Overcome (Alexandra Burke album)
2009 album by Alexandra Burke
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Overcome is the debut studio album by English singer Alexandra Burke. It was released 19 October 2009 on Syco Music. It was released a year after Burke won the British talent show, The X Factor. It was also re-released in 2010 with a new artwork and three extra songs.
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Released | 16 October 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
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Length | 48:43 | |||
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Singles from Overcome | ||||
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Reviews
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
BBC | (positive)[2] |
Digital Spy | [3] |
Financial Times | [4] |
RTÉ | [5] |
Virgin Media | [6] |
The Guardian | [7] |
The Independent | (unfavourable)[8] |
The Times | [9] |
Yahoo! Music UK | [10] |
Overcome has received mainly positive reviews.
Track listing
changeInformation taken from Overcome liner notes.[11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Bad Boys" (featuring Flo Rida) | Melvin K. Watson Jr., Larry Summerville Jr., Busbee, Lauren Evans, Alexander James, Tramar Dillard | The Phantom Boyz | 3:26 |
2. | "Good Night Good Morning" (featuring Ne-Yo) | Shaffer Smith, Mikkel S. Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen | StarGate, Ne-Yo* | 3:37 |
3. | "The Silence" | Nadir Khayat, Bilal Hajji, Savan Kotecha | RedOne | 4:01 |
4. | "All Night Long" | Richard Butler Jr., James Scheffer, Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello | Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love | 4:23 |
5. | "Bury Me (6 Feet Under)" | Hitesh Ceon, Kim Ofstad, Andrea Martin, Hermansen | Element | 3:33 |
6. | "Broken Heels" | Khayat, Hajji, Kotecha | RedOne | 4:09 |
7. | "Dumb" | Khyatt, Hajji, Kotecha, Martin Kierszenbaum | RedOne | 3:22 |
8. | "Overcome" | Watters, Biancaniello, Andre Merritt | Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters | 3:53 |
9. | "Gotta Go" | Aeon Manahan, Herbie Crichlow, Kotecha, Wayne Wilkins | Wayne Wilkins, Step* | 4:00 |
10. | "You Broke My Heart" | Steve Booker, Niara Scarlett, Victoria Lott | Steve Booker | 3:37 |
11. | "Nothing But the Girl" | Smith, Eriksen, Hermansen, Will Kennard, Saul Milton | StarGate, Ne-Yo*, Chase & Status* | 3:37 |
12. | "They Don't Know" | Brian Kennedy Seals, James Fauntleroy II | Brian Kennedy | 3.13 |
13. | "Hallelujah" (bonus track) | Leonard Cohen | Quiz & Larossi | 3:37 |
Exclusive pre-order edition bonus disc[12] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length | |||||
1. | "Listen" (live on The X Factor) | Henry Krieger, Scott Cutler, Anne Preven, Beyoncé | Beyoncé | 2:23 | |||||
2. | "Toxic" (live on The X Factor) | Christian Karlsson, Pontus Winnberg, Cathy Dennis, Henrik Jonback | Britney Spears | 1:57 | |||||
3. | "You Are So Beautiful" (live on The X Factor) | Billy Preston, Bruce Fisher | Joe Cocker | 2:01 | |||||
4. | "Relight My Fire" (live on The X Factor) | Dan Hartman | Dan Hartman | 2:34 | |||||
5. | "Un-Break My Heart" (live on The X Factor) | Diane Warren | Toni Braxton | 2:06 |
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
14. | "It's Over" | Smith, Eriksen, Hermansen | StarGate | 3:53 |
Japanese bonus tracks[13] | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
14. | "All Night Long" (featuring Pitbull) | Love, Jonsin, Watters, Biancaniello | Rico Love, Jim Jonsin, Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello | 3:48 | |||||
15. | "Dangerous" | Hitesh Ceon, Kim Ofstad, Andrea Martin | 3:14 |
(*) signifies co-producer
Deluxe edition
changeThe deluxe edition track list.[14]
Disc 1 (CD) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length | |||||
1. | "Start Without You" (featuring Laza Morgan) | Khayat, Kotecha, Julian Bunetta, Kristian Lundin | RedOne | 3:33 | |||||
2. | "The Silence" (New Single Mix) | Khayat, Hajji, Kotecha | RedOne | 3:36 | |||||
3. | "Bad Boys" (featuring Flo Rida) | Watson Jr., Summerville Jr., Busbee, Evans, James, Dillard | The Phantom Boyz | 3:26 | |||||
4. | "All Night Long" (featuring Pitbull) | Butler Jr., Scheffer, Watters, Biancaniello | Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters, Jim Jonsin, Rico Love | 3:48 | |||||
5. | "Perfect" | Fauntleroy II, Peter Hernandez, Philip Lawrence, Ari Levine | The Smeezingtons | 3:17 | |||||
6. | "What Happens on the Dancefloor" (featuring Cobra Starship) | AJ Junior, Hajji, Gabe Saporta, Khayat, Kotecha | RedOne | 3:07 | |||||
7. | "Before the Rain" | Steve Mac, Ina Wroldsen | Steve Mac | 3:33 | |||||
8. | "Broken Heels" (Single Mix) | Khayat, Hajji, Kotecha | RedOne | 3:35 | |||||
9. | "Good Night Good Morning" (featuring Ne-Yo) | Smith, Eriksen, Hermansen | StarGate, Ne-Yo* | 3:37 | |||||
10. | "Bury Me (6 Feet Under)" | Ceon, Ofstad, Martin, Hermansen | Element | 3:33 | |||||
11. | "Dumb" | Khayat, Hajji, Kotecha, Kierszenbaum | RedOne | 3:22 | |||||
12. | "Overcome" | Watters, Biancaniello, Merritt | Louis Biancaniello, Sam Watters | 3:53 | |||||
13. | "Gotta Go" | Manahan, Crichlow, Kotecha, Wilkins | Wayne Wilkins, Step* | 4:00 | |||||
14. | "You Broke My Heart" | Booker, Scarlett, Lott | Steve Booker | 3:37 | |||||
15. | "Nothing But the Girl" | Smith, Eriksen, Hermansen, Kennard, Milton | StarGate, Ne-Yo*, Chase & Status* | 3:41 | |||||
16. | "They Don't Know" | Seals, Fauntleroy II | Brian Kennedy | 3:13 | |||||
17. | "Hallelujah" | Leonard Cohen | Quiz & Larossi | 3:37 |
Disc 2 (DVD) | |||||||||
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No. | Title | Details | Length | ||||||
1. | "Hallelujah" | Music video | 3:33 | ||||||
2. | "Bad Boys" (featuring Flo Rida) | Music video | 3:59 | ||||||
3. | "Broken Heels" | Music video | 3:38 | ||||||
4. | "All Night Long" (featuring Pitbull) | Music video | 3:54 | ||||||
5. | "Start Without You" (featuring Laza Morgan) | Music video | 3:32 | ||||||
6. | "The Silence" | Music video | 3:36 |
References
change- ↑ Chisling, Matthew. "Overcome > Overview". AllMusic. Macrovision.
- ↑ Fox, Al (2009-11-02). "Alexandra Burke Overcome Review". British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2009-11-02.
- ↑ Levine, Nick. "Alexandra Burke: 'Overcome'". Digital Spy. Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ↑ Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (2009-10-24). "Alexandra Burke: Overcome". Financial Times.
- ↑ Guerin, Harry. "Alexandra Burke – Overcome". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ↑ Gittins, Ian. "Alexandra Burke: Overcome review". Virgin Media.
- ↑ Petridis, Alexis (2009-10-15). "Alexandra Burke: Overcome". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ↑ Price, Simon (2009-10-18). "Album: Alexandra Burke, Overcome (Syco/Sony)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 2009-10-20. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ↑ Hardy, Alex (2009-10-17). "Alexandra Burke: Overcome". The Times. London: Times Newspapers Ltd. Retrieved 2009-10-19.
- ↑ Howard, Tom (2009-10-23). "Alexandra Burke – Overcome". Yahoo! Music UK. Yahoo! Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-10-31. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
- ↑ Overcome (CD). Alexandra Burke. Syco Music. 2009.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ Overcome +(5 Track Bonus CD): Amazon.co.uk: Music
- ↑ "amazon.co.jp". amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
- ↑ "Overcome [+Video]: Alexandra Burke: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads". Amazon.co.uk.