Walk of Life (album)
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| Released | 12 July 2000 | |||
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| Length | 41:04 | |||
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| Singles from Walk of Life | ||||
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| Yahoo! | [5] |
Walk of Life is the second and final studio album by the English pop singer Billie Piper, released in July 2000. Piper's second album (her first released under her full name) produced three Top 30 singles in the UK – "Day & Night" (number 1), "Something Deep Inside" (number 4), and "Walk of Life" (number 25). The album itself reached number 14, the same position as her debut, but only reaching a Silver certification.
Background
[edit]The album was originally released in Japan in July 2000. Its release in other markets was delayed until October 2000. The releases differ in album art and track listing. The October 2000 release includes remixed versions of "Something Deep Inside" and "Walk of Life". The album was not released in the US.
A new mix of "Makin' My Way" (originally featured on the Pokémon: The First Movie soundtrack) was released on the Japanese version of the album. This and "First Love" were both replaced on international releases with "Bring It On" and "What Game Is This?". "First Love" was later used as the B-side to some releases of "Something Deep Inside".
"The Tide Is High", a cover of a song performed by The Paragons later covered by Blondie, was to be the fourth single from the album. Piper states in her book Growing Pains that she told Virgin Records not to bother releasing "The Tide Is High" as a single because she was worn out after appearing in court against a woman named Juliet Peters who had given Piper, her friends, and her family numerous death threats. A single mix and remixes were commissioned but never released.[citation needed]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Day & Night" |
| 3:15 | |
| 2. | "Something Deep Inside" (radio mix) |
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| 3:21 |
| 3. | "Walk of Life" |
| 3:49 | |
| 4. | "Safe with Me" |
| 3:32 | |
| 5. | "Bring It On" |
| Quiet Money | 3:29 |
| 6. | "Ring My Bell" |
| Later Inc. | 3:15 |
| 7. | "The Tide Is High" |
| Ray Ruffin | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Run That by Me" |
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| 4:01 |
| 9. | "Promises" |
| Mitra | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Because of You" |
| Steelworks | 3:37 |
| 11. | "What Game Is This?" |
| 3:33 | |
| 12. | "Misfocusing" |
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| 4:03 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Day & Night" |
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| 3:15 |
| 2. | "Something Deep Inside" (original version) |
| Steelworks | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Walk of Life" |
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| 3:49 |
| 4. | "Makin' My Way" | Diane Warren | Guy Roche | 4:25 |
| 5. | "Safe with Me" |
| 3:32 | |
| 6. | "Ring My Bell" |
| Later Inc. | 3:15 |
| 7. | "The Tide Is High" |
| Ray Ruffin | 3:07 |
| 8. | "Run That by Me" |
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| 4:01 |
| 9. | "Promises" |
| Mitra | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Because of You" |
| Steelworks | 3:37 |
| 11. | "First Love" |
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| 3:39 |
| 12. | "Misfocusing" |
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| 4:03 |
Notes
- ^[a] signifies a remixer.
- ^[b] signifies an original producer and remixer.
- ^[c] signifies an additional producer.
- ^[d signifies a vocal producer.
Personnel
[edit]- Billie Piper – vocals
- Eliot Kennedy – producer
- Tim Lever – producer, writer, musician
- Jim Marr – producer, mixing, programming, keyboards, guitar, bass guitar
- Wendy Page – producer, mixing, backing vocals, vocal arrangement
- Alexander Guardian – backing vocals
Release history
[edit]| Country | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japan | 12 July 2000 | CD | EMI Japan | [8] |
| United Kingdom | 2 October 2000 | Innocent | [9] |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2000) | Peak position |
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| Australian Albums (ARIA)[10] | 23 |
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[11] | 65 |
| New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[12] | 17 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] | 21 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[14] | 14 |
References
[edit]- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting May 15, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 13 May 2000. p. 21.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting September 18, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 16 September 2000. p. 31.
- ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting December 11, 2000: Singles". Music Week. 9 December 2000. p. 27.
- ^ [1] Archived 7 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 40 mins ago (20 April 2011). "Yahoo! UK & Ireland omg! – Celebrity Gossip | Videos". Yahoo!. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Walk of Life at Discogs
- ^ Walk of Life at Discogs
- ^ "Walk of Life - Billie Piper" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "New Releases – Releases For Week Starting October 2, 2000" (PDF). Music Week. 30 September 2000. p. 26. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Billie Piper – Walk of Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Billie Piper". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Billie Piper – Walk of Life". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
