my guitar. I’ve been in The Saturdays for eight years so there are elements of pop in it too and a little bit of country as well.”
Una collaborated with other writers to bring her songs to fruition and got help on some tracks from Amy Wadge who wrote Thinking Out Loud with Ed Sheeran.
And The Voice Of Ireland coach said she might sing one of the tracks on the live shows.
She added: “I would love to do that and there is a possibility if the timing is right.”
But Una’s new record doesn’t mean it’s the end for The Saturdays.
PAUna Foden, Vanessa White, Mollie King, Frankie Bridge and Rochelle Humes, of the Saturdays, attend the Cosmopolitan Ultimate Women of the Year Awards at One Mayfair in LondonThe Saturdays, Una Foden, Vanessa White, Mollie King, Frankie Bridge and Rochelle Humes
She revealed: “We are doing our own thing and allowing ourselves that time to explore different things.
“We have been together for quite a while so we can afford to take the time out now. We’ll come back together when we feel the time is right.”
Una will be back on The Voice Of Ireland this Sunday at 6.30pm on RTE One when she hopes to find another winner to follow in the footsteps of Patrick Donoghue who has launched his pop career under the name Patrick James.
Una said: “I was very lucky to have talent like Patrick on my team and I worked so well with him – we get on so well.
“I want to make that connection again, I want to look after my team and make them the best they can be.
“I have a really strong team this year again and I have high hopes for them.”
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Una is still working with Patrick and hopes 2016 will be the year his career takes off.
She added: “He’s in London in the studio recording a track we wrote and he is putting the vocals down.
“We met up in the studio for two days and wrote it together – it’s a great track.”
But Una warned those lucky enough to be on The Voice Of Ireland this year the show doesn’t mean automatic success.
She said: “The music industry in general isn’t an easy one to break no matter how talented you are.”
Una also uploaded a video of Aoife dancing (to a song that has been prepped, just no sound unfortunately), so we know there is definitely some Una music on the way! I find it amusing shes been writing for the last two years though, probably when the band were still a thing!
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 1st January 2016, 10:32 PM
OMG! 
Come on Una! Let's just hope her music fairs a little better than flopnessa (I kid) so that makes 3 of the 5 working on solo stuff to look forward to !!!!!!
Although I swear Una is the only one who shares our pipe dream that The Sats will be back 
Posted by: (Zach) 2nd January 2016, 04:57 PM
This is very exciting! I wonder if she'll try to promote in the UK as well or just in Ireland. The Voice is a decent platform for her there so I can see her charting pretty easily. I liked what she had to say about the Sats as it made sense. I really do believe they'll come back together at some point, just not as soon as we initially thought.
Posted by: DoggySwami 3rd January 2016, 03:05 PM
I really hope she will use the new series of The Voice of Ireland (which premieres tonight, by the way) as a platform to promote her music.
2016 could be very exciting if we get releases from Vanessa, Una and Mollie.
Posted by: (Zach) 3rd January 2016, 04:45 PM
It will be very exciting, especially with Mollie having a deal and Una having a platform to promote on. I hope Vanessa has some big plans for 2016 that we don't know about.
Posted by: Cameron 3rd January 2016, 05:25 PM
Una to release a rap album.
Posted by: (Zach) 3rd January 2016, 05:35 PM
Lord knows she can speak fast enough.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 3rd January 2016, 07:25 PM
yes! more sick rhymes about Larry King please
Posted by: Hurricane 3rd January 2016, 08:44 PM
We can probably get one or two bops, the most pop-ish one.
But the propect of an album of just her guitar kinda scares me...Will there be no other instruments at all? I mean, bless her, I know she can play guitar and all, but it's not like she was THAT good either, I can't believe she would rely on just that. It's just gonna sound all so samey...
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 3rd January 2016, 09:37 PM
I agree, that is a worry for me as well. That EP she has on iTunes is just her and her guitar, and it is all a bit amateur samey
Posted by: (Zach) 3rd January 2016, 09:42 PM
I'm sure she wouldn't do that Then again, you never know.. I'm praying for an Alias collabo.
Posted by: *Callum™ 4th January 2016, 10:59 AM
a little teaser of what we can expect from her debut: https://www.instagram.com/p/_uGTgBGNRY/
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 4th January 2016, 04:23 PM
from me oo-ooh. I love it
Posted by: DoggySwami 4th January 2016, 10:17 PM
God, I love her so much.
Posted by: (Zach) 5th January 2016, 12:46 AM
HERE FOR IT
Posted by: Martyn 5th January 2016, 08:51 PM
Una remember you wrote Get Ready Get Set (I think) and Move on U (with Mollie). I need more of that and none of this "I had a puppy, then it died, I had to cried to make it rhyme" shit.
Posted by: P@ul 6th January 2016, 07:18 PM
We can probably get one or two bops, the most pop-ish one.
But the propect of an album of just her guitar kinda scares me...
I'm sure there'll be some good production to the songs too( Hopefully better than Vanessa's anyway)
Posted by: JSG 6th January 2016, 07:44 PM
I'm here from Frankie's album pls.
Posted by: 🙄🙄🙄 9th January 2016, 05:19 PM
She's working with Tich again.
Posted by: Ryan. 9th January 2016, 05:27 PM
Yasss!! And Ben from The Shires too!! 
Dream team!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BAScerlCwsS/
Posted by: Virginia's Walls 9th January 2016, 06:07 PM
Oh no.
She's the screechiest 
Posted by: Virginia's Walls 9th January 2016, 06:09 PM
Me too!!
She will be like the Victoria Beckham of the Saturdays, releasing the best album (except for Mel C's) and surprising all the Girls and making them wonder why she never got any lines (except for Mel C).
Posted by: (Zach) 9th January 2016, 06:11 PM
Does Frankie even like making music at this point? The passion sort of has to be there
Posted by: Virginia's Walls 9th January 2016, 06:12 PM
Imagine a Frankie album and image though!!
Posted by: Totto 9th January 2016, 06:16 PM
I don't think so. She is now finally able to breath from all the pressure from being in a band's spotlight. She probably find her life as it is good for now.
We all know that she is going to get criticize by the general public for her weak voice and what not, it will be probably too much for her to handle right now.
Posted by: (Zach) 9th January 2016, 06:23 PM
I think a Frankie album could be amazing but if it did happen I think it would fall short of expectations. She has so much potential but I don't see her pushing hard enough to reach that level and her solo career/campaign wouldn't live up to the hype.
Posted by: Virginia's Walls 9th January 2016, 06:51 PM
VB's was also the last one to release an album too, #justsayin
Posted by: Hurricane 9th January 2016, 07:37 PM
I would love a Frankie solo album.
Posted by: Virginia's Walls 9th January 2016, 08:35 PM
She should release in the style of I Eill Never Leave Ya and mid-temp rnb.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 10th January 2016, 01:05 AM
I could see Franks doing a very new age Selena Gomez style, sexy pop album. Tbh I'm here for it. I think it would slay
Posted by: SeanGrey 10th January 2016, 01:56 PM
Imagine if Frankie's feature on Undercover Lover had attracted interest from labels and she left the band years ago a la Spice Girls
Posted by: (Zach) 10th January 2016, 03:40 PM
Can y'all take this over to the Frankie thread, this is supposed to be about QUEEN UNA
Posted by: Virginia's Walls 10th January 2016, 04:32 PM
Undercover Lover??
Omg though the Frankie slayage, takin over all threads :cheesebloc: When will your faves?
Posted by: 🙄🙄🙄 10th January 2016, 05:09 PM
beaverfina being leaded by Frankie with Rachel Platten performing Fight Song!
Posted by: SeanGrey 24th January 2016, 04:22 PM
UNA @UnaFoden Jan 23
I am so excited to release my album this year it is literally my diary for the past couple of years X 😜
Posted by: Martyn 24th January 2016, 04:26 PM
So putting in the minimum effort and some how just about pulling it off, until diminishing returns so you lose your record deal and do a tour where even some of the smallest arenas had seats curtained off?
Posted by: (Zach) 24th January 2016, 06:47 PM
1. Rambles (Intro)
2. Lips Are Movin' Cover
3. Tip My Chair (Oh My Goodness!) feat. Mollie King
4. BOGO
5. I'll Be Your Dream Ticket
6. Baby Bore feat. Tadgh (Produced by Aoife Belle)
7. Every Day Is A Saturday When You're In The Saturdays
8. Vacation
9. The Voice(s)
10. Shy of Silver
11. Tea & Guitars
12. Straight Outta Tipperary
13. Foden NOT Healy
14. Bye Rochelle
Posted by: Totto 24th January 2016, 07:33 PM
2. Lips Are Movin' Cover
3. Tip My Chair (Oh My Goodness!) feat. Mollie King
4. BOGO
5. I'll Be Your Dream Ticket
6. Baby Bore feat. Tadgh (Produced by Aoife Belle)
7. Every Day Is A Saturday When You're In The Saturdays
8. Vacation
9. The Voice(s)
10. Shy of Silver
11. Tea & Guitars
12. Straight Outta Tipperary
13. Foden NOT Healy
14. Bye Rochelle
You're not healthy ok
Posted by: Hurricane 24th January 2016, 08:27 PM
CRYING
Posted by: Cameron 24th January 2016, 08:29 PM
Bonus track My Mams Broon Bread
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 24th January 2016, 11:40 PM
2. Lips Are Movin' Cover
3. Tip My Chair (Oh My Goodness!) feat. Mollie King
4. BOGO
5. I'll Be Your Dream Ticket
6. Baby Bore feat. Tadgh (Produced by Aoife Belle)
7. Every Day Is A Saturday When You're In The Saturdays
8. Vacation
9. The Voice(s)
10. Shy of Silver
11. Tea & Guitars
12. Straight Outta Tipperary
13. Foden NOT Healy
14. Bye Rochelle
I'm dying
Posted by: SeanGrey 27th January 2016, 08:00 PM
THAT TRACK LIST *.*
Posted by: (Zach) 29th January 2016, 01:49 AM
My Broon Bread (You Want It) would be an Irish #1
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 29th January 2016, 09:47 AM
LMFAO
Posted by: JSG 29th January 2016, 12:27 PM
The Scottish version would be "ma Broon breed (a ken yae want it)!!!
Posted by: Totto 29th January 2016, 04:21 PM
Whole day I've been saying 'Straight Outta Tipperary' for no good reason.
Posted by: Regina 29th January 2016, 04:31 PM
As if Scottish people are healthy enough to want brown bread.
Posted by: P@ul 10th February 2016, 02:53 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BBfXvVuCwqs/
Surely a record contract???
Wouldn't surprise me if it was something like Aoife Belle's sign up form to Irish dancing or something though
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 10th February 2016, 03:07 PM
Surely a record contract???
Wouldn't surprise me if it was something like Aoife Belle's sign up form to Irish dancing or something though
YAAAASSSS Una! Omg! Can't wait!
OMFG! LMFAO!
Posted by: Hurricane 20th February 2016, 06:22 AM
She has a song called "Happy" registered on the ASCAP website.
It's co-written by someone that was part of the team behind 'Get Ready, Get Set'.
I don't know what to think.
Posted by: P@ul 20th February 2016, 09:57 AM
She has a song called "Happy" registered on the ASCAP website.
It's co-written by someone that was part of the team behind 'Get Ready, Get Set'.
I don't know what to think.
Slay.
She's definitely gonna have this album finished by the live shows of The Voice imo.
Posted by: SeanGrey 20th February 2016, 10:19 AM
I think now Vanessa's released Una will want to release ASAP.
Posted by: P@ul 20th February 2016, 12:55 PM
Una is the only who appears to be confirmed to be releasing a full album. I reckon she's signed with an Irish label (universal Ireland possibly: the label associated with The Voice) or an independent British one like some of the Westlife members did.
Posted by: (Zach) 20th February 2016, 03:03 PM
She has a song called "Happy" registered on the ASCAP website.
It's co-written by someone that was part of the team behind 'Get Ready, Get Set'.
I don't know what to think.
That is amazing news!! GRGS Part 2!! Won't be the same without Mollie but I'll take what I can get.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 20th February 2016, 05:03 PM
OMGGGGG! Now Una gon come out and Slay me with GRGS part 2! 
Get it girl!
Posted by: Hurricane 20th February 2016, 10:37 PM
I don't know.
The title kinda gives me 'ballad' vibes, but the fact it's written by her and someone who also co-wrote on 'GRGS' makes it all so intriguing.
Posted by: (Zach) 20th February 2016, 10:41 PM
I thought that too, maybe because of Leona's Happy and because we're expecting something acoustic from Una. I would love for her to come out of nowhere with a pop jam though.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 21st February 2016, 12:18 AM
See I thought the title made it sound like an upbeat track
Posted by: (Zach) 28th February 2016, 02:54 AM
She is something else.
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCTg4W2CwuJ/
Posted by: Totto 28th February 2016, 03:21 AM
She is so adorably corny
Posted by: Hurricane 28th February 2016, 03:47 AM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BCTg4W2CwuJ/
I can't with her
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 29th February 2016, 12:17 PM
LMFAO! I hope she knows how hilarious she it all of the time
Posted by: P@ul 18th March 2016, 12:23 AM
Una has changed her name back to "Una Healy" on Social media seemingly for her solo venture. I'm glad as Healy is what she's more known as and more recognisable than Foden.
Posted by: Martyn 18th March 2016, 09:44 AM
That or Benuna is over.
Posted by: P@ul 18th March 2016, 04:11 PM
Never!
@unafoden I just would like to clarify that I am a very happily married Mrs Foden but have decided to go as Una Healy from now on with work X
Posted by: Martyn 19th March 2016, 12:34 AM
I love how she changed to Foden professionally so as not to confuse people. (really? Like every other celeb who has ever got married?) I guess as her EP is on as Una Healy she wants people to think ooooh why buy one acoustic Irish rambling when I can buy two?
Posted by: (Zach) 19th March 2016, 12:59 AM
I do find that to be pretty odd. Was she even that known as Una Healy?
Posted by: Hurricane 19th March 2016, 05:09 AM
If Cheryl proved anything is that it's better sometimes to keep your maiden name (and that you can make it big even if you can't sing, but that's another debate)
Posted by: P@ul 19th March 2016, 08:12 AM
In Ireland I think she was still being called it by many despite using Foden so it makes sense I guess.
It has caused a number of unessesary rumours and assumptions on Daily Fail that their marriage is ending though..
Posted by: Hurricane 19th March 2016, 06:58 PM
Both Una and Ben confirmed on Twitter that everything is good, so I don't really care past this point...
Posted by: (Zach) 20th March 2016, 07:19 PM
(and that you can make it big even if you can't sing, but that's another debate)
I choked.
It has caused a number of unessesary rumours and assumptions on Daily Fail that their marriage is ending though..
Una trolling the general public and trying to generate some buzz.
Posted by: P@ul 28th March 2016, 08:52 PM
Una revealed on Twitter that she's releasing the album worldwide not just in Ireland, that we'll be hearing something "very soon", that the style is "Singer/songwriter pop/folk/country" and that there IS a COLLABORATION on it.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 28th March 2016, 09:06 PM
Una/Rachel Stevens collab pls
Exciting news that we'll get to hear something soon!! 
Posted by: Martyn 28th March 2016, 09:12 PM
Exciting news that we'll get to hear something soon!!
Una/Rachel would be life changing.
Posted by: Hurricane 28th March 2016, 09:13 PM
You know what? I'm excited. We could possibly get 2-3 decent ballads out of it because that's been one of her strenght and if she decides to venture more in the pop side (than the folk-country one) on 1-2 tracks, we could get a decent bop as well.
Slay me, Una.
Posted by: P@ul 28th March 2016, 09:16 PM
If it turns out to be with her 60 year old uncle Declan Nerny I'm out. It'll probably be Tich tho or some member of Westlife.. It also doesn't seem like the album will be released before The Voice ends which will be a complete waste imo (There are 4 more live shows remaining.)
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 28th March 2016, 09:22 PM
DEAD!
Yeah she should capitalise on Voice promo, but when do they ever do anything the easy way
But definitely ready for Una and her guitar to slay me!!
Posted by: Hurricane 29th March 2016, 02:40 AM
Well, I'm guessing if it's being released worldwide (thus not just in Ireland), then I can understand why she isn't rushing things to promote it on The Voice.
Either way, it's a bit stupid because it's not like she was going to make waves solo-wise outside Ireland and possibly the UK, but whatever...
Posted by: Wall 29th March 2016, 04:56 AM
The Voice Ireland has no effect so a live performance wouldn't really matter.
The best she can hope for in the UK is being supported by Heart / Radio 2 although I heavily doubt any radio will touch her, I'm guessing she will get higher than Vanessa White ever did on iTunes though and trouble the top 600.
Posted by: SeanGrey 29th March 2016, 01:28 PM
OMG WORLDWIDE I CAN'T
Posted by: (Zach) 29th March 2016, 01:45 PM
You know she's coming for Top 20 in Cambodia Sean
I don't expect any high profile collabos at all so it's hard for me to get excited about that. I would rather it be one of the girls (Mollie) to be honest. We'll see how the material turns out as folk really isn't my thing, yet Una has written some pretty great tracks and I don't think she'll totally abandon her pop background.
Posted by: SeanGrey 29th March 2016, 02:08 PM
I don't expect any high profile collabos at all so it's hard for me to get excited about that. I would rather it be one of the girls (Mollie) to be honest. We'll see how the material turns out as folk really isn't my thing, yet Una has written some pretty great tracks and I don't think she'll totally abandon her pop background.I was thinking debuting on Billboard Hot 100 instead maybe?
I can imagine something like Ellie Goulding's first album (Lights) using guitar and a lot of poppy beats.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 29th March 2016, 02:33 PM
Here for the Ellie Goulding tea tbh!
Posted by: SeanGrey 29th March 2016, 03:05 PM
I think the combination of pop and guitar would suit Una really well. Maybe the Guns and Horses vs The Writer sound, less so Under The Sheets/Lights/the Halcyon crap.
Posted by: (Zach) 29th March 2016, 03:22 PM
Posted by: SeanGrey 29th March 2016, 05:27 PM
Oh my god when was this?!
Posted by: P@ul 29th March 2016, 05:40 PM
She recently followed James Morrison who's in Ireland supporting Lionel Richie soon.. I'm here for a "Broken Strings" duet!
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 29th March 2016, 07:27 PM
That could slay
Posted by: (Zach) 29th March 2016, 09:58 PM
Last week in the studio!
Just kidding, I wish. I believe that's from when Una went to her concert.
Posted by: P@ul 11th April 2016, 06:09 AM
@unahealy I have some exciting news to share with everyone later today...stay tuned! X 🎤
Posted by: Martyn 11th April 2016, 08:36 AM
She's ready to release her next pregnancy.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 11th April 2016, 12:23 PM
OMG! Debut single please Una
Posted by: SeanGrey 11th April 2016, 12:47 PM
EP announcement?
Posted by: LeeWallace 11th April 2016, 04:50 PM
Confirmed that she has an album out later his year and she's making her solo debut by performing on The Voice (Ireland) this Sunday!
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 11th April 2016, 05:07 PM
OH
MY
f***ING
GOD
Excited to hear what sound she'd gone fore for her debut!
Posted by: SeanGrey 11th April 2016, 05:10 PM
Fantastic debut slot!
I was listening to "Get Ready, Get Set" on the way home earlier, love her vocals on the upbeat stuff but I can't wait to hear me some ballads!
Posted by: LeeWallace 11th April 2016, 06:11 PM
Yeah it's a good debut slot, I'm expecting Una to not out the song on iTunes though in typical Saturdays fashion and let the promo slot go to waste and not to push her into the top 1,500 on Irish iTunes
Posted by: P@ul 11th April 2016, 06:14 PM
A reason to watch the Voice Of Ireland! Tbh last year's winner performed his single last night and it went from #25 beforehand to #21 back to #27 ( It was #2 two days beforehand.Irish iTunes is a mess ) but it'll still be great to hear the direction she has taken and the quality regardless if it is even released after it or charts well.
Posted by: SeanGrey 11th April 2016, 06:19 PM
I'm interested to know how/why she is so confident a whole album is coming?
Posted by: DoggySwami 11th April 2016, 06:20 PM
I'm so excited for this!!! 
This is going to be a good year, with 3/5 Saturdays releasing music.
It must be part of the deal with the label. If I recall correctly, she signed the contract pretty late in the recording process, so she must have put most of the album together by herself.
Or think of All Saints as an example, when their new single didn't chart in the top100, but the album was released anyway.
Posted by: Kuki Sanban 11th April 2016, 06:24 PM
Is there any way to watch The Voice (Ireland) from the UK!? Or will we just have to wait until somebody uploads it to youtube?
Posted by: Martyn 11th April 2016, 10:22 PM
I think we will have to wait till it gets uploaded like we did when The Saturdays performed on it.
Posted by: (Zach) 12th April 2016, 01:36 AM
Una coming for that 14-72-Out chart run in Ireland.
But seriously, this is very exciting! I would keel over if she blindsided us with a GRGS-type bop. I'm expecting an acoustic snoozefest though sadly.
Posted by: Totto 12th April 2016, 03:21 AM
I will die if Feluna shows up.
Posted by: Martyn 17th April 2016, 06:40 PM
Remember gang, Una is birthing her debut song/third child (who really knows) on The Voice of Ireland tonight.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 17th April 2016, 06:55 PM
DEAD
Posted by: P@ul 17th April 2016, 07:16 PM
Her song was about Aoife Belle!! I give up!! It was an uptempo country/folk song. It was nice and catchy but blandish.
Posted by: DoggySwami 17th April 2016, 07:17 PM
I only watched the last 30 seconds, but I liked what I heard. It was more upbeat than I expected.
Posted by: Martyn 17th April 2016, 07:38 PM
From the looks of her twitter, the song won't be able to buy until later in the year when the album comes out.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 17th April 2016, 07:45 PM
oh Una
Posted by: P@ul 17th April 2016, 07:51 PM
I don't think The Voice has any effect anyway really. She'll more than likely get promo on Irish talk shows and radio support when it is released. The song and performance is getting a good response on Twitter and she did appear very comfortable performing on her own.
Posted by: SeanGrey 17th April 2016, 08:18 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVhfTpKEHEM&feature=youtu.be
Posted by: P@ul 17th April 2016, 08:28 PM
Full performance
http://youtu.be/r1ZnPYJXpGU
Posted by: DoggySwami 17th April 2016, 08:34 PM
Love it!
Posted by: Martyn 17th April 2016, 09:00 PM
I really don't know where to place this in my mind. My first reaction is, well it's better than what Vanessa chucked out.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 17th April 2016, 09:04 PM
I really like that, it's really cute, and funky in it's own little way
Posted by: LeeWallace 17th April 2016, 09:07 PM
Tragic
Posted by: Scherz 17th April 2016, 09:34 PM
It's just like Una to bring out some cliche cheesy ode to her daughter!
Definitely not what we need from her.
And Vanessa's output is infinitely better.
Posted by: Jonjo 17th April 2016, 10:25 PM
I really like it. It's cute. Definitely not a hit, but it's really nice.
She should've entered Eurovision for Ireland this year though.
Posted by: Joe. 17th April 2016, 10:28 PM
Much better than Vanessa's output, but that performance was ropey at best.
Posted by: LeeWallace 18th April 2016, 03:48 AM
I've provided it a couple of listens and it's nice and cute.
I actually love the bridge before the chorus and the oh la la in the chorus but the verses in the chorus don't seem to go with the chorus, especially with "Just keep staring at the moon" It's not a hit but it's a nice little album track.
Miles better than anything from Vanessa though, Can they release in the same week so we can see who actually sells a copy?
Posted by: Hurricane 18th April 2016, 05:10 AM
It's a bit blandish, but I don't think it's a bad song by any means.
I don't exactly have an opinion on which material is the best from Una or Vanessa. In both cases, I feel a bit underwhelmed, although I do think there was more thoughts put into making Una's song catchy than there ever was with Vanessa's material which don't have that much replay value unless you are Totto.
I'm glad she's releasing music, though!
Posted by: goldfish 18th April 2016, 08:47 AM
I love it! I was there last night (sat in front of Ben who is even more big & beautiful in the flesh!!) and in the ad breaks Una was interacting with the audience alot and you could tell she was nervous.
It sounded great in the studio and I wish they showed a bit more of the audience in the video because everyone was really clapping and swaying along, and the "ooh la la la la la" was very catchy we were all singing along by the end
It is definitely an album track not a lead single but I think her aim was to showcase the general direction her music will be going, and she did it well! Spoke to her manager as well he said the album will be out the end of the summer and she has loads of Irish and British things lined up for promo
Posted by: DoggySwami 18th April 2016, 09:24 AM
Good to hear! Did you speak to Peter or Adam? They do seem to still be involved in her management.
Posted by: ♡ Heezus Froot ♡ 18th April 2016, 10:48 AM
Very bland, not quite what I expected from Una. Maybe I'll like the polished studio version better...
Posted by: SeanGrey 18th April 2016, 11:40 AM
I was really cautious about the sound she'd go for and based on the snippet I posted but I am quite enjoying this on my second and third listens! For now I'm maintains my position she's the best songwriter of the girls!
Posted by: P@ul 18th April 2016, 05:37 PM
It sounded great in the studio and I wish they showed a bit more of the audience in the video because everyone was really clapping and swaying along, and the "ooh la la la la la" was very catchy we were all singing along by the end
It is definitely an album track not a lead single but I think her aim was to showcase the general direction her music will be going, and she did it well! Spoke to her manager as well he said the album will be out the end of the summer and she has loads of Irish and British things lined up for promo
Aw that's great to hear about UK plans also
! Imo promo on UK tv shows can sometimes be better promo than Irish ones here (The Voice UK winner's single charted higher than last year's Irish winner I think!) I agree with others that it has definitely grown on me but it isn't single worthy despite it's catchiness. I actually think this sound is a smart choice Irish wise as country/pop is very popular here.Nathan Carter Wagon Wheel was one of the biggest songs last year which is a similar genre. I'm also confident that Una is a big enough name now to get good radioairplay and Irish TV promotion and can see her attracting an older audience as well.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 18th April 2016, 05:41 PM
I'm really pleased to hear she's gonna plug her work, because I am getting with the vibe sound wise based off her performance last night
Posted by: Totto 18th April 2016, 07:54 PM
I think I'll like the studio version, the chorus is quite catchy.
Better than Vanessa's songs ? I'm done with you guys.
Posted by: (Zach) 19th April 2016, 01:02 AM
If there's one thing Una can do it's shamelessly plug a product
I'm really impressed with that song and performance. It's quite interesting for that genre. I do hope for one or two pop tracks though.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 19th April 2016, 01:32 AM
So true! LMAO!
I hope we get some pop bobs too, because based on SATM it was quite upbeat for the style she's going for, so I don't think they'd sound out of place!
Posted by: Sparky2 19th April 2016, 02:22 AM
I really like it, it's exactly the kind of thing I could see Una doing and actually having a bit of success with. Her singing/performing were good too. I'm excited to see what else she has, its definitely got me a lot more excited than Vanessa has.
Posted by: Juliano 20th April 2016, 06:11 PM
I'll wait to hear the studio version, but so far Ness is winning for me.
Posted by: LushLife 20th April 2016, 10:30 PM
Get those 19,000 youtube views.
Posted by: (Zach) 20th April 2016, 11:05 PM
I wonder how many viewers there were the night of the performance?
EDIT: 329,000. She should've put it on iTunes immediately.
Posted by: Hurricane 20th April 2016, 11:28 PM
EDIT: 329,000. She should've put it on iTunes immediately.
Yes, but if the video's been watched only 19k times despite it being avalaible worldwide AND considering apparently the last winner single of The Voice sold 98 copies (98!!!), maybe it was for the best that she's waiting for"bigger" (better?) promo slots.
Posted by: (Zach) 22nd April 2016, 03:57 AM
Yeah, I guess. I just figure if it's going to be a buzz track or album track anyway then why not put it up for sale? Una could probably make 98 loaves of brown bread with those sales. Also, I'm pretty sure 98 sales would be enough to get her into the Top 10 on iTunes for a few hours. I'd be curious to know how much a song has to sell in order to make the official Irish Top 10. I'm guessing 1,000 or so?
I really love this track and I don't even think it would make a bad single, at least in Ireland only.
Posted by: DoggySwami 22nd April 2016, 03:20 PM
Not releasing the track has to be a conscious decision, because they have taken off iTunes and Spotify her Sorry EP, so they are definitely not interested in the revenue they could get until they launch the campaign in full force.
Posted by: P@ul 23rd April 2016, 04:48 PM
Just reading an interview Una did with Irish Independent out today claiming "Una has just signed a record deal with universal in the UK"
Posted by: LushLife 23rd April 2016, 04:56 PM
Oh wow, very surprised she managed a record deal especially over Vanessa.
Posted by: Jimmy Jam 23rd April 2016, 05:23 PM
With Universal?! slay at her getting in with a good label!
Posted by: Hurricane 23rd April 2016, 06:55 PM
Actually from the reports we've had a year ago (yes! Jesus, we've been waiting for so long lmao), Una was the closest to sign a deal, with Mollie a close follow-up. I just think Mollie announced her deal right away whereas Una probably kept it quiet? Or maybe she had more talks, so the process was longer, who knows.
Vanessa seems pretty adamant about doing what she really wants to do, I think she isn't going to sign a deal with a major label unless they give her full control. On one hand, that's truly admirable, but on the other hand, it will also cut her off from many amazing possibilities.
Anyway, excited for Una's solo ventures!
Posted by: (Zach) 24th April 2016, 02:43 AM
This is huuuuuge! As much as I love and believe in them both I didn't think even one of them would get a major deal let alone BOTH of them. So happy right now!
Posted by: Hurricane 24th April 2016, 08:12 PM
I'm not gonna lie, it does make me want to see Frankie and Rochelle attempting to get a record deal with a major label as well...
Posted by: LushLife 24th April 2016, 08:13 PM
Rochelle could quite easily get the biggest record deal, she's one of the biggest presenters in the UK right now and she's on almost everything, I'm hoping she manages to remain on xtra Factor or her and Marvin co-host the voice.
Posted by: SeanGrey 3rd August 2016, 06:17 PM
Big news coming this week according to her Instagram post!
Posted by: Martyn 3rd August 2016, 11:59 PM
This week or soon?
Posted by: Martyn 3rd August 2016, 11:59 PM
Also announcing an announcement.
Posted by: (Zach) 4th August 2016, 01:41 AM
It better be something substantial and not "I have been recording music and will be putting my first album out early next year!"
Posted by: Martyn 4th August 2016, 08:18 AM
I want a title a release date and some artwork.
Posted by: P@ul 4th August 2016, 11:28 AM
The album has been finished since about June and she did say late summer so expecting it this month!
Posted by: Martyn 5th August 2016, 12:22 PM
She's going to be a contestant on the first season of Ireland's Dancing With The Stars, which will air instead of the voice I suspect.
Posted by: DoggySwami 5th August 2016, 12:39 PM
Really!? That would be very nice.
Still, it is supposed to be a "music announcement" IIRC, so I expect something about the album.
Posted by: Martyn 5th August 2016, 01:25 PM
I worded what I said before badly.
Dancing With The Stars IE will replace The Voice of Ireland (seems RTE don't want to air both). I suspect Una will bra contestant.
Posted by: P@ul 5th August 2016, 01:47 PM
I hope not. That has cringe and flop written all over it. She needs to focus on British TV.
Posted by: P@ul 5th August 2016, 01:49 PM
Una is doing a live stream with Dan Wooton now on Facebook to launch her solo career.
http://facebook.com/DanWootton
Posted by: leewallace 5th August 2016, 01:55 PM
So Una has officially quit The Saturdays, I have no doubt her solo career will bomb incredibly hard and if The Saturdays do decide to release solo music she will be the first person begging to come back. She's not going to do anything commercially and her voice is not good enough to succeed.
Posted by: missingyou 5th August 2016, 01:58 PM
I missed it what happened?!
Posted by: Martyn 5th August 2016, 02:00 PM
I didn't hear her say she has quit The Saturdays... She did the usual ramble of we are still together but not actively. Apparently don't expect them to do anything for the next 2 years though. 2018 would be a great year to come back as a 10th anniversary.
Solo single is out in the next 4 weeks with the album to come about 3 months after that (4th quarter realness). Staring at the Moon will be on the album. She shoots the video for the single next week.
Posted by: leewallace 5th August 2016, 02:14 PM
Dan says "former girlband"
Posted by: DoggySwami 5th August 2016, 03:29 PM
What are you talking about? In what world do you live in that The Saturdays are still together? And at the same time how do you realize that she's going solo now, when she already performed one of the songs on The Voice of Ireland months ago?
And what is this bitterness that makes you say that she will flop hard? Open your eyes, man: The Saturdays flop hard, Vanessa flops hard, everyone from this group is more likely to flop hard than not. But she wants to give it a shot with the music she's written because that's her passion.
You would think that following this group would teach you to respect other people and don't laugh at those acts who don't sell well, but man, some people just want to spread their hate.
Posted by: leewallace 5th August 2016, 04:01 PM
And what is this bitterness that makes you say that she will flop hard? Open your eyes, man: The Saturdays flop hard, Vanessa flops hard, everyone from this group is more likely to flop hard than not. But she wants to give it a shot with the music she's written because that's her passion.
You would think that following this group would teach you to respect other people and don't laugh at those acts who don't sell well, but man, some people just want to spread their hate.
Well The Saturdays are officially STILL together as they've announced on multiple occasions that they've not split whenever they're asked by news reporters?
How is it bitterness by me declaring that Una will "Flop Hard"? It's called realism. There's no way that radio stations will support Una. The only member that would get radio play is Mollie / Rochelle and possibly Frankie, the only thing that could help Una is Radio 2 but I doubt they will playlist her.
I think you've blown my comment out of proportion and while attempting to add 1+1 you got 6.
Posted by: SeanGrey 5th August 2016, 04:17 PM
They must have a lot of confidence in the first single doing well if they want to release the album on the back of it.
Posted by: P@ul 5th August 2016, 04:29 PM
How is it bitterness by me declaring that Una will "Flop Hard"? It's called realism. There's no way that radio stations will support Una. The only member that would get radio play is Mollie / Rochelle and possibly Frankie, the only thing that could help Una is Radio 2 but I doubt they will playlist her.
I think you've blown my comment out of proportion and while attempting to add 1+1 you got 6.
But Una is the only one who got an established successful record label to back a full album campaign? Im sure flop Frankie would jump at the opportunity to release an album with a big record label like Decca instead of releasing some jewellery and flying to Australia to be on I'm a celeb get me out of here now
Posted by: Ryan. 5th August 2016, 04:34 PM
I think it's harsh to pin the splitting on Una, I think it's very likely they would just have been a Girls Aloud/One Direction situation by saying "we haven't split up" but it being unlikely they'll ever do anything again other than potentially a anniversary/charity single (e.g. Something New).
Posted by: SeanGrey 5th August 2016, 04:39 PM
I think it's unfair to blame the split on any of them - given three of them are releasing music and one of them is quite a big name in the world of presenting, I wouldn't see how it's fair to pin blame on any of them.
Posted by: SeanGrey 5th August 2016, 04:47 PM
Just noticed Kimberley Walsh was signed under Decca Records?
Posted by: P@ul 5th August 2016, 06:28 PM
Oh dear
Tbf she was signed after there was a small bit of hype surrounding her after Strictly/GA reunion and they did get her a slot at the NTAS.And her album was classical covers and completely non commercial.At least it reached the top 40
Posted by: tommie 5th August 2016, 07:08 PM
Dear Lord.
The Saturdays likely fulfilled their record contract with the Greatest Hits release and since that flopped said record company has no interest in working with them again and other record companies likely aren't interested in releasing The Saturdays material (at least at a price that would make it worth to split five ways). What they're doing is leaving the door open if someone would approach them with a favorable deal, but most likely they won't do anything together again bar the occasional gig (if it's paid well enough).
Posted by: (Zach) 5th August 2016, 11:57 PM
I was hoping for a bigger label but I'm still happy with this nonetheless. I'm excited for the first single and hope her material isn't too folk or country.
The Saturdays being on hiatus and pursuing solo careers is nothing new. I am actually very confident that they will come back together again -- we just don't know when or to what extent. I don't think they would keep harping on it if that wasn't their intention. I'm sure they, just like we, realize that all of that is contingent on their schedules and how much success they experience with their solo careers.
I think the girls will genuinely want to reunite at some point and agree that the only thing standing in the way would be lack of support and public interest. It would be ideal if at least one of them (money's on Mollie here) managed a high profile solo career so that there would be renewed interest in the group. If Mollie does even half decently with Island they might be willing to sign the Sats up the road.
Posted by: tommie 6th August 2016, 12:18 AM
If one of them gets a high profile, then it's finito for the five of them.
No way a girl that's earning a lot of £££ to give it up to re-join a flop girl group. All of them need to flop so horribly that the only option seems to be The Saturdays.
Posted by: (Zach) 6th August 2016, 02:25 AM
That might be true, but I think they'd get back together if given the chance and the label backing.
Posted by: DoggySwami 6th August 2016, 01:36 PM
How is it bitterness by me declaring that Una will "Flop Hard"? It's called realism. There's no way that radio stations will support Una. The only member that would get radio play is Mollie / Rochelle and possibly Frankie, the only thing that could help Una is Radio 2 but I doubt they will playlist her.
I think you've blown my comment out of proportion and while attempting to add 1+1 you got 6.
Why are you so eager to believe blindly that they are still somehow an active group despite many facts pointing to the contrary, but you rush in to say that Una has "officially" left based only on your imagination? Why do you need to single Una out when she isn't even the first one to publish solo music? Vanessa has already gone solo, Rochelle has even left Fascination and got a new management for her own.
Damn, just blame all of them. The five of them dissolved their own company and divided the money.
You talk about realism and then you make up a scenario when one of them has to beg to come back to The Saturdays (of all groups) for money...open your eyes, none of them will sell music unless there's a major surprise. Not solo, not in a group.
It's just bizarre how a Saturdays fan can attack any of the girls so viciously for not selling, when we have lived through more flops than hits through their history. How can someone not understand at this point that there are more reasons to release music other than making big sums of money? That small releases paired with other endeavours can also be profitable? That a passion of music can make up for the lack of success?
Posted by: ThePensmith 7th August 2016, 01:02 PM
You can always rely on The Saturdays artist forum to deliver that OTT fan fight realness...
Anyway. Looking forward to this. Una better bring that Sheryl Crow / early Corrs vibes with her solo stuff (as I fully expect she will)...
Posted by: Martyn 14th August 2016, 02:43 PM
Una's filming her video today.
Posted by: (Zach) 14th August 2016, 07:41 PM
She looks great!
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJGL1nSDIOF/?taken-by=unahealy&hl=en
Also I just discovered The Shires are signed to the same division of Decca as Una. They've managed a Top 10 Silver album in the UK so that gives me the tiniest bit of hope for her.
Posted by: Hurricane 14th August 2016, 08:00 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJGL1nSDIOF/?taken-by=unahealy&hl=en
Also I just discovered The Shires are signed to the same division of Decca as Una. They've managed a Top 10 Silver album in the UK so that gives me the tiniest bit of hope for her.
It's sort of giving me Nicola's Lucky Day vibes, lmao.
Posted by: SeanGrey 14th August 2016, 08:46 PM
It's sort of giving me Nicola's Lucky Day vibes, lmao.
OMG YES!
Posted by: Mackenzie 14th August 2016, 10:16 PM
https://www.instagram.com/p/BJGL1nSDIOF/?taken-by=unahealy&hl=en
Also I just discovered The Shires are signed to the same division of Decca as Una. They've managed a Top 10 Silver album in the UK so that gives me the tiniest bit of hope for her.
She looks amazing in that picture, the woman doesn't age!
Posted by: Totto 15th August 2016, 12:20 PM
Sorry Una need to sing pop songs, she gave songs like Get Ready, Get Set, Move On U and The Way You Watch Me life.
Posted by: Martyn 15th August 2016, 12:21 PM
I get the feeling Mollie's hype will steal Una's Thunder a bit.
Posted by: (Zach) 15th August 2016, 03:30 PM
Probably to an extent, but it would be worse if they went with similar genres. I don't think Una was going to generate that much buzz anyway.
Posted by: ___∆___ 21st August 2016, 07:52 PM
So it looks like flops all round for solo Saturday's - Mollie coming for that #94 smash, Vanessa pretending she doesn't care about chart positions and Una going country on us.
In fairness Una could be the one to score a 'hit' album if marketed correctly - Wouldn't be a stellar seller but could certainly benefit from the 4k market needed to go Top 10 especially if R2 get behind her.
Posted by: shadow2009 21st August 2016, 09:31 PM
In fairness Una could be the one to score a 'hit' album if marketed correctly - Wouldn't be a stellar seller but could certainly benefit from the 4k market needed to go Top 10 especially if R2 get behind her.
WTF? Mollie's debut single only JUST got released two days ago and Una hasn't even released anything yet. Give them a chance.
Mollie's single went to #18 on iTunes as an OA/OS release. The Saturdays haven't had a hit since 2013 and Mollie hasn't been on TV or done anything in the public eye in ages. Only The Sats fanbase knew about the release and they still managed to go top 20 on iTunes. The video has just crossed 200K views which is decent for a new act and she hasn't even started her radio tour yet.
Fair enough if it does end up charting at #94 and she gets dropped or whatever but right now it's JUST began. She has a chance and so far things are looking promising.
Jeeeez.
Posted by: P@ul 28th August 2016, 09:41 AM
Una's debut single is called Stay My Love and is featuring Sam Palladio from Nashville.
Posted by: Martyn 28th August 2016, 10:08 AM
Ooooh. Maybe she will get herself a guest role/performance on the show.
Posted by: (Zach) 28th August 2016, 12:37 PM
It's like the answer to "Back to You"
That's a decent feature though. Sounds like this will be full on country then.
Posted by: Cameron 3rd October 2016, 05:15 PM
She is supporting Ward Thomas on their UK tour. Get that promo
Posted by: Hurricane 6th October 2016, 10:23 PM
I've never heard of them.
Their singles have been flops, but they did have a #1 album in the UK about a month ago, and they were apparently the first UK Country Act to hit the top spot. So, I guess they definitely have an audience that buys albums. That's always good for Una.
I suppose she will premiere a few other albumtracks too as I can't really see her doing only 'Stay My Love' and 'Staring At The Moon'.
Posted by: JosephStyles 6th October 2016, 10:26 PM
The single is due to impact on 2nd December! So I would expect it to be released before then, can't be far off now 
Posted by: Martyn 15th October 2016, 07:54 PM
Just saw on Twitter the album isn't due till next year.
Posted by: tommie 18th October 2016, 02:38 AM
Considering season five of Nashville premieres in early January I'd guess they'll be trying to release it around then. She'd get lost in the Christmas rush anyway.
Posted by: allfiredup93 24th October 2016, 10:02 AM
Album available to pre-order on 28th Oct
Title: The Waiting Game (instant grat when pre ordered)
Posted by: leewallace 25th October 2016, 12:05 AM
The Waiting Game: When Will The Saturdays split?
Posted by: Martyn 25th October 2016, 09:11 AM
We are waiting for a pre order? Seriously?
Posted by: JosephStyles 27th October 2016, 05:14 PM
1 Battlelines
2 The Waiting Game
3 Stay My Love (feat. Sam Palladio)
4 All You Ever Need Is Love
5 S.O.S.
6 Please Don't Tell Me
7 Staring at the Moon
8 Alarm Bells
9 Craving You
10 Out the Door
11 Grow Up Not Old
12 Angel Like You
Title track out as an instant grat at midnight!
Posted by: leewallace 27th October 2016, 05:48 PM
I like it!
Posted by: Cameron 27th October 2016, 05:51 PM
Really excited to see what way she goes with this. Hoping for a Ward Thomas 'Carry You Home' please
Posted by: Martyn 27th October 2016, 07:36 PM
Hoping that Mollie gets her album out too.
Posted by: Regina 27th October 2016, 08:13 PM
Looking forward to that ABBA cover *.*
Posted by: Cameron 27th October 2016, 08:30 PM
S.O.S is code for Shit Old Saturdays? 
I am here for Una to start a fight *.*
Posted by: Cameron 27th October 2016, 09:34 PM
change thread name pls, Hurricane and Zach get out of the Mollie barricade and mod the forum pls
fanx
(miss you)
Posted by: allfiredup93 27th October 2016, 09:38 PM
Slaying
Posted by: allfiredup93 27th October 2016, 09:43 PM
Slaying
Posted by: Cameron 27th October 2016, 11:04 PM
Radio 2 will love this
Posted by: allfiredup93 27th October 2016, 11:07 PM
Anyone else having it not appear on iTunes? The song appears but won't let me view the whole album so I can pre order
Posted by: Cameron 27th October 2016, 11:09 PM
the album isnt up yet
Posted by: Martyn 27th October 2016, 11:15 PM
The song has potential to be a Radio 2/Heart darling.
Posted by: Jonjo 27th October 2016, 11:33 PM
Lovely song! Give us those Ward Thomas teas Una Healy! *.* (No bad thing when they've just had a number 1 album!)
Posted by: (Zach) 28th October 2016, 12:34 AM
Love the album cover. Just got very excited for this!
Posted by: SeanGrey 28th October 2016, 07:32 AM
Love the artwork!!!! Can't wait to hear it!
Posted by: allfiredup93 28th October 2016, 08:09 AM
Still won't come up on iTunes 😂
Posted by: Cameron 28th October 2016, 09:06 AM
I don't think Una even knows it is released, she hasn't tweeted about it
Posted by: SeanGrey 28th October 2016, 01:38 PM
You can listen to the snippet?
Posted by: Totto 28th October 2016, 02:02 PM
Awh that's cute.
Posted by: P@ul 28th October 2016, 08:41 PM
Alarm Bells and Battlelines are the "pop bangers" similar to her "Get Ready Get Set" sound on the album according to Una
Posted by: (Zach) 29th October 2016, 09:23 PM
They'll still be country though I'd imagine? So I'm not expecting GRGS 2.0 by any means.
Posted by: P@ul 30th October 2016, 10:09 AM
Una's album is on the bestselling preorders on iTunes
Posted by: (Zach) 30th October 2016, 09:02 PM
That's great. I'm surprised to see she's listed under pop and not country.
Posted by: diamondtooth 2nd November 2016, 01:14 PM
Why are the streaming numbers for 'The Waiting Game' so low on Spotify? It seems that not even The Saturdays fans have listened to it.
Streams are only on 1,456 after 5 days!
Posted by: leewallace 2nd November 2016, 01:49 PM
Couldn't even go top 700 on iTunes.
Posted by: Cameron 25th November 2016, 01:19 PM
Posted by: tommie 25th November 2016, 03:02 PM
stunnin, will for sure get a 1000 streams on spotify
in total
xoxo
Posted by: Martyn 25th November 2016, 08:48 PM
Didn't even get 90 seconds in. So boring
Posted by: tommie 26th November 2016, 08:17 PM
912 views on youtube
smashin x
Posted by: ThePensmith 1st December 2016, 09:07 PM
Doing her first solo show at the Old Church in St Pancras, London on 15th February next year. Just booked my ticket!
Posted by: allfiredup93 9th February 2017, 07:59 PM
She's trending on iTunes. Good sign!
Posted by: (Zach) 10th February 2017, 01:49 AM
Featured on the iTunes homepage under New Music!
Posted by: (Zach) 10th February 2017, 02:08 AM
Didn't she promise a few bops? Where are they? Battlelines and SOS? I guess I was foolish for expecting a banger or two.
Posted by: DoggySwami 10th February 2017, 09:19 AM
Well, I doubt she would use the words bop or banger, but if she promised some uptempo pop tracks...she delivered. Battlelines, The Waiting Game, SOS, Staring at the Moon, Alarm Bells...that's half the album being uptempo. And some of the other songs are more midtempo than ballads.
The album is an inoffensive country-pop collection (it's more acoustic than country anyway, isn't it?), which is what she's been talking about all this time.
Battlelines is pretty great. For me the next great solo-Saturdays song after Back To You.
Posted by: allfiredup93 10th February 2017, 10:20 AM
Album is #2 on the pop chart and #14 on main chart
Stay My Love is #18 on the pop chart
Edit: -album is now #9 on main chart!
Posted by: Cameron 10th February 2017, 01:03 PM
The studio version of Staring At The Moon reminds me of something that would be on fun.'s album
Posted by: Regina 10th February 2017, 06:31 PM
SUCH a great album. Battlelines, Angel Like You, Staring At The Moon (THAT CHORUS) and Grow Up Not Old are all essential.
Can't get over how much she sounds like Mandy Moore too, gorgeous voice.
Posted by: Juliano 10th February 2017, 08:20 PM
It is a good album! Proud of my girl!
Posted by: (Zach) 11th February 2017, 03:28 PM
Taking into account that this is not my genre of choice, I'm pretty impressed with the album as well.
Battlelines 7/10 Nice track, if not a bit too generic
The Waiting Game 5/10 Has grown on me a bit since the initial release
Stay My Love 6/10 Not my cup of tea but it's a good song and the harmonies are great
All You Ever Need Is Love 5/10
S.O.S. 8/10 This is my early favorite. Sounds like it could be on Wordshaker
Please Don't Tell Me 4/10
Staring At The Moon 8/10 Been perched for this, studio version didn't disappoint
Alarm Bells 6/10
Craving You 2/10 Not feeling it
Out The Door 5/10
Grow Up Not Old 4/10
Angel Like You 5/10
I have a feeling a lot of these will grow.
Posted by: allfiredup93 11th February 2017, 03:32 PM
What's the album booklet like? Does it have lyrics?
Posted by: tommie 12th February 2017, 06:25 AM
i hoep dis sells betta than any sats alberm n she announces the end of the group officially
Posted by: P@ul 12th February 2017, 06:08 PM
She's still doing solidly at #11 in UK and #8 in Ireland!
Her promo hasn't been bad but I wish she had a few more TV appearances in like This Morning/Loose Women/ The Late Late Show in Ireland?
All she's down for as far as I know is Lorraine on Tuesday for the remainder of the week unless she announces more!
Posted by: (Zach) 12th February 2017, 06:46 PM
Having the album featured by R2 is probably better than any daytime TV show tbh!
Posted by: allfiredup93 14th February 2017, 10:54 PM
Top trend on iTunes!
Posted by: ThePensmith 16th February 2017, 10:18 AM
Her gig in St Pancras Old Church was last night. Beautiful venue and the songs really stand up well to those intimate kind of venues, she smashed it. Loving the album too, really melodic and upbeat!
Posted by: Martyn 16th February 2017, 12:03 PM
Did she do any Saturdays songs?
Posted by: ThePensmith 16th February 2017, 03:17 PM
No Saturdays songs (although Frankie and Vanessa were in attendance, along with Ben and Aoife Belle. Peter Loraine was also sat behind us!) but she did do a couple of covers - she did "The First Cut is the Deepest" (the Sheryl Crow version), she also did "Riptide" by Vance Joy and a traditional Celtic folk song called "Black is the Colour".
Posted by: P@ul 16th February 2017, 06:56 PM
Nice bit of Irish promo for Una tomorrow night! Performing and being interviewed on The Late Late Show. It's back up to #12 on Irish itunes too.
Posted by: tommie 17th February 2017, 02:27 PM
She's #28.
Posted by: CountOmar 17th February 2017, 05:29 PM
#27 Ireland
#28 United Kingdom
Hopefully it manges to remain stable, I want a video for staring at the moon!
Posted by: Cameron 17th February 2017, 06:09 PM
#28 United Kingdom
Hopefully it manges to remain stable, I want a video for staring at the moon!
make me sats mod
Posted by: Cameron 17th February 2017, 06:09 PM
Seriously, I was expecting around 25 in the UK at best so this is good. I don't think the fans care now though
Posted by: Martyn 17th February 2017, 06:21 PM
I suspect in the UK it will drop out of the top 100 next week.
Ireland it may hold up more with her Late Late performance.
Posted by: Martyn 17th February 2017, 06:30 PM
3225 copies sold in the UK this week.
Posted by: mr_pmt 17th February 2017, 07:52 PM
How did it manage to climb from its final midweek position? 
Honestly I'm surprised this even charted really.
Posted by: P@ul 17th February 2017, 11:35 PM
Post late late interview. Irish Itunes
The Waiting Game #4
Stay My Love #16
Not counting on anything yet though
Posted by: (Zach) 17th February 2017, 11:49 PM
Very surprised/pleased with that result! Also surprised to see she only charted one position higher in Ireland.
Other UK chart positions:
#23 on sales only
#12 on digital sales (#8 without comps)
#35 on physical sales
Posted by: P@ul 18th February 2017, 08:41 AM
Stay My Love charted yesterday at #74 in the UK!
EDIT: This was just on sales! 
Posted by: (Zach) 18th February 2017, 08:46 PM
EDIT: This was just on sales!
Do we know if it made the Top 200 overall?
Posted by: tommie 18th February 2017, 09:41 PM
When will the bland blonde ever have a top 30 album? Or release one?
Posted by: tommie 22nd February 2017, 07:12 AM
Tuesday midweek - #126.
Will it manage two weeks in the top 200?!?
Posted by: P@ul 24th February 2017, 08:04 PM
Album charted today at #12 in Ireland
Posted by: (Zach) 24th February 2017, 11:41 PM
Which means it has outpeaked every Sats album bar Headlines!
Posted by: DoggySwami 25th February 2017, 10:34 AM
Oh woah
that's pretty impressive considering the group had much bigger promotion and fanbase. It doesn't mean much in money terms, but it's an accomplishment.Posted by: (Zach) 11th March 2017, 01:08 AM
She has now managed four weeks on the charts in Ireland. 27-12-44-60 although you probably have to sell next to nothing to make the Top 100.
Posted by: SeanGrey 11th March 2017, 04:44 PM
Una is performing at the Country To Country festival - get that promo!
Posted by: Andrew. 18th March 2017, 06:15 PM
Give this a proper listen a few days ago, it's really good! Surprised she even made the top 40 tbh. Shows the Sats still have a reasonable fanbase.
08 Battlelines
07 The Waiting Game
10 Stay My Love
06 All You Ever Need Is Love
09 S.O.S.
09 Please Don't Tell Me
08 Staring At The Moon
10 Alarm Bells
07 Craving You
09 Out The Door
08 Grow Up Not Old
07 Angel Like You
Posted by: SeanGrey 4th April 2017, 07:57 PM
I'm aware we haven't had an album rate yet - is there anyone interested in doing one?
Posted by: DoggySwami 24th April 2017, 03:47 PM
Stay My Love has passed 1 million plays on Spotify. Pretty nice feat!
Posted by: tommie 25th April 2017, 11:35 AM
Will she survive her old age to see this album going foil?
Posted by: WallIsSoGood 25th April 2017, 01:54 PM
I'm guessing the overall sales between Mollie and Una is closer than expected! Wouldn't surprise me if 'Stay My Love' has outsold 'Back To You'n
Posted by: (Zach) 27th April 2017, 01:00 AM
Dead
Hmm, they may be close in streams but I'm guessing BTY is still miles ahead in true sales.
Posted by: DoggySwami 27th April 2017, 07:43 PM
The difference is that one was sold just as a standalone single, and the other shared sales with the album. Which makes impossible to clearly measure the impact of each song. One charted at #99 on the singles chart (which is pretty hard to enter nowadays), and the other sold a #28 album in the UK and #11 in Ireland.
Posted by: ThePensmith 28th April 2017, 06:51 AM
"Battlelines" is the second single - Una shot the video for it this week.
Posted by: Good Old Days 2nd May 2017, 06:59 AM
"The Waiting Game" is my favourite album from last 5 years.
Posted by: (Zach) 3rd May 2017, 01:38 AM
Then you have good taste. Welcome to Buzzjack!
Posted by: SeanGrey 16th May 2017, 12:41 AM
Just got back from the show at Bush Hall. Lovely evening and a very chilled vibe too. Did most of the album tracks and a few covers including a few chats about song inspirations such as Alarm Bells and SOS.
Posted by: (Zach) 16th May 2017, 05:35 PM
If you had to guess, how many would you say were in the audience Sean?
Posted by: SeanGrey 16th May 2017, 05:53 PM
300ish?
Posted by: SeanGrey 16th May 2017, 05:57 PM
If you have Instagram Zach take a look at my profile as I'm uploading a few vids and pics! #UnaOfTheForum
Posted by: SeanGrey 27th May 2017, 04:56 PM
Her promo recently has been pretty decent for Battlelines - Sunday brunch and some Saturday morning show with Aled Jones!
Posted by: tommie 27th May 2017, 09:05 PM
Battlelines has tracked three plays from Radio 2 so far, so I think it has a fair chance at being playlisted:
http://comparemyradio.com/tracks/Una_Healy/Battlelines
Posted by: tommie 1st July 2017, 08:04 PM
Out The Door got a random play from Radio 2. Take that as you will:
http://comparemyradio.com/tracks/Una_Healy/Out_The_Door
Posted by: SeanGrey 5th July 2017, 04:53 PM
According to her Instagram she has spent the afternoon writing - rerelease maybe?
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