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| Disc: 1 | |||
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| 1. Start Without You (Featuring Laza Morgan) | |||
| 2. The Silence (New Single Mix) | |||
| 3. Bad Boys (Featuring Flo Rida) | |||
| 4. All Night Long (Featuring Pitbull) | |||
| 5. Perfect | |||
| 6. What Happens On The Dancefloor (Featuring Cobra Starship) | |||
| 7. Before The Rain | |||
| 8. Broken Heels (Single Mix) | |||
| 9. Good Night Good Morning (Featuring Ne-Yo) | |||
| 10. Bury Me (6 feet Under) | |||
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| Disc: 2 | |||
| 1. Hallelujah | |||
| 2. Bad Boys | |||
| 3. Broken Heels | |||
| 4. All Night Long | |||
| 5. Start Without You | |||
| 6. The Silence | |||
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Following three number one singles, a number one double platinum selling album, innumerable radio spins and a UK tour for early 2011, Alexandra Burke celebrates her champion year with a brand new, deluxe version of her debut album Overcome. Originally released in 2009, the A-list produced album has to date whistled past the international million sales mark and will soon surpass that figure on home turf alone.
Created with the help of the industry's most in-demand production houses (Roc Nation and Jay-Z, RedOne, The Phantom Boyz, Ne-Yo and Stargate) the album has produced five massive hit singles. Overcome Deluxe Edition features Alexandra’s five smash singles "Hallelujah," "Bad Boys," "Broken Heels," "All Night Long," and "Start Without You." In addition, it now includes a new version of the emotional ballad "The Silence," the lead track from the album, as well as three brand new songs. "Perfect," written for Alexandra by US singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, is an epic ballad, showcasing Burke’s superlative vocals, while "What Happens On The Dancefloor" sees her team up with American pop-punk band Cobra Starship for another knockdown dance floor smash courtesy of RedOne. "Before The Rain" completes the line up. Since emerging as victor of the X Factor in 2008, Alexandra Burke has been nominated for numerous awards including the BRITS and MOBO’S and recently won the award for Ultimate Pop Star at the Cosmopolitan Woman of the Year Awards.
Created with the help of the industry's most in-demand production houses (Roc Nation and Jay-Z, RedOne, The Phantom Boyz, Ne-Yo and Stargate) the album has produced five massive hit singles. Overcome Deluxe Edition features Alexandra’s five smash singles "Hallelujah," "Bad Boys," "Broken Heels," "All Night Long," and "Start Without You." In addition, it now includes a new version of the emotional ballad "The Silence," the lead track from the album, as well as three brand new songs. "Perfect," written for Alexandra by US singer-songwriter Bruno Mars, is an epic ballad, showcasing Burke’s superlative vocals, while "What Happens On The Dancefloor" sees her team up with American pop-punk band Cobra Starship for another knockdown dance floor smash courtesy of RedOne. "Before The Rain" completes the line up. Since emerging as victor of the X Factor in 2008, Alexandra Burke has been nominated for numerous awards including the BRITS and MOBO’S and recently won the award for Ultimate Pop Star at the Cosmopolitan Woman of the Year Awards.
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57 of 62 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Well, well, well! I have to admit to no small measure of surprise on
hearing Ms Burke's debut album 'Overcome'. The car-crash of a show
which spawned her has not guaranteed any great degree of longevity
(Ms Lewis a cautious exception) in the careers of its past winners
(Mr Brookstein, Mr Ward, Mr Jackson - where are they now?).
The difference with this young lady is that she has talent.
She's funny and feisty, she has charm and chutzpah and above
all this she can sing. Oh my good golly gosh can she sing?!!
That this recording has had bucket-loads of cash thrown at it
is self-evident. The investment is likely to reap rich rewards
both for Ms Burke and for those who own her. We must hope that
she is nurtured and looked-after a little too.
The industry is a cruel and fickle place for the uninitiated.
The intergalactic roster of producers and writers aside what
we have here is a solid-gold pop album. A splash of R&B, a big
spoonfull of soul, a dash of electro, a pinch of Motown.
What's remarkable is that it is shaped into a coherent whole
by the enthusiastic abandon of her vocal prowess.
It's a largely up-beat collection with a couple of stonkingly
wonderful power-ballads thrown in for good measure.
Her collaboration with RedOne has been especially fruitful.
'The Silence', 'Dumb' and 'Broken Heels' are all cracking songs.
The latter is destined to set countless dance-floors ablaze.
'Gotta Go' is a consumately soulful compositon beautifully sung.
'You Broke My Heart' confidently captures the spirit of 60's R&B.
'Bury Me (6 Feet Under)' is perhaps the only weak number in the bunch.
Ms Burke does not seem to be entirely comfortable with the somewhat
insipid melody and brittle vocal harmonies.
Not dreadfull, just a tad lacklustre in the company of stronger material.
I will never tire of listening to her performance of Mr Cohen's
great song 'Halleluja'. It is a trancendent interpretation.
I feel fairly confident that this will not be the last we shall hear from
Alexandra Burke. I'm looking forward to the next installment already.
Recommended.
hearing Ms Burke's debut album 'Overcome'. The car-crash of a show
which spawned her has not guaranteed any great degree of longevity
(Ms Lewis a cautious exception) in the careers of its past winners
(Mr Brookstein, Mr Ward, Mr Jackson - where are they now?).
The difference with this young lady is that she has talent.
She's funny and feisty, she has charm and chutzpah and above
all this she can sing. Oh my good golly gosh can she sing?!!
That this recording has had bucket-loads of cash thrown at it
is self-evident. The investment is likely to reap rich rewards
both for Ms Burke and for those who own her. We must hope that
she is nurtured and looked-after a little too.
The industry is a cruel and fickle place for the uninitiated.
The intergalactic roster of producers and writers aside what
we have here is a solid-gold pop album. A splash of R&B, a big
spoonfull of soul, a dash of electro, a pinch of Motown.
What's remarkable is that it is shaped into a coherent whole
by the enthusiastic abandon of her vocal prowess.
It's a largely up-beat collection with a couple of stonkingly
wonderful power-ballads thrown in for good measure.
Her collaboration with RedOne has been especially fruitful.
'The Silence', 'Dumb' and 'Broken Heels' are all cracking songs.
The latter is destined to set countless dance-floors ablaze.
'Gotta Go' is a consumately soulful compositon beautifully sung.
'You Broke My Heart' confidently captures the spirit of 60's R&B.
'Bury Me (6 Feet Under)' is perhaps the only weak number in the bunch.
Ms Burke does not seem to be entirely comfortable with the somewhat
insipid melody and brittle vocal harmonies.
Not dreadfull, just a tad lacklustre in the company of stronger material.
I will never tire of listening to her performance of Mr Cohen's
great song 'Halleluja'. It is a trancendent interpretation.
I feel fairly confident that this will not be the last we shall hear from
Alexandra Burke. I'm looking forward to the next installment already.
Recommended.
11 of 12 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The X Factor can lead a couple of ways:
1) To worldwide success (e.g. Leona Lewis)
2) Not help you at all (e.g. Steve Brookstein)
After one listen of "Overcome", it seems that Alexandra Burke will soon be following in the steps of Leona, by going on to worldwide success.
This album has a good mixture of up-tempo and ballads. There are 4 stand-out songs for me, and two are ballads, and two are up-tempo.
"Bad Boys", the lead single, is an excellent start to the album. It gets you up and dancing straight away, and is very catchy. An instant hit.
"Broken Heels", a RedOne production, is huge. Up-tempo and very catchy, like Bad Boys, but possibly even better.
"The Silence", another RedOne production, is more like a ballad. A nice echo in the chorus, and a really good key change in the last chorus. Would be a very good single choice if Alexandra wants to release a ballad.
"Overcome", the title track from the album, has excellent lyrics and a powerful chorus. Fits in with the fact this is a debut album, and has a great placing on the album, straight after a couple of up-tempo tracks.
Really great ordering of the tracks, as the same styles are split up, and you don't have a load of ballads/up-tempo all in one go.
Strongest Song(s): Bad Boys, Broken Heels, The Silence, Overcome
Weakest Song(s): Nothing But The Girl
Rating: 8/10
1) To worldwide success (e.g. Leona Lewis)
2) Not help you at all (e.g. Steve Brookstein)
After one listen of "Overcome", it seems that Alexandra Burke will soon be following in the steps of Leona, by going on to worldwide success.
This album has a good mixture of up-tempo and ballads. There are 4 stand-out songs for me, and two are ballads, and two are up-tempo.
"Bad Boys", the lead single, is an excellent start to the album. It gets you up and dancing straight away, and is very catchy. An instant hit.
"Broken Heels", a RedOne production, is huge. Up-tempo and very catchy, like Bad Boys, but possibly even better.
"The Silence", another RedOne production, is more like a ballad. A nice echo in the chorus, and a really good key change in the last chorus. Would be a very good single choice if Alexandra wants to release a ballad.
"Overcome", the title track from the album, has excellent lyrics and a powerful chorus. Fits in with the fact this is a debut album, and has a great placing on the album, straight after a couple of up-tempo tracks.
Really great ordering of the tracks, as the same styles are split up, and you don't have a load of ballads/up-tempo all in one go.
Strongest Song(s): Bad Boys, Broken Heels, The Silence, Overcome
Weakest Song(s): Nothing But The Girl
Rating: 8/10
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I bought this album because I'm a fan of Alexandra's voice and I really liked the singles taken from it. After only a few listens, I must say I am really impressed with this album. I particularily like the first half, which is very up beat with some really catchy songs. Not quite so keen on the second half, as there are more ballads which is not so much my cup of tea. I would say there are probably 6 or even 7 songs on here that are good enough to be released as singles.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
overcome
this cd is a brilliant album to listen to when driving down the motorway on a motorbike.
well worth the money and was delivered quicker than expected
well worth the money and was delivered quicker than expected
Published 2 months ago by Mr. Andy Hayman
good cd
I am the first to admit that i am not a lover of alexander burke, i only bought it for one particular track, but i have to admit that i love it, its great to sing along to, its... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Old Crocky
Overcome delux not alot different from overcome
I liked overcome but the delux version only had 1 extra song that I liked. So with hindsight I should have stayed with the non-delux version. Read more
Published 9 months ago by RetailTherapy
Alexandra rocks!
I love this CD it has a good mix of this singers talent and style.Good value!
A mix of modern and soulful tunes. Read more
A mix of modern and soulful tunes. Read more
Published 9 months ago by kimbo
Really good value
This is an excellent DVD with all the best of her songs on combined with the video DVD makes it even more value.
Published 11 months ago by Mr. Allan D. Plumb
Alexandra Burke - Overcome
Not being funny; but let's look at X Factors' track record of winners-releases. Steve Whathisnameepicfail isn't even worth mentioning, Shayne Ward was passable with huge "Justin... Read more
Published 14 months ago by N. Wilson
Alexandra Burke Overcome Deluxe Edition
Having seen Alexandra Burke in concert just had to buy her cd
The Cd is fantastic so glad i purchased it
It lively and very soulful just brilliant
The Cd is fantastic so glad i purchased it
It lively and very soulful just brilliant
Published 15 months ago by Colettte Simpson
I`m Overcome-Excellent Album
Wow,what a fantastic album,this girl blows me away-what a powerful voice.One of the things I like about this album is the varied mix of songs-uptempo beaty stuff & powerful ballads... Read more
Published 15 months ago by Graham A
Typical bland robotic pop (for the dim masses)
...and has anyone noticed the masonic X in Alexandra? Compare to the 'X's in the EXXON Oil logo. Alexandra - just another Illuminti MKultra brainwashed puppet signed up to further... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mr. C. A. Smith
Amazing!
i just bought 'cause I saw the video when Burke featured a duet with Beyoncé singing 'Listen'; never heard before about Alexandra (I live in Brazil, there's no X Factor here... Read more
Published 16 months ago by Murilo Abacherli
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