Read My Lips is the debut studio album by English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor,released on 3 September 2001 by Polydor Records. After the disbandment of the Britpop group Theaudience,in which Ellis-Bextor served as vocalist,she was signed to Polydor. Prior to the LP's completion,the singer collaborated with several musicians,including band Blur's bassist Alex James,Moby and New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander. The record was described as a collection of 1980s electronica and 1970s disco music.
"I Know Where It's At" is a song by English girl group All Saints,released in August 1997 as their debut single from their first album,All Saints (1997). The song debuted on the National Lottery Live on 9 August 1997 and was first performed on Top of the Pops on 2 September same year. It became the group's first top-10 hit,peaking at number four on the UK Singles Chart. In the US,the single reached to number 36 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song additionally reached the top 20 in Australia,Canada,France,Ireland,Israel and New Zealand.
"Fantasy" is the debut single of Canadian pop duo Appleton. It was released on September 2,2002,and peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart,held off the top spot by Atomic Kitten's "The Tide Is High ".
"Murder on the Dancefloor" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Gregg Alexander,produced by Alexander and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's first album,Read My Lips (2001). Released on 3 December 2001,the song peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart and stayed on the chart for 16 weeks. The song became a top-10 hit worldwide,charting within the top three in Australia,New Zealand,and four European countries. In the United States,the single reached number nine on the Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart. "Murder on the Dancefloor" is reported to have been the most played song in Europe in 2002.
"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" is a song by Italian electronic music producer Spiller with lead vocals performed by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor. Various versions of the single were later featured on the German reissue and some UK editions of Ellis-Bextor's debut solo album,Read My Lips.
"Take Me Home" is a song recorded by American singer and actress Cher for her fifteenth studio album. The album,released in 1979,bore the same name as the single. "Take Me Home" is a disco song conceived after Cher was recommended to venture into said genre after the commercial failure of her previous albums. The lyrics center around the request of a woman to be taken home by her lover. It was released as the lead single from the Take Me Home album in January 1979 through Casablanca Records,pressed as a 12-inch single.
"Music Gets the Best of Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor,released as the fourth and final single from her debut solo album,Read My Lips (2001). The single was one of two new tracks that appeared on the re-issue of the album in 2002,along with previous single "Get Over You". The song peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart and number 15 in Italy and Romania. Two music videos were made for the song.
"I Won't Change You" is a song written by Sophie Ellis-Bextor,Gregg Alexander,and Matt Rowe for Ellis-Bextor's second album,Shoot from the Hip (2003). The song was released as the album's second single on 29 December 2003,reaching number nine on the UK Singles Chart and selling 34,000 copies.
"Mixed Up World" is a song by British singer-songwriter Sophie Ellis-Bextor,released on 13 October 2003 as the first single from her second studio album,Shoot from the Hip (2003). The single includes a B-side called "The Earth Shook the Devil's Hand". "Mixed Up World peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart and was especially successful in Denmark,where it debuted and peaked at number three. It has sold 35,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The music video for the song features various dancers wearing a mix of bright and dark colours.
"Don't Stop Movin'" is a song by British pop group S Club 7,released on 23 April 2001 as the lead single from their third studio album,Sunshine (2001). The song was written by the group,along with their regular songwriter Simon Ellis,together with Sheppard Solomon. Solomon had worked on hits in the 1990s by Eternal and Michelle Gayle. The disco-oriented song features lead vocals by Bradley McIntosh and Jo O'Meara.
"You" is a song by British pop group S Club 7,released on 11 February 2002 as the final single from their third studio album,Sunshine (2001). The track served as the theme song to their third series,Hollywood 7,in 2001,and was the group's last single to feature band member Paul Cattermole. The song reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart,ranking at No. 70 on the year-end edition.
"Catch You" is a song by the British recording artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor for her third album,Trip the Light Fantastic (2007). It was written by Cathy Dennis,Rhys Barker and Greg Kurstin and produced by Kurstin. It was released as the album's first single on 19 February 2007. "Catch You" is a pop rock song and talks about Bextor chasing the guy that she wants.
"James Dean (I Wanna Know)" is a song by British singer Daniel Bedingfield. It was released in August 2002 as the second single from his debut studio album,Gotta Get Thru This. Like his debut single "Gotta Get Thru This","James Dean" was also a hit,reaching number four on the UK Singles Chart,making it his second top-10 hit. It entered the top 20 in Australia,peaking at number 19. The song name checks Freddie Mercury,Brad Pitt,Sly Stone and Daddy Warbucks.
British singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released seven solo studio albums,one live album,two compilation albums,one remix album,one extended play,one video album,thirty-six singles and twenty-seven music videos. Ellis-Bextor debuted in 1997 as frontwoman of the indie music group theaudience,whose single "I Know Enough " reached the top 25 on the United Kingdom singles chart. They released a self-titled album—a follow-up was shelved by label Mercury Records although selected tracks circulate as bootlegs.
"Me and My Imagination" is a song by British recording artist Sophie Ellis-Bextor for her third studio album,Trip the Light Fantastic (2007). It was written by Ellis-Bextor,Hannah Robinson and co-written and produced by Matt Prime. It is a dance-pop,disco song and its lyrics advise an overeager suitor to play harder to get. Some critics noted that it recalls the songs from her first studio album,Read My Lips (2001).
"Shoot the Dog" is a song by British singer-songwriter George Michael,released as the second single from his fifth and final studio album,Patience,though released a year and a half prior to the album. It was his last release for Polydor Records,after which he departed from that label and returned to Sony Music,on which the album Patience,including the song "Shoot the Dog",was released. The song is a protest song referring to British Prime Minister Tony Blair and American President George W. Bush. Released on 29 July 2002,it peaked at number one in Denmark and number 12 in the United Kingdom.
"Dy-Na-Mi-Tee" is a song by British rapper Ms. Dynamite,released as the second single from her debut studio album,A Little Deeper (2002),on 26 August 2002. It reached number five on the UK Singles Chart that September,her highest position reached to date on the chart until "Lights On" with Katy B reached number four in 2010. The song also reached the top 40 in Italy,New Zealand,Spain,and Switzerland.
"Crying at the Discoteque" is a song by Swedish band Alcazar from their debut studio album,Casino (2000). The track samples Sheila and B. Devotion's 1979 hit "Spacer". Alexander Bard produced the song and can be heard in the middle of this song. Released in April 2000,"Crying at the Discoteque" became Alcazar's first international hit single the following year,reaching number one in Hungary and the top 10 in Flanders,Germany,Ireland,Italy,and Switzerland.
"It Takes More" is a song by British rapper Ms. Dynamite,released as her debut single from her first album,A Little Deeper (2002),on 20 May 2002. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart,her second-highest-charting song on the chart. The melody is taken from the song "Chitarra romana",a popular Roman song written by C. Bruno and Eldo Di Lazzaro in 1934.
