“Funkydory” is the debut album from former S Clubber Rachel Stevens. Shortly after the split from the band Rachel signed a 2.3 Million Dollar contract with former manager Simon Fuller and label Polydor, for 4-albums. The album was put together in a short period of time. The band split in June and Rachel took a month off, and then went into the studio. She recorded tracks penned by Cathy Dennis. Songs included on the original release were “Sweet Dreams My L.A. Ex”, “Funky Dory”, and the potential third single “Breathe In, Breathe Out”.
The third single was intended to be “Breathe In, Breathe Out” but was cast aside to “Some Girls”. Some Girls was the track intended to save Rachel’s seemingly failing career. The song penned by Richard X did infact save Rachel’s career, and launched the rerelease of the album. It was repackaged to include ‘Some Girls’ and a new mix of ‘Breathe In, Breathe Out’, and a cover of the classic “More More More”.
Vital Statistics
| Release Date: 29th September 2003 ReRelease Date: 16th July 2004 Further charts and sales information below. |
Entry Position: #9 Peak Position: #9 |
Tracklistings & Covers
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Original UK Release 01. Sweet Dreams My LA- Ex 02. Funky Dory 03. Fools 04. Breathe In Breathe Out 05. Glide 06. Heaven Has To Wait 07. Blue Afternoon 08. I Got The Money 09. Little Secret 10. Solid 11. Silk 12. Sweet Dreams My LA Ex (Bimbo Jones Club Mix) |
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Original Taiwan Release 01. Sweet Dreams My LA- Ex 02. Funky Dory 03. Fools 04. Breathe In Breathe Out 05. Glide 06. Heaven Has To Wait 07. Blue Afternoon 08. I Got The Money 09. Little Secret 10. Solid 11. Silk |
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UK ReRelease 01. Some Girls 02. Sweet Dreams My LA Ex (Original Radio Edit) 03. Funky Dory (Single Mix) 04. Fools 05. Breathe In Breathe Out (Single Version) 06. Glide 07. Heaven Has To Wait 08. More, More, More 09. Blue Afternoon 10. I Got The Money 11. Little Secret 12. Solid 13. Silk 14. Some Girls (Rhythm Masters Vocal Mix) |
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US Release 01. Some Girls 02. Sweet Dreams My LA Ex (Original Radio Edit) 03. Funky Dory (Single Mix) 04. Fools 05. Breathe In Breathe Out (Single Version) 06. Glide 07. Heaven Has To Wait 08. More, More, More 09. Blue Afternoon 10. I Got The Money 11. Little Secret 12. Solid 13. Silk 14. Some Girls (Rhythm Masters Vocal Mix) |
Singles
Charts
First Appearance in UK Single Charts: 11/10/2003
Full Chart Run: 09-19-33-49-57-74-OUT-13-18-18-31-50-58-42-53-57
Weeks in Top 10: 1
Weeks in Top 40: 7
