Friday 13 May 2011

Gabrielle 'Because Of You'

Chart Peak: 24

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'Because Of You' is Gabrielle's 4th UK chart hit in the last 9 months... it follows 'Dreams', 'Going Nowhere' and 'I Wish' into the Top 30 and she has just won Best British Newcomer at the "Brit Awards".

Yes, it really does put the name of the award ceremony in inverted commas like that.
At this point in her career the record-breaking debut hit 'Dreams' was proving a tough act to follow, and this fourth single was her second in a row to miss the Top 20. It might have seemed at the time like her career was nearing its end, and indeed I don't think I've ever heard any of the other songs from her first album apart from this one, just now.

It's an OK record, but it does sound rather too much like an attempt to replicate 'Dreams', which is probably why nobody remembers it now.

Also appearing on: Now 25, 26, 33, 35 (with East 17), 36, 44, 45, 46, 47, 49, 50, 58
Available on: Find Your Way

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