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Track List
01) Promise This
02) Yeah Yeah
03) Live Tonight
04) The Flood
05) Amnesia
06) Everyone
07) Raindrops
08) Hummingbird
09) Better to Lie
10) Let's Get Down
11) Happy Tears
12) Waiting
01) Promise This
02) Yeah Yeah
03) Live Tonight
04) The Flood
05) Amnesia
06) Everyone
07) Raindrops
08) Hummingbird
09) Better to Lie
10) Let's Get Down
11) Happy Tears
12) Waiting
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First Released
2010
Pop
In Love
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300,000 copies
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Messy Little Raindrops is the second studio album by British recording artist Cheryl Cole, released on 29 October 2010 by Fascination Records.
The project is the follow-up to Cole's multi-platinum debut solo album 3 Words (2009), following seven successful years as a member of girl group Girls Aloud. Recorded in Los Angeles and London, Cole mainly worked with Wayne Wilkins who previously produced Cole's number one debut single "Fight for This Love".
The album utilizes a more dance-pop sound than Cole's previous album. It received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. It was preceded by the lead single, "Promise This", peaking at number one in Ireland and the UK. The album debuted at number one in the UK, and at number two in Ireland. On 19 August 2011 the album was certified Platinum by BPI, with shipments in the UK in the excess of 300,000.
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Cheryl Cole, capitalising on public goodwill, here delivers her second album with the paint still wet on her debut of last year, 3 Words. It is also a pre-emptive strike, as Girls Aloud’s main vocal force, Nadine Coyle, is poised to deliver her first solo album next month. Cole is clearly aware of the natural lifespan of pop records, although creditably this album does not feel rushed. It is a consummate demonstration of savvy collaborations, appealing to both the playground and the school run.
The metaphorical Messy Little Raindrops of the title probably relate to her personal life, because all these songs will unavoidably be interpreted through her recent divorce from a footballer. Mind you, the tracklisting also reads like a series of luxury Thailand resorts: Hummingbird, Raindrops, Happy Tears. And it features a cover on which Cole appears to have arrived by travelling sideways, while sitting down. Bizarre.
In the past, singers like Dusty Springfield brought their unique voice to other peoples’ songs ”“ while not in the same league, Cole certainly brings enthusiasm to the table. Occasionally she is at the mercy of these songwriters. Despite its commercial success, recent single This Promise is a mere shadow of Girls Aloud’s The Promise. But the album improves with the Madonna (Hung Up period) RnB/rave of Yeah Yeah and the blissful synth line of Live Tonight.
On the anthemic Everyone, Cheryl shares her valuable insight that "sometimes life’s unfair", with Dizzee Rascal contributing his own thoughts on their mutual rise from the streets. Meanwhile, it is Happy Tears ("our love is dead, but I’m alive") and Better to Lie which shed the most light upon her recent relationship troubles via a familiar world of mobile phones, club VIP areas and slashing your ex’s car tyres. She loses focus with The Flood, stretching a shipwreck analogy over an uncomfortable four minutes, but before things get too upsetting, will.i.am uplifts things with Let’s Get Down, a celebratory jam aimed firmly at Friday night.
It’s as air-brushed as expected, but Messy Little Raindrops is a competent and frequently enjoyable pop album. It will doubtlessly repeat her debut’s performance, and earn her a second number one album.
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Messy Little Raindrops is the second studio album by British recording artist Cheryl Cole, released on 29 October 2010 by Fascination Records.
The project is the follow-up to Cole's multi-platinum debut solo album 3 Words (2009), following seven successful years as a member of girl group Girls Aloud. Recorded in Los Angeles and London, Cole mainly worked with Wayne Wilkins who previously produced Cole's number one debut single "Fight for This Love".
The album utilizes a more dance-pop sound than Cole's previous album. It received generally mixed reviews from contemporary music critics. It was preceded by the lead single, "Promise This", peaking at number one in Ireland and the UK. The album debuted at number one in the UK, and at number two in Ireland. On 19 August 2011 the album was certified Platinum by BPI, with shipments in the UK in the excess of 300,000.
User Album Review
Cheryl Cole, capitalising on public goodwill, here delivers her second album with the paint still wet on her debut of last year, 3 Words. It is also a pre-emptive strike, as Girls Aloud’s main vocal force, Nadine Coyle, is poised to deliver her first solo album next month. Cole is clearly aware of the natural lifespan of pop records, although creditably this album does not feel rushed. It is a consummate demonstration of savvy collaborations, appealing to both the playground and the school run.
The metaphorical Messy Little Raindrops of the title probably relate to her personal life, because all these songs will unavoidably be interpreted through her recent divorce from a footballer. Mind you, the tracklisting also reads like a series of luxury Thailand resorts: Hummingbird, Raindrops, Happy Tears. And it features a cover on which Cole appears to have arrived by travelling sideways, while sitting down. Bizarre.
In the past, singers like Dusty Springfield brought their unique voice to other peoples’ songs ”“ while not in the same league, Cole certainly brings enthusiasm to the table. Occasionally she is at the mercy of these songwriters. Despite its commercial success, recent single This Promise is a mere shadow of Girls Aloud’s The Promise. But the album improves with the Madonna (Hung Up period) RnB/rave of Yeah Yeah and the blissful synth line of Live Tonight.
On the anthemic Everyone, Cheryl shares her valuable insight that "sometimes life’s unfair", with Dizzee Rascal contributing his own thoughts on their mutual rise from the streets. Meanwhile, it is Happy Tears ("our love is dead, but I’m alive") and Better to Lie which shed the most light upon her recent relationship troubles via a familiar world of mobile phones, club VIP areas and slashing your ex’s car tyres. She loses focus with The Flood, stretching a shipwreck analogy over an uncomfortable four minutes, but before things get too upsetting, will.i.am uplifts things with Let’s Get Down, a celebratory jam aimed firmly at Friday night.
It’s as air-brushed as expected, but Messy Little Raindrops is a competent and frequently enjoyable pop album. It will doubtlessly repeat her debut’s performance, and earn her a second number one album.
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