''Naked'' is the debut solo album by English singer
Louise. Released in July 1996, it peaked at number seven on the
UK Albums Chart
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and sold over 300,000 copies in the UK alone, being certified platinum.
Background
After leaving
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, Louise signed a solo record deal with First Avenue Management. She was still under contract to EMI Records at that time, and in October 1995 she released her debut solo single, "
Light of My Life", which peaked at No. 8.
Six months later, Louise's second single "
In Walked Love
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" (previously a hit for American
dance-pop group
Exposé), peaked at No. 17. However, her third single, "
Naked
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", was a bigger hit, peaking at No. 5 in the UK. The album ''Naked'' was released shortly afterwards. Two further singles, "
Undivided Love" and "
One Kiss from Heaven", also became top-10 hits later in 1996.
Track listing
All tracks written by
Simon Climie
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/Denis Ingoldsby/Oliver Smallman, unless otherwise noted.
# "
Naked
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The loss of body hair was one of the physical characteristics that marked the biological evolution of modern humans from their hominin ancestors. Adaptations related to h ...
"
( Trevor Steel/John Holliday/Ingoldsby) – 3:32
# "
In Walked Love
"In Walked Love" is a song by the American girl group Exposé. Written by Diane Warren and produced by Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero, the song can be found on the group's 1992 album '' Exposé'', their third studio album. Lead vocals on ...
"
( Diane Warren) – 3:54
# "
Light of My Life" – 4:15
# "The Best That You Bring"
(Dave James/Sheppard Solomon
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) – 3:48
# "
One Kiss from Heaven" – 4:04
# "Thinking About You Baby"
(Dennis Charles/Ronnie Wilson) – 3:36
# "Discussions"
(Charles/ Louise Nurding/Wilson) – 4:01
# "
Undivided Love" – 3:46
# "Back to Love"
(Nurding/Johnny Douglas/Joseph Boussard/Ralph Williams/Carrol Washington) – 4:38
# "Never Too Late"
(Climie/Dozier) – 4:04
# "Goodbye to Love"
(Charles/Wilson) – 3:22
# "That's the Way I Like It"
(Charles/Nurding/Wilson) – 3:38
# "I'll Fly Away"
(Douglas/Nurding/ Ricky Walters) – 4:30
# "I Gave You My Love"
(Charles/Nurding/Wilson) – 3:36
Japanese bonus tracks
#
"All of You" – 3:46
# "Real Love" – 4:21
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
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1996 debut albums
EMI Records albums
Louise Redknapp albums