Mutya Buena – Real Girl / Island Records Group Audio CD 2007 / 1736428
UPC 602517364288
Real Girl is the debut solo studio album by British singer Mutya Buena. It was released on 4 June 2007 via Island Records. Following her departure from British girl group Sugababes in December 2005, Buena later signed a new record deal with Island Records, which was the same label Sugababes was signed to, and began work on the album.
Upon release, Real Girl received mixed reviews from critics. Commercially, the album peaked at ten on the UK Albums Chart, and charted in four additional countries, including Scotland and Ireland. The album was supported by three singles; "Real Girl", its lead single, debuted at two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Buena’s first top ten single there, and charted within the top ten in seven additional countries, becoming Buena's most successful single to date. The album's second and third singles, "Just a Little Bit" and "B Boy Baby", failed to match the success of the lead single, peaking below the top 50 in the UK, causing Island to drop Buena in 2008. Real Girl also contains the singles "This is Not Real Love" with George Michael and "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" with Groove Armada, which both peaked within the top 15 in the UK.
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Island Records Group – 1736428
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CD, Album
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| Country: |
Europe |
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Released:
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Jun 4, 2007 |
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| Genre: |
Electronic, Funk / Soul, Pop |
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| Style: |
Rhythm & Blues |
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Tracklist:
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Mutya Buena– |
Just A Little Bit
Backing Vocals – Eg White, Pam Sheyne
Instruments [All], Producer – Eg White
Programmed By – Tom Elmhirst
Trombone – Barnaby Dickinson
Trumpet – Guy Barker
Written-By – Eg White, Pam Sheyne
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3:17
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Mutya Buena– |
Real Girl
Backing Vocals – Niara Scarlett
Cello – Jeni Saint
Drums – Kristoffer Sonne
Electric Guitar, Percussion – Andreas Olsson
Guitar – Sam Hegedus, Steve Coster
Keyboards [All], Producer, Programmed By – Dean Gillard, Matt Ward
Mixed By – Jeremy Wheatley
Mixed By [Assistant] – Richard Edgeler
Mixed By, Recorded By – Marcellus Fernandez
Organ [Hammond] – Nikolaj Torp
Producer [Additional] – Andreas Olsson, Martin Terefe
Recorded By [Additional Production] – Iain Hill
Violin – Gita Harcourt, Rosie Langley
Written-By – Dean Gillard, Lenny Kravitz, Matt Ward, Niara Scarlett
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3:29
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Mutya Buena With Groove Armada– |
Song 4 Mutya (Out Of Control)
Backing Vocals, Keyboards – Tim Hutton
Bass Guitar – Jonathon White
Engineer [Assistant] – Tom Paterson
Engineer, Producer – Andy Cato, Tom Findlay
Guitar – Andy Cato
Mixed By – Groove Armada, Steve Fitzmaurice
Percussion – Patrick Dawes
Scratches [Additional] – Greg Wilson
Written-By – Andy Cato, Karen Poole, Mutya Buena, Tim Hutton, Tom Findlay
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3:30
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Mutya Buena– |
Breakdown Motel
Written-By – Craigie Dodds, Johnny Dollar
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4:20
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Mutya Buena– |
Strung Out
Bass, Drums – Jony Rockstar
Engineer – Pete Craigie
Keyboards – Jeremy Shaw
Mixed By [Assistant] – Richard Edgeler
Mixed By, Producer [Additional] – Jeremy Wheatley
Piano, Strings – Chris Elliott
Producer – Jony Rockstar
Programmed By [Additional] – Brio Taliaferro
Written-By – Mutya Buena, Obi Mhondera, Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes
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4:15
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Mutya Buena– |
It's Not Easy
Instruments [All], Mixed By, Producer – Howard, Simm, Frank
Written-By – Felix Howard, Mutya Buena, Paul Simm, Sam Frank
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4:32
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Mutya Buena– |
Suffer For Love
Arranged By [Orchestral Arrangement], Performer – Federico Conti
Arranged By [Vocals] – Ali Tennant
Backing Vocals – Ali Tennant, Mutya Buena
Mixed By – Dexter Simmons
Mixed By [Assistant] – Marc Wieland
Producer [Vocals] – Ali Tennant, Guz Lally
Producer, Recorded By – Guz Lally
Written-By – Ali Tennant, Gus Redmond, G. Lally, Larry Brownlee, Lowrell Simon, Mutya Buena
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3:27
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Mutya Buena– |
Not Your Baby
Cello – Jeni Saint
Keyboards [All], Producer, Programmed By – Dean Gillard, Matt Ward
Mixed By – Marcellus Fernandez
Tenor Saxophone – James Hunt
Trombone – Nichol Thomson
Trumpet – Dominic Glover
Violin – Gita Harcourt, Rosie Langley
Written-By – Dean Gillard, Matt Ward, Mutya Buena
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3:29
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Mutya Buena– |
Wonderful
Bass, Drum Programming, Guitar, Piano, Sampler, Synthesizer – Guy Sigsworth
Edited By [Vocals] – Fiora Cutler, Jeremy Parsons, Jono Buchanan
Engineer, Mixed By – Jeremy Parsons
Producer – Guy Sigsworth
Producer [Original Vocals] – Redeye (3)
Violin – Fiora Cutler
Written-By – Gandalf Roudette-Muschamp, Josh Thompson
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3:07
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Mutya Buena– |
B Boy Baby
Backing Vocals – Amy Winehouse
Drums, Electric Upright Bass, Piano – Salaam Remi
Lyrics By [New Lyrics] – Angela Hunte
Mixed By – Tom Elmhirst
Producer – Salaamremi.com
Recorded By – Franklin Socorro, Tony Salter, Tony Salter
Recorded By [Assistant] – Gleyder "Gee" Disla
Tenor Saxophone – Vincent Henry
Written-By – Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry, Philip Spector
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3:53
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Mutya Buena With George Michael– |
This Is Not (Real Love)
Engineer [Vocals] – Dave Clews
Guitar – Johnny Douglas, Michael Brown, Phil Palmer
Mixed By, Producer [Alternative Production] – Johnny Douglas
Producer [Original Production], Written-By – George Michael, James Jackman, Ruadhri Cushnan
Producer [Vocals] – George Michael, Johnny Douglas
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5:58
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Mutya Buena– |
My Song
Drum Programming, Programmed By [Keyboards] – Wayne Wilkins
Guitar – Hugh Burns
Mixed By – Tom Elmhirst
Producer – Redeye (3), Wayne Wilkins
Written-By – Gandalf Roudette-Muschamp, Josh Thompson, Wayne Wilkins
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- Design – The Reptile House
- Management – Crown Music
- Photography By – Alex Lake, Phil Griffin
