Eoghan Quigg | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 3 April 2009 |
Recorded | Early 2009 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 42:26 |
Label | RCA, Sony |
Producer | Nigel Wright |
Singles from Eoghan Quigg | |
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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. [1] Its commercial failure led to Quigg being dropped by RCA Records. [2]
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. [3] The album was recorded at Sphere Studios in Battersea and released on 6 April 2009 in the UK. [4] Quigg described the album's musical direction as drawing inspiration from Busted, [5] 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.
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Eoghan Quigg was widely panned by music critics. [14] [15] 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." [16] 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". [6] Nick Levine of Digital Spy called it "amateurish as well as utterly redundant". [8] One track singled out for criticism by multiple reviewers was the cover of Take That's " Never Forget", [6] [8] [11] the vocal performance on which was described by Levine as "positively wince-inducing". [8] Gigwise placed the record at number one in their "The 20 Worst Albums of 2009" in December of that year. [17]
The album has been called the worst ever made. [1] 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." [18] 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". [19]
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, [20] but failed to sell enough for a Gold certification, rendering the album a failure. In the UK the album peaked at no 14, [21] and exited the Top 100 after three weeks. The album had first-week sales of 16,362. [14]
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". [1] His album considered a failure, Quigg was dropped by RCA Records. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " 28,000 Friends" | James Bourne | 2:59 |
2. | " We're All in This Together" | Matthew Gerrard / Robbie Nevil; from the High School Musical soundtrack | 3:52 |
3. | " All About You" | Tom Fletcher | 3:05 |
4. | " Learn to Fly" | Christian Ingebrigtsen / Chris Porter | 4:08 |
5. | " Does Your Mother Know" | Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus | 3:04 |
6. | " Home" | Michael Bublé / Alan Chang | 3:40 |
7. | " When You Look Me in the Eyes" | Raymond Boyd / Kevin Jonas / Joe Jonas / Nicholas Jonas | 3:53 |
8. | " Year 3000" | James Bourne / Charlie Simpson / Steve Robson / Matt Willis | 3:24 |
9. | " She's the One" | Karl Wallinger | 4:16 |
10. | " Ben" | Don Black / Walter Scharf | 2:32 |
11. | " Never Forget" | Gary Barlow | 4:11 |
12. | " Imagine" (iTunes Bonus Track)" | John Lennon | 3:22 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
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UK Albums Chart | 14 [21] | 25,000+ | |
Irish Albums Chart | 1 [22] | 6,000 |
His [Quigg] 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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The subject of some savage critical maulings, Eoghan Quigg's self-titled debut album arrives at number 14 on sales of 16,362 copies.
Eoghan Quigg | |
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Studio album by | |
Released | 3 April 2009 |
Recorded | Early 2009 |
Genre | Pop |
Length | 42:26 |
Label | RCA, Sony |
Producer | Nigel Wright |
Singles from Eoghan Quigg | |
|
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. [1] Its commercial failure led to Quigg being dropped by RCA Records. [2]
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. [3] The album was recorded at Sphere Studios in Battersea and released on 6 April 2009 in the UK. [4] Quigg described the album's musical direction as drawing inspiration from Busted, [5] 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.
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Daily Record | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Digital Spy | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Express | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Music-News | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Orange | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Star | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Eoghan Quigg was widely panned by music critics. [14] [15] 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." [16] 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". [6] Nick Levine of Digital Spy called it "amateurish as well as utterly redundant". [8] One track singled out for criticism by multiple reviewers was the cover of Take That's " Never Forget", [6] [8] [11] the vocal performance on which was described by Levine as "positively wince-inducing". [8] Gigwise placed the record at number one in their "The 20 Worst Albums of 2009" in December of that year. [17]
The album has been called the worst ever made. [1] 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." [18] 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". [19]
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, [20] but failed to sell enough for a Gold certification, rendering the album a failure. In the UK the album peaked at no 14, [21] and exited the Top 100 after three weeks. The album had first-week sales of 16,362. [14]
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". [1] His album considered a failure, Quigg was dropped by RCA Records. [2]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | " 28,000 Friends" | James Bourne | 2:59 |
2. | " We're All in This Together" | Matthew Gerrard / Robbie Nevil; from the High School Musical soundtrack | 3:52 |
3. | " All About You" | Tom Fletcher | 3:05 |
4. | " Learn to Fly" | Christian Ingebrigtsen / Chris Porter | 4:08 |
5. | " Does Your Mother Know" | Benny Andersson / Björn Ulvaeus | 3:04 |
6. | " Home" | Michael Bublé / Alan Chang | 3:40 |
7. | " When You Look Me in the Eyes" | Raymond Boyd / Kevin Jonas / Joe Jonas / Nicholas Jonas | 3:53 |
8. | " Year 3000" | James Bourne / Charlie Simpson / Steve Robson / Matt Willis | 3:24 |
9. | " She's the One" | Karl Wallinger | 4:16 |
10. | " Ben" | Don Black / Walter Scharf | 2:32 |
11. | " Never Forget" | Gary Barlow | 4:11 |
12. | " Imagine" (iTunes Bonus Track)" | John Lennon | 3:22 |
Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
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UK Albums Chart | 14 [21] | 25,000+ | |
Irish Albums Chart | 1 [22] | 6,000 |
His [Quigg] 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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[A]nother vacuous, completely unnecessary record from a pop 'star' whose name we'll be struggling to remember by the end of the year.
{{
cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (
link)
The subject of some savage critical maulings, Eoghan Quigg's self-titled debut album arrives at number 14 on sales of 16,362 copies.