N.B. (album)

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N.B.
Natasha Bedingfield N B.jpg
International standard edition cover
Studio album by
Released27 April 2007
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length47:22
Label Phonogenic
Producer
Natasha Bedingfield chronology
Unwritten
(2004)
N.B.
(2007)
Strip Me
(2010)
Alternative cover
Natasha Bedingfield - Pocketful of Sunshine (album).png
United States and Canadian cover, where it was released under the title Pocketful of Sunshine
N.B. – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."How Do You Do?"
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
3:41
2."I Wanna Have Your Babies"
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
3:37
3."Soulmate"
3:32
4."Who Knows"
Elizondo3:46
5."Say It Again"
Elizondo3:30
6."Pirate Bones"
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
3:47
7."Backyard"
  • Kurstin
  • Bedingfield
3:27
8."Tricky Angel"
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Wilkins
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Wilkins
3:04
9."When You Know You Know"
  • Bedingfield
  • Brisebois
  • Rodrigues
2:50
10."I Think They're Thinking" (Interlude)  0:58
11."(No More) What Ifs" (featuring Eve)
  • Elizondo
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
4:06
12."Not Givin' Up"
  • Bedingfield
  • Floyd Natheniel Hills
  • Kipner
3:47
13."Still Here" Diane Warren Guy Roche3:56
14."Smell the Roses"
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
3:21
15."Lay Down" (hidden track)
  • Bedingfield
  • Tench
Elizondo3:30
16."Loved by You" (hidden track)BedingfieldHauge2:35
Total length:53:27
N.B. – Canadian digital release (bonus track) [37]
No.TitleLength
15."Stepping Stone"3:51
Total length:51:13
N.B. – International edition (bonus track) [38]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Unwritten" (Manny Marroquin Mix)
  • Bedingfield
  • Brisebois
  • Rodrigues
  • Rodrigues
  • Brisebois
  • Marroquin [b]
4:13
Total length:57:40
N.B. – Japanese edition (bonus tracks) [39]
No.TitleLength
16."Unwritten" (Live)6:01
17."What Ifs"4:01
18."I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Music video)3:36
Total length:67:42
N.B. – Canadian iTunes Store edition (bonus tracks) [40]
No.TitleLength
15."Loved by You"2:35
16."Stepping Stone"3:51
17."Lay Down"3:30
Total length:57:18

Pocketful of Sunshine

Pocketful of Sunshine – Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Put Your Arms Around Me"
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Andrew Frampton
  • Wilkins
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
3:43
2."Pocketful of Sunshine"
Shanks3:23
3."Happy"
Gad3:40
4."Love Like This" (featuring Sean Kingston)
  • Wilkins
  • Watters
  • Tedder
  • Biancaniello
3:42
5."Piece of Your Heart"
  • Bedingfield
  • Jonathan Rotem
  • Brisebois
J. R. Rotem 3:47
6."Soulmate"
  • Bedingfield
  • David Tench
  • Mads Hauge
  • Leonard
  • Bedingfield
3:34
7."Say It Again"
  • Bedingfield
  • Levine
  • Elizondo
Elizondo3:32
8."Angel"Jerkins4:08
9."Backyard"
  • Bedingfield
  • Kurstin
  • Kurstin
  • Bedingfield
3:27
10."Freckles"
  • Bedingfield
  • Gad
Gad3:46
11."Who Knows"
  • Bedingfield
  • Elizondo
Elizondo3:46
12."Pirate Bones"
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
  • Bedingfield
  • Kipner
  • Frampton
  • Wilkins
3:52
13."Not Givin' Up"
  • Bedingfield
  • Hills
  • Kipner
Danja3:49
Total length:48:09
Pocketful of Sunshine – Japanese edition (bonus track) [41]
No.TitleLength
14."Stepping Stone"3:51
Total length:51:06
Pocketful of Sunshine Walmart exclusive edition (bonus tracks) [42]
No.TitleLength
14."Love Like This" (Live at Soundcheck)3:30
15."Unwritten" (Live at Soundcheck) 
Pocketful of Sunshine – South Asian digital edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
14."Love Like This" (Acoustic from Bleu Room)3:25
15."Cheer Me Up"3:22
Pocketful of Sunshine – North American iTunes Store deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
14."Unwritten" (Stripped acoustic version)4:08
15."Love Like This" (featuring Sean Kingston) (music video)3:53
16."Soulmate" (music video)3:34
17."These Words" (Director's Cut music video)4:05
Total length:59:04
Pocketful of Sunshine – North American iTunes Store pre-order edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
14."Unwritten" (Stripped acoustic version)4:08
15."Love Like This" (Acoustic from Bleu Room)3:25
16."Cheer Me Up"3:22
Pocketful of Sunshine – UK deluxe edition [43]
No.TitleLength
14."Unwritten" 
15."These Words" 
16."Single" 
17."I Bruise Easily" 
18."I Wanna Have Your Babies" 
19."When You Know You Know" 
20."Drop Me in the Middle" (featuring Bizarre from D12) 
21."(No More) What Ifs" (featuring Eve) 
Pocketful of Sunshine – Deluxe edition (bonus tracks)
No.TitleLength
14."Unwritten" (Johnny Vicious Mix) 
15."The One That Got Away" (Valentin Mix) 
16."Love Like This" (Johnny Vicious Mix) 
17."Pocketful of Sunshine" (Stonebridge Mix) 
18."Angel" (Moto Blanco Mix) 
19."These Words" (Lenny B Mix) 
20."Unwritten" (Hani Num Mix) 
21."Angel" (Chicane Edit) 
Pocketful of Sunshine – Deluxe edition (bonus DVD) [44]
No.TitleLength
1."These Words" (Live in New York City) 
2."I Bruise Easily" (Live in New York City) 
3."Single" (Live in New York City) 
4."Wild Horses" (Live in New York City) 
5."Unwritten" (Live in New York City) 
6."Love Like This" (Music video) 
7."Pocketful of Sunshine" (Music video) 
8."I Wanna Have Your Babies" (Music video) 
9."Soulmate" (Music video) 


Notes

Personnel

N.B.

Adapted from the AllMusic credits. [46]

Pocketful of Sunshine

Adapted from the Pocketful of Sunshine AllMusic credits. [47]

  • Natasha Bedingfield – background vocals, vocals, audio producer
  • Louis Biancaniello – audio producer, producer
  • Danielle Brisebois – backing vocals
  • Ravaughn Brown – backing vocals
  • Dernst Emile II – various instruments
  • Steve Kipner – backing vocals, audio producer, producer
  • Richard Love – backing vocals
  • Meleni Smith – backing vocals
  • Mike Elizondo – audio producer, guitar, bass guitar, bass, programming, keyboards
  • Andrew Frampton – backing vocals, keyboards, programming
  • Richard Altenbach – orchestra conductor, arranger, strings
  • Toby Gad – arranger, audio producer, instrumentation, mixing, producer, programming, various instruments
  • Mads Hauge – audio producer, guitars, vocal producer
  • Rodney Jerkins – audio producer, various instruments
  • J. R. Rotem  – instrumentation, arranger
  • Greg Kurstin – instrumentation, engineering
  • Jack Rothschild drums, programming, engineering
  • John Shanks – guitar, bass guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Wayne Wilkins – keyboards, backing vocals, drum programming, keyboard programming
  • Robbie Campesinos – vocal arrangements, backing vocals, guitar arrangements
  • Trevor Lawrence – drums, cymbals
  • Charles Judge – keyboards
  • Nick Lashley, Wendy Melvoin – guitar
  • Michael Valerio, Kate Bird – bass guitar
  • Julie Gigante – violin
  • Neel Hammond – violin
  • Natalie Leggett – violin
  • Mark Robertson – violin
  • Keith Greene – viola
  • Victor Lawrence – cello
  • Sebastian Toettcher – cello
  • Jason Pennock – digital editing
  • Greg Ogan – engineering, vocal engineering
  • Lleyton Blaine – assistant engineer, mixing assistant
  • Adam Hawkins, Brian Scheuble – engineering
  • Daniel Frampton – vocal engineering
  • Keith Gretlein – assistant engineer
  • Anne Kasdorf – assistant engineer
  • Matt Serrecchio – assistant engineer
  • Marcella "Ms. Lago" Araica – mixing
  • Manny Marroquin  – mixing
  • Phil Tan  – mixing
  • Alex Dromgoole – mixing assistant
  • Josh Houghkirk – mixing assistant
  • Matt Paul – mixing assistant
  • David Kutch mastering
  • John Akehurst – photography
  • Michelle Holme – design

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for N.B. and Pocketful of Sunshine
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Canada (Music Canada) [58]
Pocketful of Sunshine
Gold50,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [59] Gold100,000*
United States (RIAA) [60]
Pocketful of Sunshine
Gold500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

List of release dates, showing region, edition, format(s), record label(s) and reference(s)
RegionDateEditionFormat(s)Label(s)Ref.
France27 April 2007N.B.(standard) Sony BMG Music [61] [62]
Germany [63] [62]
United Kingdom30 April 2007 Phonogenic [64]
Japan9 May 2007Sony BMG Music [65]
Australia25 May 2007 [66]
Canada3 January 2008N.B.(iTunes Store exclusive)Digital download [67]
22 January 2008Pocketful of Sunshine(standard)
  • CD
  • digital download
[68]
United States Epic [42]
Japan23 April 2008Sony BMG Music [69]
Canada11 November 2008Pocketful of Sunshine(deluxe) CD+DVD Sony Music [44]
United StatesEpic [70]

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