Product Description

Third studio album, their Parlophone debut and the first since 2000's 'Saints And Sinners', from reformed Brit girl group still amazingly popular and credible five years after their initial acrimonious split in 2001. Recorded with their longtime producer KG, Greg Kurstin (Peaches, Lily Allen) and Rick Nowels (Madonna, Dido), this album builds on the classicsassy All Saints sound, while adding reggae and ska influences in a nod to the legendary Jamaican studio of the title. Includes the single 'Rock Steady' and, in this special edition, a DVD featuring an in-depth interview, music video and bonus audio track.

Track Listing

1. Rock Steady
2. Chick Fit
3. On And On
4. Scar
5. Not Eazy
6. Hell No
7. One Me And U
8. Headlock
9. Too Nasty
10. In It To Win It
11. Flashback
12. Fundamental

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #30644 in Music
• Released on: 2006-11-13
• Number of discs: 2

Customer Reviews

welcome back
welcome back to all saints and lets hope its for good this time

excellent album and good to see they still got it after five years

not to sure why many people have slated this album as i think its perfectly fine and desevered a much higher chart position then it got

easy to listen to and all songs where written by the girls themselves

i was so happy when i heard the band had got back together and could not wait to hear their new sound if this album is anythng to go by cant wait to see what the future sound of the girls will be

ace album and a great buy

Welcome Back!
It has been a few years since All Saints broke up, so I was so surprised, and delighted to hear they were reunited! They were definately one of my favourites bands back in the 90's!

Oh my gosh, the new album Studio 1, is brilliant! Even better than there older stuff! Almost every song is good with only 2 songs that seem to be fillers!

Run down of songs.........

Rock Steady - First single released off the album, great choice and great video!

Chick Fit - Hopefully this will be the next single released, great dance song, with lovely fast paced chorus!

On and On - One of my favourite songs on the album, sounds very similar to old All Saints music.

Scar - This song has great lyrics, and cool beat!

Not Eazy - Cool new sound! Turn it up!!

Hell no - In my opinion this is a filler! Got a bit annoying!

One me and u - Lovely Sweet song! Hopefully will put a smile on your face!

Headlock - Strong song with Nic doing some singing!

Too Nasty - Another favourite! A bit dark, with superb lyrics and fantastic singing!

In it to win it - Another filler - no comment

Flashback - Great rock/dance song with Nat singing some verses!

Fundamental - One of the best! Good ending to a 5 star cd!!!!!!

Hope this helps! Its wonderful to have All Saints back!!

Welcome back
Back in the late 'Nineties, when the Spice Girls ruled the airwaves, All Saints were the tougher, cooler, more credible alternative. I was only ever a casual fan, but became more interested when they teamed up with William Orbit (fresh from his sterling work on Madonna's 'Ray Of Light' album) and produced the two terrific singles 'Pure Shores' and 'Black Coffee' (I remember wishing at the time they'd followed Madge's lead and made a whole album with him). However, it was soon after this that the band, who had been dogged by rumours of catfights and grudges within the group since their first album, finally imploded. The individual members went on to have brief (VERY brief in Mel Blatt's case) solo careers but they never matched the success they'd enjoyed together. End of story... or so it seemed.

Six years later and they've suddenly re-emerged with a new album, 'Studio 1'. The intervening years have seen all the girls become mothers, which no doubt helped to mellow them and put things in perspective, and they've overcome their differences and reunited. I really didn't know what to expect, but 'Studio 1' turns out to be an impressive return and perhaps their most consistent work to date.

The single 'Rock Steady', which opens the album, is a fairly good indication of the group's new sound, which has added some reggae influences to their usual blend of pop, soul and r'n'b. It actually sounds not unlike their spiritual successors the Sugababes (which I mean as a compliment), and it's the most obviously chart-friendly track, but after a few listens other quality moments emerge. Despite the overall flavour, there is some surprisingly varied material here. Standouts include the sparky 'Chick Fit', the sweet summer groove of 'In It To Win It', the 'Seventies r'n'b of 'Headlock' which is reminiscent of Sly and the Family Stone, and top funk workout 'Flashback'. Best of all, however, is the haunting, gospel-tinged epic 'Fundamental' which closes the album and definitely deserves to be a future single. Shaznay has once again taken on the main writing duties, but Mel, Nick and Nat all contribute their own tracks. The band seems to be paying tribute to a number of their early influences, which results in a sound that's both retro and bang up to date. There aren't any duds as such, but some of the songs on the first half of the album sound a bit similar and indistinct; the second half is definitely the strongest.

So, a great return. But is it worth getting the limited edition? Well, for the extra few quid you get a DVD which features a twenty-minute interview, the excellent video to 'Rock Steady' and a pretty good bonus audio track, 'Sexy'. If you're a big fan, you'll probably have gone for this version already, but casual listeners probably won't miss the DVD unless they particularly want the 'Rock Steady' video.

I don't know how long the band's current friendly relations will last - they could be scratching each other's eyes out already for all I know - but I hope they can hold off the hostilities for a while because this is a very accomplished and promising return, and I'd love to hear what they do next.