Track Listing

1. Little Black Sandals
2. Lentil
3. Day Too Soon
4. You Have Been Loved
5. The Girl You Lost To Cocaine
6. Academia
7. I Go To Sleep
8. Playground
9. Death By Chocolate
10. Soon We'll Be Found
11. Electric Bird
12. Beautiful Calm Driving
13. Lullaby
14. Buttons [Hidden Track]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1738 in Music
• Released on: 2008-01-14
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Enhanced

Amazon.co.uk Review
If you’re the defeatist sort that doesn’t tend to believe in second (or indeed third) chances, you could do worse than to look to Aussie-pop femme-fatale Sia and for hard evidence Some People Have Real Problems, her third solo effort. Originally celebrated as one of the voices of Zero 7, and also with a solo hit of her own (the pre-Stefani-esque "Taken for Granted"), at the turn of the century, Sia’s subsequent career and two solo records failed to make an equal mark in spite of fetching flourishes, which seemed a plain waste of an assured talent. But she re-emerges here three years after her last record in sleek, aerodynamic fettle and a fine form in which to slot into a world where Amy Winehouse (see the smoky jazz of "Lentil" and beautiful soaring ballad "Soon We’ll Be Found"), Corinne Bailey Rae (the moreish modern soul of "Little Black Sandles" and "Day Too Soon"), Feist (the haunting and cinematic "I Go to Sleep") and Alison Goldfrapp (the slinky heat of "Playground") command instant mainstream attention. The feistiness of Pink and immediacy of Natasha Beddingfield also pervade her work, propping up songs that sound hard crafted and kitting her out with all the tools she should need for lasting impact. If the Natasha Bedingfield comparison doesn’t swing you, perhaps the involvement of alt-rock crown-prince Beck will, hovering gruffly in the shadows as he does on the perky, orchestral "Academia". Either way, Sia doesn’t have any real problems. --James Berry

Customer Reviews

Steve The Unicorn Can Be Proud
If Ms Furler's biographical material contained in her MySpace domain is to be correctly understood, we are informed that she believes herself to have been "...born out of the butthole of a unicorn called steve" - a "...unicorn fart" no less.

Steve it is then who must be applauded for bringing this extraordinarily talented singer, writer and performer into the world. She is indeed a rare gift.

The Wolf's penchant and patience for weird and wonderful women is boundless.

With "Some People Have Real Problems" we are confronted with a collection of thirteen( fourteen, with "hidden track" 'Buttons' - enough already with the hidden tracks! ) songs of widely varying emotional and dynamic colour.

Ms Furler's voice is a rich and capable instrument. From the raw, bluesy strains of opening track 'Little Black Sandals'; through the lazy Left-Bank lyricism of 'Lentil' and 'Soon We Will Be Found' to the consummate beauty of songs such as 'Day Too Soon' and 'Lullaby', the layers of her considerable talent are revealed one by one for our delectation.

Chanteuse. R&B Diva. Torch Song Princess. It's all here.

A very, very fine voice indeed.

Truth be told both the production and musical support is somewhat crude and unsympathetic at times but our heroine's vivid and totally convincing presence shines through and saves the day.

Highly Recommended.

a miraculous album- for anyone enchanted by Bjork or Dido or Chrissie Hynde: a new goddess for the pantheon...
As someone who had managed to avoid Zero Seven and Sia until now, this is a revelation. Intrigued by a stunning performance on Jools Holland's "Later", I decided to gamble on the album. A worthwhile gamble? Oh,yes! What we have here is a real singer, with passion and power combined with quirky rhythms and lovely melodies, sometimes jaunty, sometimes offbeat, but often heartbreaking. Reference points? Kate Bush for sure- but she's no imitation. her yearning, emotional vocals sometimes bring the Pretenders to mind- but then, when you listen to her version of "I go to Sleep",included here,all you hear is Sia.

Unique and engaging, full of that oddness which makes Tori Amos and Bjork so appealing, yet more grounded than either of those. And her voice can soar with real shattering emotional power. On the best of songs (here, for me, "Soon we will be found" is world-class, sending shivers down the spine)- she stakes her claim to being the best female vocalist of the past ten years.
If you've never heard Sia before, get this Cd. Listen to it. And marvel at a world where mediocre singers are lauded to the heavens and true inspiration lies hidden away. Genius!
(and don't miss the hidden bonus track "Buttons" at the end of the cd- just let "Lullaby run on, and you'll have a jaunty jazzy dancey treat in store)
This CD deserves as many stars as there are in the heavens- but let's give it five for now. Who knows what she'll do next year?

Amazing - Don't be fooled by the rediculous review below!!
The ridiculous review below couldn't be further from the truth!
I'm lost for words really! 'High Energy Performance'? If you'd been to one of Sia's gigs then you'd understand that she's amazingly focused throughout singing her songs and then stupid and bubbly in between. She doesn't need to do any stupid dances or anything whilst singing because the quality of her songs shine through.
The album is fantastic. The arrangements and overall production and sound of the album is amazing!
I really can't say more than that.
Just, whatever you do, do not listen to the review below - Judge for yourself.
Sia is not another Amy Winehouse (thank god) she's in a different league. A much better classier league!!