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Kingsize (Five album)

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Recorded
  
2000–2001

Kingsize (2001)
  
Greatest Hits (2001)

Release date
  
27 August 2001

Length
  
56:30

Artists
  
Five, 5ive

Label
  
RCA Records

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Released
  
27 August 2001 (standard) 24 December 2001 (reissue)

Genres
  
Pop music, Hip hop music, Dance-pop, Teen pop

Producers
  
Simon Cowell, Julian Gallagher, Biffco, Ash Howes, Steve Mac, Eliot Kennedy

Similar
  
Five albums, Pop music albums

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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. The album was later released in Australia on 2 December 2001. The album failed to chart in the United States. The album went on to be certified Gold in the United Kingdom.

Contents

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". The album was executively produced by Simon Cowell and Richard "Biff" Stannard. 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. 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. 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

Notes

  • "Lay All Your Lovin' on Me" contains a sample from "Back in Black", performed by AC/DC.
  • "Rock the Party" contains a sample from the main theme from "Grease".

    • Personnel

    Credits adapted from Kingsize's liner notes.

  • Abs Breen — composer, vocals
  • Andy Caine – backing vocals
  • Ash Howes – mixing, programming
  • Ben Chapman – production, mixing, engineering
  • Ben Coombs – engineering
  • Daniel Pursey – engineering
  • Dave Arch – arrangement
  • Eliot Kennedy – backing vocals
  • Julian Gallagher – arrangement, production
  • Martin Harrington – programming
  • Matt Howe – engineering
  • Richard Stannard – arrangement, production, backing vocals
  • Ritchie Neville — composer, vocals
  • Robin Sellers – engineering
  • Scott Robinson — composer, vocals
  • Sean Conlon — composer, vocals
  • Sharon Murphy – backing vocals
  • Stargate — production, mixing
  • Steve Mac – production
  • Tim Woodcock – backing vocals

    • Songs

    Let’s Dance3:39
    Lay All Your Lovin' on Me3:21
    Rock the Party3:00

    References

    Kingsize (Five album) Wikipedia
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