Counting Down the Days

Counting Down the Days is the third studio album by Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia. It was released by Brightside Recordings on 4 April 2005 in the United Kingdom. Her debut with the label, Imbruglia reteamed with Gary Clark to work on her next project, but also consulted a wider range of producers to collaborate with her, including Eg White, Martin Harrington, Ben Hillier, Ash Howes, Daniel Johns, David Kosten, Stephen Lipson, Paul Mac, and Ian Stanley.

This article is about the album. For the namesake single, see Counting Down the Days (song).

Counting Down the Days
Studio album by
Natalie Imbruglia
Released4 April 2005
Studio
GenrePop[1]
Length42:40
LabelBrightside
Producer
Natalie Imbruglia chronology
White Lilies Island
(2001)		 Counting Down the Days
(2005)		 Live from London
(2007)
Singles from Counting Down the Days
  1. "Shiver"
    Released: 21 March 2005
  2. "Counting Down the Days"
    Released: 25 July 2005

Upon release, Counting Down the Days entered the UK Albums Chart at number one, selling over 40,000 copies in its first week. Imbruglia's highest-charting release there, it was eventually certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), indicating sales in excess of 100,000 units. Elsewhere, the album entered the top ten in Italy and Switzerland, while reaching the top 20 in Australia and Ireland. Counting Down the Days produced two singles, "Shiver" and "Counting Down the Days". It was released digitally in the United States on 7 September 2010, but has never received a formal physical release in the country.[2][3]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Guardian[4]
Yahoo! Music UK[5]

Allmusic editor Jon O'Brien found that the album suggested "a confusing and disappointing change in direction. For all the bittersweet melancholy and dark undertones of White Lilies Island suggested an interesting career ahead, yet only on a few occasions does Counting Down the Days veer into this territory. Instead, the majority is made up of fairly inoffensive radio-friendly pop songs [...] Counting Down the Days will undoubtedly be a commercial success but its play-it-safe attitude undoes some of the good work done by its predecessor. A few more risks next time wouldn't go amiss."[1] Betty Clarke, writing for The Guardian, felt that "Revisiting the mid-tempo rhythms of her last album, Imbruglia turns from muse to troubled girl next door, gushing about love and fretting about voices in her head, while acoustic guitars, flutes and strings whip a radio-friendly pop froth around her. Bored with pushing perfection, she's selling an old-fashioned brand of submission, her feisty edge eroded to a disturbing gratefulness. [...] Imbruglia's voice sounds better than ever – hanging on to words as if she's rolling out an expensive carpet."[4]

Track listing

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[6]

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Starting Today"
  • Harrington
  • Howes
2:54
2."Shiver"
3:42
3."Satisfied"Daniel Johns
3:28
4."Counting Down the Days"
  • Imbruglia
  • Matt Prime
Johns4:09
5."I Won't Be Lost"
  • Imbruglia
  • Harrington
  • Howes
  • Harrington
  • Howes
3:51
6."Slow Down"
  • Imbruglia
  • White
Eg3:30
7."Sanctuary"
3:07
8."Perfectly"
  • Harrington
  • Howes
3:22
9."On the Run"
  • Imbruglia
  • Harrington
  • Howes
  • DioGuardi
  • Harrington
  • Howes
3:37
10."Come on Home"Dan GlendiningBen Hillier3:55
11."When You're Sleeping"
  • Imbruglia
  • Clark
3:04
12."Honeycomb Child"
Kosten4:12

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes[6]

Charts

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Russia (NFPF)[22] Gold 10,000*
United Kingdom (BPI)[23] Gold 100,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history
List of release dates, showing region, formats, label, and catalog number
Region Date Label Format(s) Catalog number
United Kingdom 4 April 2005 Brightside Recordings CD B0007YH6AG
Australia 11 April 2005 82876679672
Japan 20 April 2005 Sony BMG Japan BVCP-24064
France 25 April 2005 Brightside Recordings B0007TF19Y
Canada 9 September 2005 Sony Music Canada Inc. B0007TF19Y

References
  1. AllMusic review
  2. "Counting Down The Days". Amazon. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
  3. "Counting Down The Days- Natalie Imbruglia". iTunes. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
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  5. "Yahoo! Music UK review". Archived from the original on 18 April 2005. Retrieved 5 February 2009.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. Counting Down the Days (booklet). Brightside Recordings. 2005.
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  8. "Austriancharts.at – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days" (in German). Hung Medien.
  9. "Ultratop.be – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
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  11. "Arianet: The Aria Report". Pandora Archive (p. 27). Retrieved 2 February 2009.
  12. "Dutchcharts.nl – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  13. "European Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 September 2009.
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  15. "Offiziellecharts.de – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  16. "Irish-charts.com – Discography Natalie Imbruglia". Hung Medien.
  17. "Italiancharts.com – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days". Hung Medien.
  18. "Spanishcharts.com – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days". Hung Medien.
  19. "Swisscharts.com – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days". Hung Medien.
  20. "Natalie Imbruglia | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  21. "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 - 2005". officialcharts.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  22. "Russian album certifications – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days" (in Russian). National Federation of Phonogram Producers (NFPF). Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  23. "British album certifications – Natalie Imbruglia – Counting Down the Days". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 20 October 2020. Select albums in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Counting Down the Days in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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