Ten (Gabriella Cilmi album)

2010 studio album by Gabriella Cilmi

Ten

Studio album by

Gabriella Cilmi

Released| 22 March 2010 (2010-03-22)
Recorded| 2009–2010
Genre|

* Dance-pop
* electropop
* R&B
* disco
* new wave
* pop rock

Length| 47:54
Label| Island
Producer|

* Xenomania
* Greg Kurstin
* The Invisible Men
* Dallas Austin
* Gabriella Cilmi
* Parker & James

Gabriella Cilmi chronology
| iTunes Festival: London 2008
(2008)  | Ten
(2010)  | The Sting
(2013)

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Singles from  Ten

1. "On a Mission"
Released: 5 February 2010
2. "Hearts Don't Lie"
Released: 23 April 2010
3. "Defender"
Released: 26 August 2010

Ten is the second studio album by Australian singer-songwriter Gabriella Cilmi, released on 22 March 2010. The lead single, "On a Mission", appeared two weeks ahead of the album and marked Cilmi's foray into more 1980s inspired music.[1] Ten is Cilmi's second and final album released under Island Records.

The album peaked in the top 40 in Australia and the UK. PopJustice placed Ten at number 4 on their "Top 33 albums of 2010" list. The album was not released in the United States.

## Background

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According to Cilmi, Ten features "lots of uptempo funk and disco-inspired numbers designed to make people groove" as well as "some more sexy tracks". One song incorporates a type of yodel into it.[1] While producing the album, Cilmi worked with Greg Kurstin, The Invisible Men and Dallas Austin, as well as Xenomania on the song "Hearts Don't Lie" which she likens to a Bee Gees song. Cilmi has said "Love Me 'Cause You Want To" is the song she's most proud of due to the fact it was produced with her band.[1]

The album's cover was released a few weeks after Cilmi was reported as having criticised Lady Gaga for the skimpy nature of her clothing,[2] the cover of Ten, on which Cilmi appears to be wearing an orange brassiere, overlaid with a black snaky design representative of cinematic film, aroused some interest. Shortly afterwards a further portfolio of photographs was published, for which Cilmi had posed in items of red and black lingerie.[3]

## Critical reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [4]
BBC| (positive)[5]
The Guardian| [6]
The Independent| (negative)[7]
NU.nl| [8]
The Observer| (positive)[9]
Sputnikmusic| [10]
State| [11]
The Times| [12]
Virgin Media| [13]

Overall critical reaction has been generally positive. Hugh Montgomery for The Observer called it "Good, plasticky fun", praising 'Love Me Cos You Want To' and 'Hearts Don't Lie' but criticising the "unnecessary excursions into quivering balladry and jaunty piano-pop".[14] Pete Paphides for The Times also awarded 4 stars, saying "If her current single on a Mission doesn't manage to relieve Cilmi of the 2008 Sweet About Me albatross, then the sensuous future-disco of Love Me Cos should do the trick."[12]

Caroline Sullivan for The Guardian gave Ten 3 stars, saying "Her zest and powerful, Anastacia like voice can't be faulted, but the music, produced mainly by dance-pop overlords Greg Kurstin and Dallas Austin, is woefully generic."[15] BBC Music also praised Cilmi's voice, and said about the album: "Ten still doesn't give too a clear indication of where to place Cilmi as an artist. And while that may infuriate chronic pigeonholers, it's also part of Ten's beauty – it may be a mere stepping stone to something more defined in the bigger picture, but there's an unpredictability and a talent on display that implies she knows exactly where she's going."[16] Pierre Oitmann of Dutch news site Nu.nl cites Gabriella Cilmi as being "every record company mogul's wet dream (...) effortlessly adjusting to the musical genre of choice", and giving the album 7 out of 10 stars.[17]

## Singles

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The album's lead single, "On a Mission", was released on 5 February 2010 in Australia, and 7 March in the UK. It is accompanied by a £250,000 music video, billed as a homage to Barbarella.[1] The song reached the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart and top 20 on the ARIA Singles Chart, where it was certified Gold.[18] Hearts Don't Lie" was released as the second single, it was released in the UK on 7 June 2010.[19] It performed less successfully, failing to chart in Australia, and reaching a lowly number 134 in the UK.[20] "Defender" was released as the album's third and final single on 30 August 2010 exclusively in the UK, where it failed to appear on the singles chart. Promotional releases of "Defender" issued the single as a double-A Side with its b-side "Magic Carpet Ride", which also appeared as a b-side on "On a Mission" and a bonus track on Ten.[21]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Writer(s)| Producer(s)| Length

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1.| "On a Mission"|

* George Astasio
* Gabriella Cilmi
* Jason Pebworth
* Jon Shave

| The Invisible Men| 3:02
2.| "Hearts Don't Lie"|

* Cilmi
* Miranda Cooper
* Brian Higgins
* Tim Powell
* Owen Parker

| Xenomania| 4:04
3.| "What If You Knew"|

* Astasio
* Cilmi
* Pebworth
* Shave
* Justin Griffiths
* Parker Ighile
* Kyle Abrahams

* The Invisible Men
* Parker & James

| 2:41
4.| "Love Me Cos You Want To"|

* Astasio
* Cilmi
* Pebworth
* Shave
* Ellie Goulding

* The Invisible Men
* Cilmi
* Lumberjack

| 4:21
5.| "Defender"|

* Astasio
* Cilmi
* Pebworth
* Shave

| The Invisible Men| 3:44
6.| "Robots"|

* Astasio
* Cilmi
* Pebworth
* Shave
* Dan Smith

| The Invisible Men| 4:01
7.| "Superhot"|

* Cilmi
* Paul Harris
* Nick Clow
* Luciana
* Ian Masterson

* Harris
* Masterson

| 3:37
8.| "Boys"|

* Dallas Austin
* Cilmi

| Austin| 3:50
9.| "Invisible Girl"|

* Astasio
* Cilmi
* Pebworth
* Shave
* Ighile
* Abrahams
* Rita Ora

* The Invisible Men
* Parker & James

| 3:35
10.| "Glue"| Austin| Austin| 4:19
11.| "Let Me Know"|

* Astasio
* Cilmi
* Pebworth
* Shave
* Tim Larcombe

| The Invisible Men| 3:32
12.| "Superman"|

* Cilmi
* James Bourne
* Greg Kurstin

| Kurstin| 3:43
13.| "Sweet About Me" (2010 version) (bonus track)|

* Cilmi
* Cooper
* Higgins
* Tim Larcombe

|  | 3:28

International digital bonus track[22]No.| Title| Length

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14.| "On a Mission" (Wideboys Remix)| 7:19

International Spotify bonus track[23]No.| Title| Length

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14.| "Sucker for Love"| 3:24

UK digital bonus track[22]No.| Title| Length

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14.| "Magic Carpet Ride"| 2:53

iTunes Store bonus contentNo.| Title| Length

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15.| "Sucker for Love"| 3:24
16.| "On a Mission" (music video)| 3:06

## Charts

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Chart (2010)  | Peak
position

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Australian Albums (ARIA)[24] | 17
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[25] | 73
Belgian Heatseekers Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[26] | 1
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[27] | 71
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[28] | 63
European Albums (Billboard)[29] | 74
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[30] | 61
Greek International Albums (IFPI)[31] | 6
Italian Albums (FIMI)[32] | 59
Scottish Albums (OCC)[33] | 28
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[34] | 29
UK Albums (OCC)[35] | 28

## References

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1. ^ a b c d Nick Levine (12 January 2010). "Interview - EXCLUSIVE: Gabriella Cilmi". Digital Spy. Retrieved 23 January 2010.
2. ^ "Gabriella Cilmi's Harsh Words For Lady Gaga". Archived from the original on 8 October 2012.Cilmi was quoted as having said that Lady Gaga "needs to put some clothes on" and that "eventually you're just going to catch something ... if you keep walking around in your bra and knickers."
3. ^ FHM, May 2010
4. ^ O'Brien, Jon (23 May 2010) Ten - Gabriella Cilmi| AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved 13 February 2011
5. ^ "Music - Review of Gabriella Cilmi - Ten". BBC. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
6. ^ Sullivan, Caroline (18 March 2010). "Gabriella Cilmi: Ten". The Guardian. London.
7. ^ Richman, Simmy (21 March 2010). "Album: Gabriella Cilmi, Ten (Island Records)". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022.
8. ^ Oitmann, Pierre (28 March 2010). "Review: Ten". NU.nl. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
9. ^ Montgomery, Hugh (21 March 2010). "Gabriella Cilmi: Ten". The Guardian. London.
10. ^ "Gabriella Cilmi - Ten (staff review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
11. ^ "Gabriella Cilmi – Ten - Album Review | State Magazine". State.ie. 11 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
12. ^ a b Paphides, Pete (20 March 2010). "Gabriella Cilmi Ten". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011.
13. ^ Album Review by Johnny Dee (22 March 2010). "Gabriella Cilmi: Ten review - Reviews - Music". Virgin Media. Retrieved 11 March 2012.
14. ^ Hugh Montgomery (21 March 2010). "Gabriella Cilmi: Ten | Album review | Music | The Observer". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
15. ^ Caroline Sullivan (21 March 2010). "Gabriella Cilmi: Ten | CD review | Music". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
16. ^ "Music - Review of Gabriella Cilmi - Ten". BBC. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
17. ^ "Ten". Nu.nl. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 28 March 2010.
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19. ^ Hearts Don't Lie release date Digital Spy Accessed on 13 May 2010
20. ^ "Australian Music Report Weekly Hot 100". Aumreport.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2012. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
21. ^ "Forthcoming UK singles - 16 August 2010". Archived from the original on 26 April 2012.
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23. ^ "Ten". Spotify.
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29. ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 122, no. 15\. 10 April 2010. ISSN 0006-2510.
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33. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
34. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Gabriella Cilmi – Ten". Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
35. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 June 2018.

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Gabriella Cilmi

Studio albums|

* Lessons to Be Learned
* Ten
* The Sting

Extended plays|

* Ronnie Scott's Live Session

Singles|

* "Sanctuary"
* "Sweet About Me"
* "Don't Wanna Go to Bed Now"
* "Save the Lies"
* "Warm This Winter"
* "On a Mission"
* "Hearts Don't Lie"
* "Defender"
* "Symmetry"

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