JLS is the debut studio album by English boy band JLS. It was released in the UK on 9 November 2009 by Epic Records. It was preceded by the lead single, "Beat Again" on 13 July 2009. The album debuted at number-one in the UK and Ireland. It has been certified four times platinum in the UK, where it was the sixth best-selling album of 2009.
In the US, the album was issued as a six track EP featuring their three UK singles, their new single "The Club Is Alive" and two other tracks from the UK version of the album.[1] This version was released on 2 August 2010, but failed to chart.[2]
"Beat Again" was the debut release by the band, following their success on the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008. The song was especially successful on the UK Singles Chart, debuting at number, selling 106,299 copies in its first week. The single became the second fastest-selling single of 2009, behind "Bonkers" by Dizzee Rascal. It has sold over 500,000 copies in the UK.
"Everybody in Love" was released as the second single from the album. On 8 November 2009, the song topped the UK Singles Chart, by selling over 121,000 copies in one week. It has sold over 400,000 copies in the UK, The single was released in February 2010 in the United States, but failed to chart.
"One Shot" was released as the third and final single from the album on 22 February 2010. The song has peaked in the UK Singles Chart at number six. It has sold over 300,000 copies in the UK.
Reception
Commercial performance
The album debuted at number one on the Irish Albums Chart on 12 November 2009. In the UK, the band beat Robbie Williams to the number-one spot on 15 November 2009. Both JLS and Williams's tenth solo album Reality Killed the Video Star sold over 200,000 copies, making them the fastest-selling albums of the year. JLS beat Williams to the top spot by a margin of less than 1%[3] First week sales were reported to be more than 230,000 copies;[4] it was later revealed that JLS had first-week sales of 239,643,[5] compared to 238,126 for Reality Killed the Video Star, meaning that Williams had lost out by just 1,517 copies, or 0.64%.[6]
The album has been certified two times platinum in Ireland,[7] while being certified four times Platinum in the UK,[8] and was the sixth best-selling album of 2009 in the UK.[9] The album was also the 35th best-selling album of 2010, selling 317,000 copies of the album that year. The album has sold 1.4 million copies in total in the UK as of December 2012.[10]
The album received generally negative reviews from critics on release. It scored an average of 2.7/10 at aggregator website AnyDecentMusic?, which is the lowest score in the history of the website.[19]
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JLS is the debut studio album by English boy band JLS It was released in the UK on 9 November 2009 by Epic Records It was preceded by the lead single Beat Again on 13 July 2009 The album debuted at number one in the UK and Ireland It has been certified four times platinum in the UK where it was the sixth best selling album of 2009 JLSStudio album by JLSReleased9 November 2009Recorded2009GenrePop dance pop R amp BLength44 47LabelEpicProducerWayne Hector Steve Mac J R Rotem Fraser T Smith Jonas Jeberg Cutfather Metrophonic DEEKAY Soulshock amp KarlinJLS chronologyJLS 2009 Outta This World 2010 Singles from JLS Beat Again Released 13 July 2009 Everybody in Love Released 2 November 2009 One Shot Released 22 February 2010In the US the album was issued as a six track EP featuring their three UK singles their new single The Club Is Alive and two other tracks from the UK version of the album 1 This version was released on 2 August 2010 but failed to chart 2 Contents 1 Singles 2 Reception 2 1 Commercial performance 2 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Charts and certifications 4 1 Charts 4 2 Certifications 5 Release history 6 ReferencesSingles Edit Beat Again was the debut release by the band following their success on the fifth series of The X Factor in 2008 The song was especially successful on the UK Singles Chart debuting at number selling 106 299 copies in its first week The single became the second fastest selling single of 2009 behind Bonkers by Dizzee Rascal It has sold over 500 000 copies in the UK Everybody in Love was released as the second single from the album On 8 November 2009 the song topped the UK Singles Chart by selling over 121 000 copies in one week It has sold over 400 000 copies in the UK The single was released in February 2010 in the United States but failed to chart One Shot was released as the third and final single from the album on 22 February 2010 The song has peaked in the UK Singles Chart at number six It has sold over 300 000 copies in the UK Reception EditCommercial performance Edit The album debuted at number one on the Irish Albums Chart on 12 November 2009 In the UK the band beat Robbie Williams to the number one spot on 15 November 2009 Both JLS and Williams s tenth solo album Reality Killed the Video Star sold over 200 000 copies making them the fastest selling albums of the year JLS beat Williams to the top spot by a margin of less than 1 3 First week sales were reported to be more than 230 000 copies 4 it was later revealed that JLS had first week sales of 239 643 5 compared to 238 126 for Reality Killed the Video Star meaning that Williams had lost out by just 1 517 copies or 0 64 6 The album has been certified two times platinum in Ireland 7 while being certified four times Platinum in the UK 8 and was the sixth best selling album of 2009 in the UK 9 The album was also the 35th best selling album of 2010 selling 317 000 copies of the album that year The album has sold 1 4 million copies in total in the UK as of December 2012 10 Critical reception Edit Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 2 7 10 11 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 12 Digital Spy 13 entertainment ie 14 The Guardian 15 In the News 5 10 16 The Scotsman 17 Virgin Media 18 The album received generally negative reviews from critics on release It scored an average of 2 7 10 at aggregator website AnyDecentMusic which is the lowest score in the history of the website 19 Track listing EditNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Beat Again Wayne Hector Steve Mac Hector Mac3 192 Everybody in Love Hector J R Rotem Felicia Jensen David DomanJ R Rotem3 163 Keep You Aston Merrygold Marvin Humes Oritse Williams JB Gill Fraser T Smith Taio CruzSmith3 014 Crazy for You Hector MacMac3 375 Heal This Heartbreak Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Mich Hansen Jonas Jeberg Chris Braide Jeberg Cutfather3 456 Close to You Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Paul Barry Graham StackMetrophonic3 517 Only Tonight Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Lars Halvor Jensen Martin Larsson Ali TennantDEEKAY3 398 One Shot Carsten Schack Kenneth Karlin Michael Warren Brandon White Sean HurleySoulshock amp Karlin3 489 Private Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Ayak Thiik Paul MeehanMetrophonic3 1410 Don t Go Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Stack Jamie ScottMetrophonic2 5311 Only Making Love Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Meehan Tim WoodcockMetrophonic3 4712 Kickstart Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Jensen Larsson TennantDEEKAY3 1113 Tightrope Merrygold Humes Williams Gill Barry StackMetrophonic3 26 Asda limited edition bonus DVDNo TitleLength1 Beat Again Music video 3 192 Everybody In Love Music video 3 163 Making the album Interview 3 55 US EditionNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length1 Beat Again Hector Mac Hector Mac3 192 Everybody In Love Hector Rotem Jensen DomanJ R Rotem3 163 The Club Is Alive Savan Kotecha Richard Rodgers Andrew Frampton MacMac3 434 One Shot Schack Karlin Warren White HurleySoulshock amp Karlin3 485 Keep You Smith Gill Williams CruzSmith3 016 Close to You Wiliams Humes Gill Merrygold Barry StackMetrophonic3 51Total length 20 02 Walmart deluxe edition bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Producer s Length7 Heal This Heartbreak Merrygold Williams Gill Humes Hansen Jeberg Braide Jeberg Cutfather3 45Charts and certifications EditCharts Edit Chart 2009 PeakpositionIrish Albums IRMA 20 1Scottish Albums OCC 21 2UK Albums OCC 1 Certifications Edit Region Certification Certified units salesIreland IRMA 22 2 Platinum 30 000 United Kingdom BPI 23 4 Platinum 1 400 000 10 SummariesEurope IFPI 24 Platinum 1 000 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Release history EditRegion Release date Format LabelUnited Kingdom 25 26 9 November 2009 CD DVD digital download Epic RecordsUnited States 1 27 3 August 2010 CD digital download Jive RecordsReferences Edit a b JLS JLS Music CD Barnes amp Noble Music barnesandnoble com Retrieved 27 February 2011 Jones Alan 1 February 2010 Nutini back on top of albums chart Music Week Retrieved 17 February 2010 JLS narrowly beat Robbie to No 1 album Digital Spy 15 November 2009 Retrieved 17 February 2010 Susan Boyle album I Dreamed A Dream sets sales record BBC News 25 November 2009 Retrieved 17 February 2010 Jones Alan 29 July 2013 Official Charts Analysis Jahmene Douglas needs just 19k to hit No 1 Music Week Intent Media Retrieved 17 December 2015 Jones Alan 16 November 2009 X Factor continues to dominate charts Music Week Intent Media The Irish Charts All there is to know The Irish Charts All there is to know 2009 Certification Awards Multi Platinum International Recording Media Association Irishcharts ie Retrieved 21 December 2010 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Check url value help Certified Awards Search British Phonographic Industry 25 June 2010 Archived from the original on 24 September 2009 Retrieved 21 December 2010 SuBo denies GaGa 2009 chart double Digital Spy 3 January 2010 Retrieved 17 February 2010 a b Lane Dan 20 December 2012 The Top 10 biggest selling X Factor debut singles and albums revealed Official Charts Company Retrieved 27 December 2012 JLS JLS anydecentmusic com AnyDecentMusic Retrieved 30 May 2018 https www allmusic com album r1679002 Released on Monday 9 November 2009 9 November 2009 Music Album Review JLS JLS Digital Spy Retrieved 27 February 2011 Mulligan Jenny 6 November 2009 JLS JLS entertainment ie Retrieved 12 June 2013 Costa Maddy 6 November 2009 Jls Jls The Guardian London JLS JLS reviews new music CD reviews on Inthenews co uk Retrieved 17 February 2010 Album reviews JLS The Scotsman 1 November 2009 Retrieved 12 June 2013 Dee Johnny 9 November 2009 JLS JLS review Reviews Music Virgin Media Retrieved 17 February 2010 AnyDecentMusic All Time WebCite AnyDecentMusic Archived from the original on 12 April 2016 Retrieved 29 March 2016 gt gt IRMA lt lt Irish Charts Singles Albums amp Compilations gt gt Irma ie 11 February 2010 Archived from the original on 9 August 2011 Retrieved 17 February 2010 Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100 Official Charts Company www officialcharts com The Irish Charts 2009 Certification Awards Multi Platinum Irish Recorded Music Association British album certifications JLS JLS British Phonographic Industry IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2009 International Federation of the Phonographic Industry music Jls 2009 hmv com Retrieved 17 February 2010 iTunes Store Itunes apple com Retrieved 17 February 2010 JLS JLS Music Retrieved 27 February 2011 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title JLS album amp oldid 1098757851, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
