''Big Night'' is the ninth studio album released by British-Australian singer-songwriter
Peter Andre
Peter Andre (born Peter James Andrea, 27 February 1973) is an English-Australian singer and television personality of Australian descent.
Andre gained popularity as a singer, best known for his singles "Mysterious Girl" and " Flava". He is als ...
. The album was released on 26 May 2014, and was preceded by the lead single, "Kid".
Background
Andre wanted to take another musical direction with this
swing music
Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. It became nationally popular from the mid-1930s. The name derived from its emphasis on the off-beat, or nominally weaker beat. Swing bands ...
album. Peter co-wrote all 11 songs with singer-songwriter
Stevie Appleton
Stephen Appleton (born in Surrey, England) is a British singer, songwriter and producer.
At the age of fifteen, Appleton began playing piano in a Soho restaurant improvising jazz and playing covers from the likes of Elton John and Billy Joe ...
.
In February 2014, he released the first song off this album, "
Kid
Kid, Kids, KIDS, and K.I.D.S. may refer to:
Common meanings
* Colloquial term for a child or other young person
** Also for a parent's offspring regardless of age
* Engage in joking
* Young goats
* The goat meat of young goats
* Kidskin, leath ...
", which was chosen for the
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animated movie ''
Mr. Peabody & Sherman''.
Kid was also used in the Autumn Iceland TV commercials.
Critical reception
Carys Jones wrote for Entertainment-Focus that ''Big Night'' was "a really great effort from Peter Andre and
asprobably the best album that he
adever released"
and Janelle Tucknott of RenownedForSound.com claimed that "leaping into the Big Band/Swing/Soul/Blues direction of Big Night
asa risk which
adpaid off nicely for Peter Andre".
Track listing
Charts
References
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Peter Andre albums
2014 albums