Nine (Samantha Jade album)

Nine
Studio album by Samantha Jade
Released 20 November 2015
Genre
Length 38:34
Label Sony
Samantha Jade chronology
Samantha Jade
(2012)		 Nine
(2015)
Singles from Nine
  1. "Shake That"
    Released: 17 July 2015
  2. "Always"
    Released: 26 February 2016[1]

Nine is the second studio album by Australian singer Samantha Jade, released through Sony Music Australia on 20 November 2015. It is her first album of completely original material.

Background

Nine has been in the works since Jade won The X Factor Australia in 2012, but experienced numerous delays – most notably the passing of her mother in 2014. In February 2014, Jade put her career on hold to care for her mother Jacqueline after she was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer.[2] While in hospital, her mother was heavily involved in the album's plans. "She actually had a lot of input into it... she was in bed and I was there with her so I went through all the artwork with her, all the ideas for the songs and played her the songs we had."[3]

After her mother passed four months later, Jade continued recording for the album, newly inspired by her recent experiences.[2] On 18 November 2014, she released a new single, "Sweet Talk". She decided to release a positive, summery song, as she "didn’t want to come out with anything too deep after the kind of year I've had."[3] It was originally intended to be the lead single from Nine,[4] however after a moderate peak of number 38 on the ARIA Singles Chart, it did not make the final track list.

The album's title, and title track, Nine is a reference to the nine years between releasing her debut single, "Step Up", and finally achieving her goal of releasing her first album of original material.[5] Jade further explains the meaning behind the title; “When I wrote ‘Nine’, I wanted to get a sense of positivity in even the darkest moments so it came with the reference of being on cloud 9 or a cat with nine lives. The number 9 has also always been important in our family, and our birth dates have some sort of connection with it too. The song is very organic in that sense and directly from my heart.”[6]

Release

Nine was released physically and digitally on 20 November 2015. The album's artwork, track list and official release date were revealed on 10 November 2015. It was made available for pre-order that same day with a new promotional single, "What You Want".[7] "Born to Be Alive" was released as the album's second promotional single on 17 November 2015.[8]

Singles

"Shake That", featuring American rapper Pitbull, was released as the album's lead single on 17 July 2015.[9] It peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Singles Chart. After announcing and releasing for pre-order the follow-up single "Always",[10] originally intended for release on 6 November 2015, Jade changed course and decided to give "Shake That" a second promotional push, with a performance on The X Factor Australia on 10 November 2015.

"Always" was released as the second single on 26 February 2016.[1] Jade had also stated her intention to release "at least two more" singles from Nine.[11]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Always"  
Jon Levine 3:01
2. "Naked"  
DNA 3:48
3. "Wait for It"  
  • Tiffany Fred
  • Mansur Zafr
Mansur Zafr 3:15
4. "What You Want"  
  • MdL
  • Tom Meredith
 3:34
5. "Only Just Begun"  
  • Jade
  • Egizii
  • Musumeci
DNA 3:58
6. "Shake That" (featuring Pitbull)
 3:38
7. "Show Me Love"  
Trinity Music 3:24
8. "Let the Good Times Roll"  
  • MdL
  • Tom Meredith
 3:53
9. "Castle"  
Khaled Rohaim 3:30
10. "Born to Be Alive"  
The Fliptones 3:16
11. "Nine"  
  • Jade
  • Poor
  • Beau Golden
  • MdL
  • Tom Meredith
 3:17
Total length:
 38:34

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12] 11
Australian Artist Albums (ARIA)[13] 2

Release history

Region Date Format Label
Australia[7][14] 20 November 2015 CD, digital download Sony Music Australia

References

  1. 1 2 "Always (SIGNED COPY) by Samantha Jade". Sanity. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 "I’ve lost my beautiful mother, but I’ll never stop singing, vows Samantha Jade". news.com.au. new.com.au. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "'She had a lot of input'". Daily Mail Australia. Daily Mail Australia. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Sweet Talk (Single)". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Wass, Mike. "Samantha Jade Unveils The Cover And Tracklist Of Debut LP ‘Nine’". Idolator. Idolator. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  6. ↑ "Samantha Jade FINALLY releasing debut album Nine..!". SnapCracklePop. SnapCracklePop. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
  7. 1 2 "Nine". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  8. ↑ Jade, Samantha. "Twitter status". Twitter. Retrieved 16 November 2015.
  9. ↑ "Shake That (feat. Pitbull) - Single". iTunes. Apple. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. ↑ "Always (SIGNED COPY) by Samantha Jade". Sanity. Sanity. Retrieved 11 November 2015.
  11. ↑ "POP FAN FIVE : Samantha Jade". Auspop. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Australiancharts.com – Samantha Jade – Nine". Hung Medien. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  13. ↑ "ARIA Australian Artist Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 2015-11-30. Archived from the original on 2015-11-29. Retrieved 2015-11-28.
  14. ↑ "Nine (SIGNED COPY) by Samantha Jade". Sanity. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
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