Back to Scratch

Back to Scratch is the sixth studio album from Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church. The album was released on October 25, 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",[6] Church has also described the album as more mature and as having a more "quirky" vibe than her last and final album. The album was preceded by the lead single and title track "Back to Scratch"[7] on September 19, 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.[8] The 2010 album will be her first ever release on independent 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.[9]

Back to Scratch
Studio album by
Charlotte Church
ReleasedOctober 25, 2010
Recorded2010
GenrePop, Alternative
Length50:50[1]
LabelDooby Records
ProducerMartin Terefe & Sacha Skarbeck
Charlotte Church chronology
Tissues and Issues
(2005)		 Back to Scratch
(2010)		 ONE
(2012)
Singles from Back to Scratch
  1. "Back to Scratch"
    Released: September 19, 2010
  2. "Logical World"
    Released: November 28, 2010
  3. "Snow"
    Released: April 11, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Daily Express(3/5)[3]
The Independent(Positive)[4]
Mojo[5]
Q
Uncut[5]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Back to Scratch"
  • Charlotte Church
  • Jonathan Powell
 
2."We Were Young"
  • Church
  • Powell
 
3."Ruby" (Camille cover)Euston Jones 
4."Unravelling"
  • Church
  • Luke Laird
  • Barry Dean
 
5."Logical World"
 
6."Suitcase"
  • Church
  • Laird
  • Dean
 
7."The Actors"
  • Church
  • Powell
 
8."The Story of Us"
  • Church
  • Laird
  • Dean
 
9."Don't Think About It"Colum Regan 
10."Cup of the Sun"
  • Church
  • Powell
 
11."Snow"Powell 
12."Love Drunk"
  • Church
  • Patrick Davis
 
13."Honestly"
  • Church
  • Powell
 
14."River" (Joni Mitchell cover (hidden track))Mitchell 
15."Bang Bang" (iTunes bonus track)Sonny Bono 
16."My Boy" (Amazon bonus track)  

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.

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