Angels with Dirty Faces (Sugababes album)

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Angels with Dirty Faces
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Studio album by
Released26 August 2002 (2002-08-26)
Recorded2001–2002
Genre
Length41:30
Label Island
Producer
Sugababes chronology
One Touch
(2000)
Angels with Dirty Faces
(2002)
Three
(2003)
Singles from Angels with Dirty Faces
  1. "Freak Like Me"
    Released: 22 April 2002
  2. "Round Round"
    Released: 12 August 2002
  3. "Stronger" / "Angels with Dirty Faces"
    Released: 11 November 2002
  4. "Shape"
    Released: 10 March 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Drowned in Sound 10/10 [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Yahoo! Music 8/10 [5]

Angels with Dirty Faces is the second studio album by British girl group Sugababes. It was released by Island Records in the UK on 26 August 2002 and in most European territories by September 2002. The album marked the band's debut on the Island label following their split with London Records in 2001 and was their first regular release to be recorded under the second line-up, including new member Heidi Range, who replaced founding member Siobhán Donaghy.

Contents

The album features production from Lucas Secon and Xenomania and peaked at number two on the UK Albums Chart, achieving triple platinum status.

Production and release

Shortly after the release of the final single from the band's debut album, One Touch , group member and co-founder Siobhán Donaghy left the band because of personal differences within the band. She was officially replaced by new member, Heidi Range during 2001. After being dropped by their former label, London Records, the band began to search for a new record label. Having already started writing material for the band's second studio album, they eventually signed with Island Records.

The album was eventually released domestically on 26 August 2002, to much anticipation, following the success of the first two singles to be lifted from the album "Freak like Me" and "Round Round", both of which peaked at number 1 in the UK. The album received favourable reviews from critics, with AllMusic awarding it a 3.5/5 stars.

Almost a month after the album's UK release, it was released across Europe and in New Zealand in September 2002, where it gained considerable success. The album received a Platinum Europe Award by the IFPI in recognition of European sales in excess of one million copies.

Chart performance

Angels with Dirty Faces served as a commercial breakthrough for the group, and majorly outperformed their previous album One Touch with the highest position in the UK Albums Chart of number two; it stayed in the charts for forty weeks. "Freak like Me", which samples Gary Numan's "Are 'Friends' Electric?", was the first released single and entered the UK Singles Chart at number one. "Round Round", produced by Xenomania, was the second released single and also debuted on the UK chart at number one. The third single released was a double A-side release of "Stronger" and "Angels with Dirty Faces", which reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart. The last single, "Shape", which samples Sting's single "Shape of My Heart", was the only one from the album not to achieve a position in the top ten of the UK Singles Chart; it entered at number eleven. The song, however, did reach the top ten in Poland (number one), Ireland (number nine) and the Netherlands (number ten).

Track listing

Angels with Dirty Faces track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Freak Like Me"
  • Eugene Hanes
  • Marc Valentine
  • Loren Hill
  • William Collins
  • George Clinton
  • Gary Numan
3:17
2."Blue"
  • Jones
  • Bronniman
  • Boult
  • Wheatley [a]
3:56
3."Round Round"
3:57
4."Stronger"
Jony Rockstar4:00
5."Supernatural"
Bloodshy & Avant 3:37
6."Angels with Dirty Faces"
  • Higgins
  • Bob Bradley
  • Tim Powell
  • Cooper
  • Matthew Del Gray
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Range
  • Higgins
  • Bradley
  • Powell
  • Gifford Noel
3:48
7."Virgin Sexy"
Secon3:45
8."Shape"
  • Sting
  • Dominic Miller
  • Craigie Dodds
4:14
9."Just Don't Need This" (UK & Japan bonus track)
  • Lipsey
  • Howard
  • Jeremy Shaw
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Range
Rockstar3:32
10."No Man No Cry" (UK & Japan bonus track)
  • Dodds
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Range
Dodds3:34
11."Switch"
  • Howard
  • Frederick Odesjo
  • Henrick Jonback
  • Nina Woodford
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Range
Fredro3:37
12."More Than a Million Miles"
  • Secon
  • Morgan
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Range
Secon3:24
13."Breathe Easy" (acoustic jam)
  • Dodds
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Range
Dodds3:59
14."Round Round" (alternative mix) (UK & Japan bonus track)
  • Higgins
  • Cooper
  • Cowling
  • Coler
  • Buchanan
  • Buena
  • Range
  • Pflueger
  • Stecher
  • Hofmann
  • Spadavecchia
  • Baxter (uncredited)
  • Ross (uncredited)
  • Higgins
  • Powell
6:07

Notes and sample credits

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Angels with Dirty Faces
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI) [26] Gold40,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland) [27] Gold20,000^
United Kingdom (BPI) [28] 3× Platinum900,000 [29]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI) [30] Platinum1,000,000*

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

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