Sunday Love

Sunday Love is the third studio album (second recorded) by Canadian singer Fefe Dobson. The album was released independently on June 13, 2006,[8] then released digitally on the iTunes Store on December 18, 2012.[9]

Sunday Love
Studio album by
Fefe Dobson
ReleasedJune 13, 2006 (independently) December 18, 2012 (digitally)
Recorded2004–2006
Genre
Length42:23
LabelIsland
Producer
Fefe Dobson chronology
Joy
(2010)		 Sunday Love
(2006)
Original cover
Singles from Sunday Love
  1. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
    Released: July 12, 2005[1]
  2. "This Is My Life"
    Released: March 28, 2006[2]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Blender[4]
ElleGirl(favorable)[5]
Spin[6]
Vibe[7]

Originally slated for release in 2005, the release date was pushed back a number of times by Island Records before its eventual cancellation. The album had earned good reviews, including the highest rating given on any of the albums reviewed in the July 2006 issue of Vibe magazine.[10] After the album was cancelled, Dobson commented on her Myspace blog, "I always believe everything happens for a reason, and that change is a very good thing." Before its official cancellation, a limited number of copies were shipped to stores, with it being fully leaked on the internet. The album remained unreleased for many years before its 2012 digital release.

Background

Dobson began work on Sunday Love during the summer of 2004. The album's fourteen tracks were recorded over an eight-month period in California. Island Records set an initial US release date of September 20, 2005. Neither single released from the album—"Don't Let It Go to Your Head"[1] or "This Is My Life"[2]—charted. There is an official music video for "Don't Let It Go to Your Head".[11]
However, no video was made for "This Is My Life".

Another song from the album, "Be Strong", appears on the It's a Boy Girl Thing soundtrack.[12]

Promotional items

There were "For Promotional Use Only" CDs, sometimes referred to as DJ singles, produced for the two singles.[13]

Two samplers were also produced to promote the album:

  • Fefe Dobson SUNDAY LOVE ALBUM SAMPLER[14]
  • Fefe Dobson SUNDAY LOVE IN STORE ALBUM SAMPLER[15]

Track listing

[16]

  1. "As a Blonde" (Fefe Dobson, Greg Wells, Shelly Peiken) – 2:49
  2. "In the Kissah" (Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Dobson) – 3:09
  3. "If I Was a Guy" (Matthew Wilder, Dobson) – 3:20
  4. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" (Josh Alexander, Billy Steinberg, Dobson) – 4:01
  5. "Get You Off" (Dobson, Michelle Robin Lewis, Nina Gordon) – 3:50
  6. "This Is My Life" (Alexander, Dobson, Steinberg) – 3:49
  7. "Scar" (Wilder, Dobson) – 4:03
  8. "Miss Vicious" (Dobson, John Lowery aka John 5) – 3:07
  9. "Man Meets Boy" (Wilder, Dobson) – 3:28
  10. "Get Over Me" (Holly Knight, Dobson) – 3:09
  11. "Hole" (Kay Hanley, Lewis, Dobson) – 4:27
  12. "The Initiator" (Alexander, Steinberg, Dobson) – 3:39
  13. "Yeah Yeah Yeah" (Walton Steven "Wally" Gagel, Peiken, Dobson) – 3:39
  14. "Be Strong" (Dobson, Wilder)[12] – 3:31

Covers

Dobson's "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" is covered by Lilyjets, a Norwegian girl group, as a single[17] from their 2006 debut album 3rd Floor.[18] They also produced an official music video.

The music of "This Is My Life" is used by the Taiwanese girl-group S.H.E in their song: "I Love Trouble" (我愛烦恼) on their 2008 album FM S.H.E[19] which became quite popular in Asia.

The song "As a Blonde"[20] is covered on Selena Gomez & The Scene's 2009 debut album Kiss & Tell.[21][22][23] Jordin Sparks covered "Don't Let Go To Your Head"[24] on her 2009 album Battlefield.[25][26][27] Shortly after Sparks's album was released Dobson said, "Jordin Sparks just did [that song], which was on Sunday Love, which was very cool. She did kind of, like, a more R&B version of it, which I think is really nice, actually. It was really cool that she didn't try and do a rock version of it, and she did what she's more comfortable with, which I thought was awesome."[28] Sparks's version was released as a single in the UK on January 4, 2010.[29]

Personnel

Confirmed by multiple sources[30][31][32] including Billboard.[33]

Cover versions

Commercially released cover versions or other commercial usage of Sunday Love songs by other artists.

Year Title Performer Album Language of song
2006 "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" A Lilyjets 3rd Floor[17][18] English
2008 "I Love Trouble"
  • The music of "This Is My Life"
 S.H.E FM S.H.E[19] Mandarin Chinese
"Don't Let It Go to Your Head" Rockett Queen Kiss and Tell[24][34] English
2009 "Don't Let It Go to Your Head" Jordin Sparks Battlefield[26][27] English
"As a Blonde" Selena Gomez & the Scene Kiss & Tell[21][22] English
"As a Blonde" Claire Clarke Shut Your Mouth[35] English
Additional notes
  • A There is an official music video for this version.

References
  1. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head Fefe Dobson". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  2. "This Is My Life (E-Single) Fefe Dobson". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  3. Allmusic review
  4. Blender review
  5. ElleGirl review
  6. Wood, Mikael (July 2006), "IN:NEW CDs – FEFE DOBSON Sunday Love.", Spin, Malcolm Campbell, Spin Media LLC / The McEvoy Group LLC: 10, 82–83
  7. Vibe review
  8. https://web.archive.org/web/20060423093242/https://myspace.com/fefedobson
  9. "iTunes – Music – Sunday Love (Full Length) by Fefe Dobson". Itunes.apple.com. 2006-06-20. Retrieved 2012-12-18.
  10. San Miguel, Celia (July 2006), "revolutions: FEFE DOBSON Sunday Love ISLAND.", Vibe, Leonard E. Burnett, Jr., VIBE/SPIN Ventures LLC., 14 (7): 142, ISSN 1070-4701
  11. "Fefe Dobson – Don't Let It Go to Your Head" (YouTube page. Universal Music Group). The Island Def Jam Music Group. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  12. Soundtracks for It's a Boy Girl Thing (2006), IMDb.
  13. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head"
    • Product Code ISLR 16269-2
    "This Is My Life"
    • Product Code ISLR 16518-2 MAINSTREAM VERSION
    • Product Code ISLR 16521-2 ALBUM VERSION
  14. Product Code ISLF 16360-2
  15. Product Code ISLF 16311-2
  16. "Works written by: DOBSON FELICIA LILY (search individual song titles)". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 2009-09-06.
  17. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head Lilyjets Single". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-09-01.
  18. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head Lilyjets". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-08-30.
  19. "FM (CD/DVD) S.H.E". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
  20. "As A Blonde". ASCAP.com. Retrieved 2009-09-15.
  21. "Kiss and Tell: Selena Gomez and the Scene (sic) (See Samples>Song Title>"As A Blonde")". Retrieved 2009-09-20.
  22. Patch, Nick (October 2, 2009). "Disney star Selena Gomez pays respect to Canadian teen-pop forebears". The Canadian Press. Archived from the original on October 3, 2009.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)(Archived by WebCite on 2009-10-02)
  23. "DAs A Blonde Selena Gomez". Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  24. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head Rockett Queen". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
  25. "Joy (Coming September 2009)". BestFan NewNews – FefeDobson. Archived from the original on 2009-07-15. Retrieved 2009-08-06.
  26. Graff, Gary. "Jordin Sparks At Peace With 'Battlefield'". Billboard. Retrieved 2009-07-13.
  27. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head Jordin Sparks". AllMusic. Retrieved 2009-07-18.
  28. Vena, Jocelyn (August 14, 2009). "Fefe Dobson 'Impressed' With Miley Cyrus' Take On Her Song. She also liked Jordin Sparks' 'more R&B version' of one of her tracks." MTV.com. Retrieved 2009-08-14.
  29. "Music: Singles Release Diary". Digital Spy. December 7, 2009. Archived from the original on 2009-12-07.(Archived by WebCite on 2009-12-07)
  30. "Fefe Dobson Biography". Chris Smith Management Inc. Archived from the original on 2009-01-16. Retrieved 2009-08-04.
  31. MySpace – Fefe Dobson
  32. "Fefe Dobson Interview" (Interview). KidzWorld.com. Retrieved 2009-08-07.
  33. "Dobson Celebrates 'Sunday' On Sophomore CD" (review). Billboard. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  34. "Don't Let It Go to Your Head Rockett Queen". Retrieved 2009-10-08.
  35. "As A Blonde" by Claire Clarke from the album Shut Your Mouth
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