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The Alesha Show is the second studio album by British singer Alesha Dixon. It was released by Asylum Records on 24 November 2008 in the United Kingdom. Her first album to be released domestically following the cancellation of her debut album Fired Up (2006),Dixon used her full name for the first time while releasing The Alesha Show after previously being credited mononymously. Producers on the album include Brian Higgins and Xenomania as well as Steve Booker,Harvey Mason,Jr.,Kuk Harrell,Stephen Lipson,Soulshock &Karlin,Alex da Kid,and Al Shux.
The album debuted and peaked at number 11 on the UK Albums Chart and reached the top 30 in Finland and Spain. In the UK,it was eventually certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 300,000 units. The Alesha Show was preceded by the Xenomania-produced single "The Boy Does Nothing", [2] which became a top ten and a gold-seller in the United Kingdom. A deluxe edition of the album,entitled The Alesha Show –Encore,was released on 23 November 2009. The first single from the Encore edition was "To Love Again". All the singles released from the album,including the Encore edition,reached the top 15 on the UK Singles Chart.
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 68/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [4] |
Digital Spy | [5] |
Dotmusic | [6] |
The Independent | [7] |
MusicOMH | [8] |
Orange | [9] |
Teentoday.co.uk | [10] |
The Times | [11] |
At Metacritic,which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics,The Alesha Show has an average score of 68 based on 4 reviews,indicating "generally favorable reviews," [3] Allmusic editor Jon O'Brien found that "the seven songs produced by the team behind Girls Aloud is full of exciting,hook-laden,spiky dance-pop [...] Much more inventive than expected,The Alesha Show cleverly manages to appeal to both the older Strictly crowd who revitalized her fortunes,and the younger Radio 1 crowd who supported her earlier girl-band days." [4]
Alex Foster of the BBC praised Dixon on launching a well orchestrated comeback,saying "Modern celebrity is a fickle beast. After it chews you up and spits you out only a few are rewarded for their resilience with one more bite of the cherry". [12] However,Foster continued onwards criticising Dixon's apparent genre change,stating "Is this the Britney of old? A rhymes-spitting,N.E.R.D video featuring,uniquely British R&B vixen that can ace rather than ape the Americans? The answer sadly is 'no'". [12] However Foster did praise tracks such as "Breathe Slow" and "Hand It Over". [12]
Nick Levine of Digital Spy stated that "Dixon tries her hand at everything from 60s glitz ('Cinderella Shoe') to synthy R&B ('Breathe Slow') to mellow ballads ('Don't Let Me Go'),managing more often that not to pull it off [...] Not unsurprisingly given its relentless genre-hopping,The Alesha Show does feature a few misfires. 'Ooh Baby I Like It Like That' sounds like a Dannii Minogue B-side from 2003". [13] However,the review ended on an optimistic note,saying that "these quibbles aren't enough to sink an album that's often as lively and likable as the woman who made it". [13]
The Alesha Show entered the UK Albums Chart at number twenty-six,selling over 26,000 copies. [14] It dropped off the top 75 chart after four weeks. [14] The album slowly climbed up the chart and,after the success of second single "Breathe Slow," it rose to a new peak of 12,giving the album its first top-twenty chart placing. [14] Following the release of third single "Let's Get Excited",it rebounded to a new peak of 11. [14] It also reached number seven on the UK Digital Albums. [14] On 12 December 2008,The Alesha Show was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). [15] On 22 July 2013,it gained platinum status,indicating sales in excess of 300,000 copies. [15]
Elsewhere,The Alesha Show peaked at number 20 on the Scottish Albums Chart and entered the top 30 in Finland and Spain where it peaked at number 23 in both countries. [16] It also entered the top 40 in France,reaching number 39. [16]
A promotional song called "Colours of the Rainbow" was made available to download from Dixon's official website.
In summer 2009 it was announced that Dixon would tour across the UK in support of The Alesha Show. Dixon named the 17 date concert tour "The Alesha Show". The tour is due to begin on 20 October in Nottingham and finish on 19 November in Brighton. Dixon had to reschedule three shows when it was announced that she would take on the role of judge on Strictly Come Dancing . [17]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Welcome to the Alesha Show" |
| Trak Invaders | 0:26 |
2. | "Let's Get Excited" |
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| 3:18 |
3. | "Breathe Slow" |
| Soulshock & Karlin | 4:13 |
4. | "Cinderella Shoe" |
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| 2:41 |
5. | "The Boy Does Nothing" |
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| 3:34 |
6. | "Chasing Ghosts" |
| Booker | 3:43 |
7. | "Play Me" | Cooper |
| 3:36 |
8. | "Hand It Over" |
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| 3:35 |
9. | "Do You Know the Way It Feels" | Diane Warren | Steve Lipson | 4:04 |
10. | "Can I Begin" | Al Shux | 3:32 | |
11. | "Italians Do It Better" |
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| 4:10 |
12. | "Ooh Baby I Like It Like That" | Dixon |
| 3:45 |
13. | "Don't Ever Let Me Go" |
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| 3:44 |
14. | "I'm Thru"/"Mystery" (hidden track) |
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| 8:56 |
No. | Title | Length |
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15. | "Welcome to the Alesha Show" | 3:18 |
16. | "I Don't Wanna Mess Around" | 3:47 |
17. | "The Boy Does Nothing" (music video) | 3:51 |
18. | "The Boy Does Nothing" (Behind the Scenes) | 3:36 |
19. | "Hello iTunes" (iTunes Exclusive Thank you Video) | 0:23 |
No. | Title | Length |
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15. | "I Don't Wanna Mess Around" | 3:47 |
16. | "Welcome to the Alesha Show" | 3:18 |
17. | "The Boy Does Nothing" (music video) | 3:51 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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15. | "To Love Again" |
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| 3:51 |
16. | "Shake" |
| Booker | 3:30 |
17. | "The Light" | Dixon |
| 3:57 |
18. | "All Out of Tune"/"Mystery" (hidden track) |
| Alex da Kid | 10:05 |
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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United Kingdom (BPI) [15] | Platinum | 300,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Edition | Ref |
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United Kingdom | 24 November 2008 |
| Asylum | Standard edition | |
Ireland | |||||
Japan | 21 January 2009 | Victor | |||
Europe | 20 February 2009 | Warner Music | |||
Poland | 23 March 2009 | ||||
Brazil | 23 April 2009 | ||||
Spain | 12 May 2009 | ||||
Germany | 29 May 2009 | ||||
Austria | |||||
Switzerland | |||||
Australia | 4 September 2009 | ||||
United Kingdom | 23 November 2009 | Asylum | Encore edition |
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