Released 8 December 2003 Length 48:12 Artist Guy Sebastian Label BMG Music Australia | Recorded 2003 Just as I Am
(2003) Beautiful Life
(2004) Release date 8 December 2003 | |
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Producer John Foreman, Mark Holden, Bryan Jones, Jarrad Rogers Genres Pop music, Contemporary R&B, Rhythm and blues Similar Guy Sebastian albums, Pop music albums | ||
Angels brought me here lyrics
Just as I Am is the debut album by the first Australian Idol winner Guy Sebastian.
Contents
- Angels brought me here lyrics
- Guy sebastian angels brought me here just as i am 2003
- Commercial performance
- Track listing
- Chart positions
- Songs
- References
Given the relative popularity of Australian Idol in late 2003, BMG Australia subsequently contracted Sebastian for a record before Christmas 2003. He wanted to record a mixture of pop and R&B material. Guy Sebastian co-wrote three of the songs on the album "All I Need Is You", "I 4 U" and "Something Don't Feel Right". He says on his web page: "I think the credibility in having your own stuff makes you as an artist. Credibility is what I've always strived for and I couldn't imagine my first record not having one of my songs on it." The album also features cover versions of "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong, "Can You Stand the Rain" by New Edition and "When Doves Cry" by Prince.
Guy sebastian angels brought me here just as i am 2003
Commercial performance
The first single from the album, "Angels Brought Me Here", debuted at number one having set a record for first week single sales for a debut for an Australian artist and was the highest selling single in Australia in 2003. "Angels Brought Me Here" went on to earn four platinum accreditations and win the 2004 ARIA for Highest Selling Single. The song also reached #1 in four Asian countries and New Zealand. In January 2010 it was announced as the highest selling song of the previous decade by ARIA, finishing ahead of Anthony Callea's cover version of "The Prayer".
Just as I Am was released in December 2003 and debuted at number one on the Australian album charts selling 163,711 copies in its first week. This remains the second highest ever one week sales for any album in ARIA chart history. Just as I Am became the 5th highest selling album in Australia in 2003 within three weeks of release. It reached 6× platinum, and eventually sold in excess of 480,000 units. It received a nomination for highest selling album at the 2004 ARIA Awards. Just as I Am places #28 on ARIA's list of highest selling albums of the last decade, the 9th highest entry for an Australian artist, and the highest for an Australian Idol contestant. The second single "All I Need Is You" also debuted at number one in the Australian charts and was accredited platinum. Just as I Am was also released in New Zealand, where it peaked at #3 and achieved double platinum accreditation.
Track listing
- "Angels Brought Me Here" (Jörgen Elofsson, John Reid)
- "So I" (Jamie Jones, Jack Kugell, Jason Pennock)
- "Can You Stand the Rain" (James Harris III, Terry Lewis)
- "No One Can Compare (To You)" (Jones, Charles Kember, Kugell, Monty Neuble, Pennock)
- "All I Need Is You" (Guy Sebastian, Adam Reily, Alun Firth)
- "What a Wonderful World" (Bob Thiele, George David Weiss)
- "My Beautiful Friend" (Adam Reily)
- "Something Don't Feel Right" (Guy Sebastian, Alexander Laurie, Adam Reily)
- "When Doves Cry" (Prince)
- "Just as I Am"
- "3 Words" (Adaamick Mendoza)
- "I 4 U" (Guy Sebastian, Gary Pinto, Jarrad Rogers)
Chart positions
ARIA and RIANZ Charts
ARIA End of Year Chart 2003
ARIA End of Decade Chart (2000/2009)
Songs
1Angels Brought Me Here3:59
2So I3:44
3Can You Stand the Rain3:59