The Sound of Girls Aloud

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The Sound of Girls Aloud
The Sound of Girls Aloud cover
Greatest hits by Girls Aloud
Released Flag of the United Kingdom 30 October 2006
Flag of the United States 26 June 2007 (Digital)
Recorded December 2002 - April 2006
Genre Pop
Length 56:01
Label Fascination Records
Producer Brian Higgins
Xenomania
Professional reviews
Girls Aloud chronology
Chemistry
(2005)		 The Sound of Girls Aloud
(2006)		 Tangled Up
(2007)
Alternative covers
Limited Edition Bonus CD cover.
Limited Edition Bonus CD cover.
Singles from The Sound of Girls Aloud
  1. "Something Kinda Ooooh"
    Released: October 23, 2006
  2. "I Think We're Alone Now"
    Released: December 18, 2006
Audio sample
Info "Money" (help·info)

The Sound of Girls Aloud is a "greatest hits" anthology by British girl band Girls Aloud. It was released in the UK on October 30, 2006, and went straight into the UK album charts at #1 - Girls Aloud's first ever #1 album - selling 84,354 copies in its first week of sale.

Contents

[edit] Album information

The album includes Girls Aloud's first fourteen singles, as well as a new track entitled "Money". A limited edition of the album was also available. It included a bonus disc with unreleased songs, demos and other material.

The original tracklisting that was released to the Internet included a cover of Irene Cara's "What A Feeling" instead of Tiffany's "I Think We're Alone Now".[1] The bonus disc was planned to include "Wicked Game",[2] a cover of the Chris Isaak song that was planned for a single release in May 2005.[3] A demo version of "Love Machine" was also included on the tracklisting,[1] but instead appeared on the Popjustice: 100% Solid Pop Music compilation.

The lead single taken from this album, "Something Kinda Ooooh", entered the UK Singles Chart at number five on download sales alone, a first for a British act.[4] It peaked at number three. It was the 36th best-selling single of 2006 in the United Kingdom.[5] The second and final single to be taken from the greatest hits compilation was "I Think We're Alone Now". The song managed to reach number four on the UK Singles Chart upon it's Christmas week release, then remaining in the top ten for a second week.

[edit] Track listing

# Title Time
1. "Sound of the Underground"
Writers: M. Cooper, N. Scarlett, B. Higgins, Xenomania		 3:41
2. "Love Machine"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Powell, N. Coler, L. Cowling, M. Boyle, S. Lee		 3:25
3. "Biology"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, T. Powell, G. Sommerville		 3:35
4. "No Good Advice"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, N. Coler, Xenomania, L. Nystrom		 3:48
5. "I'll Stand by You"
Writers: T. Kelly, C. Hynde, B. Steinberg		 3:43
6. "Jump"
Writers: G. Skardina, M. Sharron, S. Mitchell		 3:39
7. "The Show"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, J. Shave, Xenomania		 3:36
8. "See the Day"
Writer: Dee C. Lee		 4:04
9. "Wake Me Up"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Powell, S. Lee, L. Cowling, P. Woods, Yusra		 3:27
10. "Life Got Cold"
Writers: M. Cooper, L. Cowling, N. Coler, B. Higgins, Xenomania		 3:57
11. "Something Kinda Ooooh"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Powell, N. Coler, J. Lei, G. Sommerville		 3:22
12. "Whole Lotta History"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Larcombe, L. Cowling, G. Sommerville, Xenomania		 3:47
13. "Long Hot Summer"
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Larcombe, S. Lee, G. Sommerville, M. Boyle		 3:52
14. "Money" [UK Bonus Track]
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Powell, N. Coler, L. Cowling		 4:13
15. "I Think We're Alone Now" [UK Bonus Track]
Writer: R. Cordell		 3:18
  • Limited Edition Bonus Disc
# Title Time
1. "No Good Advice" [previously unreleased parental advisory version]
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, L. Cowling, N. Coler, Xenomania, L. Nystrom		 3:48
2. "Wake Me Up" [previously unreleased original version - different verses]
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, T. Powell, S. Lee, L. Cowling, P. Woods, Yusra		 3:27
3. "I Predict a Riot" [live from Wembley]
Writers: Kaiser Chiefs		 4:40
4. "Sound of the Underground" [previously unreleased extended version for TV appearances]
Writers: M. Cooper, N. Scarlett, B. Higgins, Xenomania		 3:35
5. "Hanging on the Telephone" [previously unreleased studio demo]
Writers: J. Lee		 2:39
6. "Loving is Easy" [B-side to "Wake Me Up" picture disc, previously unavailable on CD]
Writers: K. Walsh, M. Cooper, B. Higgins, N. Coler, L. Cowling, S. Lee		 3:01
7. "Singapore" [previously unreleased extra track from Chemistry album session]
Writers: M. Cooper, B. Higgins, J. Shave, L. Cowling		 3:00
8. "Sacred Trust" [previously unreleased version recorded during Popstars: The Rivals]
Writers: B. Gibb, M. Gibb, R. Gibb		 5:01
  • iTunes Extras
# Title
1. "Biology" [live from Wembley]

[edit] Charts and certification

Chart (2006) Provider Peak
position		 Certification
UK Albums Chart IFPI 1 2x Platinum[6]
European Albums Chart Billboard 4
Irish Albums Chart IRMA 9 Platinum[7]
UK Albums Chart (2006 Year-End) IFPI 16
Estonian Albums Chart[8] 17
United World Chart 21

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b "Girls Aloud release Kaiser Chiefs cover", NME, 2006-06-06. Retrieved on 2007-07-26. 
  2. ^ Girls Aloud best-of announced. Drowned in Sound (2006-10-06). Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  3. ^ Pulling Aloud. BBC Top of the Pops (2005-04-15). Retrieved on 2008-04-03.
  4. ^ US punk band retains chart lead. BBC News (2006-10-22). Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  5. ^ Top 40 Singles of 2006. BBC Radio 1 (2006-12-31). Retrieved on 2008-03-09.
  6. ^ Certified Awards - The Sound of Girls Aloud. The BPI (2006-12-22). Retrieved on 2008-01-23.
  7. ^ Irish Recorded Music Association
  8. ^ - Estonian Albumt Chart

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