Standing Tall (Kym Marsh album)

Standing Tall
Studio album by Kym Marsh
Released 21 July 2003
Genre Pop, pop rock
Length 56:14
Label Island
Kym Marsh chronology
Standing Tall
(2003)		 Red Room Sessions
(2003)Red Room Sessions2003
Singles from Standing Tall
  1. "Cry"
    Released: 7 April 2003
  2. "Come on Over"
    Released: 7 July 2003
  3. "Sentimental"
    Released: 27 October 2003
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Entertainment.ie[2]
The Guardian[3]

Standing Tall is the debut studio album, and only solo album to date, by former Hear'Say singer Kym Marsh. It was released on 21 July 2003[4] in the United Kingdom by Island Records.

The album was preceded by two single releases: "Cry", the lead single, and "Come on Over" which reached number 2 and 10 respectively on the UK Singles Chart. Standing Tall peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart.[5] Marsh's third single, "Sentimental", was released in October 2003 and stalled at number 35 resulting in her being dropped by the record label.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Cry"Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundEspionage3:44
2."Come on Over"Ash Howes, Martin Harrington, Deborah AndrewsAsh Howes, Martin Harrington3:53
3."Sentimental"Avril Mackintosh, Julie Thompson, Wayne WilkinsAvril Mackintosh, Wayne Wilkins3:16
4."I Think It's Gonna Rain Today"Rob Davis, Martin Harrington, Ash HowesAsh Howes, Martin Harrington3:35
5."After Goodbye"Tim Hawes, Pete Kirtley, Sean SolomonJiant3:36
6."The Girl I Used to Be"Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundEspionage3:40
7."Standing Tall"Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Tor Erik HermansenEspionage3:21
8."Cross Every River"Espen Lind, Amund BjørklundEspionage3:40
9."Glow"Kym Marsh, Jim Marr, Wendy PageRampage3:10
10."Live Forever"Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Bob DylanEspionage3:26
11."Shine on Me"Espen Lind, Amund Bjørklund, Tor Erik HermansenEspionage3:27
12."Because of You"Kym Marsh, Tim Hawes, Pete KirtleyJiant3:40
13."Here Comes Heaven"Kym Marsh, Jim Marr, Wendy PageRampage4:06
14."Tempted" (UK edition only)Trevor Steel, John HolidayTrevor Steel, John Holiday4:02
15."Don't Break My Heart" (UK edition only)Mark Topham, Karl Twigg, John Robinson ReidTNT4:21

B-sides

Title Single
"All Over You" "Cry" – UK CD, digital download
"Lost in Love"
"Forever" "Come on Over" – UK CD
"I Just Want You" "Sentimental" – UK CD

Chart performance

Album

Chart (2003) Peak
position
Scottish Albums Chart 9
UK Albums Chart[5] 9

Singles

Year Single Peak position
UK[5] IRE
2003 "Cry" 2 25
"Come on Over" 10 —
"Sentimental" 35 —

References

  1. ↑ O'Brien, Jon. "Standing Tall – Kym Marsh". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  2. ↑ Entertainment.ie review
  3. ↑ The Guardian review
  4. ↑ "Kym Marsh – Standing Tall". discogs. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
  5. 1 2 3 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 351. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.


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