Sunny Side Up (Paolo Nutini album)
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| Studio album by Paolo Nutini | ||||
| Released | 29 May 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2008–2009 | |||
| Genre | Pop rock, ska, R&B, folk, blue-eyed soul, soul rock | |||
| Length | 38:32 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Paolo Nutini, Ethan Johns | |||
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| Singles from Sunny Side Up | ||||
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| The Independent | (favourable) |
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| The Observer | (neutral) |
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Sunny Side Up is the second studio album by Scottish singer and songwriter Paolo Nutini, released on 29 May 2009 in Ireland and 1 June 2009 in the United Kingdom. Nutini and his band, The Vipers, toured the United States briefly before a UK tour prior to the album's release. The album debuted at number one on the UK Albums Chart. Nutini recorded the album himself with his band The Vipers, with Ethan Johns contributing mixing and production. The album features guest appearances from trombonist Rico Rodriguez and ?uestlove.
The album was the eighth best-selling album in the United Kingdom of 2009 and the sixth of 2010. On 3 January 2010, Sunny Side Up topped the UK Albums Chart for a second time, making it the first number-one album in the United Kingdom of 2010 and the decade.
On 19 February 2010, Colin Farrell presented Nutini with "Best International Album" for Sunny Side Up at the 2010 Meteor Awards. On 20 May 2010, Sunny Side Up won Best Album at the Ivor Novello Awards. The album was nominated for MasterCard British Album at the 2010 BRIT Awards.
The first single from the album was "Candy", which reached No. 19 on the UK Singles Charts. The song is Nutini's third highest peak to date, after "Last Request" and "Pencil Full of Lead" (see below). The second single was "Coming Up Easy", reaching No. 62 on the UK Singles Chart. The song became his lowest charting single to date, spending just one week within the top 75.
The third single to be released was "Pencil Full of Lead". The song was released on 2 November 2009 and peaked at No. 17 on the UK Singles Charts. It is his second highest chart success and the biggest hit single from Sunny Side Up, spending 21 weeks inside the top 75. The fourth single from the album was "10/10". The song was released on 11 January 2010 as a digital download only single. Once "10/10" was released, the song debuted at No. 100 on the UK Singles Charts, peaking at #51. It spent a total of six weeks inside the top 75.
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