Right Now (Atomic Kitten album)

Right Now is the debut studio album by English girl group Atomic Kitten released on 23 October 2000 featuring original member Kerry Katona. Following the departure of Katona the album was re-released on 6 August 2001 featuring vocals from Jenny Frost with additional new tracks featured on the album. The first release of the album originally peaked at number 39, putting the group at risk of being dropped by the record label; the second release peaked at number 1. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark members and Atomic Kitten founders, Andy McCluskey and Stuart Kershaw, were among the album's principal songwriters.

Right Now
Studio album by Atomic Kitten
Released	23 October 2000 (2000-10-23) 6 August 2001 (2001-08-06) (re-release)
Recorded	1998–2000; 2001
Genre	Pop dance-pop
Length	38:07 (original) 47:08 (re-issue) 41:02 (Japanese version)
Label	Innocent Virgin
Producer	Absolute Stuart Bradbury Pete Craigie Cutfather & Joe Engine Jem Godfrey Hugh Goldsmith (exec.) John Holliday Damien Mendis Bill Padley Quiet Money Quiz & Larossi Trevor Steele
Atomic Kitten chronology
Right Now (2000) Feels So Good (2002)
Alternative covers
Re-issued cover featuring replacement member Jenny Frost.
Singles from Right Now
"Right Now" Released: 29 November 1999 "See Ya" Released: 27 March 2000 "I Want Your Love" Released: 5 June 2000 "Follow Me" Released: 2 October 2000 "Whole Again" Released: 29 January 2001 "Eternal Flame" Released: 23 July 2001 "You Are" Released: 26 November 2001

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1] (Original Edition)
NME	7/10 [2] (Original Edition)
NME	4/10[3] (2001 Re-release)

Background

When Kerry Katona left the band she was replaced by Jenny Frost. At the same time "Whole Again" was climbing up the charts, so it was decided to shoot a new video. After the success of "Whole Again", the album was remastered and re-released with Jenny Frost. The album therefore made two appearances in the charts, with the first appearance being a moderate success and the second appearance going to number one with 47,000 copies sold in its first week of release. During every subsequently released single, the album re-entered the top 40 and even re-entered during the 2002 tour.

There are three versions of the album: the rare original Japanese release, the original which peaked at number thirty-nine, and the re-issue which topped the UK Albums Chart.

Atomic Kitten embarked on an Asian tour early on in their career and the album was first released in Japan, where they had first number one hit with "Cradle". Due to this Asian success, Atomic Kitten rush-released the album there. Right Now was subsequently released in the United Kingdom on 23 October 2000 with a slightly modified track listing, but at first there were no plans to focus on the worldwide market. After the success of "Whole Again", the album and single were released globally except for the United States and it was decided to release the newly recorded cover song, "Eternal Flame", as well and make an additional single for the European, Australian, South African and New Zealand audiences, "You Are". A combination of their next album Feels So Good and Right Now was later released for the American audience and titled Atomic Kitten.

One of the early ideas for Atomic Kitten was that of an animated pop band influenced by Japanese anime and manga. That is why many songs on the original version of Right Now are highly pop-oriented. Due to the success of "Whole Again", the re-issue of Right Now contained a more mature pop sound, as Atomic Kitten were leaving their old bubblegum pop sound behind. Instead, ballads and mid-tempo based songs like "Eternal Flame", "Tomorrow and Tonight" and "You Are" were included on the album.

Chart performance

The original version of the album debuted at number thirty-nine, dropping to seventy-four in its second week.[4] It spent a total of four weeks on the chart. It was re-issued due to the success of "Whole Again", where it topped the charts. It stayed in the top 100 for thirty-seven weeks.[4] It was eventually certified double platinum. In Switzerland, the album debuted at number twenty-six. However, it wasn't until fourteen weeks later that the album reached its peak position of number four. This was around the time of the release of "Eternal Flame". It was certified gold. The album was also peaked at number four and was certified gold in Denmark. The album also reached the top ten in Germany, Austria, Belgium, and the Republic of Ireland. In New Zealand the album was certified platinum in and it peaked at number twelve, managing to spend twenty-five weeks on the chart. In Australia, the album peaked at number eighty-six, something the group was not expecting after "Whole Again" was certified double platinum. The album peaked at sixty-one in France.

Editions

There are three versions of the album: the original Japanese edition, the original UK edition (which were both released with the original line-up featuring Kerry Katona), and the re-issue (which was with the second line-up featuring Jenny Frost).

The original Japanese edition was released first and features rare versions of various tracks. The album features an exclusive song entitled "Real Life", the final mix version of "Holiday" (included as the B-side to the single "Whole Again" in demo form), a rare remix of "Cradle", the demo version of "I Want Your Love" titled "All the Right Things", the original version of "Whole Again" featuring Kerry Katona speaking all of the verses in the song (while all the Kittens sing the chorus), and an exclusive remix of "Right Now".

The original UK edition features a different track listing. Replacing "Holiday" and "Real Life" are "Get Real", "Turn Me On" and lead single (fourth overall) "Follow Me". Also included are new mixes of "I Want Your Love" (subtitled the "album version"), "Cradle", and "Whole Again" (where the verses are sung) that went to No. 1 on the UK Singles Chart when released as a single (concurrent with Kerry Katona leaving the band). The Japanese edition was re-released to be more like the UK edition and featured a bonus cover of "Daydream Believer".

Due to the fact "Whole Again" was such a success and that Kerry Katona was no longer in the group, a re-issue was released in the UK featuring a new track order and re-recordings of songs to incorporate replacement Jenny Frost. Songs which featured a solo for Kerry, such as "Right Now" and "Whole Again" were re-recorded. "Do What You Want", a song that prominently features the vocals of Kerry Katona, is not included on the re-issue while "See Ya" and "I Want Your Love" were not re-recorded and were relegated to bonus tracks at the end of the album. "Do What You Want" and the placement of "See Ya" and "I Want Your Love" on the main album were replaced by new songs "Tomorrow & Tonight", "You Are" and, lead single for the re-issue (sixth overall), "Eternal Flame". "Eternal Flame" would become another big hit for the group, becoming their second No. 1. "Bye Now" was also re-recorded with a new arrangement and newly added lines and vocals from Jenny Frost.

The UK re-issue is the only edition available through digital outlets like iTunes. However, this edition replaces the ballad-like album version of "Eternal Flame" with the commercial mid-tempo single version ("You Are" remains the album version).

Track listing

Original Japan release (2000)[5]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Right Now"	Stuart Kershaw Andy McCluskey	Absolute	3:35
2.	"See Ya"	McCluskey, Kershaw, McClarnon	Engine Pete Craigie Cutfather & Joe^[a]	2:52
3.	"Hippy"	McCluskey, Kershaw	Engine	2:50
4.	"All The Right Things"	Kershaw McCluskey Liz McClarnon Bill Drummond Jimmy Cauty Ricardo Lyte Jerome Moross	Damien Mendis Stuart Bradbury	3:19
5.	"Whole Again"	Kershaw McCluskey Bill Padley Jem Godfrey	Engine Padley^[a] Godfrey^[a]	3:19
6.	"Cradle"	Kershaw McCluskey Peter Strudwick	Simon Franglen	3:18
7.	"Real Life"	McCluskey, Kershaw, Carr	Engine	3:18
8.	"Do What You Want"	McCluskey, Kershaw	Engine	3:43
9.	"Bye Now"	McCluskey, Kershaw	Engine Pete Cragie	3:57
10.	"Holiday"	McCluskey, Kershaw	Cutfather & Joe	3:05
11.	"Strangers"	McCluskey, Kershaw	Engine	2:49
12.	"Right Now" (Dance Man Remix)	McCluskey, Kershaw	Dance Man	4:10

Original UK release (2000)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Right Now"	Kershaw McCluskey	Absolute	3:35
2.	"Follow Me"	Lucy Abbot Sara Eker Dawn Joseph Steve Robson Peter Kearney	Trevor Steel John Holliday Quiet Money^[a]	3:15
3.	"Cradle"	Kershaw McCluskey Strudwick	Quiz & Larossi	3:45
4.	"I Want Your Love" (album version)	Kershaw McCluskey McClarnon Drummond Cauty Ricardo Lyte Moross	Mendis Bradbury	3:15
5.	"See Ya"	Kershaw McCluskey McClarnon	Engine Pete Craigie Cutfather & Joe^[a]	2:52
6.	"Whole Again"	Kershaw McCluskey Padley Godfrey	Engine Padley^[a] Godfrey^[a]	3:03
7.	"Bye Now"	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine Cragie	3:57
8.	"Get Real"	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine	3:39
9.	"Turn Me On"	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine	3:40
10.	"Do What You Want"	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine	4:02
11.	"Hippy"	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine	2:48
12.	"Strangers"	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine	2:44

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Daydream Believer"	John Stewart	K-Muto	3:07

UK reissue (2001)

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Right Now" (1)	Kershaw McCluskey	Absolute Engine^[b]	3:35
2.	"Follow Me" (2)	Abbot Eker Joseph Robson Kearney	Steel Holliday Quiet Money^[a]	3:15
3.	"Whole Again" (1)	Kershaw McCluskey Padley Godfrey	Engine Padley^[a] Godfrey^[a]	3:05
4.	"Eternal Flame" (1)	Billy Steinberg Tom Kelly Susanna Hoffs	Ray Ruffin	3:30
5.	"Tomorrow and Tonight" (1)	Kershaw McCluskey Ray Ruffin	Ruffin Engine^[b]	3:26
6.	"Get Real" (2)	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine	3:40
7.	"Turn Me On"	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine	3:42
8.	"Hippy" (2)	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine	2:50
9.	"You Are" (1)	Steve Mac Wayne Hector Ali Tennant Paul Gendler	Mac	3:33
10.	"Cradle"	Kershaw McCluskey Strudwick	Quiz & Larossi Ruffin^[b]	3:50
11.	"Bye Now" (1)	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine Spiral^[b]	3:32
12.	"Strangers"	Kershaw McCluskey	Engine Craige^[b]	2:44
13.	"See Ya" (2)	Kershaw McCluskey McClarnon	Engine Craigie	2:52
14.	"I Want Your Love" (2; Album Version)	Kershaw McCluskey McClarnon Moross	Mendis Bradbury Engine^[b]	3:15

Notes

• ^a signifies remix and additional production
• ^b signifies additional production
• ^c signifies a vocal producer
• "I Want Your Love" contains a samples from "The Big Country" by the City of Prague Philharmonic, and "Justified & Ancient" by The KLF".
• "Strangers" contains a sample from "Drums and Gongs of Rich Harvest".

¹ Features vocals by Jenny Frost
² Features vocals by Kerry Katona

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2000–01) Peak position Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] 86 Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[7] 8 Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[8] 8 Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[9] 4 Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[10] 44 European Top 100 Albums (Billboard)[11] 6 French Albums (SNEP)[12] 61 German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[13] 6 Icelandic Albums (Tonlist)[14] 1 Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 9 New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[16] 12 Scottish Albums (OCC)[17] 1 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[18] 4 UK Albums (OCC)[19] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2001) Position German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[20] 52 Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[21] 45 UK Albums (OCC)[22] 42

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[23]	Gold	25,000^^
Germany (BVMI)[24]	Gold	150,000^^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[25]	Platinum	15,000^^
South Africa (RiSA)[26]	Gold	25,000
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[27]	Gold	25,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[28]	2× Platinum	600,000^^
^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Country	Release date	Version
Japan	16 March 2000	Original
United Kingdom	23 October 2000
Europe	6 August 2001	Re-issue

References

1. Right Now at AllMusic
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6. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
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14. "Tonlist Top 10". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 9 February 2017.
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16. "Charts.nz – Atomic Kitten – Right Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
17. "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
18. "Swisscharts.com – Atomic Kitten – Right Now". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
19. "Atomic Kitten | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 2017-01-16.
20. "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts (2001)". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
21. "Schweizer Hitparade - Album Charts 2001". Retrieved 10 October 2016.
22. "2001 UK Albums Chart" (PDF). ChartsPlus. Retrieved 18 May 2015.
23. "Danish album certifications – Atomic Kitten – Right Now". IFPI Denmark.
24. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Atomic Kitten; 'Right Now')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
25. "New Zealand album certifications – Atomic Kitten – Right Now". Recorded Music NZ.
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27. "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Atomic Kitten; 'Right Now')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
28. "British album certifications – Atomic Kitten – Right Now". British Phonographic Industry. Select albums in the Format field. Select Platinum in the Certification field. Type Right Now in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

External links

• Right Now at Discogs (list of releases)