Real Girl

Real Girl is the debut and only solo album by British recording artist Mutya Buena. It was released on 4 June 2007 via Universal Records, following her departure from UK girl group the Sugababes in December 2005.

For the manga series of the same name, see Real Girl (manga). For the film adaptation of the manga series, see Real Girl (film).

Real Girl
Studio album by Mutya Buena
Released	4 June 2007 (2007-06-04)
Recorded	2006–2007
Genre	Pop R&B[1]
Length	51:17
Label	Island
Producer	Eg White, Matt Ward, Dean Gillard, Groove Armada, Jony Rockstar, Felix Howard, Guz Lally, Guy Sigsworth, Salaam Remi, Johnny Douglas, Wayne Wilkins, RedEye
Singles from Real Girl
"This Is Not Real Love" Released: 20 November 2006 "Real Girl" Released: 28 May 2007 "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" Released: 27 July 2007 "Just a Little Bit" Released: 22 October 2007 "B Boy Baby" Released: 23 December 2007

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Digital Spy	[3]
NME	[4]
Yahoo! Music UK	[5]

Singles

"Real Girl" was the album's lead single and it was digitally released on 14 May 2007. The single was produced by Full Phatt, a London-based production company. It peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Buena's most successful single to date. It also reached the top ten in Finland, Slovakia and the Netherlands. The second single from the album was "Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" and it was released on 27 July 2007. The song was a collaboration with electronic music duo Groove Armada. It peaked at number eight on the UK Singles Chart, becoming her second top ten solo single. "Song 4 Mutya" received heavy airplay in Australia, where it peaked at number twenty-four in the country. It also managed to chart in other countries including Ireland, the Netherlands and Finland where it peaked at number twelve on the Finnish Singles Chart. "Just a Little Bit" was chosen to be the third single, and was released in late October in the United Kingdom. The single peaked at number sixty-five on the UK Singles Chart. The fourth and final single from the album was "B Boy Baby", and featured Amy Winehouse; it was released in late December and peaked at number seventy-three on the UK Singles Chart.

One track on the album was written by Buena's replacement in the Sugababes, Amelle Berrabah. Buena was reportedly unhappy upon finding this out, but record company executives pushed for the song's inclusion on the album.[6]

Chart performance

Real Girl debuted and peaked at number ten on the UK Albums Chart, having sold 35,103 copies. In Ireland, the album charted at number twenty-five. It also managed to chart on the Netherlands and Switzerland albums charts, at number thirty-three and thirty-six, respectively.

Track listing

Real Girl  - Standard edition

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Just a Little Bit"	E. White, P. Sheyne	3:17
2.	"Real Girl"	L. Kravitz, N. Scarlett, M. Ward, D. Gillard	3:29
3.	"Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" (featuring Groove Armada)	Groove Armada, K. Poole, M. Buena, T. Hutton	3:30
4.	"Breakdown Motel"	C. Dodds, J. Dollar	4:20
5.	"Strung Out"	Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, M. Buena	4:20
6.	"It's Not Easy"	M. Buena, F. Howard, S. Frank, P. Simm	4:32
7.	"Suffer for Love"	A. Tennant, G. Lally, M. Buena, L. Simon, L. Brownlee, G. Redmond	3:27
8.	"Not Your Baby"	M. Buena, M. Ward, D. Gillard	3:29
9.	"Wonderful"	J. Thompson, G. Roudette-Muschamp	3:07
10.	"B Boy Baby" (featuring Amy Winehouse)	P. Spector, E. Greenwich, J. Barry, A. Hunte	3:53
11.	"This is Not (Real Love)" (featuring George Michael)	G. Michael, J. Jackman, R. Cushnan	5:58
12.	"Paperbag" (UK bonus track)	J. Douglas, N. Woodward, M. Buena	4:18
13.	"My Song"	J. Thompson, G. Roudette-Muschamp, W. Wilkins	3:36

Real Girl  - Japanese edition

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Real Girl"	L. Kravitz, N. Scarlett, M. Ward, D. Gillard	3:29
2.	"B Boy Baby" (featuring Amy Winehouse)	P. Spector, E. Greenwich, J. Barry, A. Hunte	3:53
3.	"Song 4 Mutya (Out of Control)" (featuring Groove Armada)	Groove Armada, K. Poole, M. Buena, T. Hutton	3:30
4.	"Just a Little Bit"	E. White, P. Sheyne	3:17
5.	"Not Your Baby"	M. Buena, M. Ward, D. Gillard	3:29
6.	"This is Not (Real Love)" (featuring George Michael)	G. Michael, J. Jackman, R. Cushnan	5:58
7.	"Suffer for Love"	Ali Tennant	3:27
8.	"It's Not Easy"	M. Buena, F. Howard, S. Frank, P. Simm	4:32
9.	"Wonderful"	J. Thompson, G. Roudette-Muschamp	3:07
10.	"Strung Out"	Pete Kirtley, Tim Hawes, Obi Mhondera, M. Buena	4:20
11.	"Breakdown Motel"	C. Dodds, J. Dollar	4:20
12.	"My Song"	J. Thompson, G. Roudette-Muschamp, W. Wilkins	3:36
13.	"Real Girl" (Duncan Powell Remix)	L. Kravitz, N. Scarlett, M. Ward, D. Gillard	5:58
14.	"Real Girl" (Full Phatt Remix)	L. Kravitz, N. Scarlett, M. Ward, D. Gillard	3:26
15.	"Paperbag"	J. Douglas, N. Woodward, M. Buena	4:18

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2007) Peak position Dutch Albums Chart 33 Irish Albums Chart 25 Scottish Albums Chart 21 Swiss Albums Chart 36 UK Albums Chart 10 UK R&B Albums Chart 4

Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Gold 100,000^^ ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "NME review". Nme.com. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
2. Allmusic review
3. Released on Monday, 4 June 2007 (4 June 2007). "Digital Spy review". Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
4. "NME review". Nme.com. 1 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
5. "Yahoo! Music UK review". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. 14 June 2007. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
6. 12 July 2007, 23:30 BST (12 July 2007). "Buena unhappy over Sugababes song – Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
7. "British album certifications – Mutya Buena – Real Girl". British Phonographic Industry.