Version (album)
Version (album)
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Studio album by Mark Ronson | ||||
| Released | 14 June 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2005–07 | |||
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| Length | 43:53 | |||
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| Producer | Mark Ronson | |||
Mark Ronson chronology | ||||
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Singles from Version | ||||
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Version is the second album by New York-based English producer Mark Ronson. It is an album of cover versions with a retro-inspired sound, which Mark Ronson describes as "Motown/Stax".[1]Version was released on 14 June 2007 in the iTunes Store, and it entered the UK Album Chart at number two on 22 June 2007.
The album reached number 2 on the UK Albums Chart and has sold 105,584 copies as of January 2015.[2]
Contents
1 About
2 Critical reception
3 Singles
4 Track listing
5 Personnel
6 Chart performance
7 Release history
8 References
9 External links
About
Released in mid-2007, the album charted in the Billboard 200 and debuted at number 2 in the UK, supported by the success of single "Stop Me", which charted at number 2 in the UK, top 5 of the US Dance charts, and in the top 40 of Italy and Australia. Upon its release, the album managed to crack into the World Top 40, charting at 29.
Ronson's next single, "Oh My God" with Lily Allen, became his second top 10 single, peaking at 8 in the UK. "Valerie", Ronson's third single, also peaked at number 2 in the British charts, kept out of the top spot by the Sugababes. It has spent a dozen weeks in the top 10 and has sold well over 300,000 copies. The song ended the year as the ninth biggest seller, behind number 1's "Bleeding Love", "Umbrella", "Grace Kelly" among others. "Valerie" also charted in the Switzerland and New Zealand charts and even managed to top the Dutch Top 40 for four consecutive weeks, keeping Leona Lewis from the top spot.
Ronson released "Just", featuring Alex Greenwald of Phantom Planet, as the fourth single in the United Kingdom. The song was quickly added to BBC Radio 1's "A-List".
Overall, the album has spent 45 weeks in the UK Top 75, with 10 weeks in the top 10. In December 2007, the album was certified triple platinum in the UK for sales of over 900,000 copies.[3]
As of 2010 the album has sold 65,000 copies in United States. [4]
BBC Radio 1 listed the album as the 12th most successful of 2007 in the UK, outperforming the likes of Justin Timberlake, Foo Fighters, Nelly Furtado and Lily Allen.[citation needed]
In February 2008, Ronson received a BRIT Award for Best British Male Solo Artist over favorite Mika. He also performed a medley of 3 songs from the album, the most acclaimed being "Valerie" in which Amy Winehouse appeared. After the ceremony, Version soared from 22 to 4 in the UK Albums chart.
The album cost more than £870,000 to launch.[5]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| The Guardian | [7] |
| NME | (6/10)[8] |
| Okayplayer |  [9] |
| Pitchfork Media | (3.3/10)[10] |
| Stylus Magazine | (B)[11] |
| Rolling Stone | [12] |
Critical response to the album was generally positive. Billboard called Version "the massively enjoyable sound of a guy determined to not miss a minute of his moment."[13] The New Statesman commented on "the record’s most essential qualities: warm-heartedness and a sense of fun."[14]Rolling Stone gave the album three-out-of-five stars, calling Version "an audacious set of...leftfield covers...turned into dance-soul tracks.[15] Despite the praise, the album inspired a number of mixed reviews. Rich Hughes gave it a 60% rating, saying that "whilst it was an admirable project and some of the results here are genuinely great, the misses just seem to dominate it."[16] Michelle Dhillon called the album "a conglomeration of obvious singles, littered with distinctly horrible numbers that are better ignored."[17]
Singles
The following tracks from the album were released as singles.
- "Just" – 2006 #48
- "Toxic" / "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" – 2006 (promo/vinyl release only)
- "Stop Me" – 2007 #2
- "Oh My God" – 2007 #8
- "Valerie" – 2007 #2
- "Just" – 2008 (re-release of 2006 single) #31
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" (featuring the Daptone Horns) | Chris Martin • Will Champion • Guy Berryman • Jonny Buckland | Coldplay | 3:12 |
| 2. | "Oh My God" (featuring Lily Allen) | Ricky Wilson • Andrew White • Simon Rix • Nick Baines • Nick Hodgson | Kaiser Chiefs | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Stop Me" (featuring Daniel Merriweather) | Morrissey • Johnny Marr • Holland-Dozier-Holland | The Smiths, The Supremes | 3:53 |
| 4. | "Toxic" (featuring Ol' Dirty Bastard and Tiggers) | Cathy Dennis • Christian Karlsson • Pontus Winnberg • Henrik Jonback • Russell Jones (add.) | Britney Spears | 4:05 |
| 5. | "Valerie" (featuring Amy Winehouse) | Dave McCabe • Russell Pritchard • Sean Payne • Abi Harding • Paul Molloy • Boyan Chowdhury | The Zutons | 3:39 |
| 6. | "Apply Some Pressure" (featuring Paul Smith) | Duncan Lloyd • Paul Smith | Maxïmo Park | 3:36 |
| 7. | "Inversion" | Mark Ronson | Original | 1:47 |
| 8. | "Pretty Green" (featuring Santigold) | Paul Weller | The Jam | 3:16 |
| 9. | "Just" (featuring Phantom Planet) | Thom Yorke • Jonny Greenwood • Colin Greenwood • Ed O'Brien • Philip Selway | Radiohead | 5:20 |
| 10. | "Amy" (featuring Kenna) | Ryan Adams | Ryan Adams | 3:32 |
| 11. | "The Only One I Know" (featuring Robbie Williams) | Martin Blunt • Tim Burgess • Jon Brookes • Rob Collins • Jonathan Baker | The Charlatans | 4:00 |
| 12. | "Diversion" | Ronson | Original | 1:19 |
| 13. | "L.S.F. (Lost Souls Forever)" (featuring Kasabian) | Sergio Pizzorno • Christopher Karloff | Kasabian | 3:30 |
| 14. | "Outversion" | Ronson | Original | 1:50 |
| Digital deluxe edition bonus tracks | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
| 15. | "Pistol of Fire" (featuring D. Smith) | Caleb Followill • Nathan Followill • Angelo Petraglia | Kings of Leon | 2:57 |
| 16. | "No One Knows" (featuring Domino Kirke) | Joshua Homme • Mark Lanegan | Queens of the Stone Age | 4:37 |
| 17. | "You're All I Need to Get By" (featuring Wale and Tawiah) | Nickolas Ashford • Valerie Simpson • Olubowale Victor Akintimehin (add.) | Ashford & Simpson | 3:10 |
| Japanese edition bonus track | ||||
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| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Original artist | Length |
| 15. | "Stop Me" (featuring Daniel Merriweather) (Kissy Sellout remix) | Morrissey • Marr • Holland-Dozier-Holland | The Smiths & The Supremes | 5:36 |
Personnel
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Chart performance
| Chart (2007)[18] | Peak position |
|---|---|
Dutch Albums Chart | 44 |
Irish Albums Chart | 21 |
Swiss Albums Chart | 51 |
UK Albums Chart | 2 |
| US Billboard 200[19] | 129 |
Release history
| Country | Date |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | 16 April 2007 |
United States | 10 July 2007 |
Brazil | 22 July 2008 |
References
^ "Mark Ronson – Intro Clip 2". YouTube. Retrieved 27 July 2013..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
^ Jones, Alan (26 January 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Ronson first artist to top singles and albums charts since 2013". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 7 November 2015. (Subscription required (help)).
^ "Version goes 2x Platinum". Retrieved 27 December 2007
^ http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/956933/mark-ronson-readies-record-collection-release
^ Allen, Liam (21 July 2010). "BBC News - What is a £1m record deal?". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^ AllMusic review
^ Alexis Petridis. "CD: Mark Ronson, Version". the Guardian.
^ NME.COM. "NME Reviews - Mark Ronson - NME.COM". NME.COM.
^ Okayplayer review Archived 13 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
^ "Mark Ronson". Pitchfork.
^ "Mark Ronson - Version - Review - Stylus Magazine". stylusmagazine.com.
^ Rolling Stone review
^ Vrabel, Jeff (14 July 2007), "Version". Billboard. 119 (28):43
^ Rogers, Jude (9 April 2007), "Here comes the summer". New Statesman. 136 (4837):42
^ Rob Sheffield (2007-06-14), "Version". Rolling Stone. (1028):101
^ Hughes, Rich 13 April 2007, "Mark Ronson - Version". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 14 December 2007
^ Dhillon, Michelle (6 May 2007). "Mark Ronson: Version" NG Magazine. Retrieved 14 December 2007
^ "Mark Ronson - Version - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
^ "Mark Ronson : Chart History". Billboard.com. Retrieved 26 July 2013.
External links
Version at MetaCritic
Categories:
- 2007 albums
- Mark Ronson albums
- Columbia Records albums
- Covers albums
- Albums produced by Mark Ronson
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