Dear Frustrated Superstar

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Dear Frustrated Superstar
Studio album by
Released20 August 2001
RecordedSage and Sound
Xstacy South
Sunset Sound Los Angeles
Eastcote
RAK
The Glue Hotel
Nerina's House, London
Genre Pop rock, R&B, soul
Length66:55
Label Polydor
Producer Nerina Pallot
Jeremy Stacey
Nerina Pallot chronology
Dear Frustrated Superstar
(2001)
Fires
(2005)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC Online (positive) [1]
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Entertainment.ie Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
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The Independent (positive) [5]

Dear Frustrated Superstar is the debut album by Nerina Pallot. Following its release in August 2001, the album peaked at UK #82. However, the single never officially entered the chart z as the official UK Albums Chart lists only the Top 75 sellers.

Contents

Following its lack of commercial success, Pallot publicly criticised the record, which, following the success of follow-up Fires in 2006, was re-shipped to stores by Polydor at a discount price. According to UK music sales publication Music Week, the album had sold a total of 10,073 copies in the UK as of 28 May 2006. [6]

Pallot has since begun playing material from Dear Frustrated Superstar frequently in concert.

Track listing

TrackTitleLength
1."If I Know You"6:13
2."Patience"4:29
3."Someday Soon"4:46
4."Watch Out Billie"4:39
5."Daily Bread"4:48
6."Rainbow"4:44
7."Alien"4:54
8."Jump"4:14
9."Very Good Sir"4:18
10."Dear Frustrated Superstar"4:16
11."Blood Is Blood"4:03
12."God"5:37
13."My Last Tango"5:24
14."Daphne and Apollo"2:43

Singles

Two singles were released from the album, "Patience" and "Alien". "If I Know You" was planned as the third single from the album and a video was shot, however the single and video never surfaced. Following this, Nerina and Polydor parted company.

Chart statistics

Release dateTitlePeak position
UK Singles Chart
06/08/2001"Patience"61
12/11/2001"Alien"98

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References

  1. BBC Online review
  2. Drowned In Sound review
  3. Entertainment.ie review
  4. NME review
  5. The Independent review
  6. Music Week: Chili Peppers and Gnarls Barkley top charts , 28 May 2006