Nicola Roberts discography
The discography of British singer Nicola Roberts consists of one studio album, three singles, and three music videos.
Nicola Roberts discography | |
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Roberts performing with Girls Aloud in 2009 | |
Studio albums | 1 |
Music videos | 3 |
Singles | 3 |
In the 2008 biography of Girls Aloud, Roberts expressed an interest in writing and recording her own material, wanting to experiment in the studio for better understanding of the process.[1] She then started work in the recording studio, with producers such as; Dragonette,[2] Diplo[3] and Joseph Mount.[4] Roberts after a year of recording announced that she would be releasing her debut album, Cinderella's Eyes.[5] The first single "Beat of My Drum" had an on-sale release meaning it had little promotion beforehand[6] and commercially it peaked at number 27 in the United Kingdom[7] but critically it garnered acclaim from critics which Roberts described as "amazing".[8]
A second single "Lucky Day" was released shortly after and whilst gaining positive reviews[9][10][11] it failed to make an impact commercially peaking at number 40 in the UK.[12] The album was then released on 23 September 2011,[13] Roberts described the album as "electronically lead",[6] and the album was inspired by her time performing with Girls Aloud - "It would have been stupid for me to make an album that meant nothing" she said.[3] For Roberts the album was about making a risky record, where there wasn't a guaranteed commercial success, explaining to The Guardian: "It's taken every last bit of confidence just to release this record, or maybe I've just brainwashed myself into feeling more confident. I don't know if it's good, or if I've just told myself it's good."[3]
The album was released to universal positive reviews from critics,[14] reviewers such as Ludovic Hunter-Tilney of the Financial Times,[15] James Lachno of The Daily Telegraph,[16] Emily Mackay of NME,[11] Hugh Montgomery of The Independent and others hailed it as the best solo record from a member of Girls Aloud.[17] Commercially in the United Kingdom the album peaked at number 17[18] whilst on the digital charts it peaked at number 13,[19] in Scotland it charted at number 21[20] whilst in Ireland it peaked at number 48.[21] On 6 January a third single from the album was released, titled "Yo-Yo". The song was described as a "shining example of her pop sensibilities".[22]
In October 2011, Roberts stated that she is working on creating music and is ‘happy’ for other artists to use tracks that didn’t make the cut on her solo album.[23] On 13 January 2012, Roberts commented on the possibility of a second album, saying, "Maybe. I'm not sure. There's lots of stuff coming up and I think there always has to be a right time. I'm always working on music and if a second album came out then that would be a great thing to happen."[24] In October 2017, Roberts stated that she would begin to work more on her own music, as well as other artists.[25] In February 2018, she confirmed that she is currently in the process of writing a second solo record.[26]
Albums
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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UK [27] |
IRE [28] |
SCO [29] | |||
"Beat of My Drum" | 2011 | 27 | 37 | 26 | Cinderella's Eyes |
"Lucky Day" | 40 | — | 40 | ||
"Yo-Yo" | 2012 | 111 | — | — |
Music videos
Year | Song | Director | Album |
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2011 | "Beat of My Drum" | Wendy Morgan | Cinderella's Eyes |
"Lucky Day" | Stephen Agnes | ||
"Yo-Yo" | Frederike Helwig | ||
Writing credits
Year | Song | Artist | Album |
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2011 | "Beat of My Drum" | Nicola Roberts | Cinderella's Eyes |
"Lucky Day" | |||
"Yo-Yo" | |||
"Cinderella's Eyes" | |||
"Porcelain Heart" | |||
"I" | |||
"Say It Out Loud" | |||
"Gladiator" | |||
"Fish Out of Water" | |||
"Take A Bite" | |||
"Sticks And Stones" | |||
2012 | "Something New" | Girls Aloud | Ten |
"On the Metro" | |||
"Going Nowhere" | Little Mix | DNA | |
2013 | "See Me Now" | Salute | |
"They Just Don't Know You" | |||
2014 | "It's About Time" | Cheryl | Only Human |
"Throwback" | |||
"Goodbye Means Hello" | |||
"Yellow Love" | |||
"Girlfriends" | Joel Compass | N/A | |
2016 | "Take You To Heaven" | Nina Nesbitt | Modern Love EP |
"Talk" | Tiffany Hwang | I Just Wanna Dance | |
"Ghetto Boy" | Tinashe | Nightride | |
2017 | "Dear Rich, Thank You" | Lethal Bizzle | You'll Never Make a Million from Grime EP |
"Lucky" | Moksi & Chase Feat. Yade Lauren | N/A | |
"Redlight" | Tayá | Tayá | |
2018 | "Love Made Me Do It" | Cheryl | N/A |
2019 | "Let You" | Cheryl |
References
- Girls Aloud 2009, p. 217
- Copsey, Robert (1 August 2011). "Nicola Roberts confirms 'Lucky Day' single release". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- Nicholson, Rebecca (4 June 2011). "Nicola Roberts: Diplo and Metronomy dance to the bang of my drum". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- Moynihan, David (21 June 2011). "Nicola Roberts collaborator: 'New songs are wild cards'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- Roberts, Nicola (6 May 2011). "Are You In?". Polydor Records. Archived from the original on 12 August 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- Copsey, Robert (18 June 2011). "Nicola Roberts interview: "I begged for Kate Bush"". Digital Spy. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- "The Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- Williams, Andrew (26 June 2011). "Nicola Roberts: I thought I'd won the jackpot when I got in Girls Aloud". Metro. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- "Song of the Day "Lucky Day"". Popjustice. Retrieved 14 August 2011.
- Lambden, Dan. "Track Review: Nicola Roberts 'Lucky Day'". SoSoGay. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- Mackay, Emily. "First Listen - Nicola Roberts, 'Cinderella' s Eyes'". Album review. NME. Archived from the original on 22 October 2012. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 1 October 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.
- "Nicola Roberts Cinderella's Eyes". Apple. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- Roberts, Nicola (26 September 2011). "Guest Blog: Nicola Roberts - Lucky Day 5 - G-A-Y and Hair". Holy Moly. Archived from the original on 29 September 2011. Retrieved 26 September 2011.
- Hunter-Tilney, Ludovic (24 September 2011). "Nicola Roberts: Cinderella's Eyes". Financial Times. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- Lanchno, James (22 September 2011). "Nicola Roberts: Cinderella's Eyes, CD review". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- Montgomery, Hugh (2 October 2011). "Album: Nicola Roberts, Cinderella's Eyes (Polydor)". The Independent. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- "Archive Chart". Official Charts Company. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
- Irish Albums Chart, Irish Recorded Music Association, archived from the original on 14 June 2012, retrieved 3 October 2011
- Copsey, Robert (8 November 2012). "Nicola Robers: 'Yo-Yo' review". Digital Spy. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- Girls Aloud's Nicola Roberts starts work on second album, Digital Spy, 11 October 2011, retrieved 19 August 2012
- Nicola Roberts not sure of second solo album, 4Music, 13 January 2012, retrieved 19 August 2012
- "Nicola Roberts - Hello Magazine Facebook Live Interview 24/10/17". YouTube. 24 October 2017. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- "Ginger Parrot interviews…Nicola Roberts". Ginger Parrot. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
- Peak chart positions for albums and singles in the United Kingdom:
- For all except noted: "Charts: Nicola Roberts". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- For "Yo-Yo": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: 2012". Zobbel.de. Archived from the original on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- Hung, Steffen. "Discography Nicola Roberts". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). Archived from the original on 18 July 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Scotland:
- For Cinderella's Eyes: "2011 Top 40 Scottish Albums Archive (8th October 2011)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 July 2013.
- For "Beat of My Drum": "2011 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive (18th June 2011)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- For "Lucky Day": "2011 Top 40 Scottish Singles Archive (1st October 2011)". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- Lynskey, Dorian (16 January 2012). "Indie rock's slow and painful death". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2019.