Natural is the second album released by Australia

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-songwriter Peter Andre

Peter André

Peter James Andrea , better known by the stage name as Peter Andre, is an English-born Australian musician, singer-songwriter, television personality and businessman. As a recording artist, he has achieving four top 10 UK albums and ten top 10 singles.-Early life:Andre was born at Northwick Park...

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Background

Following the success of his first album, Andre was commissioned to record a second album with Melodian. However, Melodian believed that after the success received in Australia

Australia

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 for his first album, that it would be wise to see if he could break the British

United Kingdom

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 market as well. Andre soon signed a joint deal with Melodian and British record label Mushroom, which would see his second studio album released in both markets. On 1 May 1995, a single, entitled "Turn It Up" was released to both markets, achieving Top 10 success on both countries' respective singles charts. However, the deal with Mushroom soon came under jeapordy when the label went into administration. Melodian pressed ahead with releases in Australia, releasing "Mysterious Girl" on 1 September 1995. In January 1996, Mushroom announced that they had found a buyer for their label, meaning that they would not have to close, and that the joint deal was still in place. However, at this point, preperations for the album's release had been made in Australia. Just three weeks before the album's release in Australia, a third single, "Get Down On It", was released, peaking within the Top 10 on the ARIA Singles Chart. On 1 March 1996, Mushroom announced plans to continue with their releases, and the second British single, "Only One", was released. On 8 March 1996, the album, entitled 'Natural', was released in Australia. Plans for a British release were still ongoing at this point. Mushroom soon announced plans to release "Mysterious Girl" as the third British single on 24 May 1996, as at the time of release in Australia, the track had not been released on the British market due to ongoing issues over the record deal. Mushroom soon announced that due to the problems caused by the label's proposed closure, they would be reworking the album for the British market. On 1 September 1996, a new single, "Flava", was released and three weeks later, the album was released. On the week of release, the album sold 200,000 copies, and become the fastest-selling album of the year. Two further singles - "I Feel You" and the title track, "Natural" - were released exclusively in the United Kingdom, both of which entered the Top 20 on the UK Singles Chart

UK Singles Chart

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Tracklisting

• Australia

1. "Mysterious Girl" (Featuring Bubbler Ranx) - 3:43
2. "Natural" - 3:47
3. "Flava" (Featuring Cee) - 4:00
4. "All I Ever Wanted" - 3:38
5. "Tell Me When" - 3:48
6. "Turn It Up" (Featuring Ollie J) - 3:24
7. "Message To My Girl" - 4:12
8. "You Are" (Part One) - 1:53
9. "Only One" - 3:52
10. "Get Down On It" (Featuring Past To Present) - 4:47

• United Kingdom

1. "Flava" (7" Edit) (Featuring Cee) - 3:55
2. "Natural" (C&J Street Mix) - 4:22
3. "Mysterious Girl" (Featuring Bubbler Ranx) - 3:43
4. "I Feel You" - 5:02
5. "You Are" (Part Two) - 2:04
6. "All I Ever Wanted" - 3:38
7. "Show U Somethin'" - 3:19
8. "To The Top" (Slammin' Jam Radio Edit) - 4:02
9. "Tell Me When" - 3:48
10. "Only One" - 3:52
11. "Message To My Girl" - 4:12
12. "Turn It Up" (Featuring Ollie J) - 3:24
13. "Get Down On It" (No Rap Version) - 4:47

• Natural: The Video

1. "Turn It Up" (Video)
2. "Only One" (Video)
3. "To The Top" (Video)
4. "Mysterious Girl" (Video)
5. "Flava" (Video)
6. "I Feel You" (Video)
7. "All I Ever Wanted" (Video)
8. "Natural" (Video)
9. "I Feel You" (Unplugged)

Charts

Chart (1996)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart	11
Austrian Albums Chart	28
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)	31
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)	24
Dutch Albums Chart	8
Finnish Albums Chart	37
German Albums Chart	28
New Zealand Album Chart	3
Swedish Albums Chart	11
Swiss Albums Chart	11
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...	1
Euro Hot 100 Albums	7

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification	Sales
United Kingdom	BPI British Phonographic Industry The British Phonographic Industry is the British record industry's trade association.-Structure:Its membership comprises hundreds of music companies including all four "major" record companies , associate members such as manufacturers and distributors, and hundreds of independent music companies...	Platinum	300,000+