Angels with Dirty Faces (Sugababes album)

Infobox Album | Name = Angels with Dirty Faces
Type = Album
Artist = Sugababes


Released = 26 August 2002 (United Kingdom)
16 September 2002 (Europe) | Recorded = 2002
Genre = Pop, R&B, dance-pop, electronic, pop rock
Length = 41:30
Label = Island
Producer = Ron Tom, Xenomania
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1srj284l055a link]
Last album = "One Touch"
(2000)
This album = "Angels with Dirty Faces"
(2002)
Next album = "Three"
(2003)
Misc = Singles
Name = Angels with Dirty Faces
Type = Studio
single 1 = Freak like Me
single 1 date = 22 April 2002
single 2 = Round Round
single 2 date = 12 August 2002
single 3 = Stronger"/"Angels with Dirty Faces
single 3 date = 4 November 2002
single 4 = Shape
single 4 date = 10 March 2003

"Angels with Dirty Faces" is the second studio album by UK girl group Sugababes, released on August 26 2002 in the band's native, the UK. It is the band's first studio album to be recorded under the second line-up, with new-member Heidi Range, and features production from Brian Higgins and Xenomania. The album peaked domestically at #2 on the UK Albums Chart and has since been certified 3x Platinum by the BPI. In Australia, the albu was released on November 18 2002 [http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=1103016]

Production and release

Shortly after the release of the final single from the band's début album, One Touch, group member and co-founder Siobhan Donaghy left the band, due to personal problems. 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 2000, 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 #1 in the UK. The Album received favourable reviews from critics, with Allmusic awarding it an extremely generous 4.5/5 stars.

Almost a month after the albums' UK release, it was released across Europe and in New Zealand in September 2000, where it gained considerable success.

Track listing

Chart success

"Angels with Dirty Faces" did considerably better than its predecessor, "One Touch" with a highest position in the UK Album Charts 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).

Charts and certification

Uses in the media

* "Virgin Sexy" was famously used in the Rimmel mascara commercials fronted by Kate Moss.
* "Round Round" appeared in the soundtrack of "The Guru" starring Jimi Mistry and Heather Graham.

References