The Female Boss

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The Female Boss
Tulisa
Released3 December 2012 (2012-12-03)
Recorded2012
Genre
Length58:27 (Standard) 73:00 (Deluxe)
Label
Producer
Singles from The Female Boss
  1. "Young"
    Released: 29 April 2012
  2. "Live It Up"
    Released: 9 September 2012
  3. "Sight of You"
    Released: 2 December 2012

The Female Boss is the debut

UK Singles Chart
.

Upon its release, The Female Boss has received generally negative reviews from most music critics, with many critics panning the themes, intro of the album, production and some lyrical content, while some critics felt the dance songs were highlights.[citation needed] Commercially, the album opened with poor sales, debuting at number 35 on the UK Albums Chart and number 55 in Ireland.[4]

Background

The Female Boss was recorded throughout 2012.[5] The album's second single, "Live It Up", was released on 9 September 2012, before the ballad "Sight of You" was released on 25 November 2012 as the album's third single. Tulisa revealed that her decision to release three singles prior to the album's release was to "focus on the long-term sales of the record".[6] "Visa" was originally recorded by N-Dubz for their third studio album, Love.Live.Life in 2010 but didn't make the final track list.[7]

Tulisa said of the album in an interview with Digital Spy: "Having a number one album isn't important. Let me tell you something, do you know how many artists go to number one in the charts and they release on a certain week because they know that in that week they have more chance of going to number one? Then they drop out of the album charts a week later and they might have sold 100,000 when they could have sold 400,000. For me, just like with N-Dubz, I don't care about having a number one album, I care about going platinum. I care about the overall sales. What's the point in having a number one but people saying, 'She only sold 60,000 though'? I don't want that. Most people these days kind of drop the one single and then the album but that was one thing I said I would never do," she explained. "I have to put the background work in. I've got to give people a reason to buy it. I want to prove myself this year, more than ever, as a musician and as a solo artist."[8]

Reception

Critical response

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic35/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Independent[10]
4Music[11]
MusicOMH[12]
Digital Spy[13]
The Observer[14]
Q(mixed)[15]

The Female Boss has received mostly negative reviews from contemporary music critics.[16] At

Entertainmentwise felt that the R&B and hip hop songs were main issues on the album and felt she should stick to dance music, and criticised her "clichéd lyrics" and themes on the entire album.[2]

Philip Matusavage from

Allmusic rated the album one-and-a-half stars out of five. In comparison to her former band N-Dubz, she stated they had "have bags of charisma, and most important of all, the songs" but stated the album "has neither." She found that Tulisa didn't "convince" her abilities of producing pop and urban music and criticised it for being "fleeting and insufficient", calling the album "a lamentable debut all round."[3]

On a more positive review, Andy Gill from The Independent compared the album to works of Rihanna, saying that she "tries to turn adversity to her advantage, employing the incident as her own version of the familiar R&B soap-opera gambit, whereby the private life becomes the subtext," but he nevertheless felt most of the songs were bad.[10]

Commercial performance

The Female Boss entered the UK Albums Chart lower than its midweek position of 17, debuting at number 35 with over 7,000 copies sold.[17] The following week the album dropped out of the Top 40, falling to number 63.[18]

Singles

"

Call My Name".[20]

"

UK Singles Chart.[6]

"

The X Factor
 on 2 December. The song entered the UK Singles Chart at number 18, becoming Tulisa's lowest-charting solo single in the UK.

Track listing

Standard edition
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Intro"
Jordan-Patrikios1:18
2."Young"
STL4:12
3."Live It Up" (featuring Tyga)
Rico Love3:52
4."Damn"
  • Tula Contostavlos
  • Richard Rawson
  • Jean Baptiste
  • Ryan Buendia
  • Jean Baptiste
  • Ryan Buendia
3:02
5."British Swag" (featuring Nines)
  • Courtney Freckleton
  • Jonathan Yip
  • Jeremy Reeves
  • Ray Romulus
  • Ray McCullough
  • Corey Gibson
  • Courtney Harrell
  • Courtney Freckleton
The Stereotypes3:41
6."Live Your Life"
STL3:57
7."Visa" (featuring
Wiley
)
  • Tula Contostavlos
  • Costadinos Contostavlos
  • Richard Rawson
  • Richard Cowie
  • Yip
  • Reeves
  • Romulus
  • McCullough
  • Gibson
  • Harrell
  • Jackey Ursula
STL3:31
8."Foreigner"
Terius Nash
The-Dream4:50
10."I'm Ready"
  • Tula Contostavlos
  • Jean Baptiste
  • Ryan Buendia
  • Michael McHenry
  • Jean Baptiste
  • Ryan Buendia
3:47
11."Steal My Breath Away"
Toby Gad4:17
12."Kill Me Tonight"
3:47
13."Counterfeit"Diane WarrenInflo4:07
14."Habit"
Terius Nash
The-Dream4:39
16."Outro"
  • Tula Contostavlos
  • Jordan-Patrikios
Jordan-Patrikios0:39
Total length:58:27
Deluxe edition bonus tracks[27]
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s) / Director(s)Length
17."Live It Up" (Solo Acoustic Mix)
Rico Love2:58
18."Young" (Acoustic Mix)
STL3:27
19."Skeletons" (Acoustic Mix)
Terius Nash
The-Dream3:54
20."Titanium" (Acoustic Mix)
STL3:50
21."Young" (music video)  3:49
22."Live It Up" (music video)  3:41
23."Sight of You" (music video)  4:04
24."The Female Boss" (Video Interview)  3:00

Charts

Chart performance for The Female Boss
Chart (2012) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[28] 55
Scottish Albums (OCC)[29] 46
UK Albums (OCC)[30] 35

Release history

Release history and formats for The Female Boss
Regions Dates Format(s) Label(s)
Ireland 30 November 2012
CD, digital download
All Around the World, Island Records
United Kingdom[31] 3 December 2012
USA[32] 1 January 2024
CD, digital download
All Around the World, Island Records

References

  1. ^ "The Female Boss: Amazon.co.uk: Music". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  2. ^ a b "REVIEW: Tulisa Brings Ghetto Grime And Ibiza-Sounding Beats With 'The Female Boss' - Celebrity Gossip, News & Photos, Movie Reviews, Competitions - Entertainmentwise".
  3. ^
    Allmusic
    . 30 November 2012.
  4. ^ http://www.irma.ie/aucharts.asp Archived 24 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine irma archive 6.12.12
  5. ProQuest 1838428791
    .
  6. ^ a b Published Tuesday, 18 Sep 2012, 13:10 BST (18 September 2012). "Tulisa reacts to 'Live It Up' chart position: It's a strategic single - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ The Making of Love.Live.Life DVD, filmed 2010, released April 2011. Retrieved on 3 November 2012.
  8. ^ Published Tuesday, Sep 4 2012, 10:47 BST (4 September 2012). "Tulisa: 'I don't care about No.1 album, I just want to go platinum' - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  9. ^ a b "The Female Boss by Tulisa". Metacritic.
  10. ^ a b Gill, Andy (30 November 2012). "Album review: Tulisa, The Female Boss". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022.
  11. ^ "Review: Tulisa - The Female Boss". 4Music. 26 November 2012.
  12. ^ a b "Tulisa's The Female Boss review". MusicOMH. 30 November 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Tulisa: 'The Female Boss' review". Digital Spy. 3 December 2012.
  14. ^ a b Mongredien, Phil (2 December 2012). "Tulisa: The Female Boss – review". The Guardian. London.
  15. ^ a b "The Female Boss by Tulisa reviews - Any Decent Music". anydecentmusic.com.
  16. ^ Journalist, Sarah Dean (3 December 2012). "REVIEWS: Tulisa's Debut Album Slammed By Critics." HuffPost. UK.
  17. ^ "Tulisa's Debut Album 'The Female Boss' Sells Only 7,000 Copies in First – Could N-Dubz Reunion Be on the Cards?". The Huffington Post. 5 December 2012. Retrieved 22 March 2018.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Analysis: Arthur makes Top 10 biggest week sales of 21st century". Retrieved 29 December 2012.
  19. ^ Published Friday, 23 Mar 2012, 09:38 GMT (23 March 2012). "Tulisa unveils debut single 'Young' music video - watch - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ Published Sunday, 6 May 2012, 19:00 BST (6 May 2012). "Tulisa scores first solo number one single with debut 'Young' - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  21. ^ Published Tuesday, 24 Jul 2012, 10:03 BST (24 July 2012). "Tulisa debuts new single 'Live It Up' - listen - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  22. ^ Published Monday, 20 Aug 2012, 17:34 BST (20 August 2012). "Tulisa unveils 'Live It Up' video - watch - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  23. ^ Published Monday, 22 Oct 2012, 10:11 BST (22 October 2012). "Tulisa premieres new single 'Sight of You' music video - watch - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  24. ^ Published Tuesday, 11 Sep 2012, 09:45 BST (11 September 2012). "Tulisa teases next single: 'It will stand the test of time' - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ Published Monday, 15 Oct 2012, 10:27 BST (15 October 2012). "Tulisa to release double A-side single - Music News". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 November 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  26. ^ "Twitter / officialtulisa: My new single Sight Of You". Twitter.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  27. ^ "iTunes - Music - The Female Boss (Deluxe Edition) by Tulisa". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  28. Chart-Track. IRMA
    .
  29. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  30. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  31. ^ "Tulisa: (N-dubz): Female Boss (2012): CD". hmv.com. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
  32. ^ The Female Boss (Deluxe Version) by Tulisa https://music.apple.com/us/album/the-female-boss-deluxe-version/1443185152

External links

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