Today I've decided to do one for Atomic Kitten's Greatest Hits album released in 2004. Atomic Kitten are, Liz, Natasha, Kerri (who left the band in 2001), and Jenny (who replaced Kerri after she left), a girl group from the United Kingdom who have released 3 albums: Right Now, Feels So Good, and Ladies Night. They re-released Right Now after Kerri left the band and Jenny recorded her vocals on some of the songs Kerri was on. Feels So Good and Ladies Night were recorded with Jenny. They also released a self-titled album in United States but it failed to chart. They released their greatest hits album before doing a performance at the Wembley Arena and took a break. The girls have recently gotten back together. However since Jenny Frost gave birth to twins a few months ago, Kerry rejoined the band with Liz and Natasha. The were on The Big Reunion with Liberty X, B*Witched, 911. 5ive, and Honeyz. Rumors are that they recording a new album. Until then here is my review of their greatest hits album.
1) Whole Again (2001 Version): This was the version that was done by Liz, Natasha, and Jenny. It was released as the overall fifth single from Right Now. The song talks about a person who makes you feel whole and you love them no matter what. This song also saved Atomic Kitten who were close to being dropped from their label as their album wasn't doing well as planned. Whole Again ended up being a number 1 hit in the U.K. and Atomic Kitten were back on top. 10/10
2) Ladies Night: The title track from their third album. It was released as the second single from the album. It is a cover of Kool and the Gang's song and it hit number 8 in the U.K. and became their first single in 2 years not to hit the top 5. It is okay but I'm not sure why it was picked as a single. 5/10
3) The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling): It was released as the second single from Feels So Good. It is a cover of Blondie's song with a new bridge added. This was the first song of theirs I ever heard because it in the Lizzie McGuire Movie. It was the 3rd single to hit number 1 in the U.K. The video also featured Natasha heavily pregnant but still looking amazing as ever. 10/10
4) It's OK!: It was released as the first single from Feels so Good. It was a slow ballad which is questionable considering releasing a ballad as the first single is always a risk. The single features Natasha sings the verses with Jenny singing the hook in the first verse and Liz in the second verse. The song hit number 3 in the U.K. proving that Atomic Kitten were still a force to be reckon with. 8/10
5) Be With You: This song was released as a double A-side single with The Last Goodbye. Be With You was later added onto their third album Ladies Night. The song is very dancey meets disco. Because the song was a double A-side single with The Last Goodbye, it charted at number 2 in the U.K. I don't really listen to this song that much. It has yet to grow on me. 4/10
6) If You Come To Me: It was released as the first single from Ladies Night. It's about being there for a person when they're down. The video was very weird. It peaked at number 3 in the U.K. 9/10
7) Eternal Flame: It was the first single from the re-released version of the Right Now album. It is a cover of the Bangles' song. Atomic Kitten does an amazing version of the song. It is one of my favorite songs from the band. It became their 2nd number 1 in the U.K. and the video was very sensual but simple. 10/10
8) Love Doesn't Have to Hurt: It was released as the fourth and final single from their album Feels So Good. It was re-recorded and remastered for a single release. It's amazing ballad to end the Feels So Good era. I love the song and the girls look incredibly beautiful in the video. The song peaked at number 4 in the U.K. making Feels So Good their only album to have all their singles hit the top 5 in the U.K. singles charts. 10/10
9) The Last Goodbye (Single Version): It was released as the third single from Feels So Good. The original version featured Natasha singing lead on the first and second verse, on the single version featured on this album Natasha shares the first verse with Liz and the second verse with Jenny. Unlike their previous videos The Last Goodbye's video had the girls doing a little bit of acting. The song peaked at number 2 in U.K. with Be With You. I didn't like the song at all at first be after a while I've started to like it more and more. 10/10
10) Right Now 2004: A remixed version of Atomic Kitten's very first single ever. It was remixed, re-recorded, and released as the first and only single from the greatest hits album. The original version of Right Now featured Kerry's vocals, reached number 10 in the U.K. and had a pop/rock sound to it. The remixed version features Jenny's vocals in Kerry's place, reached a higher position at number 8 in the U.K., despite selling less than the original, and was a dance sound to it as opposed to the original's pop/rock sound. 6/10
11) See Ya: This was released as the second single from the Right Now album. It was of three songs to have Kerry on the song singing back round. Unlike a majority of Atomic Kitten's singles having Natasha singing lead, it instead has Liz singing lead. Considering Liz co-wrote the song, it makes sense that she'd sing lead. The song is about leaving the person your in a relationship with being they're not the one for you. It's very upbeat and peaked at number 6 in the U.K. 9/10
12) I Want Your Love: This was released as the third single from Right Now. It is the second song on this album to feature Kerry. Unlike See Ya where she sings back round, she shares lead on all the verses with Liz and Natasha. Liz also co-wrote this song. It was also the first single to feature a swear word. It peaked at number 10 in the U.K. 8/10
13) You Are (Single Version): This was the second and final single released from the re-released version of Right Now. The original version of the song features Natasha singing lead on the full song with Jenny singing back round and the responses on the third verse, on the single version featured on this album Jenny vocals remain in tact where as Natasha splits the first and second verse with Liz. In retrospect the single version is better because it features all the girls singing lead. It is my favorite song from Atomic Kitten and the video was also great. It showed a story-line of a couple as well as the girls singing to the song. The song peaked at number 90 in the U.K. being the girls lowest charting single, however the song was technically never released in the U.K. Although there was a release date set, it was cancelled for unknown reasons. It charted only on promotional copies of the single being sold. In other words the single did very well in the U.K. considering it wasn't released there officially. 10/10
14) Cradle: From their first album Right Now, it was released as a single in Asia. It is the third song to have Kerry on it but like See Ya she only sings back round. Cradle only has Natasha singing lead throughout the whole song. It had a very simple but beautiful video and peaked at number 1 in Asia. It was not released in the U.K. until 2005 when it was released as a charity single peaking at number 10 in the U.K. That version featured Natasha, Liz, and Jenny sharing the verses together. 10/10
15) Someone Like Me (Single Version): The third and final single from their album Ladies Night. The original version features Liz singing the first and second verse whereas on the single version Jenny sings the second verse. Length-wise it is the shortest single Atomic Kitten has released at 2 minutes and 7 seconds. The video featured the girls in a white room together. It hit number 8 in the U.K. 10/10
Atomic Kitten's greatest hits album features all their singles except for Follow Me, the fourth single from Right Now. The peaked at number 20 in the U.K. which wasn't bad but it was one of the few reasons Atomic Kitten was almost dropped. The song was good though.
Overall the album was great. My favorite songs on this album are: You Are, Eternal Flame, The Tide Is High (Get The Feeling), Love Doesn't Have to Hurt, The Last Goodbye, Someone Like Me, Cradle, Whole Again, and See Ya. Out of 150 points the album gets 129 which is 86% a B. Atomic Kitten, You Rock and I can't wait for the new album!
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