![]() Buchanan told BBC Radio 1's Newsbeat, the album has "definitely got the British feel throughout the album - we've not gone away and gone 'All American' on our fans." Buchanan continued, "I think it's given us a fresh energy again. Keisha Buchanan compared the song to Rihanna's " Hate That I Love You" and " Take a Bow". One of the album's tracks, "No More You", was written by Ne-Yo. The group primarily worked with RedOne, Ryan Tedder, Stargate, Fernando Garibay, up-and-coming production team the Smeezingtons (Phillip Lawrence and Bruno Mars). The album was recorded by Sugababes mostly in Los Angeles and New York but as a producer liked them so much they did a couple of sessions in London. Prior to the album's creation, Sugababes signed a US record deal with Jay-Z's label Roc Nation. Promotion for the album ended after the release of the final single so that the group could begin work on a new album, but they split after they released its intended single, " Freedom". ![]() Three top-ten singles were generated from the album, including the lead single " Get Sexy", which peaked at number two in the UK, while " About a Girl" and " Wear My Kiss" peaked at number eight and seven, respectively. Sweet 7 peaked at number 14 in the UK and number 35 in Ireland, becoming the group's second-lowest charting album to date in those countries. The negative reviews stemmed to the originality of the image due to the loss of Buchanan, as well as a lack of an identifiable sound and soul from the project. Despite the high-profile input, Sweet 7 was negatively received by critics, and was awarded a 39 out of 100 according to aggregated reviews at Metacritic. The involvement of Roc Nation's in-house producers gave the album a strong electro and dance-pop sound due to work from US producers and writers, mainly Fernando Garibay, Stargate and The Smeezingtons. ![]() The album was produced by and tipped for a United States release with Jay-Z's entertainment company Roc Nation, but this was later disputed by the group which claimed that Roc Nation was only signed to serve as A&R, as well as to produce Sweet 7. As a result, this is the only album that features none of the original members. As a result of the group line-up change, Sweet 7 was re-recorded to feature the vocals of new member Ewen and for the removal of former member Buchanan's vocals. Sweet 7 is the only album released since the controversial departure of Keisha Buchanan, who was replaced by Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entrant Jade Ewen in September 2009. ![]() ![]() Production for the album began in April 2009 and was completed in January 2010. Sweet 7 is the seventh studio album by British girl group Sugababes, released on 15 March 2010 by Island Records. ![]()
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