2003 studio album by Rachel Stevens
Funky Dory |
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Studio album by Rachel Stevens |
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Released | 29 September 2003 |
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Studio | London, England Stockholm, Sweden |
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Genre | Pop |
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Length | 40:00 |
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Producer | - Arnthor
- BAG
- Bloodshy & Avant
- Yak Bondy
- Ben Chapman
- David Eriksen
- Martin Harrington
- Pete Hoffmann
- Stephen Lipson
- Wild Oscar
- Michael Peden
- B Rich
- Richard X
- Martin Sjølie
- Brio Taliaferro
- Jeremy Wheatley
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Rachel Stevens chronology |
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| Funky Dory (2003) | Come and Get It (2005) | |
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Singles from Funky Dory |
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Alternative cover |
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2004 re-issue artwork |
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Singles from Funky Dory (re-issue) |
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Funky Dory is the solo debut album by English singer Rachel Stevens. It was released by Polydor Records on 29 September 2003 in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by various record producers, including Bloodshy & Avant and Richard X. Funky Dory received a positive reception from music critics who complimented its surprising diversity, charm and relative depth.[1][2] It became Stevens' most successful album release, and reached number nine in the United Kingdom, where it was certified gold.[3] On 16 July 2004, the album was reissued in the United Kingdom, including three new songs, and reached number thirteen on the UK Albums Chart.
Critical reception
The Observer critic Peter Robinson called Funky Dory "an excellent album. It's stylish, decadent and temperamental, and it's teeming with melodrama: like a Geri Halliwell album, but not crap. And there's a total absence of desperation. While Halliwell's first album was about killing off Ginger, Stevens is not lumbered with any such task since, despite having spent half a decade as one of pop's biggest names, Rachel had no personality [...] Twelve-year-olds will rightly believe they're too old for S Club 8, but they won't be very impressed with the taut New Jill Swing of "I Got the Money", while the steely "Silk" (Erotica-era Madonna with Britney's "I'm a Slave 4 U" verse melody and a sudden, magnificent James Bond flourish in the middle eight) is cool and sassy but a massive Hi-NRG overhaul away from prompting a "Reach"-style amyl nitrate moment down at G-A-Y."[2]
Funky Dory debuted and peaked at number nine on the UK Albums Chart.[4] The album was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) after three days and reached gold status on 10 October 2003.[3] It descended from the top-seventy-five after six weeks.[4] The albums re-issue debuted at number thirteen on the UK Albums Chart in 2004, selling 14,600 copies in its first week, becoming the hundred and eightieth best-selling album of 2004 in the UK.[5] Together, both editions have sold over 110,000 copies in the UK.[5]
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex" | | Bloodshy & Avant | 3:28 |
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2. | "Funky Dory" | | | 3:12 |
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3. | "Fools" | | BAG & Arnthor | 3:13 |
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4. | "Breathe In, Breathe Out" | - Daniel Thørnqvist
- Rikard Lögfgren
| Stephen Lipson | 3:14 |
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5. | "Glide" | - Dennis
- Karlsson
- Jonback
- Winnberg
| Bloodshy & Avant | 3:38 |
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6. | "Heaven Has to Wait" | | Bloodshy & Avant | 4:10 |
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7. | "Blue Afternoon" | | Bondy | 4:14 |
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8. | "I Got the Money" | | | 4:05 |
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9. | "Little Secret" | | Eriksen | 3:28 |
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10. | "Solid" | | | 3:47 |
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11. | "Silk" | | Peden | 3:36 |
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United Kingdom edition and 2023 digital reissue bonus trackNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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12. | "Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex" (Bimbo Jones Club Mix) | - Dennis
- Karlsson
- Jonback
- Winnberg
| - Bloodshy & Avant
- Bimbo Jones[a]
| 6:46 |
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2004 reissueNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Some Girls" | | | 3:34 |
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2. | "Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex" | - Dennis
- Jonback
- Karlsson
- Winnberg
| Bloodshy & Avant | 3:28 |
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3. | "Funky Dory" (single version) | | - Eriksen
- Sjølie
- Jeremy Wheatley[b]
- Brio Taliaferro[b]
| 3:13 |
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4. | "Fools" | | BAG & Arnthor | 3:13 |
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5. | "Breathe In, Breathe Out" (SWAT-Team version) | | | 3:14 |
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6. | "Glide" | - Dennis
- Karlsson
- Jonback
- Winnberg
| Bloodshy & Avant | 3:38 |
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7. | "Heaven Has to Wait" | | Bloodshy & Avant | 4:10 |
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8. | "More, More, More" | Gregg Diamond | Wild Oscar | 3:33 |
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9. | "Blue Afternoon" | | Bondy | 4:14 |
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10. | "I Got the Money" | | | 4:05 |
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11. | "Little Secret" | | Eriksen | 3:28 |
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12. | "Solid" | - Petersen-Øverleir
- Eriksen
- Greene
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13. | "Silk" | | Peden | 3:36 |
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United Kingdom reissue bonus trackNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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14. | "Some Girls" (Rhythm Masters Vocal Mix) | | | 6:46 |
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Notes
- ^a denotes remixer
- ^b denotes additional producer
Charts
Weekly charts Year-end charts Chart (2003) | Position | UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 165 | Chart (2004) | Position | UK Albums (OCC)[5] | 180 | |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
United Kingdom (BPI)[3] | Gold | 100,000^ |
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, and editions Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Edition(s) |
United Kingdom | 29 September 2003 | | Polydor | Original |
Hong Kong | 9 March 2004 |
Canada | 16 March 2004 |
United Kingdom | 16 July 2004 | Re-release |
United States | 26 June 2007 | Re-release |
References
- ^ a b "Rachel Stevens – Funky Dory – RTÉ Ten". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "Rachel Stevens, Funky Dory: 5 stars | The Observer". The Guardian. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
- ^ a b c "British album certifications – Rachel Stevens – Funky Dory". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d "2003 UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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Albums | - Funky Dory
- Come and Get It
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Singles | |
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Concert tours | |
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Related topics | |
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Authority control databases | - MusicBrainz release group
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