''Superwoman'' is the second

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by Australian recording artist

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, released through

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on 5 August 2006. It is the follow-up to her 2004 debut album, ''

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''. Paulini recorded ''Superwoman'' in

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and

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, and worked with several songwriters and producers, including

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, Fingaz,

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and

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, among others. The album failed to achieve the commercial success of its predecessor, debuting at number 72 on the

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. Its first two singles, "

Rough Day "Rough Day" is a song by Australian recording artist Paulini, taken from her second studio album, ''Superwoman (Paulini album), Superwoman'' (2006). It was written by Bridget Benenate, Matthew Gerrard and Franne Golde, while the production was han ...

" and "

So Over You "So Over You" is a song by Australian recording artist Paulini, taken from her second studio album, ''Superwoman'' (2006). It was written by Nigel Butler, Paulini, Ray Hedges, Andy Love and Jarrad Rogers, while the production was handled by Hed ...

" both performed moderately on the ARIA Singles Chart.

Background and development

''Superwoman'' was recorded in Sydney, London, Los Angeles and Barcelona. On 28 April 2005,

announced via their official website that Paulini had finished recording her second studio album and that it would include original material, unlike her debut album ''

'' (2004), which was predominantly covers of classic pop songs. On 3 June 2005, Sony BMG announced that Paulini was in the process of finalising the album's track listing and that its

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would be released to radio stations in August 2005. Paulini posted a preview of three of the album's songs, "

", "

" and "I Believe", via her official website on 10 August 2005. It was later confirmed that "Rough Day" would be released as the lead single in October 2005, followed by the album's release in February 2006. However, in November 2005, Sony BMG announced that the single was pushed back for a January 2006 release. On 12 January 2006, Sony BMG announced that ''Superwoman'' received another pushback to 12 March 2006. During this time, rumours began to circulate that Paulini was being dropped from the label. However, the album was finally released on 5 August 2006. In a statement posted to her official website, Paulini said:

I absolutely treasure this album. I've had more control, some of my own songs are on it, and I've sung it exactly the way I wanted to sing it. I hope that people will be happy with it. I've tried my best. But for me, the most important thing is that people know that I can sing and I'm not faking everything. It's real and it's genuine.

Singles

" was sent to Australian radio stations on 5 December 2005, and released as a

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on 22 January 2006. The song debuted and peaked on the

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at number 26. "Rough Day" had a better impact on the ARIA Dance Chart, where it peaked at number three. "

" was released physically and digitally on 13 May 2006, as the second single from the album. The song peaked at number 49 on the ARIA Singles Chart. The third single "I Believe" had a limited radio release in August 2006. An accompanying

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for the song was still released.

Reception

''Superwoman'' earned Paulini two nominations at the 2007 Australia and New Zealand Urban Music Awards for Best Female Artist and Best R&B Album. The album debuted on the

at number 72 on 14 August 2006. ''Superwoman'' performed better on the ARIA Urban Albums Chart, where it debuted at number nine.

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Superwoman (Album) 2006 albums Paulini albums Sony Music Australia albums