1000 Stars
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1000 Stars is the solo debut album by Australian singer and former Rogue Traders
lead singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte
. It was released as a digital download
on 20 February 2009, followed by a physical release on 21 February 2009. The album debuted at #1 on the ARIA albums charts and certified gold.
, Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor
& Paul Barry, Jimmy Harry
. The album's title was first announced in November 2008.
Bassingthwaighte lists the tracks "1000 Stars" (written & produced by Chris Braide) and "In His Eyes", which is about her grandfather, as her favourite tracks she's written for the album in GQ Magazine (Issue Oct/Nov 2008).
The album track "Catch Me If You Can" is used in a Network Ten
advertisement promoting its new international show, Lie to Me
.
1000 Stars was released a day earlier than speculated, on 20 February, in less than 24 hours, the album had reached the number 2 spot on iTunes
Australia. To date the album has reached number 1 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart.
The tracklist confirmed on Sony B2B Australia. A track called "Gone" does not make an appearance although being confirmed prior to the tracklisting's release.
(ARIA) Album Charts, Physical Album Charts and Australian Album Charts. It sold 15,949 copies in its first two weeks, and has so far been certified Gold by ARIA.
1000 Stars (album), made a comeback on the charts due to the release of its third single. It fell from the top 50 after 14 weeks.
Rogue Traders
Rogue Traders are an Australian electronic pop rock band fronted by Melinda "Mindi" Jackson with James Ash on keyboards, Tim Henwood on guitars and Peter Marin on drums. The group's original members met in London in 1989. Before forming Rogue Traders, Ash and Davis worked together on many...
lead singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte
Natalie Bassingthwaighte is an Australian actress, singer-songwriter and television personality. She began her career as an actress on the television series All Saints. She then starred in the American television movie Counterstrike...
. It was released as a digital download
Music download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
on 20 February 2009, followed by a physical release on 21 February 2009. The album debuted at #1 on the ARIA albums charts and certified gold.
Background
In 2006, Bassingthwaighte signed a record deal with Sony BMG to record a solo album. In mid-2008, she travelled to London, Norway and the US to write and record the album with Chris BraideChris Braide
Christopher Braide is an English singer, songwriter, record producer published by Sony/ATV worldwide based in Los Angeles.Producer, Songwriter and Ivor Novello ASCAP and Billboard award winner Christopher Braide has achieved considerable success as a songwriter in the UK and the US. His songs have...
, Brian Rawling, Mark Taylor
Mark Taylor (record producer)
Mark Taylor is a Grammy Award winning British record producer and songwriter. Having sold over 50 million records, he has produced and written for artists such as Cher, Enrique Iglesias, Britney Spears, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, and Lady Gaga...
& Paul Barry, Jimmy Harry
Jimmy Harry
Jimmy Harry is a writer/producer/multi-instrumentalist who has worked with artists from all over the world, hitting the top 10 in many different countries. Jimmy began his songwriting career by penning the global hit for RuPaul, Supermodel. Jimmy is also responsible for writing the early Kylie...
. The album's title was first announced in November 2008.
Bassingthwaighte lists the tracks "1000 Stars" (written & produced by Chris Braide) and "In His Eyes", which is about her grandfather, as her favourite tracks she's written for the album in GQ Magazine (Issue Oct/Nov 2008).
The album track "Catch Me If You Can" is used in a Network Ten
Network Ten
Network Ten , is one of Australia's three major commercial television networks. Owned-and-operated stations can be found in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth, while affiliates extend the network to cover most of the country...
advertisement promoting its new international show, Lie to Me
Lie to Me (TV series)
Lie to Me is an American television series that originally ran on the Fox network from January 21, 2009 to January 31, 2011. In the show, Dr...
.
1000 Stars was released a day earlier than speculated, on 20 February, in less than 24 hours, the album had reached the number 2 spot on iTunes
ITunes
iTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
Australia. To date the album has reached number 1 on the ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart.
Tracklisting
- "Catch Me if You Can" – 3:34 (Natalie BassingthwaighteNatalie BassingthwaighteNatalie Bassingthwaighte is an Australian actress, singer-songwriter and television personality. She began her career as an actress on the television series All Saints. She then starred in the American television movie Counterstrike...
, Paul Barry, Alex Smith) - "Someday SoonSomeday Soon (Natalie Bassingthwaighte song)"Someday Soon" is the second single by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, taken from her debut album 1000 Stars. It was added to radio on 15 December 2008...
" – 4:12 (Bassingthwaighte, Barry, Smith) - "1000 Stars1000 Stars (song)"1000 Stars" is the third single by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, taken from her debut album 1000 Stars. It is set for release on 2 May 2009. It was released to radio on 27 March....
" – 4:00 (Chris BraideChris BraideChristopher Braide is an English singer, songwriter, record producer published by Sony/ATV worldwide based in Los Angeles.Producer, Songwriter and Ivor Novello ASCAP and Billboard award winner Christopher Braide has achieved considerable success as a songwriter in the UK and the US. His songs have...
, Hattie Webb, Charlie Webb) - "AliveAlive (Natalie Bassingthwaighte song)"Alive" is the first single by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, taken from her debut album 1000 Stars. The song's musical-genre is pop and its lyrics describe being free, taking chances and making love...
" – 3:32 (Bassingthwaighte, Andrew FramptonAndrew FramptonAndrew James Ker Frampton is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and who also has the ability to play at full-back. He currently plays for Gillingham.-Early career:...
, Arnthor BirgissonArnthor BirgissonArnthor Birgisson born on February 12, 1976, in Reykjavik, Iceland, is a Swedish songwriter and producer. His music can be described as a mixture of pop and R&B...
) - "Not for You" – 3:28 (Braide, Ina Wroldsen)
- "Feel the Flow" – 3:28 (Bassingthwaighte, Cameron McGlincheyCameron McGlincheyCameron McGlinchey is the former drummer of the Australian band Rogue Traders. He originally was just part of the live band, and then joined as an official member in 2005. He was a member of Maeder and has previously toured with NoKTuRNL and former Young Talent Time singer Natalie Miller....
) - "Could You Be Loved" – 4:23 (Caroline Lofts, Jez Ashurst)
- "Supersensual" – 3:43 (Steve Lee, Debbie HarryDebbie HarryDeborah Ann "Debbie" Harry is an American singer-songwriter and actress, best known for being the lead singer of the punk rock and new wave band Blondie. She has also had success as a solo artist, and in the mid-1990s she performed and recorded as part of The Jazz Passengers...
, Lisa Greene, Chris SteinChris SteinChristopher "Chris" Stein is co-founder and guitarist in the New Wave band, Blondie. He is also a producer and performer for the classic soundtrack of the hip hop film Wild Style....
, Steve Anderson) - "Why Do I" – 3:52 (Bassingthwaighte, Stuart Critchton, Tommy Lee JamesTommy Lee JamesTommy Lee James is an American country music songwriter and record producer. Based in Nashville, Tennessee, he is originally from Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Northside High School then attended Radford University where he studied voice...
) - "Turn the Lights On" – 4:17 (Braide, Wroldsen)
- "This Can't Be Love" – 4:02 (Bassingthwaighte, Jimmy HarryJimmy HarryJimmy Harry is a writer/producer/multi-instrumentalist who has worked with artists from all over the world, hitting the top 10 in many different countries. Jimmy began his songwriting career by penning the global hit for RuPaul, Supermodel. Jimmy is also responsible for writing the early Kylie...
) - "Superhuman" – 4:24 (Karen PooleKaren PooleKaren Poole is an English songwriter and singer, who gained initial fame with her younger sister, Shelly Poole, as the duo / band, Alisha's Attic.-List of compositions:...
, George Nakas, Klas Wahl) - "Love Like ThisLove Like This (Natalie Bassingthwaighte song)"Love Like This" is to be the fifth and final single from Australian singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte's debut solo album 1000 Stars, released on 29 January 2010.-Information:...
" – 3:55 (Barry, Smith, Mark TaylorMark Taylor (record producer)Mark Taylor is a Grammy Award winning British record producer and songwriter. Having sold over 50 million records, he has produced and written for artists such as Cher, Enrique Iglesias, Britney Spears, Diana Ross, Rod Stewart, Tina Turner, Kylie Minogue, and Lady Gaga...
) - "In His Eyes" – 3:47 (Bassingthwaighte, Jay Levine)
- "Star" (iTunes Bonus Track) – 3:32 (Emily FriendshipEmily FriendshipEmily Friendship is an English singer, songwriter and composer. Friendship is the daughter of John and Wendy Friendship...
, Eg WhiteEg WhiteFrancis Anthony "Eg" White is a British musician, songwriter and producer. White is primarily known for his work with successful commercial pop acts such as Adele, Duffy, Will Young and James Morrison...
)
The tracklist confirmed on Sony B2B Australia. A track called "Gone" does not make an appearance although being confirmed prior to the tracklisting's release.
Singles
- "AliveAlive (Natalie Bassingthwaighte song)"Alive" is the first single by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, taken from her debut album 1000 Stars. The song's musical-genre is pop and its lyrics describe being free, taking chances and making love...
" was very highly anticipated upon its release, and was quickly snatched up by radio stations. It was the #4 most heard song in Australia at one stage, and eventually peaked at #8 on The ARIA Singles chart, after continuous rising and falling. It was recently certified PLATINUM for sales of 70,000+ in Australia.
- "Someday SoonSomeday Soon (Natalie Bassingthwaighte song)"Someday Soon" is the second single by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, taken from her debut album 1000 Stars. It was added to radio on 15 December 2008...
" was first performed by Natalie at the New Year's Eve party in Sydney, and continued to get heavier airplay each week, and on the Australian Airplay Chart has peaked at #8. It made its debut on the ARIA Singles chart at #9, and in its 2nd week peaked at #7. It was recently certified PLATINUM for sales of 70,000+ in Australia.
- "1000 Stars1000 Stars (song)"1000 Stars" is the third single by Natalie Bassingthwaighte, taken from her debut album 1000 Stars. It is set for release on 2 May 2009. It was released to radio on 27 March....
" was confirmed on SonyMusic B2B and was released on 2 May 2009. It debuted at #30, higher than "Alive" but far lower than "Someday Soon" and by its fourth week, had disappointingly dropped to #43.
- "Not for You" was released as the fourth single on 24 July 2009. It was released along with a new tougher and dirtier look for Bassingthwaighte, to try to bring it to the top 10, as the record company did not want to repeat a flop. Despite full physical release, it failed to reach top 100 in Australia.
- "Love Like ThisLove Like This (Natalie Bassingthwaighte song)"Love Like This" is to be the fifth and final single from Australian singer Natalie Bassingthwaighte's debut solo album 1000 Stars, released on 29 January 2010.-Information:...
" is the fifth and final single from the album, and has been released to raise awareness of the AIDS Council Of New South Wales' current 'Wear It With Pride' T-shirt campaign leading up to 2010's Mardi Gras parade. Love Like This was released by digital download on 29 January 2010. Unlike the fourth single, "Love Like This" has managed to chart on the Australia Top 100.
Charting performance
In less than 24 hours of the album's release, it had reached the number 2 spot on iTunes Australia. The album debuted at #1 on the Australian Recording Industry AssociationAustralian Recording Industry Association
The Australian Recording Industry Association is a trade group representing the Australian recording industry which was established in 1983 by six major record companies, EMI, Festival, CBS, RCA, WEA and Universal replacing the Association of Australian Record Manufacturers which was formed in 1956...
(ARIA) Album Charts, Physical Album Charts and Australian Album Charts. It sold 15,949 copies in its first two weeks, and has so far been certified Gold by ARIA.
1000 Stars (album), made a comeback on the charts due to the release of its third single. It fell from the top 50 after 14 weeks.
Charts
| Year | Chart | Peak position |
Certification | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Australian ARIA Singles Chart ARIA Charts The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June... |
#1 | Gold | 35,000+ |
End of Year Charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Australian ARIA End of year Chart | #57 |