Real Girl

Real Girl is the debut and only solo album by British singer Mutya Buena. It was released on 4 June 2007 via Universal Records, following her departure from UK girl group the Sugababes in December 2005.

For the manga series of the same name, see Real Girl (manga). For the film adaptation of the manga series, see Real Girl (film).

Real Girl
Studio album by
Mutya Buena
Released4 June 2007 (2007-06-04)
Recorded2006–2007
Genre
Length51:17
LabelIsland
Producer
Singles from Real Girl
  1. "This Is Not Real Love"
    Released: 20 November 2006
  2. "Real Girl"
    Released: 28 May 2007
  3. "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)"
    Released: 27 July 2007
  4. "Just a Little Bit"
    Released: 22 October 2007
  5. "B Boy Baby"
    Released: 23 December 2007
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Digital Spy[3]
NME[4]
Yahoo! Music UK[5]

Singles

"Real Girl", the album's lead single, was digitally released on 14 May 2007. The single was produced by Full Phatt, a London-based production company. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Buena's most successful single. It also reached the top ten in Finland, Slovakia and the Netherlands. The second single from the album, "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)", was released on 27 July 2007. The song was a collaboration with electronic music duo Groove Armada. It peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Buena's second top-ten solo single. "Song 4 Mutya" received heavy airplay in Australia, where it peaked at number twenty-four. It also managed to chart in other countries including Ireland, the Netherlands and Finland, where it peaked at number twelve on the Finnish Singles Chart. "Just a Little Bit" was chosen to be the third single, and was released in late October 2007 in the United Kingdom. The single peaked at number sixty-five on the UK Singles Chart. The fourth and final single from the album, "B Boy Baby" featuring Amy Winehouse, was released in late December and peaked at number seventy-three on the UK Singles Chart.

One track on the album was written by Buena's replacement in the Sugababes, Amelle Berrabah. Buena was reportedly unhappy upon finding this out, but record company executives pushed for the song's inclusion on the album.[6]

Chart performance

Real Girl debuted and peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart, having sold 35,103 copies. In Ireland, the album charted at number fifty-one. It also managed to chart on the Netherlands and Switzerland albums charts, at number seventy-one and sixty-six, respectively.

Track listing
Real Girl  – Standard edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Just a Little Bit"E. White, P. Sheyne3:17
2."Real Girl"L. Kravitz, N. Scarlett, M. Ward, D. Gillard3:29
3."Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" (featuring Groove Armada)Groove Armada, K. Poole, M. Buena, T. Hutton3:30
4."Breakdown Motel"C. Dodds, J. Dollar4:20
5."Strung Out"Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, M. Buena4:20
6."It's Not Easy"M. Buena, F. Howard, S. Frank, P. Simm4:32
7."Suffer for Love"A. Tennant, G. Lally, M. Buena, L. Simon, L. Brownlee, G. Redmond3:27
8."Not Your Baby"M. Buena, M. Ward, D. Gillard3:29
9."Wonderful"J. Thompson, G. Roudette-Muschamp3:07
10."B Boy Baby" (featuring Amy Winehouse)P. Spector, E. Greenwich, J. Barry, A. Hunte3:53
11."This is Not (Real Love)" (featuring George Michael)G. Michael, J. Jackman, R. Cushnan5:58
12."Paperbag" (UK bonus track)J. Douglas, N. Woodward, M. Buena4:18
13."My Song"J. Thompson, G. Roudette-Muschamp, W. Wilkins3:36
Real Girl  – Japanese edition
No.TitleMusicLength
1."Real Girl"L. Kravitz, N. Scarlett, M. Ward, D. Gillard3:29
2."B Boy Baby" (featuring Amy Winehouse)P. Spector, E. Greenwich, J. Barry, A. Hunte3:53
3."Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" (featuring Groove Armada)Groove Armada, K. Poole, M. Buena, T. Hutton3:30
4."Just a Little Bit"E. White, P. Sheyne3:17
5."Not Your Baby"M. Buena, M. Ward, D. Gillard3:29
6."This is Not (Real Love)" (featuring George Michael)G. Michael, J. Jackman, R. Cushnan5:58
7."Suffer for Love"Ali Tennant3:27
8."It's Not Easy"M. Buena, F. Howard, S. Frank, P. Simm4:32
9."Wonderful"J. Thompson, G. Roudette-Muschamp3:07
10."Strung Out"Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, M. Buena4:20
11."Breakdown Motel"C. Dodds, J. Dollar4:20
12."My Song"J. Thompson, G. Roudette-Muschamp, W. Wilkins3:36
13."Real Girl" (Duncan Powell Remix)L. Kravitz, N. Scarlett, M. Ward, D. Gillard5:58
14."Real Girl" (Full Phatt Remix)L. Kravitz, N. Scarlett, M. Ward, D. Gillard3:26
15."Paperbag"J. Douglas, N. Woodward, M. Buena4:18

Charts and certifications

References
  1. "NME review". NME. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  2. Allmusic review
  3. Released on Monday, 4 June 2007 (4 June 2007). "Digital Spy review". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  4. "NME review". Nme.com. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  5. "Yahoo! Music UK review". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  6. "Buena unhappy over Sugababes song – Music News". Digital Spy. 12 July 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
  7. "Dutchcharts.nl – Mutya Buena – Real Girl" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  8. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Mutya Buena". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  9. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  10. "Swisscharts.com – Mutya Buena – Real Girl". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  11. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  12. "Official R&B Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  13. "British album certifications – Mutya Buena – Real Girl". British Phonographic Industry.
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