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The Alesha Show
Studio album by
Alesha Dixon
Released24 November 2008
Recorded2007–2008 (Standard), 2009 (Encore Edition)
Genre
Length52:25
Label
Producer
Alesha Dixon chronology
Fired Up
(2006) 		The Alesha Show The Entertainer
(2010)
Singles from The Alesha Show
  1. "The Boy Does Nothing"
    Released: 10 November 2008
  2. "Breathe Slow"
    Released: 9 February 2009
  3. "Let's Get Excited"
    Released: 11 May 2009
  4. "To Love Again"
    Released: 15 November 2009

The Alesha Show is the second studio album from British recording artist Alesha Dixon, the album is her first album to be released in the United Kingdom. It was released on 24 November 2008 in the UK by Asylum Records. The album was billed in Dixon's full name of Alesha Dixon. The album is mainly a R&B album with soul and funk styles.

A deluxe edition of the album was released on 23 November 2009, entitled The Alesha Show – Encore. The first single from the Encore edition was "To Love Again". All the singles released from the album, including the Encore edition, reached the top 15 on the UK Singles Chart.

Reviews

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Digital Spy3/5 stars[1]
Dotmusic7/10 stars[2]
The Independent3/5 stars[3]
MusicOMH4/5 stars[4]
Orange3/5 stars[5]
Teentoday.co.uk3/5 stars[6]
The Times3/5 stars[7]

The Alesha Show received mainly good reviews from music critics.

Track listing

The Alesha Show – Standard edition
No. TitleMusic Length
1. "Welcome to the Alesha Show"  
 0:26
2. "Let's Get Excited"  
 3:18
3. "Breathe Slow"  
 4:13
4. "Cinderella Shoe"  
 2:41
5. "The Boy Does Nothing"  
  • Dixon
  • Cooper
  • Higgins
  • Williams
 3:34
6. "Chasing Ghosts"  
 3:43
7. "Play Me"  
  • Cooper
  • Dixon
  • Higgins
  • Jon Shave
  • Toby Scott
  • Jason Resch
  • Kieran Jones
 3:36
8. "Hand it Over"  
 3:35
9. "Do You Know the Way it Feels"  Diane Warren 4:04
10. "Can I Begin"  
 3:32
11. "Italians Do it Better"  
  • Dixon
  • Cooper
  • Higgins
  • Jason Resch
  • Kieran Jones
 4:10
12. "Ooh Baby I Like it Like That"  
  • Dixon
  • Cooper
  • Higgins
  • Sasha Collinson
 3:45
13. "Don't Ever Let Me Go"  
  • Dixon
  • Angus Stone
  • Julia Stone
 3:44
14. "I'm Thru"
"Mystery" (hidden track)
  • Cooper
  • Higgins
  • Matt Gray
  • Owen Parker
  • Dixon
  • Tim Powell
 8:56
The Alesha Show – Encore – bonus tracks
No. TitleMusic Length
15. "To Love Again"  
 3:51
16. "Shake"  
 3:30
17. "The Light"  
  • Dixon
  • Higgins
  • Cooper
  • Xenomania
 3:57
18. "All Out of Tune"
"Mystery" (hidden track)
 10:05
Notes

"Don't Ever Let Me Go" samples "Paper Aeroplane" by Angus and Julia Stone.

Release history

Region Date Label
UK[8] 24 November 2008 Asylum
Ireland
Japan[9] 21 January 2009 Victor
Europe 20 February 2009 Warner Music
Poland[10] 23 March 2009
Brazil[11] 23 April 2009
Spain[12] 12 May 2009
Germany[13] 29 May 2009
Austria[13]
Switzerland[13]
Australia[14] 4 September 2009
United Kingdom[15]
(Encore edition)		 23 November 2009 Asylum

Charts

Chart (2009) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia)[16] 60
Dutch Albums Chart[17] 80
Finnish Albums Chart[17] 23
French Albums Chart[17] 39
Irish Albums Chart[17] 64
Spanish Albums Chart[17] 23
Swiss Albums Chart[17] 69
UK Albums Chart[17] 11
Year End Charts
Chart Position
UK Albums Chart Year-End Chart (2008)[18] 181
UK Albums Chart Year-End Chart (2009)[19] 59

Certifications

Country Certifier Certification Sales
United Kingdom BPI Platinum[20] 300,000+

References

  1. ↑ Published Monday, 24 November 2008, 12:16 GMT. Digital Spy review (24 November 2008)Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  2. ↑  4 hrs ago. Dotmusic review (20 April 2011)Uk.launch.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  3. ↑ Gill, Andy (20 November 2009). The Independent review. Independent.co.uk. https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/reviews/album-alesha-dixon-the-alesha-show-ndash-encore-asylum-1824450.html. 
  4. ↑ MusicOMH reviewMusicomh.com. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  5. ↑ Orange reviewWeb.orange.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-09-02.
  6. ↑ review (18 December 2010)Teentoday.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
  7. ↑ The Times reviewEntertainment.timesonline.co.uk.
  8. ↑ Release Info (15 December 2005)Hmv.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  9. ↑ JVCmusic Release Info (21 January 2009)Jvcmusic.co.jp. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  10. ↑ Merlin.Pl. Release Info (in pl)Merlin.pl. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  11. ↑ Brazilian release infoLivrariasaraiva.com.br. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  12. ↑ Spanish release date (23 April 2009)Los40.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 German release dateWarnermusic.de. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  14. ↑ Australian release dateJbhifionline.com.au. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  15. ↑ The Alesha Show: The Encore release dateAmazon.co.uk. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  16. ↑ Steffen Hung. Alesha Dixon - The Alesha Showlescharts.com. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.4 17.5 17.6 Alesha Dixon - The Alesha Show - Music ChartsAcharts.us. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
  18. ↑ UK Year End Chart 2008ChartsPlus/The Official Charts Company/British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
  19. ↑ Official Singles Chart 2009Ukchartsplus.co.uk. Retrieved 2013-09-29.
  20. ↑ Certified AwardsBPI. Retrieved 2014-08-03.
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