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    Introduction
    Studio album by
    Alex Parks
    Released24 November 2003
    GenrePop
    Length48:35
    LabelPolydor
    Producer
    Alex Parks chronology
    Introduction
    (2003)    		Honesty
    (2005)

    Introduction is Alex Parks' debut album, released on 24 November 2003. Recorded and released within only two weeks of Parks winning the BBC's Fame Academy, it included seven original compositions, mostly co-written with songwriters Helen Boulding, Gary Clark and Boo Hewerdine, as well as six cover songs from John Lennon, Tears for Fears, R.E.M., Christina Aguilera, Eurythmics and Coldplay.

    The album reached number 5 in the UK Top 40 Album charts. It has been classified platinum in the UK.

    Introduction includes rock influences on "Dirty Pretty Words" and "Wandering Soul", as well as a folk pop acoustic track, "Not Your Average Kind of Girl".

    The lead single "Maybe That's What It Takes" was released on 17 November 2003 and peaked at number 3 in the UK Top 40 the following week. The second single "Cry" was released on 16 February 2004, and charted at number 13.

    The song "Stones & Feathers" was adapted in French under the title "De l'Eau" (Some Water) and used as the debut single of Elodie Frégé, winner of the third season of "Star Academy".

    Track listing

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    1. "Maybe That's What It Takes" - 3:54 (Alex Parks, Helen Boulding)
    2. "Cry" - 3:49 (Parks, Gary Clark, Boo Hewerdine)
    3. "Dirty Pretty Words" - 3:10 (Parks, Clark, Hewerdine)
    4. "Imagine" - 3:13 (John Lennon)
    5. "Not Your Average Kind of Girl" - 3:37 (Parks, Carolynne Good, James Fox)
    6. "Mad World" - 3:03 (Roland Orzabal)
    7. "Everybody Hurts" - 5:44 (Bill Berry, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe)
    8. "Beautiful" - 3:59 (Linda Perry)
    9. "Stones & Feathers" - 3:07 (Justin Gray, Blair MacKichan, Stefan Skarbek, Parks)
    10. "Here Comes the Rain Again" - 3:20 (Annie Lennox, David A Stewart)
    11. "Yellow" - 4:30 (Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin)
    12. "Wandering Soul" - 3:31 (Parks, Clark, Hewerdine)
    13. "Over Conscious" - 3:37 (Parks, Glenn Skinner, Luciana Caporaso)

    Chart performance

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    In the United Kingdom, Introduction debuted at #5.[1]

    Certifications

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    RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
    United Kingdom (BPI)[2]Platinum300,000^

    ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

    References

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    1. ^ "Alex Parks full Official Chart History". Official Charts History. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
    2. ^ "British album certifications – Alex Parks – Introduction". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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    Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Introduction_(Alex_Parks_album)&oldid=1319487394"

      Introduction
      Studio album by
      Alex Parks
      Released24 November 2003
      GenrePop
      Length48:35
      LabelPolydor
      Producer
      Alex Parks chronology
      Introduction
      (2003)      		Honesty
      (2005)

      Introduction is Alex Parks' debut album, released on 24 November 2003. Recorded and released within only two weeks of Parks winning the BBC's Fame Academy, it included seven original compositions, mostly co-written with songwriters Helen Boulding, Gary Clark and Boo Hewerdine, as well as six cover songs from John Lennon, Tears for Fears, R.E.M., Christina Aguilera, Eurythmics and Coldplay.

      The album reached number 5 in the UK Top 40 Album charts. It has been classified platinum in the UK.

      Introduction includes rock influences on "Dirty Pretty Words" and "Wandering Soul", as well as a folk pop acoustic track, "Not Your Average Kind of Girl".

      The lead single "Maybe That's What It Takes" was released on 17 November 2003 and peaked at number 3 in the UK Top 40 the following week. The second single "Cry" was released on 16 February 2004, and charted at number 13.

      The song "Stones & Feathers" was adapted in French under the title "De l'Eau" (Some Water) and used as the debut single of Elodie Frégé, winner of the third season of "Star Academy".

      Track listing

      1. "Maybe That's What It Takes" - 3:54 (Alex Parks, Helen Boulding)
      2. "Cry" - 3:49 (Parks, Gary Clark, Boo Hewerdine)
      3. "Dirty Pretty Words" - 3:10 (Parks, Clark, Hewerdine)
      4. "Imagine" - 3:13 (John Lennon)
      5. "Not Your Average Kind of Girl" - 3:37 (Parks, Carolynne Good, James Fox)
      6. "Mad World" - 3:03 (Roland Orzabal)
      7. "Everybody Hurts" - 5:44 (Bill Berry, Mike Mills, Peter Buck, Michael Stipe)
      8. "Beautiful" - 3:59 (Linda Perry)
      9. "Stones & Feathers" - 3:07 (Justin Gray, Blair MacKichan, Stefan Skarbek, Parks)
      10. "Here Comes the Rain Again" - 3:20 (Annie Lennox, David A Stewart)
      11. "Yellow" - 4:30 (Guy Berryman, Jon Buckland, Will Champion, Chris Martin)
      12. "Wandering Soul" - 3:31 (Parks, Clark, Hewerdine)
      13. "Over Conscious" - 3:37 (Parks, Glenn Skinner, Luciana Caporaso)

      Chart performance

      In the United Kingdom, Introduction debuted at #5.[1]

      Certifications

      RegionCertificationCertified units/sales
      United Kingdom (BPI)[2]Platinum300,000^

      ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

      References

      1. ^ "Alex Parks full Official Chart History". Official Charts History. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
      2. ^ "British album certifications – Alex Parks – Introduction". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 9 September 2022.
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