Call Off the Search

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Call off the Search (song)
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Call off the Search
Studio album by
Katie Melua
Released3 November 2003
Recorded2003
Genre
Length41:14
LabelDramatico
ProducerMike Batt
Katie Melua chronology
Call off the Search
(2003) 		Piece by Piece
(2005)
Singles from Call off the Search
  1. "The Closest Thing to Crazy"
    Released: 1 December 2003
  2. "
    Call off the Search
    "
    Released: 15 March 2004
  3. "
    Crawling up a Hill
    "
    Released: 19 July 2004
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Call off the Search is the debut studio album by British

blues singer Katie Melua
, released in 2003.

Recording and release

British songwriter, producer and arranger

Catholics
.

Call off the Search was released in the

platinum.[2]
It spent six weeks at the top of the UK chart.

Chart performance

In the United Kingdom, Call off the Search was the 5th best selling album of 2004 with 1,356,962 copies sold,[3] and has sold over 1.9 million copies in the UK as of January 2013.[4]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."
James Shelton
4:11

The Japanese release has the extra track "Deep Purple".

Personnel

Technical
  • Steve Sale – engineering
  • Simon Fowler – photography
  • Michael Halsband – cover photo

Charts

Certifications

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Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[32] Platinum 70,000^
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[33] 2× Platinum 80,000^
France — 100,000[34]
Germany (BVMI)[35] 2× Platinum 400,000^
Netherlands (NVPI)[36] Platinum 80,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[37] Platinum 15,000^
Norway (IFPI Norway)[38] 3× Platinum 145,000[39]
South Africa (RISA)[38] Platinum 50,000*
Sweden (GLF)[40] Gold 30,000^
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[41] Platinum 40,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[42] 6× Platinum 1,900,000[4]
United States — 66,000[43]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[44] 2× Platinum 2,000,000*

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

See also

References

  1. AllMusic
  2. ^ BPI figures
  3. ^ Chartwatch Annual Chart Booklets->Year 2003 Retrieved August 4, 2010.
  4. ^ a b Barstein, Brand (15 January 2013). "The biggest selling Easy Listening albums of the millennium revealed!". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Australiancharts.com – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". Hung Medien.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search" (in French). Hung Medien.
  8. ^ "Danishcharts.dk – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search" (in Dutch). Hung Medien.
  10. ^ "Lescharts.com – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". Hung Medien.
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  15. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". Hung Medien.
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  17. ^ "Portuguesecharts.com – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". Hung Medien.
  18. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". Hung Medien.
  19. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". Hung Medien.
  20. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  21. ^ "Katie Melua Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  22. ^ "Katie Melua Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard.
  23. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart 2003" (PDF). UKChartsPlus. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  24. ^ "ARIA Top 100 Albums for 2004". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  25. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2004". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  26. GfK Entertainment
    (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  27. ^ "Top Selling Albums of 2004". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  28. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2004". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  29. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 2005". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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    (in German). offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  31. ^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
  32. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
  33. ^ "Danish album certifications – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". IFPI Danmark.
  34. ^ Hamard, Jonathan (27 November 2010). "Katie Melua dévoile "To Kill You With A Kiss"". Charts in France. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  35. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Katie Melua; 'Call Off the Search')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  36. ^ "Dutch album certifications – Katie Melua – Call Of the Search" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers. Enter Call Of the Search in the "Artiest of titel" box.
  37. ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". Recorded Music NZ.
  38. ^ a b Sexton, Paul (3 June 2006). "When Katie Comes To Call". Billboard.
  39. ^ "Katie Med Lua". Dagbladet. 1 October 2007. Retrieved 13 March 2024.
  40. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2007" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-05-17. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
  41. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards ('Call Off the Search')". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien.
  42. ^ "British album certifications – Katie Melua – Call Off the Search". British Phonographic Industry.
  43. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved 13 March 2024 – via Google Books.
  44. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2005". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.
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