Bardot (album)

Bardot
Bardot
Studio album by Bardot
Released	1 May 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Genre	Pop
Length	45:45
Label	Warner
Producer	Michael Szumowski; Paul Gray; Tommy Faragher; Ashley Cadell; The Rockmelons;
Bardot chronology
Singles from Bardot
	"Poison"; Released: 17 April 2000; "I Should've Never Let You Go"; Released: 29 May 2000; "These Days"; Released: 28 August 2000;

Bardot is the debut studio album by Australian pop group Bardot, released by Warner Music Australia on May 1 2000.

Backed by the highly successful Popstars program on which Bardot were formed, the album was an instant success, debuting at number 1 on the Australian and the New Zealand album charts. It produced the number 1 single "Poison" and top 20 singles "I Should've Never Let You Go" and "These Days".

Background and release

Bardot was recorded in late 1999 and early 2000 while a newly formed girl group – which would later be named Bardot – were being filmed for Popstars, a reality television program. Original member Chantelle Barry recorded vocals for the album, but following her sudden departure from the group, new member Tiffani Wood re-recorded Barry's parts. The album is composed of 12 pop songs, with influences from a diverse range of genres including R&B, motown, gospel, country and latin pop. Following Katie Underwood's departure in mid-2001, the album was released in the United Kingdom with an altered track listing. A new song, "ASAP", which would become the first single from Bardot's second studio album, was included on this version.

In January 2021, Bardot was released on vinyl for the very first time, along with their second album Play It Like That, to mark the group's 20 year anniversary.^[1]

Commercial performance

The album debuted at number one on the Australian ARIA Charts, making Bardot the first Australian act to have their debut single and debut album enter the charts at number one. The album was certified double platinum (140,000+) and became the twentieth biggest selling album in Australia of 2000.^[2] The album also sold well internationally, reaching number one in New Zealand, with a platinum certification, and peaked at #2 in Singapore where it was twelfth highest selling album of 2000.^[3] It was nominated in the Highest Selling Album category at the 2000 ARIA Music Awards but lost to Savage Garden's Affirmation.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"These Days"	Colin Campsie Phil Thornalley	Tommy Faragher	3:40
2.	"I Should've Never Let You Go"	Faragher Lotti Golden Hinda Hicks	Faragher	4:27
3.	"Higher Than Heaven"	Alan Glass Laura Pallas Jodie Wilson	Faragher	3:40
4.	"Poison"	Michael Szumowski Darryl Sims	Szumowski	3:20
5.	"Missin' Your Love"	Darren Dowlut Dennis Dowlut	Szumowski	3:34
6.	"Down"	Nick Howard	Faragher	3:41
7.	"Other Side of Love"	Eliot Kennedy	Faragher Paul Grey	4:14
8.	"What Have You Done"	Kennedy	Faragher	3:40
9.	"Love Me No More"	Dowlut Dowlut	Rockmelons	4:09
10.	"Girls Do, Boys Don't"	Dow Brain Kara DioGuardi Brad Young	Faragher	3:26
11.	"Holding On"	Ashley Cadell	Faragher Cadell	4:40
12.	"Got Me Where You Want Me"	Lindy Robbins Kevin Savigar	Szumowski	3:32
Total length:				45:45

Singapore limited edition bonus disc
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Poison" (music video)	Szumowski Sims	Szumowski	3:20
2.	"I Should've Never Let You Go" (music video)	Faragher Golden Hicks	Faragher	4:27
3.	"These Days" (music video)	Campsie Thornalley	Faragher	3:40
4.	"Empty Room"	Elizabeth Scott	Szumowski	3:37
5.	"Do It For Love"	Paul Gray Richard Feldman	Gray	4:11
Total length:				18:35

UK edition
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"ASAP"	Fredrik Ödesjö Henrik Jonback John McLaughlin	Ödesjö	3:43
2.	"These Days"	Campsie Thornalley	Faragher	3:40
3.	"Higher Than Heaven"	Glass Pallas Wilson	Faragher	3:40
4.	"Poison"	Szumowski Sims	Szumowski	3:20
5.	"Missin' Your Love"	Dowlut Dowlut	Szumowski	3:34
6.	"Down"	Howard	Faragher	3:41
7.	"What Have You Done"	Kennedy	Faragher	3:40
8.	"Love Me No More"	Dowlut Dowlut	Rockmelons	4:09
9.	"Girls Do, Boys Don't"	Brain DioGuardi Young	Faragher	3:26
10.	"Holding On"	Cadell	Faragher Cadell	4:40
11.	"Got Me Where You Want Me"	Robbins Savigar	Szumowski	3:32
13.	"Empty Room"	Scott	Szumowski	3:37
14.	"I Should've Never Let You Go" (Allstars remix)	Faragher Golden Hicks	Faragher	5:21
Total length:				43:32

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[4]	1
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)^[5]	1
Singapore Albums (SPVA)^[6]	2

Year-end charts

Chart (2000)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	20
Australian Artist (ARIA)	8
Singapore (SPVA)^[3]	12

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	2× Platinum	140,000^{^}
New Zealand (RMNZ)^[9]	Platinum	15,000^{^}
Singapore (RIAS)^[11]	Platinum	15,000^[10]
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "**PRE-ORDER** BARDOT VINYL ALBUM BUNDLE (Bardot + Play It Like That)". goatnation. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
^ ARIA Archived 28 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine "End of Year Charts 2000". Retrieved 10 June 2007.
^ ^a ^b Bardot World "Charts – Singapore". Retrieved 10 June 2007.
^ "Australiancharts.com – Bardot – Bardot". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "Charts.nz – Bardot – Bardot". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "Bardot Take South East Asia By Storm". Warner Music Australasia. Archived from the original on 27 August 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
^ "2000 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
^ "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
^ "Bardot Album Singapore Platinum Award". Warner Music Australasia. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Imgur.
^ "Singapore album certifications – Bardot – Bardot". Recording Industry Association Singapore.

[bardothits-1] "**PRE-ORDER** BARDOT VINYL ALBUM BUNDLE (Bardot + Play It Like That)". goatnation. Retrieved 19 April 2021.

[2] ARIA Archived 28 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine "End of Year Charts 2000". Retrieved 10 June 2007.

[Singapore-3] Bardot World "Charts – Singapore". Retrieved 10 June 2007.

[ac_Australia_Bardot-4] "Australiancharts.com – Bardot – Bardot". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[ac_New_Zealand_Bardot-5] "Charts.nz – Bardot – Bardot". Hung Medien. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[6] "Bardot Take South East Asia By Storm". Warner Music Australasia. Archived from the original on 27 August 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2021.

[7] "2000 ARIA ALBUMS CHART". ARIA. Retrieved 10 October 2017.

[AustraliaalbumCertRef-8] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.

[New_ZealandalbumCertRef-9] "New Zealand album certifications". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 20 November 2024.

[10] "Bardot Album Singapore Platinum Award". Warner Music Australasia. Retrieved 27 March 2021 – via Imgur.

[SingaporeBardotBardotalbumCertRef-11] "Singapore album certifications – Bardot – Bardot". Recording Industry Association Singapore.

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