| 词条 | The Meaning of Love (album) | ||||||||
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| name = The Meaning of Love | type = studio | artist = Michelle McManus | cover = Meaning_Of_Love_Michelle_McManus.jpg | alt = | released = 16 February 2004 | recorded = 2003–2004 | venue = | studio = | genre = Pop | length = | label = 19, S, BMG | producer = {{hlist|Steve Mac|Steve Robson|Ronny Janssen|Lars Aass|Andreas Carlsson|Harry Sommerdahl|David Eriksen|Martin Sjølie|James McMillan|Stephen Lipson|Mike Peden}} | prev_title = | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = | misc = {{Singles | name = The Meaning of Love | type = studio | single1 = All This Time | single1date = 25 November 2003 | single2 = The Meaning Of Love | single2date = 26 January 2004 }} }}The Meaning of Love is the only album by Scottish singer and Pop Idol winner Michelle McManus, issued by BMG. Released on 16 February 2004, it debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart and featured two singles: the number one UK Singles Chart entry "All This Time", and the title track, which peaked at number sixteen. Critics derided the record for its production values and songwriting quality; multiple reviewers also found McManus's singing voice to be unimpressive. The album was deemed a commercial failure by Sony BMG, who dropped McManus from the label. The album has since received various "worst album" accolades.[1] Despite negative reviews from music critics, The Meaning of Love received Gold status by the British Phonographic Industry, indicating sales of over 100,000 copies.[2] Reception and legacy{{Album reviews|rev1 = AllMusic |rev1score = {{rating|2|5}}[2] |rev2 = entertainment.ie |rev2score = {{rating|2|5}}[3] |rev3 = The Guardian |rev3score = {{rating|2|5}}[4] |rev4 = The Herald |rev4score = {{rating|1|5}}[5] |rev5 = The Press |rev5score = {{Rating|2|5}}[6] |rev6 = The Scotsman |rev6score = {{rating|1|5}}[7] }} Lynsey Hanley in The Telegraph wrote: "This whole record smacks of boil-in-the-bag songwriting and lazy, hasty production tarted up with cheesy strings." She stated that McManus's singing "lack[s] any discernible 'wow' factor" and is on par with "a karaoke regular or, at best, a provincial cabaret turn."[8] Guardian journalist Caroline Sullivan also saw McManus's vocals as lacking the "wow" factor, which, she said, "could have enlivened some of these sub-Celine Dion torchers."[4] An entertainment.ie critic said that McManus, whose vocal performances "never rise far above the level of a very average club singer", made fellow reality television music competition winners Will Young and Alex Parks "look like worldbeaters by comparison."[3] In a somewhat surprising move, McManus’ native Scottish press were more scathing than other publications; with the nation's leading broadsheet newspapers dishing out one-star reviews. Herald journalist Beth Pearson felt that the "tinny production and synths imported direct from the 1980s", made for a "thoroughly boring, unambitious debut."[5] While The Scotsmans Fiona Shepherd delivered a track-by-track assessment of the record in which she criticised the quality of the material and described McManus as "another chicken-in-a-basket diva" with an "unremarkable" voice. Shepherd expressed a particular loathing for the cover version of Nina Simone's "Feelin' Good", which according to her, had "the guts ripped out of it."[7] The track was derided by multiple reviewers.[2][5][6][7][9] Some reviewers, while unfavourable, were more receptive to McManus's vocals. Sharon Mawer in AllMusic saw the bulk of the material as "very bland, tuneless, and unmemorable", but commended McManus's "undoubted talent." She did, however, argue that McManus gained publicity more for "her outsized weight" than her singing.[2] Daily Mirror critic Gavin Martin stressed that she "can actually sing", but observed "some of the most horrifying material ever", with songwriting that is "drowned in cliche, seemingly knocked off with barely a thought."[10] BBC News writer Tom Bishop was impressed by McManus's "soulful" singing on Pop Idol, but felt her vocals sound "muffled and restrained by pedestrian production" on this "dull" album.[9] A Daily Mail reviewer saw McManus as a "talented cabaret singer rather than one with real potential", and said her "ultra-safe" debut record had been "rushed out in haste."[11] Deviating from critical consensus, BBC Music journalist Ruth Mitchell wrote that the album is "packed full of dreamy songs", and "surprisingly sounds like a very competent and unhurried effort indeed."[12] The Meaning of Love won "Worst British Album" at the 2005 Naomi Awards.[13] In a 2007 online poll, it was voted the seventh-worst album ever made by a Scottish artist.[14][15]Commercial performanceThe Meaning of Love debuted at number three on the UK Albums Chart on 22 February 2004.[16] It fell to number fourteen in its second week and lasted a further three weeks in the UK Top 40.[17] The record peaked at number one on the Scottish Albums Chart[18] and number sixty four on the Irish Albums Chart.[19] In the United Kingdom, The Meaning of Love received a Gold certification, indicating sales of over 100,000 copies.[20]ChartsWeekly charts
Track listing{{Track listing| extra_column = Producer(s) | title1 = All This Time | writer1 = {{hlist|Steve Mac|Wayne Hector|Ali Tennant}} | extra1 = Mac | length1 = 4:22 | title2 = The Meaning of Love | writer2 = {{hlist|Karen Poole|Steve Robson}} | extra2 = Robson | length2 = 4:24 | title3 = Say It Isn't So | writer3 = {{hlist|Bottolf Lødemel|Lars Aass}} | extra3 = {{hlist|Ronny Janssen|Lars Aass}} | length3 = 4:30 | title4 = Emotional | writer4 = {{hlist|Andreas Carlsson|Desmond Child|Chris Braide}} | extra4 = {{hlist|Carlsson|Harry Sommerdahl}} | length4 = 3:15 | title5 = When the World Is Not Enough | writer5 = {{hlist|Cathy Dennis||Jonathan Shorten}} | extra5 = {{hlist|David Eriksen|Martin Sjølie}} | length5 = 3:43 | title6 = Too Fast Too Slow | writer6 = {{hlist|Joanne Jeffries|Steve Welton-Jaimes|Juliette Jaimes}} | extra6 = James McMillan | length6 = 3:32 | title7 = Cast the First Stone | writer7 = {{hlist|Ciaron Bell|Danielle Perkins|Sean Phillips}} | extra7 = Stephen Lipson | length7 = 3:36 | title8 = One Life | writer8 = {{hlist|Dennis|Simon Ellis}} | extra8 = Lipson | length8 = 3:36 | title9 = Feelin' Good | writer9 = {{hlist|Anthony Newley|Leslie Bricusse}} | extra9 = McMillan | length9 = 3:14 | title10 = How Can Sorry Ever Mend a Broken Heart | writer10 = {{hlist|Steve Kipner|Dane DeViller|Sean Hosein}} | extra10 = McMillan | length10 = 3:08 | title11 = Invincible | writer11 = Diane Warren | extra11 = Robson | length11 = 4:43 | title12 = I'll Never Know | writer12 = {{hlist|Gary Barlow|Lucie Silvas}} | extra12 = McMillan | length12 = 4:19 | title13 = More Than Anything | writer13 = {{hlist|Dennis|Thomas Nichols|Tim Woodcock}} | extra13 = Lipson | length13 = 3:25 | title14 = Once in a Lifetime | writer14 = {{hlist|Lindy Robbins|Peter Gordeno|Alex Cantrell|Mike Peden}} | extra14 = Peden | length14 = 4:06 }} References1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/naomi-award-winners-7259444.html|title=Naomi Award 'winners'|date=8 February 2005|website=London Evening Standard|accessdate=13 May 2014}} {{Michelle McManus}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Meaning Of Love, The}}2. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Mawer|first=Sharon|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-meaning-of-love-mw0000470332|title=The Meaning of Love|publisher=AllMusic|date=2004-02-16|accessdate=2012-05-31}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Michelle---The-Meaning-of-Love/3136.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131221010053/http://entertainment.ie/album-review/Michelle---The-Meaning-of-Love/3136.htm|title=Michelle - The Meaning of Love|publisher=entertainment.ie|date=23 February 2004|archivedate=21 December 2013}} 4. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2004/feb/13/popandrock.shopping6|title=Michelle, The Meaning of Love|publisher=The Guardian|last=Sullivan|first=Caroline|date=13 February 2004|accessdate=27 May 2013}} 5. ^1 2 {{cite web|last=Pearson|first=Beth|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12521132.cds/|date=14 February 2004|title=CDs|work=The Herald|accessdate=23 December 2018}} 6. ^1 {{cite web |title=Michelle, The Meaning Of Love (BMG) |url=https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/7891689.Michelle__The_Meaning_Of_Love__BMG____/ |publisher=The Press |accessdate=28 October 2018 |date=19 February 2004}} 7. ^1 2 HighBeam Research records The Scotsman newspaper's original published score as 1/5 stars. The full review prose can be read at Scotsman.com.*{{cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13039649.html|title=An emotional wreck|last=Shepherd|first=Fiona|date=13 February 2004|publisher=HighBeam Research|accessdate=28 September 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161008195911/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-13039649.html|archivedate=8 October 2016}}*{{cite web|url=http://www.scotsman.com/lifestyle/music/news-and-features/an-emotional-wreck-1-513653|title=An emotional wreck|last=Shepherd|first=Fiona|date=13 February 2004|publisher=Scotsman.com|accessdate=28 September 2016}} 8. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/rockandjazzmusic/3612452/CD-reviews-Viktoria-Tolstoy-and-more.html|title=CD reviews: Viktoria Tolstoy and more|publisher=The Telegraph|last=Hanley|first=Lynsey|date=16 February 2004|accessdate=2 June 2013}} 9. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/3482713.stm|title=Review: Michelle's The Meaning of Love|publisher=BBC News|last=Bishop|first=Tom|date=17 February 2004|accessdate=20 February 2016}} 10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/CD+Reviews%3A+Avoid+it+-+WAFER+THIN%3B+(BUT+THAT'S+JUST+THE+MUSIC).-a0113215191|title=CD Reviews|website=Daily Mirror|publisher=TheFreeLibrary.com|last=Martin|first=Gavin|date=13 February 2004|accessdate=2 June 2013}} 11. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-113471368.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503103130/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-113471368.html|dead-url=yes|archive-date=3 May 2016|title=New Releases|date=20 February 2004|publisher=Daily Mail|via=HighBeam|accessdate=1 March 2016}} 12. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/cjp2|title=The Meaning of Love|publisher=BBC Music|date=|accessdate=31 May 2016}} 13. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/showbiz/naomi-award-winners-7259444.html|title=Naomi Award 'winners'|date=8 February 2005|website=London Evening Standard|accessdate=13 May 2014}} 14. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/music/music-news/texas-album-is-worst-scottish-record-961004|title=Texas Album is 'Worst Scottish Record'|date=23 October 2007|website=Daily Record|accessdate=13 May 2014}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Texas+top+chart..+of+bad+CDs.-a0170149271|title=Texas top chart.. of bad CDs|date=23 October 2007|website=TheFreeLibrary.com|publisher=Mirror|accessdate=19 May 2014}} 16. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/album_chart.php?week=20040228 |title=Album Chart For 28/02/2004 |publisher=Chart Stats |date=2004-02-28 |accessdate=2012-03-01 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120728152539/http://www.chartstats.com/album_chart.php?week=20040228 |archivedate=2012-07-28 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 17. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=1091 |title=Michelle McManus - The Meaning Of Love |publisher=Chart Stats |date=2004-02-28 |accessdate=2012-03-01 |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130119103848/http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=1091 |archivedate=2013-01-19 |deadurl=yes |df= }} 18. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20040222/40/|title=Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company|accessdate=23 December 2018}} 19. ^Michelle McManus – The Meaning Of Love Music Charts 20. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/7139-2666-2|title=Michelle Mcmanus - The Meaning Of Love|publisher=BPI|accessdate=23 December 2018}} 21. ^{{cite web|url=http://acharts.us/album/16564 |title=Michelle Mcmanus - The Meaning Of Love - Music Charts |publisher=Acharts.us |date= |accessdate=2012-03-01}} 22. ^{{cite web|last=Walker |first=Ruth |url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotsmanmagazine/Where-are-they-now-Former.6128158.jp |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604232339/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/scotsmanmagazine/Where-are-they-now-Former.6128158.jp |archivedate=2011-06-04 |title=Where are they now? Former Reality TV stars tell of life out of the spotlight - The Scotsman |publisher=Web.archive.org |date= |accessdate=2012-05-31}} 6 : 2004 albums|Michelle McManus albums|19 Recordings albums|Albums produced by Steve Robson|Albums produced by Stephen Lipson|BMG albums |
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