All Rise (Blue album)

All Rise
Studio album by Blue
Released	26 November 2001
Recorded	2000–2001; London, England
Genre	Pop, R&B
Label	Virgin, Innocent
Blue chronology
All Rise (2001) One Love (2002)
Singles from All Rise
"All Rise" Released: 17 May 2001 "Too Close" Released: 27 August 2001 "If You Come Back" Released: 12 November 2001 "Fly By" Released: 18 March 2002 "Best in Me" Released: 18 August 2002

All Rise is the debut studio album by English boy band Blue, released on 26 November 2001 in the United Kingdom and on 27 April 2004 in the United States. It peaked at number one on the UK Albums Chart and was certified 4× Platinum in the UK.^[1] The album spent 63 weeks on the UK top 75 Albums chart.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
NME	[4]

The album received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Sharon Mawer of AllMusic gave the album three and half stars out of five and noted, "The vocals were sung as if there was some real feeling, and that maybe is what separated Blue from their peers."^[3] Andre Paine of the NME gave the album five stars out of ten stating, when describing some of the tracks that "All of these are fine, but so as not to alienate a single teenage girl, there's also the traditional boyband slop; 'If You Come Back' ...the ballads and various Backstreet Boys rip-offs. But at least Stargate & Ray Ruffin know what they do. And Blue are young and talented enough to secure themselves a successful pop career."^[4]

Singles

• "All Rise" — The debut single, released in May 2001. The single peaked at No. 4 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 3 on the Australian Top 40, at No. 1 in New Zealand and No. 5 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
• "Too Close" — The second single, released in August 2001. The song is a cover version of U.S. R&B group Next's number one hit. The single peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 5 on the Australian Top 40, No. 1 in New Zealand and No. 17 in Ireland. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
• "If You Come Back" — The third single, released in November 2001. The single peaked at No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart. The song was produced by multi-platinum producer Ray Ruffin & co-written by Nicole Formescu, Ray Ruffin, Lee Brennan and Ian Hope. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
• "Fly By II" — The fourth and final single, released in March 2002. The single peaked at No. 6 on the UK Singles Chart, at No. 9 in New Zealand, No. 16 in Ireland, and No. 23 in Belgium. The song has received a Silver sales status certification for sales of over 200,000 copies in the UK.
• "Best in Me" — Released as a single exclusively in Australia and New Zealand in August 2002. The single peaked at No. 10 on the New Zealand Singles Chart, becoming one of Blue's most successful singles in the region. A music video was recorded and was later used to promote the group's compilation album, Best of Blue.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"All Rise"	Mikkel S. Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen, Simon Webbe, Daniel Stephens	Stargate	3:43
2.	"Too Close"	Kier Gist, Darren Lighty, Robert Huggar, Raphael Brown, Robert Ford Jr., Denzil Miller, James B. Moore, Kurtis Walker, Larry Smith	Ray Ruffin, Cutfather & Joe^[a]	3:45
3.	"This Temptation"	Eliot Kennedy, Steve Richards, Webbe, Antony Costa, Duncan James, Lee Ryan	Steelworks, Dancin' Danny D^[a]	3:35
4.	"If You Come Back"	Ruffin, Nicole Formescu, Ian Hope, Lee Brennan	Ruffin, Pete Craigie^[a], Stevie Lange^[b]	3:27
5.	"Fly By"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Webbe	Stargate	3:46
6.	"Bounce"	Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Webbe	Stargate	3:52
7.	"Long Time"	Hope, Ruffin, Costa, Webbe	Ruffin	4:14
8.	"Make It Happen"	Jan Kask, Peter Mansson, Wayne Hector, Ali Tennant	Stargate, Kask^[a], Mansson^[a], Lange^[b]	3:14
9.	"Back to You"	Hope, Ruffin, Webbe, Costa, James, Ryan	Ruffin, Craigie^[a], Lange^[b]	3:04
10.	"Girl I'll Never Understand"	Tim Woodcock, Gary Barlow	Steelworks, Craigie^[a]	3:26
11.	"Back Some Day"	Woodcock, Mike Terry	Steelworks, Craigie^[a]	4:00
12.	"Best in Me"	Bill Padley, Jem Godfrey	Padley, Godfrey	3:11

Japanese special edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"All Rise" (Blacksmith R'n'B Club Rub)	Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan, Webbe, Stephens	Stargate, Blacksmith*	4:24
14.	"If You Come Back" (Blacksmith R'n'B Smooth Rub)	Formescu, Brennan, Ruffin, Hope	Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie*, Blacksmith*	3:41
15.	"If You Come Back" (The Playa's Mix)	Formescu, Brennan, Ruffin, Hope	Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie*	3:57
16.	"Too Close" (Live from Rumba, Melbourne)	Gist, Lighty, Huggar, Brown, Ford Jr., Miller, Moore, Walker, Smith	Ray Ruffin, Cutfather & Joe*	5:02

Asian special edition bonus AVCD
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"All Rise" (Music video)			3:43
2.	"Too Close" (Music video)			3:45
3.	"If You Come Back" (Music video)			3:27
4.	"Fly By II" (Music video)			3:46
5.	"Best in Me" (Music video)			3:11
6.	"All Rise" (Acoustic)	Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan, Webbe, Stephens	Stargate	3:43
7.	"Too Close" (Blacksmith R'n'B Club Rub)	Gist, Lighty, Huggar, Brown, Ford Jr., Miller, Moore, Walker, Smith	Ray Ruffin, Cutfather & Joe*, Blacksmith*	3:45
8.	"If You Come Back" (8 Jam Street Mix)	Formescu, Brennan, Ruffin, Hope	Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie*	3:27
9.	"Fly By" (Stargate Trilogy Remix)	Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan, Webbe	Stargate	3:46
10.	"This Temptation" (Blacksmith R'n'B Radio Rub)	Kennedy, Richards, Ryan, Costa, James, Webbe	Steelworks, Dancin' Danny D*, Blacksmith*	3:35
11.	"Love R.I.P."	Padley, Godfrey	Padley, Godfrey	3:39
12.	"Megamix"	John Riley	John Riley	6:56

Deluxe edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Sweet Thing"	SUPA'FLYAS, Damon Sharpe, Lindy Robbins, Ali Tennant, Simon Webbe	SUPA'FLYAS	3:36
2.	"Made for Loving You"	Gary Barlow, Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock	Steelworks, Pete Craigie*	3:25
3.	"All Rise" (Acoustic)	Eriksen, Hermansen, Rustan, Webbe, Stephens	Stargate	3:43
4.	"Too Close" (Blacksmith R'n'B Club Rub)	Gist, Lighty, Huggar, Brown, Ford Jr., Miller, Moore, Walker, Smith	Ray Ruffin, Cutfather & Joe*, Blacksmith*	3:45
5.	"If You Come Back" (8 Jam Street Mix)	Formescu, Brennan, Ruffin, Hope	Ray Ruffin, Pete Craigie*	3:27

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies an additional vocal producer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2001–02) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 31 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 4 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[7] 9 Europe (European Top 100 Albums)[8] 8 French Albums (SNEP)[9] 147 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[10] 68 Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 5 Japanese Albums (Oricon) 218 Malaysian Albums[12] 5 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[13] 2 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[14] 28 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[15] 30 Scottish Albums Chart (OCC)[16] 6 Turkish Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 27 UK Albums (OCC)[17] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Peak position Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] 3 UK Albums (OCC) 16 Chart (2002) Peak position UK Albums (OCC)[18] 26 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–09) Peak position UK Albums (OCC) 91

Certifications

Region	Certification	Sales/shipments
Australia (ARIA)[19]	Gold	35,000
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[20]	Gold	25,000
Ireland (IRMA)[21]	3× Platinum	45,000
Japan (RIAJ)[22]	N/A	4,420
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23]	2× Platinum	30,000
Portugal (AFP)[24]	Silver	10,000
United Kingdom (BPI)[25]	4× Platinum	1,200,000
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[26]	Platinum	1,000,000
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone ^xunspecified figures based on certification alone

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