Right Now (2001) [Import]

Atomic Kitten | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 13, 2001)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: EMI Europe Generic
• ASIN: B00005MCXG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #140,464 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Editorial Reviews

14 Tracks - 1. Right Now (3:35) 2. Follow Me (3:15) 3. Whole Again (3:03) 4. Eternal Flame (3:35) 5. Tomorrow & Tonight (3:24) 6. Get Real (3:39) 7. Turn Me On (3:40) 8. Hippy (2:48) 9. You Are (3:31) 10. Cra

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars When it comes to pop, Atomic Kitten is the cat's meow!, September 24, 2001

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Daniel J. Hamlow (Narita, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Right Now (Audio CD)

Most American audiences may have gotten a taste of British pop trio Atomic Kitten when their song "See Ya" ended up on the Bring It On soundtrack and figured, hiss!, it's a hairball! Let me say first off that "See Ya" is an okay song but one listen to the rest of Right Now, their debut, and you'll discover 24 carat catnip.

The kitty treats, er... tracks, are a real meow mix here. AK must have grown up on old school disco, especially with the opening of the title track, "Turn Me On", and "Do What You Want". There's even some of that funky wicka-wacka sound present that starts off the "Theme From Shaft" inside. However, the influence of the Spice Girls sound is also clearly present here, with a few more bells, whistles, whooshes, and other funky sounds added so as not to make them a me-too version of Spice.

Feature tracks? "I Want Your Love" shows that Steps doesn't have the monopoly in putting countrified touches on songs like "5 6 7 8". That's due to the orchestra string sample of "Big Country" interspersed throughout the song in contrast to the hee-haw guitars on Steps' tune.

And now, the centerpiece of the album, namely the gorgeous heartfelt ballad "Whole Again", replete with its gospel-like chorus. A running time of 3:03 adds to its radio-friendliness. Small wonder this song purred for 3 weeks at the top of the UK singles chart. They were singing this for what their 27 lives were worth. This song reminds me of Chicago's "Look Away", which had a similar theme.

"Get Real" and "Hippy" shows their R&B side, a la All Saints.
The closer, "Strangers", about the telltales signs of a breakup, has some Chinese music sampled and string arrangements. To which Confucius say, "Listening to Atomic Kitten is like having tummy scratched. Very refreshing and fun."

I hope they get a well-deserved push in the U.S., because when it comes to pop music, Atomic Kitten are the cat's meow. So, meow! And meow! And... meow! meow! meow! meow! meow! meow! meow! meow! meow! meow! meow! meow! meow! meow!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Teen outlet for OMD song-writing duo..., September 1, 2001

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Si Wooldridge (Chippenham, Wiltshire England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Right Now (Audio CD)

Most reviews for this CD are based on how strong the songs on this album are without seeing the song-writing partnership behind Atomic Kitten. This is fine for those who just like this genre, but most of those who aren't into teen boy/girl bands will probably dismiss this without a thought. For anyone who doesn't know, this partnership is Andy McCluskey and Stuart Kershaw from OMD. Who? Only one of the best synthpop groups of the 80's, remember Enola Gay and Joan of Arc? This group was formed by McCluskey when the popularity of OMD waned in the mid-90's.
I've been watching their progress with interest, but only recently took the plunge to buy this album. I'm 33 years old and a big 80's and modern synthpop fan and regardless of the decent songwriters I had fears that this might be typical boy/girl band pap. I was gloriously wrong. McCluskey and Kershaw have geared this firmly towards the teen market but the songs are very strong and quite diverse in sound. McCluskey and Kershaw have written 11 out of the 14 songs on this album and did most of the programming and keyboards. This is pedigree.
I have to say that the girls vocals fit the style of songs quite impressively and I'm sorry to have waited for so long. Some are the ballads that you would expect, but the majority are a mix between glorious sing-a-longs or quite quirky songs that you would expect of OMD.
Favourite songs: Right Now, Whole Again, Strangers (with sitar...) and I Want Your Love. The latter uses a sample of The Big Country by The City Of Prague Philharmonic orchestra, some may remember this from the 808 State hit The Only Rhyme That Bites back in the late 80's (it's better here!).
Shows a lot of promise in proving that the OMD song-writing is still as strong as ever, don't think we'll see Romance Of The Telescope Part II though...

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I'm loving it, loving it, loving it!!!, July 20, 2002

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Weather Warden <3 "Huge WWE fan" (Auckland, NZ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Right Now (Audio CD)

Atomic Kitten are my favourite girl band, and Britain's best girl band! This album proves it! Rundown:

1. Right Now
Very catchy and dancy, with funny lyrics. The girls' debut single, and a awesome one at that. Great! 4.5/5

2. Follow Me
Brilliant! I love this midtempo song with awesome lyrics. Atomic Kitten's fourth single, but it bombed. No idea why though! 5/5

3. Whole Again
The song that sent them to the big time. This is fantastic, with great music and vocals. 5/5

4. Eternal Flame
Another #1 for the Kittens. I prefer the radio edit, but I still love this song! 5/5

5. Tomorrow & Tonight
An excellent upbeat track! Very catchy and bouncy. 5/5

6. Get Real
Took awhile to grow on me. But it did, and now I love it. I can't help dancing to this! 4.5/5

7. Turn Me On
This song has cool music, but is quite bland. It's alright. 3.5/5

8. Hippy
Very weird song. I love the music and catchy chorus. Great. 4/5

9. You Are
Supposed to be a single, but never got released. I wish it had been though, it's a excellent song, very catchy. 5/5

10. Cradle
Brilliance! A slow ballad, but an amazing one! It's so heartfelt and beautiful. My favourite song on the album. 555555/5

11. Bye Now
I love the mixed up chorus, it sounds awesome! Great song! 5/5

12. Strangers
One of my other favourites. I love the Asian music on this! The vocals are beautiful, and the ending is fantastic!!! 5/5

13. See Ya
A bonus song on the album. The Kittens' second single. A cute, catchy little ditty. 4.5/5

14. I Want Your Love
The third single. It's fastpaced and dancy. Will have you singing along in seconds. 5/5

Overall, this is one brilliant album. I love nearly every track. The Kittens themselves are: Natasha Hamilton (Amazing singer), Liz McClarnon (Soooo gutsy) and Jenny Frost (So beautiful and inspiring). I love Atomic Kitten and love this CD! Can't wait for their next one!