It's That Girl Again
Studio album by
Basia
Released11 March 2009 (2009-03-11)
Genre
Length55:06
Language
  • English
  • Polish
LabelKoch
Producer
Basia chronology
Clear Horizon – The Best of Basia
(1998)		 It's That Girl Again
(2009)		 From Newport to London: Greatest Hits Live ... and More
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Audio.com.pl[2]
BlogcriticsPositive[3]
Jazz Forum[4]
SmoothViewsPositive[5]

It's That Girl Again is the fourth solo studio album by Polish singer Basia, released on 11 March 2009 by Koch Records. It is her first studio album in fifteen years since 1994's The Sweetest Illusion.

Overview

It's That Girl Again was Basia's first solo studio album in 15 years, following 1994's The Sweetest Illusion. In the meantime, she recorded a reunion album with Matt Bianco, 2004's Matt's Mood, released a solo live album, a compilation, and made guest appearances on other artists' albums. The semi-hiatus was caused by depression after the passing of Basia's mother and other close people.[6]

Work on the album commenced at the end of 2006, shortly after Basia finished touring with Matt Bianco, and the material was completed before the end of 2007.[7] The title song was one of the first tracks composed for the project, and was inspired by a friend of Basia, who had died several years prior to the release of the album.[8] The album also features "Amelki śmiech" (English: "Amelka's Laughter"), Basia's first song performed entirely in Polish.

Since her contract with Sony had already expired, the singer had certain difficulties finding a new label,[9] but the album was eventually released through Koch Records (later renamed to Entertainment One Music) in most territories, and distributed by Magic Records in Poland. The ballad "A Gift" was launched as the first radio single in Poland in February 2009, followed by "Blame It on the Summer" on the US radio in March and subsequently in digital music stores. "A Gift" targeted AC/pop radio stations while "Blame It on the Summer" was serviced to more jazz-oriented networks.[10] "I Must" was a radio single in Poland in September 2009[11] and "If Not Now Then When" followed in May 2010 as a radio single in the USA.[12] The singer has revealed that there were plans to film music videos for "A Gift" and "I Must",[13] however, if ever filmed, the clips have never been officially released.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Basia Trzetrzelewska; all music is composed by Trzetrzelewska and Danny White, except where noted

No.TitleMusicLength
1."If Not Now Then When"
  • Trzetrzelewska
  • White
  • Kevin Robinson
4:51
2."Someone for Everyone"
  • Trzetrzelewska
  • White
  • Mark Reilly
4:13
3."I Must" 4:58
4."A Gift" 3:43
5."Everybody's on the Move" 3:49
6."There's a Tear" 4:15
7."Blame It on the Summer"
4:29
8."Two Islands" 4:44
9."Love Lies Bleeding" 4:05
10."Winners" 3:58
11."They Know Nothing About Us" 4:07
12."Amelki śmiech" 3:59
13."It's That Girl Again" 3:55
European iTunes, Japanese edition and Borders exclusive edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Oh Mama" (featuring Basia Serocka)3:55
15."Clear Horizon (2009)"4:06
Special edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Clear Horizon (2009)"4:06
15."Oh Mama" (featuring Basia Serocka)3:55
Special edition bonus DVD
No.TitleDirectorLength
1."Basia – Droga do sławy"  
2."Third Time Lucky"Nick Morris 
3."Yearning"Howard Greenhalgh 
4."Drunk on Love"Nick Morris 
5."Cruising for Bruising"Nick Morris 
6."Baby You're Mine"Nick Morris 
7."Until You Come Back to Me"Nick Morris 
8."Time & Tide"Nick Morris 
9."New Day for You"Nick Morris 

Personnel

  • Basia Trzetrzelewska – vocals
  • Danny White – keyboards
  • Peter White – guitars
  • Andy Ross – guitars (6, 7, 9)
  • Julian Crampton – bass (2)
  • Marc Parnell – drums
  • Paul Booth – saxophones (1, 6)
  • Ian Kirkham – saxophones (5)
  • Fayyaz Virji – trombone (1)
  • Kevin Robinson – trumpet, flugelhorn, French horn, backing vocals
  • Mark Reilly – backing vocals (2)
  • The Polish Chorus – choir (12)

Production

  • Basia Trzetrzelewska – producer
  • Danny White – producer
  • David Bascombe – mixing
  • Richard Bull – mastering
  • Grainne White – design
  • Paul Cox – portrait photography
  • Carl Leighton-Pope – management

Charts

Chart performance for It's That Girl Again
Chart (2009) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[14] 148
Polish Albums (ZPAV)[15] 4
US Top Contemporary Jazz Albums (Billboard)[16] 5
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[17] 8

Certifications

Certifications for It's That Girl Again
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Poland (ZPAV)[18] Platinum 20,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Release dates and formats for It's That Girl Again
Region Date[19] Format Label
Japan 11 March 2009 CD WHD Entertainment
United States 24 March 2009 Koch
Europe 30 March 2009 Digital download (iTunes only)
7 April 2009 Digital download (other stores)
Poland 17 April 2009 CD Magic
2 October 2009[20] Special edition CD + DVD

References

  1. ↑ Thom Jurek. "It's That Girl Again – Basia". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  2. ↑ Grzegorz Dusza. "BASIA It's That Girl Again" (in Polish). audio.com.pl. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Music Review: Basia - It's That Girl Again - Blogcritics Music". blogcritics.org. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  4. ↑ Piotr Iwicki. "It's That Girl Again | Jazz Forum". jazzforum.com.pl. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Shannon West. "SmoothViews - Keeping Smooth Jazz in Sight!". www.smoothviews.com. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "BASIA TRZETRZELEWSKA Czułam presję z nieba". Gala (in Polish). www.gala.pl. 27 April 2009. Archived from the original on 18 September 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "Życie dało mi więcej, niż oczekiwałam" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 4 June 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Basia EPK" (in Polish). www.youtube.com. 17 March 2009. Archived from the original on 20 December 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2018.
  9. ↑ "BASIA: Wrócilam…" (in Polish). jazzforum.com.pl. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "CONFIRMED: Koch sales book outlining release details of It's That Girl Again, set for March 24". basiaweb.com. 5 February 2009. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Basia - I Must - Trójka" (in Polish). www.polskieradio.pl. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  12. ↑ ""If Not Now Then When" next single!". basiaweb.com. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 14 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Czat z Basia Trzetrzelewska - Dzien Dobry TVN" (in Polish). tvn.pl. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
  14. ↑ イッツ・ザット・ガール・アゲイン | バーシア [It's That Girl Again | Basia] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  15. ↑ "Oficjalna lista sprzedaży :: OLiS - Official Retail Sales Chart". OLiS. Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  16. ↑ "Top Contemporary Jazz Albums". Billboard. Vol. 121, no. 16. 25 April 2009. p. 53. ISSN 0006-2510 – via Google Books.
  17. ↑ "Jazz Albums – The week of April 25, 2009". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
  18. ↑ "Wyróżnienia – Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum - Przyznane w 2009 roku" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
  19. ↑ "Złota Płyta Basi Trzetrzelewskiej w specjalnej edycji" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 30 September 2009. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "magic RECORDS - KATALOG PŁYT - Basia: It's That Girl Again (edycja specjalna)" (in Polish). magicrecords.pl. Retrieved 18 September 2018.
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