No Point in Wasting Tears is the debut album by Ironik and was released on 29 September 2008. The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 21 but fell to number 36 in its second week.[1] It was removed from the UK iTunes Store, but subsequently fully re-released on 11 May 2009, following the success of the album's third single, "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)," which reached number three on the UK Singles Chart.[2]
| No Point in Wasting Tears | |
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 29 September 2008 11 May 2009 (re-release) |
| Recorded | 2007–2008 |
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B, grime |
| Label | Asylum, Atlantic, Warner |
| Producer | Agent X |
| Singles from No Point in Wasting Tears | |
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Singles
edit- The first official single from the album was "Stay With Me". The song charted at #5 on the UK Singles Chart.
- The second single was "I Wanna Be Your Man," which was released in digital form on 18 September, where it charted at #128 until the physical release one week later, when it peaked at no #35.
- The third single is a remix of Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer), which now features Chipmunk as well as Sir Elton John. The song was released on 27 April 2009. The song entered the UK Singles Chart on 3 May at #3. It is Ironik's highest charting single to date.
Track list
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Stay with Me (Everybody's Free)" | Ironik, Tim Cox, Nigel Swanston | Louis Gibzen | 3:24 |
| 2. | "I Wanna Be Your Man" | Ironik | Agent X | 2:57 |
| 3. | "Amazing" | Ironik, Vandross, E.Howard | Marcus Killian | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer) (Featuring Chipmunk and Elton John)" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Ironik | Simon Franglen | 3:23 |
| 5. | "Tracy" | Ironik, G.Bonnick, L.Price | Agent X | 3:08 |
| 6. | "Broken (Featuring McLean)" | McLean, N.Clarke | Simon Frangien & Ironik | 3:58 |
| 7. | "So Nice (Featuring Baby Sol)" | Ironik, W.Gresford, N.Webb, M.Chalk | Will Gresford & Nick Webb | 3:08 |
| 8. | "I'm Leaving (Featuring Ny)" | Ironik, Ny, Seun Ajayi | Nocturnal | 2:50 |
| 9. | "5 Hours" | Ironik, E.Dean, T.Hale, T.Stewart, Mýa | Will Gresford & Nick Webb | 2:04 |
| 10. | "Would You Like That (Featuring Bless Beats & Daniel de Bourg)" | Ironik, Bless Beats, D.de Bourg | Bless Beats | 3:02 |
| 11. | "I Love You (Featuring McLean)" | Ironik, McLean, W.Gresford, N.Webb | Will Gresford & Nick Webb | 3:35 |
| 12. | "Sometimes It Snows In April (Ironik Presents Lain James & Ny)" | P.R.Nelson, W.Melvion, L.Coleman | Marcus Killian | 5:23 |
| 13. | "Save A Little Love (Featuring McLean)" | Ironik, Winans, Jones, Serrano | Sie Medway-Smith | 3:41 |
| 14. | "Mum (Featuring Young Nate, Shay, Melody & Soundbwoy Ent)" | Ironik, K.B Edmonds | Sie Medway-Smith | 3:31 |
| 15. | "Imagine (Featuring Gabriella Ellis)" | C.Deakin | Sie Medway-Smith | 4:02 |
| 16. | "Foot Patrol (Ironik Presents Daniel de Bourg)" | Ironik, D.de Bourg, A.Birgisson, A.Jonussi | Arnthor & Will Gresford | 4:32 |
| 17. | "I Wanna Be Your Man (Ironik Vs Bless Beats Featuring Tinchy Stryder, Ghetto & Daniel de Bourg)" | Ironik, | Agent X | 4:00 |
| 18. | "Stay With Me (Featuring Wiley & Chipmunk)" | Ironik, Tim Cox, Nigel Swanston | Louis Gibzen | 3:09 |
| 19. | "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)"(Elton John)" | Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Ironik | Matt Ward, Dean Gillard | 3:10 |
Charts
edit| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
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| UK Albums Chart | 21 |
References
edit- ^ "(UK) : Ironik - No Point In Wasting Tears : CD - Free Delivery". Play.com. Retrieved 25 June 2010.
- ^ "UK chart position and trajectory". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 May 2009.