Champagne or Guinness
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| EP by B*Witched | ||||
| Released | 28 September 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2014 | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
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Champagne or Guinness is an extended play released by Irish girl group B*Witched in 2014. After reuniting as part of the TV series The Big Reunion in 2012 and the success of the subsequent tour, B*Witched began recording new music. Champagne or Guinness was their first EP in over a decade, following "Across America 2000" in 2000.
B*Witched released their second album, Awake and Breathe, in 1999. Though it was certified platinum in the UK, it was less successful than their debut self-titled album. Just before they were to begin recording their third album in 2002, they were told that their record label, Sony, had dropped them. A discussion took place amongst the members of the group in relation to finding another record label, however, the group officially split later that year when Sinéad O'Carroll decided to leave the band.
On 18 October 2012, it was announced that B*Witched would reunite for an ITV2 series entitled The Big Reunion. Due to the success of The Big Reunion, the band embarked on an arena tour around the UK and Ireland in May 2013 and Lindsay Armaou said that they may record new material. In December 2013 B*Witched announced the EP on PledgeMusic.
In July 2014 Armaou said of the upcoming EP "It’s the current, up-to-date version of B*Witched. We’ve kept the pop element, the Irish element, there’s a ballad on there as well that is quite emotional. We’ve really poured our hearts and souls into this EP and it reflects who we are and where we are today." They released the single "Love & Money" in July 2013 and "The Stars Are Ours" on 21 September 2014. The EP was released on 28 September. It was funded by fans and released directly by B*Witched, rather than through a record company. B*Witched wrote and produced all the songs on the EP.
In September 2014 Keavy Lynch said of the EP "We took out time to write the EP and try different styles to find the right avenue for B*Witched as we are now. It’s still pop music and still influenced by our Irish roots but it has matured as we have", adding her ambition for the album was "to give something current to our fans who have fantastically supported our journey since The Big Reunion as a way of saying thank you. And it felt like the right thing to so for us as a band too.
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