Fabulous (album)

Fabulous
Studio album by Sheena Easton
Released 13 November 2000 / February 2001
Recorded London, Las Vegas
Genre Hi-NRG, Disco, Dance
Label Universal International
Producer Ian Masterson, Terry Ronald, Tony Swain
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Fabulous is the 15th album by Scottish singer Sheena Easton, released in November 2000. The album charted in the UK at #185 and contains Euro Hi-NRG cover versions of hit songs from the 1970s and '80s, most of them disco classics. The album also contains two original compositions. The first single released from the album was a remake of "Giving Up Giving In", which had originally been a hit for The Three Degrees in 1978. Easton's version was less successful, peaking at #54 on the UK Singles Chart.

A second single was released in 2001, a cover of Donna Summer's 1982 hit "Love Is in Control" with double A-side "Don't Leave Me This Way" with an accompanying video that was taken from footage of Easton's album launch concert at G-A-Y nightclub in London. However, this too was unsuccessful and shelved indefinitely.

In Japan, Fabulous was released in February 2001 and the first single was "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" which had originally been recorded by Frankie Valli in the 1960s, though a disco version had been a hit for Boys Town Gang in the early 1980s. The album was packaged differently from the UK version and included two bonus tracks; "I Need Your Lovin'" (a cover of the 1980 Teena Marie song) and a remix of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You".

In Australia, Fabulous was released on 24 February 2001 and Easton was asked to perform songs from the album to close out 2001 Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras ceremonies.

Remixes of the singles were produced by Joey Negro, Sleaze Sisters, Sharp Boys, Rob Searle, DJ Soma Grow and Almighty. The album was a commercial failure in the UK, though the album did enjoy mild success in dance clubs in London, Japan, and Australia. The album was only released throughout continental Europe, Japan, Australia, and Argentina.

Track listing

  1. "Don't Leave Me This Way" (Cary Gilbert, Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff)
  2. "Giving Up, Giving In" (Giorgio Moroder, Pete Bellotte)
  3. "Love Is in Control" (Merria Ross, Quincy Jones, Rod Temperton)
  4. "That's What Friends Are For" (Deniece Williams, Fritz Baskett, Lani Groves)
  5. "Never Can Say Goodbye" (Clifton Davis)
  6. "Best of My Love" (Al McKay, Maurice White)
  7. "On My Own" - duet with Terry Ronald (Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager)
  8. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Bob Gaudio, Bob Crewe)
  9. "You Never Gave Me the Chance" (Ian Masterson, Terry Ronald)
  10. "Get Here to Me" (Ian Masterson, Terry Ronald)
Bonus tracks
  1. "I Need Your Lovin'"
  2. "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (DJ Soma Grow Sound Mix)

Chart positions (2000–2001)

  1. UK Album Chart - #185
  2. Japan Album Chart - #85
  3. Swedish Album Chart - #52
  4. Estonia Album Chart - #13

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/r513096

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