Thank You (Jamelia album)

Thank You is the second studio album by British recording artist Jamelia, released in the UK via Parlophone on 29 September 2003. Recording sessions for Thank You took place from mid-2002 until early 2003 and features production from a variety of record producers including, Colin Emmanuel, who produced the majority of the album, Cutfather, Soulshock, Peter Biker, Matt Kent and Cameron McVey, among others. It was shortlisted for the Mercury Prize in 2004.^[2] Thank You is Jamelia's best-selling album to date, with sales of over three million copies shipped worldwide.

Thank You
Studio album by Jamelia
Released	29 September 2003
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	46:06 (Version 1) 53:59 (Versions 2 and 3)
Label	Parlophone
Producer	Cutfather & Joe Soulshock Cameron McVey Matt Kent Jimmy Hogarth Ignorants Copenhaniacs Colin Emmanuel (aka C-Swing) Marc 'M2E' Smith Sylvia Bennett Smith
Jamelia chronology
Drama (2000) Thank You (2003) Walk with Me (2006)
Alternative cover
Re-release cover
Singles from Thank You
"Bout" Released: 16 June 2003 "Superstar" Released: 15 September 2003 "Thank You" Released: 24 February 2004 "See It in a Boy's Eyes" Released: 12 July 2004 "Universal Prayer" Released: 2 August 2004 "DJ" Released: 1 November 2004

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic editor Jon O'Brien found that the album, "unlike countless other UK R&B albums, never forgets its roots, either [...] Overall, Thank You is a confident, imaginative record that oozes with personality and should be a lesson to record companies everywhere that patience can sometimes reap the biggest rewards."^[3] BBC critic Jaime Gill felt that Thank You "sees the vocalist take bold steps onto new musical ground. Indeed, Thank You is at its weakest when it is most generic [...] Given the success she is now enjoying, it seems likely that Jamelia's confidence and willingness to experiment can only grow. Her third album should be quite something."^[4]

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, Thank You reached a new peak of number four following its re-release in March 2004, thus becoming Jamelia's highest charting album to date.^[5] It has since been certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales in excess of 600,000 copies.^[6] Elsewhere, Thank You has reached the top twenty in New Zealand and the top forty in Ireland and Switzerland.^[7]

Singles

Thank You produced seven singles, all of which attained varying degrees of international chart success. "Bout" was released as the album's lead single in June 2003. It featured guest vocals from American rapper Rah Digga and reached the top forty in the UK. The follow-up single, "Superstar" became Jamelia's most successful single internationally to date, topping the charts in Australia and New Zealand. The title track was released as the album's third single in February 2004 and became Jamelia's highest charting single in the UK to date, peaking at number 2 on the UK Singles Chart.

Following the single's success, the album was re-released with two additional tracks (three including Jamelia's duet with Italian singer Tiziano Ferro on the single, "Universal Prayer", which was only included on international versions of the re-release). "See It in a Boy's Eyes" served as the first single from the re-release and as the album's fourth single overall. It was most successful in the United Kingdom, where it became Jamelia's third consecutive top five hit. "Universal Prayer", a duet with Italian singer Tiziano Ferro, served as the album's fifth single and became Jamelia's first number-one hit in Italy and Spain. The album's final two singles, "DJ" and "Stop!" were released jointly as a double a-side single and became Jamelia's fourth consecutive top ten hit in the United Kingdom.

Track listing

Thank You – Standard version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Bout" (featuring Rah Digga)	Jamelia Davis Colin Emmanuel	Emmanuel	4:26
2.	"Off Da Endz" (featuring Asher D)	Davis Emmanuel	Emmanuel	3:21
3.	"Taxi"	Karen Poole Jimmy Hogarth	Hogarth	3:26
4.	"Thank You"	Davis Carsten Schack Peter Biker	Soulshock	3:13
5.	"Dirty Dirty"	Davis Trevor Henry	Ignorants	4:22
6.	"B.I.T.C.H."	Davis Jens Lomholt	Copenhaniacs	4:07
7.	"Superstar"	Remee Joe Belmaati Mich Hansen	Cutfather & Joe	3:35
8.	"Life"	Davis Jamelia Emmanuel	Emmanuel	4:45
9.	"Club Hoppin"	Davis Ali Tennant Lomholt Philip Denker	Copenhaniacs	3:40
10.	"Antidote"	Davis Emmanuel	Emmanuel	3:32
11.	"Cutie"	Davis Emmanuel	Emmanuel	3:52
12.	"Bounce"	Marc Smith Sylvia Bennett Smith Dane Bowers	Smith Bennett Smith	4:15

Re-release

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Superstar"	Remee Belmaati Mich Hansen	Cutfather & Joe	3:35
2.	"Thank You"	Davis Schack Biker	Schack	3:13
3.	"DJ"	Schack Kenneth Karlin Philip White Alex Cantrall Olivia Longott	Soulshock & Karlin	3:45
4.	"See It in a Boy's Eyes"	Davis Chris Martin	Matt Kent Cameron McVey	3:41
5.	"Taxi"	Poole Hogarth	Hogarth	3:26
6.	"Dirty Dirty"	Davis Henry	Ignorants	4:22
7.	"Club Hoppin"	Davis Tennant Lomholt Denker	Copenhaniacs	3:40
8.	"Cutie"	Davis Emmanuel	Emmanuel	3:52
9.	"Bounce"	Smith Bennett Smith Bowers	Davis Smith Bennett Smith	4:15
10.	"Bout" (featuring Rah Digga)	Davis Emmanuel	Emmanuel	4:26
11.	"Off Da Endz" (featuring Asher D)	Jamelia Emmanuel	Emmanuel	3:21
12.	"B.I.T.C.H."	Davis Lomholt	Copenhaniacs	4:07
13.	"Life"	Davis Emmanuel	Emmanuel	4:45
14.	"Antidote"	Davis Emmanuel	Emmanuel	3:32

French edition alternate track / additional track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
2.	"Thank You" (with Singuila)	Davis Schack Biker Bedaya N'Garo	Schack	3:13

International re-release bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
15.	"Universal Prayer" (with Tiziano Ferro)	Davis Tom Nichols Ferro Mikkel Storleer Eriksen Tor Erik Hermansen	Stargate	4:07

Japanese edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
15.	"Superstar" (Bob 'Reef' Tewlow Remix)
16.	"Superstar" (Copenhanicas Remix)
17.	"Superstar" (Ayo Supersar JD Remix)

Sample credits

• "Bout" samples Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now".

Charts

Weekly charts Weekly chart performance for Thank You Chart (2003) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 63 Australian Urban Albums (ARIA)[9] 10 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[10] 62 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 74 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[12] 84 French Albums (SNEP)[13] 52 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[14] 56 Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 21 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[7] 16 Scottish Albums (OCC)[16] 11 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] 33 UK Albums (OCC)[5] 4 UK R&B Albums (OCC)[18] 2

Year-end charts 2004 year-end chart performance for Thank You Chart (2004) Position UK Albums (OCC)[19] 35 2005 year-end chart performance for Thank You Chart (2005) Position UK Albums (OCC)[20] 194

Certifications

Certifications for Thank You

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21]	Platinum	300,000*
* Sales figures based on certification alone.

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