Naked is the debut solo album by the British singer Louise

Louise Redknapp

Louise Elizabeth Redknapp is an English singer and media personality. She was a member of the girl group Eternal from 1992 to 1995, before becoming a solo singer . She has presented several television shows and served as a judge on the UK version of So You Think You Can Dance...

. Released in July 1996, it peaked at no.7 in the UK and the single 'Naked' was later certified Platinum for sales of over 600,000 copies.

Background

After leaving Eternal

Eternal (band)

Eternal were an English R&B girl group formed in 1992. The group featured two sisters Easther and Vernie Bennett, alongside Kelle Bryan and Louise Nurding...

, Louise signed a solo record deal with First Avenue management. She was still under contract to EMI records at that time, and in October 1995 she released her debut solo single, "Light of My Life", which peaked at no. 8.

Six months later, Louise's second single "In Walked Love" (previously a hit for dance-pop

Dance-pop

Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...

 group, Expose), peaked at no.17. However, her third single, "Naked", was a bigger hit, peaking at no.5 the UK. The album Naked, was released shortly afterwards. Two further singles, "Undivided Love" and "One Kiss From Heaven", also became Top 10 hits later in 1996.

Track listing

All tracks written by Simon Climie

Simon Climie

Simon Climie is a songwriter/producer and the former lead singer of the UK pop duo Climie Fisher, who had hits with "Love Changes " and "Rise to the Occasion"....

/Denis Ingoldsby/Oliver Smallman, unless otherwise noted.

1. "Naked" (Trevor Steel
   Trevor Steel
   Trevor Steel is the singer in the band, The Escape Club, Songwriter, Record Producer and Record Label owner based in Sydney, Australia.Genre: Pop, rock,Career....
   
   /John Holliday/Ingoldsby) – 3:32
2. "In Walked Love" (Diane Warren
   Diane Warren
   Diane Eve Warren , is a US songwriter. Her songs have received six Academy Award nominations, five Golden Globe nominations, including one win and seven Grammy Award nominations, including one win. She was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2001...
   
   ) – 3:54
3. "Light Of My Life" – 4:15
4. "The Best That You Bring" (Dave James/Sheppard Solomon
   Sheppard Solomon
   Sheppard Solomon is an American songwriter.-Biography:Solomon attended the Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts in New York citr, upon graduation he formed two bands with signed to EMI and SIRE respectively...
   
   ) – 3:48
5. "One Kiss From Heaven" – 4:04
6. "Thinking About You Baby" (Dennis Charles/Ronnie Wilson) – 3:36
7. "Discussions" (Charles/Louise Nurding/Wilson) – 4:01
8. "Undivided Love" – 3:46
9. "Back To Love" (Nurding/Johnny Douglas/Joseph Boussard/Ralph Williams/Carrol Washington) – 4:38
10. "Never Too Late" (Climie/Dozier) – 4:04
11. "Goodbye To Love" (Charles/Wilson) – 3:22
12. "That's The Way I Like It" (Charles/Nurding/Wilson) – 3:38
13. "I'll Fly Away" (Douglas/Nurding/Ricky Walters) – 4:30
14. "I Gave You My Love" (Charles/Nurding/Wilson) – 3:36

Japanese bonus tracks

15. "All Of You" – 3:46
16. "Real Love" – 4:21