No Gravity (Shontelle album)
 | This article or section is in a state of significant expansion or restructuring. You are welcome to assist in its construction by editing it as well. If this article or section has not been edited in several days, please remove this template. If you are the editor who added this template and you are actively editing, please be sure to replace this template with {{in use}} during the active editing session. Click on the link for template parameters to use.
This article was last edited by Solotwilight (talk | contribs) 14 years ago. (Update timer) |
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
No Gravity is the second studio album by Barbadian R&B singer Shontelle. It is scheduled for release on September 21, 2010. The album was recorded from August 2009 to August 2010. It has been preceded by the lead single "Impossible", which was released on February 9, 2010. "Impossible" has reached number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Shontelle's most successful single to date in the US. A second single, "Perfect Nightmare", will be sent to US radio on August 31, 2010.
Background
Shontelle stated that the album would be experimental and rock-influenced[1] and described the overall sound as "well-balanced".[2] The album was delayed from its original August 24 release date to September 14 (later September 21) in order for Shontelle to collaborate with Darkchild.[3][unreliable source?] The late sessions with producer Rodney Jerkins, made one of Shontelle's dreams come true. She said he is someone who she "always wanted to work with," and that the studio sessions ultimately generated what is about to become the album’s second single, "Perfect Nightmare". Beatweek described the song as something which "threatens to be a ballad for its first minute, but ultimately explodes into a dance-friendly number."[2]
Promotion
Shontelle has begun promoting the album with live performances and promotion on her website, ShontelleMusic.[4] A viral three-part series, Uncovered, began on June 22, 2010, and follows Shontelle in promotion for No Gravity.[5] Via her Facebook account, Shontelle released five songs from No Gravity.[6] She will also be Kevin Rudolf's opening act on his upcoming To The Sky Tour.[citation needed] She was featured on Beatweek's eighty-first issue.[7] She is also scheduled to perform with former American Idol runner up, David Archuleta at WLAN FM's 'Birthday Barndance' on September 24, 2010 at the Pullo Centre.[8]
Singles
- "Impossible" was released as the lead single from the album on February 9, 2010[9] for digital download, but failed to garner success until May 2010.[10] The single has reached number thirteen on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming Shontelle's most successful single to date. It is being released in the United Kingdom, by digital download, on August 23, 2010. A music video was filmed for the single and released in March 2010.[11]
- "Perfect Nightmare" was sent to US radio on August 31, 2010 as the album's second single.[12] Sara Anderson of AOL Radio Blog spoke about the song. She said "Opening with a haunting piano melody, by 1:08 'Perfect Nightmare' turns into to poppy, club-driven anthem, as Shontelle struggles to break free from a damaging relationship."[13] Robbie Dow of 'Idolator' said "And while she can’t seem to shake the pesky gent she describes in the tune, we’re finding Shon’s latest to be equally irresistible. It’s certainly a step in the right direction for the 24-year-old, for whom Top 10 hit status in the U.S. has so far been elusive."[14]
Track listing
The standard album (according to Amazon.com) contains 10 tracks[15]:
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Perfect Nightmare" | |
| 2. | "Impossible" | |
| 3. | "No Gravity" | |
| 4. | "Take Ova" | |
| 5. | "Say Hello To Goodbye" | |
| 6. | "DJ Made Me Do It" | |
| 7. | "Love Shop" | |
| 8. | "Helpless" | |
| 9. | "Kiss You Up" | |
| 10. | "T-Shirt (Radio Killa remix)" |
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kindom[16] | September 20, 2010 | CD, digital download | Universal Motown |
| United States | September 21, 2010[17] | SRC Records |
References
- ^ a b c Balls, David (2009-08-18). "Shontelle plans new music direction". Digital Spy. Hachette Filipacchi UK. Retrieved 2010-07-24.
- ^ a b "Shontelle: the Beatweek interview – Impossible, law school, No Gravity". Beatweek. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Shontelle pushes album back to work with Darkchild". 2010-08-01. The Prophet Blog. Retrieved 2010-08-02.
- ^ http://www.shontellemusic.com
- ^ http://www.shontellemusic.com/news_d.aspx?nid=7533
- ^ http://kisscleveland.com/new2/featured/f/2761
- ^ "Beatweek Magazine issue #81: Shontelle, NFL Madden 11 for iPhone, Tamar Kaprelian, Katy Perry". Beatweek. 2010-08-24. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ "Pullo Center books rock band Foreigner, releases shows for fall season". ydr.com. 2010-08-25. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ http://www.billboard.com/#/song/shontelle/impossible/17968145
- ^ http://www.shontellemusic.com/Default.aspx?pg=3
- ^ http://www.shontellemusic.com/Default.aspx?pg=2
- ^ http://thatgrapejuice.net/2010/08/song-shontelle-perfect-nightmare/#comment-199297
- ^ Anderson, Sara D. (2010-08-24). "Shontelle - Perfect Nightmare". AOL Radio Blog. AOL. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ Dow, Robbie (2010-08-23). "Rodney Jerkins Dreams Up A "Perfect Nightmare" For Shontelle". Idolator. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/No-Gravity-Shontelle/dp/B003U82O80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1284038967&sr=1-1
- ^ "SRP confirms UK album release date". twitter.com/srprecords. 2010-08-29. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
- ^ http://www.amazon.com/No-Gravity-Shontelle/dp/B003U82O80/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1282028834&sr=8-1