Funky Dory

Funky Dory is the solo debut album by English pop–dance singer Rachel Stevens. It was released by Polydor Records on 29 September 2003 in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by various record producers including Bloodshy & Avant and Richard X.

Funky Dory
Studio album by
Rachel Stevens
Released29 September 2003
Recorded2003
StudioLondon, England
Stockholm, Sweden
Genre
Length40:00
Label
Producer
Rachel Stevens chronology
Funky Dory
(2003)		 Come and Get It
(2005)
Singles from Funky Dory
  1. "Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"
    Released: 15 September 2003
  2. "Funky Dory"
    Released: 8 December 2003
Re-issue cover
Singles from Funky Dory (Re-issue version)
  1. "Some Girls"
    Released: 12 July 2004
  2. "More, More, More"
    Released: 4 October 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
RTÉ[2]
Amazon.co.uk(favourable)[3]
The Observer[4]

It received a positive reception from music critics who complimented its surprising diversity, charm and relative depth.[2][4] It became Stevens' most successful album release, and reached number nine in the United Kingdom, where it was certified gold. On 16 July 2004 the album was re-issued in the United Kingdom, including three new songs, and reached number thirteen on the albums chart. Funky Dory was released in Canada on 16 March 2004; however, it failed to generate much interest outside of the United Kingdom.

It has sold 350,000 copies worldwide and was certified Gold in the UK.[5]

Track listing

Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"
Bloodshy & Avant3:28
2."Funky Dory"
3:12
3."Fools"
BAG & Arnthor3:13
4."Breathe In, Breathe Out"
  • Daniel Thørnqvist
  • Rikard Lögfgren
Stephen Lipson3:14
5."Glide"
  • Dennis
  • Karlsson
  • Jonback
  • Winnberg
Bloodshy & Avant3:38
6."Heaven Has to Wait"
  • Bagge
  • Birgisson
  • Dennis
Bloodshy & Avant4:10
7."Blue Afternoon"
  • Henrik Korpi
  • Mathias Johansson
  • Yak Bondy
Bondy4:14
8."I Got the Money"
  • Ben Chapman
  • Lucie Silvas
  • Martin Harrington
Chapman, Harrington4:05
9."Little Secret"
Eriksen3:28
10."Solid"
  • Børge Petersen-Øverleir
  • Eriksen
  • Lisa Greene
  • Eriksen
  • Sjölie
3:47
11."Silk"
  • Silvas
  • Michael Peden
  • Tom Nicholls
Peden3:36
UK standard edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
12."Sweet Dreams My LA Ex" (Bimbo Jones Club Mix)
  • Dennis
  • Karlsson
  • Jonback
  • Winnberg
  • Bloodshy & Avant
  • Bimbo Jones*
6:46

Re-issue
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Some Girls"
3:34
2."Sweet Dreams My LA Ex"
  • Dennis
  • Jonback
  • Karlsson
  • Winnberg
Bloodshy & Avant3:28
3."Funky Dory" (single version)
  • Bowie
  • Clark
  • Brammer
  • Eriksen
  • Sjølie
  • Jeremy Wheatley^*
  • Brio Taliaferro^
3:13
4."Fools"
  • Bagge
  • Birgisson
  • Poole
BAG & Arnthor3:13
5."Breathe In, Breathe Out" (SWAT-Team version)
  • Thørnqvist
  • Lögfgren
  • Bob Robinson
  • Colin Wolfe
  • Dallas Austin
  • Xavier Hargrove
3:14
6."Glide"
  • Dennis
  • Karlsson
  • Jonback
  • Winnberg
Bloodshy & Avant3:38
7."Heaven Has to Wait"
  • Bagge
  • Birgisson
  • Dennis
Bloodshy & Avant4:10
8."More, More, More"Gregg DiamondWild Oscar3:33
9."Blue Afternoon"
  • Korpi
  • Johansson
  • Bondy
Bondy4:14
10."I Got the Money"
  • Chapman
  • Silvas
  • Harrington
  • Chapman
  • Harrington
4:05
11."Little Secret"
  • Dennis
  • Chambers
Eriksen3:28
12."Solid"
  • Petersen-Øverleir
  • Eriksen
  • Greene
  • Eriksen
  • Sjølie
3:47
13."Silk"
  • Silvas
  • Peden
  • Nicholls
Peden3:36
UK reissue bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Some Girls" (Rhythm Masters Vocal Mix)
  • Robinson
  • Richard X
6:46

*(^) denotes additional production
(*) denotes remixer

Release history
Country Date Version
United Kingdom 29 September 2003 Original
Hong Kong 9 March 2004
Canada 16 March 2004
United Kingdom 16 July 2004 Re-release
United States 26 June 2007 Re-release

Chart performance

Funky Dory debuted at number nine on the UK albums chart. Since its release the album has achieved platinum status in the United Kingdom, where after six weeks, it descended from the top-seventy-five. The albums re-issue debuted at number thirteen on the albums chart, selling 14,600 copies in its first week, becoming the hundred and eightieth best selling album of 2004. Together, both albums have sold over 310,000 copies in the UK. Elsewhere the album failed to generate much interest, resulting in low sales and chart positions.

Charts and certifications

Certifications
Country Provider Certification
(thresholds)[7]
United Kingdom BPI Gold[5]
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References
  1. "Allmusic review". AllMusic. 29 September 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  2. "Rachel Stevens – Funky Dory – RTÉ Ten". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  3. "Funky Dory: Rachel Stevens: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  4. "Rachel Stevens, Funky Dory: 5 stars | The Observer". The Guardian. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  5. "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 29 December 2010.
  6. "2003 UK Singles Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
  7. "International Certification Award levels" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
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