Shut Up (Kelly Osbourne album) explained

Shut Up
Type:studio
Artist:Kelly Osbourne
Cover:Kelly Osbourne - Shut Up.jpg
Released:26 November 2002 (United States)
30 September 2003 (re-release)
Studio:Record Plant
Genre:Pop punk
Length:39:46
Label:Epic
Producer:Ric Wake, Marc Russell, Thomas R. Yezzi
Next Title:Sleeping in the Nothing
Next Year:2005

Shut Up is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Kelly Osbourne. The album is a punk-rock/pop album, released by Epic Records. Released on 26 November 2002, the album was met with a mixed reception from music critics, however, the album was met with disappointing sales which led to her consequent drop from Epic Records. Shut Up was later re-released in 2003 as Changes, featuring her and her father Ozzy's cover of the Black Sabbath song "Changes". The album features a cover of Madonna's song "Papa Don't Preach".

Reception

Shut Up received mixed reviews by critics. People magazine said "it takes a whole lot more than the right pedigree and the right haircut to make credible punk rock."[1] The album had sold 155,000 copies in the U.S by 11 September 2003, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2] [3]

Track listing

All songs written by Kelly Osbourne & PowerPack (Mike Beans Benigno, Chris Goer me, Tom Yezzi, Marc Russell), except where noted.

  1. "Disconnected" – 3:52
  2. "Come Dig Me Out" (Teddy Kumpel, Michelle Lewis) – 3:31
  3. "Contradiction" – 3:14
  4. "Coolhead" – 2:57
  5. "Right Here" – 3:30
  6. "Shut Up" – 2:47
  7. "On the Run" – 2:41
  8. "On Your Own" – 3:02
  9. "Too Much of You" – 3:07 (Osbourne, Kara DioGuardi, Jonnie Most)
  10. "Everything's Alright" – 2:40
  11. "More Than Life Itself" – 4:25
  12. "Papa Don't Preach" – 3:28 (Brian Elliot, Madonna)

Changes bonus tracks

  1. "Dig Me Out" (live) – 3:54
  2. "Disconnected" (live) – 4:07
  3. "Too Much of You" (live) – 3:34
  4. "On the Run" (live) – 4:12
  5. "Changes" (with Ozzy Osbourne) – 4:07 (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward)

Personnel

Production

Chart positions

Singles

YearSingleChartPeak
position
2002"Papa Don't Preach"Australian Singles Chart3
Finnish Singles Chart5
UK Singles Chart3
2003"Shut Up"Australian Singles Chart34
Irish Singles Chart18
Norwegian Singles Chart15
UK Singles Chart12
YearSingleChartPeak
position
2003"Changes" (Felix Da Housecat Remix)US Hot Dance Music/Club Play43
"Changes"Irish Singles Chart7
UK Singles Chart1

Notes and References

  1. Arnold, Chuck (2003-01-13), "Shut Up". People. 59 (1):43
  2. Kelly Osbourne Signs With Sanctuary. . 11 September 2003 . 23 June 2014.
  3. Web site: Confiding on the Metro. Spin. Spitz. Marc. Marc Spitz. April 2005. 9 September 2018.
  4. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 2 December 2002. https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20030106130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20030107-0000/Issue666.pdf. dead. 2003-01-06. Australian Web Archive. 666. 2 December 2002. 17 October 2016.