Classic (Joe McElderry album)
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| Studio album by Joe McElderry | ||||
| Released | 19 August 2011 | |||
| Recorded | July 2011 Smecky Studios, Prague |
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| Genre | Classical, pop, R&B. | |||
| Length | 43:51 | |||
| Label | Decca, UCJ. | |||
| Producer | Steven Baker, Morgan Pochin Music Productions | |||
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Classic is the second studio album by British singer Joe McElderry. It was released by Decca Records on 19 August 2011 in Ireland and on 22 August 2011 in the United Kingdom. Signed copies were available to pre-order on Universal Music's online store.
After his contract with Syco expired, and winning a second TV show, Popstar to Operastar, McElderry confirmed that he would be recording his second studio album, stating, "It's not going to be pop, it's going to be a lot of big, lush ballads. I wanted to do a few more ballads on my first album. It's going to appeal to all my fans. I'm going to sing a few Italian songs. I'm not going to change my voice – I don't want to scare people too much... I can't reveal which label it's with but it's an amazing label. The label was later revealed to be Decca Records. In a blog, McElderry described the album by talking about the title saying "The album is called Classic, it's classic songs, it's a classic repertoire, it's songs that everybody will know. We're kind of bringing it in and matching it to my style of my voice, but also touching a bit on the classical side as well, so it's all round a classic album". Describing the process of recording the album with a new label, saying "We're doing it quite quickly this time round, it's good to just go with the flow and just get it done and let all the creative emotions flow out very fast. It's really nice to get the experience of working with a different label that has a different kind of view on things. I've just enjoyed kind of getting in there, throwing myself into the deep end and just totally going for it."
McElderry has stated that he recorded the album in six days.
During the first half of August, McElderry did a radio tour, visiting various radio stations around the country to promote the album. "Dance with My Father" and "Over the Rainbow" received their first play during this time.
"She was Beautiful" was released as a free download through his official newsletter.
"Hear My Prayer" is an English version of Nessun dorma written specially for McElderry, the original Italian version is included as a bonus track.
McElderry performed on QVC on 18 August.
A music video was filmed for "Time To Say Goodbye", the video was filmed in Hackney on 8 August 2011, during the 2011 England riots. The music video was released on 22 August, the album's release date.
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