Seven | ||||
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Studio album by Lisa Stansfield | ||||
Released | 31 January 2014 | |||
Recorded | 2012–2013 | |||
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Length | 57:19 | |||
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European Seven+ cover
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Seven is the seventh studio album by British singer Lisa Stansfield released on 31 January 2014. It is her first new album since 2004's The Moment.Seven was promoted by three singles: "Can't Dance", "Carry On" and "So Be It", and the European 2013–2014 Seven Tour. Titled Seven+, the album was re-released in October 2014 with one new song, "There Goes My Heart" and fifteen remixes. In the United Kingdom it was released as a double album with the original track listing. In Europe, Seven+ was issued as a standalone album. The Live in Manchester album/video recorded during the Seven Tour was released on 28 August 2015.
After releasing her previous album The Moment in 2004, Stansfield focused on acting. She played herself in the comedy series Monkey Trousers in mid-2005. In late 2006, she appeared in the drama series Goldplated, playing Trinny Jamieson. In September 2007, Stansfield appeared in another television series, Agatha Christie's Marple. She played Mary Durrant in the episode titled Ordeal by Innocence. Later, Stansfield dubbed one of the characters (Millie, an elf) for the English version of the Finnish animated film Quest for a Heart released in December 2007. She has also recorded the title song "Quest for a Heart" written by Charlie Mole and Lee Hall and produced by Mole in collaboration with Ali Thomson. In 2007, Stansfield joined the cast of The Edge of Love directed by John Maybury. The film starring Keira Knightley, Sienna Miller, Cillian Murphy and Matthew Rhys premiered in June 2008. Stansfield played the role of Ruth Williams. In mid-2009, she starred in the Nick Mead-directed documentary Dean Street Shuffle playing herself. In 2012, Elaine Constantine gave Stansfield a role in Northern Soul, an independent docu-drama about the social phenomenon and generation of this music and dance movement. The film was released in October 2014.