Fabulous (Sheena Easton album)

Infobox Album
Name = Fabulous
Type = studio
Artist = Sheena Easton


Released = 13 November 2000
Recorded = London vocals US
Genre = Pop, Dance, Disco
Length =
Label = Universal
Producer =
Reviews =
Last album = "Home"
(1999)
This album = "Fabulous"
2000
Next album =
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = Alternate cover
Type = Studio album


Lower caption =

"Fabulous" is Sheena Easton's 16th album, released in November 2000. The disc, recorded in London, was inspired by Tony Swain (an A&R man for Universal records) to record a HiNRG dance/disco classic anthems album. The producers for the project are Ian Masterson and Terry Ronald both of whom have produced many US/UK artists songs for the dance music genre.

The song selections where hand picked by Easton and Swain and the tongue-in-cheek title is a result of jokes made during the recording about her fabulous vocals. The first single release was a remake of the UK disco classic "Giving Up Giving In" (UK #54, Japan Radio Chart #2, and Australia #78), originally sung by The Three Degrees in 1978.

The single was released in November 2000 and a video was released to promote it. A second single was released in 2001: a cover of Donna Summer's "Love is in Control" with an accompanying video that was taken from footage of Easton's album launch concert at G-A-Y nightclub in London.

In Japan "Fabulous" was released in February 2001 and the first single was another cover; "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" which charted on Japan's Radio Chart at #56. The disc was packaged differently from the UK version and included 2 bonus tracks. "I Need Your Lovin'" (a cover of a Teena Marie song) and a remix of "Can't Take My Eyes Off You". In Australia "Fabulous" was released February 24th 2001 and Easton was asked to perform songs from the album to close out Sydney's Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras ceremonies.

The album did not fare well mainstream but it was a success in the dance clubs of London, Japan, Australia. The album did better chart wise on the Europeon Dance Club charts and some Latin countries as well. The remixes for the singles were produced by the club DJ's at the time: Joey Negro, Sleaze Sisters, Burnt, The Sharp Boys, DJ Soma Grow, and Almighty. In the US "Fabulous" remains unreleased.

Track Listing:

# Don't Leave Me This Way
# Giving Up Giving In
# Love Is In Control
#That's What Friends are For
# Never Can Say Goodbye
# Best Of My Love
# On My Own - (Duet with Terry Ronald)
# Can't Take My Eyes Off You
# You Never Gave Me the Chance
# Get Here to Me

Bonus Tracks:
# I Need Your Lovin
# Can't Take My Eyes Off You- (DJ Soma Grow Sound Mix)

"'Album and Singles Chart Positions: 2000-2001"'----

# UK Album Chart #175
# Swedish Album Chart #52
# Estonia Album Chart #13
# Spanish Album Chart #12

Singles:

----"'Single "Giving Up, Giving In"'
# UK Club Chart peak at #2
# UK Pop Chart peak at #1!!!
# UK Cool Cuts Chart peak at #15
# UK Mixology Club Chart peak at #2
# UK Official Singles Chart peak at #54
# Swedish Dance Chart peak at #17
# Scandinavian Dance Chart peak at #25
# German singles chart peak at #43
# Belgian singles chart peak at #13
# Spanish singles chart #18
# Australian Singles Chart #78
# Australian dance chart #19
# Japanese radio chart #2
# African singles chart #77
# US Baltimore, MD Dance Chart peak at #1!!!

Single "Love Is In Control"/"Don't Leave Me This Way"

# UK Club chart #39

"'Single "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" (Japan only, released 4/21/01)"'
# Japanese Kiss Radio airplay chart #69
# Japanese J-Wave Hot 100 singles chart #56
# Japanese Osakan Hot 100 singles chart #73
# Japanese Zip FM singles chart #60

References

* [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:k9foxqw0ld6e Fabulous] at Allmusic
* [http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fabulous-Easton-Sheena/dp/B000050B9Y]
* [http://www.sheenaeaston.co.uk/sewebalbumsfabulous.html