Read My Lips
Studio album by
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Released3 September 2001 (2001-09-03)
Studio
Genre
Length50:04
LabelPolydor
Producer
Sophie Ellis-Bextor chronology
Read My Lips
(2001)		 Shoot from the Hip
(2003)
Singles from Read My Lips
  1. "Take Me Home"
    Released: 13 August 2001
  2. "Murder on the Dancefloor"
    Released: 3 December 2001
  3. "Get Over You"/"Move This Mountain"
    Released: 10 June 2002
  4. "Music Gets the Best of Me"
    Released: 4 November 2002

Read My Lips is the debut studio album by English singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released on 3 September 2001 by Polydor Records.[1] After the disbandment of the Britpop group Theaudience, in which Ellis-Bextor served as vocalist, she was signed to Polydor. Prior to the LP's completion, the singer collaborated with several musicians, including band Blur's bassist Alex James, Moby and New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander. The record was described as a collection of 1980s electronica and 1970s disco music.

Critical response to Read My Lips was polarised, with music critics denouncing its content that was, according to one magazine, Q, of lesser quality than "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"—the singer's collaboration with Italian DJ Spiller and according to others, inherently malign simply on account of being chart pop. The album reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, and has since been certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI). It spawned four singles: "Take Me Home", "Murder on the Dancefloor", double A-side single "Get Over You"/"Move This Mountain" and "Music Gets the Best of Me".

Background

American musician Moby (pictured) sought Ellis-Bextor, so they could work together, due to her "amazing" voice[2]

Following the disbandment of Britpop group Theaudience, Ellis-Bextor provided vocals for the song "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" by Italian DJ Spiller.[3] The song was a commercial success,[4] and Ellis-Bextor signed to Polydor. She was contacted by director Baz Luhrmann, who offered her a role in the 2001 film Moulin Rouge!, but the singer refused in order to focus on her career as a recording artist.[5] The success of "Groovejet" also prompted American musician Moby to notice Ellis-Bextor, and revealed interest in working with her due to her "amazing" voice, as he described it.[2] He instructed his record company to "track" Ellis-Bextor "down" so they could start working as soon as Moby finished his tour.[2] The two ultimately wrote five songs in New York City, which did not make the final cut of Read My Lips.[5][6] Furthermore, she also recorded with Blur bassist Alex James, as well as former frontman of the New Radicals, Gregg Alexander, while Damian LeGassick was recruited for his programming and keyboard work.[6]

The album's title was chosen due to the strong lipstick Ellis-Bextor used for the album artwork, the "Take Me Home" music video and "Read My Lips" is sung in the opening verse of the album track "The Universe Is You".[7] The album photography was shot by Mert Alaş and Marcus Piggot.[8]

Composition

An "eclectic" album, Read My Lips, is a collection of 1980s electronica and 1970s disco.[5] The album opener and first single is a cover version of Cher's 1979 song "Take Me Home", described as a "disco groove".[9] Betty Clarke from The Guardian observed that her voice in the song is reminiscent of Audrey Hepburn's Eliza Doolittle (in the film My Fair Lady).[10] "Move This Mountain", co-written by Alex James, is a "vibrant" ballad with a trip hop-influenced sound.[9] Following track and second single, "Murder on the Dancefloor", is a dance-pop and disco record, that utilises bass guitar and piano in its instrumental.[10][11][12] "Sparkle" has "speeding beats and equally speeding keyboards",[10] while "Final Move" contains "tinny beats" and "electro swirls".[10] The latter was deemed a "subdued version" of "Murder on the Dancefloor" with "similar kaleidoscope synth".[13] "I Believe" was described as "funky" and "live-sounding",[10] while "Leave the Others Alone" involves "cold beats" and "big, full-throttle keyboards".[10] "By Chance" was particularly noted for showcasing Ellis-Bextor's accent.[13] Re-release new song "Get Over You" is a "polite" Euro disco take on "I Will Survive".[14]

Singles and promotion

Promotion for Read My Lips launched with the release of "Take Me Home", a cover of the song by singer Cher, which was released on 13 August 2001.[15] Although its production and Ellis-Bextor's vocal performance in the song were heavily criticised,[16] the single reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.[17] After the release of the album, "Murder on the Dancefloor" was serviced as its second single on 3 December 2001.[18] It peaked in the top 10 of the charts in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK.[19][20] A double A-side single including new re-release song "Get Over You" and original album track "Move This Mountain" was released on 10 June 2002, in a set of two CD singles.[21][22]

Ellis-Bextor, who had previously felt uncomfortable with the idea of touring, confirmed a UK-only tour in January 2002, which took place from April to May.[23] Later, in July 2002, other dates of the tour were revealed for 2003.[24]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[13]
Blue CoupePositive[9]
Entertainment.ie[25]
The GuardianNegative[10]
The IndependentMixed[26]
Q[27]
Yahoo! Music[28]

Toby Manning from Q cited "Take Me Home" and "Move This Mountain" as the album's highlights, but, overall, he thought that the record failed to live up to the standard set by the previous collaboration with Spiller.[27] He also found that the album's music and the distinctive pronunciation of Ellis-Bextor's vocal delivery did not work to complimentary effect.[27] Betty Clarke from The Guardian described the album as a "sophisticated package" but said "there's little to love and even less fun to be had".[10] Kelvin Hayes from AllMusic dubbed it "a disappointing debut from Ellis-Bextor, fusing Human League synth with beats and cinematic strings", but described "Murder on the Dancefloor" as the "shimmering highlight" from the album.[13] A critic from entertainment.ie said "the material on her debut solo album only rarely does justice to her distinctive upper-crust voice", and said that "most of the songs sound laboured and plod where they should swing".[25]

In contrast to the previous reviews, Andrew Arora from Blue Coupe had a more positive response to the record. Arora said "it lands somewhere between Pet Shop Boys' synth-pop faculty and Blondie's Parallel Lines album", although he claimed that fans of "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" "should not expect much from this album, but it does deliver a dynamic electro disco sound that is sometimes analogous to her breakthrough-hit single".[9]

Commercial performance

Read My Lips debuted at number four on the UK Albums Chart, selling 23,023 copies in its first week. Although the original ten-track edition dropped down and out of the charts over the next few weeks, a twelve-track UK edition, released in December 2001, peaked at number three in January 2002 following the chart success of "Murder on the Dancefloor". Finally, a fifteen-track edition with a considerably revised running order was released in summer 2002 and peaked at number two—41 weeks after the original edition first charted.[29] The album was certified double platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) on 21 June 2002.[30] As of December 2020, it had sold 842,000 copies in the United Kingdom.[31]

Track listing

Original release
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Take Me Home"
  • Damian LeGassick
  • Jeremy Wheatley[a]
4:07
2."Lover"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Andy Boyd
  • Ross Newell
  • Gary Wilkinson
  • Marco Rakascan[a]
3:24
3."Move This Mountain"
  • Hillier
  • James
4:45
4."Murder on the Dancefloor"
  • Matt Rowe
  • Alexander
3:50
5."I Believe"
  • James
  • Hillier
  • Wheatley[a]
4:04
6."Leave the Others Alone"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan4:09
7."By Chance"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Rez
  • Rakascan
  • Wheatley[a]
4:13
8."The Universe Is You"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan3:37
9."Is It Any Wonder"
  • Hall
  • Rakascan[a]
4:25
10."Everything Falls into Place"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan3:44
UK edition[32]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Take Me Home"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Esty
  • Aller
  • LeGassick
  • Wheatley[a]
4:07
2."Lover"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
  • Wilkinson
  • Rakascan[a]
3:24
3."Move This Mountain"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Hillier
  • James
  • Hillier
  • James
4:45
4."Murder on the Dancefloor"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Alexander
  • Rowe
  • Alexander
3:50
5."Sparkle" (UK bonus track)
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
  • Rakascan
  • Wheatley[a]
4:31
6."Final Move" (UK bonus track)
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan4:44
7."I Believe"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Danvers
  • Rockstar
  • James
  • Hillier
  • Wheatley[a]
4:04
8."Leave the Others Alone"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan4:09
9."By Chance"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Rez
  • Rakascan
  • Wheatley[a]
4:13
10."The Universe Is You"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan3:37
11."Is It Any Wonder"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Hall
  • Hall
  • Rakascan[a]
4:25
12."Everything Falls into Place"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan3:44
2002 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Murder on the Dancefloor"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Alexander
  • Rowe
  • Alexander
  • Wheatley[a]
3:50
2."Take Me Home"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Esty
  • Aller
  • LeGassick
  • Wheatley[a]
4:07
3."Lover"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
  • Wilkinson
  • Rakascan[a]
3:24
4."Move This Mountain"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Hillier
  • James
  • Hillier
  • James
4:45
5."Music Gets the Best of Me"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Rowe
  • Alexander
3:39
6."The Universe Is You"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan3:37
7."I Believe"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Danvers
  • Rockstar
  • James
  • Hillier
  • Wheatley[a]
4:04
8."Get Over You"
Korpi & Blackcell3:15
9."By Chance"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Rez
  • Rakascan
  • Wheatley[a]
4:13
10."Is It Any Wonder"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Hall
  • Hall
  • Rakascan[a]
4:25
11."Leave the Others Alone"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan4:09
12."Everything Falls into Place"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan3:44
13."Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (live version)
Wheatley[a]4:00
Brazilian edition bonus track[33]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
14."Murder on the Dancefloor" (Jewels & Stone Mix)
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Alexander
  • Rowe
  • Alexander
  • Jewels & Stone[a]
 
2002 UK reissue[34]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Murder on the Dancefloor"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Alexander
  • Rowe
  • Alexander
  • Wheatley[a]
3:50
2."Take Me Home"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Esty
  • Aller
  • LeGassick
  • Wheatley[a]
4:07
3."Lover"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
  • Wilkinson
  • Rakascan[a]
3:24
4."Move This Mountain"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Hillier
  • James
  • Hillier
  • James
4:45
5."Music Gets the Best of Me"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Rowe
  • Alexander
  • Rowe
  • Alexander
  • Osborne
  • Wheatley[a]
3:39
6."Sparkle" (UK bonus track)
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
  • Rakascan
  • Wheatley[a]
4:31
7."The Universe Is You"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan3:37
8."I Believe"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Danvers
  • Rockstar
  • James
  • Hillier
  • Wheatley[a]
4:04
9."Get Over You"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Davis
  • Korpi
  • Johansson
  • Woodford
Korpi & Blackcell3:15
10."By Chance"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Rez
  • Rakascan
  • Wheatley[a]
4:13
11."Is It Any Wonder"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Hall
  • Hall
  • Rakascan[a]
4:25
12."Leave the Others Alone"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan4:09
13."Final Move" (UK bonus track)
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan4:44
14."Everything Falls into Place"
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
Rakascan3:44
15."Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (live version)
  • Spiller
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Davis
  • Montana
  • Walker
Wheatley[a]4:00
2022 deluxe edition bonus tracks[35]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
15."Never Let Me Down" (B-side of "Murder on the Dancefloor")
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Boyd
  • Newell
  • Rakascan
  • Wheatley
3:43
16."Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" (live version)
  • Spiller
  • Ellis-Bextor
  • Davis
  • Montana
  • Walker
Wheatley[a]4:00

Notes

  • ^[a] signifies an additional producer

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of the 2002 UK reissue of Read My Lips.

Musicians

  • Sophie Ellis-Bextor – vocals
  • Yoad Nevo – programming, percussion (track 1); guitars (tracks 1–3); keyboards, drum programming (tracks 2, 3)
  • Guy Pratt – bass guitar (tracks 1, 2)
  • John Themis – guitars (track 1)
  • Nick Franglen – programming (track 1)
  • Wired Strings – strings (tracks 1, 12)
  • Rosie Wetters – string leader (tracks 1, 12)
  • Damian LeGassick – programming, keyboards, guitar (track 2)
  • Jake Davies – additional programming (track 2)
  • Marco Rakascan – programming (tracks 3, 7, 10, 12–14); guitars (track 12)
  • Ross Newell – lead guitar (track 3); guitars (tracks 6, 7, 12, 13); keyboards (tracks 6, 7, 13, 14); bass (track 7)
  • Juliet Roberts – backing vocals (tracks 3, 7)
  • Sylvia Mason-James – backing vocals (tracks 3, 7)
  • Ben Hillier – all instruments, programming, piano (track 4); drums (track 8)
  • Alex James – bass guitar (track 4), guitars, bass (track 8)
  • Stefan Skarbek – programming (track 5)
  • Aidan Love – original programming, original arrangement (track 6)
  • Saphena Aziz – backing vocals (track 8)
  • Jennifer John – backing vocals (track 8)
  • Korpi & Blackcell – arrangement (track 9)
  • Nina Woodford – background vocals (track 9)
  • Emma Holmgren – background vocals (track 9)
  • Mathias Johansson – guitar, bass, all keyboards, programming (track 9)
  • Henrik Korpi – all keyboards, programming (track 9)

Technical

  • Matt Rowe – production (tracks 1, 5)
  • Gregg Alexander – production (tracks 1, 5)
  • James Loughrey – engineering (track 1)
  • Laurence Brazil – engineering assistance (track 1)
  • Jeremy Wheatley – additional production (tracks 1, 2, 5, 6, 8, 10, 15); mixing (tracks 1, 3–5, 7, 12, 15); remix (tracks 2, 6, 8, 10)
  • Marco Rakascan – vocal recording (track 1); additional production (tracks 3, 11); production (tracks 6, 7, 10, 12–14); engineering (tracks 7, 12, 14); remix (track 11); mixing (track 13)
  • Damian LeGassick – production (track 2)
  • Jake Davies – mix engineering, sound design (track 2)
  • Bacon & Quarmby – lead vocals recording (track 2)
  • Gary Wilkinson – production (track 3)
  • Ben Hillier – production (tracks 4, 8)
  • Alex James – production (tracks 4, 8)
  • Darren Nash – recording assistance (track 4)
  • Steve Osborne – production (track 5)
  • Rik Simpson – engineering (track 5)
  • Andrea Wright – remix assistance, additional production assistance (track 8)
  • Korpi & Blackcell – production, recording (track 9)
  • Niklas Flyckt – mixing (track 9)
  • Göran Elmquist – mix assistance (track 9)
  • Richard Hall – production, recording (track 11)
  • Ben Thacker – engineering (track 13)
  • John Davis – mastering at Sony Music Studios

Artwork

Charts

Certifications

Certifications for Read My Lips
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[61] Platinum 70,000^
France (SNEP)[62] Gold 100,000*
New Zealand (RMNZ)[63] Platinum 15,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[64] Gold 20,000 
United Kingdom (BPI)[30] 2× Platinum 842,000[31]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[65] Platinum 1,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Tour

Read My Lips Tour
Tour by Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Cover of the rare tour programme.
Associated albumRead My Lips
Legs2
No. of shows45 in Europe
Sophie Ellis-Bextor concert chronology

The Read My Lips Tour was the debut concert tour by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, in support of her debut studio album. Beginning January 2003, the tour visited the European continent.[66] As of 2013, it is the biggest tour Ellis-Bextor has ever headlined.[10]

Background

The Read My Lips Tour is the biggest tour Ellis-Bextor has ever gone on, having 38 dates and two legs.[67] The Shepherd's Bush Empire gig was recorded, later being released in Ellis-Bextor's first video album, Watch My Lips.

Setlist

This setlist was obtained from the concert held 3 May 2002 at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London, England. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.

  1. "Sparkle"
  2. "The Universe Is You"
  3. "Lover"
  4. "A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed"
  5. "By Chance"
  6. "Final Move"
  7. "Is It Any Wonder"
  8. "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"
  9. "Everything Falls into Place"
  10. "Murder on the Dancefloor"
  11. "Move This Mountain"
Encore
  1. "Get Over You"
  2. "Take Me Home (A Girl Like Me)"

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Europe—Leg 1[68]
17 April 2002 Middlesbrough England Middlesbrough Town Hall
18 April 2002 Carlisle Sands Centre
19 April 2002 Northampton Derngate
21 April 2002 York Barbican
22 April 2002 Edinburgh Scotland Queen's Hall
23 April 2002 Warrington England Parr Hall
25 April 2002 Ipswich Regent Theatre
26 April 2002 Norwich The Waterfront
27 April 2002 Folkestone Leas Cliff Hall
29 April 2002 Basingstoke The Anvil
30 April 2002 Leicester Richard Attenborough Centre
1 May 2002 Bristol Colston Hall
3 May 2002 London Shepherd's Bush Empire
4 May 2002
Europe—Leg 2[69]
16 January 2003 Grimsby England Grimsby Auditorium
17 January 2003 Preston Preston Guild Hall
19 January 2003 Glasgow Scotland Clyde Auditorium
23 January 2003 Newcastle England Newcastle City Hall
24 January 2003 Nottingham Theatre Royal
25 January 2003 Sheffield Sheffield City Hall
27 January 2003 Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
28 January 2003 Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Civic Hall
29 January 2003 Cambridge Cambridge Corn Exchange
31 January 2003 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
1 February 2003 Manchester England Manchester Apollo
2 February 2003 Plymouth Plymouth Pavilions
4 February 2003 Brighton Brighton Centre
5 February 2003 London Hammersmith Apollo
9 February 2003 Amsterdam Netherlands Melkweg
11 February 2003 Stockholm Sweden Nalen
12 February 2003 Oslo Norway Rockefeller Music Hall
13 February 2003 Gdynia Poland Klub Muzyczny „Ucho"
14 February 2003 Aarhus Denmark Train
15 February 2003 Copenhagen Amager Bio
17 February 2003 Brussels Belgium Ancienne Belgique
18 February 2003 Cologne Germany Live Music Hall
21 February 2003 Hamburg Große Freiheit 36
22 February 2003 Berlin Universal Hall
24 February 2003 Darmstadt Centralstation
25 February 2003 Munich Kleine Elserhalle
26 February 2003 Zürich Switzerland Volkshaus
28 February 2003 Milan Italy Propaganda
1 March 2003 Marseille France Théâtre du Moulin
2 March 2003 Lyon Le Transbordeur
3 March 2003 Paris Élysée Montmartre

Notes

  1. ↑ Tracks 1 and 2
  2. ↑ Track 2
  3. ↑ Tracks 3, 4 and 10
  4. ↑ Track 6

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