Play To Win

Play to Win is the fourth studio album by the British singer Gabrielle. It was released by Go! Beat Records and Universal Music on 25 May 2004 in the United Kingdom. Gabrielle once again teamed with frequent collaborators Jonathan Shorten and trio Julian Gallagher, Richard Stannard, and Ferdy Unger-Hamilton to work on material for the record. Marking a departure from her usual R&B and pop style, the album incorporates elements of American Southern soul and country music. The track "Sometimes" was also featured on the soundtrack to the 2003 film Love Actually. Critics gave Play to Win generally mixed but appreciative reviews, describing it as a subtle and more introspective reinvention of Gabrielle's sound, praising its warmth and consistency, while noting a lack of strong hooks and some repetition compared to her earlier work. Commercially, the album debuted at number 10 on the UK Albums Chart and reached the top 50 in several European territories, but it failed to match the success of her previous album Rise. Play to Win produced two singles, including lead single and the top 20 hit "tay the Same." From Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play_to...) under Creative Commons Attribution CC-BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...)