Dunno if anybody's heard these tracks (apart from 'U Sure Do'), but they were apart of her original solo album Unleashed

(Rumoured) Tracklisting:

01. Lately
02. Back In Time
03. Bad Girl* [instrumental only]
04. Too Far Gone
05. Obscenely Delicious
06. Boy On The Dancefloor
07. U Sure Do*
08. Sleazy
09. Burnt Out And Falling* [snippet]
10. I'll Wait For You
11. Going Out To You*
12. Let Me Inside* [snippet]
13. The Rhythm*
14. Tonomatic*

Yes! Though I need to listen to them again to see if I enjoy this one more

If the album had got an actual release in the UK how do you think it would have done, do you think it would have charted higher or lower than H and Claires album?

If the album had got an actual release in the UK how do you think it would have done, do you think it would have charted higher or lower than H and Claires album?

 

I'd say lower as interest in her solo work waned rapidly after 'Lately'. Although some of those left over 'Unleashed' tracks sound more interesting than a lot of what made 'Never or Now'. 'U Sure Do/I'll Wait For You' was the original planned 3rd single before Lisa got dropped, but judging from the #11 peak of 'Too Far Gone', doubt 'U Sure Do; would have done any better & probably would have charted low top 20 or top 30 at best.

 

As for the album if it got released in its original form in 2003 I'd say Top 75 at best. But 'Never or Now' in 2007, it would miss the top 100, as critics would tear it apart & the publid just weren't interested at that point.

I prefer Unleashed as it’s more ‘cohesive’ (sticking to the pop/dance route). Burnt out and falling sounds very nice!

 

I ego what Nina is saying. The album could’ve been top 75/100 after Lately. Other then that I think both albums would have been struggling tbh.

Edited May 6, 20224 yr by Hazelnuts

The issue is that she likely didn't record a complete album with Ministry of Sound, but it mostly existed of a bunch of incomplete earmarked demo recordings.

 

So the final album basically ended up being a mish-mash of ideas without any real direction to it.

Yup, sadly it did :(

I'd say lower as interest in her solo work waned rapidly after 'Lately'. Although some of those left over 'Unleashed' tracks sound more interesting than a lot of what made 'Never or Now'. 'U Sure Do/I'll Wait For You' was the original planned 3rd single before Lisa got dropped, but judging from the #11 peak of 'Too Far Gone', doubt 'U Sure Do; would have done any better & probably would have charted low top 20 or top 30 at best.

 

As for the album if it got released in its original form in 2003 I'd say Top 75 at best. But 'Never or Now' in 2007, it would miss the top 100, as critics would tear it apart & the publid just weren't interested at that point.

 

I think u sure do might have done ok for her, but if it had there was nothing else available to follow it up decently with.

 

I think u sure do might have done ok for her, but if it had there was nothing else available to follow it up decently with.

 

I don't think so to be honest - I suspect after Too Far Gone missed the top ten it would've been struggling to get a playlisting (missing the top ten back then for a pop act was a HUGE deal). Add that the sort of dance sound she went for, there was maybe a few dance hits a year that really broke through (usually in the post-Christmas party market + late summer after everyone was back from Ibeefa). I don't think U Sure Do sounds like something that would've been a hit in late 2003/early 2004.

 

Out of the tracks I've heard from the Ministry of Sound "era", only "Lately" strikes me as having a proper cross-over appeal to the pop market so it was probably the right choice for the first single. "Too Far Gone" strikes me as too far gone (heh) towards the dance market, as do "U Sure Do".

Edited May 8, 20224 yr by tommie

If any of Steps solo careers took off, the reformation would never have happened.

Ya probably not although look at Take That.

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Wonder what this could be!

Vinyl release, probably.

 

Would be funny if it made Never Or Now chart for the first time. :kink:

Oh! And indeed :lol: Though I’m not the biggest fan of the album I would be tempted to buy it Other people that would??

Oh I’d definitely pick up a vinyl if that was on offer.

Yep I’ll take it on vinyl!

 

(But please not through Plastic Pop ffs!)

Or is she actually gonna release the original version of Unleashed as it was due to be released? :o

(But please not through Plastic Pop ffs!)

On Pop Justice, Plastic Pop wrote "Might have something for you all next week…". It could just be a complete coincidence but then again her album coming out on vinyl seems like a very Plastic Pop thing to be happening. We shall see!

 

Or is she actually gonna release the original version of Unleashed as it was due to be released? :o

I wonder! Apart from a promo with a few songs on it, did we ever find out what Unleashed's track list was? My guess would be them going with Never or Now given that it exists, and it including Electric would be a selling point for fans!

I doubt a finished Unleashed tracklisting exists. These things tend to come together very late, especially considering with how Mercury didn't seem what to do with her.

On Pop Justice, Plastic Pop wrote "Might have something for you all next week…". It could just be a complete coincidence but then again her album coming out on vinyl seems like a very Plastic Pop thing to be happening. We shall see!

I wonder! Apart from a promo with a few songs on it, did we ever find out what Unleashed's track list was? My guess would be them going with Never or Now given that it exists, and it including Electric would be a selling point for fans!

 

 

KMS!