A couple weeks ago I reviewed the Sugababes' "Sweet 7" album, today I'll be reviewing their greatest hits album, "Overloaded: The Singles Collection". The album includes all their singles from 2000-2006 except "New Year", "Soul Sound", "Angels with Dirty Faces", and "Follow Me Home". Here's my track by track review of the album.
1) Freak Like Me: The first single from their second album "Angels with Dirty Faces". The lineup on this single were the 2nd, Keisha, Mutya, and Heidi. It was the band's first U.K. number 1 and the first feature Heidi as a member of the band. The video for the single showed the girls in a club scaring guys as they seemed to be vampires. The video also acted as an introduction to Heidi joining the band. 10/10
2) Round Round: The second single from their second album "Angels with Dirty Faces". Like the first single, "Freak Like Me", it was released by the second lineup and was a number 1 in the U.K. The song is my favorite on their "Angels with Dirty Faces album and I'm happy that it's included on the album. It also hit number 7 on the U.S. dance charts. 10/10
3) Red Dress: The third single from their fourth album "Taller in More Ways". Initially recorded by the second lineup, it was re-recorded by the third line-up, Keisha, Heidi, and Amelle when Mutya left and was replaced by Amelle. Although I think Mutya sings great, Amelle sings "Red Dress" better than Mutya. Mutya has said that she hated the song and was glad they redid it. The song peaked at number 4 in the U.K. 10/10
4) In the Middle: The third single from their third album "Three". It was released by the second line-up and had a very risque video. The video also featured a slightly different version of the song than the album did as it featured re-recorded vocals (you can hear it in Keisha's verse) and the chorus is only sang once after Keisha's verse, whereas on the album version it was sung twice. That being said I love both versions and love the song. It peaked at number 8 in the U.K. 10/10
5) Stronger: The third single from their second album "Angels with Dirty Faces". It was released by the second line-up and was released as a double A-side with the song, "Angels with Dirty Faces" so the chart positions for those songs were basically the same. The song peaked at number 7 in the U.K. Despite it being an empowering song, I don't listen to it much. 8/10
6) Shape: The fourth and final single from their second album "Angels with Dirty Faces". It was released by the second line-up and samples Sting's song "Shape of My Heart". The song is amazing ballad and I liked the sample in the song. The song peaked at number 11 in the U.K. It's one of my favorites. 10/10
7) Overload: The first single from their first album "One Tough". This single was released by the original first lineup Keisha, Mutya, and Siobhan. It was their debut single and it peaked at number 6. I ignored the song for awhile but after listening to it, I think it's pretty good. 8/10
8) Good to Be Gone: This is one of the new tracks on the album. I think it's pretty boring and bland. It was supposed to be the second single from the album but the release was cancelled after the Sugababes did a collaboration with Girls Aloud. 4/10
9) Caught in a Moment: The fourth and final single from the band's third album "Three". It was released by the second line-up and although it's a good ballad, it feels like a watered down version of their single "Too Lost in You". I also wonder why this was released as a single instead of "Conversation's Over". That being said, you can't deny their great vocals. The song peaked at number 8 in the U.K. 10/10
10) Ugly: The second single from their fourth album "Taller in More Ways". It was released by the second line-up and was the last single to feature Mutya as she left the band before the third single was picked. The song is an empowerment song that was written by Dallas Austin, who co-wrote TLC's "Unpretty", which was one of the songs that "Ugly" got compared to. I love this song and I'm happy it was a single. It peaked at number 3 in the U.K. 10/10
11) Easy: The first and only single released from this album. Like "Good to Be Gone", the song is boring. The only good thing about it is the chorus. Other than that the song is dreadful. It peaked at number 8 in the U.K.
12) Too Lost in You: The second single from the band's third album "Three". It was released by the second line-up and was also on the soundtrack to the film "Love Actually". There are two versions of the video. One version of the video featured the girls walking through an airport and having fantasies about a guy. The other version is basically the same with scenes from the movie in the video. It's vocally one of their best songs. It peaked at number 10 in the U.K. 10/10
13) Run for Cover: Some versions of the greatest hits album didn't include this track and some did. The version that i got did include this song. It was the third single from their first album "One Touch" and was released by the first line-up. For some reason I don't listen to the song that much at all. It peaked at number 13 in the U.K. 5/10
14) Hole in the Head: The first single from the band's third album "Three". It was released by the second line-up and it was even released in the U.S. where it was a number 1 on the dance charts. It became the group's third number 1 in the U.K. I love song and I think it was a perfect choice to release it as a single. 10/10
15) Push the Button: The first single from the band's fourth album "Taller in More Ways". It was released by the second line-up and mainly written by Keisha as the inspiration for the song was about a guy she was crushing on. The group has said the video for the song was funny to them as the guys they were with the video aren't their types of guys. It became the band's fourth number 1 in the U.K. and was the band's best selling single until 2007 when they released "About You Now". 10/10
"Overloaded: The Singles Collection" is my favorite album by the band as it has the band's biggest hits from 2000-2006. My favorite songs are: "Round Round", "Freak Like Me", "Shape", "Too Lost in You", "Hole in the Head", "In the Middle", "Red Dress", and "Ugly". Out of 150 points I give the album 130 points which is 86%, a B+. Better grade than I gave "Sweet 7"!
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