Less sculpted than Steps, not as gaudy as Destiny's Child, and, if you can believe it, far more of an awkward, provocative outfit than just about any logical peer, the Sugababes didn't so much usher in the suffused post-millennium market for myopic pop as give it a much-needed kiss of nubile soul.
Clearly 16-year-olds Keisha Buchanan, Siobhan Donaghy, and Mutya Buena have been weaned on Madonna and Aaliyah records, taking from them their feminist assurance and passion, but they remind us of a valuable lesson -- if you're going to hew melodious, structurally accessible songs out of cold dub and rock, it really helps to use actual feeling and sincerity, and hang on to every shaky personal trait that got you there in the first place.
From the Reebok Matterhorn-rumble of "Overload" to the petal-plucking Bangles cheval glass of "Soul Sound" and on to the nocturnal, string-doused pop-wonderland-with-trenchant-garage-middle-bit that's "Run for Cover," the jitters of youth are here though tempered by shrewd ambition and a clever and unpredictable production aesthetic.
As alarmingly undeveloped LPs go, One Touch is everything a post-Spice Girls teen pop debut should be -- discreet, adolescent, and as unstudied as a late-night phone call about boys.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OverloadKeisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Siobhan Donaghy, Felix Howard, Jason Lipsey, Cameron McVey, Paul Simm | Sugababes | Play | 04:37 | 10 MB | 33 MB |
| 2 | One Foot InKeisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Luke Smith, Sugababes, Paul Watson | Sugababes | Play | 03:25 | 7 MB | 24 MB |
| 3 | Same Old StoryKeisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Sugababes, John Themis | Sugababes | Play | 03:03 | 6 MB | 21 MB |
| 4 | Just Let It GoKeisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Sugababes, John Themis | Sugababes | Play | 05:01 | 11 MB | 36 MB |
| 5 | Look at MeKeisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Siobhan Donaghy, Felix Howard, Cameron McVey, Paul Simm, Sugababes | Sugababes | Play | 03:57 | 9 MB | 27 MB |
| 6 | Soul SoundCharlotte Edwards, Sam Harley | Sugababes | Play | 04:30 | 10 MB | 32 MB |
| 7 | One Touch | Sugababes | Play | 04:20 | 9 MB | 25 MB |
| 8 | Lush Life | Sugababes | Play | 04:28 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 9 | Real ThingKeisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Matt Rowe, Sugababes, John Themis | Sugababes | Play | 04:04 | 9 MB | 30 MB |
| 10 | New YearKeisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Felix Howard, Cameron McVey, Matt Rowe, Sugababes | Sugababes | Play | 03:51 | 8 MB | 27 MB |
| 11 | PromisesFelix Howard, Cameron McVey, Johnny Rockstar, Paul Simm, Sugababes | Sugababes | Play | 03:16 | 7 MB | 23 MB |
| 12 | Run for CoverKeisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena, Cameron McVey, Paul Simm, Sugababes | Sugababes | Play | 03:48 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 48 mins | 110 MB | |||||
| 48 mins | 340 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ron Aslan | Beats, Programming |
| 2 | Mark Aubrey | Engineer |
| 3 | Xavier Barnet | Vocals, Vocals (Background) |
| 4 | Goetz Botzenhardt | Engineer, Mixing Engineer |
| 5 | Keisha Buchanan | Band, Composer |
| 6 | Mutya Buena | Band, Composer |
| 7 | Ben Chapman | Turntables |
| 8 | Pascal Danaé | Guitar |
| 9 | Jake Davies | Mixing Engineer |
| 10 | Jon Davis | Mastering |
| 11 | Don-E | Producer |
| 12 | Siobhan Donaghy | Composer |
| 13 | Charlotte Edwards | Composer |
| 14 | Mark Frank | Mixing, Programming |
| 15 | Sam Harley | Composer |
| 16 | Felix Howard | Composer |
| 17 | Lamya | Vocals (Background) |
| 18 | Steve Lewinson | Guitar (Bass) |
| 19 | Jason Lipsey | Composer |
| 20 | James Loughrey | Mixing |
| 21 | Cameron McVey | Beats, Composer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer |
| 22 | Johnny Rockstar | Bass, Beats, Composer, Mixing, Percussion, Producer, Programming, Scratching, Strings |
| 23 | Matt Rowe | Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Producer, Programming, Strings |
| 24 | Paul Simm | Beats, Composer, Drum Programming, Keyboards, Mixing, Piano, Producer, Strings, Wurlitzer |
| 25 | Andrew Smith | Guitar |
| 26 | Luke Smith | Composer, Guitar, Keyboards, Producer |
| 27 | Sugababes | Composer, Primary Artist |
| 28 | John Themis | Composer, Guitar |
| 29 | Ron Tom | Guitar, Mixing, Producer, Programming |
| 30 | Chris Watson | Guitar |
| 31 | Paul Watson | Composer, Keyboards, Mixing, Producer |
| 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). |