One Touch

by Sugababes

Overview

Less sculpted than Steps, not as gaudy as Destiny's Child, and, if you can believe it, far more of an awkward, provocative outfit than just about any logical peer, the Sugababes didn't so much usher in the suffused post-millennium market for myopic pop as give it a much-needed kiss of nubile soul. Clearly 16-year-olds Keisha Buchanan, Siobhan Donaghy, and Mutya Buena have been weaned on Madonna and Aaliyah records, taking from them their feminist assurance and passion, but they remind us of a valuable lesson -- if you're going to hew melodious, structurally accessible songs out of cold dub and rock, it really helps to use actual feeling and sincerity, and hang on to every shaky personal trait that got you there in the first place. From the Reebok Matterhorn-rumble of "Overload" to the petal-plucking Bangles cheval glass of "Soul Sound" and on to the nocturnal, string-doused pop-wonderland-with-trenchant-garage-middle-bit that's "Run for Cover," the jitters of youth are here though tempered by shrewd ambition and a clever and unpredictable production aesthetic. As alarmingly undeveloped LPs go, One Touch is everything a post-Spice Girls teen pop debut should be -- discreet, adolescent, and as unstudied as a late-night phone call about boys. ~ Dean Carlson

Product Details

Release Date:	10/08/2021
Label:	London
UPC:	5060555213848

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Sugababes   Primary Artist
Matt Rowe   Keyboards,Strings
Ron Tom   Guitar
Xavier Barnet   Vocals,Vocals (Background)
Chris Watson   Guitar
Cameron McVey   Keyboards
Keisha Buchanan   Band
Pascal Danae   Guitar
Luke Smith   Guitar,Keyboards
Ben Chapman   Turntables
Johnny Rockstar   Bass,Strings,Percussion,Scratching
Paul Simm   Piano,Strings,Keyboards,Wurlitzer
Steve Lewinson   Guitar (Bass)
Andrew Smith   Guitar
Paul Watson   Keyboards
Lamya   Vocals (Background)
Mutya Buena   Band
John Themis   Guitar

Technical Credits

Matt Rowe   Composer,Producer,Programming,Drum Programming
Siobhan Donaghy   Composer
Cameron Macintosh   Composer
Majestic MC   Remix Engineer
Lucas Secon   Composer
Goetz Botzenhardt   Engineer,Mixing Engineer
Ron Tom   Mixing,Composer,Producer,Programming
Jason Lipsey   Composer
Mark Aubrey   Engineer
James Loughrey   Mixing
Mark Frank   Mixing,Programming
Cameron McVey   Beats,Mixing,Composer,Producer
Matt Rowebottom   Composer
About 2   Remix Engineer
Charlotte Edwards   Composer
Felix Howard   Composer
Keisha Buchanan   Composer
Sam Harley   Composer
Kiesha Buchanan   Composer
Yousef MacIntosh   Composer
Sonia Cupid   Composer
Luke Smith   Composer,Producer
Carl McIntosh   Composer
Metronomy   Remix Engineer
Sugababes   Composer
Matthew Rowbottom   Composer
Blood Orange   Remix Engineer
C.R.E.A.M.   Remix Engineer
Donald McLean   Composer
MNEK   Remix Engineer
Jony Lipsey   Composer
Tatyana   Remix Engineer,Remix Engineer
Ron Tomlinson   Composer
Mutya Buena   Composer
Johnny Rockstar   Beats,Mixing,Composer,Producer,Programming
Cream   Remix Engineer
Majestic   Remix Engineer
G.4ORCE   Remix Engineer
Carl Mackintosh   Composer
Yousef Mackintosh   Composer
Paul Simm   Beats,Mixing,Composer,Producer,Drum Programming
Paul Watson   Mixing,Composer,Producer
Carl MacIntosh   Composer
Ed Case   Remix Engineer
Jake Davies   Mixing Engineer
Don-E   Composer,Producer
Ron Aslan   Beats,Programming
John Themis   Composer
Adina Howard   Composer
Jon Davis   Mastering