Girls Aloud - Chemistry (Deluxe Edition) - Import 3 CD

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Girls Aloud

Now here's a real novelty: a pop act from a reality TV talent show that continued its success after the furor of the show had died away. In the case of Girls Aloud, they had been a fixture on the pop scene for so long (compared to their contemporaries) that many had almost forgotten which show had originally launched them. For the record, it was Pop Stars: The Rivals, a show that pitted a girl group against a boy band and never reached a second series; in fact, the show's format had been killed off even before the end of the career of the boy band equivalent of Girls Aloud, One True Voice. But mainly thanks to the singles chart, Girls Aloud were still going strong -- well, maybe not as strong: the cracks were beginning to show. After all, when your main audience consists of preteen girls, you have to understand that when your own fans grow up, new generations of preteen fans will favor bands closer to their own age -- and there will always be many, many bands waiting in the wings to satisfy that market. Chemistry was the third album by the girls, and although (like predecessors Sound of the Underground and What Will the Neighbours Say?) it produced its fair share of Top Ten singles such as "Long Hot Summer" (not the Style Council song), "Biology," "See the Day," and "Whole Lotta History" (sounding like the Spice Girls in their "2 Become 1" mode), the previous two albums' batches of singles had hit numbers one or two and these were only reaching numbers seven and nine, not good enough in the mid-2000s for an out and out pop act. "Models" was used as the theme to a TV documentary about the band, and they do attempt some rapping on the song "Wild Horses," but the track does begin rather like a twee children's choir. In a similar vein to "I'll Stand by You," a big ballad in the middle of the fun and froth of What Will the Neighbours Say?, on Chemistry they sang a cover of Dee C. Lee's "See the Day" that was rather formulaic and lacked the soul of the original. It had never been a good idea to release major pop albums in December, most retailers having allocated the space both in the windows and at floor level, and Chemistry suffered from a December 5th release, not being eligible for the charts until the week just before Christmas. Although it sold well, it became their lowest-charting album to date, not even reaching the Top Ten. ~ Sharon Mawer

Tracklisting:

1.Intro2.Models3.Biology4.Wild Horses5.See The Day6.Watch Me Go7.Waiting8.Whole Lotta History9.Long Hot Summer10.Swinging London Town11.It's Magic12.No Regrets13.Racy Lacey14.Singapore [Definitive Remix]15.Something Kinda Ooooh16.I Think We're Alone Now17.Money1.Naked In the Shower2.You Go Too Fast [Demo]3.Watch Me Go (We’re Disco)4.Nobody But You5.I Don’t Really Hate You6.Crazy Fool7.The Crazy Life8.Why Do It9.Singapore10.Long Hot Summer [Alternative Version 1]11.Whole Lotta History [Video Version]12.Long Hot Summer [Alternative Version 2]13.Something Kinda Ooooh [Original Demo]14.Whole Lotta History [Acoustic]15.Long Hot Summer [GAY Live]16.Love Machine [Live At The Hammersmith Apollo]17.Real Life [Live At The Hammersmith Apollo]18.Teenage Dirtbag [Live At The Carling Academy]19.Biology [Live at Wembley]20.I Predict A Riot [Live at Wembley]1.Singapore [Jon Shave 2025 Mix]2.Long Hot Summer [Tony Lamezma Rides Again]3.Biology [Tony Lamezma Remix]4.Something Kinda Ooooh [Tony Lamezma Mix]5.I Think We're Alone Now [Uniting Nations Remix]6.Whole Lotta History [Whole Lotta Lamezma Mix]7.Something Kinda Ooooh [Freezr Remix]8.Long Hot Summer [Benitez Beats Remix]9.I Think We're Alone Now [Tony Lamezma Baubletastic Remix]10.Biology [Benitez Beats Remix]11.Something Kinda Oooh [Co-Stars Remix]12.I Think We're Alone Now [Alternative Mix]13.See The Day [SOUNDHOUSE Masterblaster Mix]14.I Think We're Alone Now [Co-Stars Epic Club Mix]
1.Intro
2.Models
3.Biology
4.Wild Horses
5.See The Day
6.Watch Me Go
7.Waiting
8.Whole Lotta History
9.Long Hot Summer
10.Swinging London Town
11.It's Magic
12.No Regrets
13.Racy Lacey
14.Singapore [Definitive Remix]
15.Something Kinda Ooooh
16.I Think We're Alone Now
17.Money
1.Naked In the Shower
2.You Go Too Fast [Demo]
3.Watch Me Go (We’re Disco)
4.Nobody But You
5.I Don’t Really Hate You
6.Crazy Fool
7.The Crazy Life
8.Why Do It
9.Singapore
10.Long Hot Summer [Alternative Version 1]
11.Whole Lotta History [Video Version]
12.Long Hot Summer [Alternative Version 2]
13.Something Kinda Ooooh [Original Demo]
14.Whole Lotta History [Acoustic]
15.Long Hot Summer [GAY Live]
16.Love Machine [Live At The Hammersmith Apollo]
17.Real Life [Live At The Hammersmith Apollo]
18.Teenage Dirtbag [Live At The Carling Academy]
19.Biology [Live at Wembley]
20.I Predict A Riot [Live at Wembley]
1.Singapore [Jon Shave 2025 Mix]
2.Long Hot Summer [Tony Lamezma Rides Again]
3.Biology [Tony Lamezma Remix]
4.Something Kinda Ooooh [Tony Lamezma Mix]
5.I Think We're Alone Now [Uniting Nations Remix]
6.Whole Lotta History [Whole Lotta Lamezma Mix]
7.Something Kinda Ooooh [Freezr Remix]
8.Long Hot Summer [Benitez Beats Remix]
9.I Think We're Alone Now [Tony Lamezma Baubletastic Remix]
10.Biology [Benitez Beats Remix]
11.Something Kinda Oooh [Co-Stars Remix]
12.I Think We're Alone Now [Alternative Mix]
13.See The Day [SOUNDHOUSE Masterblaster Mix]
14.I Think We're Alone Now [Co-Stars Epic Club Mix]