Thanks for all the reviews all brilliant as usual :yahoo: I wonder when we will get the big ones...maybe this weekend :D

 

Music week magazine

 

 

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Jealousy as moved up 17 places on the commercial club chart to #9 and as moved up 3 places on the shazam pre order chart to #12

 

Not an in depth review but brilliant that it's MW's album of the week.

 

Great to see Jealousy's big climb up the commercial club chart. :D I noticed on comparemyradio that the MB mix has had 81 plays.

Album of the week?! Brilliant! So much going on, it's hard to keep up!

Also for Time Out :cheer:

 

Thanks to Julie (Will4me)

 

ALBUM OF THE WEEK

 

****

Will Young Echoes RCA

 

 

Of the reality show winners, Leona Lewis and Alexandra Burke haven’t done too shabbily, while Joe McElderry is gamely hanging in there. We know what became of the hapless Steve Brookstein (It involves a Pizza Hut in Maidstone) and are frankly too polite to suggest where Michelle McManus might be now. But, ten years on from winning the first Pop Idol, Will Young is entering another phase of his career.

 

For his fifth album, it’s out with the strings-drenched pop balladry and ersatz soul and in with co-songwriters Kish Mauve and Andy Cato, and producer Richard X. The latter effected Sugababes’ successful electro makeover back in 2002 and-although there’s nothing as edgy and raw as that here-Young’s move (steered by A&R man and former Hacienda DJ Mike Pickering) involves a major shift in intent and, very possibly, audience. Rhythm is now paramount, hence the funkily insistent ‘Safe from Harm’, the irresistibly lush ‘Happy Now’ and bedazzled, killer single-in-waiting ‘Good Things’, which is ripe for a remix or two. Due to vocal similarities, there’s a fair bit of George Michael in ‘Echoes’, filtered via the disco of Chic, Pet Shop Boys and Goldfrapp. No complaints there.

 

It’s not a total groove picnic, mind. ‘Jealousy’ is a banal, quasi-Erasure thumper; ‘Come On’ vapid Euro-House; and ‘Silent Valentine’ treads water. But ‘Outsider’ is a pearlised, piano-based ballad that doesn’t make us heave (result!); ‘Runaway’ has us itching to shimmy across the floor six seconds in; and ‘Personal Thunder’ is gorgeous-a euphoric, 5 an weepie that Alison Moyet would kill for. Young scores in all the ways the Robbie Williams must so wish he could. But then, Will does have the voice, not to mention the likeable persona. Happy anniversary, sir. Sharon O’Connell.

 

Fantastic review overall. Love how different reviewers mention different highlights. Shows the quality of the album. :D

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Oh Wow...loving the Time Out write up! :w00t: this is incredible! :D

Yes most reviewers seem to pick out different track haven't they? i agree that is shows all through quality!

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Echoes is up to #29 on the Pop Album Chart and #84 on the main one on ITunes - looks like the album airplay is doing it's job.

 

The Hits is also on the Pop Chart at #109 :dance:

Fagb news about I tunes Chris!!

 

Tweet..He writes for the Times..so something to keep a look out for!

Four stars! :cheer:

joeclay23Joe Clay

I've given the new Will Young album four stars. Richard X strikes again. Joe McElderry should give him a bell.On second thoughts - maybe not

I've just had an email from Amazon to say that my copy of Echoes has been shipped and they've only charged me £6.49 ... woo hoo. :dance:

 

From Will's Facebook:

 

Will Young

Stay tuned for an exciting update about 'Echoes' coming later today...;) -Team Will x

 

Wonder if it's got anything to do with that elusive double cd :cool:

From Will's Facebook:

Wonder if it's got anything to do with that elusive double cd :cool:

 

mm could it be the online footage Will filmed for his website. :unsure:

 

Telegraph

Will Young: Echoes, CD review

An understated beauty permeates Will Young's Echoes.

 

***

 

By James Lachno12:02PM BST 18 Aug 2011Comment

RCA, £9.99

A decade since winning the inaugural Pop Idol, Young continues to prove himself the most gifted reality-TV pop star. His fifth studio album swaps soul-ballads for hypnotic electropop tinged with lovelorn melancholia. Several anodyne tracks yearn for more vocal drama, but overall an understated beauty permeates this well-crafted expansion of Young’s smooth adult pop.

Download this: Lie Next To Me

 

From Will's Facebook:

Wonder if it's got anything to do with that elusive double cd :cool:

 

 

Ooohhhh :w00t: I wonder what it is ?

 

# 4 on amazon (really # 3 because one of those above is a compilation)

# 4 on amazon (really # 3 because one of those above is a compilation)

 

Overtake Amy next.

 

Thanks for the Telegraph review. Not the best we've seen but still ok.

Facebook about two hours ago:

 

Will Young

 

Stay tuned for an exciting update about 'Echoes' coming later today...-Team Will x

 

Cant see this posted anywhere :)

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Lots to read today!!! woo.. :dance:

The Echoes news?? :o could it be promotion around the world?.:P God I'd have kittens!

Fantastic that he's moved up to four on Amazon..i thought those ladies needed to move over! ^_^

So as well as keeping an eye out for The Times review we also have this one coming tomorrow .

thestandardartsEveningStandard Arts

CDs of the week: Will Young, Hard-Fi, Lenny Kravitz and Wretch 22 reviewed tomorrow.

Looks like the album as just been advertised on tv.

 

From Facebook also saw a few tweets about it.

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Rachel Meehan Just seen TV ad for Echoes. Is that what we're waiting for? It grabbed my attention. ;) x

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From Will's Facebook:

Wonder if it's got anything to do with that elusive double cd :cool:

 

Very exciting, we are so spoilt :cheer:

hope Will hasnt decided to put everyones video that was sent in with a question to get tickets for the audience with :lol: