Wordshaker

Wordshaker
Studio album by
The Saturdays
Released12 October 2009
Recorded2008; March–July 2009
Studio
  • Quiz & Larossi Studios (Sweden)
  • London, UK
  • Los Angeles
Genre
Length43:04
Label
Producer
The Saturdays chronology
Chasing Lights
(2008) 		Wordshaker
(2009) 		Headlines!
(2010)
Singles from Wordshaker
  1. "Forever Is Over"
    Released: 5 October 2009
  2. "Ego"
    Released: 4 January 2010

Wordshaker is the second studio album by British-Irish girl group The Saturdays, released on 12 October 2009 through Fascination Records. It is the group's first album to feature a song where they are credited as writers. Upon release the album peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart, but the following week fell out of the top 30. In August 2010, the album was removed from digital music platforms, due to their EP Headlines! being released featuring some of the same material. In August 2018, the album returned to digital music platforms following a request to the label by the Pop Music Activism Twitter account.[1]

The album was preceded by the lead single "Forever Is Over", written by James Bourne and produced by The Runaways. The song peaked at number two in the UK Singles Chart. The second single, "Ego" was released on 4 January 2010 and it equalled the album's success by reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart.

Background and production

The group started working on the album in early March 2009 whilst they performed their first headline shows, The Work Tour. Two songs from the recording sessions "One Shot" and "Wordshaker" were part of the setlist and appeared on the album.[2] The track list for the album contains the song "Not Good Enough", which was originally recorded during the Chasing Lights sessions but was later remixed for inclusion on Wordshaker. The official cover was revealed in a special mailer to fans on the group's official form/website on 23 September 2009.[3]

The majority of the album (seven songs) were written/co-written by Norwegian songwriter Ina Wroldsen who has written previously for the group as well as working with The Pussycat Dolls, Pixie Lott and Leona Lewis.[4] Additionally the album features one song called "Deeper" which accredits every member of the group as a writer. Additionally it was revealed that the song "Forever Is Over" (later chosen to be the first single) was in fact written for Kelly Clarkson to record for her album. However, during a visit to the record label's HQ the Saturdays heard the song and requested the song's writer James Bourne to let them record it instead.[5]

Promotion

The news section on the group's official website indicated that through September and October 2009, the girls were seen on many TV shows as they promote the album.[6]

On 26 September the group were interviewed on T4 where they introduced the music video for new single "Forever Is Over". Additionally on 28 September the group appeared on daytime chatshow the Paul O'Grady Show for the first live performance of the single and an informal interview. They did the same on ITV1's daytime show This Morning on 6 October.[6] On 12 October they appeared on the new season of The Alan Titchmarsh Show for a chat and performance before a scheduled appearance at the Hollyoaks Music Festival on 17 October to perform "Forever Is Over" and the title song "Wordshaker".[6]

With the release of "Ego", promotion for the album was furthered over the Christmas period, as the group appeared on GMTV, Blue Peter, Alan Carr: Chatty Man and the Christmas edition of Top of the Pops, as well as a T4 special filmed at an exclusive concert held for competition winners at the London Forum, as part of the group's promotional tie in with the Impulse range of body fragrances. Additionally, the album track "Lose Control" came to prominence when featured on the soundtrack to the film St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold, released by the group's record label Fascination.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Digital Spy[8]
musicOMH[9]
Newsround[10]
OK![11]
Yahoo! Music[12]

Wordshaker generated generally favourable reviews amongst critics upon its release. AllMusic's Matthew Chisling awarded the album three out of five stars, praising the girls and the album for "combining aggressive basslines and vocals that are a pinch of prowess". Chisling's praised tracks like "Open Up", "Lose Control" and "Not Good Enough" for their "catchiness [that] can't be denied". However he criticised "Forever Is Over" and "One Shot" for being "unoriginal" and for being "too Americanized".[7]

David Balls of Digital Spy said that "If anything, the girls are showing even more confidence this time around", Praising 'One Shot' and 'Wordshaker' for both combining "grinding basslines with lethal pop hooks". However he was less impressed with the ballads criticising and calling them a "curse" on the album. As a whole he called the album "fresh-sounding" and that it "should take the group one step closer to household names". He went on to give the album three out of five stars.[8]

Michael Cragg from musicOMH called the album as a whole an "enjoyable blast of well-crafted pop" with "throbbing synths" that's "joyful". The only critique Cragg had was that "The Saturdays have yet to master – the ballad" stating they "bludgeon most of the slower songs to death." but when they stick to having fun its very "enjoyable". Cragg went on to give the album three out of five stars.[9]

Singles

  • "Forever Is Over" was written by Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters, Kahmarl Gordon, James Bourne, and produced by Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello. It was released as the lead single from Wordshaker on 5 October 2009 and peaked at number two.[13]
  • "Ego" was written and produced by Steve Mac, and co-written by Ina Wroldsen. An electropop track, it was the second and final single released from Wordshaker. The song was added to mainstream radio on 25 November 2009. A superhero-themed music video, directed by Richard A. Moore, was released on 17 November 2009 and the single itself was released on 4 January 2010.

Track listing

Wordshaker track listing
No.TitleMusicProducer(s)Length
1."Forever Is Over"
  • Biancaniello
  • Watters
3:40
2."Here Standing"
  • Jordan Omley
  • Michael Mani
  • Nina Woodford
  • Mani
  • Omley
3:36
3."Ego"
Mac2:59
4."No One"
  • Wroldsen
  • David Eriksen
  • D. Eriksen
  • Thomas Eriksen[14]
3:18
5."One Shot"
Magnusson[15]3:31
6."Wordshaker"
  • Wroldsen
  • D. Eriksen
D. Eriksen[16]3:30
7."Denial"
Braide[17]3:53
8."Open Up"
  • Wroldsen
  • Kreuger
  • Magnusson
Magnusson[18]3:52
9."Lose Control"
  • Elofsson
  • Westerlund
3:19
10."Not Good Enough"
Quiz & Larossi[19]3:40
11."Deeper"
  • Justin Trugman
  • Oliver Goldstein[20]
4:05
12."2 am"
Quiz & Larossi[21]4:08
Total length:43:04
HMV exclusive bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Forever Is Over" (Manhattan Clique Edit)6:20
Total length:49:24
iTunes Store pre-order bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Chasing Lights" (live from iTunes Festival 2009)4:03
14."Wordshaker" (live from iTunes Festival 2009)3:32
15."One Shot" (live from iTunes Festival 2009)3:35
Total length:54:21

Personnel

Charts

The album debuted at number 36 on the Irish Albums Chart but fell to 91 in the second week. Meanwhile, on the UK Albums Chart it debuted at number 9, equalling the peak position of their debut album Chasing Lights.

Chart performance for Wordshaker
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[22] 36
UK Albums (OCC)[23] 9

Certifications

Certifications for Wordshaker
Country Provider Certification
United Kingdom BPI Silver[24]

Release history

Release history and formats for Wordshaker
Country Format Date Label
Ireland[25] CD, digital download 9 October 2009 Polydor
United Kingdom[26] 12 October 2009 Fascination
Various[27] Digital download, streaming 10 August 2018 Universal Music Catalogue

References

  1. ^ @Pop_Activism (10 August 2018). "POP ACTIVISM ALERT! After an eight year absence, WORDSHAKER by The Saturdays is now back on digital platforms worldwide. With thanks to our friends at @UMusicuk who put it online after we asked them. Share the news and get streaming!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ "News, A star review from Brum". The Saturdays. Retrieved 26 September 2009. [dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Wordshaker: Revealed (Mailer – 23.09.09) – The Saturdays Official Forum". Thesaturdays.forums.umusic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 26 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Nettwerk: Official Profile for Ina Wroldsen". Nettwerk.com. Archived from the original on 4 August 2009. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  5. ^ "Forever Is Over by The Saturdays Songfacts". Songfacts.com. 6 October 2009. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "The Saturdays, coming to a screen near you!". Saturdays.co.uk. Retrieved 28 September 2009. [dead link‍]
  7. ^ a b Chisling, Matthew. "The Saturdays – Wordshaker – Album Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 19 April 2010.[dead link‍]
  8. ^ a b Balls, David (October 2009). "The Saturdays – Wordshaker – Album Review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  9. ^ a b Cragg, Michael. "The Saturdays – Wordshaker – Album Review". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 7 September 2011. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  10. ^ "The Saturdays – Wordshaker – Album Review". Newsround. 23 October 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  11. ^ "The Saturdays – Wordshaker – Album Review". OK!. Archived from the original on 15 October 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  12. ^ Gennoe, Dan. "The Saturdays – Wordshaker – Album Review". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  13. ^ "The Saturdays Forever Is Over from new album Wordshaker". Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
  14. ^ "NO ONE (Legal Title), BMI Work #10206908". BMI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  15. ^ "ONE SHOT (Legal Title), BMI Work #10167551". BMI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  16. ^ "WORDSHAKER (Legal Title), BMI Work #10239907". BMI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  17. ^ "DENIAL (Legal Title), BMI Work #10167571". BMI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  18. ^ "OPEN UP (Legal Title), BMI Work #10815404". BMI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  19. ^ "NOT GOOD ENOUGH (Legal Title), BMI Work #10167542". BMI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  20. ^ "DEEPER (Legal Title), BMI Work #10305950". BMI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  21. ^ "Baby Baby/2 AM(Legal Title), BMI Work #10167582". BMI. Archived from the original on 29 January 2016. Retrieved 28 September 2009.
  22. ^ Irish Albums Chart week 42 Chart-Track. Retrieved: 2010-08-12.
  23. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 July 2023.
  24. ^ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 15 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2011.
  25. ^ Buy Wordshaker from Shopireland ShopIreland. Retrieved on 2 October 2009.
  26. ^ Wordshaker HMV online HMV Group. Retrieved: 2010-08-12.
  27. ^ [1] Amazon. Retrieved: 2018-08-13.

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