Superstar – The Hits
| Superstar - The Hits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest hits album by | ||||
| Released | 24 September 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–2006 | |||
| Length | 39:00 | |||
| Label | Parlophone | |||
| Producer | ||||
| Jamelia chronology | ||||
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Superstar – The Hits is the first greatest hits album by English singer-songwriter Jamelia. It released by Parlophone Records on 24 September 2007.
Background
Jamelia said of the collection: "It seems the right time to put out a Greatest Hits and have all the best tracks I've recorded from the past ten years on one album".[1] Superstar – The Hits contains ten out of eleven of Jamelia's UK Top 40 singles to date and omits her debut single, "So High", her first top forty hit "I Do", Drama single "Boy Next Door" and her collaboration with Tiziano Ferro, "Universal Prayer", which remains unreleased in the UK.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [2] |
| Digital Spy | [3] |
Nick Levine from Digital Spy called the album a "hastily-assembled singles collection plagued by the unmistakable whiff of Woolies' bargain bin: Superstar – The Hits features no new songs, no new photos and no liner essay praising its auteur's inestimable contribution to planet pop."[3] AllMusic editor Sharon Mawer rated the album three and a half out of five stars and wrote: "With less than 40 minutes of music on the CD, there was plenty of room for either a little experimentation with some new tracks, or a little more adventure than simply compiling all the singles onto one album, the best of which had been on a big seller not long before."[2]
Commercial performance
Superstar – The Hits debuted at number 55 on the UK Albums Chart,[4] becoming Jamelia's lowest charting album yet[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Superstar" |
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| 3:35 |
| 2. | "Thank You" |
| Soulshock | 3:13 |
| 3. | "See It in a Boy's Eyes" |
| 3:41 | |
| 4. | "Stop" | Jimmy Hogarth | 3:39 | |
| 5. | "Money" (featuring Beenie Man) |
| Emmanuel | 6:20 |
| 6. | "Beware of the Dog" | Crichton | 3:09 | |
| 7. | "DJ" |
| Soulshock & Karlin | 3:45 |
| 8. | "Something About You" |
|
| 3:25 |
| 9. | "Call Me" | Davis | Emmanuel | 4:20 |
| 10. | "Bout" (featuring Rah Digga) |
| Emmanuel | 4:26 |
| 11. | "No More" |
| Crichton | 2:54 |
| Total length: | 39:00 | |||
Sample credits
- "Beware of the Dog" contains a sample of "Personal Jesus" by Depeche Mode.
- "Bout" samples "Gonna Fly Now" as performed by Bill Conti.
- "No More" contains a sample of "Golden Brown" by The Stranglers.
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[5] | 68 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[4] | 55 |
| UK R&B Albums (OCC)[6] | 18 |
References
- ^ Confirmation of Superstar - The Hits album from official web site Archived 2004-04-04 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b AllMusic review
- ^ a b Digital Spy review
- ^ a b c "Official Albums Chart on 6/10/2007 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 6/10/2007 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
- ^ "Official R&B Albums Chart on 6/10/2007 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 25 September 2025.