Footprints (album)
Encyclopedia
Footprints is the first album by Australia
n singer Holly Valance
, released in the United Kingdom
by London Records
on 14 October 2002 (see 2002 in music
).
The album was a success in the United Kingdom
, where the first single "Kiss Kiss" reached the top position on the singles chart. "Footprints" peaked at number-nine on the albums chart selling over 100,000 copies being certified
Gold
.
In her home country, Australia, success was similar, with the album reaching the top fifteen, and selling over 35,000 copies earning a Gold certification.
Success came in Japan
, when the album reached number nineteen on the Oricon Charts and sold 159,606 copies, being certified Gold and becoming one of the big international successes of the year in that country.
Special Edition Enchanced CD:
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n singer Holly Valance
Holly Valance
Holly Valance is an Australian actress, singer, and model, who has dual United Kingdom citizenship. Valance began her career as Felicity "Flick" Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours...
, released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
by London Records
London Records
London Records, referred to as London Recordings in logo, is a record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin America from 1947 to 1979, then becoming a semi-independent label....
on 14 October 2002 (see 2002 in music
2002 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2002.-Events:*February 3 – U2 perform during the halftime show for Super Bowl XXXVI...
).
The album was a success in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
, where the first single "Kiss Kiss" reached the top position on the singles chart. "Footprints" peaked at number-nine on the albums chart selling over 100,000 copies being certified
Certification
Certification refers to the confirmation of certain characteristics of an object, person, or organization. This confirmation is often, but not always, provided by some form of external review, education, assessment, or audit...
Gold
Gold
Gold is a chemical element with the symbol Au and an atomic number of 79. Gold is a dense, soft, shiny, malleable and ductile metal. Pure gold has a bright yellow color and luster traditionally considered attractive, which it maintains without oxidizing in air or water. Chemically, gold is a...
.
In her home country, Australia, success was similar, with the album reaching the top fifteen, and selling over 35,000 copies earning a Gold certification.
Success came in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, when the album reached number nineteen on the Oricon Charts and sold 159,606 copies, being certified Gold and becoming one of the big international successes of the year in that country.
Singles
"Kiss Kiss" was the first single released by Valance. The single was released in April 2002 and went striaght to #1 in the UK and Austrilian charts. "Down Boy" was the second single released two months after Valance's debut single "Kiss Kiss" and became a smash hit on the day of it's release. "Naughty Girl" is the third and final single from the debut album "Footprints", however was the only single not to hit the top ten charts either in the UK and Austrilian charts abnd becomes the lowest single to be released from the album. Sixth months later, Valance was preparing to release a forth and final single entitled "Tuck Your Shirt In", however the single was cancelled due to poor sales from the previous single, as well as recording her second album, "State Of Mind".Track listing
Standard Edition- "Kiss Kiss" (Juliette Jaimes, Aksu Sezen, Steve Welton-Jaimes) – 3:25
- "Tuck Your Shirt In" (Joachim BjörklundJoachim BjörklundJoachim Björklund is a former Swedish professional footballer. For many years he formed a successful central defensive partnership with Patrik Andersson for the Swedish national team. Björklund was selected for the UEFA Euro 1992, 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000...
, Savan KotechaSavan KotechaSavan Kotecha is an American songwriter and vocal producer from Austin, Texas of Indian descent. Kotecha has sold over 60 million records with artists such as Usher, Enrique Iglesias, Carrie Underwood, Britney Spears, One Direction and Celine Dion...
) – 3:19 - "Down BoyDown Boy"Down Boy" is a pop/dance song written by Rob Davis and produced by Nellee Hooper. Holly Valance recorded the track for her debut album Footprints and was the second song released from the album...
" (Rob Davis) – 3:26 - "City Ain't Big Enough" (Joe Belmaati, Mich HansenCutfatherMich Hedin Hansen better known by his stage name Cutfather is a Danish music producer and songwriter.-Career:He is perhaps best known for his remix of "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison , and the song "Superstar" released internationally by Jamelia in 2003.He has worked with Danish producer...
, RemeeRemeeRemee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
) – 3:38 - "Cocktails and Parties" (Tom Nichols, Johnson Somerset) – 4:02
- "Whoop" (B. Chapman, J. Hogarth, 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:...
) – 3:24 - "Hush Now" (Felix Howard, Nina Woodford, Fredrik Ödesjö) – 3:33
- "All in the Mind" (F. Gordon, G. Saunders) – 3:47
- "Harder They Come" (Rob Davis, Holly ValanceHolly ValanceHolly Valance is an Australian actress, singer, and model, who has dual United Kingdom citizenship. Valance began her career as Felicity "Flick" Scully on the Australian soap opera Neighbours...
) – 3:38 - "Help Me Help You" (David Munday, Phil ThornalleyPhil ThornalleyPhil Thornalley is a songwriter-producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He is perhaps best known for co-writing the song "Torn" which Natalie Imbruglia later covered to great success for her 1997 debut album, Left of the Middle...
, Melanie ChisholmMelanie ChisholmMelanie Jayne Chisholm is an English singer-songwriter, actress and businesswoman professionally known simply as Melanie C . She is best known as one of the five members of the girl group Spice Girls, in which she was nicknamed "Sporty Spice"...
) – 3:36 - "Naughty GirlNaughty Girl (Holly Valance song)"Naughty Girl" is a pop song written by Grant Black, Cozi Costi, Deborah Ffrench and Brio Taliaferro, and produced by Phil Thornalley. Holly Valance recorded the track for her debut album Footprints and was the third and final track released from the album. It was released as a CD single in late...
" (Grant Black, Cozi Costi, Deborah Ffrench, Brio Taliaferro) – 3:23 - "Connect" (Julian Gallagher, Tom NicholsTom NicholsTom Nichols is an ASCAP Award–winning Songwriter/producerLiving in London and New York.His first release, Black Coffee, by All Saints went to No.1...
, Richard Stannard) – 3:10 - "Send My Best" (Tina DickowTina DicoTina Dico is a singer and songwriter inspired by artists such as Tracy Chapman, Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen.In Denmark she performs under her real name, Tina Dickow.- Beginnings :...
, Valance) – 4:25 - "Twist" (Henrik KorpiHenrik KorpiHenrik Korpi is a Swedish songwriter, record producer with Murlyn Music Group. He also is known for collaborating with Mathias Johansson under the name Korpi & Blackcell and releasing many recording productions as "Korpi and Blackcell".In the early 1990s, Henrik Korpi moved to London, United...
, Mathias JohanssonMathias Johansson (producer)Mathias Johansson also known as Blackcell is a Swedish songwriter and record producer who has worked and as a partnership producing team with Henrik Korpi under the name Korpi & Blackcell....
, Tom NicholsTom NicholsTom Nichols is an ASCAP Award–winning Songwriter/producerLiving in London and New York.His first release, Black Coffee, by All Saints went to No.1...
) - 3:46 (Japanese Bonus Track)
Special Edition Enchanced CD:
- 14. "Kiss Kiss" (music video)
- 15. "Down Boy" (music video)
- 16. "The Making of "Down Boy" (video)
Charts
| Chart (2002) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian ARIA Albums Chart | 15 |
| Japan Albums Chart | 19 |
| UK Albums Chart UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
9 |
Personnel
- Josh Abrahams — vocal producer, vocal recording
- James Banbury — programming
- Joe Belmaati — keyboardKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments...
s, programming - Yak BondyYak BondyYak Bondy was a producer of the 2004 success Free Me, the second album by former Spice Girl Emma Bunton...
— programming - Helen BouldingHelen BouldingHelen Boulding is a London-based singer-songwriter originally from Sheffield, South Yorkshire, UK. Her first album, New Red Dress, was released in February 2008.-Biography:...
— background vocals - Paul BradyPaul BradyPaul Joseph Brady is an Irish singer-songwriter, whose work straddles folk and pop. He was interested in a wide variety of music from an early age...
— mixing assistant - Pete Craigie — mixing
- Rob Davis — guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Matthew Donaldson — photography
- Niklas Flyckt — mixing
- Marc Fox — percussionPercussion instrumentA percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
- Julian GallagherJulian GallagherJulian Gallagher is a British songwriter and record producer, known for helping Kylie Minogue on her 2001 album, Fever. He also co-wrote songs with Gabrielle on her 2007 album, Always.-External links:**Paul Nash, , Sound on Sound, December 2001...
— programming, multi instruments, producer - Jem GodfreyJem GodfreyJeremy "Jem" Godfrey is a British music producer, keyboardist and songwriter.Godfrey was responsible, with Bill Padley at Wise Buddah music, for many UK number one hits including Atomic Kitten's platinum-selling single, "Whole Again", which earned the pair two Ivor Novello Award nominations, and...
— arranger, programming, multi instruments, producer, mixing - Nellee HooperNellee HooperNellee Hooper is a British producer/remixer/composer best known for his work with Björk, No Doubt/Gwen Stefani, Madonna, Sinéad O'Connor, Garbage, Andrea Corr, U2, Sneaker Pimps, Soul II Soul and Massive Attack...
— producer, mixing - Mark Jaimes — guitar
- Henrik Jonback — guitar
- Anders Kallmark — producer
- Katrina LeskanichKatrina LeskanichKatrina Leskanich is an American singer and musician, long time resident of the United Kingdom. She is best known for being the lead singer and namesake of the pop band Katrina and the Waves.-Early life:...
— background vocals - David Munday — guitar, keyboards
- Sharon Murphy — background vocals
- Jonas Ostman — mixing assistant
- Bill PadleyBill PadleyBill Padley is a Scottish born, award winning record producer and songwriter.He won an Ivor Novello Award on 25 May 2006, for the best selling single of 2005, "That's My Goal", by The X-Factor's Shayne Ward...
— arranger, programming, multi instruments, producer, mixing - Martin Phillipps — keyboards, programming
- Karen Ann Poole — background vocals
- Johnny Rockstar — beats
- Ian Rossiter — assistant engineer
- Richard Stannard — DrumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, producer, beat box - Fredro StarrFredro StarrFredro Scruggs better known by his stage name Fredro Starr, is an American rapper and actor from South Jamaica, Queens, New York best known as a member of hardcore hip hop group Onyx.-Music career:...
— arranger, keyboards, producer - Alvin Sweeney — programming, engineer, mixing
- Phil ThornalleyPhil ThornalleyPhil Thornalley is a songwriter-producer who has worked in the music industry since 1978. He is perhaps best known for co-writing the song "Torn" which Natalie Imbruglia later covered to great success for her 1997 debut album, Left of the Middle...
— guitar, producer - Justin Tresidder — vocal producer
- Steve Welton-Jaimes — producer
- Nina Woodford — background vocals