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Critchley was apparently ‘found’ on MySpace and within 12 months she will have recorded and released a debut album. Recording in LA with producer Steve Power (whose credits stretch back 20 years as the musical guidance behind Samantha Fox’s pop career) she even did 3 tracks in Robbie Williams’ home studio.

Her ‘Thank You’ sleeve notes are brilliant as she thanks “all my teachers at Wirral Grammar.. all my friends at MBNA Bank and City Group.. and my musical inspiration Karen Carpenter.” The tribute track to Karen, ‘Superstar’ was co-written with her main writing partner Dave Whitmey, who hails from the very un-LA town of Hitchen. It’s obviously in a very Carpenter’s style with big string arrangement that is bound to get her loads of media attention; bring on the disco mix.

And talking of guilty pleasures, the title track reminds me of ‘Wish I’ by Jem of a couple of years ago which I was rather keen on (well, more the remix with YT to be honest).

Now I was hoping album would be little more I Wish I Could Have Loved You More as Ms. Critchley comes from roughly the same neck of the woods as Ms. Payne (now there’s a link with Ronson and Williams) but it finds its comfort zone in MOR-pop that she celebrates in ‘Girl Next Door’.

Laura will be playing the Hammersmith Apollo in London on Wednesday, 24th October and the next single ‘What Do We Do?’ has already been added to Radio 2 playlist.

TOUR DATES
OCTOBER 2007
Wed 24th London Hammersmith Apollo
Thu 25th Liverpool Empire
Fri 26th Liverpool Empire
Sat 27th Liverpool Empire
Mon 29th Margate Winter Gardens
Tue 30th Blackpool Opera House
Wed 31st Middlesbrough Town Hall

NOVEMBER 2007
Fri 2nd Leicester De Montfort Hall
Sat 3rd Poole Lighthouse

Hectic Mix nominations: ‘Incredible’, ‘Sometimes I’

Reviewed: Laura Critchley — Sometimes I (Big Print Music) Cat. No.: BPRCDA1 Release date: 12th November 2007
Tracklisting:
1. Today’s Another Day
2. What Do We Do
3. Shoulder To Lean On
4. I’ll Be OK
5. Sometimes I (3:53)
6. Tell Me
7. That Kind Of Love
8. Superstar (Song For Karen)
9. Don’t Say
10. Girl Next Door
11. Incredible
12. Lullaby

Links:
www.myspace.com/lauracritchleymusic
www.lauracritchley.com
Laura Critchley on www.last.fm
www.myspace.com/jem