Anastacia (album)

Anastacia is the third studio album by American singer Anastacia. It was released on March 29, 2004, by Epic Records. Primarily a pop, power pop and rock album,^[1][3] Anastacia also includes elements of soul and R&B.^[1] It was a commercial success, peaking at the top of the albums charts in several countries, including Australia, Belgium, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, and becoming one of the top 10 best-selling albums of the year in much of Europe. The album has sold eight million copies.^[7]

Anastacia
Studio album by Anastacia
Released	March 29, 2004 (2004-03-29)
Recorded	September 2003 – February 2004
Studio	Cello (Hollywood) Henson (Hollywood) Record Plant (Hollywood) Cove City Sound (Glen Cove, New York) Criteria (Miami) Larrabee East (Hollywood) Neptune Valley (Los Angeles) O'Henry (Burbank, California) Record One (Los Angeles) Sony (New York City)
Genre	Pop power pop rock
Length	48:39
Label	Epic
Producer	Dallas Austin Glen Ballard Richie Jones Patrick Leonard John Shanks Dave Stewart Ric Wake
Anastacia chronology
Freak of Nature (2001) Anastacia (2004) Pieces of a Dream (2005)
Singles from Anastacia
"Left Outside Alone" Released: March 15, 2004 "Sick and Tired" Released: July 19, 2004 "Welcome to My Truth" Released: November 8, 2004 "Heavy on My Heart" Released: March 7, 2005

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
The Independent	[4]
Stylus Magazine	C[5]
Yahoo! Music	[6]

The album was never released in Anastacia's native United States, despite plans for an August 30, 2005, release,^[8] which was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons. Years later, however, it was officially released in the United States digitally. Anastacia promoted the album with television performances and interviews. To further promote the album, Anastacia embarked on the Live at Last Tour in 2004, her first headlining tour.

Background

In January 2003, Anastacia had discovered that she had breast cancer when she was preparing for breast reduction surgery due to orthopedic reasons. Anastacia subsequently established the Anastacia Fund through The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to promote awareness of breast cancer amongst younger women.

After this traumatic experience, Anastacia entered recording studios in September 2003 to record the Anastacia album with Glen Ballard, Dallas Austin, and Dave Stewart for release in 2004. Anastacia was after more of a rock feel on the album, as noted in tracks such as "Seasons Change", "Time", and "I Do" (which features Sonny Sandoval from P.O.D.).

Anastacia explained on her website that her illness made it more difficult to record the album:

"... the experience was not pleasant. I usually look for the bright side of things, but so far nothing about making this record was positive for me. My doctor told me I'd be tired, not stupid. I could not focus on anything. I'd write a verse and then I couldn't write the chorus or I'd write the chorus but couldn't write the bridge. I couldn't talk, I couldn't think straight, I was totally out of it. The doctors said I'd be tired—but of course I had insomnia. It was tough..."

She struggled through the process to finish the album for release in March 2004.

Commercial performance

Anastacia proved to be a huge commercial success, topping the charts in 11 European countries, including Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, while reaching number two in Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The album's lead single "Left Outside Alone" was equally successful, peaking at number one in Australia, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, and reaching the top five in several other countries and on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. The album also spawned another three singles: "Sick and Tired", "Welcome to My Truth", and "Heavy on My Heart". "Sick and Tired" was the most successful of the three, charting inside the top five across numerous European nations, almost matching the success of "Left Outside Alone". "Welcome to My Truth" earned Anastacia her best-selling single ever in Spain and gained moderate European airplay and sales success, while "Heavy on My Heart" fared slightly worse, while proceeds from the single were donated to the Anastacia Fund.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Seasons Change"	Anastacia Kara DioGuardi John Rzeznik	Glen Ballard	4:17
2.	"Left Outside Alone"	Anastacia Dallas Austin Ballard	Austin Ballard	4:17
3.	"Time"	Anastacia Ballard Austin	Ballard Austin	3:33
4.	"Sick and Tired"	Anastacia Ballard Austin	Ballard Austin	3:30
5.	"Heavy on My Heart"	Anastacia Billy Mann	Ballard	4:26
6.	"I Do" (featuring Sonny of P.O.D.)	Anastacia DioGuardi Lukas Burton Danny Weissfeld	Ric Wake Richie Jones[a]	3:04
7.	"Welcome to My Truth"	Anastacia DioGuardi John Shanks	Shanks	4:03
8.	"Pretty Little Dum Dum"	Anastacia Ballard DioGuardi	Ballard	4:37
9.	"Sexy Single"	Anastacia Dave Stewart	Stewart	3:52
10.	"Rearview"	Anastacia DioGuardi Shanks	Shanks	4:12
11.	"Where Do I Belong"	Anastacia DioGuardi Patrick Leonard	Leonard	3:26
12.	"Maybe Today"	Anastacia Stewart	Stewart	5:15

Japanese edition bonus track^[9]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Left Outside Alone" (Jason Nevins Global Club Edit)	Anastacia Austin Ballard	Austin Ballard Nevins[b]	4:16

Limited edition bonus DVD^[10]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of Anastacia"
2.	"2002 Europe Promo Tour"
3.	"Photo Gallery"

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^b} signifies a remixer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[11] 1 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[12] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 1 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[14] 5 Czech Albums (ČNS IFPI)[15] 3 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[16] 1 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 1 European Albums (Billboard)[18] 1 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[19] 3 French Albums (SNEP)[20] 14 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[21] 1 Greek International Albums (IFPI)[22] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[23] 4 Irish Albums (IRMA)[24] 2 Italian Albums (FIMI)[25] 2 Japanese Albums (Oricon)[26] 232 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[27] 26 Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[28] 1 Polish Albums (ZPAV)[29] 16 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[30] 2 Scottish Albums (OCC)[31] 1 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[32] 2 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[33] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[35] 1 Monthly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Russian Albums (NFPF)[36] 4

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australian Albums (ARIA)[37] 14 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[38] 2 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[39] 6 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[40] 38 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[41] 2 European Albums (Billboard)[42] 2 Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[43] 21 French Albums (SNEP)[44] 46 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[45] 1 Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[46] 32 Irish Albums (IRMA)[47] 18 Italian Albums (FIMI)[48] 8 Portuguese Albums (AFP)[49] 9 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[50] 8 Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[51] 11 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[52] 1 UK Albums (OCC)[53] 6 Worldwide Albums (IFPI)[54] 15 Chart (2005) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[55] 99 French Albums (SNEP)[56] 161 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[57] 55 Italian Albums (FIMI)[58] 99 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[59] 94 Decade-end charts Chart (2000–2009) Position UK Albums (OCC)[60] 99

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[61]	2× Platinum	140,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[62]	2× Platinum	60,000*
Belgium (BEA)[63]	Gold	25,000*
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[64]	Platinum	40,000^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[65]	Platinum	35,089[65]
France (SNEP)[66]	Gold	100,000*
Germany (BVMI)[67]	4× Platinum	800,000^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[22]	Platinum	20,000^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[68]	Gold	10,000^
Italy (FIMI)[69]	2× Platinum	200,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[70]	Platinum	80,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[71]	Platinum	40,000*
Portugal (AFP)[72]	Gold	20,000^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[32]	2× Platinum	200,000^
Sweden (GLF)[73]	Platinum	60,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[74]	3× Platinum	120,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[75]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[76]	3× Platinum	3,000,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	March 29, 2004	Epic	[77]
Germany		Sony	[78]
Italy			[79]
Japan	June 9, 2004	Sony Japan	[9]

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