Shut Up (Kelly Osbourne album)

Shut Up is the debut studio album by British singer-songwriter Kelly Osbourne. The album is a punk-rock/pop album, released by Epic Records. Released on 26 November 2002, the album was met with a mixed reception from music critics, however, the album was met with disappointing sales which led to her consequent drop from Epic Records. Shut Up was later re-released in 2003 as Changes, featuring her and her father Ozzy's cover of the Black Sabbath song of the same name. The album features a cover of Madonna's song "Papa Don't Preach".

Shut Up
Studio album by
Released26 November 2002 (United States)
30 September 2003 (re-release)
StudioRecord Plant
GenrePop punk
Length39:46
LabelEpic
ProducerRic Wake, Marc Russell, Thomas R. Yezzi
Kelly Osbourne chronology
Shut Up
(2002)
Sleeping in the Nothing
(2005)
Singles from Shut Up
  1. "Papa Don't Preach"
    Released: June 2002
  2. "Shut Up"
    Released: 28 October 2002
  3. "Come Dig Me Out"
    Released: March 2003
  4. "Changes"
    Released: 30 September 2003
Changes
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic link
Rolling Stone link
Robert Christgau(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)(3-star Honorable Mention)[1]

Reception

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Shut Up received mixed reviews by critics. People magazine said "it takes a whole lot more than the right pedigree and the right haircut to make credible punk rock."[2] The album had sold 155,000 copies in the U.S by 11 September 2003, according to Nielsen SoundScan.[3][4]

Track listing

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All songs written by Kelly Osbourne & PowerPack (Mike Beans Benigno, Chris Goer me, Tom Yezzi, Marc Russell), except where noted.

  1. "Disconnected" – 3:52
  2. "Come Dig Me Out" (Teddy Kumpel, Michelle Lewis) – 3:31
  3. "Contradiction" – 3:14
  4. "Coolhead" – 2:57
  5. "Right Here" – 3:30
  6. "Shut Up" – 2:47
  7. "On the Run" – 2:41
  8. "On Your Own" – 3:02
  9. "Too Much of You" – 3:07 (Osbourne, Kara DioGuardi, Jonnie Most)
  10. "Everything's Alright" – 2:40
  11. "More Than Life Itself" – 4:25
  12. "Papa Don't Preach" – 3:28 (Brian Elliot, Madonna)

Changes bonus tracks

  1. "Dig Me Out" (live) – 3:54
  2. "Disconnected" (live) – 4:07
  3. "Too Much of You" (live) – 3:34
  4. "On the Run" (live) – 4:12
  5. "Changes" (with Ozzy Osbourne) – 4:07 (Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward)

Personnel

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  • Kelly Osbourne – vocals, vocal arrangements
  • Chris Goerce – Guitar
  • Mike "Beans" Benigno – Drums
  • Marc Russell – Bass

Production

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  • Thomas R. Yezzi – production
  • Marc Russell – production
  • Ric Wake – production
  • J.D. Andrew – engineering
  • Andy Manganello – engineering
  • Jim Annunziato – engineering
  • Juan Francisco – engineering
  • Eric Sanicola – engineering
  • Dave Scheuer – engineering
  • Thomas R. Yezzi – recording, mixing
  • Vladimir Meller – mastering
  • Mark Weiss – photography

Chart positions

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Album

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Chart (2002–03) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[5] 100
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[6] 56
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[7] 16
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[8] 30
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 89
UK Albums (OCC)[10] 31
US Billboard 200[11] 101
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[12] 1

Singles

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Year Single Chart Peak
position
2002 "Papa Don't Preach" Australian Singles Chart 3
Finnish Singles Chart 5
UK Singles Chart 3
2003 "Shut Up" Australian Singles Chart 34
Irish Singles Chart 18
Norwegian Singles Chart 15
UK Singles Chart 12
Year Single Chart Peak
position
2003 "Changes" (Felix Da Housecat Remix) US Hot Dance Music/Club Play 43
"Changes" Irish Singles Chart 7
UK Singles Chart 1

References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Kelly Osbourne". Robert Christgau.
  2. ^ Arnold, Chuck (2003-01-13), "Shut Up". People. 59 (1):43
  3. ^ "Kelly Osbourne Signs With Sanctuary". Billboard. 11 September 2003. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  4. ^ Spitz, Marc (April 2005). "Confiding on the Metro". Spin. Retrieved 9 September 2018.
  5. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 2 December 2002" (PDF) (666). Australian Web Archive. 2 December 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 January 2003. Retrieved 17 October 2016. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Kelly Osbourne – Shut Up" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Kelly Osbourne: Shut Up" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  8. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Kelly Osbourne – Shut Up" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Kelly Osbourne – Shut Up". Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  10. ^ "Kelly Osbourne | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  11. ^ "Kelly Osbourne Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 17 October 2016.
  12. ^ "Kelly Osbourne Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 27 January 2023.