Seven Years – Ten Weeks

Seven Years - Ten Weeks
Studio album by David Sneddon
Released	28 April 2003
Recorded	2003
Genre	Pop
Label	Mercury
Producer	Hugh Padgham & Gus Dudgeon
David Sneddon chronology
- Seven Years - Ten Weeks (2003) White Noise (EP) (2007)

Seven Years – Ten Weeks is the debut album from Fame Academy winner David Sneddon, released on 28 April 2003 (see 2003 in music), a week after his second single Don't Let Go. The album reached No 5 in the UK Album Chart before falling to No 11.^[1][2] The album spawned the number one single Stop Living the Lie, Don't Let Go and Best of Order.^[3]

Track listing

1. "Best of Order"
2. "Time to Fall Down"
3. "Stop Living the Lie"
4. "All My Life"
5. "Follow Me"
6. "Don't Let Go"
7. "The Bluebird"
8. "Lazy"
9. "OK"
10. "Without You"
11. "Neverland"
12. "Long Time Coming"
13. "I Love You"

The album also contains the music videos for "Stop Living the Lie" and "Don't Let Go"

Production

Sneddon's album, was released in April 2003, four months after he won the BBC Fame Academy TV show, and entered the UK album chart at No.5. The album contains all original compositions written by Sneddon, and four songs co-written with Martians' member John Kielty. David wrote songs about his seven years after leaving university when he performed with bands and on stage in Scotland - and about his ten weeks singing live on the BBC television series. The album contains his three chart singles "Stop Living The Lie", "Don't Let Go" and "Best of Order".^[2] The album was produced by Hugh Padgham who produced Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel in the '80s, and was recorded with Elton John's band. There was a Scottish album launch for the release on 27 April when David performed 7 gigs in ten hours all over Scotland. ^[4]

Singles

The following singles were released from Seven Years - Ten Weeks:

• The first single, "Stop Living the Lie", was released on 13 January 2003, following on from his Fame Academy appearances. David Sneddon had written the song himself, unlike the debut singles from Pop Idol contestants Will Young and Gareth Gates. It charted at No.1 in the UK singles chart in January 2003.
• "Don't Let Go" was Sneddon's second release on 21 February 2003. It was his second top-10 hit, peaking at No.3 in the UK, and also reached No.48 on the World Charts.
• "Best of Order" was the third and final release from the album, charting at No.28 in the UK.

Chart performance

The album reached No.5 in the UK album chart and remained in the top 40 for two weeks.

See also

• David Sneddon discography

References

1. "CD Universe". CD Universe. Retrieved 2003-05-13.
2. "Charts US". Charts U. Retrieved 2003-05-13.
3. "Top40-Charts". Top40-Charts. Retrieved 2003-05-04.
4. "David Sneddon Fansite". David Sneddon Fansite. Retrieved 2005-08-01.