Resurrection (Anastacia album)

Resurrection
Studio album by Anastacia
Released	May 2, 2014
Recorded	2013–14
Genre	Pop pop rock
Length	36:30 (standard) 52:56 (deluxe)
Label	Sanctuary BMG
Producer	Louis Biancaniello Sam Watters Jamie Hartman Michael Biancaniello John Fields Toby Gad Alex Geringas Joachim Schluter Bill Malina
Anastacia chronology
It's a Man's World (2012) Resurrection (2014) Ultimate Collection (2015)
Singles from Resurrection
"Stupid Little Things" Released: April 4, 2014 "Staring at the Sun" Released: August 25, 2014 "Lifeline" Released: September 5, 2014 (Italy)[1]

Resurrection is the sixth studio album by American recording artist Anastacia. The record is her first album of original material in nearly five and a half years and was recorded primarily written during Anastacia's second battle with breast cancer. The album proved to a commercial success in Europe entering the top five in Italy, Germany, Spain and Switzerland and the top ten in the Dutch and UK charts.

Background

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Click Music	[2]
Entertainment Focus	[3]
Female First	[4]
Renowned for Sound	[5]
Toddstar Photography	[6]

The album’s title Resurrection underscores Anastacia's recovery from breast cancer, her return to the "sprock" sound (hybrid of soul, pop and rock) the singer became known for in 2004 and is also the translation of her name in Greek. The recording sessions for the album began in early 2013. Soon after Anastacia was forced to cancel her European tour in support of 2012 album It's a Man's World due her second breast cancer diagnosis. The lead single "Stupid Little Things" was written by Sam Watters and Louis Biancaniello, who co-wrote with Anastacia many of her successful singles from "Not That Kind" and "Freak of Nature". The song was met with an overwhelmingly positive reception from music critics including MTV's Brad Stern who included it in his 5 Must-Hear Pop Songs of the Week!.^[7] The deluxe edition contains "Left Outside Alone, Part 2" – a new, different version of one of her most successful singles to date.^[8][9]

Promotion

Anastacia has appeared on several TV and radio shows in Belgium, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Portugal and UK after the release of "Stupid Little Things". She performed live on Amici di Maria De Filippi, an Italian talent show and gave an interview on radio RDS. She performed live at Wetten, dass..? the most popular TV show in Germany. She also performed "Stupid Little Things" on The Voice of Switzerland. On April 30 Anastacia performed "Stupid Little Things" at Cafè Corsari, Belgium. On May 1 she appeared on RTL Late Night Show, a TV show in the Netherlands, and she performed Stupid Little Things. Anastacia appeared on the UK show The Paul O'Grady Show on 1 May 2014. She performed an acoustic version of her first single "Stupid Little Things" on Sunday Brunch, on 4 May 2014. Anastacia made an appearance on Lorraine, May 5 to promote her new album. She performed an acustic version of "Stupid Little Things", "Left Outside Alone (Part2)", "Staring at the Sun", "Lifeline" and "Paid My Dues" on RTL 102.5, an Italian radio station on May 6. On 10 May 2014 Anastacia appeared on The Voice: la plus belle voix and performed "I'm Outta Love" and "Stupid Little Things". She also performed her first single from "Resurrection" on C A' Vous, a French TV programme, on May 14. On 18 May 2014 Anastacia appeared on Portuguese Golden Globes. Beginning in October 2014, Anastacia will embark on her third headlining tour, the Resurrection Tour.^[10]

Track listing

Standard Edition[11]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Staring at the Sun"	Louis Biancaniello Marley Munroe Sam Watters	Watters Biancaniello	3:43
2.	"Lifeline"	Phil Bentley Jamie Hartman Shelly Peiken	Hartman	4:02
3.	"Stupid Little Things"	Anastacia L. Biancaniello Michael Biancaniello Courtney Harrell Watters	L. Biancaniello M. Biancaniello Watters	3:55
4.	"I Don't Want to Be the One"	L. Biancaniello Munroe Watters	Watters Biancaniello	3:59
5.	"Evolution"	Anastacia Steve Diamond John Fields	Fields	3:23
6.	"Pendulum"	Anastacia Hartman	Hartman	3:30
7.	"Stay"	Anastacia Hartman Charlie Midnight	Hartman	3:26
8.	"Dark White Girl"	Anastacia Diamond Fields	John Fields	3:23
9.	"Apology"	Anastacia Fields Hartman	Hartman	3:32
10.	"Broken Wings"	Anastacia Toby Gad Damon Sharpe	Gad	3:37

Deluxe Edition[12]
Track listing
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
11.	"Other Side of Crazy"	Anastacia Hartman Andy Stochansky	Hartman	3:49
12.	"Oncoming Train"	Alex Geringas Nicky Holland	Geringas Joachim Schluter (co-producer)	3:08
13.	"Resurrection"	Anastacia Diamond Fields	Fields	3:51
14.	"Left Outside Alone, Part 2"	Anastacia Glen Ballard Dallas Austin	Bill Malina	3:53
15.	"Underdog" (iTunes bonus track[13])	Anastacia Diamond Fields		2:57

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2014) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[14] 11 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] 45 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[16] 21 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[17] 16 Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[18] 7 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 38 French Albums (SNEP)[20] 24 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 5 Greek Albums (IFPI)[22] 27 Irish Albums (Indie Top20) (IRMA)[23] 18 Italian Albums (FIMI)[24] 5 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[25] 18 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26] 12 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27] 5 UK Albums (OCC)[28] 9

Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position Italian Albums Chart[29] 66

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