Unwritten

Unwritten
Studio album by Natasha Bedingfield
Released	September 6, 2004 October 26, 2004[1] August 2, 2005 25 October, 2004[2]
Recorded	July 2004 in New York City
Genre	Pop
Length	47:01 56:22 (U.K.) 56:55 (U.S.)
Label	BMG/Phonogenic, Epic/Phonogenic (US)
Producer	Danielle Brisebois, Guy Chambers, Richard Flack, Andrew Frampton, Peter Wade Keusch, Steve Kipner, Nick Lashley, Patrick Leonard, Greg Wells, Wayne Wilkins
Professional reviews
Allmusic link Rolling Stone link
Natasha Bedingfield chronology
Unwritten (2004) N.B. (2007)
Singles from Unwritten
"Single" Released: May 3, 2004 "These Words" Released: August 16, 2004 "Unwritten" Released: November 29, 2004 "I Bruise Easily" Released: April 4, 2005

Unwritten is the debut album released by pop singer Natasha Bedingfield. It was released in the UK on September 6, 2004, where it debuted at number one, and in the U.S. on August 2, 2005, where it debuted at number twenty-six. It spawned the singles, "Single", "These Words", "Unwritten", "I Bruise Easily" and "The One That Got Away" (which was only released in North America). It also had a surprising feature from rapper Bizarre of D12 in the International and UK version, but the U.S. version featured rapper/singer Estelle.

Track listing

(Original) International edition

1. "These Words" (Natasha Bedingfield, Andrew Frampton, Steve Kipner, Wayne Wilkins) – 3:36
2. "Single" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:54
3. "I'm a Bomb" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:42
4. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, Wayne Rodriguez) – 4:19
5. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Paul Herman, Wilkins) – 4:14
6. "If You're Gonna..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:21
7. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Guy Chambers) – 3:45
8. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Nick Lashley) – 4:45
9. "Frogs & Princes" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:44
10. "Drop Me in the Middle" (featuring Bizarre from D12) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez, Rufus Johnson) – 4:15
11. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:58

Bonus tracks

12. "Size Matters" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:23 (UK only bonus track)
13. "Peace of Me" (Bedingfield, Kara Dioguardi, Pat Leonard) – 3:42 (UK only bonus track)

• "Sojourn" (Hidden track) (Bedingfield, O'Mahony, Keynes, Harwood) – 3:19

Begins following Track 11 on international pressings, and Track 13 on UK pressings.

American & Japanese edition

1. "These Words (I Love You, I Love You)" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:38
2. "Single" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:54
3. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez) – 4:18
4. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Chambers) – 3:45
5. "Stumble" (Shelly Peiken, Greg Wells) – 3:36
6. "Peace of Me" (Bedingfield, Kara Dioguardi, Pat Leonard) – 3:42
7. "If You're Gonna ..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:12
8. "Drop Me in the Middle " (featuring Estelle) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez, Estelle Swaray) – 4:14
9. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Lashley) – 4:46
10. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Herman, Wilkins) – 4:12
11. "The One That Got Away" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Michael Tafaro, Nathan Winkler) – 4:16
12. "Size Matters" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:23
13. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:55
    • "Sojourn" (hidden track) (Bedingfield, O'Mahony, Keynes, Harwood) – 3:19

• There is also a DualDisc of the American edition available, which features the music videos for "These Words" (U.S. version), "Single", and "I Bruise Easily", in addition to the making of the video for "These Words" and an interview with Natasha.
• Japanese pressings features a booklet with the Japanese lyrics and obi strip.

American re-issue

1. "These Words" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:36
2. "Single" ('06 Mix) (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:55
3. "Unwritten" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez) – 4:15
4. "Silent Movie" (Bedingfield, Chambers) – 3:47
5. "I Bruise Easily" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Herman, Wilkins) – 4:13
6. "If You're Gonna ..." (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:20
7. "Drop Me in the Middle " (featuring Estelle) (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Rodriguez, Estelle Swaray) – 3:43
8. "Peace of Me" (Bedingfield, Kara Dioguardi, Pat Leonard) – 3:42
9. "We're All Mad" (Bedingfield, Brisebois, Lashley) – 4:44
10. "Stumble" (Shelly Peiken, Greg Wells) – 3:36
11. "The One That Got Away" (Wamdue Pop Rocks Mix) (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Michael Tafaro, Nathan Winkler) – 4:05
12. "Size Matters" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Kipner, Wilkins) – 3:25
13. "Wild Horses" (Bedingfield, Frampton, Wilkins) – 3:58
    • "Sojourn" (hidden track) (Bedingfield, O'Mahony, Keynes, Harwood) – 3:19

Chart performance

Album reached Gold status in the U.S. on the date of March 9, 2006 for shipment of 500,000 copies. Total sales for the album are 820,081 in the United States.^[3]

Performance credits

• Natasha Bedingfield - Primary Artist, Vocals, Background Vocals
• Keith Andes - Keyboards
• Dave Catlin-Birch - Bass
• Guy Chambers - Guitar, Keyboards
• Justin Clayton - Bass
• Larry Corbett - Cello
• Keith Crouch - Hammond Organ
• Paul Gordon - Keyboards
• Nick Ingman - Conductor
• Patrick Leonard - Keyboards
• David Low - Cello
• Tim Pierce - Guitar
• Robbie Campos - Guitar, Keyboards
• Michele Richards - Violin
• Josephina Vergara - Violin
• Greg Wells - Bass, Guitar, Piano, Drums
• Joey Waronker - Drums

Background Vocals on "Unwritten"

• Danielle Brisebois
• Jessica Collins
• Nikola Bedingfield
• Ryan Collins

Background Vocals on "Drop Me In The Middle"

• Jessica Collins
• Nikola Bedingfield

• J. Curtis - Guitar
• Nick Lashley - Guitar, Keyboards
• Wayne Wilkins - Piano, Keyboards
• Chris Brown - Bass
• Paul Herman - Guitar
• Wayne Rodrigues - Keyboards, Turntables
• Andrew Frampton - Guitar, Keyboards
• Simon Hill - Drums
• Andrew Duckles - Viola
• Tony Hodson - Guitar
• Paul Stanborough - Guitar

Other credits

• Steve Kipner - Producer, Vocal Arrangements
• Guy Chambers - Producer
• Joe Chiccarelli - Engineer
• John Hill - Producer
• Nick Ingman - String Arrangements, String Conductor
• Patrick Leonard - Programming, Producer
• Steve MacMillan - Engineer
• Herb Powers - Mastering
• Greg Wells - Programming, Producer
• Gavyn Wright - String Conductor
• Danielle Brisebois - Producer, Vocal Arrangements
• Suzie Katayama - String Contractor
• Nick Lashley - Producer, Engineer
• David Channing - Digital Editing
• Michael Perfitt - Engineer, Digital Editing
• Ryan Freeland - Engineer
• James Cruz - Mastering
• Wayne Wilkins - Programming, Producer, Engineer, Vocal Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Ian Cuttler - Art Direction
• Richard Flack - Producer, Engineer, drum programming
• Robbie Campos - Vocal Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Wayne Rodrigues - Producer, Engineer, Digital Editing, Vocal Arrangements, drum programming, Pro-Tools
• Andrew Frampton - Programming, Producer, Vocal Arrangements, String Arrangements
• Michelle Holme - Art Direction
• Kieron Menzies - Engineer
• Chris Steffen - Engineer
• Peter Wade Keusch - Producer
• Lee Groves - Mixing Programmer
• Natasha Bedingfield - Vocal Arrangements
• Michael Tafaro - Producer, Vocal Arrangements
• Nathan Winkler - Producer, Vocal Arrangements

Extended Copy Protection controversy

In November 2005, it was revealed that Sony BMG was distributing albums with Extended Copy Protection, a controversial feature that automatically installed rootkit software on any Microsoft Windows machine upon insertion of the disc. In addition to preventing the CD's contents from being copied, it was also revealed that the software reported the users' listening habits back to Sony and also exposed the computer to malicious attacks that exploited insecure features of the rootkit software. Though Sony initially refused to release a list of the affected CDs, the Electronic Frontier Foundation identified Unwritten as one of the discs with the invasive software. However, the DualDisc release does not contain such software.

References

1. ^ MixUp, Mexican music stores
2. ^ http://www.sanity.com.au/product/product.asp?sku=1180582
3. ^ Ask Billboard July 30th 2007

• Are You Affected By Sony-BMG's Rootkit? (November 9, 2005) from Electronic Frontier Foundation

External links

• Peter Wade Music – Producer Peter Wade Keusch.