Bardot (album)

Bardot
Studio album by
Bardot
Released1 May 2000 (2000-05-01)
Recorded1999–2000
GenrePop
Length45:45
LabelWarner
Producer
Bardot chronology
Bardot
(2000) 		Play It Like That
(2001)
Singles from Bardot
  1. "Poison"
    Released: 17 April 2000
  2. "I Should've Never Let You Go"
    Released: 29 May 2000
  3. "These Days"
    Released: 28 August 2000

Bardot is the debut studio album by Australian pop group Bardot, released by Warner Music Australia on May 1 2000.

Backed by the highly successful Popstars program on which Bardot were formed, the album was an instant success, debuting at number 1 on the Australian and the New Zealand album charts. It produced the number 1 single "Poison" and top 20 singles "I Should've Never Let You Go" and "These Days".

Background and release

Bardot was recorded in late 1999 and early 2000 while a newly formed girl group – which would later be named Bardot – were being filmed for Popstars, a reality television program. Original member Chantelle Barry recorded vocals for the album, but following her sudden departure from the group, new member Tiffani Wood re-recorded Barry's parts. The album is composed of 12 pop songs, with influences from a diverse range of genres including R&B, motown, gospel, country and latin pop. Following Katie Underwood's departure in mid-2001, the album was released in the United Kingdom with an altered track listing. A new song, "ASAP", which would become the first single from Bardot's second studio album, was included on this version.

In January 2021, Bardot was released on vinyl for the very first time, along with their second album Play It Like That, to mark the group's 20 year anniversary.[1]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts, making Bardot the first Australian act to have their debut single and debut album enter the charts at number one. The album was certified double platinum (140,000+) and became the twentieth biggest selling album in Australia of 2000.[2] The album also sold well internationally, reaching number one in New Zealand, with a platinum certification, and peaked at #2 in Singapore where it was twelfth highest selling album of 2000.[3] It was nominated in the Highest Selling Album category at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards but lost to Savage Garden's Affirmation.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."These Days"
3:40
2."I Should've Never Let You Go"
Faragher4:27
3."Higher Than Heaven"
  • Alan Glass
  • Laura Pallas
  • Jodie Wilson
  • Faragher
3:40
4."Poison"
  • Szumowski
3:20
5."Missin' Your Love"
  • Szumowski
3:34
6."Down"
Faragher3:41
7."Other Side of Love"
4:14
8."What Have You Done"
  • Kennedy
  • Faragher
3:40
9."Love Me No More"
  • Dowlut
  • Dowlut
Rockmelons4:09
10."Girls Do, Boys Don't"
Faragher3:26
11."Holding On"
  • Ashley Cadell
  • Faragher
  • Cadell
4:40
12."Got Me Where You Want Me"
Szumowski3:32
Total length:45:45
Singapore limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Poison" (music video)
  • Szumowski
  • Sims
Szumowski3:20
2."I Should've Never Let You Go" (music video)
  • Faragher
  • Golden
  • Hicks
Faragher4:27
3."These Days" (music video)
  • Campsie
  • Thornalley
Faragher3:40
4."Empty Room"Elizabeth ScottSzumowski3:37
5."Do It For Love"
  • Paul Gray
  • Richard Feldman
Gray4:11
Total length:18:35
UK edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."ASAP"
Ödesjö3:43
2."These Days"
  • Campsie
  • Thornalley
  • Faragher
3:40
3."Higher Than Heaven"
  • Glass
  • Pallas
  • Wilson
  • Faragher
3:40
4."Poison"
  • Szumowski
  • Sims
  • Szumowski
3:20
5."Missin' Your Love"
  • Dowlut
  • Dowlut
  • Szumowski
3:34
6."Down"
  • Howard
Faragher3:41
7."What Have You Done"
  • Kennedy
  • Faragher
3:40
8."Love Me No More"
  • Dowlut
  • Dowlut
Rockmelons4:09
9."Girls Do, Boys Don't"
  • Brain
  • DioGuardi
  • Young
Faragher3:26
10."Holding On"
  • Cadell
  • Faragher
  • Cadell
4:40
11."Got Me Where You Want Me"
  • Robbins
  • Savigar
Szumowski3:32
13."Empty Room"ScottSzumowski3:37
14."I Should've Never Let You Go" (Allstars remix)
  • Faragher
  • Golden
  • Hicks
Faragher5:21
Total length:43:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[4] 1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[5] 1
Singapore Albums (SPVA)[6] 2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[7] 20
Australian Artist (ARIA) 8
Singapore (SPVA)[3] 12

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] 2× Platinum 140,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[9] Platinum 15,000^
Singapore (RIAS)[11] Platinum 15,000[10]

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. ^ "**PRE-ORDER** BARDOT VINYL ALBUM BUNDLE (Bardot + Play It Like That)". goatnation. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
  2. ^ ARIA Archived 28 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine "End of Year Charts 2000". Retrieved 10 June 2007.
  3. ^ a b Bardot World "Charts – Singapore". Retrieved 10 June 2007.
  4. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Bardot – Bardot". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Charts.nz – Bardot – Bardot". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  6. ^ "Bardot Take South East Asia By Storm". Warner Music Australasia. Archived from the original on 27 August 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
  7. ^ "2000 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
  8. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  9. ^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Bardot Album Singapore Platinum Award". Warner Music Australasia. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Imgur.
  11. ^ "Singapore album certifications – Bardot – Bardot". Recording Industry Association Singapore.