"with 'Rockferry', 'Serious', 'Warwick Avenue' and 'Mercy'. To coincide with the release of ""Rockferry"", Duffy performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Duffy received the honour of performing at the Royal Variety Performance 2008. In 2008, Duffy played many festivals in Europe. This included visits to French, Swedish and Irish summer festivals, amongst others. In the United Kingdom, Duffy visited venues such as Glastonbury and the Evolution Festival. She also toured the American summer festivals in 2008, such as a visit to Lollapalooza in Chicago. Duffy toured the United Kingdom and Ireland during November and December 2008. To"
"the European singles chart. By 21 August ""Rockferry"" had reached number one in 11 markets. On 30 October ""Rockferry"" had been in the top 100 on ""Billboard""<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Euro Albums chart for 34 straight weeks and was residing at the number 10 position. In the first quarter of 2009 ""Rockferry"" sold 107,000 copies ranking it 13th among international artists and 73rd overall. ""Rockferry"" was the world's fourth best-selling album in 2008. By September 2010 the album had sold 6.5 million copies, and has sold over 9 million as of May 2016. Rockferry Rockferry is the debut studio album by Welsh singer"
"list of the 20 best songs of 2008. ""Time"" included it at number 9 of its Top 10 songs of 2008. UK 7"" vinyl<br> Promo CD iTunes ""Rockferry"" – single ""Rockferry"" peaked at number 45 in the UK Singles Chart, whilst due to the popularity of the song, the B-side, ""Oh Boy"" managed to chart number 96. The black and white album art and video for the title track were shot by directors Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull, on and around the Ffestiniog Railway in Porthmadog, which was renamed 'Rockferry' for the occasion. Rockferry (song) ""Rockferry"" is the debut single"
"several songs for the artist's debut studio album Rockferry - which had considerable commercial success around the world, reaching UK No. 1 and becoming one of the ten best-selling albums in the world in 2008 – including the title song from the film How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, 'Enough Love'. Parfitt also worked as a session guitarist on British artist Dido's second studio album, Life For Rent. He has since written articles and papers in various musical contexts, taught as a lecturer, and directed the world's first songwriting degree programme, the MMus in Songwriting, at Bath Spa University"
"selling album in the United Kingdom in 2008. In the United States, the album peaked at the number 4 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The singles ""Mercy"" and ""Warwick Avenue"" peaked at number 27 and 96 respectively. By November 2008, 500,000 copies of ""Rockferry"" had been sold and had been certified Gold by the RIAA. ""Mercy"" has also been certified Platinum by the RIAA for sales of more than one million copies in the US. In America, the album sold 16,000 copies in its first day, and sold 72,000 in its first week, debuting at number four on the ""Billboard"" 200."
"2000s in the UK. A total of five singles were released from the album. The first single, ""Rockferry"" had little impact, whilst the second and lead single internationally, ""Mercy"", was an international hit, topping over twelve music charts. It was the third-best-selling single of 2008 in the UK. Follow-up single ""Warwick Avenue"" was another successful single, whilst ""Stepping Stone"" and ""Rain on Your Parade"" did not replicate the earlier success. ""Rockferry"" was re-released as a deluxe edition on 24 November 2008 in the UK, preceded by the lead single ""Rain on Your Parade"" which became the fifth overall single from"
"work on ""Rockferry"" including Best British Album, whilst Butler was given the Producer's Award. It was a commercial success, reaching number-one in several music markets. It was the fourth best selling album of 2008 worldwide according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry and the highest of that year in the United Kingdom. In the UK the album was still in the top five a full year after its release, spending most of those weeks in the top ten albums, and a significant amount in the top three. In 2010, it was ranked the 22nd best-selling album of the"
"Universal Music Group stated that ""Rockferry"" is the best American debut for one of its UK acts. Total U.S. sales stand at 848,000. In France, ""Rockferry"" entered the charts at number four selling 21,862 copies. The next week, it reached number two selling 22,259 copies. ""Rockferry"" stayed at number two selling 18,187 copies the third week. So far the album sold 420,000 copies in France. ""Rockferry"" topped the Pan-European Album Chart, and ""Mercy"" topped the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart on 21 April 2008. On 12 June the album topped the European albums charts with ""Mercy"" at number 2 on"
"by Welsh music label Recordiau Awen Records, following her success on the Welsh talent show ""WawFfactor"" in 2003. Following this release, a performance of Richard J. Parfitt's ""Oh Boy"" brought her to the attention of Duffy's former manager, Jeanette Lee of Rough Trade Records. Her debut single, ""Rockferry"", was released in late 2007, and charted at number 45 on the UK Singles Chart. Her follow-up single, ""Mercy"", was internationally released, charting inside the top ten on 15 international singles charts, as well as reaching number one on eight of these. ""Mercy"" was the third-biggest-selling single of 2008 in the United"
"poll of industry experts ""Sound of 2008"", for acts to emerge in the coming year. In Wales, following Duffy's recent promotion of her music, ""Aimée Duffy"" reached number-one on the ""Siart C2"" music chart. By 2007, Duffy was finalising her debut album effort, to be titled ""Rockferry"", after Rock Ferry, where her grandmother lives. She subsequently struck a US label deal with Mercury Records, a newly re-activated imprint of Island Def Jam Music Group. The first single from the album, also titled ""Rockferry"" was critically well-received with Allmusic calling it a ""grand, sweeping ballad"". Butler and his musical partner David"
"plays into the hands of critics who brand her music ""coffee table soul"". Finally, the reviewer said that ""it [Stepping Stone] lacks the heart-melting chorus which made the former [""Warwick Avenue""] a triumph"". A reviewer for the BBC said that ""Stepping Stone"" was ""noticeably hanging limply"" when compared to the full track listing of ""Rockferry"". The song was originally one of the most popular songs on ""Rockferry"", debuting on the UK Singles Chart at number 99, on 9 March 2008, due to strong sales from the album. This performance was behind that of the other non-single popular from the album,"
"McAlmont, and a number of other musicians formed the backbone of Duffy's band for her debut album, ""Rockferry"", which was released on A&M Records on 3 March 2008. The black and white album art and video for the title track were shot by directors Luke Seomore and Joseph Bull, on and around the Ffestiniog Railway in Porthmadog, which was renamed 'Rockferry' for the occasion. According to Duffy, ""The album took nearly four years to make. We had to hire cheap, tiny studios and sometimes there would be three-week periods between writing and recording."" Bernard Butler, who was not initially paid,"
"of her debut album, ""Rockferry"" (2008), the song received mixed reviews from critics; being both praised and criticized for Duffy's vocal style. Some thought that it ""is possibly the weakest of the new tunes"" from its parent album. Failing to meet the popularity of her previous singles, ""Well, Well, Well"" peaked at number 41 on the UK Singles Chart and number 37 on the European Hot 100 Singles chart. Commercially, it is her worst performing single to date, although it proved to be a moderate success in mainland Europe, reaching the top twenty in Finland, Belgium and Switzerland. The song's"
"excess of 4 million copies. ""Diamond Life"" had international sales of over 6 million copies, becoming one of the top-selling debut recordings of the 1980s and the best-selling debut ever by a British female vocalist until Duffy's ""Rockferry"" in 2008. The album has sold 983,000 copies in the United States since the introduction of Soundscan. The album was a commercial success in France where it peaked at number one on the French Albums Charts and was later certified double platinum after selling 1,348,400 copies. In a contemporary review for ""The Village Voice"", Robert Christgau applauded Sade's ""taste, concept, sound"", and"
"Vocal Album for ""Rockferry"". Earlier she had been nominated for awards in the categories of Best New Artist and Best Female Pop Vocal Performance for her single ""Mercy"". Duffy equalled Coldplay with four 2009 Brit Awards nominations. She eventually won three awards, including Best Album for ""Rockferry"", one behind the record held by Blur for the most won in one night. ""I cannot tell you what this means after five years of hard work,"" Duffy said. At the awards ceremony she performed ""Warwick Avenue"". Record producers & songwriters Steve Booker & Bernard Butler gained awards for their work on the"
"Platinum and sold over 7 million copies worldwide, spawning further successful singles. With ""Mercy"", Duffy became the first Welsh woman to achieve number-one on the UK Singles Chart since 1983, while ""Rockferry"" was awarded the Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Album amongst further nominations at the 51st Grammy Awards. In 2009, she won three Brit Awards for British Breakthrough, Best British Female and Best British Album. In 2010, Duffy released her second album ""Endlessly"". Following its relative critical and commercial failure, in February 2011, Duffy announced she would take an extended hiatus from music before beginning work on her"
"2008, a song which reached No. 20 in the United Kingdom charts. The debut album, ""St. Jude"", was released on 7 April 2008 by Polydor Records. It was launched at Manchester's Market Street HMV store. The album reached No 4 in the UK Albums Chart, and has since gone on to achieve gold status. The album was preceded by the release of single ""Not Nineteen Forever"" on 31 March 2008, entering at No. 19 and becoming their highest charting single to date. A fifth single, ""No You Didn't, No You Don't"" was released on 23 June 2008. The band played"
"album of 2004. Their second album, ""Under the Iron Sea"", released in 2006, topped the UK album charts and debuted at number four on the US ""Billboard"" 200. Their third album, ""Perfect Symmetry"", was released in October 2008. In May 2008, both ""Hopes and Fears"" (number 13) and ""Under the Iron Sea"" (number 8) were voted by readers of ""Q"" magazine as among the best British albums ever, with Keane, The Beatles, Oasis and Radiohead the only artists having two albums in the top 20. In 2009, ""Hopes and Fears"" was listed as the ninth best-selling album of the 2000s"
"""Rockferry"" album. She shared a 2009 Ivor Novello Award in the category ""Most Performed Work"" with Steve Booker for their work on ""Mercy"". Songwriter Eg White won the award for ""Songwriter of the Year"" in part for ""Warwick Avenue"", which he co-wrote with Duffy. ""Mercy"" was played on United States radio and television more than 3 million times earning Duffy a 2009 Broadcast Music Incorporated award. The album was nominated and shortlisted for the ""Album of 30 Years"" category at the 2010 Brit Awards. The album's success led to a period of confusion about her role in the music business"
"Kemp on bass and Colin Kingsmore on drums. In 2006, she recorded her debut album, ""Start to Move"", which was voted among the top three jazz albums of 2006 by the listeners of ""The Gilles Peterson Show"" on BBC Radio 1. The album was nominated for a Juno Award in 2007. The trio performed songs from the album at The Jazz Café in London, England. Shepherd's second studio album, ""Parkdale"" (2008), dealt sympathetically with its Toronto neighbourhood namesake, which is known for its grit. The album was produced by Nostalgia 77, a DJ in London, and was nominated for a"
"and saying it ""blew [her] away"". The following have been released for purchase: Mercy (Duffy song) ""Mercy"" is a song performed by Welsh singer Duffy, released as the second single from her debut studio album, ""Rockferry"" (2008). Co-written by Duffy and Steve Booker and produced by Booker, it was released worldwide in 2008 to critical acclaim and unprecedented chart success. As Duffy's first international release, the song is credited with firmly establishing her career and is now considered her signature song. ""Mercy"" received comparisons to Duffy's previous single, ""Rockferry"". Critical reviewers of ""Mercy"" noted similarities between the song to releases"
"produced four songs for the album, including the single, ""Rockferry"". The singles ""Mercy"" and ""Stepping Stone"", were co-written and produced by Steve Booker, and the second single ""Warwick Avenue"", by Jimmy Hogarth and Eg White. Duffy released the debut limited edition single ""Rockferry"" in November 2007 followed by the Steve Booker co-written and produced single, ""Mercy"", which went straight to number one. ""Mercy"" was the last song written for the album. The single was physically released on 25 February 2008. She revealed that both ""Mercy"" and ""Stepping Stone"" are autobiographical; ""Mercy"" is about ""sexual liberty"" and ""not doing something somebody"
"by British people (including featured singles), while twenty were by American artists. Just four other nationalities were represented in the Top Forty: Barbadian (three singles involving Rihanna), Australian, Swedish (both two singles) and Canadian (one Nickelback single). The top 40 albums shows a chart dominated by British acts, while also showing albums from varied international artists. The year's charts were dominated by Welsh singer Duffy, as her single ""Mercy"" reached #3 in the year-end charts, with her debut album effort, ""Rockferry"" attaining #1. Her single ""Warwick Avenue"" also charted at #30 in the year-end countdown. Other successful artists included Take"
"it's also, hilariously, quite crude."" Duffy was contracted to A&M Records (UK) on 23 November 2007. She performed on the BBC Two television show ""Later with Jools Holland"", which resulted in a second appearance on the related broadcast ""Hootenanny"", where Duffy performed with Eddie Floyd. On 22 February 2008, she appeared on ""Later with Jools Holland"" for a third time and performed ""Rockferry"", ""Mercy"", and ""Stepping Stone"". Duffy also made appearances on the BBC Two television programme ""The Culture Show"" on 23 February 2008, performing ""Mercy"". In January 2008, Duffy came second to Adele in the annual BBC News Online"
"Stepping Stone (Duffy song) ""Stepping Stone"" is the fourth single by Welsh singer Duffy from her debut studio album, ""Rockferry"". The single was officially released as both a digital download and CD single on 1 September 2008 in the United Kingdom. Although it followed the massive success of previous singles ""Mercy"" and ""Warwick Avenue"", it did not perform well in worldwide music charts. However, the single received widespread acclaim. ""Stepping Stone"" was written by Duffy and Steve Booker (who also co-wrote international success ""Mercy""), and recorded at Booker's ""Bookerland studios"". It was the first song the pair completed together. According"
"well as ""Rolling Stone"" voting it as the 20th best album out of their top 50 Best Albums of 2008. The album was also awarded Best International Album at the BRIT Awards, the Meteors and the Juno Awards. ""Only by the Night"" was a massive success in the United Kingdom. At the end of September 2008, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, with first week sales of over 220,000 copies. In February 2009, it was announced that ""Only by the Night"" is currently the biggest selling digital album of all-time in the UK, surpassing Amy Winehouse's"
"had led to speculation that either another British Invasion was underway or that there was a return to normalcy. In 2008 Leona Lewis's single ""Bleeding Love"" topped the Billboard Hot 100, and her album, ""Spirit"", also reached number 1, as Lewis became the first UK solo artist to debut at number one in the US with a debut album. The year would also be a successful one for Duffy, Adele, Estelle, and M.I.A. Led by Coldplay, British acts received a total of 16 Grammy Awards in 2009. In 2009, Jay Sean topped the Billboard Hot 100, followed by Taio Cruz"
"of the Year"", ""Most Addictive Track"", and ""New Act"". She performed at the EMA show. Duffy has performed at concerts and festival gigs around the world. Her first American performances took place at the SXSW conference, and the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival was her first festival gig. The Coachella performance delighted the crowd with 'Rockferry', 'Serious', 'Warwick Avenue' and 'Mercy'. To coincide with the release of ""Rockferry"", Duffy performed at the Apollo Theater in New York City. Duffy received the honour of performing at the Royal Variety Performance 2008. In 2008, Duffy played many festivals in Europe. This"
"week. The track was included on the deluxe edition of ""Rockferry"". At the 2008 MOJO Awards, Duffy won the ""Song of the Year"" award for ""Mercy"" and was nominated also for ""Album of the Year"" and ""Breakthrough Act"". These three nominations were the largest number of nominations for any one act. She also received a 2008 Q Award in the category of ""Breakthrough Act"", a nomination for the Q category of ""Best Track"" for ""Mercy"", a Music of Black Origin Award nomination for ""Best UK Female"". At the MTV Europe Music Awards, she received nominations in the categories of ""Album"
"Rebecca Ferguson (singer) Rebecca Caroline Ferguson (born 21 July 1986) is a British singer and songwriter. She came to prominence in 2010 when she became the runner-up of the seventh series of ""The X Factor"", losing to the winner that year, Matt Cardle. She subsequently signed a joint record deal with Syco Music and Epic Records in the UK. She later signed to Columbia Records in the US. Ferguson's debut album, ""Heaven"", was released in December 2011 to commercial and critical success. The album sold 128k in its first week and peaked at No. 3 in the UK Official Charts,"
"Mercy (Duffy song) ""Mercy"" is a song performed by Welsh singer Duffy, released as the second single from her debut studio album, ""Rockferry"" (2008). Co-written by Duffy and Steve Booker and produced by Booker, it was released worldwide in 2008 to critical acclaim and unprecedented chart success. As Duffy's first international release, the song is credited with firmly establishing her career and is now considered her signature song. ""Mercy"" received comparisons to Duffy's previous single, ""Rockferry"". Critical reviewers of ""Mercy"" noted similarities between the song to releases by Aretha Franklin, Dusty Springfield and The Supremes, as well as contemporaries such"
"top of the charts in February 2008. Duffy became the first Welsh female to top the UK Singles Chart in 25 years, since Bonnie Tyler with ""Total Eclipse of the Heart"". It remained at number one for five weeks. The second single from the album, ""Warwick Avenue"" was at the number 3 position on the UK Singles Chart. The subsequent single ""Stepping Stone"" peaked at number 21 and the title track at number 45. The single ""Rain on Your Parade"" debuted at number twenty-two on 10 November and rose to a peak of number fifteen the following week. Aside from"
"11th week in the UK chart, it peaked at number 15. The album also reached number 37 in Australia. The album was ranked as the 5th-best album of 2008 by ""Time"", the 56th-best album of the decade by ""Rolling Stone"" and 51st on ""Pitchfork""s list of the Top 200 Albums of the 2000s. In 2012, ""Rolling Stone"" ranked the album number 430 on its list of ""The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time"". The album was also ranked 24 on ""Rolling Stone""s list of 100 greatest debut albums of all time, citing them for having inspired a wave of indie"