Complete Me

Complete Me
Studio album by Frankmusik
Released 31 July 2009 (2009-07-31)
Genre
Length 45:23
Label Island
Producer
Frankmusik chronology
Complete Me
(2009)
Do It in the AM
(2011)
Alternative cover
Completely Me cover
Singles from Complete Me
  1. "In Step"/"Done Done"
    Released: 2 June 2008
  2. "3 Little Words"
    Released: 23 November 2008
  3. "Better Off as Two"
    Released: 12 April 2009
  4. "Confusion Girl"
    Released: 19 July 2009
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic(62/100)[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
BBC Music(mixed)[3]
Clash(8/10)[4]
Drowned in Sound(2/10)[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Independent(positive)[7]
Metro[8]
musicOMH[9]
NME(1/10)[10]
The Times[11]

Complete Me is the debut studio album by English recording artist Frankmusik. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2009 by Island Records. A deluxe edition, released on the same day in both CD and digital formats, included a bonus CD titled "Re-Complete Me", containing the full album remixed and re-edited by Frankmusik himself into one continuous 38-minute DJ set.[12][13] An acoustic version of the album titled Completely Me was released digitally on 6 December 2009.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "In Step"  Vincent Turner
  • Frankmusik
  • Jeremy Wheatley*
3:40
2. "Better Off as 2"  Turner
2:56
3. "Gotta Boyfriend?"  Turner
  • Frankmusik
  • Price
3:20
4. "Confusion Girl"  Turner
2:59
5. "Your Boy"  Turner
  • Frankmusik
  • Price
2:41
6. "When You're Around"  
  • Frankmusik
  • Price
  • Mark Taylor*
2:51
7. "3 Little Words"  Turner
  • Frankmusik
  • Price
  • Taylor*
2:50
8. "Wonder Woman"  Turner
  • Frankmusik
  • Price
  • Wheatley*
2:57
9. "Complete Me"  Turner
  • Frankmusik
  • Price
2:56
10. "Vacant Heart"  
  • Norland
  • Frankmusik
3:31
11. "Time Will Tell"  
  • Turner
  • Steven Young
  • Martin Young
  • Frankmusik
  • Price
3:08
12. "Done Done"  TurnerFrankmusik 3:42
13. "Run Away from Trouble"  Turner
  • Frankmusik
  • Price
4:20
14. "Olivia" (hidden track; added onto the end of track 13)TurnerFrankmusik 3:32

(*) denotes additional producer

Notes

Completely Me

The acoustic version of the album, titled Completely Me, was released digitally on 6 December 2009 containing the same track listing as that of the standard album (except for "When You're Around"), but each song was re-recorded and stripped down.[15] As such, the running time for each song differs from the original release.

No. Title Length
1. "In Step"   3:39
2. "Better Off as 2"   2:50
3. "Gotta Boyfriend?"   3:17
4. "Confusion Girl"   3:20
5. "Your Boy"   2:42
6. "3 Little Words"   3:20
7. "Wonder Woman"   2:50
8. "Complete Me"   3:04
9. "Vacant Heart"   3:07
10. "Time Will Tell"   3:12
11. "Done Done"   3:43
12. "Run Away from Trouble"   3:46

Personnel

  • Frankmusik – vocals, producer, executive producer; additional producer (track 10)
  • Beatriz Artola – engineer (track 4)
  • Tom Beard – cover photography
  • Tim Debney – mastering
  • Richard Edgeler – mixing assistant (tracks 1, 2, 8, 11)
  • Ash Howes – mixing (tracks 4, 5, 9)
  • David Norland – producer (track 10); additional producer (track 4); executive producer

  • Chris Paroz – mixing (track 12)
  • Stuart Price – producer (tracks 2–9, 11, 13); mixing (tracks 3, 11, 13)
  • Red Design – art direction, design, illustration
  • Alberto Seveso – illustration
  • Fraser T Smith – additional producer (track 4)
  • Brio Taliaferro – additional programming (tracks 1, 2, 8)
  • Mark Taylor – additional producer, mixing (tracks 6, 7)
  • Adam Wakeman – additional piano (track 4)
  • Jeremy Wheatley – additional producer, mixing (tracks 1, 2, 8)

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Irish Albums Chart[16] 88
UK Albums Chart[17] 13

Release history

Country Date Label Edition
Ireland 31 July 2009[18] Island Records Standard, deluxe
United Kingdom 3 August 2009[19][20]
Germany 18 August 2009[21] Universal Music Standard
United Kingdom 6 December 2009[15] Island Records Completely Me

References

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  4. Zadeh, Joe (26 June 2009). "Frankmusik – Complete Me". Clash. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  5. Perry, Kevin E.G. (6 August 2009). "Frankmusik – Complete Me". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 9 August 2009.
  6. Sullivan, Caroline (31 July 2009). "Frankmusik: Complete Me". The Guardian. guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  7. Price, Simon (12 July 2009). "Album: Frankmusik, Complete Me, (Island)". The Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
  8. Haider, Arwa (3 August 2009). "Frankmusik finds a way to Complete you". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  9. Cragg, Michael. "Frankmusik – Complete Me". musicOMH. Retrieved 4 August 2009.
  10. Chester, Tim (5 August 2009). "Album review: Frankmusik – 'Complete Me'". NME. IPC Media. Retrieved 13 August 2009.
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  16. "Top 100 Individual Artist Albums". Irish Recorded Music Association. 6 August 2009. Retrieved 10 August 2009.
  17. "Frankmusik – Complete Me". The Official Charts Company. Chart Stats. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
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