War Of Nerves was my least fav AS song. Much prefer Bootie Call and All Hooked Up anyday :wub: Love those 2.

War Of Nerves was my least fav AS song. Much prefer Bootie Call and All Hooked Up anyday :wub: Love those 2.

I'm glad someone else loves Bootie Call. I have to fight the urge to comment back whenever someone on here unfairly slags it off because they're not a fan of the hip hop/R&B crossover sound it obviously draws from.

I'm glad someone else loves Bootie Call. I have to fight the urge to comment back whenever someone on here unfairly slags it off because they're not a fan of the hip hop/R&B crossover sound it obviously draws from.

 

I really liked Bootie Call as well.

 

Re Blue "One Love" I was a fan of the band overall but not really of this song tbh. Always thought it was quite weak.

"Bootie Call" is a decent song....I'm not a hater but it was not a #1 imo, even if I was excited at the time (I was 14) when it reached the summit.

 

"One Love" I do like :) My sister was a fan of Blue, was always playing their albums and singles loud all the time lol. I wasn't that keen on "I Can", but we did OK in the contest :)

 

"Slam Dunk Da Funk".....decentish debut from 5ive....my sister was fan of those too lol - They had better singles. I was told about 3/4 years ago, I looked a lot like Scott! Don't see the resemblance but hey, it was a compliment.

 

I LOVED CLEOPATRA!!!1!!! - Great pop song, even if it's dated badly. Shame they were not very huge. All had fantastic voices, especially Cleo. Last I heard was Cleo on "Songs of Praise" where she was singing some gospel.....voice of an angel. :heart:

Yeah, I know a lot of people prefer Saints & Sinners (and some even Studio 1). I think the fact there's no real consensus on what their best album was is a testament to how versatile, and adaptable with it, they were. Certainly you could never accuse any of their albums of sounding the same.

 

For me, the debut is streets ahead though. I just totally dig that low-key R&B sound and their vocals on that album are SO smooth. Saints & Sinners has its highlights but outside of the Orbit tracks, the songwriting and production is a notable step down from the first album IMO. I mean, I know it's an obvious target but Ha Ha? :no: Just makes the whole thing have an air of tackyness about it compared to the debut which was oozing with class.

 

Well yes, objectively speaking their debut is a better album, more cohesive and, as you said, classy, both a solid 9/10 albums for me, but personally the highs of S&S (Dreams, Pure Shores, Surrender) are better than the highs of AS. Plenty of great memories attached to those. And even though the lows are worse (the two Melanie penned tracks stick out like sore thumbs...) I'm more fond of Saints&Sinners. :angel:

Well yes, objectively speaking their debut is a better album, more cohesive and, as you said, classy, both a solid 9/10 albums for me, but personally the highs of S&S (Dreams, Pure Shores, Surrender) are better than the highs of AS. Plenty of great memories attached to those. And even though the lows are worse (the two Melanie penned tracks stick out like sore thumbs...) I'm more fond of Saints&Sinners. :angel:

Surrender sounds GORGEOUS, yes. Although again I feel like its let down a bit by poor songwriting. I don't pay too much attention to lyrics of any song (in general terms) but sometimes it's hard not to notice when they drop in a dodgy rhyme or something. But I think the backing track is good enough to compensate.

 

What are your favourites on the debut? I think they mostly made the right single choices but I HAVE to rave about Heaven which is probably up there with Never Ever and War Of Nerves on me in terms of quality (i.e. 10/10 tracks). It wouldn't have worked as a single but it's sooo good. :wub:

Surrender sounds GORGEOUS, yes. Although again I feel like its let down a bit by poor songwriting. I don't pay too much attention to lyrics of any song (in general terms) but sometimes it's hard not to notice when they drop in a dodgy rhyme or something. But I think the backing track is good enough to compensate.

 

What are your favourites on the debut? I think they mostly made the right single choices but I HAVE to rave about Heaven which is probably up there with Never Ever and War Of Nerves on me in terms of quality (i.e. 10/10 tracks). It wouldn't have worked as a single but it's sooo good. :wub:

 

Ah, therein lies our difference, because lyrics need to be really bad to ruin a song for me. Surrender is one of my all time favourite songs, sensual without being in your face about its sexuality. They succeeded in creating the mood with the song they set out to. Dodgy lyrics? Probably. But in this case I'm not bothered.

 

It's been such a long time since I properly thought and had discussion about All Saints, never thought this would be the first topic I would engage in after deciding to start posting :D

From the debut I would say I absolutely love: Never Ever, Bootie Call, If You Want To Party (shut up :P), definitely Heaven :heart: and War of Nerves. Could never get into Take the Key and Alone. :( Bootie Call was such a revelation for my 14 yo self (you could tell I was pretty sheltered) it will forever hold a special place in my...heart, hehe.

Gezza, is there a possibility this song to be very close to the list...? No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) from 3LW. I always like this song. I think that they are one-hit wonders and i read somewhere that they had sold 117.000 copies only in 2001. The first song that you posted is "I quit" from Bros (132.000 copies). I wonder if 3LW have sold at least 10 thousand copies after 2001..

Gezza, is there a possibility this song to be very close to the list...? No More (Baby I'ma Do Right) from 3LW. I always like this song. I think that they are one-hit wonders and i read somewhere that they had sold 117.000 copies only in 2001. The first song that you posted is "I quit" from Bros (132.000 copies). I wonder if 3LW have sold at least 10 thousand copies after 2001..

As this survey only covers to 2004 (pre downloads) then I can safely say it didn't sell many more copies than its 2001 tally :(

Did the same happens to LFO (Lyte Funkie Ones) with "Girl On Tv"..? It is very nice song. They have sold 119.000 copies in 2000. They couldn't have sold 13 thousand copies until 2004..?

Did the same happens to LFO (Lyte Funkie Ones) with "Girl On Tv"..? It is very nice song. They have sold 119.000 copies in 2000. They couldn't have sold 13 thousand copies until 2004..?

You need to remember that back "in the day" singles were deleted after they left the charts (unless they were by big acts who continued to sell well- Oasis for example) so it wasn't possible to buy even if you wanted to. More often that not if you wanted a song it meant buying a compilation if it had it on or buying a whole album for a track (the times I did that! :o )

Ah, therein lies our difference, because lyrics need to be really bad to ruin a song for me. Surrender is one of my all time favourite songs, sensual without being in your face about its sexuality. They succeeded in creating the mood with the song they set out to. Dodgy lyrics? Probably. But in this case I'm not bothered.

 

It's been such a long time since I properly thought and had discussion about All Saints, never thought this would be the first topic I would engage in after deciding to start posting :D

From the debut I would say I absolutely love: Never Ever, Bootie Call, If You Want To Party (shut up :P), definitely Heaven :heart: and War of Nerves. Could never get into Take the Key and Alone. :( Bootie Call was such a revelation for my 14 yo self (you could tell I was pretty sheltered) it will forever hold a special place in my...heart, hehe.

And that's fair enough. I do wish the lyrics were at least less distractingly bad as everything else is strong and it would be another All Saints classic for me. But instead it gets pushed down to just a good track personally. I do think Saints & Sinners is a decent album despite the fact that I've mostly criticised it in this little discussion, but as the debut is one of my favourite albums of its era, it's hard not to compare and contrast it and it was just a huge let-down for me (plus it's easier to criticise than praise something, you know :heehee:).

 

Aww, I really like Take the Key and Alone. Not tracks that wow me like the ones I mentioned but I like the whole vibe and groove of them both a lot. As you said earlier, it's the consistent sound of the album that makes a lot of the tracks shine more than anything. Glad you love Heaven too, though, I would have had to end this discussion if you said otherwise! :D

 

I know what you mean with your other comment. I adore All Saints and they are one of my favourite girl bands of all-time but aside from casual appreciation for songs like Pure Shores and Never Ever it's rare to find someone who loves them the same way. I rave about them on this forum almost everytime they're mentioned and this is the first time it's led to any kind of in-depth discussion so thank you for that! Hopefully you stick around as a member. ^_^

You need to remember that back "in the day" singles were deleted after they left the charts (unless they were by big acts who continued to sell well- Oasis for example) so it wasn't possible to buy even if you wanted to. More often that not if you wanted a sing it meant buying a compilation if it had it on or buying a whole album for a track (the times I did that! :o )

 

 

I see..I bought many cd-singles from boybands and girlbands three years ago..It was the last stock from these cd-singles.They costed only 1 euro. Nobody wants to buy them those period. I supposed that boybands and girlbands sell only when they have hype around them and not after a long time..

134. A LITTLE BIT MORE- 911 (186,300)

 

http://www.chartstats.com/image/r26775_300.jpg

 

RELEASED: 1999

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 9

 

After being cruelly denied their first No 1 single in Oct 98 with “More Than A Woman” (No 183) 911 made sure that they could achieve the ultimate accolade before they split with this cover of the Dr Hook classic from 1976 (though theirs is not the original version it should be added). Taking advantage of a slack January period it nabbed a week at the top, and that split? Well just 10 months away. The topic of the record however is a little bit too rude for this thread....

 

133. 3 AM/ THUNDERBIRDS- Busted (188,000)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/66/Busted-Thunderbirds--3am-292738.jpg

 

RELEASED: 2004

PEAK POSITION: 1

WKS ON CHART: 13

 

Speaking of splits this lot weren’t long for the road when this double A Side became their 4th chart topping single in August 2004. Of their No 1’s this was also the only one to spend more than 7 days at that position buoyed on by its use in the film “Thunderbirds” and walked away with record of the year and remains the biggest selling single of their career though they probably saw little from it penned as it is entirely by McFly’s Tom Fletcher.

 

132. JUMP- Girls Aloud (189,000)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/Jump1.jpg

 

RELEASED: 2003

PEAK POSITION: 2

WKS ON CHART: 14

 

Souped up from the Pointer Sisters 1984 original by production team Xenomania, “Jump” becomes the second of three appearances by GA on this list. Used to promote the film “Love Actually” it debuted at No 2 behind Westlife (grrrrr) but with “Mandy” winding up at No 146 here, some revenge can at least be claimed on this list. The film actually uses the Pointer Sisters original as the girls were little known on the international scene at the time and this song replaced the original choice for single No 4 which would have been “Some Kind Of Miracle” co-written by former B*Witched member Edele Lynch.

 

Jump is one of three GA songs that I can't stand, the other two being Long Hot Summer and I Think We're Alone Now. Other than that everything they've ever released is pop at it's best IMO

134. A LITTLE BIT MORE- 911 (186,300)

 

http://www.chartstats.com/image/r26775_300.jpg

I mostly remember this one for its chart battle with Another Level, in what surely be one of the most crap battles for #1 in history. Two B-list boybands going at it, both with boring and uninspired songs. Did anyone even care about the outcome? The fact that neither got anywhere near #1 again, and were over by the time 2000 rolled around, adds an amusing edge to it in retrospect, with them jostling for their last chance of some relevance and hope of being in the spotlight.

 

If 911 had to get a #1 (although I would rather they hadn't as I believe it reflects badly on the time period), I would've quite liked it to have been Private Number, which was actually decent. Must have been the affect of that random female singer they dragged in.

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132. JUMP- Girls Aloud (189,000)

 

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/a/a6/Jump1.jpg

 

RELEASED: 2003

PEAK POSITION: 2

WKS ON CHART: 14

 

Souped up from the Pointer Sisters 1984 original by production team Xenomania, “Jump” becomes the second of three appearances by GA on this list. Used to promote the film “Love Actually” it debuted at No 2 behind Westlife (grrrrr) but with “Mandy” winding up at No 146 here, some revenge can at least be claimed on this list. The film actually uses the Pointer Sisters original as the girls were little known on the international scene at the time and this song replaced the original choice for single No 4 which would have been “Some Kind Of Miracle” co-written by former B*Witched member Edele Lynch.

Girls Aloud were often stupid with their release dates in 2003-04. I remember it was a constant source of frustration for GA fans (me included) at the time. It's like they didn't even look at the release schedule when picking when to release. Other examples include The Show going up against Usher's Burn and losing in one of the greatest chart injustices of all-time, Love Machine stalling at #2 behind Eric Prydz :angry: A shame they had to resort to two charity singles to get that next #1 (and an even bigger shame aside from that didn't come for another four years after that - although I remember the excitement when Something Kinda Oooh entered at #5 on downloads alone for it to climb "only" two places with the physical release while frickin' McFly got the #1 that week -_-).

 

Sorry, I'm finished rambling now. Just bringing back a lot of frustrations I'd long since forgotten about. :D

I mostly remember this one for its chart battle with Another Level, in what surely be one of the most crap battles for #1 in history. Two B-list boybands going at it, both with boring and uninspired songs. Did anyone even care about the outcome? The fact that neither got anywhere near #1 again, and were over by the time 2000 rolled around, adds an amusing edge to it in retrospect, with them jostling for their last chance of some relevance and hope of being in the spotlight.

 

If 911 had to get a #1 (although I would rather they hadn't as I believe it reflects badly on the time period), I would've quite liked it to have been Private Number, which was actually decent. Must have been the affect of that random female singer they dragged in.

Natalie Jordan you mean :D , the really strange thing is I have no recollection of her being on the song at all back in 1999 but i can't find a version without her so I assume it was just my memory (and it's not a song I paid a long of attention to at the time). I suppose that was just a bit of pop karma for the disgraceful Spacedust defeat in Oct 98.