Shut Up (Kelly Osbourne album)
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Shut Up is the debut album of Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Michelle Lee Osbourne is an English media personality, television personality, host, judge, fashion designer, singer, and actress, best known for being the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne...

. After its failure and her consequent drop from Epic Records, the album was re-released in 2003 as Changes, featuring her and her father Ozzy
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...

's cover of the Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...

 song "Changes
Changes (Black Sabbath song)
"Changes" is a song by Black Sabbath. It first appeared on Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 which was released in 1972. It is a ballad about relationship loss...

". The album is also known for the cover of the classic Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

's song, Papa Don't Preach
Papa Don't Preach
"Papa Don't Preach" is a song by American singer-songwriter Madonna. The song was written by Brian Elliot with additional lyrics by Madonna, and produced by Stephen Bray and Madonna for her third studio album True Blue, released in June 1986...

.

Reception

Critics panned Shut Up. People
People (magazine)
In 1998, the magazine introduced a version targeted at teens called Teen People. However, on July 27, 2006, the company announced it would shut down publication of Teen People immediately. The last issue to be released was scheduled for September 2006. Subscribers to this magazine received...

magazine said "it takes a whole lot more than the right pedigree and the right haircut to make credible punk rock."

Track listing

  • All songs written by Kelly Osbourne & PowerPack, except where noted.
  1. "Disconnected" – 3:52
  2. "Come Dig Me Out
    Come Dig Me Out
    "Come Dig Me Out" was supposed to be released as the third single from Shut Up. However, since Epic dumped Kelly before the release of the single, it was never released physically. Its subsequent radio airplay was very low. It was, however, picked as the "Coolest Song of the Week" on 6 June 2004,...

    " (Teddy Kumpel, Michelle Lewis) – 3:31
  3. "Contradiction" – 3:14
  4. "Coolhead" – 2:57
  5. "Right Here" – 3:30
  6. "Shut Up
    Shut Up (Kelly Osbourne song)
    "Shut Up" is the second single released by Kelly Osbourne. It is from her debut album Shut Up. It reached the top 20 of some European charts, but only reached #34 in Australia...

    " – 2:47
  7. "On the Run" – 2:41
  8. "On Your Own" – 3:02
  9. "Too Much of You" – 3:07 (Dioguardi/Gottwald/Most/Osbourne)
  10. "Everything's Alright" – 2:40
  11. "More Than Life Itself" – 4:25
  12. "Papa Don't Preach" – 3:28 (Brian Elliot, additional lyrics by Madonna
    Madonna (entertainer)
    Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...

    )


Changes bonus tracks
  1. "Dig Me Out" (live)
  2. "Disconnected" (live)
  3. "Too Much of You" (live)
  4. "On the Run" (live)
  5. "Changes" (with Ozzy Osbourne
    Ozzy Osbourne
    John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...

    ) – 4:07 (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi
    Tony Iommi
    Anthony Frank "Tony" Iommi is an English guitarist and songwriter best known as the founding member of pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and its sole continual member through multiple personnel changes.Iommi is widely recognised as one of the most important and influential guitarists in...

    , Geezer Butler
    Geezer Butler
    Geezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter. Butler is best known as the bassist and lyricist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was also involved in Heaven & Hell from 2006 to 2010.-Career:Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed, with old friend John "Ozzy" Osbourne in the autumn of...

    , Bill Ward)

Production

  • Produced by Thomas R. Yezzi, Mark Russell and Ric Wake
  • Engineered by J.D. Andrew, Andy Manganello, Jim Annunziato, Juan Francisco, Eric Sanicola and Dave Scheuer
  • Recorded and mixed By Thomas R. Yezzi
  • Mastered by Vladimir Meller

Credits

  • Vocals: Kelly Osbourne (also vocal arrangements)
  • Drums: Chris Goercke
  • Bass: Mike "Beans" Benigno
  • Guitars: Mark Russell

Album

Year Chart Peak position
2002 U.S. Billboard 200
Billboard 200
The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists...

#101
2002 U.S. Billboard Top Heatseekers #1
2002 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...

#31
2002 Finnish Albums Chart #16
2002 Australian ARIA
ARIA Charts
The ARIA charts are the main Australian music sales charts, issued weekly by the Australian Recording Industry Association. The charts are a record of the highest selling singles and albums in various genres in Australia. ARIA commenced compiling its own charts in-house from the week ending 26 June...

 Albums Chart
#100

Singles

Year Single Chart Peak position
2002 "Papa Don't Preach" UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

#3
2002 "Papa Don't Preach" Finnish Singles Chart #5
2002 "Papa Don't Preach" Australian ARIA Singles Chart #3
2003 "Shut Up" Australian ARIA Singles Chart #34
2003 "Shut Up" Irish Singles Chart #18
2003 "Shut Up" Norwegian Singles Chart #15
2003 "Shut Up" UK Singles Chart #11

Year Single Chart Peak position
2003 "Changes" (Felix Da Housecat Remix) U.S. Hot Dance Music/Club Play #43
2003 "Changes" Irish Singles Chart
Irish Singles Chart
The Irish Singles Chart is Ireland's music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by the Irish Recorded Music Association and compiled on behalf of the IRMA by Chart-Track. Chart rankings are based on sales, which are compiled through over-the-counter retail data captured...

#7
2003 "Changes" UK Singles Chart
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

#1
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