Comin' Atcha! (album)

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Comin' Atcha!
CleopatraDebutalbum.jpg
Studio album by
Cleopatra
Released30 June 1998 (UK)
Genre
Length47:08
Label
Cleopatra chronology
Comin' Atcha!
(1998)		 Steppin' Out
(2000)
Singles from Comin' Atcha!
  1. "Cleopatra's Theme"
    Released: 2 February 1998
  2. "Life Ain't Easy"
    Released: 1998
  3. "I Want You Back"
    Released: 10 August 1998
  4. "A Touch of Love"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Billboard (favourable) [4]
Daily Mirror 8/10 [5]
The Daily Telegraph (favourable) [1]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [6]
People (favourable) [7]

Comin' Atcha! is the debut album by English girl group Cleopatra, released on 30 June 1998 by WEA. The album reached number 20 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified Silver in the UK by the BPI. [8] [9] [10] From the album came the singles "Cleopatra's Theme", "Life Ain't Easy", "A Touch of Love" and a cover of The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" titled 'Don't Suffer in Silence'. [9] [2]

Contents

On 28 December 2004, Comin' Atcha! was digitally reissued. [2]

Writing

The album was largely written by lead singer Cleo Higgins, who had written some of the songs while as young as 9 years old. It was recorded when Cleo was only 14 years old. When the original demos were recorded they were R&B and soul records which were later remixed into pop songs. Cleo often wrote about personal experiences or issues she felt she needed to address. On the track "A Touch of Love", Cleo goes into her whistle register, hitting F#6.

Impact

Their debut single "Cleopatra's Theme" entered the UK Singles Chart at number 3, giving Cleopatra their first Top 5 hit single.

The next two singles, "Life Ain't Easy" and a cover of The Jackson 5's classic hit "I Want You Back", followed the same success, heading into the Top 5, gaining the girls Brit Awards and MOBO Awards nominations. They performed at the 1999 Brit Awards alongside Steps, Tina Cousins, B*Witched and Billie Piper and were also nominated for Best British Newcomer. In 1998 Madonna signed Cleopatra to her Maverick label and introduced them to the United States at Nickelodeon's 11th Annual Kids' Choice Awards, where they performed their debut single, "Cleopatra's Theme". It was released shortly afterwards and reached number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, and number 16 in the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The video reached number 4 on the TRL Top 10 countdown. Comin' Atcha sold over 300,000 copies in the US [11] and entered the top 30 there in July 1998.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cleopatra's Theme"4:09
2."Life Ain't Easy"3:20
3."Don't Suffer in Silence"3:56
4."A Touch of Love"5:08
5."The Bird Song"4:51
6."Thinking About You"4:08
7."What You Gonna Do Boy"5:01
8."The World We Live In"5:36
9."Dying Rose"3:42
10."Two Timer"4:35
11."I Want You Back"4:02

Japanese bonus tracks

No.TitleLength
12."We Haven't Finished Yet"4:16
13."Bird Song" (live version)4:59

Credits

[2]

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [12] 78
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 84
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ) [14] 34
Scottish Albums (OCC) [15] 42
UK Albums (OCC) [16] 20
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [17] 3
US Billboard 200 [18] 109
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [19] 2

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI) [20] Silver60,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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