Posted March 13, 20187 yr As this had a brief stint on iTunes recently in the 400's region #itunesgoals, I've decided to give a rate of it a go! As we know it was the fifth album release which was the 1st October 2007. It was the first studio album to feature Amelle Barrabah and was the second consecutive album number 1 for the girls! Some loose facts from wiki which I found interesting - Although it was Amelle's first production, many of the songs from the album were tracks that did not appear on Taller In More Ways. The French edition of Change is a greatest hits compilation because the album Overloaded: The Singles Collection was not released there, and it contains all their hits since "Overload" to "Denial" "Never Gonna Dance Again" was originally written for the groups previous album Taller In More Ways but was cut from the final track listing due to the girls not being fond of the song. When the group were writing the fifth studio album, they came back to the track and grew to like the song, prompting the group to add it to the album Change. The Change tour was their longest being 30 days. I never knew this one, I can't figure it out - "Denial" samples "Standing in the Way of Control" by The Gossip. English singer and songwriter V V Brown wrote "Denial" while she was on London Underground's Victoria line. xx About You Now xx Never Gonna Dance Again xx Denial xx My Love Is Pink xx Change xx Back When xx Surprise xx Backdown xx Mended By You xx 3 Spoons Of Suga xx Open The Door xx Undignified xx In Recline xx I Can't Take It No More If we get a decent amount of votes I'll publish the results as soon as possible, not sure this will be that popular being over 10 years later but one way to find out. http://images4.fanpop.com/image/photos/16900000/Keisha-Heidi-Amelle-Change-Promos-sugababes-16905337-482-482.jpg
March 17, 20187 yr 8.5/10 About You Now 8/10 Never Gonna Dance Again 8.5/10 Denial 9/10 My Love Is Pink 8/10 Change 3/10 Back When 7.5/10 Surprise 7.5/10 Backdown 6/10 Mended By You 8.5/10 3 Spoons Of Suga 6/10 Open The Door 6/10 Undignified 7/10 In Recline 6/10 I Can't Take It No More This was harder than I thought it would be! Change houses some major bops - definitely doesn't deserve the hate it gets.
March 18, 20187 yr 10.0 About You Now 10.0 Never Gonna Dance Again 10.0 Denial 11.0 My Love Is Pink 10.0 Change 08.0 Back When 06.5 Surprise 09.0 Backdown 08.0 Mended By You 08.0 3 Spoons Of Suga 07.0 Open The Door 07.5 Undignified 08.5 In Recline 07.0 I Can't Take It No More I have such fond memories of this album, the first 5 tracks are and remain flawless, was gutted we never got a 4th single. 'My Love Is Pink' was the Pride single we deserved.
March 19, 20187 yr 11 \ About You Now \ This will never not be an utter bop. Best thing about the album version is that it's ever so slightly longer than the radio edit so we get that lil bit more Keisha :wub: That extra pre-chorus is spot on. The vocals on this track are on point! Some great ad-libs from Keisha and I love Amelle's vocals on the verses 10 \ Never Gonna Dance Again \ I'm not sure I can even imagine Mutya's vocals on this, even though it's a TIMW reject. Amelle just starts the song off so beautifully, in fact all the verses have really lovely vocals. Love this song so much 11 \ Denial \ This is such a Heidi track and she OWNS it. I am so so so glad that this was released as a single and it is by far the best non-2.0 video and right up there with the best 2.0 videos. Stunning track, a real career & 3.0 highlight 09 \ My Love Is Pink \ I hated this for years. It has grown considerably on me, especially post-freedom, to the point where I really kinda enjoy it a lot. 10 \ Change \ STUNNING. Like truly goosebump inducing stunning. Vocals for days, stunning harmonies, this is just a Sugaballad by numbers and it is exquisite. Every single Sugababes album has that one ballad that just stands heads and shoulders above everything and everyone and this is it for Change. (Run For Cover, Stronger, Conversation's Over, Follow Me Home (Mutya)/Now You're Gone (Amelle), Change, Sunday Rain, No More You) 08 \ Back When \ I mean it's nice and the chorus is lovely but the middle 8 from Amelle and Keisha into a key change really elevates/saves this track. Without it, it'd just be there. Longest song on the album and not only does it feel like it, it doesn't really do anything with it. You could cut the last 25 seconds of this song without even noticing it wasn't there. 03 Surprise (Goodbye) \ I still hate this. The backing track is repulsive and the bridge is clunky and my god the chorus is just nasty. The post-chorus is rather lovely though. Really really shocking that this came from Dallas Austin. Push The Button and Ugly are flawless (Ugly haters to be banished to the shoutbox) and then to come out with this is just awful. Oh god and the middle 8 might just be the worst bit, it's tragic. Supposedly a TIMW reject too and it should have stayed in the bin. It's at this point you start to wonder if Mutya was like the last line of defence and did that final bit of Quality Checking. (Then you remember what Real Girl ended up being....) 10 \ Back Down \ YAAAAAAAS. Such a flawless bop and this is so f***ing good live. A real highlight of the Change Tour (and album) for me. I love everything about this. It's the babes at their Angels/Three genre hopping best. 10 \ Mended By You \ August 23rd do you remember? I want something super significant (& positive) to happen to me on August 23rd so I can hammer this track like "yes Amelle, yes I do remember August 23rd". I adore this. It's a Sugaballad by numbers but that's just a recipe for success. 11 \ 3 Spoons Of Suga \ YAS pop-bop. I was dying for this to be released at the time, and still am. The song lends itself so well to a super good and almost literal video. Such a missed opportunity. I think this would have been the perfect song to close out the era on....and the album too. It defo should have stopped here. 04 \ Open The Door \ It does absolutely nothing for me at all. It's so bland and nothingy. 02 \ Undignified \ Lyrically this is a straight up 10. Melodically, it's a -999999999. The chorus is almost creepily up tempo and happy for the lyrics. I hate this so much. On par with Shape for the Sugababes (1.0-3.0) song I detest the most. The only song on this rate I didn't listen the whole way through. I hate it that much 10 \ In Recline \ Better than half the album. It's fun and easily the best post-Mutya original b-side. (Original coz the I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor cover BANGS). Was so glad this was rescued from the cancelled Good To Be Gone single release. Amelle's "You just hit, you hit this spot, I'm frustrated getting hot" gets me every time. I do prefer the original mix that was on the GTBG single, it's slightly longer at 3:50 08 \ I Can't Take It No More \ Would have fitted really well on the album alongside Back Down in place of Undignified or Open The Door or Surprise (Goodbye). Really enjoyable. MLIP and Back When have grown on me over time so it's no longer quite so 50% hit 50% miss for me, but it's defo got the most duds of any of the Sugababes 6 proper albums. God I miss these girls releasing music :cry: They're just unparalleled for me. I am so glad I got to grow up with them and their music
March 19, 20187 yr 11.0 About You Now > My fave girl group song of all time. It's literal pop perfection. < 07.0 Never Gonna Dance Again 09.0 Denial 06.0 My Love Is Pink 09.0 Change 10.0 Back When 10.0 Surprise 08.5 Backdown 10.0 Mended By You 08.0 3 Spoons Of Suga 07.5 Open The Door 08.0 Undignified xx In Recline xx I Can't Take It No More Loooove this album. The first one of theirs I adored. TIMW was OK, but I find that to be a bit overrated. This is a lot more "safe pop" but it bangs hard for me :wub: Edit: I dunno why, but I feel like MBY would've served so well as a single and been released with the 'Follow Me Home' video.
March 20, 20187 yr 08 About You Now 08 Never Gonna Dance Again 07 Denial 11 My Love Is Pink 07 Change 06 Back When 05 Surprise 05 Backdown 07 Mended By You 10 3 Spoons Of Suga 08 Open The Door 06 Undignified 07 In Recline 06 I Can't Take It No More
March 20, 20187 yr Author 10 About You Now 10 Never Gonna Dance Again 11 Denial 08 My Love Is Pink 09 Change 07 Back When 07 Surprise 07 Backdown 08 Mended By You 06 3 Spoons Of Suga 08 Open The Door 08 Undignified 06 In Recline 04 I Can't Take It No More
March 20, 20187 yr Author 02 \ Undignified \ Lyrically this is a straight up 10. Melodically, it's a -999999999. The chorus is almost creepily up tempo and happy for the lyrics. I hate this so much. On par with Shape for the Sugababes (1.0-3.0) song I detest the most. The only song on this rate I didn't listen the whole way through. I hate it that much 10 \ In Recline \ Better than half the album. It's fun and easily the best post-Mutya original b-side. (Original coz the I Bet That You Look Good On The Dancefloor cover BANGS). Was so glad this was rescued from the cancelled Good To Be Gone single release. Amelle's "You just hit, you hit this spot, I'm frustrated getting hot" gets me every time. I do prefer the original mix that was on the GTBG single, it's slightly longer at 3:50 :o I thought everyone loved Undignified and that's interesting I never knew In Recline was going to be on the GTBG single, not heard that remix of it either.
March 21, 20187 yr I think it’s always been an unpopular opinion :lol: I’m on my way home now, I’ll see if I can track the other mix of In Recline down
March 22, 20187 yr 10 About You Now 08 Never Gonna Dance Again 07 Denial 06 My Love Is Pink 09 Change 06 Back When 05 Surprise 04 Backdown 07 Mended By You 05 3 Spoons Of Suga 06 Open The Door 06 Undignified 05 In Recline 05 I Can't Take It No More
April 16, 20187 yr 11 About You Now 10 Never Gonna Dance Again 09 Denial 03 My Love Is Pink 06 Change 07 Back When 07 Surprise 06 Backdown 08 Mended By You 06 3 Spoons Of Suga 08 Open The Door 09 Undignified 10 In Recline 07 I Can't Take It No More
April 16, 20187 yr 11 About You Now 09 Never Gonna Dance Again 08 Denial 10 My Love Is Pink 07 Change 09 Back When 08 Surprise 06 Backdown 07 Mended By You 07 3 Spoons Of Suga 06 Open The Door 07 Undignified xx In Recline xx I Can't Take It No More
April 17, 20187 yr 8 About You Now 11 (10) Never Gonna Dance Again 11 Denial 11 (10) My Love Is Pink 8 Change 8.5 Back When 9 Surprise 9 Backdown 10 Mended By You 9 3 Spoons Of Suga 10 Open The Door 7 Undignified xx In Recline xx I Can't Take It No More how many 11's we can use ? if 1 only then change 10 to Dance and Pink.
April 17, 20187 yr 11 About You Now 07 Never Gonna Dance Again 07 Denial 05 My Love Is Pink 10 Change 09 Back When 06 Surprise 04 Backdown 07 Mended By You 08 3 Spoons Of Suga 06 Open The Door 07 Undignified 05 In Recline 08 I Can't Take It No More
April 18, 20187 yr 09.0 About You Now 08.0 Never Gonna Dance Again 09.0 Denial 09.0 My Love Is Pink 07.0 Change 07.5 Back When 07.5 Surprise 06.0 Backdown 07.5 Mended By You 05.0 3 Spoons Of Suga 10.0 Open The Door 07.5 Undignified 05.0 In Recline 08.0 I Can't Take It No More
April 18, 20187 yr 10.0 About You Now 09.0 Never Gonna Dance Again 09.5 Denial 10.0 My Love Is Pink 10.0 Change 07.0 Back When 08.0 Surprise 05.0 Backdown 09.0 Mended By You 11.0 3 Spoons Of Suga 10.0 Open The Door 08.5 Undignified xx.x In Recline xx.x I Can't Take It No More Their last amazing album. Forget how much I really love it until I listen to it.
