Come to Life is the fourth studio album released by Australian singer-songwriter Natalie Imbruglia. It was initially released by Island Records on 2 October 2009, and later was the first album released on Imbruglia's self-funded label, Malabar Records.
Although recording for the album began in 2007, during promotion for the release of Glorious: The Singles 1997–2007, tracks "Scars" and "My God" were rumoured to have been recorded in 2006. The album took nearly three years to complete. In February 2009, The Sun newspaper rumoured that Imbruglia was collaborating with Chris Martin from Coldplay, and it was later confirmed by Martin himself and people involved in the recording process that he had worked with Imbruglia on a "string of tracks".[5][6]
Chris Martin wrote the song "Fun" for Natalie. "When he sang it to me, I almost did one of those ugly cries. But I held it together. That's the crazy thing - he wrote it, not me. Who knows what Chris was thinking, you would have to ask him about that. But I thought it was a stunning, beautiful love song".[7] The song "Lukas", produced by Brian Eno and Rik Simpson, was confirmed as an out-take from the recording sessions of Coldplay's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends. Martin also worked with Imbruglia on "Want", with his voice echoing at the end of the song. "Coldplay write so much material it's quite ridiculous how many songs they have, some of which never get finished because Chris Martin is a bit of a mad genius," Imbruglia explained.[7]
In April 2009, Imbruglia stated the following in an interview: "I get frustrated because I’d like to produce more work... It’s something that bugs me about myself, but I don’t really know any other way. And I’m not motivated by money, so I need to get things done right. I feel the same creative buzz I felt when I first started my career... It's just fun and artistic and creative and all the things it should be. There's still a lot of depth to the songs... It just sounds fresher to me. I've tried different things - there's more electronic stuff in there, and that's different for me, more dance beats. There's a freedom overall, and a sense of confidence. It's slightly less introspective..."[8][9] The album "combines dark, driving beats and gorgeously wistful ballads".[10]
Releaseedit
The album was first released via on Island Records on 2 October 2009 in Australia. It was announced that the release of the album in the United Kingdom would be delayed so that Imbruglia could concentrate on her duties as a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor franchise. The album was eventually made available in the United Kingdom on 14 February 2010 by Amazon. In 2020, the album became available for streaming in its entirety on Spotify and its tracks were made available on YouTube by Universal Music.
Singlesedit
"Wild About It" was released as a promotional single. A music video was filmed for the song in London, England, and was directed by Mike Baldwin. The video features cameo appearances by British comedians Alan Carr and David Walliams.[11]
"Scars" was intended to become the second single from the album, due to be released on 26 April 2010, however, due to contractual issues with the record label, was cancelled. It was announced three weeks later the single would actually be released on 5 July, nearly a year after the previous single, "Want" was released, but once again, the release was cancelled.
"Scars" was due to be the second and final single from Australian singer Come to Life. The single was originally due to be released on 26 April 2010, but, due to contractual issues with the record label, was cancelled. The digital download was made available for a short time on Amazon, but was later removed upon a request from the record company.[14] It was announced in June that a physical release of the single would be available from 5 July 2010, nearly a year after the previous single, "Want", was released. Come July, however, no copies of the single made it to the shelves. As of August 2010, all sources of the physical single and digital download have cancelled the release. The video for the song was recorded and directed by Max & Dania, and was due to be released on 14 March 2010. However, it was later postponed following a request by Imbruglia.
Chart performanceedit
Come to Life entered the Australian albums chart at #67 on 19 October 2009, making it Imbruglia's worst performing album to date. It sold 740 copies in its first week of release.[15] In its second week, it dropped to #89, spending only two weeks in the top 100. In Switzerland, the album peaked at #70 on 18 October 2009.[16]
^"Natalie Imbruglia overcomes naked ambition in Closed For Winter" The Sunday Telegraph, 16 April 2009
^"Natalie Imbruglia's dark beauty" Sydney Morning Herald, 14 April 2009
^"Natalie Imbruglia news 'in brief'". Popjustice. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 22 September 2009.
^"Natalie Imbruglia’s Wild About It by Michael Baldwin" Archived 18 April 2013 at archive.today. PromoNews.tv. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
^"Italian Chart Positions" 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine. ItalianCharts.com. eMedia Jungen. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
^"Chart Stats: Natalie Imbruglia" . OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
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Come to Life is the fourth studio album released by Australian singer songwriter Natalie Imbruglia It was initially released by Island Records on 2 October 2009 and later was the first album released on Imbruglia s self funded label Malabar Records Come to LifeStudio album by Natalie ImbrugliaReleased2 October 2009 2009 10 02 Recorded2008 2009StudioLondonGenrePop 1 Length37 57LabelMalabar IslandProducerRik Simpson Ben Hillier Dave McCracken Gary Clark Jamie Hartman Paul Harris Sheppard Solomon Brian EnoNatalie Imbruglia chronologyGlorious The Singles 97 07 2007 Come to Life 2009 Male 2015 Singles from Come to Life Want Released 28 September 2009 2 Professional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 1 Sputnikmusic 3 5 3 Yahoo Music UK 4 Contents 1 Songwriting 2 Release 3 Singles 3 1 Scars 4 Chart performance 5 Track listing 6 Charts 7 Release history 8 References 9 External linksSongwriting editAlthough recording for the album began in 2007 during promotion for the release of Glorious The Singles 1997 2007 tracks Scars and My God were rumoured to have been recorded in 2006 The album took nearly three years to complete In February 2009 The Sun newspaper rumoured that Imbruglia was collaborating with Chris Martin from Coldplay and it was later confirmed by Martin himself and people involved in the recording process that he had worked with Imbruglia on a string of tracks 5 6 Chris Martin wrote the song Fun for Natalie When he sang it to me I almost did one of those ugly cries But I held it together That s the crazy thing he wrote it not me Who knows what Chris was thinking you would have to ask him about that But I thought it was a stunning beautiful love song 7 The song Lukas produced by Brian Eno and Rik Simpson was confirmed as an out take from the recording sessions of Coldplay s fourth studio album Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends Martin also worked with Imbruglia on Want with his voice echoing at the end of the song Coldplay write so much material it s quite ridiculous how many songs they have some of which never get finished because Chris Martin is a bit of a mad genius Imbruglia explained 7 In April 2009 Imbruglia stated the following in an interview I get frustrated because I d like to produce more work It s something that bugs me about myself but I don t really know any other way And I m not motivated by money so I need to get things done right I feel the same creative buzz I felt when I first started my career It s just fun and artistic and creative and all the things it should be There s still a lot of depth to the songs It just sounds fresher to me I ve tried different things there s more electronic stuff in there and that s different for me more dance beats There s a freedom overall and a sense of confidence It s slightly less introspective 8 9 The album combines dark driving beats and gorgeously wistful ballads 10 Release editThe album was first released via on Island Records on 2 October 2009 in Australia It was announced that the release of the album in the United Kingdom would be delayed so that Imbruglia could concentrate on her duties as a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor franchise The album was eventually made available in the United Kingdom on 14 February 2010 by Amazon In 2020 the album became available for streaming in its entirety on Spotify and its tracks were made available on YouTube by Universal Music Singles edit Wild About It was released as a promotional single A music video was filmed for the song in London England and was directed by Mike Baldwin The video features cameo appearances by British comedians Alan Carr and David Walliams 11 Want was officially released as the album s lead single on 28 September 2009 2 Released only as a digital download the track reached number six on the Italian singles chart 12 and number 88 on the UK singles chart 13 Scars was intended to become the second single from the album due to be released on 26 April 2010 however due to contractual issues with the record label was cancelled It was announced three weeks later the single would actually be released on 5 July nearly a year after the previous single Want was released but once again the release was cancelled Scars edit Scars nbsp Song by Natalie Imbrugliafrom the album Come to LifeReleased26 April 2010 Cancelled Recorded2009GenrePopLength3 32Songwriter s Natalie Imbruglia Jamie HartmanProducer s Rik Simpson Jon Hopkins Leo Abrahams Scars was due to be the second and final single from Australian singer Come to Life The single was originally due to be released on 26 April 2010 but due to contractual issues with the record label was cancelled The digital download was made available for a short time on Amazon but was later removed upon a request from the record company 14 It was announced in June that a physical release of the single would be available from 5 July 2010 nearly a year after the previous single Want was released Come July however no copies of the single made it to the shelves As of August 2010 all sources of the physical single and digital download have cancelled the release The video for the song was recorded and directed by Max amp Dania and was due to be released on 14 March 2010 However it was later postponed following a request by Imbruglia Chart performance editCome to Life entered the Australian albums chart at 67 on 19 October 2009 making it Imbruglia s worst performing album to date It sold 740 copies in its first week of release 15 In its second week it dropped to 89 spending only two weeks in the top 100 In Switzerland the album peaked at 70 on 18 October 2009 16 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 My God Natalie ImbrugliaCrispin HuntBen Hillier4 042 Lukas Guy BerrymanJonny BucklandWill ChampionChris MartinBrian EnoRik Simpson3 503 Fun BerrymanBucklandChampionMartinKen Nelson4 224 Twenty ImbrugliaSheppard SolomonHillier3 575 Scars ImbrugliaJamie HartmanSimpsonJon HopkinsLeo Abrahams3 326 Want ImbrugliaKat KourtneyGary ClarkMartinSimpson4 207 WYUT ImbrugliaAlain JohannesNatasha ShneiderJohannes3 208 Cameo ImbrugliaHillierDave McCrackenMcCrackenHillier3 139 All the Roses ImbrugliaClarkHillier3 2910 Wild About It ImbrugliaHillierMcCrackenMcCrackenHillier4 08 Japanese bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length11 Flirting ImbrugliaSiddhartha KhoslaHillier5 00Charts editChart 2009 PeakpositionAustralian Albums ARIA 15 67Italian Albums FIMI 17 42Russian Albums NFPF 18 25Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 19 70Release history editList of release dates showing region and formats Region Date LabelIreland 20 2 October 2009 Island RecordsAustria 21 Italy 22 New Zealand 23 9 October 2009 Universal Music AustraliaAustralia 24 Europe 25 12 October 2009 Island RecordsJapan 26 14 October 2009 Universal MusicMexico 27 20 October 2009 Malabar RecordsGermany 28 6 November 2009 Island RecordsVarious Digital 28 January 2020References edit a b Erlewine Stephen Thomas Come to Life Natalie Imbruglia AllMusic 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