Anastacia (album)

Anastacia
Studio album by Anastacia
Released	March 29, 2004
Recorded	2003–04
Studio	Various Cello Studios, Henson Recording Studios, Record Plant (Hollywood, California) Cove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, New York) The Hit Factory Criteria (Miami, Florida) Larrabee East (North Hollywood, California) Neptune Valley Studios (Los Angeles, California) O'Henry Sound Studios (Burbank, California) Record One (Sherman Oaks, California) Sony Music Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre	Pop pop rock soul power pop[1]
Length	48:39
Label	Epic Daylight
Producer	Dallas Austin Glen Ballard Richie Jones Patrick Leonard John Shanks Dave Stewart Ric Wake
Anastacia chronology
Freak of Nature (2001) Anastacia (2004) Pieces of a Dream (2005)
Singles from Anastacia
"Left Outside Alone" Released: March 15, 2004 "Sick and Tired" Released: July 19, 2004 "Welcome to My Truth" Released: November 8, 2004 "Heavy on My Heart" Released: March 5, 2005

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Guardian	[3]
The Independent	[4]
Stylus Magazine	C[5]
Yahoo! Music	[6]

Anastacia is the third studio album by American singer and songwriter Anastacia, released on March 29, 2004 by Epic Records following a successful recovery from breast cancer. The album marks a change in direction for the singer by incorporating pop-rock which was absent in her earlier work. It was a commercial success, peaking at the top of the albums charts in several countries, including Australia, Belgium, Germany, Greece, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom and becoming one of the top ten biggest selling albums of the year in much of Europe. The album was never released in Anastacia's native United States, despite plans for an August 30, 2005 release,^[7] which was ultimately canceled for unknown reasons.

Background

In January 2003, Anastacia had discovered that she had breast cancer when she was preparing for breast reduction surgery due to orthopedic reasons. Anastacia subsequently established the Anastacia Fund through The Breast Cancer Research Foundation to promote awareness of breast cancer amongst younger women.

After this traumatic experience, Anastacia entered recording studios in September 2003 to record the Anastacia album with Glen Ballard, Dallas Austin, and Dave Stewart for release in 2004. Anastacia was after more of a rock feel on the album, as noted in tracks such as "Seasons Change", "Time", and "I Do" (which features Sonny Sandoval from P.O.D.).

Anastacia explained on her website that her illness made it more difficult to record the album:

"... the experience was not pleasant. I usually look for the bright side of things, but so far nothing about making this record was positive for me. My doctor told me I'd be tired, not stupid. I could not focus on anything. I'd write a verse and then I couldn't write the chorus or I'd write the chorus but couldn't write the bridge. I couldn't talk, I couldn't think straight, I was totally out of it. The doctors said I'd be tired—but of course I had insomnia. It was tough..."

She struggled through the process to finish the album for release in March 2004.

Commercial performance

Anastacia proved to be a huge smash hit, reaching the top of the albums charts in eleven European countries, including Austria, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, as well as number two in Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain. The album's lead single "Left Outside Alone" proved to be equally successful, peaking at number one in Australia, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland, and reaching the top five in several other countries and on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. The album also spawned another three European hit singles: "Sick and Tired", "Welcome to My Truth", and "Heavy on My Heart". "Sick and Tired" was the biggest hit from the three, scoring top five single status across numerous European nations, almost matching the success of "Left Outside Alone". "Welcome to My Truth" earned Anastacia her best-selling single ever in Spain and gained moderate European airplay and sales success, while "Heavy on My Heart" fared slightly worse but proceeds from the single were donated to the Anastacia Fund.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Seasons Change"	Anastacia Kara DioGuardi John Rzeznik	Glen Ballard	4:17
2.	"Left Outside Alone"	Anastacia Dallas Austin Ballard	Austin Ballard	4:17
3.	"Time"	Anastacia Ballard Austin	Ballard Austin	3:33
4.	"Sick and Tired"	Anastacia Ballard Austin	Ballard Austin	3:30
5.	"Heavy on My Heart"	Anastacia Billy Mann	Ballard	4:26
6.	"I Do" (featuring Sonny of P.O.D.)	Anastacia DioGuardi Lukas Burton Danny Weissfeld	Ric Wake Richie Jones^[a]	3:04
7.	"Welcome to My Truth"	Anastacia DioGuardi John Shanks	Shanks	4:03
8.	"Pretty Little Dum Dum"	Anastacia Ballard DioGuardi	Ballard	4:37
9.	"Sexy Single"	Anastacia Dave Stewart	Stewart	3:52
10.	"Rearview"	Anastacia DioGuardi Shanks	Shanks	4:12
11.	"Where Do I Belong"	Anastacia DioGuardi Patrick Leonard	Leonard	3:26
12.	"Maybe Today"	Anastacia Stewart	Stewart	5:15

Japanese edition bonus track[8]
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
13.	"Left Outside Alone" (Jason Nevins Global Club Edit)	Anastacia Austin Ballard	Austin Ballard Nevins^[b]	4:16

Limited edition bonus DVD[9]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of Anastacia"
2.	"2002 Europe Promo Tour"
3.	"Photo Gallery"

Notes

• ^{^a} signifies an additional producer
• ^{^b} signifies a remixer

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2004) Peak position Australian Albums Chart[10] 1 Austrian Albums Chart[11] 1 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[12] 1 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[13] 5 Danish Albums Chart[14] 1 Dutch Albums Chart[15] 1 European Top 100 Albums[16] 1 Finnish Albums Chart[17] 3 French Albums Chart[18] 14 German Albums Chart[19] 1 Greek Foreign Albums Chart[20] 1 Hungarian Albums Chart[21] 4 Irish Albums Chart[22] 2 Italian Albums Chart[23] 2 Japanese Albums Chart[24] 232 New Zealand Albums Chart[25] 26 Norwegian Albums Chart[26] 1 Polish Albums Chart[27] 16 Portuguese Albums Chart[28] 2 Scottish Albums Chart[29] 1 Spanish Albums Chart[30] 2 Swedish Albums Chart[31] 1 Swiss Albums Chart[32] 1 UK Albums Chart[33] 1

Year-end charts Chart (2004) Position Australian Albums Chart[34] 14 Austrian Albums Chart[35] 2 Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders)[36] 6 Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[37] 38 Danish Albums Chart[38] 12 Dutch Albums Chart[39] 2 European Top 100 Albums[40] 2 Finnish Albums Chart[41] 21 French Albums Chart[42] 41 German Albums Chart[43] 1 Hungarian Albums Chart[44] 32 Irish Albums Chart[45] 18 Italian Albums Chart[46] 8 Spanish Albums Chart[47] 8 Swedish Albums Chart[48] 11 Swiss Albums Chart[49] 1 UK Albums Chart[50] 6 Worldwide[51] 15 Chart (2005) Position Dutch Albums Chart[52] 99 French Albums Chart[53] 161 German Albums Chart[54] 55 Swiss Albums Chart[55] 94

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
Australia (ARIA)[56]	2× Platinum	140,000^^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[57]	2× Platinum	60,000^*
Belgium (BEA)[58]	Gold	25,000^*
Denmark (IFPI Denmark)[59]	Platinum	40,000^^
Finland (Musiikkituottajat)[60]	Platinum	35,089[60]
France (SNEP)[61]	Gold	233,400[62]
Germany (BVMI)[63]	4× Platinum	800,000^^
Greece (IFPI Greece)[20]	Platinum	20,000^^
Hungary (MAHASZ)[64]	Gold	10,000^^
Italy (FIMI)[65]	2× Platinum	200,000^*
Netherlands (NVPI)[66]	Platinum	80,000^^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[67]	Platinum	40,000^*
Portugal (AFP)[68]	Gold	20,000^^
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30]	2× Platinum	200,000^^
Sweden (GLF)[69]	Platinum	60,000^^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[70]	3× Platinum	120,000^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[71]	4× Platinum	1,200,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[72]	3× Platinum	3,000,000^*
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Ref.
United Kingdom	March 29, 2004	Epic Daylight	[73]
Germany		Sony	[74]
Italy			[75]
Japan	June 9, 2004		[8]

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