Nicola Roberts discography

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Nicola Roberts discography
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Roberts performing with Girls Aloud in 2009
Studio albums1
Music videos3
Singles3

The discography of British singer Nicola Roberts consists of one studio album, three singles, and three music videos.

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In the 2008 biography of Girls Aloud, Roberts expressed an interest in writing and recording her own material, wanting to experiment in the studio for better understanding of the process. [1] She then started work in the recording studio, with producers such as; Dragonette, [2] Diplo [3] and Joseph Mount. [4] Roberts after a year of recording announced that she would be releasing her debut album, Cinderella's Eyes . [5] The first single "Beat of My Drum" had an on-sale release meaning it had little promotion beforehand [6] and commercially it peaked at number 27 in the United Kingdom [7] but critically it garnered acclaim from critics which Roberts described as "amazing". [8]

A second single "Lucky Day" was released shortly after and whilst gaining positive reviews [9] [10] [11] it failed to make an impact commercially peaking at number 40 in the UK. [12] The album was then released on 23 September 2011, [13] Roberts described the album as "electronically lead", [6] and the album was inspired by her time performing with Girls Aloud – "It would have been stupid for me to make an album that meant nothing" she said. [3] For Roberts the album was about making a risky record, where there wasn't a guaranteed commercial success, explaining to The Guardian : "It's taken every last bit of confidence just to release this record, or maybe I've just brainwashed myself into feeling more confident. I don't know if it's good, or if I've just told myself it's good." [3]

The album was released to universal positive reviews from critics, [14] reviewers such as Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of the Financial Times , [15] James Lachno of The Daily Telegraph , [16] Emily Mackay of NME , [11] Hugh Montgomery of The Independent and others hailed it as the best solo record from a member of Girls Aloud. [17] Commercially in the United Kingdom the album peaked at number 17 [18] whilst on the digital charts it peaked at number 13, [19] in Scotland it charted at number 21 [20] whilst in Ireland it peaked at number 48. [21] On 6 January a third single from the album was released, titled "Yo-Yo". The song was described as a "shining example of her pop sensibilities". [22]

In October 2011, Roberts stated that she is working on creating music and is 'happy' for other artists to use tracks that didn't make the cut on her solo album. [23] On 13 January 2012, Roberts commented on the possibility of a second album, saying, "Maybe. I'm not sure. There's lots of stuff coming up and I think there always has to be a right time. I'm always working on music and if a second album came out then that would be a great thing to happen." [24] In October 2017, Roberts stated that she would begin to work more on her own music, as well as other artists. [25] In February 2018, she confirmed that she is currently in the process of writing a second solo record. [26]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
UK
[27]
IRE
[28]
SCO
[29]
Cinderella's Eyes 174821

Reissues

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsSales
UK
[27]
IRE
[28]
SCO
[29]
Behind Cinderella's Eyes
  • Released: 23 September 2011
  • Label: Plastic Pop
  • Formats: CD, LP

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[27]
IRE
[28]
SCO
[29]
"Beat of My Drum"2011273726Cinderella's Eyes
"Lucky Day"4040
"Yo-Yo"2012111

Music videos

YearSongDirectorAlbum
2011"Beat of My Drum"Wendy MorganCinderella's Eyes
"Lucky Day"Stephen Agnes
"Yo-Yo"Frederike Helwig

Writing credits

YearSongArtistAlbum
2004''Big Brother'' Girls Aloud What Will the Neighbours Say?
"Hear Me Out"
''Thank Me Daddy''
''I Say a Prayer for You''
''100 Different Ways''
2005''It's Magic'' Chemistry
2007 ''Sexy! No No No...'' Tangled Up
''Crocodile Tears''
2008''Love Is the Key'' Out of Control
''Miss You Bow Bow''
''Revolution in the Head''
''Live in the Country''
'' Memory of You '' The Loving Kind
2010"Dating"Nicola RobertsN/A
"Nothing"
2011"Beat of My Drum" Nicola Roberts Cinderella's Eyes
"Lucky Day"
"Yo-Yo"
"Cinderella's Eyes"
"Porcelain Heart"
"I"
"Say It Out Loud"
"Gladiator"
"Fish Out of Water"
"Take A Bite"
"Sticks And Stones"
2011"Disco, Blisters & A Comedown"Nicola RobertsBeat of My Drum – Single
"Fix Me"Lucky Day – EP
2012"Something New"Girls Aloud Ten
"On the Metro"
"Going Nowhere" Little Mix DNA
2013"See Me Now" Salute
"They Just Don't Know You"
2014"It's About Time" Cheryl Only Human
"Throwback"
"Goodbye Means Hello"
"Yellow Love"
"Girlfriends" Joel Compass
2016"Take You To Heaven" Nina Nesbitt Modern Love EP
"Talk" Tiffany Hwang I Just Wanna Dance
"Ghetto Boy" Tinashe Nightride
"One Eye on the Door" Professor Green
2017"Dear Rich, Thank You"Lethal BizzleYou'll Never Make a Million from Grime EP
"Lucky"Moksi & Chase Feat. Yade Lauren
"Redlight"TayáTayá
2018"Love Made Me Do It"Cheryl
2019"Let You"Cheryl
"2 Steps"AntigoniA1 – EP
"No Goodbye" Paul Kalkbrenner
2020Sleep With Open EyesNicola Roberts
2022CrashNicola RobertsBehind Cinderella's Eyes
Head
Heart Racing
Pipe Dreams
So Damn Right
Tomorrow

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