Gotta Get Thru This (album)
2002 studio album by Daniel Bedingfield
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Gotta Get Thru This is the debut studio album by English-New Zealand singer Daniel Bedingfield. The album was released on 26 August 2002 by Polydor Records. It reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, and is certified five times platinum, having sold over 1.63 million copies. Worldwide, the album has sold over 4 million copies.[6]
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| Released | 26 August 2002 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2002 | |||
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| Length | 43:18 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
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| Singles from Gotta Get Thru This | ||||
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 American cover | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blender | [2] |
| The Guardian | [3] |
| NME | [4] |
| The Village Voice | A−[5] |
Six singles were released from the album, including the number-one hits "Gotta Get Thru This", "If You're Not the One" and "Never Gonna Leave Your Side".
Track listing
All tracks are written by Daniel Bedingfield, with additional writing by Solid Rock (raps on "Blown It Again" and "Right Girl") and Henry Mancini (via samples of Mancini's "Peter Gunn Theme", as performed by The Blues Brothers, on "Inflate My Ego").
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blown It Again" |
| 3:20 |
| 2. | "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" |
| 3:40 |
| 3. | "Gotta Get Thru This" |
| 2:45 |
| 4. | "Right Girl" |
| 3:55 |
| 5. | "If You're Not the One" | Mark Taylor | 4:19 |
| 6. | "He Don't Love You Like I Love You" |
| 3:57 |
| 7. | "I Can't Read You" |
| 4:06 |
| 8. | "Friday" |
| 3:30 |
| 9. | "Honest Questions" | Taylor | 3:34 |
| 10. | "Girlfriend" | 3:12 | |
| 11. | "Without the Girl" |
| 3:48 |
| 12. | "Inflate My Ego" | 5:05 | |
| 13. | "Gotta Get Thru This" (acoustic version) |
| 3:40 |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 14. | "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" |
| 3:56 |
| 15. | "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (acoustic version) |
| 3:00 |
| 16. | "If You're Not the One" (acoustic version) |
| 4:17 |
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Blown It Again" |
| 3:20 |
| 2. | "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" |
| 3:40 |
| 3. | "Gotta Get Thru This" (D'n'D radio edit) |
| 2:42 |
| 4. | "If You're Not the One" | Mark Taylor | 4:19 |
| 5. | "He Don't Love You Like I Love You" | 3:57 | |
| 6. | "I Can't Read You" |
| 4:06 |
| 7. | "Friday" |
| 3:30 |
| 8. | "Honest Questions" | Taylor | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Girlfriend" | 3:12 | |
| 10. | "Without the Girl" |
| 3:46 |
| 11. | "Inflate My Ego" | 5:05 | |
| 12. | "Gotta Get Thru This" (acoustic version) |
| 3:55 |
- Notes
Credits and personnel
- Daniel Bedingfield – primary artist, guitar, producer, composer
- Miles Bould – percussion
- Danny Cummings – percussion
- Ned Douglas – engineer, producer, programming
- Stephen Emmanuel – mixing, producer
- Leo Green – saxophone
- Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
- Matt Holland – trumpet
- Greg Lester – guitar
- Christian Saint Val – assistant
- Derrick Santini – photography
- Robin Smith – conductor, string arrangements
- The Solid Rock Choir – composer
- Ali Staton – producer
- Al Stone – mixing, producer
- Jeff Taylor – remixing
- Lewis Taylor – bass, guitar, Hammond organ
- Jong Uk-yoon – assistant
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
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Certifications
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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| New Zealand (RMNZ)[20] | Gold | 7,500^ |
| United Kingdom (BPI)[21] | 5× Platinum | 1,630,000[22] |
| United States (RIAA)[23] | Gold | 500,000^ |
| Summaries | ||
| Europe (IFPI)[24] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
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* Sales figures based on certification alone. | ||