It's That Girl Again

It's That Girl Again is the fourth solo studio album by Polish singer Basia, released in March 2009 by Koch Records. It is her first studio album in fifteen years since 1994's The Sweetest Illusion.

It's That Girl Again
Studio album by
Basia
Released11 March 2009 (2009-03-11)
Genre
Language
  • English
  • Polish
LabelKoch
Producer
  • Danny White
  • Basia Trzetrzelewska
Basia chronology
Clear Horizon – The Best of Basia
(1998)		 It's That Girl Again
(2009)		 From Newport to London: Greatest Hits Live ... and More
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Audio.com.pl[2]
BlogcriticsPositive[3]
Jazz Forum[4]
SmoothViewsPositive[5]

Overview

It's That Girl Again was Basia's first solo studio album in 15 years, following 1994's The Sweetest Illusion. In the meantime, she recorded a reunion album with Matt Bianco, 2004's Matt's Mood, released a solo live album, a compilation, and made guest appearances on other artists' albums. The semi-hiatus was caused by depression after the passing of Basia's mother and other close people.[6]

Work on the album commenced at the end of 2006, shortly after Basia finished touring with Matt Bianco, and the material was completed before the end of 2007.[7] The title song was one of the first tracks composed for the project, and was inspired by a friend of Basia, who had died several years prior to the release of the album.[8] The album also features "Amelki śmiech" (English: "Amelka's Laughter"), Basia's first song performed entirely in Polish.

Since her contract with Sony had already expired, the singer had certain difficulties finding a new label,[9] but the album was eventually released through Koch Records (later renamed to Entertainment One Music) in most territories, and distributed by Magic Records in Poland. The ballad "A Gift" was launched as the first radio single in Poland in February 2009, followed by "Blame It on the Summer" on the US radio in March and subsequently in digital music stores. "A Gift" targeted AC/pop radio stations while "Blame It on the Summer" was serviced to more jazz-oriented networks.[10] "I Must" was a radio single in Poland in September 2009[11] and "If Not Now Then When" followed in May 2010 as a radio single in the USA.[12] The singer has revealed that there were plans to film music videos for "A Gift" and "I Must",[13] however, if ever filmed, the clips have never been officially released.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Basia Trzetrzelewska; all music is composed by Trzetrzelewska and Danny White, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."If Not Now Then When"music: Trzetrzelewska, White, Kevin Robinson4:51
2."Someone for Everyone"music: Trzetrzelewska, White, Mark Reilly4:13
3."I Must" 4:58
4."A Gift" 3:43
5."Everybody's on the Move" 3:49
6."There's a Tear" 4:15
7."Blame It on the Summer"music: Trzetrzelewska, White, Andy Ross4:29
8."Two Islands" 4:44
9."Love Lies Bleeding" 4:05
10."Winners" 3:58
11."They Know Nothing About Us" 4:07
12."Amelki śmiech" 3:59
13."It's That Girl Again" 3:55
European iTunes, Japanese edition and Borders exclusive edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Oh Mama" (featuring Basia Serocka)3:55
15."Clear Horizon (2009)"4:06
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Clear Horizon (2009)"4:06
15."Oh Mama" (featuring Basia Serocka)3:55
Special edition bonus DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Basia – Droga do sławy"  
2."Third Time Lucky"Nick Morris 
3."Yearning"Howard Greenhalgh 
4."Drunk on Love"Nick Morris 
5."Cruising for Bruising"Nick Morris 
6."Baby You're Mine"Nick Morris 
7."Until You Come Back to Me"Nick Morris 
8."Time & Tide"Nick Morris 
9."New Day for You"Nick Morris 

Charts
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] 148
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15] 4
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[16] 8
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[17] 5

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[18] Platinum 20,000*

*sales figures based on certification alone

Release history
Region Date[19] Format Label
Japan March 11, 2009 CD WHD Entertainment
United States March 24, 2009 Koch
Europe March 30, 2009 Digital download (iTunes only)
April 7, 2009 Digital download (other stores)
Poland April 17, 2009 CD Magic
October 2, 2009[20] Special edition CD + DVD
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References
  1. Thom Jurek. "It's That Girl Again - Basia | Songs, Reviews, Credits". www.allmusic.com. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  2. Grzegorz Dusza. "BASIA It's That Girl Again" (in Polish). audio.com.pl. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. "Music Review: Basia - It's That Girl Again - Blogcritics Music". blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on 2011-06-05. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  4. Piotr Iwicki. "It's That Girl Again | Jazz Forum". jazzforum.com.pl. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  5. Shannon West. "SmoothViews - Keeping Smooth Jazz in Sight!". www.smoothviews.com. Retrieved 2011-08-06.
  6. "BASIA TRZETRZELEWSKA Czułam presję z nieba". Gala (in Polish). www.gala.pl. 2009-04-27. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  7. "Życie dało mi więcej, niż oczekiwałam" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 2009-06-04. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  8. "Basia EPK" (in Polish). www.youtube.com. 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
  9. "BASIA: Wrócilam…" (in Polish). jazzforum.com.pl. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  10. "CONFIRMED: Koch sales book outlining release details of It's That Girl Again, set for March 24". basiaweb.com. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2018-09-16.
  11. "Basia - I Must - Trójka" (in Polish). www.polskieradio.pl. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  12. ""If Not Now Then When" next single!". basiaweb.com. 2010-04-27. Retrieved 2018-09-14.
  13. "Czat z Basia Trzetrzelewska - Dzien Dobry TVN" (in Polish). tvn.pl. 2009-05-24. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  14. イッツ・ザット・ガール・アゲイン | バーシア [It's That Girl Again | Basia]. Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  15. "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  16. "Basia Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  17. "Top Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 2009-04-25. p. 53. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  18. "Polish album certifications – Basia – It's That Girl Again" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  19. "Złota Płyta Basi Trzetrzelewskiej w specjalnej edycji" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 2009-09-30. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  20. "magic RECORDS - KATALOG PŁYT - Basia: It's That Girl Again (edycja specjalna)" (in Polish). magicrecords.pl. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
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