Scarlet (Code Red album)
Encyclopedia
Scarlet is the debut album by British
quartet
Code Red
, released in 1997 via Polydor Records
. Unlike other European boybands like Boyzone
, Westlife
, and Take That
, Code Red had more of a soul and R&B genre, which reflected in most of their songs.
United Kingdom
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quartet
Quartet
In music, a quartet is a method of instrumentation , used to perform a musical composition, and consisting of four parts.-Western art music:...
Code Red
Code Red (band)
-Formation:Phillip Andrew Rodell, Neil James Watts, Lee John Missen, and Roger Ratajczak formed themselves as the lineup for the vocal group, and they were signed by Polydor Records...
, released in 1997 via Polydor Records
Polydor Records
Polydor is a record label owned by Universal Music Group, headquartered in the United Kingdom.-Beginnings:Polydor was originally an independent branch of the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft. Its name was first used as an export label in 1924, the British and German branches of the Gramophone...
. Unlike other European boybands like Boyzone
Boyzone
Boyzone are an Irish boy band comprising Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating,Shane Lynch, and formerly Stephen Gately. Boyzone have 19 singles in the top 40 UK charts and 21 singles in the Ire charts. The group currently have 6 UK number one singles and 9 number one singles in Ireland with 12...
, Westlife
Westlife
Westlife are an Irish boy band established on 3 July 1998. They are to disband in 2012. The group's line-up was Nicky Byrne, Kian Egan, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan, and Brian McFadden . The group are the only act in British and Irish history to have their first seven singles peak at number one...
, and Take That
Take That
Take That are a British five-piece vocal pop group comprising Gary Barlow, Howard Donald, Jason Orange, Mark Owen and Robbie Williams. Barlow acts as the lead singer and primary songwriter...
, Code Red had more of a soul and R&B genre, which reflected in most of their songs.
Singles
- The first single "Can We TalkCan We Talk"Can We Talk" is the title of a number-one single by singer Tevin Campbell and composed and produced by Babyface. It was the first single to be released from his double platinum second release I'm Ready. The song hit top ten on the pop charts peaking at number nine on the Hot 100 and spent a total...
" was originally sung by Tevin CampbellTevin CampbellTevin Jermod Campbell is an American R&B singer-songwriter and actor. He scored a string of R&B chart hits as a teenager in the early to mid-1990s.-Music career:...
. Code Red's single was released in 1997 to European and Asian markets. The song became a modest hit in Europe, but became a much bigger hit in AsiaAsiaAsia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
, reaching number one in that region.
- "This Is Our Song" was released as the second single, and became one of their signature songs. This soul ballad managed to hit number one in European countries and it also became their biggest hit in Asia, topping the charts for eight weeks.
- The third and final single was "Is There Someone Out There". It became a modest hit for the group, peaking in the top ten in most European and Asian countries.
Track listing
- Can We Talk (Pure Radio Edit)Can We Talk"Can We Talk" is the title of a number-one single by singer Tevin Campbell and composed and produced by Babyface. It was the first single to be released from his double platinum second release I'm Ready. The song hit top ten on the pop charts peaking at number nine on the Hot 100 and spent a total...
(Babyface , Daryl Simmons) — 4:03 - Is There Someone Out There? (Lew, Graham, Hector) — 4:03
- This Is Our Song (Pure Radio Mix) (Lew, Graham, Hector) — 4:02
- Seven Ways To Break My Heart (Lew, Graham, Hector) — 4:37
- Living Without You (Lew, Graham, Hector) — 3:14
- Toni And Me (Lew, Graham, Hector) — 3:32
- I Only Have Eyes For You (Al Dblin , Harry Warren) — 2:42
- If You Go Away (Lew, Graham) — 4:38
- Come And Get It (Lew, Olton, Graham) — 3:04
- I Gave You Everything (Pure Radio Mix) (Lew, Graham, Hector) — 3:32
- You Need A Man Like Me (Lew, Missen, Graham) — 3:15
- I Need Your ETA (Lew, Graham, Ratajczak) — 4:10
- I Check For You (Lew, Olton, Graham) — 4:53
- It's Not Right (Lew, Watts, Graham) — 4:06
- I Could Have Saved Your Heart (Lew, Graham, Rodell) — 4:54
Personnel
- Artwork: [Design & Direction] - Mission
- Co-producer: Deni Lew (tracks: 1 to 4, 6 to 10)
- Engineer: Mark Newby-Robson (tracks: 1), Nicky Graham (tracks: 1), Phil Da Costa (tracks: 3, 10)
- Guitar [Guitars]: Terry Taylor (2) (tracks: 1, 3)
- Instruments [All Other]: Mark Newby-Robson (tracks: 1, 2), Nicky Graham (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Instruments [All]: Nicky Graham (tracks: 5, 8)
- Mastered by: Richard Beetham* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5 to 15)
- Mixed by: Nicky Graham (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 9, 11 to 15)
- Photography: Simon Fowler
- Producer: Nicky Graham
- Producer [Assistant]: John Cohen* (tracks: 2, 5, 6, 8, 11 to 15)
- Producer [Vocals]: Deni Lew
- Programmed by: Mark Newby-Robson (tracks: 6), Mike Olton (tracks: 9, 13), Nicky Graham (tracks: 6, 9, 11 to 15)