Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten [UK]
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Track List: Unwritten [UK]
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Album Details: Unwritten [UK]
- Release Date:
- 11/23/2004
- Label:
- Sony Bmg Europe
- UPC:
- 828766399929
Pro Reviews: Unwritten [UK]
| EXPERT RATING: No Rating From AMG Reviews In September 2004 Natasha Bedingfield debuted smashingly in the United Kingdom. Her first record, Unwritten, went to number one almost immediately and the glowing response established her as an instant pop star. Her ascent mirrored the sudden popularity of brother Daniel Bedingfield in 2001, when his bedroom production "Gotta Get Through This" rocketed similarly up the charts. For Natasha, it's "Single" and the nearperfect "These Words (I Love You, I Love You)" tracks that merge the rhythms and flavors of hiphop and RB with unique melodies and Bedingfield's vocal confidence "Single," for example, suggests Kelly Clarkson's 2003 single "Miss Independent." Bedingfield cowrites all but one song on Unwritten, working with songwriters like Guy Chambers (Robbie Williams), Andrew Frampton (S Club 7), and Danielle Brisebois. And she stays remarkably poised throughout, selling some of the album's weaker arrangements with the dusky grain at the top end of her vocal. "Silent Movie" and "Piece of Me" make moves typical of pop in the 21st century the former actually sounds like a Williams song, while the latter tries to energize its chorus with blaring guitars. But it's Bedingfield who does the energizing, intersecting Pink's knowing swagger with the confessional exuberance of youth (typified in the blurted "I love you I love you/I love you I love you"'s of "These Words"). Even when Unwritten emulates the trends, its tendency to play out like a personal diary put to beats and keys saves it from the soundalike pile. The bubblingly positive title track is another highlight "Drench yourself in words unspoken Live your life with arms wide open Today is where your book begins" as is the soulful hiphop of "Drop Me in the Middle," which features London MC Estelle. "I Bruise Easily" is the latealbum standout, a ballad that's as epically romantic as you'd expect (keening strings, Bedingfield's voice breaking on the line "Be gentle..."), but it doesn't get out of hand, retaining the tact that the majority of Unwritten has. It's a wellmade pop album for the new millennium with star quality at its center. [BMG International issued an eleven track edition in 2004.] - Johnny Loftus, All Music Guide |
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Natasha Bedingfield Biography
Originally from New Zealand, Natasha Bedingfield grew up in Southeast London, where she and her siblings were raised around music. By their teens, Natasha, brother Daniel, and sister Nikola had formed an RBbased singing group. It didn't last, but the...Full Natasha Bedingfield Biography
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