Released Unreleased Length 35:13 Label Arista Records | Recorded 2001 Artist Dane Bowers | |
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Producer Jerry 'Wonda' Duplessis • Dallas Austin • The Underdogs • Scott Whitman • Nathan Thomas • Wyclef Jean • Dow & Young • Michael Harwood • Cutfather & Joe • Karl Bartos • Mark Sheehan • Dyme • John Themis Genres Contemporary R&B, UK garage | ||
Facing the Crowd is the unreleased debut album by English singer-songwriter and former member of Another Level, Dane Bowers, under the moniker of 'Dane'. The album was due for release in 2001, but remains commercially unreleased after he was subsequently dropped by his record label. A small number of physical copies pressed for distribution to media and radio stations were made available before the album's release was cancelled. The album spawned two UK Singles Chart top ten singles, "Shut Up... and Forget About It" and "Another Lover".
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Background
After Another Level split in 2000, Bowers wrote and fronted two UK Singles Chart top ten singles for the UK garage act True Steppers in 2000, where he was billed as "Dane Bowers from Another Level". "Buggin" entered the charts at #6 in April 2000, and "Out of Your Mind", featururing the first solo recording of Spice Girl, Victoria Beckham, which reached number two, as it was beaten to the number one spot by "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" in August 2000 by Spiller featuring Sophie Ellis-Bextor. His subsequent chart success lead to a solo record deal, and in February 2001, Bowers released "Shut Up... and Forget About It", a song allegedly written about his relationship with Katie Price. The song peaked at #9 on the UK Singles Chart. Jerry 'Wonder' Duplessis and Wyclef Jean-produced "Another Lover" was released as the album's second single in June 2001, but this again stalled at number nine. Bowers was subsequently dropped from his label, and Facing the Crowd remained unreleased. Bowers subsequently went on to focus on behind the scenes work, writing and producing, including a collaboration for Victoria Beckham's debut solo album in autumn that year.
Songs
1Shut Up and Forget About It3:09
2Bump4:03
3Another Lover4:13