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Sweet 7 is the seventh studio album by British girl group Sugababes, released on 5 March 2010 by Roc Nation and Island Records. Production for the album began in April 2009. Sweet 7 is the only Sugababes album to feature Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entrant Jade Ewen, who joined the group following the controversial departure of Keisha Buchanan in September 2009. As a result of the group line-up change, Sweet 7 was re-recorded to feature the vocals of new member Ewen and for the removal of Buchanan's vocals, making this the only Sugababes album that features none of the original members.
Production on the album began with Buchanan's involvement, who was featured on the lead single "Get Sexy", which peaked at number two in the UK. Following her departure, "About a Girl" and "Wear My Kiss" peaked at number eight and seven, respectively. The album was written and produced mostly musicians attached to Jay-Z's entertainment company Roc Nation; the involvement of Roc Nation's in-house producers gave the album a strong electro and dance-pop sound, derived from music and producers popular at the time, including: Fernando Garibay, Stargate and The Smeezingtons. Despite the high-profile input, Sweet 7 was negatively received by critics, who criticised the lack of an identifiable sound and soul from the project, as well as the group's loss of identity due to Buchanan's departure; many considered it a major step down in quality from their previous work.
Sweet 7 peaked at number 14 in the UK and number 35 in Ireland, becoming the group's second-lowest charting album to date in those countries. Promotion for the album ended after the release of the third single "Wear My Kiss". It was widely reported that the album underperformed; Sugababes would go on to be dropped by Roc Nation and end up leaving Island Records for a new three-album deal with Sony Music via a joint venture between RCA Records and Crown MD. Although this line up would go on to release another song "Freedom", retrospective coverage about this period in the band's history noted that the underperformance of Sweet 7 ultimately led to the permanent hiatus of Berrabah, Ewen and Range's version of the group. This hiatus would trigger the original line-up (Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy) reforming in 2012 and then later reclaiming the Sugababes name for themselves in 2019.
Prior to the album's creation, Sugababes signed a US record deal with Jay-Z's label Roc Nation. The album was recorded by Sugababes mostly in Los Angeles and New York with a couple of sessions in London. The group primarily worked with RedOne, Ryan Tedder, Stargate, Fernando Garibay, and The Smeezingtons. One of the album's tracks, "No More You", was written by Ne-Yo. Keisha Buchanan compared the song to Rihanna's "Hate That I Love You" and "Take a Bow". Buchanan told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat, the album has "definitely got the British feel throughout the album - we've not gone away and gone 'All American' on our fans." Buchanan continued, "I think it's given us a fresh energy again. I think the one thing we wanted to do was come back with something different." She also admitted the girls had become "complacent" around the time of Catfights and Spotlights (2008) but they also said that they are very proud of that album.
After the release of the album's first single "Get Sexy" and just two months before its initial projected November 2009 release, it was reported by the media that Amelle Berrabah had quit the group. Buchanan, however, denied any drama within the group and insisted that Berrabah would remain a member "for the moment". Rumors began circulating that Jade Ewen, the UK's 2009 Eurovision Song Contest entrant, would be joining the group and replacing Berrabah. On 21 September 2009, it was announced that Buchanan had left the band, although she stated via her Twitter account that it was not her decision to leave. Berrabah and fellow member Heidi Range later stated that they both attempted to quit the Sugababes, but were persuaded to stay by their managers, leading to Buchanan's exit. Buchanan herself said "Although it was not my choice to leave, it's time to enter a new chapter in my life. I would like to state that there were no arguments, bullying or anything of the sort that lead [sic] to this. Sometimes a breakdown in communication and lack of trust can result in many different things"
At the same time as these announcements, it was also confirmed that Ewen was replacing Buchanan, and was invited to begin recording her vocals over Buchanan's in preparation for the album's release. Soon after the dual announcement of Buchanan's departure and Ewen's addition to the group, Ewen was flown straight to America to film the music video for the second single from Sweet 7, "About a Girl". Additional new material was recorded in November 2009. Buchanan reunited with the original Sugababes line-up with former members Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy in 2011, but the trio would not regain the Sugababes name and trademark until 2019. Buchanan, Buena and Donagy announced their official comeback soon after. In March 2023, Buchanan described Sweet 7 as "terrible" and "embarrassing," and stated she would never again perform any of the songs from the album.
"Thank You for the Heartbreak" is an electropop song with a 1980s electro influence. David Balls of Digital Spy described it as a "snappy electropop number", and noted its potential to "have slotted quite nicely" onto Sugababes' fifth studio album, Change (2007). During an interview with Digital Spy, group member Amelle Berrabah stated that "Thank You for the Heartbreak" is amongst the tracks on the album that the Sugababes enjoy, and later named it a potential single from the album. There was a "potential lyrical mishap" with the song's lyric, 'dancing off my tears', on which Heidi Range replied: "If people want to sing that when we perform it, well, we won't complain!" Nick Levine of Digital Spy wrote that the song "displays the Sugababes spunk of old" in comparison to the other "characterless" tracks on the album. David Balls of Digital Spy noted that the song suggests that the Sugababes "extracted maximum benefit from their recording sessions in LA earlier this year", and they did not "stray too far from their comfort zone". Balls also described "Thank You for the Heartbreak", as well as the album's second single "About a Girl", as a track that is both "fresh-sounding" and "packed with the attitude that always made the group stand out." Thomas H Green of The Daily Telegraph listed the song in his "Download this" category. Lauren Murphy of Entertainment Ireland described it as a "minor saving grace" and "very likeable" in comparison to the other "mediocre" tracks on the album.
"She's a Mess" is an uptempo electropop song. Originally called "I'm a Mess", the group decided to retitle it due to concerns that the lyrics (such as "Drinking bottle after bottle / I'm such a mess in that dress / I'm not impressed") encouraged binge drinking. However, Range stated that "there are some lyrics that are quite cheeky but people shouldn't take them seriously." During an interview for Digital Spy, Berrabah described the overall sound of Sweet 7, saying: "It's quite an uptempo album with a lot of different sounds." Berrabah cited "She's a Mess" as an example for this, which she said was "just totally different from everything else." Jon O'Brien of AllMusic wrote that the "aptly named 'She's a Mess' is a chaotic attempt at a Clubland trance-pop floor-filler". Al Fox of the British Broadcasting Corporation called the song, along with the album's third single "Wear My Kiss", a "glimmer of brilliance" and went on to say that it is saved by Berrabah's "unashamed attitude". Christopher Lee of The Scotsman named it one of the better tracks on the album, although admitted that it "wouldn't have sounded much different coming from any other girl band". Nick Levine of Digital Spy wrote that "sisterhood" is being "jettisoned entirely" on the track, which he described as "crass and misogynistic". Celina Murphy of Hot Press suggested that "She's a Mess" "might actually sound quite punchy" if it was recorded by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna.
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Sweet 7
Sweet 7 is the seventh studio album by British girl group Sugababes, released on 5 March 2010 by Roc Nation and Island Records. Production for the album began in April 2009. Sweet 7 is the only Sugababes album to feature Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entrant Jade Ewen, who joined the group following the controversial departure of Keisha Buchanan in September 2009. As a result of the group line-up change, Sweet 7 was re-recorded to feature the vocals of new member Ewen and for the removal of Buchanan's vocals, making this the only Sugababes album that features none of the original members.
Production on the album began with Buchanan's involvement, who was featured on the lead single "Get Sexy", which peaked at number two in the UK. Following her departure, "About a Girl" and "Wear My Kiss" peaked at number eight and seven, respectively. The album was written and produced mostly musicians attached to Jay-Z's entertainment company Roc Nation; the involvement of Roc Nation's in-house producers gave the album a strong electro and dance-pop sound, derived from music and producers popular at the time, including: Fernando Garibay, Stargate and The Smeezingtons. Despite the high-profile input, Sweet 7 was negatively received by critics, who criticised the lack of an identifiable sound and soul from the project, as well as the group's loss of identity due to Buchanan's departure; many considered it a major step down in quality from their previous work.
Sweet 7 peaked at number 14 in the UK and number 35 in Ireland, becoming the group's second-lowest charting album to date in those countries. Promotion for the album ended after the release of the third single "Wear My Kiss". It was widely reported that the album underperformed; Sugababes would go on to be dropped by Roc Nation and end up leaving Island Records for a new three-album deal with Sony Music via a joint venture between RCA Records and Crown MD. Although this line up would go on to release another song "Freedom", retrospective coverage about this period in the band's history noted that the underperformance of Sweet 7 ultimately led to the permanent hiatus of Berrabah, Ewen and Range's version of the group. This hiatus would trigger the original line-up (Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhan Donaghy) reforming in 2012 and then later reclaiming the Sugababes name for themselves in 2019.
Prior to the album's creation, Sugababes signed a US record deal with Jay-Z's label Roc Nation. The album was recorded by Sugababes mostly in Los Angeles and New York with a couple of sessions in London. The group primarily worked with RedOne, Ryan Tedder, Stargate, Fernando Garibay, and The Smeezingtons. One of the album's tracks, "No More You", was written by Ne-Yo. Keisha Buchanan compared the song to Rihanna's "Hate That I Love You" and "Take a Bow". Buchanan told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat, the album has "definitely got the British feel throughout the album - we've not gone away and gone 'All American' on our fans." Buchanan continued, "I think it's given us a fresh energy again. I think the one thing we wanted to do was come back with something different." She also admitted the girls had become "complacent" around the time of Catfights and Spotlights (2008) but they also said that they are very proud of that album.
After the release of the album's first single "Get Sexy" and just two months before its initial projected November 2009 release, it was reported by the media that Amelle Berrabah had quit the group. Buchanan, however, denied any drama within the group and insisted that Berrabah would remain a member "for the moment". Rumors began circulating that Jade Ewen, the UK's 2009 Eurovision Song Contest entrant, would be joining the group and replacing Berrabah. On 21 September 2009, it was announced that Buchanan had left the band, although she stated via her Twitter account that it was not her decision to leave. Berrabah and fellow member Heidi Range later stated that they both attempted to quit the Sugababes, but were persuaded to stay by their managers, leading to Buchanan's exit. Buchanan herself said "Although it was not my choice to leave, it's time to enter a new chapter in my life. I would like to state that there were no arguments, bullying or anything of the sort that lead [sic] to this. Sometimes a breakdown in communication and lack of trust can result in many different things"
At the same time as these announcements, it was also confirmed that Ewen was replacing Buchanan, and was invited to begin recording her vocals over Buchanan's in preparation for the album's release. Soon after the dual announcement of Buchanan's departure and Ewen's addition to the group, Ewen was flown straight to America to film the music video for the second single from Sweet 7, "About a Girl". Additional new material was recorded in November 2009. Buchanan reunited with the original Sugababes line-up with former members Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy in 2011, but the trio would not regain the Sugababes name and trademark until 2019. Buchanan, Buena and Donagy announced their official comeback soon after. In March 2023, Buchanan described Sweet 7 as "terrible" and "embarrassing," and stated she would never again perform any of the songs from the album.
"Thank You for the Heartbreak" is an electropop song with a 1980s electro influence. David Balls of Digital Spy described it as a "snappy electropop number", and noted its potential to "have slotted quite nicely" onto Sugababes' fifth studio album, Change (2007). During an interview with Digital Spy, group member Amelle Berrabah stated that "Thank You for the Heartbreak" is amongst the tracks on the album that the Sugababes enjoy, and later named it a potential single from the album. There was a "potential lyrical mishap" with the song's lyric, 'dancing off my tears', on which Heidi Range replied: "If people want to sing that when we perform it, well, we won't complain!" Nick Levine of Digital Spy wrote that the song "displays the Sugababes spunk of old" in comparison to the other "characterless" tracks on the album. David Balls of Digital Spy noted that the song suggests that the Sugababes "extracted maximum benefit from their recording sessions in LA earlier this year", and they did not "stray too far from their comfort zone". Balls also described "Thank You for the Heartbreak", as well as the album's second single "About a Girl", as a track that is both "fresh-sounding" and "packed with the attitude that always made the group stand out." Thomas H Green of The Daily Telegraph listed the song in his "Download this" category. Lauren Murphy of Entertainment Ireland described it as a "minor saving grace" and "very likeable" in comparison to the other "mediocre" tracks on the album.
"She's a Mess" is an uptempo electropop song. Originally called "I'm a Mess", the group decided to retitle it due to concerns that the lyrics (such as "Drinking bottle after bottle / I'm such a mess in that dress / I'm not impressed") encouraged binge drinking. However, Range stated that "there are some lyrics that are quite cheeky but people shouldn't take them seriously." During an interview for Digital Spy, Berrabah described the overall sound of Sweet 7, saying: "It's quite an uptempo album with a lot of different sounds." Berrabah cited "She's a Mess" as an example for this, which she said was "just totally different from everything else." Jon O'Brien of AllMusic wrote that the "aptly named 'She's a Mess' is a chaotic attempt at a Clubland trance-pop floor-filler". Al Fox of the British Broadcasting Corporation called the song, along with the album's third single "Wear My Kiss", a "glimmer of brilliance" and went on to say that it is saved by Berrabah's "unashamed attitude". Christopher Lee of The Scotsman named it one of the better tracks on the album, although admitted that it "wouldn't have sounded much different coming from any other girl band". Nick Levine of Digital Spy wrote that "sisterhood" is being "jettisoned entirely" on the track, which he described as "crass and misogynistic". Celina Murphy of Hot Press suggested that "She's a Mess" "might actually sound quite punchy" if it was recorded by Barbadian recording artist Rihanna.