All Rise is the debut studio album by English boy bandBlue, released on 26 November 2001 in the United Kingdom and on 27 April 2004 in the United States. It peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified 4× Platinum in the UK.[2] The album spent 63 weeks on the UK top 75 Albums chart.[3]
In May 1999, Lee Ryan and Antony Costa met at the ages of 15 and 17, respectively, when auditioning for a boy band on ITV's This Morning, with Simon Cowell putting the group together.[4] Ryan made it into the band, as did 21-year-old Will Young (who would go on to win the first series of Pop Idol in 2002), although Costa was not chosen.[4] The boy band never took off, but Ryan and Costa remained friends following their meeting. In 2000, Costa and another one of his friends, Duncan James, decided to form their own band, and they were soon joined by Ryan. Their manager Daniel Glatman said, "Duncan came to see me with his friend, Antony Costa, who was also in the same position [wanted to be in the music industry], and they told me that they wanted to do something together. When I asked them if they had anyone in mind to work with, they said they had a friend, Lee Ryan, whom they wanted to invite to join their band. The three of them came in a couple of days later and I was completely blown away by the incredibly talented stars that stood before me."[5] Ryan, Costa, James and Glatman all felt that something was missing and so they went on to audition for a fourth member, a position eventually filled by Ryan's flatmate, Simon Webbe.[5][6]
Blue started recording for their debut album following their new line-up. They released their debut single "All Rise" in May 2001 and it reached number four on the UK Singles Chart. Their follow-up single "Too Close" was released in August 2001 and peaked at number one. Following this, the band went to New York City to film the "If You Come Back" music video, and while there, they witnessed the attacks on the World Trade Center. The following month, Blue were being interviewed by British newspaper The Sun and Ryan commented that "This New York thing is being blown out of proportion" and asked "What about whales? They are ignoring animals that are more important. Animals need saving and that's more important." The other members of the band tried to silence Ryan, but he went on. This caused a huge media backlash that resulted in Blue losing a record deal in the United States and campaigns to sack Ryan from the group.[7] Despite the backlash, Blue went on to achieve a second UK number-one in November with the ballad.
SinglesEdit
"All Rise" — The debut single, released in May 2001. The single peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 3 on the Australian Top 40, at No. 1 in New Zealand and No. 5 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK. "Too Close" was the second single, an it was released in August 2001. The song is a cover version of U.S. R&B group Next's number one hit. The single peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 5 on the Australian Top 40, No. 1 in New Zealand and No. 17 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
The third single, released was "If You Come Back", it was released in November 2001. The single peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was produced by multi-platinum producer Ray Ruffin & co-written by Nicole Formescu, Ray Ruffin, Lee Brennan and Ian Hope. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK. "Fly By II" was chosen as the fourth and final single, it was released in March 2002. The single peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, at No. 9 in New Zealand, No. 16 in Ireland, and No. 23 in Belgium. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
The song "Best in Me" was released as a single exclusively in New Zealand in August 2002, peaking at No. 10 on the New Zealand Singles Chart. A music video was recorded and was later used to promote the group's compilation album, Best of Blue.
The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Sharon Mawer of AllMusic gave the album three and half stars out of five and noted, "The vocals were sung as if there was some real feeling, and that maybe is what separated Blue from their peers."[8] Andre Paine of the NME gave the album five stars out of ten stating, when describing some of the tracks that "All of these are fine, but so as not to alienate a single teenage girl, there's also the traditional boyband slop; 'If You Come Back' ...the ballads and various Backstreet Boys rip-offs. But at least Stargate & Ray Ruffin know what they do. And Blue are young and talented enough to secure themselves a successful pop career."[1]
Commercial performanceEdit
The album All Rise was released in time for Christmas and reached number one, eventually selling in excess of 1.3 million copies in the UK.[9] The final single from the album, "Fly by II", reached number six in March 2002. It peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified 4× Platinum in the UK.[2] The album spent 63 weeks on the UK top 75 Albums chart.[10]
^ abRigler, Natasha (3 October 2013). "Blue's Lee Ryan auditioned for Simon Cowell aged 15 – throwback picture". Reveal. Nat Mags. Retrieved 14 February 2014.
^ abGlatman, Daniel (7 June 2002). "Interview with DANIEL GLATMAN, manager for Blue (2 million debut album sales)". HitQuarters. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
^Webbe, Simon (20 January 2014). "Blue's Simon Webbe: To this day I still owe Lee Ryan my life and I will support him forever". Metro. Retrieved 15 February 2014.
^Adam White (18 April 2017). "'I'm a bordering genius': the wit and wisdom of Blue pop star turned EastEnders actor Lee Ryan". The Telegraph. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
^ abMawer, Sharon. All Rise at AllMusic. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
^ ab"Albums turning 20 years old in 2021". Official Charts Company. from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2020.
^Blue - All Rise Officialcharts.com. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
^"Australiancharts.com – Blue – All Rise". Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
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All Rise is the debut studio album by English boy band Blue released on 26 November 2001 in the United Kingdom and on 27 April 2004 in the United States It peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified 4 Platinum in the UK 2 The album spent 63 weeks on the UK top 75 Albums chart 3 All RiseStudio album by BlueReleased26 November 2001Recorded2000 2001StudioLondon EnglandOslo NorwayGenrePop 1 LabelVirginInnocentBlue chronologyAll Rise 2001 One Love 2002 Singles from All Rise All Rise Released 21 May 2001 Too Close Released 27 August 2001 If You Come Back Released 12 November 2001 Fly By Released 18 March 2002 Best in Me Released August 2002 Contents 1 Background and release 2 Singles 3 Critical reception 4 Commercial performance 5 Track listing 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 6 3 Decade end charts 7 Certifications and sales 8 ReferencesBackground and release EditIn May 1999 Lee Ryan and Antony Costa met at the ages of 15 and 17 respectively when auditioning for a boy band on ITV s This Morning with Simon Cowell putting the group together 4 Ryan made it into the band as did 21 year old Will Young who would go on to win the first series of Pop Idol in 2002 although Costa was not chosen 4 The boy band never took off but Ryan and Costa remained friends following their meeting In 2000 Costa and another one of his friends Duncan James decided to form their own band and they were soon joined by Ryan Their manager Daniel Glatman said Duncan came to see me with his friend Antony Costa who was also in the same position wanted to be in the music industry and they told me that they wanted to do something together When I asked them if they had anyone in mind to work with they said they had a friend Lee Ryan whom they wanted to invite to join their band The three of them came in a couple of days later and I was completely blown away by the incredibly talented stars that stood before me 5 Ryan Costa James and Glatman all felt that something was missing and so they went on to audition for a fourth member a position eventually filled by Ryan s flatmate Simon Webbe 5 6 Blue started recording for their debut album following their new line up They released their debut single All Rise in May 2001 and it reached number four on the UK Singles Chart Their follow up single Too Close was released in August 2001 and peaked at number one Following this the band went to New York City to film the If You Come Back music video and while there they witnessed the attacks on the World Trade Center The following month Blue were being interviewed by British newspaper The Sun and Ryan commented that This New York thing is being blown out of proportion and asked What about whales They are ignoring animals that are more important Animals need saving and that s more important The other members of the band tried to silence Ryan but he went on This caused a huge media backlash that resulted in Blue losing a record deal in the United States and campaigns to sack Ryan from the group 7 Despite the backlash Blue went on to achieve a second UK number one in November with the ballad Singles Edit All Rise The debut single released in May 2001 The single peaked at No 4 on the UK Singles Chart No 3 on the Australian Top 40 at No 1 in New Zealand and No 5 in Ireland The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200 000 copies in the UK Too Close was the second single an it was released in August 2001 The song is a cover version of U S R amp B group Next s number one hit The single peaked at No 1 on the UK Singles Chart No 5 on the Australian Top 40 No 1 in New Zealand and No 17 in Ireland The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200 000 copies in the UK The third single released was If You Come Back it was released in November 2001 The single peaked at No 1 on the UK Singles Chart The song was produced by multi platinum producer Ray Ruffin amp co written by Nicole Formescu Ray Ruffin Lee Brennan and Ian Hope The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200 000 copies in the UK Fly By II was chosen as the fourth and final single it was released in March 2002 The single peaked at No 6 on the UK Singles Chart at No 9 in New Zealand No 16 in Ireland and No 23 in Belgium The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200 000 copies in the UK The song Best in Me was released as a single exclusively in New Zealand in August 2002 peaking at No 10 on the New Zealand Singles Chart A music video was recorded and was later used to promote the group s compilation album Best of Blue Critical reception EditProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics Sharon Mawer of AllMusic gave the album three and half stars out of five and noted The vocals were sung as if there was some real feeling and that maybe is what separated Blue from their peers 8 Andre Paine of the NME gave the album five stars out of ten stating when describing some of the tracks that All of these are fine but so as not to alienate a single teenage girl there s also the traditional boyband slop If You Come Back the ballads and various Backstreet Boys rip offs But at least Stargate amp Ray Ruffin know what they do And Blue are young and talented enough to secure themselves a successful pop career 1 Commercial performance EditThe album All Rise was released in time for Christmas and reached number one eventually selling in excess of 1 3 million copies in the UK 9 The final single from the album Fly by II reached number six in March 2002 It peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified 4 Platinum in the UK 2 The album spent 63 weeks on the UK top 75 Albums chart 10 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 All Rise Mikkel S EriksenHallgeir RustanTor Erik HermansenSimon WebbeDaniel StephensStargate3 432 Too Close Kier GistDarren LightyRobert HuggarRaphael BrownRobert Ford Jr Denzil MillerJames B MooreKurtis WalkerLarry SmithRay RuffinCutfather amp Joe a 3 453 This Temptation Eliot KennedySteve RichardsWebbeAntony CostaDuncan JamesLee RyanSteelworksDancin Danny D a 3 354 If You Come Back RuffinNicole FormescuIan HopeLee BrennanRuffinPete Craigie a Stevie Lange b 3 275 Fly By EriksenRustanHermansenWebbeStargate3 466 Bounce EriksenRustanHermansenWebbeStargate3 547 Long Time HopeRuffinCostaWebbeRuffin4 148 Make It Happen Jan KaskPeter ManssonWayne HectorAli TennantStargateKask a Mansson a Lange b 3 149 Back to You HopeRuffinWebbeCostaJamesRyanRuffinCraigie a Lange b 3 0410 Girl I ll Never Understand Tim WoodcockGary BarlowSteelworksCraigie a 3 2611 Back Some Day WoodcockMike TerrySteelworksCraigie a 4 0012 Best in Me Bill PadleyJem GodfreyPadleyGodfrey3 12 Japanese special edition bonus tracksNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length13 All Rise Blacksmith R n B Club Rub EriksenHermansenRustanWebbeStephensStargateBlacksmith c 4 2414 If You Come Back Blacksmith R n B Smooth Rub FormescuBrennanRuffinHopeRuffinCraigie a Lange b Blacksmith c 3 4115 If You Come Back The Playa s Mix FormescuBrennanRuffinHopeRuffinCraigie a Lange b Andy Mac c Obi c 3 5716 Too Close Live from Rumba Melbourne GistLightyHuggarBrownFordMillerMooreWalkerSmithRuffinCutfather amp Joe a 5 02 Asian special edition bonus AVCDNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 All Rise Music video 3 432 Too Close Music video 3 453 If You Come Back Music video 3 274 Fly By II Music video 3 465 Best in Me Music video 3 116 All Rise Acoustic EriksenHermansenRustanWebbeStephensStargate3 437 Too Close Blacksmith R n B Club Rub GistLightyHuggarBrownFordMillerMooreWalkerSmithRuffinCutfather amp Joe a Blacksmith c 3 458 If You Come Back 8 Jam Street Mix FormescuBrennanRuffinHopeRuffinCraigie a Lange b Mac c Obi c 3 279 Fly By Stargate Trilogy Remix EriksenHermansenRustanWebbeStargate3 4610 This Temptation Blacksmith R n B Radio Rub KennedyRichardsWebbeCostaJamesRyanSteelworksDancin Danny D a Blacksmith c 3 3511 Love R I P PadleyGodfreyPadleyGodfrey3 3912 Megamix John RileyRiley6 56 Deluxe edition bonus discNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Sweet Thing Rasmus BahnckeRene TromborgDamon SharpeLindy RobbinsTennantWebbeSupa Flyas3 362 Made for Loving You KennedyBarlowWoodcockSteelworksCraigie a 3 253 All Rise Acoustic EriksenHermansenRustanWebbeStephensStargate3 434 Too Close Blacksmith R n B Club Rub GistLightyHuggarBrownFordMillerMooreWalkerSmithRuffinCutfather amp Joe a Blacksmith c 3 455 If You Come Back 8 Jam Street Mix FormescuBrennanRuffinHopeRuffinCraigie a Lange b Mac c Obi c 3 27 Notes a signifies an additional producer b signifies an additional vocal producer c signifies a remix producerCharts EditWeekly charts Edit Chart performance for All Rise Chart 2001 2002 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 11 31Australian Urban Albums ARIA 12 3Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 13 4Danish Albums Hitlisten 14 9Europe European Top 100 Albums 15 8French Albums SNEP 16 147German Albums Offizielle Top 100 17 68Irish Albums IRMA 18 5Malaysian Albums IFPI 19 5New Zealand Albums RMNZ 20 2Norwegian Albums VG lista 21 28Portuguese Albums AFP 22 30Scottish Albums OCC 23 6Turkish Albums Nielsen SoundScan 27UK Albums OCC 24 1 Year end charts Edit Year end chart performance for All Rise by Blue Chart 2001 PositionIrish Albums IRMA 18 3UK Albums OCC 25 16Chart 2002 PositionBelgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 26 55Canadian R amp B Albums Nielsen SoundScan 27 107New Zealand Albums RMNZ 28 17UK Albums OCC 29 26Chart 2003 PositionUK Albums OCC 30 175Decade end charts Edit Chart 2000 2009 PositionUK Albums OCC 91Certifications and sales EditCertifications of All Rise with sales where available Region Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 31 Gold 35 000 Denmark IFPI Danmark 32 Gold 25 000 New Zealand RMNZ 33 2 Platinum 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 34 4 Platinum 1 300 000 9 SummariesEurope IFPI 35 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone References Edit a b c Paine Andre 22 December 2001 Blue All Rise NME Retrieved 19 October 2010 a b Certified Awards Search British Phonographic Industry 25 October 2002 Archived from the original on 24 September 2009 Retrieved 19 October 2010 officialcharts com a b Rigler Natasha 3 October 2013 Blue s Lee Ryan auditioned for Simon Cowell aged 15 throwback picture Reveal Nat Mags Retrieved 14 February 2014 a b Glatman Daniel 7 June 2002 Interview with DANIEL GLATMAN manager for Blue 2 million debut album sales HitQuarters Retrieved 15 February 2014 Webbe Simon 20 January 2014 Blue s Simon Webbe To this day I still owe Lee Ryan my life and I will support him forever Metro Retrieved 15 February 2014 Adam White 18 April 2017 I m a bordering genius the wit and wisdom of Blue pop star turned EastEnders actor Lee Ryan The Telegraph Retrieved 13 February 2020 a b Mawer Sharon All Rise at AllMusic Retrieved 19 October 2010 a b Albums turning 20 years old in 2021 Official Charts Company Archived from the original on 24 February 2021 Retrieved 30 December 2020 Blue All Rise Officialcharts com Retrieved 10 November 2020 Australiancharts com Blue All Rise Hung Medien Retrieved 30 September 2013 ARIA Urban Chart Week Commencing 4th March 2002 PDF The ARIA Report 627 19 4 March 2002 Retrieved 15 April 2023 via National Library of Australia Ultratop be Blue All Rise in Dutch Hung Medien Retrieved 30 September 2013 Danishcharts dk Blue All Rise Hung Medien Retrieved 30 September 2013 Hits of the World Eurochart Hot 100 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc 18 May 2002 p 63 Retrieved 21 July 2012 Lescharts com Blue All Rise Hung Medien Retrieved 30 September 2013 Offiziellecharts de Blue All Rise in German GfK Entertainment Charts Retrieved 30 September 2013 a b Irish charts com Discography Blue Hung Medien Retrieved 30 September 2013 Hits of the World Eurochart Hot 100 Billboard Nielsen Business Media Inc 23 November 2002 p 43 Retrieved 21 July 2012 Charts nz Blue All Rise Hung Medien Retrieved 30 September 2013 Norwegiancharts com Blue All Rise Hung Medien Retrieved 30 September 2013 Portuguesecharts com Blue All Rise Hung Medien Retrieved 5 October 2013 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 28 April 2002 04 May 2002 Official Charts Company Retrieved 17 February 2013 Blue Artist Official Charts UK Albums Chart Retrieved 30 September 2013 End of Year Album Chart Top 100 2001 Official Charts Company Retrieved 3 April 2021 Jaaroverzichten 2002 Ultratop Retrieved 3 April 2021 Canada s Top 200 R amp B albums of 2001 sic Jam Archived from the original on 6 September 2004 Retrieved 25 March 2022 Top Selling Albums of 2002 Recorded Music NZ Retrieved 26 January 2022 End of Year Album Chart Top 100 2002 Official Charts Company The Official UK Albums Chart 2003 PDF UKChartsPlus Retrieved 3 April 2021 ARIA Charts Accreditations 2001 Albums 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