Good for the Soul

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Good for the Soul
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Studio album by
Released4 July 2011
Genre
Length52:13(standard edition)
78:09 (deluxe edition)
Label Lioness Records, Island Records
Dionne Bromfield chronology
Introducing Dionne Bromfield
(2009)
Good for the Soul
(2011)
Singles from Good for the Soul
  1. "Yeah Right"
    Released: 21 February 2011
  2. "Foolin'"
    Released: 17 June 2011
  3. "Spinnin' for 2012"
    Released: 23 September 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
BBC (positive) [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME (negative) [4]
The Daily Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Good for the Soul is the second album from English singer Dionne Bromfield. It was released on 4 July 2011 in the United Kingdom. The album was preceded by the two singles, "Yeah Right" and "Foolin'".

Contents

Singles

Though not the lead single, "Good for the Soul" was released as a double a-side 7" vinyl promo with "Time Will Tell" on 5 January 2011. [6]

"Yeah Right" was released as the album's lead single, which features Diggy Simmons. [7] It was released on 21 February 2011, and peaked at number 36 on the UK Singles Chart.

"Foolin'" was released as the album's second single. The track features Lil Twist and was released on 17 June 2011. [8] It did well in Bulgaria, reaching number eight in the top 40.

"Spinnin' for 2012", which features Tinchy Stryder, was released as the third single from the album on 23 September 2011. [9] It will also serve as the official 2012 Summer Olympics torch relay theme song, as announced on 1 July 2011. [10] The lyrics for the song, originally written and recorded by Speech Debelle, have been re-written by Tinchy and Bromfield.

A remix of "Ouch That Hurt", renamed "Ouch" and featuring Mz Bratt, was released as a promotional single for the 2011 film Demons Never Die on 17 October 2011. [11] A music video was made to accompany the track, and it was directed by filmmaker Arjun Rose, who also wrote and directed the film. [12]

"We've revamped the tune a bit as it's featuring in a new Brit horror film called Demons Never Die ." - Bromfield. [12]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Yeah Right" (featuring Diggy Simmons) Francis White Paul O'Duffy 4:05
2."Good for the Soul" Steve Booker, Dionne Bromfield Steve Booker3:56
3."Sweetest Thing"Booker, BromfieldSteve Booker3:44
4."Foolin'" (featuring Lil Twist)White, Bromfield Paul O'Duffy 3:13
5."Too Soon to Call It Love"Booker, BromfieldSteve Booker4:01
6."Ouch That Hurt" Colin Campsie, Mads Hauge, Phil Thornalley Mads Hauge, Phil Thornalley2:52
7."If That's the Way You Wanna Play" Paul O'Duffy, BromfieldPaul O'Duffy3:34
8."A Little Love"Bromfield, Ina Wroldsen, Josef Svedlund, Andreas Romdhane Quiz & Larossi3:19
9."Time Will Tell"Booker, Bromfield, Wayne Hector Steve Booker3:32
10."Get Over It"Bromfield, Hauge, ThornalleyMads Hauge, Phil Thornalley3:34
11."Remember Our Love"O'Duffy, Bromfield Paul O'Duffy 3:37
12."In Your Own World"Gregg Pagani, Lance Tolbert, Lauren Evans, BromfieldGregg Pagani3:55
13."Don't Make It True"Booker, Hector, BromfieldSteve Booker3:41
14."Move a Little Faster" Howie Payne, Jimmy Hogarth Jimmy Hogarth3:01
15."Spinnin' for 2012" (with Tinchy Stryder [UK Bonus Track [13] ])Michael Lewis Lindsay, Speech Debelle, Dwayne Jason Richards, Patrick Marks,
Kwasi Danquah III & TMS
TMS 2:52
iTunes Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Lost In Love"Booker, Bromfield 3:05
16."Spinnin' for 2012" (with Tinchy Stryder)Lindsay, Elliott, Richards, Marks, Danquah & TMSTMS2:52
17."Yeah Right" (Live)  3:46
18."Good for the Soul" (Live)  3:52
19."Sweetest Thing" (Live)  3:44
20."Foolin'" (Live)  3:27
21."Get Over It" (Live)  3:11
22."Yeah Right" (Music video)  4:13

Chart performance

Charts (2011-2012)Peak
position
Swiss Albums Chart [14] 96
UK Albums Chart [15] 53

Release history

RegionDateLabel
United Kingdom4 July 2011 Lioness Records
Brazil18 September 2011 Universal Music

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