Standing Tall (Kym Marsh album)

Standing Tall is the debut studio album by former Hear'Say singer Kym Marsh. It was released on 21 July 2003[5] in the United Kingdom by Island Records.

Standing Tall
Studio album by
Released21 July 2003
GenrePop, pop rock
Length56:14
LabelIsland
Kym Marsh chronology
Standing Tall
(2003)
Red Room Sessions
(2003)
Singles from Standing Tall
  1. "Cry"
    Released: 7 April 2003
  2. "Come on Over"
    Released: 7 July 2003
  3. "Sentimental"
    Released: 27 October 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment.ie[2]
The Guardian[3]
BBCMixed[4]

The album was preceded by two single releases: "Cry", the lead single, and "Come on Over" which reached number 2 and 10 respectively on the UK Singles Chart. Standing Tall peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart after selling 19,821 copies in the first week.[6] Marsh's third single, "Sentimental", was released in October 2003 and stalled at number 35, resulting in her being dropped by the record label.

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cry"Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundEspionage3:44
2."Come on Over"Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Deborah AndrewsAsh Howes, Martin Harrington3:53
3."Sentimental"Avril Mackintosh, Julie Thompson, Wayne WilkinsAvril Mackintosh, Wayne Wilkins3:16
4."I Think It's Gonna Rain Today"Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash HowesAsh Howes, Martin Harrington3:35
5."After Goodbye"Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Sean SolomonJiant3:36
6."The Girl I Used to Be"Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundEspionage3:40
7."Standing Tall"Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Tor Erik HermansenEspionage3:21
8."Cross Every River"Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundEspionage3:40
9."Glow"Kym Marsh, Jim Marr, Wendy PageRampage3:10
10."Live Forever"Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Bob DylanEspionage3:26
11."Shine on Me"Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Tor Erik HermansenEspionage3:27
12."Because of You"Kym Marsh, Tim Hawes, Pete KirtleyJiant3:40
13."Here Comes Heaven"Kym Marsh, Jim Marr, Wendy PageRampage4:06
14."Tempted" (United Kingdom only)Trevor Steel, John HolidayTrevor Steel, John Holiday4:02
15."Don't Break My Heart" (United Kingdom only)Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, John Robinson ReidTNT4:21

Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak
position
Scottish Albums Chart 9
UK Albums Chart[6] 9

References

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  1. ^ O'Brien, Jon. "Standing Tall – Kym Marsh". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ^ Entertainment.ie review
  3. ^ "CD: Kym Marsh: Standing Tall". The Guardian. London. 18 July 2003. Archived from the original on 28 June 2018.
  4. ^ "BBC - Music - Review of Kym Marsh - Standing Tall".
  5. ^ "Kym Marsh – Standing Tall". Discogs. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  6. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 351. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.