Play to Win (Gabrielle album)

Play to Win
Play to Win
Studio album by Gabrielle
Released	25 May 2004
Genre	R&B
Length	46:00
Label	Go Beat; Universal;
Producer	Jonathan Shorten; Ferdy Unger-Hamilton; Julian Gallagher; Richard Stannard;
Gabrielle chronology
Singles from Play to Win
	"Stay the Same"; Released: 3 May 2004; "Ten Years Time"; Released: 2 August 2004;

Play to Win is the fourth studio album by the British singer Gabrielle. It was the 191st best-selling album of 2004. The album's American-style Southern soul and country music flavours are a departure from Gabrielle's usual R&B–pop style.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

The track "Sometimes" from this album appears on the Love Actually film soundtrack.^[2]

Track listing

*Play to Win* – International standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer (s)	Length
1.	"Ten Years Time"	Gabrielle Jonathan Shorten	Shorten	4:14
2.	"Sometimes"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	3:54
3.	"Stay the Same"	Gabrielle Julian Gallagher Richard Stannard Ferdy Unger-Hamilton Dave Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	3:49
4.	"You Used to Love Me"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:11
5.	"No Big Deal"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:35
6.	"Latchkey Kid"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:24
7.	"Fallen Angels"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	3:36
8.	"Give and Take"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	3:52
9.	"War of Two Minds"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:14
10.	"Picking Up the Pieces"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:51
11.	"Tumbling Down"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:33

*Play to Win* – UK special edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer (s)	Length
5.	"Play to Win"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:20
6.	"No Big Deal"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:35
7.	"Latchkey Kid"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:24
8.	"Fallen Angel"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	3:36
9.	"Give and Take"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton Morgan	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	3:52
10.	"War of Two Minds"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:14
11.	"Picking Up the Pieces"	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:51
12.	"Tumbling Down"	Gabrielle Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	Gallagher Stannard Unger-Hamilton	4:33
13.	"Letting Go" (Hidden track)	Gabrielle Shorten	Shorten	4:29

Charts

Chart performance for *Play to Win*
Chart (2004)	Peak position
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)^[3]	72
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[4]	98
Irish Albums (IRMA)^[5]	43
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[6]	14
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[7]	70
UK Albums (OCC)^[8]	10

Certifications

Certifications of *Play to Win*, with sales where available
Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[9]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Play to Win - Gabrielle - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2018.
^ "Love Actually". Amazon UK. 2007.
^ "Austriancharts.at – Gabrielle – Play to Win" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Gabrielle – Play to Win" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 19, 2004". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Gabrielle – Play to Win". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ "Gabrielle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2018.
^ "British album certifications – Gabrielle – Play to Win". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[AllMusic-1] "Play to Win - Gabrielle - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 August 2018.

[2] "Love Actually". Amazon UK. 2007.

[ac_Austria_Gabrielle-3] "Austriancharts.at – Gabrielle – Play to Win" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[ac_Germany4_Gabrielle-4] "Offiziellecharts.de – Gabrielle – Play to Win" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[ac_Ireland_-5] "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 19, 2004". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved May 3, 2018.

[ac_Scotland_Gabrielle-6] "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[ac_Switzerland_Gabrielle-7] "Swisscharts.com – Gabrielle – Play to Win". Hung Medien. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[ac_UK_Gabrielle-8] "Gabrielle | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved April 29, 2018.

[United_KingdomGabriellePlay_to_WinalbumCertRef-9] "British album certifications – Gabrielle – Play to Win". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

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