Better the Devil You Know (album)
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Better the Devil You Know is the third album by British pop star Sonia.
Released in May 1993, the album followed Sonia's appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest
. The previous year, Sonia had been selected to be the UK representative and she performed all eight songs in the Song for Europe
. The 1992 participant Michael Ball
had enjoyed great success with his album based on the contest when it reached No.1 in the charts, and Sonia's management were keen to see similar results. "Better the Devil You Know" featured four songs from the contest (the top four placed songs: "A Little Love", "Our World", "So Much of Your Love" and the winner "Better the Devil You Know
"). However, the album failed to replicate Ball's success and peaked at No.32 in the charts. The title track however finished a close second in the Contest and reached No.15 on the UK charts.
An earlier single, a cover of the disco hit "Boogie Nights
" was also included on the album, while a planned follow-up to the Eurovision song, "Rescue Me
" (also a cover) went unreleased. This album marked the end of Sonia's hit-making period, which had lasted since 1989. From this point, Sonia concentrated on TV and stage work, while two more singles and a final album failed to find success.
Released in May 1993, the album followed Sonia's appearance in the Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest
The Eurovision Song Contest is an annual competition held among active member countries of the European Broadcasting Union .Each member country submits a song to be performed on live television and then casts votes for the other countries' songs to determine the most popular song in the competition...
. The previous year, Sonia had been selected to be the UK representative and she performed all eight songs in the Song for Europe
A Song for Europe
A Song for Europe may refer to:*A Song for Europe, former name of British pre-selection competition for the Eurovision Song Contest, now known as Eurovision: Your Country Needs You...
. The 1992 participant Michael Ball
Michael Ball (singer)
Michael Ashley Ball, born 27 June 1962) is a British actor, singer, and radio and TV presenter who is best known for the song "Love Changes Everything" and musical theatre roles such as Marius in Les Misérables, Alex in Aspects of Love, Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Edna Turnblad...
had enjoyed great success with his album based on the contest when it reached No.1 in the charts, and Sonia's management were keen to see similar results. "Better the Devil You Know" featured four songs from the contest (the top four placed songs: "A Little Love", "Our World", "So Much of Your Love" and the winner "Better the Devil You Know
Better the Devil You Know (Sonia song)
"Better the Devil You Know" is a Pop song written and produced by Brian Teasdale and Dean Collinson for Sonia. This single was released in May 1993 as the second and final single from Sonia's third album Better the Devil You Know . This single's B-side "Not What I Call Love" appeared on Sonia's...
"). However, the album failed to replicate Ball's success and peaked at No.32 in the charts. The title track however finished a close second in the Contest and reached No.15 on the UK charts.
An earlier single, a cover of the disco hit "Boogie Nights
Boogie Nights (song)
"Boogie Nights" is a 1976 single by the British-based funk-disco group Heatwave. It was the group's debut single and was written by Rod Temperton. It was included on Heatwave's debut album, Too Hot to Handle...
" was also included on the album, while a planned follow-up to the Eurovision song, "Rescue Me
Rescue Me (Fontella Bass song)
"Rescue Me" is a song written by Fontella Bass, Raynard Miner and Carl William Smith. In 1965, it was released as a single by Fontella Bass. It would prove the biggest hit of Bass' career, reaching #1 on the R&B charts for four weeks and placing at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100...
" (also a cover) went unreleased. This album marked the end of Sonia's hit-making period, which had lasted since 1989. From this point, Sonia concentrated on TV and stage work, while two more singles and a final album failed to find success.
Track listing
- "Better the Devil You Know" - 2:36
- "Young Hearts Run Free" - 3:45
- "A Little Love" - 3:39
- "So Much of Your Love" - 3:18
- "Our World" - 2:43
- "Set Me on Fire" - 4:07
- "Rescue Me" - 3:07
- "Boogie Nights" - 3:40
- "Not What I Call Love" - 4:08
- "My Light" - 3:55
- "Next to You" - 4:08
- "From Me To You" - 3:31
- "Just One Look" - 3:31