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"Obsession" album lyrics

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Tracklist
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Shayne Ward - Gotta Be Somebody
02
Shayne Ward - Obsession
03
Shayne Ward - Must Be A Reason Why...
04
Shayne Ward - Close To Close
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Shayne Ward - Waiting In The Wings
06
Shayne Ward - Foolish
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Shayne Ward - Someone Like You
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Shayne Ward - Human
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Shayne Ward - Crash
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Shayne Ward - Nobody Knows
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album info:
Verified yes
Discs1
GenrePop, R&B
Rank
Released2010-11-15
Record labelSony Music UK, Syco
Charts
AddedOctober 20th, 2010
Last updatedJanuary 22nd, 2015
AboutObsession is the third studio album by English pop singer Shayne Ward. It was released on 15 November 2010 in the United Kingdom, and on 8 February 2011 in the United States. Two retailer exclusive versions of the album will be available, with HMV offering a set of four bonus postcards and Play.com offering signed copies of the album. The album received favourable to average reviews from music critics, who noticed Ward's vocalist qualities, but felt it misses good songs and blamed Simon Cowell and Syco Music for it.

It debuted at number 15 in the UK and number 11 in Ireland. In the UK, its first week sales were 22,452.

Upon its release, the album received generally mixed reviews from music critics. Jon O'Brein from Allmusic gave to the album a rating of 3/5 stars, saying "After a three-year absence, Ward really needed to step up his game to re-establish his pop star credentials. But despite being labelled the U.K. Justin Timberlake early in his career, Obsession's dated sound and consistent mediocrity are more likely to see him dubbed as the U.K. Peter Andre". The Newsround review felt really excited about "Must Be a Reason", which they felt it was a "really high tempo and great to dance to; awesome!" and "Human", which they say it was "a REALLY good song with a nice blend of piano melodies and hard thumping beats". The Entertainment-Focus review was more negative, saying "Obsession is a record that serves to frustrate rather than impress. We can only lay the blame for this patchy effort on the record label. After a three-year wait Obsession doesn't deliver on the anticipation it has built. For the record we absolutely love Shayne but he needs, and deserves, stronger material than this".

David Griffiths from 4Music has stated that "Sadly Shayne's early promise as the British Justin Timberlake has yet to be fully realised and he's a far better vocalist than much of the material gives him credit for. We're particularly curious to hear what happened to the rumoured collaborations with RedOne, Darkchild and Taio Cruz, as they could well have bolstered some of the weaker songs on offer here. Still, it's great to have him back after all this time". The OK! Magazine observe that "Obsession is more polished than Simon Cowell's veneers. The title track – inspired by Prince's legendary Purple Rain – is a swooping belter, while 'Close To Close' is a hook-laden ballad that wouldn't sound out of place on JLS's latest offering". The Guardian described the single 'Must Be A Reason Why' as "Music for evil stumpy Russian men to dance to while wearing budgie smugglers and pretending they're being fellated".

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