Having released the obligatory album of ballads and boy band-style songs on his debut self-titled album, Shayne Ward, the 2005 X Factor winner, came up with a second album that was vastly different.
Ward teamed up with producer Ryan Tedder and the Swedish production team at Maratone, who had previously worked with Jennifer Lopez, Natasha Bedingfield, and Britney Spears, among others, and gone were the sickly sweet ballads that changed key as they neared their conclusions (just to remind listeners that the end is nigh).
In their place was a set of uptempo R&B numbers more akin to Justin Timberlake -- even down to using the letter "U" instead of "You" in the titles "No U Hang Up" and "U Got Me So," although the album did have its low moments, with "Damaged" sounding like a Peter Andre faux reggae castoff, and "Tangled Up" was a rerun of Wham!'s "Everything She Wants" with an early-'80s-style electro drumbeat.
"Until You" was a return to the ballads of old, and the '80s were also revisited on a cover of the S.O.S.
Band's "Just Be Good to Me," with more than a hint of the bassline from Beats International's dub version.
Shayne Ward fans who had bought the debut album, even casual observers who voted for him on The X Factor, would have been surprised by the complete change in direction and it didn't appear to do him any harm, either, hitting number two behind his successor, Leona Lewis.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | No U Hang UpArnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha | Shayne Ward | Play | 04:22 | 10 MB | 31 MB |
| 2 | BreathlessArnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:47 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 3 | If That's OK with YouArnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:41 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 4 | DamagedArnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha | Shayne Ward | Play | 04:02 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | Stand by Your Side | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:39 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 6 | Until YouArnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha | Shayne Ward | Play | 04:08 | 9 MB | 29 MB |
| 7 | Some Tears Never DryArnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:49 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 8 | Melt the SnowArnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:46 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 9 | Tangled UpEvan Rogers, Carl Sturken | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:53 | 8 MB | 29 MB |
| 10 | Just Be Good to MeJames Harris III, Terry Lewis | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:44 | 8 MB | 25 MB |
| 11 | U Got Me SoArnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:37 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 12 | You Make Me WishArnthor Birgisson, Savan Kotecha | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:56 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 13 | Tell HimSavan Kotecha, Ryan Tedder, Justin Trugman | Shayne Ward | Play | 03:59 | 9 MB | 28 MB |
| 50 mins | 115 MB | |||||
| 50 mins | 367 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fredrik Andersson | Engineer |
| 2 | Mats Berntoft | Bass, Guitar |
| 3 | Mark Berrow | Violin |
| 4 | Arnthor Birgisson | Composer |
| 5 | Rachel Bolt | Viola |
| 6 | Livingstone Brown | Bass |
| 7 | Simon Changer | Engineer |
| 8 | Neil Comber | Engineer |
| 9 | Cutfather | Mixing, Producer |
| 10 | David Daniels | Principal |
| 11 | Dai Emanuel | Violin |
| 12 | Robin Firman | Celli |
| 13 | Simon Fischer | Violin |
| 14 | Mich Hedin Hansen | Percussion |
| 15 | James Harris III | Composer |
| 16 | Tommy Hough | Assistant, Assistant Engineer |
| 17 | Josh Houghkirk | Assistant |
| 18 | Jonas Jeberg | Mixing, Musician, Producer, Programming |
| 19 | Ted Jensen | Mastering |
| 20 | Lawrence Johnson | Choir Arrangement, Vocals (Background) |
| 21 | Patrick Kiernan | Violin |
| 22 | Boguslav Kostecki | Violin |
| 23 | Savan Kotecha | Composer, Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 24 | Peter Lale | Principal |
| 25 | Julian Leaper | Principal |
| 26 | Camela Leierth | Vocals (Background) |
| 27 | Terry Lewis | Composer |
| 28 | Tony Lewis | Celli |
| 29 | Tomas Ljung | Engineer |
| 30 | Wil Malone | String Arrangements |
| 31 | Peter Mark | Mixing |
| 32 | Manny Marroquin | Mixing |
| 33 | Max Martin | Composer |
| 34 | James McLeod | Violin |
| 35 | Paul Meehan | Producer, Programming |
| 36 | Steven Miller | Engineer |
| 37 | Steve Morris | Violin |
| 38 | Everton Nelson | Violin |
| 39 | Jeanette Olsson | Vocals (Background) |
| 40 | Adam Phillips | Guitar |
| 41 | Tom Pigott-Smith | Violin |
| 42 | Brian Rawling | Producer |
| 43 | Mark Read | Vocals (Background) |
| 44 | Johnathan Rees | Violin |
| 45 | Ely Rise | Piano |
| 46 | Jared Robbins | Assistant |
| 47 | George Robertson | Viola |
| 48 | Evan Rogers | Composer |
| 49 | Mary Scully | Principal |
| 50 | Jackie Shave | Lead |
| 51 | Stockholm Session Strings | Strings |
| 52 | Carl Sturken | Composer |
| 53 | Phil Tan | Mixing, Vocal Mixing |
| 54 | Ryan Tedder | Composer |
| 55 | Christopher Tombling | Violin |
| 56 | Justin Trugman | Composer, Producer |
| 57 | Shayne Ward | Primary Artist, Vocals |
| 58 | Ivo Jan van der Werff | Viola |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |