Product Description

Sophomore album from ex-Sugababe sees her continue to move away from the manufactured pop of her former band and further into the indie-pop territory she explored on her 2003 debut 'Revolution In Me'. Languid and louche, at times dark and eerie, the album has been roundly praised and has seen her compared to giants such as Kate Bush, The Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Texas, Madonna and The Sundays. Produced by NeilSanger (Keane), it includes the single 'Don't Give It Up'.

Track Listing

1. Don't Give It Up
2. So You Say
3. There's A Place
4. Sometimes
5. 12 Bar Acid Blues
6. Make It Right
7. Coming Up For Air
8. Goldfish
9. Medevac
10. Halcyon Days
11. Ghosts

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3605 in Music
• Released on: 2007-06-25
• Number of discs: 1

Amazon.co.uk Review
Siobhan Donaghy probably imagined she'd get some decent mileage out of being an ex-Sugababe -- little did she know that her sort would soon become about as commonplace as the tears of an X-Factor reject clown. And after an underperforming debut album (Revolution In Me), she might seem about as likely to succeed. But that would indeed be a cruel and ill-fitting fate to befall such a dreamy-toned red-haired delight. Her muted elegance was always the foil to the sultry sass manufactured at the Sugababes' core, and on her second solo album Siobhan Donaghy allows that quality to mature yet further, finding a taste of the accomplishment that perhaps evaded her previously. Adopting a pitch somewhere between the sumptuous nonchalance of her former band and All Saints, and the full-bodied grown-up pop of Texas or, at her best, The Sundays Ghosts finds strength in its own comforts. Its range is narrow but assured, never punching above its weight, firmly hitting its targets. And though steady and mid-paced it enjoys a perky production standard giving it a tight modern sheen that holds its head above the water. The hypnotising single 'Don't Give It Up' and sun-kissed cloud-skipping ethereality of 'Sometimes' exemplify this best. --James Berry

Customer Reviews

A total GEM, just buy it, you won't regret this!
Once in a while, an album comes along and shows you what it means to be unique and different and Siobhan Donaghy's second effort is definitely on of those albums. It is unlike anything out there though alternative it is not. It is essentially quirky pop with hauntingly beautiful music and very interesting lyrics. Leaving the Sugababes was definitely the right thing to do if Siobhan could come up with something like this, Mariah Carey she is not, but her vocal is very well controlled and once again, unique, haunting and full of emotions. I found myself resisting to like this album or thought of it as something amazing at first as my ex was always listening to this album and then in some creepy way, months later we split, the songs kept running through my head and now I can't get enough of it. I was first addicted to 'Don't Give It Up' and then got obsessed with 'So You Say' and was crazy about 'So You Say' and now I am loving 'Coming Up For Air', 'Goldfish', 'Medevac', 'Halcyon Days'. It just keeps coming and hitting me making me love every single track on this album. If you do a bit of researching on youtube, you will find Siobhan speaking of writing this album and every single song individually and that's very interesting to watch. I love the simplicity of 'So You Say' and 'There's A Place' and the fact that the lyrics are so simple make a good contrast to the complicated meanings lie within. She is a genius, I can't wait for what she will come up next. I know this album is not commercially successful and I say to Siobhan, Don't Give It Up, it is about producing a stunning album and not all about commercial success, at least I hope so! Just keep working it, this is an album I will probably listen to all through my life, I am sure it would be interesting to keep referring back to it from time to time. Siobhan Donaghy is the icy queen of pop music!

11 hours in the air listiening to this one album
British Ari was playing this on my flight back from the UK to the US. When we landed, I bought this album and Revolution in me and have been listing to it every day since.

Best album of 2007 (without a doubt)
Cant believe radio 1 never picked up on the second single,hence the album flopping.They should be promoting British talent instead of American rap and r & b.This album should have easily been nominated for album of the year at the mercury's as there isn't a duff track on it.No doubt Siobhan will be missed out of the list at the brit awards 2008 for best female singer/best album. What a joke.Roll on the 3rd album.Wore this one out.