Right Now (Leon Jackson album)
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| Studio album by Leon Jackson | ||||
| Released | 20 October 2008 | |||
| Recorded | 2007-08 | |||
| Genre | Pop, jazz, soul | |||
| Length | 47:54 | |||
| Label | Syco, Sony BMG | |||
| Producer | Steve Mac | |||
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| BBC Music | (positive) |
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Right Now is the debut studio album by Scottish singer Leon Jackson, released on 20 October 2008, via Syco Music and Sony BMG. It was produced by Steve Mac. Jackson described the album as "a mixture in styles of modern jazz with singer-songwriter elements, and a lot of it is really soulful."Right Now received mixed reviews although the single, "Don't Call This Love", which was released as the album's second single in October 2008, entered the UK Singles Chart at number three and the Scottish Singles Charts at number one, where it remained on the top position for two weeks.
Right Now was a commercial success for Jackson, debuting within the top five in both the United Kingdom and Scotland. Right Now spent ten weeks within the UK Top 100 Album Charts, and twelve weeks within the Scottish 100 Album Charts. To date, the album has sold 135,892 copies in the UK, becoming Gold certified by the BPI.
"The Album is a mixture in styles of modern jazz with singer-songwriter elements, and a lot of it is really soulful"
– Leon Jackson speaking about Right Now
The first single from the album, "Don't Call This Love", was released on 12 October 2008. Jackson made a guest appearance on the fifth series of The X Factor the night before, to perform the single. "Don't Call This Love" peaked at #3 in the United Kingdom and #8 in Ireland.
Right Now was released 21 October 2008. It debuted at number 7 on the Ireland Top 75 in the week of 23 October 2008, remaining on that chart for a total of five weeks. It debuted at #4 on the UK Top 40 Albums chart for the week of 26 October 2008. The following week, it was at #20 on the chart, and the week after that, was at #37. The following week, it slipped out of the Top 40, but remained in the UK Top 75 chart for six additional weeks.
The next two singles from the album, "Creative" and "Stargazing", were released as download-only singles. "Creative", which was released in November 2008, peaked at #94 on the charts for the week of 29 November 2008. "Stargazing" was released in January 2009, but failed to make any impact on the charts. The album reportedly only sold 135,892 copies. On 19 March 2009 it was confirmed that Leon Jackson was dropped by his label, Syco/Sony, after poor sales of his album and the lack of success of his most recent singles.
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