Hazardous (album)

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Hazardous
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Studio album by
Vanessa Amorosi
Released6 November 2009 (2009-11-06) [1]
RecordedFishhead Music Studios, Gothenburg, Sweden
The Lab, Los Angeles
Genre Pop rock, Electropop
Label Universal Music Australia
Producer MachoPsycho
Vanessa Amorosi chronology
Somewhere in the Real World
(2008)		Hazardous
(2009)		 Back to Love
(2019)
Singles from Hazardous
  1. "This Is Who I Am"
    Released: 9 October 2009
  2. "Hazardous"
    Released: 11 December 2009
  3. "Mr. Mysterious"
    Released: 23 April 2010
  4. "Off on My Kiss"
    Released: 24 May 2010
  5. "Holiday"
    Released: 13 August 2010

Hazardous is the fourth studio album by Vanessa Amorosi, released in Australia on 6 November 2009 to critical and commercial success, debuting at number 7 on the ARIA Albums Chart and Gold accreditation in Australia. [2] [3] The album's lead single, "This Is Who I Am", became Amorosi's first and only number one-charting single, reaching number 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart in its first week of release. [4]

Contents

Background

Hazardous was released in November 2009, less than 18 months after her previous studio album, Somewhere in the Real World . On working with songwriting team Machopsycho, she said: "It was literally pouring out of us. It's such a crazy thing when you have the right magic and chemistry going on – the songs tend to write themselves and really quickly." [5]

"This album is so raw and edgy and out-there... it might scare people who've bought my albums in the past," she said. "The whole album is all the stuff I've never wanted to talk about, and I've only now had the courage to put it out there. I had a lot to say with this album, that's why it came so quickly. I think a lot of people thought I'd take my time again, which I was nervous about. We were going to head to Europe with the last album, but then it would've been another two years, and people would've thought 'I'm tired of buying her records, she pisses off after each one'." [6]

Compared to the more soul and soft rock-influenced pop of Somewhere in the Real World, Hazardous features a more electropop and pop-rock sound. The album notably is Amorosi's first to feature a rap verse in one of her songs, that being Seany B's appearance in "Mr. Mysterious".

Singles

Released in October 2009, the song debuted at number 1 on the Australian Singles Chart, becoming Amorosi's first-ever number one single. It spent two weeks atop the chart, and has been certified 2× platinum for sales [7] in excess of 140,000 copies.
Released in December 2009, the song peaked at number 29 on the Australian Singles Chart.
"Mr. Mysterious" was released in April as the album's third single. It debuted at number 65, eventually rising up the charts. On 9 May 2010, "Mr. Mysterious" had peaked at the position of number 4 on the Australian Singles Chart.
Released as a digital single on 14 May 2010 in the UK. [8] It includes an additional remix; "Off on My Kiss" (Buzz Junkies Remix). [9]
"Holiday" was released in Australia on 13 August 2010.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Matthew Chisling of AllMusic lauded Hazardous, calling it "ruthless and exciting", and Amorosi's vocals "roof-raising". He also noted the album's mainstream sound, pointing out how the album was "even more radio accessible [than Somewhere in the Real World]", and said that "It's no surprise that any of the tracks could be as popular as the two first singles". Whilst he felt the album's upbeat sound "impedes on the presence of ballads as beautiful as Amorosi's previous number one single, "Perfect", he felt the album complemented Somewhere in the Real World as "two parts of a glorious release". [10]

Track listing

Hazardous track listing [1]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."This Is Who I Am"
MachoPsycho3:25
2."Mr. Mysterious" (featuring Seany B)
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
MachoPsycho4:00
3."Holiday"
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
MachoPsycho3:17
4."Hazardous"
MachoPsycho3:26
5."Off on My Kiss"
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
MachoPsycho3:31
6."Show Me How to Love"
  • Amorosi
  • Pam Reswick
MachoPsycho4:04
7."Aliens and U.F.O.s"
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
MachoPsycho3:15
8."Summer Nights"
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
MachoPsycho2:53
9."Touch Me"
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
MachoPsycho3:05
10."Baby's on Ice"
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
MachoPsycho3:32
11."Sleep with That"
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
 Matthew Gerrard 3:26
12."Higher Ground"
  • Amorosi
  • Reswick
MachoPsycho3:50
13."Blow Me Away"
  • Amorosi
  • Gerrard
  • Steve Diamond
Gerrard3:32
14."Snitch" (featuring Vince Colosimo)
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
MachoPsycho3:27
Australian iTunes edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."This Is Who I Am" (Macho Psycho Euro Tech Remix)
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
MachoPsycho4:02
English iTunes edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
16."Off on My Kiss" (Buzz Junkies Remix)
  • Amorosi
  • MachoPsycho
  • MachoPsycho
  • Buzz Junkies (add.)
3:30

Personnel

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Hazardous
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [16] Gold35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

The Power release history
RegionDateFormatLabelCatalogue
Australia6 November 2009Universal2724567
Germany13 July 2010 [17] Digital download
23 July 2010 [18] CD
United Kingdom26 July 2010 [19]
  • Digital download
  • CD
Island [20]

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