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The official Sophie Ellis-Bextor thread; New album "Familia" September 2016
Topic Started: Feb 26 2010, 11:37 PM (4,175 Views)
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Ellis-Bextor reveals album tracklisting

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has revealed the tracklisting for her upcoming album.

Straight To The Heart, due for release in July, will feature 12 tracks including the singer's Freemasons collaboration 'Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)' and her new single 'Bittersweet'.

In an interview with Gay Times, Ellis-Bextor confirmed that songwriters and producers who have worked on the album include Calvin Harris, Richard X, Hannah Robinson, Cathy Dennis, Greg Kurstin, Ed Harcourt and Joe Mount.

She also revealed that one track, 'Dial My Number', was inspired by a "text stalker" she has, while 'Homewrecker' is about "girls who flirt with your boyfriend right under your nose, which is very annoying".

Ellis-Bextor, 31, has released three previous studio albums since launching her solo career in 2000, notching up seven top ten hits with tracks including 'Groovejet (If This Is Love)', 'Murder On The Dancefloor' and 'Catch You'.

Her last LP, Trip The Light Fantastic, was released in May 2007.

The Straight To The Heart tracklisting in full:

# 'Heartbreak (Make Me A Dancer)'

# 'Bittersweet'

# 'Off & On'

# 'Revolution'

# 'Starlight'

# 'Magic'

# 'Synchronised'

# 'Cut Through The Heart'

# 'Dial My Number'

# 'Homewrecker'

# 'Under Your Touch'

# 'Scene'
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the next single is supposed to be Off & On
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Apr 22 2010, 06:38 PM
the next single is supposed to be Off & On
It's a good song, but I'd be surprised if that was true. In her GT interview, she mentions a few songs as being potential singles and that wasn't one of them. The fact that it's been "out there" for so long may count against it too, although Joe Public has never heard it I guess.
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They're like 3 years late
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slim chance this could be a single considering roisin's glorious version pisses all over sophie's. it's one of those songs that really do need a certain vocal attitude, which sophie obviously lacks of.
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Track by Track: Straight To The Heart
Sophie talks us through her new album track by track

From Gay Times Magazine

Heartbreak Make Me A Dancer - This one was with the Freemasons. I think it's quite a theatrical love song really. I was playing a bit of a diva but it's quite fun. It's one of those things where you've got to take on a slight alter-ego.

Bittersweet - It's a genuine raw emotion when something's intoxicated you and you can't really do anything about it. When we've been doing it acoustically it's actually quite romantic. When it's got all the bells and whistles it sounds a bit more saucy.

Off And On - A track with Calvin Harris, it was originally written with Roisin Murphy for her record but for one reason or another she felt it didn't fit. Ordinarily I’m a bit squeamish about taking on songs that I didn't write. But I think you've always got to think that you can bring something to it.

Revolution - Working with Cathy Dennis was brilliant, I'm a big fan of hers. It's probably one of my tougher songs. It will be a single, it has a different sound to it. I don't know if I rap exactly in the verses but it's quite sort of aggressive and monotone there. It's with this guy called Greg Kurstin who's a really good producer in LA and Cathy does things that you don't think of doing, like in this song I name check 'Murder On The Dancefloor'

Starlight - I did this with Richard X and Hannah Robinson and it's one of my favourites. I love it in pop music when it's got a soft of wistful sadness like Giorgio Moroder's always really good at that. This song has definitely got that feel.

Magic - Again with Hannah and Richard, and another love song. Sometimes when I'm writing songs I get imagines in my head and with this one I'm always riding a horse, it sounds a bit like I'm galloping somewhere. In the video I've got to do it on horseback.

Synchronised - One of a couple of slower numbers which is about trying to get back in tune with a lover you but you probably won't ever do it, so that's got sadness too. I'm always drawn to sad things. It’s actually really hard to write a happy song I find. I have tried it on many occasions and you do achieve it sometimes but it's actually that sadness and heartache and unrequited love have got built-in interest I suppose, a bit more depth.

Cut Straight To The Heart - Another slow one, I did this with the lovely Ed Harcourt, a really talented singer/songwriter. This is a really melodic song. He's one of the best lyricists I've ever worked with. I know a lot of people who are good with melody, I think that's one of my strong points. But lyrics, it's just really tough to get a lyric that does exactly what you want it to but he's really good at that.

Dial My Number - A song about a text stalker that I have. I've never replied to them but they send me these texts, sending me jokes, sending me my lyrics. Not particularly sinister, but kind of annoying. So it started off as an idea of a song about someone that you're saying "you might have my number but it doesn't mean that anything's gonna happen, so don't get your hopes up."

Homewrecker - Another song with a weird subject matter - you can probably guess what Homewrecker's about! (laughs) It's about girls who flirt with your boyfriend right under your nose which is very annoying. And sometimes they're really just oblivious, they're just so happy to have the attention that they don't really realise that they've crossed the line and they'll go "Yeah but she's just a good friend" and you're like "Yeah but I saw the way she laughed at your jokes and I saw the way she put her hand on your arm when she was telling a story and it's not on". Not on!

Under Your Touch - A song which is quite a saucy love song really. It's just about fancying someone, which is always a good subject matter.

Scene - I did this one with Joe from Metronomy. Actually, Scene was a very instrumental track and it really set the tone. It was written quite early on. It was quite quirky and different and it's just made me think that maybe I've got to try some new stuff here, try something just a bit to push me a bit I suppose so it was a really important track to write.

(I know Not Giving Up On Love isn't mentioned here, but Sophie says it's on the album. No reason to worry. Sophie said this about the song in a radio interview - "Boom – Boom – Boom – Boom - Boom - like fairground music. I mean that in a good way. I worked with a trance DJ called Armin van Buuren. I am pleased with that one. It sounds like authentic trance. I would never have thought in a million years I would do a trance record. But like everything I do it’s all about melody and song, so it just happens to be a trance record.")
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Apparently Off and On has been reworked. I also read it was next up.
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Apparently Off and On has been reworked. I also read it was next up.
I swear these bitches won't believe anything you tell them :rolleyes:

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In an interview with Digital Spy on April 15th, Sophie confirmed that her second single from the album would be "Off and On"
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cute video, I think I'll get the picture disc (probably the only one)
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Ick. The album won't be out til August. Another single between now and then. Straight from the horse's mouth!

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She really needs to learn how to hold a microphone. lol.

They really should give her a chance in the states. I know her music is a bit of a corn fest, but it's still really good, and she can sing!
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Nice video interview with Sophie on Digital Spy:

http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/interviews/a217578/sophie-ellis-bextor.html
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#59!
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Up to #57 now!

SMASH HIT.
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Well, I bought it today! She needs the support bless her
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It's had naff all airplay, so hardly a shock.
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It has zoomed up to...#43 on iTunes. :confused:
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#23 in today's midweeks! Still awful, but not as awful as it might have been I guess!
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