Bedingfield's second album N.B. was released in April 2007 in Europe. Bedingfield recollaborated with Kipner along with Eve and Maroon 5 singer Adam Levine. The album takes influence from a variety of music styles such as R&B, reggae and electronica. Bedingfield commented that it differed from Unwritten because it represented her shifting priorities from being a single young woman to "dating, searching for a partner" and "looking for Mr Right". The album debuted on the UK Albums Chart at number nine and received mixed reviews by critics, who found that it had "good pop moments...but [was] pretentious".
"I Wanna Have Your Babies", the album's lead single, was panned by critics for its "beyond-banal lyrics" about finding the right man to father her children. The song was moderately successful, reaching number seven in the UK, number eight in Ireland and the top fifty in most other markets. "Soulmate" was released as the album's second single on July 2, 2007 and also peaked at number seven in the UK. "Say It Again" was confirmed as the third single to be released from N.B. on October 8, 2007.
To promote N.B., Bedingfield embarked on the FutureSex/LoveShow tour in May 2007, supporting Justin Timberlake and on July 1, 2007, Bedingfield performed "Unwritten" at the Concert for Diana at Wembley Stadium in London.
Bedingfield's live session at Abbey Road Studios was recorded for Live from Abbey Road and the performance was screened on an episode shared with Iron Maiden and Gipsy Kings. The show was screened on Channel 4 (UK) and the Sundance Channel (USA).
On October 3, 2007 Bedingfield won an award for "Best Pop Artist" at the 2007 BT Digital Music Awards held at The Roundhouse in Camden, North London, she also performed her latest single Say It Again at the ceremony.
No comments:
Post a Comment