Bardot (album)


Bardot is the debut album by Australian female pop group of the same name, released in May 2000. They had been formed during a TV talent quest, Popstars.
The album reached number one on the ARIA Albums Chart and the Official New Zealand Music Chart. It provided the singles "Poison", "I Should've Never Let You Go" and "These Days".

History

Bardot was recorded in early 2000 while the Popstars program was airing on Network Seven, and the show included footage of the girls in the recording studio, laying down vocals for songs. Original member Chantelle Barry recorded vocals for the album, but following her sudden departure from the group, new member Tiffani Wood re-recorded Barry's parts.
The album has 12 songs, which Wood later described in an interview as "bubblegum pop", and mixes together a number of music genres including Motown, gospel, country and Latin pop. The two ballads, "Missin' Your Love" and "Love Me No More", were written by the Dowlut brothers who were known as R&B duo Kaylan when they toured in support of Bardot. In 2002, the brothers formed the dance act Disco Montego, and recorded with Katie Underwood after she left Bardot.
Following Underwood's departure in mid-2001, the album was released in the UK. A slightly different track listing was used, opening with a new song, "ASAP", and new artwork with more recent photos of the band. Despite Underwood's vocals featuring on 12 of the 13 songs, her name or picture does not feature at all in the packaging.
The album debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts, making Bardot the first Australian act to have their debut single and debut album enter the charts at number one. The album was certified double platinum and became the twentieth biggest selling album in Australia of 2000. The album also sold well internationally, reaching number one in New Zealand, with a platinum certification, and peaked at #2 in Singapore where it was twelfth highest selling album of 2000. It was nominated in the Highest Selling Album category at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards but lost to Savage Garden's Affirmation.

Track listing

Standard edition

  1. "These Days"
  2. "I Should've Never Let You Go"
  3. "Higher Than Heaven"
  4. "Poison"
  5. "Missin' Your Love"
  6. "Down"
  7. "Other Side of Love"
  8. "What Have You Done"
  9. "Love Me No More"
  10. "Girls Do, Boys Don't"
  11. "Holding On"
  12. "Got Me Where You Want Me"
Singapore limited edition bonus AVCD
  1. "Poison"
  2. "I Should've Never Let You Go"
  3. "These Days"
  4. "Empty Room"
  5. "Do It for Love"

    UK edition

  6. "ASAP"
  7. "These Days"
  8. "Higher Than Heaven"
  9. "Poison"
  10. "Missin' Your Love"
  11. "Down"
  12. "What Have You Done"
  13. "Love Me No More"
  14. "Girls Do, Boys Don't"
  15. "Holding On"
  16. "Got Me Where You Want Me"
  17. "Empty Room"
  18. "I Should've Never Let You Go"

    Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications