''Dive In'' is the debut album by

Darius Danesh Darius may refer to: Persian royalty ;Kings of the Achaemenid Empire * Darius I (the Great, 550 to 487 BC) * Darius II (423 to 404 BC) * Darius III (Codomannus, 380 to 330 BC) ;Crown princes * Darius (son of Xerxes I), crown prince of Persia ...

, released on 2 December 2002. It was a huge success and went platinum in the UK, charting at number 6 on the

UK Albums Chart The Official Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales and (from March 2015) audio streaming in the United Kingdom. It was published for the first time on 22 July 1956 and is compiled every week by the Official Charts ...

during the competitive pre-Christmas sales. He wrote all 12 songs on the album, collaborating with a number of other producers such as The Misfits (

Pete Glenister Pete Glenister is an English guitarist, songwriter and producer, known for his work with Alison Moyet and Kirsty MacColl. He has also worked with a number of other artists including Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Bruce Foxton, Terence Trent D'Arby, Bros, ...

, Deni Lew) and The Matrix.

Steve Lillywhite Stephen Alan Lillywhite, (born 15 March 1955) is a British record producer. Since he began his career in 1977, Lillywhite has been credited on over 500 records, and has collaborated with a variety of musicians including new wave acts XTC, Bi ...

was executive producer and Darius himself produced the track "Better Than That".

Album information

The first single "

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", was released on 29 July 2002 and went straight to number 1 in the UK for two weeks and was certified silver. The second single " Rushes", also did well, going to number 5 in the UK charts, and the third single "

Incredible (What I Meant to Say) "Incredible (What I Meant to Say)" is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter Darius, released as the third single from his debut album, '' Dive In'' (2002). It peaked at number nine on the UK Singles Chart, making it his third consecutive top-10 ...

" went to number 9. The fourth and last single " Girl in the Moon" did not do as well but still got to number 21. The album actually has 69 tracks, but after the first 12 they are all 5 seconds of silence until the last one, which is a songwriting demo of "Gotta Know Tonight", effectively making it a hidden track. This songwriting demo has lyrics and music written by Danesh, showing the song as it was first written before other producers added their production ideas to the song. The album was certified platinum in the UK for selling over 300,000 copies.

Track listing

Personnel

* Artwork – Tom Bird * Executive Producer – Steve Lillywhite * Photography – Norman Watson * Producer – The Misfits (Pete Glenister, Deni Lew), (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12)

Charts

Weekly charts

Year-end charts

Certifications

References

{{Authority control Darius Campbell albums 2002 debut albums 19 Recordings albums Mercury Records albums