Standing Tall (Kym Marsh album)

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Standing Tall
Kym Marsh - Standing Tall.png
Studio album by
Released21 July 2003
Genre Pop, pop rock
Length56:14
Label Island
Kym Marsh chronology
Standing Tall
(2003)
Red Room Sessions
(2003)
Singles from Standing Tall
  1. "Cry"
    Released: 7 April 2003
  2. "Come On Over"
    Released: 7 July 2003
  3. "Sentimental"
    Released: 27 October 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Entertainment.ie Star full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
BBC Mixed [4]

Standing Tall is the debut studio album by former Hear'Say singer Kym Marsh. It was released on 21 July 2003 [5] in the United Kingdom by Island Records.

Contents

The album was preceded by two single releases: "Cry", the lead single, and "Come on Over" which reached number 2 and 10 respectively on the UK Singles Chart. Standing Tall peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart after selling 19,821 copies in the first week. [6] Marsh's third single, "Sentimental", was released in October 2003 and stalled at number 35, resulting in her being dropped by the record label.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cry" Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund Espionage 3:44
2."Come on Over"Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Deborah AndrewsAsh Howes, Martin Harrington3:53
3."Sentimental"Avril Mackintosh, Julie Thompson, Wayne Wilkins Avril Mackintosh, Wayne Wilkins3:16
4."I Think It's Gonna Rain Today" Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash HowesAsh Howes, Martin Harrington3:35
5."After Goodbye" Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Sean SolomonJiant3:36
6."The Girl I Used to Be"Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundEspionage3:40
7."Standing Tall"Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Tor Erik Hermansen Espionage3:21
8."Cross Every River"Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundEspionage3:40
9."Glow"Kym Marsh, Jim Marr, Wendy Page Rampage3:10
10."Live Forever"Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Bob Dylan Espionage3:26
11."Shine on Me"Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Tor Erik HermansenEspionage3:27
12."Because of You"Kym Marsh, Tim Hawes, Pete KirtleyJiant3:40
13."Here Comes Heaven"Kym Marsh, Jim Marr, Wendy PageRampage4:06
14."Tempted" (United Kingdom only)Trevor Steel, John HolidayTrevor Steel, John Holiday4:02
15."Don't Break My Heart" (United Kingdom only)Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, John Robinson ReidTNT4:21

Charts

Chart (2003)Peak
position
Scottish Albums Chart 9
UK Albums Chart [6] 9

References

  1. O'Brien, Jon. "Standing Tall – Kym Marsh". AllMusic . Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. Entertainment.ie review
  3. "CD: Kym Marsh: Standing Tall". The Guardian . London. 18 July 2003. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018.
  4. "BBC - Music - Review of Kym Marsh - Standing Tall".
  5. "Kym Marsh – Standing Tall". Discogs . Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  6. 1 2 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 351. ISBN   1-904994-10-5.