2009 studio album by Eoghan Quigg
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| Studio album by Eoghan Quigg | |
| Released | 3 April 2009 |
| Recorded | Early 2009 |
| Genre | Pop |
| Length | 42:26 |
| Label | RCA, Sony |
| Producer | Nigel Wright |
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Eoghan Quigg is the only studio album by Northern Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg, released on 6 April 2009, and their only release by their label RCA Records Quigg who finished third in the fifth series of the UK television talent show The X Factor, was the first of the finalists from that series to release a studio album. The record predominantly features cover versions of songs that Quigg performed on The X Factor, and one original song, "28,000 Friends".
On its release, the album was described by multiple critics as the worst ever recorded. Its commercial failure led to Quigg being dropped by RCA Records.
Background
After finishing third in The X Factor in 2008, Quigg was signed by record label RCA Records. Quigg began work on the album in London in early 2009, and was given a week to record it. The album was recorded at Sphere Studios in Battersea and released on 6 April 2009 in the UK. Quigg described the album's musical direction as drawing inspiration from Busted, and two songs from the album were written by ex-Busted band members, "Year 3000" being written by James Bourne and Charlie Simpson, and "28,000 Friends" by Bourne.
Critical reception
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Eoghan Quigg was widely panned by music critics. Simon Darnell of MK News wrote: "If I told you this album was dreadful, not only would I be doing a huge disservice to the word dreadful, in fact I'd almost be praising the quality of the music... this set of songs is so mind-numbingly, spirit-crushingly dismal." Jon O'Brien of AllMusic described the album as "bad karaoke", with deficient production values failing to hide Quigg's "limited ability" and "bum notes". Nick Levine of Digital Spy called it "amateurish as well as utterly redundant". One track singled out for criticism by multiple reviewers was the cover of Take That's "Never Forget", the vocal performance on which was described by Levine as "positively wince-inducing". Gigwise placed the record at number one in their "The 20 Worst Albums of 2009" in December of that year.
The album has been called the worst ever made. A Popjustice reviewer predicted that it would garner a lasting legacy as such, having been "recorded so cheaply and with such little regard for the art of pop that the final product simply does not count as music." Peter Robinson of The Guardian called it "the worst album in the history of recorded sound" and an "album so bad that it would count as a new low for popular culture were it possible to class as either culture... or popular".
Commercial performance
The album was initially a commercial success in Ireland where it debuted at no 1 on the Irish Albums Chart, knocking Lady Gaga's The Fame off the top spot. The album dropped from no 2 in its second week to no 20 in its third week and spent a total of eight weeks on the chart, but failed to sell enough for a Gold certification, rendering the album a failure. In the UK the album peaked at no 14, and exited the Top 100 after three weeks. The album had first-week sales of 16,362.
Pointing to the record's lacklustre chart performance in the UK, Gail Walker of the Belfast Telegraph predicted that the public "may have seen the last of Eoghan Quigg". His album considered a failure, Quigg was dropped by RCA Records.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
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| 1. | "28,000 Friends" | James Bourne | Original song | 2:59 |
| 2. | "We're All in This Together" | Matthew Gerrard / Robbie Nevil | High School Musical cast | 3:52 |
| 3. | "All About You" | Tom Fletcher | McFly | 3:05 |
| 4. | "Learn to Fly" | Christian Ingebrigtsen / Chris Porter | A1 | 4:08 |
| 5. | "Does Your Mother Know" | Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus | ABBA | 3:04 |
| 6. | "Home" | Michael Bublé / Alan Chang | Michael Bublé | 3:40 |
| 7. | "When You Look Me in the Eyes" | Raymond Boyd / Kevin Jonas / Joe Jonas / Nicholas Jonas | Jonas Brothers | 3:53 |
| 8. | "Year 3000" | Bourne / Charlie Simpson / Steve Robson / Matt Willis | Busted | 3:24 |
| 9. | "She's the One" | Karl Wallinger | World Party | 4:16 |
| 10. | "Ben" | Don Black / Walter Scharf | Michael Jackson | 2:32 |
| 11. | "Never Forget" | Gary Barlow | Take That | 4:11 |
| 12. | "Imagine" (iTunes Bonus Track)" | John Lennon | John Lennon | 3:22 |
Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
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| UK Albums Chart | 14 | 25,000+ | |
| Irish Albums Chart | 1 | 6,000 |
References
- ^ Walker, Gail (21 April 2009). "Don't you worry Eoghan, it hasn't all gone pop just yet". Belfast Telegraph. Independent News & Media.
His eponymous debut album, released a couple of weeks ago, has been met with universal hoots of derision. Indeed, with the album charting at a disappointing 14 in the UK (No 1 in Ireland though), it is confidently predicted that we may have seen the last of Eoghan Quigg...it is widely described as the worst album ever.
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nother vacuous, completely unnecessary record from a pop 'star' whose name we'll be struggling to remember by the end of the year.
- "Eoghan Quigg - Eoghan Quigg". Star. 7 April 2009. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
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The subject of some savage critical maulings, Eoghan Quigg's self-titled debut album arrives at number 14 on sales of 16,362 copies.
- McCreary, Matthew (21 April 2009). "Will Eoghan Quigg survive his public flogging?". The Independent. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
- Darnell, Simon (15 April 2009). "Eoghan Quigg: Eoghan Quigg". MK News. p. 30.
- "The 20 Worst Albums of 2009". Gigwise. 16 December 2009. Archived from the original on 9 July 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- "The Eoghan Quigg album: it's turned out not to be very good" Popjustice. 6 April 2009
- Robinson, Peter (18 April 2009). "Factored out". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
- Eoghan Quigg Chart Statistics on aCharts.us Retrieved on 06-06-09.
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