Play to Win (Gabrielle album)

Play to Win is the fourth studio album by the British singer Gabrielle. It was the 191st best-selling album of 2004. The album's American-style Southern soul and country music flavours are a departure from Gabrielle's usual R&B–pop style.^[1]

Play to Win
Studio album by Gabrielle
Released	25 May 2004
Genre	R&B^[1]
Length	46:00
Label	Go Beat Universal
Producer	Jonathan Shorten Ferdy Unger-Hamilton Julian Gallagher Richard Stannard
Gabrielle chronology
Dreams Can Come True, Greatest Hits Vol. 1 (2001) Play to Win (2004) Always (2007)
Singles from Play to Win
"Stay the Same" Released: 3 May 2004 "Ten Years Time" Released: 2 August 2004

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The track "Sometimes" from this album appears on the Love Actually film soundtrack.^[2]

Track listing

Play to Win – International standard edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer (s)	Length
1.	"Ten Years Time"	Gabrielle Jonathan Shorten	Shorten	4:14
2.	"Sometimes"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	3:54
3.	"Stay the Same"	Gabrielle Julian Gallagher Richard Stannard Ferdy Unger-Hamilton Dave Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	3:49
4.	"You Used to Love Me"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:11
5.	"No Big Deal"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:35
6.	"Latchkey Kid"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:24
7.	"Fallen Angels"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	3:36
8.	"Give and Take"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	3:52
9.	"War of Two Minds"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:14
10.	"Picking Up the Pieces"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:51
11.	"Tumbling Down"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:33

Play to Win – UK special edition

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer (s)	Length
5.	"Play to Win"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:20
6.	"No Big Deal"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:35
7.	"Latchkey Kid"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:24
8.	"Fallen Angel"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	3:36
9.	"Give and Take"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	3:52
10.	"War of Two Minds"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:14
11.	"Picking Up the Pieces"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:51
12.	"Tumbling Down"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:33
13.	"Letting Go" (Hidden track)	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:29

Charts

Chart performance for Play to Win

Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	98
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[5]	43
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[6]	14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	70
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	10

Certifications

Certifications of Play to Win, with sales where available

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Gold	100,000^^
^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Play to Win - Gabrielle - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
2. "Love Actually". Amazon UK. 2007.
3. "Austriancharts.at – Gabrielle – Play to Win" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
4. "Offiziellecharts.de – Gabrielle – Play to Win" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
5. . Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
6. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
7. "Swisscharts.com – Gabrielle – Play to Win". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
8. "Gabrielle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
9. "British album certifications – Gabrielle – Play to Win". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 May 2018.