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{{Infobox Album | <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
Name = Taller in More Ways |
Type = [[Album]] |
Artist = [[Sugababes]] |
Cover = Tallerinmoreways.jpg |
Lower caption = 2005 Album with Mutya |
Released = October 31, 2005 <br /> February 27, 2006 <small>(re-issued version)</small> |
Recorded = 2005 |
Genre = [[Pop music|Pop]], [[dance-pop]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[Electronic music|electronic]]|
Length = 45:35 |
Label = [[Island Records|Island]] |
Producer = [[Dallas Austin]], [[Cameron McVey]], Jony Rockstar, [[Guy Sigsworth]], [[Xenomania]]|
Reviews =
* [[Allmusic]] {{Rating|4|5}} [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:87d1vw9ea9ik link]
* ''[[The Guardian]]'' {{Rating|3|5}} [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,1586088,00.html link]
* ''[[The Observer]]'' {{Rating|5|5}} [http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2005/sep/18/shopping7 link]
* ''IndieLondon'' {{Rating|3|5}} [http://www.indielondon.co.uk/Music-Review/sugababes-taller-in-more-ways link]
* ''[[Stylus Magazine|Stylus]]'' (B+) [http://www.stylusmagazine.com/review.php?ID=3476 link]
|
Last album = ''[[Three (Sugababes album)|Three]]''<br />(2003) |
This album = ''Taller in More Ways''<br />(2005/6) |
Next album = ''[[Overloaded: The Singles Collection]]''<br />(2006) |
| Misc = {{Extra album cover 2
| Upper caption = Alternate cover
| Type = studio
| Cover = Timw2006.jpg
| Lower caption = 2006 Re-Issued Cover
}}
{{Singles
| Name = Taller in More Ways
| Type = Studio
| single 1 = [[Push the Button (Sugababes song)|Push the Button]]
| single 1 date = September 26, 2005
| single 2 = [[Ugly (song)|Ugly]]
| single 2 date = December 5, 2005
| single 3 = [[Red Dress (song)|Red Dress]]
| single 3 date = March 6, 2006
| single 4 = [[Follow Me Home]]
| single 4 date = June 5, 2006
}}
}}

'''''Taller in More Ways''''' is the fourth [[studio album]] by [[United Kingdom|British]] [[girl group|pop trio]] [[Sugababes]], released by [[Island Records]] on October 10, 2005 in the United Kingdom. It was primarily produced by [[Dallas Austin]] and [[Xenomania]], with additional production from Cameron McVey and [[Guy Sigsworth]]. The album topped the [[UK Albums Chart]] and reached the top ten in [[Ireland]], [[Switzerland]], [[The Netherlands]] and [[Austria]]. The title, ''Taller in More Ways'', was inspired by a line in the album's single, "[[Ugly (song)|Ugly]]", which says, "I didn't know my body would change / I grew taller than them in more ways".

The album was reviewed favourably by critics, coming in at #23 on [[Observer Music Monthly]]'s Top 100 Albums list in 2005.<ref>http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/story/0,13887,1667418,00.html</ref>

During an interview with ''[[The Daily Mirror]]'' in October 2008, band member [[Keisha Buchanan]] revealed that during the production of the album, [[Mutya Buena]] was not involved in any of the writing of the album material, unlike Buchanan and [[Heidi Range]] who, for instance, solely co-wrote "[[Push the Button (Sugababes song)|Push the Button]]" with [[Dallas Austin]]. However, on the album credits, Buena was listed as a writer for eight songs due to the group's policy of having "everything [...] split three ways".<ref>[http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Ytx3WAo4Vos&feature=related Sugababes interview], ''The Daily Mirror'' on ''Youtube'', October 06, 2008</ref>

The first single to be released from the album was "[[Push the Button (Sugababes song)|Push the Button]]" which reached number one in the the [[UK Singles Chart]] for three weeks, allowing the group to similtaneously top the country's Singles, Download and Album charts.<ref>See also, ''[[2005 in British music]]''</ref> The single also topped the singles chart in [[Ireland]], [[New Zealand]], [[Austria]] and [[Poland]] and peaked in the top three across [[Europe]] and in [[Australia]]. It was nominated for a [[BRIT Award]] and won a Top of the Pops Award. The subsequent release, "Ugly", also managed to reach the top three in the UK and the top five in New Zealand.

Buena left the Sugababes in December 2005 and was replaced by [[Amelle Berrabah]]. As a result, the album was re-released in March 2006 featuring a new song, "Now You're Gone", and three pre-existing tracks being re-recorded with Berrebah's vocals, "Gotta Be You", "[[Follow Me Home]]" and "[[Red Dress (song)|Red Dress]]". The latter preceded the re-release of the album, being released as the first single for the new line-up, peaking at number 4 in the UK. The final single release was "Follow Me Home" which only reached number 32 in the UK, their lowest chart position to date, but achieved greater commercial success abroad, especially in Ireland and [[Croatia]].

The album has sold almost 900,000 copies in the UK alone<ref>http://www.musicweek.com</ref>.

==Track listing==
===2005 Original Edition With Mutya===
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| writing_credits = yes
| music_credits = yes
| title1 = [[Push the Button (Sugababes song)|Push the Button]]
| writer1 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, D. Austin
| extra1 = [[Dallas Austin]]
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = Gotta Be You
| writer2 = T. Stewart, P. Magnet, T. Nash
| extra2 = Dallas Austin
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Follow Me Home
| writer3 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, Lipsey, Poole, Shaw
| extra3 = Jony Rockstar
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Joy Division
| writer4 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, Lipsey, McVey
| extra4 = Jony Rockstar
| length4 = 3:59
| title5 = Red Dress
| writer5 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, [[Xenomania]]
| extra5 = Xenomania
| length5 = 3:38
| title6 = [[Ugly (song)|Ugly]]
| writer6= Dallas Austin
| extra6 = Dallas Austin
| length6 = 3:51
| title7 = It Ain't Easy
| writer7 = Dallas Austin
| extra7 = Dallas Austin
| length7 = 3:05
| title8 = Bruised
| writer8 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, G. Sigsworth, C. Dennis
| extra8 = Guy Sigsworth
| length8 = 3:04
| title9 = Obsession
| writer9 = H. Knight, M. Des Barres
| extra9 = Dallas Austin
| length9 = 3:52
| title10 = Ace Reject
| writer10 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, Xenomania
| extra10 = Xenomania
| length10 = 4:15
| title11 = Better
| writer11 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, P. Biker, K. Dahlgaard, C. Thorpe
| extra11 =
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = 2 Hearts
| writer12 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, Lipsey, McVey
| extra12 = Jony Rockstar
| length12 = 4:52
}}

===2006 Second Edition With Amelle===
{{Tracklist
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| writing_credits = yes
| music_credits = yes
| title1 = [[Push the Button]]
| writer1 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, D. Austin
| extra1 = [[Dallas Austin]]
| length1 = 3:39
| title2 = Gotta Be You
| writer2 = T. Stewart, P. Magnet, T. Nash
| extra2 = Dallas Austin
| length2 = 3:40
| title3 = Follow Me Home
| writer3 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, Lipsey, Poole, Shaw
| extra3 = Jony Rockstar
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Joy Division
| writer4 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, Lipsey, McVey
| extra4 = Jony Rockstar
| length4 = 3:59
| title5 = Red Dress
| writer5 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, [[Xenomania]]
| extra5 = Xenomania
| length5 = 3:38
| title6 = [[Ugly (song)|Ugly]]
| writer6= Dallas Austin
| extra6 = Dallas Austin
| length6 = 3:51
| title7 = It Ain't Easy
| writer7 = Dallas Austin
| extra7 = Dallas Austin
| length7 = 3:05
| title8 = Bruised
| writer8 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, G. Sigsworth, C. Dennis
| extra8 = Guy Sigsworth
| length8 = 3:04
| title9 = Obsession
| writer9 = H. Knight, M. Des Barres
| extra9 = Dallas Austin
| length9 = 3:52
| title10 = Ace Reject
| writer10 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, Xenomania
| extra10 = Xenomania
| length10 = 4:15
| title11 = Better
| writer11 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, P. Biker, K. Dahlgaard, C. Thorpe
| extra11 =
| length11 = 3:44
| title12 = 2 Hearts
| writer12 = K. Buchanan, M. Buena, H. Range, Lipsey, McVey
| extra12 = Jony Rockstar
| length12 = 4:52
| title13 = Now You're Gone
| writer13 = A. Berrabah, K. Buchanan, H. Range, P. Kirtley, T. Hawes, N. Scarlett
| extra13 = Pete Kirtley & Tim Hawes
| length13 = 3:55
}}

==Charts and certification==
{| class="wikitable"
!align="center"|Chart (2005)
!align="center"|Provider
!align="center"|Peak<br />position
!align="center"|Certification
|-
|align="left"|Australian Albums Chart
|align="left"|[[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]
|align="center"|67<ref>[http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060220/issue830.pdf Pandora] ''Taller in More Ways'' <small>Accessed: December 21, 2006</small></ref>
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|Austrian Albums Chart
|align="left"|[[Media Control Charts|Media Control]]
|align="center"|5<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|Gold<ref>[http://www.ifpi.at/u_frame.php3?seite=search.php3&a_id=9 Ifpi.at] Certifications <small>Accessed: February 17, 2007</small></ref>
|-
|align="left"|Belgian Albums Chart
|align="left"|Ultratop/Nielsen
|align="center"|36<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|Danish Albums Chart
|align="left"|Universal
|align="center"|32<ref>[http://danishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sugababes&titel=Taller+In+More+Ways&cat=a Danish Album Charts]</ref>
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|Dutch Albums Chart
|align="left"|[[Nielsen Soundscan]]
|align="center"|10<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|German Albums Chart
|align="left"|Media Control
|align="center"|11<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|Gold<ref>[http://www.ifpi.de/wirtschaft/gpergebnis.php?strAktion=suche&txtSuche=Sugababes Ifpi.de] Certifications <small>Accessed: February 17, 2007</small></ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[Irish Albums Chart]]
|align="left"|[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]/[[The Official UK Charts Company]]
|align="center"|7<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|2x Platinum<ref>[http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/multi_platinum.htm Irish Certified Albums]</ref>
|-
|align="left"|New Zealand Albums Chart
|align="left"|[[RIANZ]]
|align="center"|16<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|Gold<ref>[http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp RIANZ] Certifications 2006 <small>Accessed: December 21, 2006</small></ref>
|-
|align="left"|Norwegian Albums Chart
|align="left"|VG Nett
|align="center"|30<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|Swedish Albums Chart
|align="left"|GLF
|align="center"|23<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|
|-
|align="left"|Swiss Albums Chart
|align="left"|Media Control
|align="center"|6<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|Gold<ref>[http://hitparade.ch/awards.asp?year=2006 HitParade.ch] Certifications 2006 <small>Accessed: November 25, 2006</small></ref>
|-
|align="left"|[[UK Albums Chart]]
|align="left"|[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]/[[The Official UK Charts Company]]
|align="center"|1<ref name="perform">{{cite web|title=International Chart Performance|work=A-Charts|url=http://acharts.us/album/15313|accessdate=2007-10-07}}</ref>
|align="center"|2x Platinum<ref>[http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumright.asp?rq=search_plat&r_id=32468] British certification<small>Accessed: July 22, 2008</small></ref>
|-
|}

==Tour set list==

;Act 1:
*"Round Round"
*"Freak Like Me"
*"It Ain't Easy"
*"Gotta Be You"

;Act 2:
*"Shape/Stronger"
*"Too Lost In You"
*"Run For Cover"
*"I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor"

;Act 3:
*"Overload"
*"Obsession"
*"Caught In A Moment"

;Act 4:
*"Ugly"
*"Follow Me Home" ¹
*"Hole in the Head"

;Encore:
*"Red Dress"
*"Push The Button"

¹ Follow Me Home was added to the repertoire of the tour on March 21, 2006 after Keisha Buchanan announced that the song would be the fourth single from the album Taller In More Ways.

==Cover versions==
*Track 2 is a cover of the Camille song "It's Gotta Be You" featuring dancehall singer Cecile. Other the the addition of Cecile the slight lyrical changes in the second verse, and the enhancement of the beat the song remained the same.
*Track 9 is a cover of the [[Animotion]] song "[[Obsession (song)|Obsession]]".

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.sugababes.com Sugababes.com] — official site

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| before = ''[[You Could Have It So Much Better]]''<br />by [[Franz Ferdinand (band)|Franz Ferdinand]]
| title = [[List of number-one albums (UK)|UK number one album]]
| years = October 16, 2005 – October 22, 2005
| after = ''[[Their Law: The Singles 1990–2005]]''<br />by [[The Prodigy]]
}}
{{end box}}

{{Sugababes}}

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