Between the Sheets (The 411 album)

Between the Sheets is the debut and only studio album by British girl group The 411. It was released by Sony Music on 22 November 2004 in the United Kingdom. Between the Sheets was supported by three successful singles, including "On My Knees" featuring Ghostface Killah, "Dumb" and "Teardrops". However, upon release the album failed to match the success of its singles. It charted outside of the UK top 40 and spent just three weeks on the chart, resulting in the group being dropped by Sony.

Between the Sheets
Studio album by The 411
Released	22 November 2004 (2004-11-22)
Length	46:26
Label	Sony Music
Producer	Fitzgerald Scott (also exec.) Kookie Steve Fitzmaurice Mark Reily Brion James Craig Hardy First Man Dave McCracken Redeye Matt Rowe Cool Kidd Young Gordon Omar & Munroe
Singles from Between the Sheets
"On My Knees" Released: 5 May 2004 "Dumb" Released: 23 August 2004 "Teardrops" Released: 15 November 2004

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[1]

Kitty Empire from The Guardian found that "the 411's debut album offers up a further array of songs that are either too bland or not quite right. Third single "Teardrops" pivots on the same Lalo Schifrin riff that Portishead lifted, but as atmospheric as it is, it remains a secondhand idea. Between the Sheets isn't dreadful, but it sounds like an opportunity missed. With the Sugababes sick of the sight of each other, they could have cleaned up."^[1]

Track listing

Between the Sheets – Standard version

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"On My Knees" (featuring Ghostface Killah)	The 411 Fitzgerald Scott Kookie Ed Townsend	Scott Kookie Steve Fitzmaurice[a]	3:39
2.	"Teardrops"	The 411 Scott Kookie Lalo Schifrin	Scott Kookie	3:21
3.	"China Girl"	The 411 Scott Brion James	Scott James	3:28
4.	"Chance"	The 411 Scott Craig Hardy	Scott Hardy	3:13
5.	"My Friend"	The 411 Scott First Man	Scott First Man	2:44
6.	"Between the Sheets"	The 411 Scott First Man	Scott First Man	3:40
7.	"Dumb"	The 411 Joshua Thompson Gandalf Roudette-Mushcamp	Dave McCracken Scott[a] Redeye[b]	2:48
8.	"Forever Begins"	The 411 Thompson Roudette-Mushcamp	Redeye McCraken[a]	3:41
9.	"Jumpin"	Clement Dodd Marcia Griffiths	Matt Rowe	3:37
10.	"What If It Was You?"	Diane Warren	Scott First Man	3:34
11.	"I Don't Want to Talk About It" (featuring JP Esq)	The 411 JP Esq Cool Kidd	Cool Kidd Young Gordon[a]	4:36
12.	"Can't Fight Love"	The 411 Scott	Scott	3:18
Total length:				46:26

Japan bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Drop Top Jeans"	The 411 Scott Omar & Munroe	Scott Omar & Munroe	3:13
14.	"Soaking Wet"	The 411 Scott First Man	Scott First Man	3:35

France bonus tracks

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Face À Toi Baby" (featuring Mag)	The 411 Scott Omar & Munroe	Scott Omar & Munroe	3:13
14.	"Chance" (featuring K.Maro)	The 411 Scott First Man Cyril Kamar	Scott Hardy	3:13

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies additional producer
• ^{^[b]} signifies original producer

Sample credits

• "On My Knees" contains a sample from "Ain't My Style," performed by Main ingredient, written by Ed Townsend:
• "Teardrops" contains a sample from "Danube Incident," performed by Lalo Schiffrin.
• "Jumpin" contains a sample from "Feel Like Jumping," written by Clement Dadd and Marcia Griffin with additional lyrics by Matt Rowe.

Charts

Chart (2004)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[2]	162
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[3]	74
UK Albums (OCC)[4]	46

References

1. Empire, Kitty. "The 411, Between the Sheets". The Guardian. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
2. "Lescharts.com – The 411 – Between the Sheets". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
3. "Offiziellecharts.de – The 411 – Between the Sheets" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
4. "The 411 | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 20 October 2020.