Kingsize (Five album)

Kingsize
Studio album by Five
Released 27 August 2001 (standard)
24 December 2001 (reissue)
Recorded 2000–2001
Genre Pop, hip hop, dance-pop, teen pop
Length 56:30
Label BMG, RCA
Producer Simon Cowell, Julian Gallagher, Richard Stannard, Ash Howes, Steve Mac, Stargate, Eliot Kennedy
Five chronology
Invincible
(1999)		 Kingsize
(2001)		 Greatest Hits
(2001)
Singles from Kingsize
  1. "Let's Dance"
    Released: 13 August 2001
  2. "Closer to Me/Rock the Party"
    Released: 24 November 2001 – 3 December 2001

Kingsize is the third studio album by English boy band Five. The album was released in the United Kingdom on 27 August 2001, reaching number three on the UK Albums Chart.[1] The album was later released in Australia on 2 December 2001. The album failed to chart in the United States.[2] The album went on to be certified Gold in the United Kingdom.

Three singles were released from Kingsize, including the UK Singles Chart-topping "Let's Dance", the band's last British single, "Closer to Me", and the international smash hit "Rock the Party".[1] The album was executively produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard.[3] This was the last album released by the group before their comeback twelve years later and the last to feature J Brown.

Background

Despite only being released three months earlier, Kingsize was re-issued in the United Kingdom on 24 December 2001, containing an additional track, "The Heat", as well an enhanced section, featuring music videos and interview clips.[4] The Japanese release of Kingsize features an additional slipcase, as well as the bonus track "1,2,3,4,5", which was issued as the B-side to "Closer to Me" in the United Kingdom.[5] Copies of the album bought at Woolworths stores in the United Kingdom came with an exclusive poster booklet, containing information and facts on the band, as well as a complete chart history and discography. The poster booklet also indicated that a VHS release was planned to be released alongside the album, entitled Kingsize: Behind the Scenes, detailing the recording of the album, featuring interviews with the band, and including the music videos for the lead single, "Let's Dance", and at the time, was planned as the album's second single, "Hear Me Now". However, due to the band's imminent split, "Hear Me Now" was never released as a single, the VHS release was cancelled, and a Greatest Hits compilation was released just three months after the release of Kingsize. The track "Set Me Free", which was recorded during the album sessions, was later issued as an original track on the band's Greatest Hits compilation.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) Length
1. "Let's Dance"  Richard "Biff" Stannard, Julian Gallagher, Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Richard Breen, Jason Brown, Sean ConlonStannard, Gallagher 3:37
2. "Lay All Your Lovin' on Me"  Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Brian JohnsonStannard, Gallagher 3:21
3. "Rock the Party"  Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, Conlon, Barry GibbStannard, Gallagher 2:57
4. "Closer to Me"  Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, BrownStannard, Gallagher 4:28
5. "Hear Me Now"  Mikkel S. Eriksen, Hallgeir Rustan, Tor Erik Hermansen, Ritchie Neville, Scott RobinsonStargate 3:40
6. "Let's Get It On"  Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown, ConlonStannard, Gallagher 3:46
7. "Feel the Love"  Steve Mac, Chris Laws, Robinson, NevilleMac 4:41
8. "We're Going All Night (You Make Me High)"  Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, ConlonStannard, Gallagher 3:03
9. "Take Your Chances on Me"  Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown, Conlon, Ben ChapmanStannard, Gallagher 3:01
10. "Something in the Air"  Stannard, Gallagher, Breen, Brown, ConlonStannard, Gallagher 4:10
11. "Breakdown"  Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, RobinsonStargate 3:26
12. "On Top of the World"  Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, RobinsonStargate 3:40
13. "C'mon C'mon"  Stannard, Gallagher, Howes, Harrington, Breen, Brown, Conlon, ChapmanStannard, Gallagher 4:50
14. "World of Mine" (hidden track)Eriksen, Rustan, Hermansen, Neville, RobinsonStargate 4:02
15. "All Around" (hidden track)Eliot Kennedy, Tim Woodcock, NevilleSteelworks 3:47
Total length:
 56:30
Notes

Credits and personnel

(Credits taken from Kingsize's liner notes.)

Charts

Chart (2001) Peak
position
Australian Albums Chart 21
Belgian Flemish Albums Chart 7
Dutch Albums Chart 27
European Albums Chart[6] 15
German Albums Chart 59
Hungarian Albums Chart[7] 26
Irish Albums Chart 13
Italian Albums Chart[8] 25
Japanese Albums Chart[9] 83
New Zealand RIANZ Albums Chart 16
Scottish Albums Chart[10] 5
Swedish Albums Chart 41
Swiss Albums Chart 62
UK Albums Chart 3

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[11] Gold 35,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[12] Gold 100,000^

*sales figures based on certification alone
^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country Date Format Label
United Kingdom[13] 27 August 2001 CD, cassette single Sony BMG
United States[14]

References

  1. 1 2 "Chart Stats – Five". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 8 December 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. ↑ "5ive > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  3. ↑ Invincible: Special Edition (Back cover). Five. RCA Records. 2000.
  4. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingsize-Five/dp/B00005NBRI/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1359881258&sr=1-1
  5. ↑ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0000DEP1M/ref=dp_olp_used?ie=UTF8&condition=used
  6. ↑ http://books.google.ca/books?id=EhEEAAAAMBAJ&lr=&rview=1
  7. ↑ http://zene.slagerlistak.hu/archivum/kereso-eloado-cim-szerint
  8. ↑ http://swisscharts.com/album/Five/Kingsize-3789
  9. ↑ http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/8106/ranking/cd_album/
  10. ↑ http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20010902/40/
  11. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
  12. ↑ "British album certifications – Five – Kingsize". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 25 July 2012. Enter Kingsize in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Gold in the field By Award. Click Search
  13. ↑ "Five – Kingsize". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 13 May 2013.
  14. ↑ "Five – Kingsize". iTunes Store (Apple Inc.). Retrieved 13 May 2013.

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