2001 studio album by Anastacia
Freak of Nature Anastacia , released on November 23, 2001, byEpic Records andDaylight Records . The album was primarily produced byRic Wake ,Sam Watters , andLouis Biancaniello , with additional production from Richie Jones.
With the worldwide success of its singles, particularly "Paid My Dues ", "One Day in Your Life " and bonus track "Boom " (the2002 FIFA World Cup official song), and a extensive promotional album tour,Freak of Nature topped the charts in Belgium, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, while reaching number four in the United Kingdom and the top ten of multiple other countries across Europe and Oceania. The album has sold seven million copies worldwide.[ 8] [ 9]
For the US edition of the album, three tracks from the album were remixed ("One Day in Your Life", "You'll Never Be Alone", and "Don't Stop (Doin' It)"). A new track, "I Thought I Told You That", a collaboration withFaith Evans , was also included on the US album. A collectors edition of the album was released in Europe in November 2002, featuring a bonus disc containing "I Thought I Told You That", a cover version of theDisney song "Someday My Prince Will Come ", and "Boom " (which served as the2002 FIFA World Cup official song), as well as three remixes and two live recordings.
AllMusic editor Jose F. Promis found thatFreak of Nature "continues with the late-'80s bombastic funk/soul/pop revival ushered in by her debut,Not That Kind Taylor Dayne at times, Anastacia successfully avoids the sophomore slump by delivering an album full of raw emotion, power, and musicality which manages to improve upon its predecessor."[ 2] Entertainment Weekly Patti LaBelle -meets-Deborah Cox mode. Her second CD,Freak of Nature , is bombastic and overproduced, but Anastacia has major-league pipes, solid rhythm, and an ear for the commercial hook."[ 11]
Aidin Vaziri fromRolling Stone Freak of Nature "is pure polish. With producer Rick Wake overseeing a majority of the cuts, the songs are tempered with as much plucky R&B; passion as they are cold hard dollar signs. Anastacia eases off the pummeling power ballads that made up most of her debut, but there are still moments of sheer overkill."[ 17] Yahoo! Music ' s James Salmon Overall cited the album as "highly polished, well-penned pop album that is given a much-needed edge by a performer whose voice should be bottled and donated to scientific research." He felt that "Anastacia does manage to vary both tempo and mood with considerable skill. Just when you think she's about to grind to an insipid halt she snaps out of it with good old fashioned pop rants against the male species."[ 16]
Slant Magazine ' s Sal Cinquemani fel thatFreak of Nature "steers clear of the power ballads that weighed down her debut. Though the album’s highlight is the summery, midtempo "Overdue Goodbye," Anastacia should keep the sloppy slow numbers to a minimum and, like a good bombastic diva-in-training, keep her eye on the dancefloor."[ 15] Entertainment.ie Tina Turner . Only on a handful of heavy, dramatic funk tracks is she allowed to really show what she can do.Freak of Nature is not without its merits as a pop album, but its title flatters itself."[ 12] NME ' s Louis Pattison called the album an "inauspicious follow-up" and a "relic of pop days gone by".[ 13]
No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Freak of Nature" 3:39 2. "Paid My Dues " 3:21 3. "Overdue Goodbye" 4:34 4. "You'll Never Be Alone " 4:21 5. "One Day in Your Life " Anastacia Watters Biancaniello 3:28 6. "How Come the World Won't Stop" 4:03 7. "Why'd You Lie to Me " Wake 3:43 8. "Don'tcha Wanna" 3:43 9. "Secrets" 5:22 10. "Don't Stop (Doin' It)" Anastacia Watters Biancaniello 4:21 11. "I Dreamed You" Wake 5:04 12. "Overdue Goodbye (Reprise)" 1:35 Total length: 47:14
US edition[ 19] [ 20] No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "Freak of Nature" 3:39 2. "Paid My Dues" Lawson Sharpe Kafi Anastacia 3:21 3. "Overdue Goodbye" 4:34 4. "You'll Never Be Alone" (US version) Anastacia Watters Biancaniello 4:39 5. "One Day in Your Life" (US version) Anastacia Watters Biancaniello 3:50 6. "How Come the World Won't Stop" 4:03 7. "I Thought I Told You That" (featuringFaith Evans ) Wake 3:35 8. "Why'd You Lie to Me" Anastacia Sharpe Lawson Parker Butler Cox Wake 3:43 9. "Don'tcha Wanna" Anastacia Watters Biancaniello Wonder Wright 3:43 10. "Secrets" 5:22 11. "Don't Stop (Doin' It)" (US version) Anastacia Watters Biancaniello 4:27 12. "I Dreamed You" Wake 5:04 13. "Overdue Goodbye (Reprise)" 1:35 Total length: 51:35
Collectors edition bonus disc[ 21] [ 22] No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length 1. "I Thought I Told You That" (featuring Faith Evans) Wake 3:35 2. "Someday My Prince Will Come " Ballard 3:44 3. "Boom" (2002 FIFA World Cup official song) Ballard 3:19 4. "Paid My Dues" (The S-Man 's Darkstar Mix) Lawson Sharpe Kafi Anastacia 5:17 5. "One Day in Your Life" (Hex Hector /Mac Quayle Club Mix) Anastacia Watters Biancaniello 10:12 6. "Why'd You Lie to Me" (Nu Soul DNB Mix) Anastacia Sharpe Lawson Parker Butler Cox 6:38 7. "Freak of Nature" (live from Japan, September 13, 2002) Chuckii Booker 4:23 8. "Overdue Goodbye" (live from Japan, September 13, 2002) Booker 5:41 Total length: 42:49
Notes
^a ^b "Boom" does not appear on the UK collectors edition bonus disc[ 23] Sample credits
2001 year-end chart performance forFreak of Nature Chart (2001) Position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 50] 62 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[ 51] 14 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 52] 28 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[ 53] 53 French Albums (SNEP)[ 54] 132 Italian Albums (FIMI)[ 55] 22 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[ 56] 19 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 57] 16 UK Albums (OCC)[ 58] 52 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[ 59] 47
2002 year-end chart performance forFreak of Nature Chart (2002) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[ 60] 53 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[ 61] 4 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[ 62] 22 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[ 63] 80 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[ 64] 19 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[ 65] 7 European Albums (Music & Media )[ 66] 2 French Albums (SNEP)[ 67] 89 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[ 68] 3 Italian Albums (FIMI)[ 69] 19 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[ 70] 10 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[ 71] 3 UK Albums (OCC)[ 72] 29
Certifications forFreak of Nature Region Certification Certified units /salesAustralia (ARIA )[ 73] Platinum 70,000^ Austria (IFPI Austria)[ 74] Platinum 40,000* Belgium (BEA )[ 75] Platinum 50,000* Denmark (IFPI Danmark )[ 76] Platinum 50,000^ Finland (Musiikkituottajat )[ 77] Platinum 39,275[ 77] France (SNEP )[ 78] 2× Gold 200,000* Germany (BVMI )[ 79] 3× Platinum 900,000^ Hungary (MAHASZ )[ 80] Gold Netherlands (NVPI )[ 81] 2× Platinum 160,000^ New Zealand (RMNZ )[ 82] Gold 7,500^ Norway (IFPI Norway)[ 83] 2× Platinum 100,000* Poland (ZPAV )[ 84] Gold 35,000* Spain (PROMUSICAE )[ 85] Platinum 100,000^ Sweden (GLF )[ 86] 2× Platinum 160,000^ Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[ 87] 5× Platinum 200,000^ United Kingdom (BPI )[ 88] 3× Platinum 900,000^ Summaries Europe (IFPI )[ 89] 3× Platinum 3,000,000* * Sales figures based on certification alone.^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
Release dates and formats forFreak of Nature Region Date Edition Label Ref. Australia November 23, 2001 Standard Sony [ 90] France November 26, 2001 [ 91] Germany [ 92] Italy [ 93] United Kingdom Epic [ 94] United States June 18, 2002 [ 20] Japan July 24, 2002 Sony Japan [ 18] United Kingdom November 11, 2002 Collectors Epic [ 23] Germany Sony [ 21] France November 18, 2002 [ 22]
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