No Point in Wasting Tears

No Point in Wasting Tears
No Point in Wasting Tears
Studio album by Ironik
Released September 29, 2008
May 11, 2009 (re-release)
Recorded 2007–2008
Genre UK garage, grime, experimental, R&B, hip hop
Label Asylum, Atlantic, Warner
Producer Agent X
Ironik chronology
No Point in Wasting Tears
(2008)
Ironik
(2011)
Singles from No Point in Wasting Tears
  1. "Stay with Me"
    Released: June 23, 2008
  2. "I Wanna Be Your Man"
    Released: September 15, 2008
  3. "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)"
    Released: April 27, 2009

No Point in Wasting Tears is the debut album by Ironik and was released on September 29, 2008. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 21 but fell to number 36 in its second week.[1] It was removed from the UK iTunes Store, but subsequently fully re-released on May 11, 2009, following the success of the album's third single, "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)," which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.[2]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Orange UK 3/5 stars[3]

Orange UK... Collecting a horde of fans via the MySpace/YouTube route can usually guarantee a successful crossover into the real world, and DJ Ironik has been no exception. 'Stay With Me', the heart-wrenching ballad for a generation of mourning youth, hit UK No.5 in July, ensuring the producer-turned-MC could offer an album to justify the hype. No Point In Wasting Tears is a laudable effort, allowing Ironik to pass for pop without jeopardising his street reputation, and re-affirming his status as a ladies' man who's still got his ear to the underground. The album's biggest tracks hark to the golden days of garage and grime. 'I Love You' pounds with brooding electro beats and 'I Wanna Be Your Man' is a whimsical shadow of Wiley's 'Wearing My Rolex'. There's also a host of young talents on board like Chipmunk, Blessed Beats and Tinchy Stryder to add to the album's credibility. The bad news is, there are tons of love songs, many of which are weighed down by soppy samples (including, er, Westlife) and even soppier lyrics that do him no favours. For what it's worth, Ironik knows the power of a mean hook and a quality melody, and he flaunts these skills like a British P Diddy who's hoping to make his mark on your MP3 in the name of all that's good and urban. Less could be said about his rapping style and some of the production, but for the most part, this album's an example of good-time music that teens will lap up in a heartbeat.[4] BBC... British urban music is no stranger to underachievement, rich as it is with fiery young MCs who rule the underground but stumble when it comes to cracking the proper pop charts. DJ Ironik might hail from similar ends – this 20-year old North Londoner has paid his dues on pirate radio, worked with Roll Deep, and done his time networking on MySpace – but his path to the top has seemed unusually toil-free. Listen to Ironik's Top 5 hit Stay With Me (Everybody's Free), though, and it's quickly clear he's doing something very different to his contemporaries. A mournful R&B pop song dedicated to a dead friend, the hook sung by a diva voice sped up to chipmunk pitch, it skirts schmaltz but ultimately works thanks to Ironik's passionate, earnest delivery.[5]

Singles

  • "So Nice" was a promotional self-obsessed single that was a hit on Channel U but failed to make an impact anywhere else.
  • The first official single from the album was "Stay With Me". The song charted at number 5 on the UK Singles Chart.
  • The second single was "I Wanna Be Your Man," which was released on September 18 digitally, where it charted at #128 until the physical release one week later, when it peaked at no #35.
  • The third single is a remix of Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer), which now features Chipmunk as well as Sir Elton John. The song was released on both CD (Only CD1 this time around) + Digital formats on 27 April 2009. The song entered the UK singles chart as the highest entry week ending on 3 May at #3. Ironiks highest charting single to date.

Tracklist

No. Title Writer(s) Producer(s) Length
1. "Stay with Me (Everybody's Free)"   Ironik, Tim Cox, Nigel Swanston Louis Gibzen 3:24
2. "I Wanna Be Your Man"   Ironik Agent X 2:57
3. "Amazing"   Ironik, Vandross, E.Howard Marcus Killian 3:04
4. "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) (Featuring Chipmunk and Elton John)"   Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Ironik Simon Franglen 3:23
5. "Tracy"   Ironik, G.Bonnick, L.Price Agent X 3:08
6. "Broken (Featuring McLean)"   McLean, N.Clarke Simon Frangien & Ironik 3:58
7. "So Nice (Featuring Baby Sol)"   Ironik, W.Gresford, N.Webb, M.Chalk Will Gresford & Nick Webb 3:08
8. "I'm Leaving (Featuring Ny)"   Ironik, Ny, Seun Ajayi Nocturnal 2:50
9. "5 Hours"   Ironik, E.Dean, T.Hale, T.Stewart, Mya Will Gresford & Nick Webb 2:04
10. "Would You Like That (Featuring Bless Beats & Daniel de Bourg)"   Ironik, Bless Beats, D.de Bourg Bless Beats 3:02
11. "I Love You (Featuring McLean)"   Ironik, McLean, W.Gresford, N.Webb Will Gresford & Nick Webb 3:35
12. "Sometimes It Snows In April (Ironik Presents Lain James & Ny)"   P.R.Nelson, W.Melvion, L.Coleman Marcus Killian 5:23
13. "Save A Little Love (Featuring McLean)"   Ironik, Winans, Jones, Serrano Sie Medway-Smith 3:41
14. "Mum (Featuring Young Nate, Shay, Melody & Soundbwoy Ent)"   Ironik, K.B Edmonds Sie Medway-Smith 3:31
15. "Imagine (Featuring Gabriella Ellis)"   C.Deakin Sie Medway-Smith 4:02
16. "Foot Patrol (Ironik Presents Daniel de Bourg)"   Ironik, D.de Bourg, A.Birgisson, A.Jonussi Arnthor & Will Gresford 4:32
17. "I Wanna Be Your Man (Ironik Vs Bless Beats Featuring Tinchy Stryder, Ghetto & Daniel de Bourg)"   Ironik, Agent X 4:00
18. "Stay With Me (Featuring Wiley & Chipmunk)"   Ironik, Tim Cox, Nigel Swanston Louis Gibzen 3:09
19. "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)"(Elton John)"   Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Ironik Matt Ward, Dean Gillard 3:10

Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
UK Albums Chart 21
Chart (2009) Peak
UK Albums Chart 49

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