Relentless (Jo O'Meara album)
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Relentless is the debut album from former S Club 7
lead singer Jo O'Meara
and was released two and a half years after the pop outfit split in May 2003. Produced by Brian Rawling (Cher
, Enrique Iglesias
) and co-written by O'Meara, the album is a mix of contemporary pop, disco and soulful ballads.
The album was released in late 2005, entering at a disappointing #49 on the UK Albums Chart
, and #159 in Ireland
. The album sold fewer than 30,000 copies in both countries. Despite these bad chart performances in only two countries, the album was not released in any other European countries, nor in Asia.
It was her first and final album released via Sanctuary Records
, due to her leaving of the British label.
The tracks below were said to be included on the album when Sanctuary revealed the track listing of Relentless prior to its release.
S Club 7
S Club, formerly known as S Club 7, were a pop group created by former Spice Girls manager Simon Fuller, consisting of members Tina Barrett, Paul Cattermole, Jon Lee, Bradley McIntosh, de facto lead singer Jo O'Meara, Hannah Spearritt and Rachel Stevens. The group rose to fame by starring in their...
lead singer Jo O'Meara
Jo O'Meara
Joanne Valda O'Meara is an English singer-songwriter, television personality and actress. Formerly one of the lead singers of pop group S Club, she launched a solo single after the group's split in 2003, which cut short the production of a proposed album following an appearance on Celebrity Big...
and was released two and a half years after the pop outfit split in May 2003. Produced by Brian Rawling (Cher
Cher
Cher is an American recording artist, television personality, actress, director, record producer and philanthropist. Referred to as the Goddess of Pop, she has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globes and a Cannes Film Festival Award among others for her work in...
, Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias
Enrique Iglesias is a Spanish pop music singer, a son of singer Julio Iglesias.Enrique started his musical career on Mexican label Fonovisa...
) and co-written by O'Meara, the album is a mix of contemporary pop, disco and soulful ballads.
The album was released in late 2005, entering at a disappointing #49 on the 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...
, and #159 in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. The album sold fewer than 30,000 copies in both countries. Despite these bad chart performances in only two countries, the album was not released in any other European countries, nor in Asia.
It was her first and final album released via Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records
Sanctuary Records Group Limited was a record label based in the United Kingdom and a subsidiary of Universal Music Group. Until June 2007, it was the largest independent record label in the UK and the largest independent music management company in the world...
, due to her leaving of the British label.
Track listing
- "Relentless" – 3:52
- "What Hurts the MostWhat Hurts the Most"What Hurts the Most" is the title of a song written by American songwriter Jeffrey Steele and English songwriter Steve Robson. Initially recorded by country music artist Mark Wills in 2003 on his album And the Crowd Goes Wild, it was covered by Bellefire a year later...
" – 3:29 - "Wish I Was Over You" – 3:11
- "To Ease Your Pain" – 3:52
- "You Didn't Know" – 4:46
- "Never Felt Like This" – 3:41
- "Let's Love" – 3:51
- "Baby I'm a Fool" – 3:27
- "I Believe in You" – 3:41
- "Never Meant to Break Your Heart" – 4:29
- "It's Your LoveIt's Your Love"It's Your Love" is a song by Tim McGraw, released as the first single from his album Everywhere. The song, featuring wife Faith Hill, reached number one on Billboards Hot Country Songs chart in its fifth week on the chart. The song stayed there for six weeks, and became McGraw's and Hill's first...
" – 3:43 - "It Felt Like Love" – 3:37
- "That's Where I'll Belong" – 3:29
- "Rainbow's End" – 3:45
Unreleased songs
Before the recording of Relentless, Jo had signed under 19 management for an album which has never released. Rumors say that a track Called "Some Kinda Magic" was recorded on those sessions.The tracks below were said to be included on the album when Sanctuary revealed the track listing of Relentless prior to its release.
- "Amazed"
- "A Place in the Sun" (song was leaked later)
- "Go Your Own Way"
- "Incurable" (announced as the B-side to the unreleased second single "Relentless")
- "Learn to Love" (appears on ASCAP Jo's Songs)
- "Don't Wanna Let You Down" featuring Lee Ryan
- "These Dreams"
- "Taxi Cab" (Unknown yet)
- "Blue Today (Blue Tomorrow)" (Recently the info of this track has been leaked, It was recorded under Sanctuary Records for the album Relentless, there is actually known 2 versions of it, An acoustic Guitar version which has been leaked & a Pop Up-beat version that have only leaked 13 seconds). Rumors about Blue Today says that there's a Third version of it that's actually Unknown.