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The Alesha Show

album by Alesha Dixon

The Alesha Show is the second studio album from British recording artist Alesha Dixon, the album is her first album to be released in the United Kingdom. It was released on 24 November 2008 in the UK by Asylum Records. The album was billed in Dixon's full name of Alesha Dixon. The album is mainly a R&B album with soul and funk styles.

The Alesha Show
Studio album by
Alesha Dixon
Released24 November 2008
Recorded2007–2008 (Standard), 2009 (Encore Edition)
Genre
Length52:25
Label
Producer
Alesha Dixon chronology
Fired Up
(2006) 		The Alesha Show The Entertainer
(2010)
Singles from The Alesha Show
  1. "The Boy Does Nothing"
    Released: 10 November 2008
  2. "Breathe Slow"
    Released: 9 February 2009
  3. "Let's Get Excited"
    Released: 11 May 2009
  4. "To Love Again"
    Released: 15 November 2009

A deluxe edition of the album was released on 23 November 2009, entitled The Alesha Show – Encore. The first single from the Encore edition was "To Love Again". All the singles released from the album, including the Encore edition, reached the top 15 on the UK Singles Chart.

Reviews change

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Digital Spy     [1]
Dotmusic          [2]
The Independent     [3]
MusicOMH     [4]
Orange     [5]
Teentoday.co.uk     [6]
The Times     [7]

The Alesha Show received mainly good reviews from music critics.

Track listing change

The Alesha Show – Standard edition
No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Welcome to the Alesha Show"  
 0:26
2. "Let's Get Excited"  
 3:18
3. "Breathe Slow"  
 4:13
4. "Cinderella Shoe"  
 2:41
5. "The Boy Does Nothing"  
  • Dixon
  • Cooper
  • Higgins
  • Williams
 3:34
6. "Chasing Ghosts"  
 3:43
7. "Play Me"  
  • Cooper
  • Dixon
  • Higgins
  • Jon Shave
  • Toby Scott
  • Jason Resch
  • Kieran Jones
 3:36
8. "Hand it Over"  
 3:35
9. "Do You Know the Way it Feels"  Diane Warren 4:04
10. "Can I Begin"  
 3:32
11. "Italians Do it Better"  
  • Dixon
  • Cooper
  • Higgins
  • Jason Resch
  • Kieran Jones
 4:10
12. "Ooh Baby I Like it Like That"  
  • Dixon
  • Cooper
  • Higgins
  • Sasha Collinson
 3:45
13. "Don't Ever Let Me Go"  
  • Dixon
  • Angus Stone
  • Julia Stone
 3:44
14. "I'm Thru"
"Mystery" (hidden track)
  • Cooper
  • Higgins
  • Matt Gray
  • Owen Parker
  • Dixon
  • Tim Powell
 8:56
The Alesha Show – Encore – bonus tracks
No. TitleMusic Length
15. "To Love Again"  
 3:51
16. "Shake"  
 3:30
17. "The Light"  
  • Dixon
  • Higgins
  • Cooper
  • Xenomania
 3:57
18. "All Out of Tune"
"Mystery" (hidden track)
 10:05
Notes

"Don't Ever Let Me Go" samples "Paper Aeroplane" by Angus and Julia Stone.

Release history change

Region Date Label
UK[8] 24 November 2008 Asylum
Ireland
Japan[9] 21 January 2009 Victor
Europe 20 February 2009 Warner Music
Poland[10] 23 March 2009
Brazil[11] 23 April 2009
Spain[12] 12 May 2009
Germany[13] 29 May 2009
Austria[13]
Switzerland[13]
Australia[14] 4 September 2009
United Kingdom[15]
(Encore edition)		 23 November 2009 Asylum

Charts change

References change

  1. ↑ Published Monday, 24 November 2008, 12:16 GMT (24 November 2008). "Digital Spy review". Digitalspy.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 October 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑  4 hrs ago (20 April 2011). "Dotmusic review". Uk.launch.yahoo.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ Gill, Andy (20 November 2009). "The Independent review". Independent.co.uk.
  4. ↑ "MusicOMH review". Musicomh.com. Archived from the original on 2012-10-03. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  5. ↑ "Orange review". Web.orange.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  6. ↑ "review". Teentoday.co.uk. 18 December 2010. Archived from the original on 8 November 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Times review". Entertainment.timesonline.co.uk.
  8. ↑ "Release Info". Hmv.com. 15 December 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  9. ↑ "JVCmusic Release Info". Jvcmusic.co.jp. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 18 November 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  10. ↑ Merlin.Pl. "Release Info" (in Polish). Merlin.pl. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  11. ↑ "Brazilian release info". Livrariasaraiva.com.br. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  12. ↑ "Spanish release date". Los40.com. 23 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 April 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 "German release date". Warnermusic.de. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  14. ↑ "Australian release date". Jbhifionline.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 October 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  15. ↑ "The Alesha Show: The Encore release date". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  16. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Alesha Dixon - The Alesha Show". lescharts.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 "Alesha Dixon - The Alesha Show - Music Charts". Acharts.us. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  18. ↑ "UK Year End Chart 2008" (PDF). ChartsPlus/The Official Charts Company/British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  19. ↑ "Official Singles Chart 2009" (PDF). Ukchartsplus.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  20. ↑ "Certified Awards". BPI. Archived from the original on 2013-02-06. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
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