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}} ''Heartbreak on Hold'' is the second studio album by British recording artist Alexandra Burke. It was released on 4 June 2012 through RCA Records and Syco Music. Recording for the album started in late 2010 and finished in early 2012. Burke collaborated with a wide range of producers for the album, many of whom are noted for their distinct dance and house music influences, including Erick Morillo and DJ Smash. The album suffered a long series of delays to its release date. Originally expected for a summer 2011 release, the original album was shelved as Burke parted ways with record label Syco, with whom she had been signed since winning ''The X Factor'', in favour of RCA. This transition also led to a distinct change in musical direction for the album, with the R&B influences of her debut album being replaced with more dance-orientated production. Unable to match the success of her debut album, ''Heartbreak on Hold'' sold 6,731 copies in its opening week in the UK, charting at number eighteen.〔(X Factor winner Alexandra Burke sells 6,700 copies of new album | The X Factor 2012 | Telly Mix )〕 The album's release was preceded by two singles. "Elephant" was released as the lead single on 9 March 2012. Despite receiving a mixed critical reception, the track debuted at number three on the UK Singles Chart and topped the UK Dance Songs chart. "Let It Go" followed on 25 May 2012, but failed to repeat the chart success of its predecessor, reaching a peak of thirty-three. == Background and recording == On 15 September 2010, Burke announced that the album would involve more of an element of risk than her debut, after growing in confidence since winning ''The X Factor'' in 2008; "A second album should not sound like the first one. I want to better myself and that takes hard work and time. My music has always been pop, but my voice is soulful. I want every genre of music in a blender: mix it together, the outcome is me." On 1 November 2010, Burke revealed that she had start working on the album via her official Twitter account. On 9 December 2010, she announced that she was half-way through recording the album and planned on working again with frequent collaborator RedOne and hoped to work with Bruno Mars, Ne-Yo and Stargate on material.〔 She also revealed that the album would take a slightly different direction compared to her previous; "In terms of album two, I've gone in a slightly different direction," she said. "It's not completely different but it's going to be a lot sexier and a lot more fun. On 16 December 2010, she confirmed the new direction for the album; "We’re just getting down and dirty with the next album. I’m going to take a lot more risks and it's going to be insane" and also revealed that she had a "special duet planned". On 11 January 2011, she revealed that she had recorded a duet with an "amazing" artist in the US, but would not reveal the name of her collaborator; "I went to New York in December and it just happened, it wasn't planned. At 7am I was in the studio and cut a song with an amazing person, a male artist." She also vowed to release the album by the end 2011, despite embarking on a mammoth 18-date UK tour. On 19 April 2011, she stated that work on the album was "coming along nicely", She continued: "It makes me so happy being in the studio creating and writing for you all, with amazing producers and songwriters. It shouldn't be too long now till it is done." On 13 July 2011, it was reported that Burke had signed a record deal with RCA Records and that the album would be jointly handled by the Syco and RCA Records.〔(Alexandra Burke leaves Simon Cowell record label? – Music News ). Digital Spy (13 June 2011). Retrieved 29 September 2011.〕 On 21 July 2011, Autumn Rowe revealed that she was working with Burke; "I've cut the first record on hers that I ever did, which is going to be on her album, but I can't tell you the name – we did that whole song in 45 minutes. She walked in, I was like, 'Nice to meet you, I love you, let's go'. 45 minutes later, the record was done. Boom." On 25 July 2011, it was revealed that the album would be pushed back until the start of 2012, several months later than originally scheduled for release.〔 This was apparently made to avoid clashes with albums from fellow X Factor alumni including Matt Cardle, Cher Lloyd, One Direction and Leona Lewis. However, Burke took to Twitter to squash the reports, Burke explained: "Just to let my amazing fans know that rumour couldn't be further from the truth. I have been working so hard with RCA to make it right for you all."〔 Burke added that she would never rush-release her album, but if any such delay did occur, she would let her fans know first; "Music should never be rushed. If I feel it isn't ready, then I won't release it till it is. But if that's the case you will hear it from me first," she insisted. On 4 August 2011, Burke announced that recording for the album had reached completion; "The album is now completely finished. It's got a couple of names at the moment, but we haven't done the tracklisting yet."〔 She also went on to reveal that she was the executive producer of the album too, explaining ; "I've taken loads of risks with it and I'm the executive producer too. With the first album when songs were being mixed, Simon was the one who picked the tracklisting. But with this one, I haven't let anything go past these ears. I approve everything." On the same day, she reassured fans that a new single would hit radio within the coming weeks; "The first single is in the mix. I'm yet to decide which one of two songs it will be," she said. "One's a duet and one's not. When they're both mixed I'll have to see which one sounds amazing in my car because that's the best way to test it. In a couple of weeks it will be on the radio."〔 On 12 September 2011, Burke revealed on Twitter that the single release would be delayed, confirming that her record label had decided to push the date back; "I am so so sorry for telling you guys that a single would be serviced to radio this week, that was the plan but we've decided to take a tiny bit more time as some exciting things have come up that we are looking at and RCA want to make sure everything is perfect. So please bare with us." On 10 October 2011, Burke confirmed that the album had been pushed back for release in 2012.〔 Burke told Digital Spy, "I'm actually pushing the album to next year. I've decided to. I know I had a big old rant on Twitter and was like, 'I'm not pushing it to next year', but I don't want to rush."〔 She also revealed about collaborations being featured on the record; "There will be surprises, but I can't say what. Hopefully you guys will all be very intrigued." On 25 November 2011, she revealed that she had been working with Colombian DJ Erick Morillo for the new album, which she hoped would be out before spring 2012; "Erick is a very talented producer and I'm sure I will be working with him a lot. It's not strictly a banging album. It's fun, loud, up-tempo, in-your-face. It has a lot of colours". She continued: "It's very different to Overcome. This one is a bit more womanly, sexier. I've taken more risks. I've done six albums worth of songs. Hopefully it will be out for Easter." 〔 On 9 December 2011, Burke announced that, 'Elephant', which is produced by Colombian DJ Erick Morillo, would serve as the lead single from her second studio album and would be released on 26 February 2012. On 8 January 2012, it was revealed that 'Elephant' would be delayed once again and instead released on 11 March 2012. Burke then assured fans that 'Elephant' would still be unveiled next week and confirmed her intention to perform the song for the first time at a concert for cancer charity campaign Tickled Pink on 12 January 2012. On 16 May 2012, Burke released 30-second snippets of tracks from the album. On 28 May 2012, Burke revealed that her earlier idea of having a features on the album was scrapped after; "making the track listing for the album, I can kinda of liked the fact that all of a sudden my feel for having a duet went. I was like 'you know what', I want people to hear what I've been doing. And on the first album I had quite a few duets and this time around I was like 'okay', I just want to do it by myself. And that's not to say that were going to have some for the future. But, right now I just wanted it to be about the music, about what I'm trying to say and the message I'm trying to get across".〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Heartbreak on Hold」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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