Replay is the second studio album by Swedish girl group Play, released on 10 June 2003. It contains covers from British artists such as Billie Piper, Liberty X and Atomic Kitten. The first single off the album was "I Must Not Chase the Boys". The album peaked at number 67 on the Billboard 200 chart.[3] Billboard named "I Must Not Chase the Boys" #76 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[4]

Replay
Studio album by
Released10 June 2003
Recorded2002–2003
Genre
Length38:26
LabelColumbia
Producer
Play chronology
Playin' Around
(2003)
Replay
(2003)
Don't Stop the Music
(2004)
Singles from Replay
  1. "I Must Not Chase the Boys"
    Released: 29 April 2003[1]
  2. "Whole Again"
    Released: 8 July 2003[2]

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I Must Not Chase the Boys"Jem Godfrey, Bill Padley, Pam SheyneGodfrey, Padley, Sheyne3:16
2."Honey to the Bee"Jim Marr, Wendy PageGodfrey, Padley4:14
3."Just a Little"Michelle Escoffery, George Hammond Hagan, John Hammond HaganRichie Jones, Ric Wake3:56
4."Whole Again"Godfrey, Stuart Kershaw, Andy McCluskey, PadleyJones, Padley3:04
5."Hot" (featuring Shaggy)John Bryan, EscofferyBlaze Billions3:45
6."Girl's Mind"Godfrey, Padley, SheyneGodfrey, Padley, Sheyne2:27
7."What Is Love?"Robyn Carlsson, Cutfather & Joe, Kara DioGuardiJones3:44
8."11 Out of 10"Pelle Ankarberg, Charlie Dore, Niclas Molinder, Joacim PerssonAnkarberg, Twin3:46
9."Let's Get to the Love Part"Chris Braide, Andreas Carlsson, Desmond ChildCarlsson, Child3:31
10."2 Blocks Down"Aleena, Mattias Lindblom, Anders WollbeckHitvision3:27
11."Ain't No Mountain High Enough"Nickolas Ashford, Valerie SimpsonHitvision3:16
12."Unspeakable" (Target Exclusive bonus track)DioGuardi, Simon Ellis, Michelle Lewis 3:15

Personnel

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Album trivia

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Several songs on Replay are covers of the original versions by their respective artists:

Other songs on the album were later covered by other artists:

  • Play was the first to record "What Is Love," but actress-singer Raven-Symoné covered this song for her 2004 album This Is My Time, it was also covered by British singer Peter Andre for his 2004 album The Long Road Back.
  • Tata Young covered Play's song "I Must Not Chase The Boys" in her 2006 album Temperature Rising
  • The German singer, Joana Zimmer, covered "Let's Get To The Love Part" for her second album, The Voice In Me.
  • "2 Blocks Down" was used to write a Korean group Girls' Generation's song in their debut single "Beginning".
  • "11 Out of 10" was later covered by the pop German group No Angels.
  • The Belgian singer, Natalia, covered "Unspeakable" in her 2004 album Back for More.

Charts

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Chart (2003) Peak position
US Billboard 200[3] 67

References

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  1. ^ "Play - I Must Not Chase the Boys". Discogs. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  2. ^ "Play - Whole Again". Discogs. 2010-05-13. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
  3. ^ a b "Chart history Play". Billboard. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  4. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
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