After their work on Cher's mega successful hit "Believe", the Metrophonic production team were called upon to bring Diana Ross back onto the dancefloor - and the top of the charts...
Pop Essays #50: Diana Ross, ‘Not Over You Yet’
Category: Music
Pop Essays #49: Minnie Driver, ‘Everything I’ve Got In My Pocket’
Minnie Driver joined the list of Hollywood actors and actresses who crossed over to music in the mid 00s. But her laid-back sound was met with surprising industry led resistance...
Pop Essays #48: Moonbaby, ‘Here We Go’
On a mission to revolutionise and transform British pop music in the new millennium, Miranda Cooper and Brian Higgins at Xenomania set out their stall as early on as their Moonbaby project.
Pop Essays #47: Stephen Gately, ‘New Beginning’
With Boyzone on hiatus, it was time for a fresh chapter for Stephen Gately - in more ways than one - with the launch of his solo career...
Pop Essays #45: The Mitchell Brothers, ‘Michael Jackson’
Protegees of Mike Skinner, The Mitchell Brothers were seeking a breakthrough by collaborating with Calvin Harris on their cheeky but charming ode to the King of Pop...
Pop Essays #44: Alex Parks, ‘Get Out’
The second - and last - Fame Academy winner flew under the radar with her second album in the autumn of 2005 - and not just with the general public.
Pop Essays #42: The Pussycat Dolls feat. Timbaland, ‘Wait A Minute’
After releasing no less than five hit singles from their multi platinum debut album, even the law of diminishing returns caught up with The Pussycat Dolls.
Pop Essays #40: Leilani, ‘Madness Thing’
With it's bonkers production and nuns and Curly Wurlys referencing lyrics, Leilani's debut single was certainly anything but ordinary.
Pop Essays #39: allSTARS*, ‘Love Is’
The stars of CITV's STARStreet might have laboured in their peers' shadow, but could a Lamont Dozier co-write have turned it around?
Pop Essays #38: Texas, ‘I’ll See It Through’
Texas appeared on the soundtrack to the Richard Curtis blockbuster Love Actually in 2003 - something most people have forgotten until now.
