Eoghan Quigg (album)
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Eoghan Quigg is the only studio album by Northern Irish pop singer Eoghan Quigg, released on 6 April 2009, and his only release by his label RCA Records. Quigg, who finished third in the fifth series of the UK television talent show The X Factor, was the first of the finalists from that series to release a studio album. The record predominantly features cover versions of songs that Quigg performed on The X Factor, and one original song, "28,000 Friends".
On its release, the album was described by multiple critics as the worst ever recorded.[1] Its commercial failure led to Quigg being dropped by RCA Records.[2]
Background
After finishing third in The X Factor in 2008, Quigg was signed by record label RCA Records. Quigg began work on the album in London in early 2009, and was given a week to record it.[3] The album was recorded at Sphere Studios in Battersea and released on 6 April 2009 in the UK.[4] Quigg described the album's musical direction as drawing inspiration from Busted,[5] and two songs from the album were written by ex-Busted band members, "Year 3000" being written by James Bourne and Charlie Simpson, and "28,000 Friends" by Bourne.
Critical reception
Eoghan Quigg was widely panned by music critics.[6][7] Simon Darnell of MK News wrote: "If I told you this album was dreadful, not only would I be doing a huge disservice to the word dreadful, in fact I'd almost be praising the quality of the music... this set of songs is so mind-numbingly, spirit-crushingly dismal."[8] Jon O'Brien of AllMusic described the album as "bad karaoke", with deficient production values failing to hide Quigg's "limited ability" and "bum notes".[9] Nick Levine of Digital Spy called it "amateurish as well as utterly redundant".[10] One track singled out for criticism by multiple reviewers was the cover of Take That's "Never Forget",[9][10][11] the vocal performance on which was described by Levine as "positively wince-inducing".[10] Gigwise placed the record at number one in their "The 20 Worst Albums of 2009" in December of that year.[12]
The album has been called the worst ever made.[1] A Popjustice reviewer predicted that it would garner a lasting legacy as such, having been "recorded so cheaply and with such little regard for the art of pop that the final product simply does not count as music."[13] Peter Robinson of The Guardian called it "the worst album in the history of recorded sound" and an "album so bad that it would count as a new low for popular culture were it possible to class as either culture... or popular".[14]
Commercial performance
The album was initially a commercial success in Ireland where it debuted at no 1 on the Irish Albums Chart, knocking Lady Gaga's The Fame off the top spot. The album dropped from no 2 in its second week to no 20 in its third week and spent a total of eight weeks on the chart,[15] but failed to sell enough for a Gold certification, rendering the album a failure. In the UK the album peaked at no 14,[16] and exited the Top 100 after three weeks. The album had first-week sales of 16,362.[6]
Pointing to the record's lacklustre chart performance in the UK, Gail Walker of the Belfast Telegraph predicted that the public "may have seen the last of Eoghan Quigg".[1] His album was considered a failure, and Quigg was dropped by RCA Records.[2]
Track listing
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Charts
| Chart (2009) | Peak position |
Sales | Certification |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 14[16] | 25,000+ | |
| Irish Albums Chart | 1[17] | 6,000 |
References
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