Breathe In (Lucie Silvas album)

Breathe In is the debut studio album by the British pop singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas, released by Mercury Records on 11 October 2004 in the United Kingdom. It was released in the Netherlands on 29 March 2005 and worldwide in April 2006.

Breathe In
Studio album by Lucie Silvas
Released	11 October 2004 (UK) 29 March 2005 (NL)
Recorded	2003–2004
Genre	Pop, adult contemporary
Length	46:02 (standard) 49:32 (UK) 1:41:45 (NL re-release)
Label	Mercury
Producer	Michael Peden
Lucie Silvas chronology
Forget Me Not (2000) Breathe In (2004) The Same Side (2006)
Singles from Breathe In
"What You're Made Of" Released: 4 October 2004[1] "Breathe In" Released: 17 January 2005[2] "The Game Is Won" Released: 2 May 2005[3] "Don't Look Back" Released: 25 July 2005[4] "Nothing Else Matters" Released: 31 October 2005[5] "Forget Me Not" Released: 19 December 2005[6]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	[7]

The majority of the album was co-written by Silvas with Graham Kearns and Judie Tzuke whom Silvas had previously been a backing singer for. The album also features a cover of Metallica's song "Nothing Else Matters" which was released as a single in Europe.

Singles

• The first single from the album was "What You're Made Of", which charted at No. 7 in the UK Singles Chart.
• "Breathe In" was the second single from the album, and is Silvas' highest charting UK single to date, peaking at No. 6.
• "The Game Is Won" was the third single, released in May 2005, which peaked at No. 38.
• The fourth single was "Don't Look Back", and it charted at No. 34. It shares its artwork and b-sides with "Nothing Else Matters".
• The fifth and final UK single was "Forget Me Not", a rerecording of an old song from Silvas' first unreleased album of the same name. The single failed to reach the UK Top 100.
• The final European single was "Nothing Else Matters", a cover of a Metallica song. It achieved success in the Netherlands, charting at No. 13. The cover and b-sides were the same as that of "Don't Look Back" in the UK.

Track listings

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Don't Look Back"	Silvas, Tzuke, Russell, Kearns, Peden	4:04
2.	"The Game Is Won"	Silvas, Tzuke, Kearns, Peden	4:00
3.	"Last Man Standing"	Silvas, Tzuke, Kearns, Peden	3:38
4.	"Forget Me Not"	Silvas, New	3:40
5.	"Breathe In"	Silvas, Tzuke, Kearns, Peden	3:49
6.	"Nothing Else Matters"	Hetfield, Ulrich	4:43
7.	"Without You"	Silvas, Kearns, Peden	3:53
8.	"What You're Made Of"	Silvas, Gordeno, Peden	4:12
9.	"Twisting the Chain"	Silvas, Tzuke, Russell, Kearns, Peden	4:23
10.	"No Defence"	Silvas	3:23
11.	"The Longer We're Apart"	Silvas, Parker	5:21
12.	"Like You Love Me"	Silvas, Tzuke, Kearns, Peden	3:36

UK bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"Seven Veils"	Silvas, Tzuke, Russell, Peden	3:30

Spanish bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
13.	"What You're Made Of" (Spanish version) (featuring Antonio Orozco)	Silvas, Gordeno, Peden	4:13

Dutch bonus DVD – Live at Studio 24, Hilversum

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Overture"		0:44
2.	"Don't Look Back"	Silvas, Tzuke, Russell, Kearns, Peden	4:24
3.	"What You're Made Of"	Silvas, Gordeno, Peden	4:35
4.	"Breathe In"	Silvas, Tzuke, Kearns, Peden	4:20
5.	"Nothing Else Matters"	Hetfield, Ulrich	5:00
6.	"Twisting the Chain"	Silvas, Tzuke, Russell, Kearns, Peden	4:30
7.	"No Defence"	Silvas	3:49
8.	"Without You"	Silvas, Kearns, Peden	4:17
9.	"Last Man Standing"	Silvas, Tzuke, Kearns, Peden	4:05
10.	"The Game Is Won"	Silvas, Tzuke, Kearns, Peden	4:45
11.	"Forget Me Not"	Silvas, New	4:17
12.	"The Longer We're Apart"	Silvas, Parker	8:04

B-sides

Title	Single(s)
"Love You This Much"	"What You're Made Of"
"Build Your World Around"
"This Isn't Like Me"	"Breathe In"
"Magpies"
"Sliding Down"	"The Game Is Won"
"Better Love Next Time"	"Don't Look Back" / "Nothing Else Matters"
"The Look of Love"	"Forget Me Not"
"Still"

Credits

• Art direction – David Coffin
• Art producer – David Coffin
• Bass – Paul Turner
• Cello – Anthony Pleeth
• Conductor – Nick Ingham
• Digital editing – Keith Gary
• Drums – Charlie Russell – Lee Davies
• Engineer – Martin Hayles
• Engineer Assisting- Dan Gautreau
• Executive producer – Michael Peden, Matt Jagger
• Guitars - Graham Kearns
• Mastering – Greg Calbi
• Mixing – Michael Brauer, Keith Gary
• Orchestra contractor – Isobel Griffiths
• Orchestra leader – Gavyn Wright
• Percussion – Ian Stoddart
• Photography – Tony Duran, Simon Fowler
• Keyboards - Peter Gordeno
• Piano – Lucie Silvas
• Producer – Michael Peden
• Programming – Charlie Russell
• String Arrangements – Nick Ingman
• Vocals – Lucie Silvas
• Vocals (Background) – Lucie Silvas, "The London Community Gospel Choir"

Chart and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2004–06) Peak position Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[8] 13 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 40 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 1 French Albums (SNEP)[11] 50 Irish Albums (IRMA)[12] 34 Scottish Albums (OCC)[13] 15 Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[14] 7 UK Albums (OCC)[15] 11

Year-end charts Chart (2005) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16] 36 Chart (2006) Position Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[17] 7 Certifications and sales Country Certification Sales UK Platinum 300,000 Netherlands Platinum 70,000 Spain Platinum 100,000

References

1. "iTunes Music – What You're Made Of – Single by Lucie Silvas". iTunes Store. 4 October 2004. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
2. "iTunes Music – Breathe In (UK Comm 2 Trk) by Lucie Silvas". iTunes Store. 17 January 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
3. "iTunes Music – The Game Is Won – EP by Lucie Silvas". iTunes Store. 2 May 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
4. "iTunes Music – Don't Look Back – EP by Lucie Silvas". iTunes Store. 25 July 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
5. "iTunes Music – Nothing Else Matters – Single by Lucie Silvas". iTunes Store. 31 October 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
6. "iTunes Music – Forget Me Not – EP by Lucie Silvas". iTunes Store. 19 December 2005. Retrieved 8 February 2012.
7. The Guardian review
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15. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
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