Back to Scratch
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{{Infobox album
| name = Back to Scratch
| type = studio
| artist = Charlotte Church
| cover = cc-backtoscratch.jpg
| alt =
| released = 25 October 2010
| recorded = 2010
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Pop, alternative
| length = 50:50[https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0045QO4QQ Charlotte Church - Back To Scratch] Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved on 18 October 2010.
| label = Dooby Records
| producer = Martin Terefe & Sacha Skarbeck
| prev_title = Tissues and Issues
| prev_year = 2005
| next_title = ONE
| next_year = 2012
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Back to Scratch
| type = studio
| single1 = Back to Scratch
| single1date = 19 September 2010
| single2 = Logical World
| single2date = 28 November 2010
| single3 = Snow
| single3date = 11 April 2011
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=mw0002052832|pure_url=yes}} |title=Back to Scratch - Charlotte Church |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen Thomas |website=AllMusic |accessdate=2012-10-17}}
| rev2 = Daily Express
| rev2Score = (3/5){{cite news|url=http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/207705/Album-review-Charlotte-Church-Back-To-Scratch-Dooby-/Album-review-Charlotte-Church-Back-To-Scratch-Dooby- |title=Album review: Charlotte Church - Back to Scratch (Dooby) |last=Heathcote |first=Charlotte |newspaper=Daily Express |date=2010-10-24 |accessdate=2011-11-29}}
| rev3 = The Independent
| rev3Score = (Positive){{cite news|author=Simon Price |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-charlotte-church-back-to-scratch-dooby-records-2115451.html |title=Album: Charlotte Church, Back to Scratch (Dooby Records) - Reviews - Music |newspaper=The Independent |date=2010-10-24 |accessdate=2011-11-29}}
| rev4 = Mojo
| rev4Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=8300989&style=music |title=Charlotte Church - Back to Scratch CD Album |publisher=CD Universe |accessdate=2012-10-17}}
| rev5 = Q
| rev5Score = {{Rating|3|5}}
| rev6 = Uncut
| noprose = yes
}}
Back to Scratch is the sixth studio album from Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church. The album was released on 25 October 2010, five years after the release of Church's fifth studio album Tissues and Issues. The album has been described by Church as having a "new different sound but also one that goes with my voice",{{cite web|author=charlottechurch |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6IIgDrVT9w&feature=channel |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/a6IIgDrVT9w |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Charlotte Church - Snow |publisher=YouTube |date=2010-08-11 |accessdate=2011-11-29}}{{cbignore}} Church has also described the album as more mature and as having a more "quirky" vibe than her previous album. The album was preceded by the lead single and title track "Back to Scratch"{{cite web |url=http://www.charlottechurch.co/ |title=Charlotte Church |publisher=Charlottechurch.co |accessdate=2011-11-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120112184754/http://www.charlottechurch.co/ |archive-date=2012-01-12 |url-status=dead }} on 19 September 2010, which was originally written about a relative but which Church has recently described as being more relevant to her own split from former boyfriend Gavin Henson.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/music/news/a259810/charlotte-church-announces-new-album-details.html |title=Charlotte Church announces new album details - Music News |website=Digital Spy |date=2010-08-11 |accessdate=2011-11-29}} The 2010 album was her first release on her own label Dooby Records after signing a $3m investment deal with all her previous albums being released on longtime label Sony Music. The song "Ruby" is a cover of Camille's song of the same name, written by Euston Jones and taken from her debut album Le Sac des Filles. A US release was planned for 2011, but was cancelled when Church severed her relationship with her label.{{cite magazine|author=Jason Lipshutz |url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/951825/charlotte-church-heading-back-to-us-in-2011 |title=Charlotte Church Heading 'Back' to U.S. in 2011 |magazine=Billboard Magazine |date=2010-11-04 |accessdate=2013-09-27}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing =
| title1 = Back to Scratch
| writer1 = {{hlist|Charlotte Church|Jonathan Powell}}
| length1 = 3:34
| title2 = We Were Young
| writer2 = {{hlist|Church|Powell}}
| length2 = 3:08
| title3 = Ruby
| writer3 = Euston Jones
| length3 = 2:15
| note3 = Camille cover
| title4 = Unravelling
| writer4 = {{hlist|Church|Luke Laird|Barry Dean}}
| length4 = 3:45
| title5 = Logical World
| writer5 = {{hlist|Church|Powell|Martin Terefe|Sacha Skarbek}}
| length5 = 2:51
| title6 = Suitcase
| writer6 = {{hlist|Church|Laird|Dean}}
| length6 = 3:04
| title7 = The Actors
| writer7 = {{hlist|Church|Powell}}
| length7 = 3:29
| title8 = The Story of Us
| writer8 = {{hlist|Church|Laird|Dean}}
| length8 = 3:51
| title9 = Don't Think About It
| writer9 = Colum Regan
| length9 = 2:52
| title10 = Cup of the Sun
| writer10 = {{hlist|Church|Powell}}
| length10 = 1:47
| title11 = Snow
| writer11 = Powell
| length11 = 5:02
| title12 = Love Drunk
| writer12 = {{hlist|Church|Patrick Davis}}
| length12 = 3:20
| title13 = Honestly
| writer13 = {{hlist|Church|Powell}}
| length13 = 8:35
| title14 = River
| writer14 = Mitchell
| length14 = 4:02
| note14 = Joni Mitchell cover (hidden track)
| title15 = Bang Bang
| writer15 = Sonny Bono
| length15 = 3:29
| note15 = iTunes bonus track
| title16 = My Boy
| writer16=
| length16 = 3:31
| note16 = Amazon UK bonus track
| total_length =
}}
Charts
The album entered the official UK Top 75 album chart at Number 23 on 31 October 2010. The following week it dropped 42 places to Number 65.
| class="wikitable" |
| align="left"|Chart (2010)
!align="left"|Peak |
|---|
| align="left"|UK Albums Chart
| style="text-align:center;"|23 |
Release history
| class="wikitable" |
| Region
! Date ! Label ! Format |
|---|
| United Kingdom
| 25 October 2010 | rowspan="2"|Dooby Records | rowspan="2"|CD, digital Download |
| Ireland
| 1 November 2010 |
References
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