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.
Shoot from the Hip is the second studio album by English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor,released on 27 October 2003 by Polydor Records. It was produced by Gregg Alexander,Matt Rowe,Jeremy Wheatley and Damian LeGassick.
"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. It returned to the UK Top 10 in January 2024.
"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.
"Get Over You" and "Move This Mountain" are two songs by British pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor. In most countries,"Get Over You" was released as the sole single,but in the United Kingdom,the two tracks were released as a double A-side single on 10 June 2002. The former track was taken off the Read My Lips album reissue,while the latter was an album track in the original album release.
"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.
"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.
"Hey Whatever" is a song by Irish boy band Westlife. It was released on 15 September 2003 as the lead single from their fourth studio album,Turnaround (2003). The song is a re-written version of "Rainbow Zephyr",a popular song by Irish rock band Relish. Released on 15 September 2003,the song peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.
"The Long Goodbye" is a song written by Irish singer-songwriters Paul Brady and Ronan Keating for Brady's 2000 album Oh What a World. In October 2001,it was released by American country music duo Brooks &Dunn as the third single from their album Steers &Stripes. Ronan Keating released his version in April 2003 as the last single from his album Destination (2002).
"Friday" is the sixth and final single from British singer Daniel Bedingfield's debut album,Gotta Get Thru This (2002). It peaked at number 28 on the UK Singles Chart and number 49 on the Irish Singles Chart.
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.
"Cry" is the second and final single from English singer-songwriter Alex Parks' debut album,Introduction (2003). The song was released on 16 February 2004,peaking at number 13 on the UK Singles Chart and number 32 on the Irish Singles Chart.
"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).
"Today the Sun's on Us" is a song by English musician Sophie Ellis-Bextor,released as the third single from her third studio album Trip the Light Fantastic (2007). It was written by Ellis-Bextor,Steve Robson,and Nina Woodford and produced by Jeremy Wheatley and Brio Taliaferro. A pop ballad featuring electric and bass guitar,its lyrics describe "appreciating the good times while they're here." It was released on 6 August 2007 as a CD single.
"Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" is a song by British pop group S Club and was originally the last single by the band,released on their final studio album Seeing Double and included on the compilation Best:The Greatest Hits of S Club 7. It was released in United Kingdom on 26 May 2003 as double A-side with "Say Goodbye". In other countries,only "Say Goodbye" was released as single.
"Moviestar" is a single by Welsh rock band Stereophonics. It was the fourth and final single released from You Gotta Go There to Come Back and the first Stereophonics single released following the sacking of drummer Stuart Cable. The single peaked at number five on the UK Singles Chart,number 26 on the Irish Singles Chart,and number 85 on the Dutch Top 100.
"Sundown" is a song by British pop group S Club 8,released as the second single and title track from their album of the same name Sundown. Released on 29 September 2003,the single peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart.
"Every Day I Love You" is the final single from Irish boy band Boyzone before their initial split in 2000. The song peaked at No. 3 on the UK Singles Chart and became their eighth No. 1 single in Ireland. The song has received a Silver certification for shipping 200,000 copies in the UK.
"Say Goodbye" is a song by British pop music group S Club,released as a single from the compilation Best:The Greatest Hits of S Club 7. The final single released before the band's split,it was released on 26 May 2003 as a double A-side with "Love Ain't Gonna Wait for You" in the United Kingdom and Australia;in other territories,it was issued alone.
