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Natural
Studio album by
Peter Andre
Released18 March 1996
Recorded1995
Genre
Length50:08
Label
Producer
Peter Andre chronology
Peter Andre
(1993) 		Natural
(1996) 		Time
(1997)
Singles from Natural
  1. "Turn It Up"
    Released: 29 May 1995
  2. "Mysterious Girl"
    Released: 14 August 1995
  3. "Get Down on It"
    Released: 12 February 1996
  4. "Only One"
    Released: 4 March 1996
  5. "Flava"
    Released: 2 September 1996
  6. "I Feel You"
    Released: 25 November 1996
  7. "Natural"
    Released: 24 February 1997
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[2]
Music Week[3]

Natural is the second studio album released by British-Australian singer-songwriter Peter Andre, released on 18 March 1996 in Australia and in September 1996 in the UK and Europe.[4] Seven singles were released from the album, including the international hit "Mysterious Girl" and the UK number ones "Flava" and "I Feel You".[5] The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart,[6] and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for shipments of over 300,000 units in the UK.[7]

Background

Following the success of his first album in Australia, Andre was commissioned to record a second album with Melodian. However, Melodian believed that it would be wise to see if he could break the British market as well. Andre signed a joint deal with Melodian and the British record label, Mushroom UK, for his second studio album to be released in both markets. On 29 May 1995, "Turn It Up" was released.[8] However, the record deal with Mushroom soon came under jeopardy when the label went into administration. Melodian pressed ahead with releases in Australia, releasing "Mysterious Girl" on 14 August 1995.[9]

In January 1996, Mushroom announced that it had found a buyer for the label, meaning that it would not have to close, and that the joint deal was still in place. At this point, preparations for the album's release had been made in Australia. Three weeks before the album's release in Australia, on 12 February 1996, "Get Down on It" was released, peaking inside the top 10 of the ARIA Singles Chart.[10] On 4 March 1996, Mushroom announced plans to continue with its releases and the second British single, "Only One", was released.[11] On 18 March 1996, Natural was released in Australia. Mushroom announced plans to release "Mysterious Girl" as the third British single on 24 May 1996; it had not been released on the British market due to ongoing issues over the record deal. Mushroom also announced that, due to the problems caused by the label's proposed closure, it would be reworking the album for the British market. On 2 September 1996, "Flava" was released as a single,[12] and three weeks later, the album was released. On the week of release, the album sold 200,000 copies, and become the fastest-selling album of the year. Two further singles—"I Feel You" and "Natural"—were released; the former song was issued on 25 November 1996 and the latter was issued on 24 February 1997.[13][14] Both entered the top 20 of the UK Singles Chart.

Track listing

Australian edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Mysterious Girl" (featuring Bubbler Ranx)
Ollie J3:43
2."Natural"
  • Andre
  • O. Jacobs
  • P. Jacobs
  • Goldsmith
Cutfather & Joe3:47
3."Flavour of the Year" (featuring Cee)
Whitmore4:00
4."All I Ever Wanted"
3:38
5."Tell Me When"AndreWhitmore3:48
6."Turn It Up" (featuring Ollie J)
  • Andre
  • O. Jacobs
  • P. Jacobs
  • Mark Walcot
  • Goldsmith
Ollie J3:24
7."Message to My Girl"Neil FinnNigel Lowis4:12
8."You Are (Part One)"AndreWhitmore1:53
9."Only One"
  • Andre
  • O. Jacobs
  • P. Jacobs
  • Ogilvy
  • Ollie J
  • Mykaell Riley[a]
3:52
10."Get Down on It" (featuring Past to Present)
  • Andre
  • Nu-O
4:47
Total length:37:04
European edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Flava" (featuring Cee)
Whitmore3:55
2."Natural" (C&J street mix)
Cutfather & Joe4:22
3."Mysterious Girl" (featuring Bubbler Ranx)
  • Peter Andre
  • O. Jacobs
  • P. Jacobs
  • Goldsmith
  • Bubbler Ranx
Ollie J3:43
4."I Feel You"
  • Andre
  • Terry "Juice" Jones
  • Goldsmith
Cutfather & Joe5:02
5."You Are (Part Two)"AndreWhitmore2:04
6."All I Ever Wanted"
3:38
7."Show U Somethin'"
  • Andre
  • Richard Pascoe
  • Hector
Richie D3:19
8."To the Top"
  • Andre
  • Ashley Cadell
  • Cadell
  • Mark Forrester
4:02
9."Tell Me When"AndreWhitmore3:48
10."Only One"
  • Andre
  • O. Jacobs
  • P. Jacobs
  • Ogilvy
  • Ollie J
  • Mykaell Riley[a]
3:52
11."Message to My Girl"Neil FinnNigel Lowis4:12
12."Turn It Up" (featuring Ollie J)
  • Andre
  • O. Jacobs
  • P. Jacobs
  • Mark Walcot
  • Goldsmith
Ollie J3:24
13."Get Down on It" (featuring Past to Present; not included on digital versions)
  • Andre
  • Nu-O
4:47
Total length:50:08
  • Natural: The Video
  1. "Turn It Up" (video)
  2. "Only One" (video)
  3. "To the Top" (video)
  4. "Mysterious Girl" (Video)
  5. "Flava" (video)
  6. "I Feel You" (video)
  7. "All I Ever Wanted" (video)
  8. "Natural" (video)
  9. "I Feel You" (unplugged)

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for Natural
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 11
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[16] 28
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[17] 31
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[18] 24
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[19] 8
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[20] 37
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 28
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[22] 3
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] 9
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[24] 11
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[25] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[6] 1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for Natural
Chart (1996) Position
Dutch Album Chart[26] 77
New Zealand Albums Chart[27] 18
UK Albums Chart[28] 39

Certifications and sales

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Certifications and sales for Natural
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Netherlands (NVPI)[29] Gold 50,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[30] Platinum 15,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[31] Gold 50,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Platinum 309,456[32]
Summaries
Worldwide — 600,000[33]

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ AllMusic review
  2. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (4 October 1996). "Music: This week's pop CD releases". The Guardian.
  3. ^ "Reviews: Albums" (PDF). Music Week. 21 September 1996. p. 14. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
  4. ^ Peter Andre Natural - Tin UK CD album (CDLP) (516102)
  5. ^ "Peter Andre | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  7. ^ a b "British album certifications – Peter Andre – Natural". British Phonographic Industry.
  8. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 27 May 1995. p. 43.
  9. ^ "New Releases – Product Available from: 14/08/95 (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 287)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 20 April 2022 – via Imgur.
  10. ^ "Peter Andre feat. Past to Present – Get Down on It". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
  11. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 2 March 1996. p. 51.
  12. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 31 August 1996. p. 31.
  13. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 23 November 1996. p. 29.
  14. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 22 February 1997. p. 41.
  15. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Peter Andre – Natural". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  16. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Peter Andre – Natural" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  17. ^ "Ultratop.be – Peter Andre – Natural" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Ultratop.be – Peter Andre – Natural" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  19. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Peter Andre – Natural" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  20. ^ "Peter Andre: Natural" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  21. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Peter Andre – Natural" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  22. ^ "Charts.nz – Peter Andre – Natural". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  23. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  24. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Peter Andre – Natural". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  25. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Peter Andre – Natural". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
  26. ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl".
  27. ^ "The Official New Zealand Music Chart".
  28. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 1996 | Official Charts Company". Official Charts.
  29. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Peter Andre – Natural" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Natural in the "Artiest of titel" box. Select 1997 in the drop-down menu saying "Alle jaargangen".
  30. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Peter Andre – Natural". Recorded Music NZ.
  31. ^ "Wyróżnienia – Złote płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 1997 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry.
  32. ^ Jones, Alan (23 October 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: 20,351 sales sees Jamie Lawson top the albums chart". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
  33. ^ "Who's selling where". Billboard. 22 February 1997. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_(Peter_Andre_album)

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