One Touch (Album)
Occupation
Keisha Buchanan Mutya Buena Siobhán Donaghy
One Touch ( German: A touch ) is the debut album by British girl group Sugababes which existed at the time of Siobhán Donaghy, Mutya Buena and Keisha Buchanan. It is the only album with founding member Siobhán Donaghy, who left the group in August 2001. The album peaked in the UK, where it was certified gold, the top 30 as well as in Germany, Austria and Switzerland the Top 10
Background information
The Sugababes were formed in 1998 by the manager of All Saints, Ron Tom. At the age of 13 years decided Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy, who had both contracts as solo artists, to work according to a joint appearance together in the future. While the studio recordings Buena invited her best friend Keisha Buchanan. Ron Tom decided to point out that the three should work from now on as a trio. He also helped them quickly to a recording contract with London Records. All songs on the album were co-written by the Sugababes. Despite the Gold award in the UK and good chart positions in Europe, the sale of the album for London Records was not satisfactory, so that the Sugababes were fired in the fall of 2001 by the label.
Reception
The album was recorded very positive from the critics. It was also perceived as particularly positive that the girls who were at that time only 15 or 16 years old, sang songs and wrote what were considered very mature for her age.
Title list
Placements
Singles
The first single, Overload was published on 11 September 2000 in the UK. This song was the first top ten hit of the Sugababes, it reached # 6 on the charts. In Germany and Austria, the song peaked at number three, while he finished 5th in the Swiss charts. In Germany the song also reached gold status. In addition, the song also in Asia was a great success where it reached number two on the MTV Hitlist Asian. As a next single New Year has been published. This reached number 12 in the UK and in the MTV Asia Hitlist 10th place, but could be placed in any other country. The third single from the album, Run for Cover, however, space was again somewhat more successful in the UK 13 The song reached number 20 in Germany, in Switzerland 36th and 38th in Austria and in the MTV Asia Hitlist 12th place The last single from the album was Soul sound. Except in Great Britain ( 30) and the MTV Asia Hitlist ( 16th place) was the song in any other country reach the charts. The Sugababes have passed since the Spice Girls the first band that has managed to get all singles from the debut album in the MTV Asia Hitlist reached the Top 20.