Are You Ready (Shakaya album)
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Are You Ready is the second album
by Australian girl duo Shakaya
, released in Australia
on 5 March 2006 (see 2006 in music
) by Columbia Records
. It was produced by Billy Mann and Christopher Rojas
and features urban R&B songs — written by Shakaya themselves and Audius Mtawarira
, Daniel O'Donoghue, Ruth-Anne Cunningham
and Jonathan Davis. Sales of the album in Australia did not match those of their first album Shakaya
(2002), and the singles "Are You Ready?
" and "We Ain't Goin' Down
" were not major hits. This is the final album from the Aussie girl group after the duo disbanded.
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by Australian girl duo Shakaya
Shakaya
Shakaya were a two-piece girl group from Australia, that consisted of Simone Stacey and Naomi Wenitong, two Cairns, North Queensland based songwriters and performers. The two met at the Atsic Music College in 1999 while studying an Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander music course and they had...
, released in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
on 5 March 2006 (see 2006 in music
2006 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2006.-January:*January 10 – Eric Burdon releases his album Soul of a Man and begins touring with a new band....
) by Columbia Records
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. It was produced by Billy Mann and Christopher Rojas
Christopher Rojas
Christopher Rojas is a multi-platinum composer, musician, songwriter, and record producer-Biography:Rojas grew up in Flushing, Queens and attended Hunter College High School from 1994–2000, Hunter has been ranked the top public high school in America by The Wall Street Journal.He majored in violin...
and features urban R&B songs — written by Shakaya themselves and Audius Mtawarira
Audius Mtawarira
Audius Mtawarira, is a multi-ARIA Award winning Australian record producer, composer, artist and songwriter more commonly known as "Audius".-Biography:...
, Daniel O'Donoghue, Ruth-Anne Cunningham
Ruth-Anne Cunningham
Ruth-Anne Cunningham is a singer/songwriter/producer from Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland.- Songwriting :Ruth-Anne is a 23-year-old singer/songwriter/producer/vocal producer from Dublin, In Ireland, She is signed to Sony ATV as of May 2010...
and Jonathan Davis. Sales of the album in Australia did not match those of their first album Shakaya
Shakaya (album)
Shakaya is the first studio album by Australian girl duo Shakaya, released in Australia on 18 October 2002 by Columbia...
(2002), and the singles "Are You Ready?
Are You Ready? (Shakaya song)
"Are You Ready" is an R&B song written by Daniel O'Donoghue and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, also known as the MadNotes production team and recorded by the Australian duo Shakaya...
" and "We Ain't Goin' Down
We Ain't Goin' Down
"We Ain't Goin Down" is the sixth single for the girl duo Shakaya and their second single from their second album Are You Ready. This is Shakaya's final single ever after the group disbanded in 2008.-Track listing:-Charts:...
" were not major hits. This is the final album from the Aussie girl group after the duo disbanded.
Track listing
- "Are You Ready?Are You Ready? (Shakaya song)"Are You Ready" is an R&B song written by Daniel O'Donoghue and Ruth-Anne Cunningham, also known as the MadNotes production team and recorded by the Australian duo Shakaya...
" (Daniel O'Donoghue, Ruth-Anne CunninghamRuth-Anne CunninghamRuth-Anne Cunningham is a singer/songwriter/producer from Donaghmede, Dublin, Ireland.- Songwriting :Ruth-Anne is a 23-year-old singer/songwriter/producer/vocal producer from Dublin, In Ireland, She is signed to Sony ATV as of May 2010...
) – 3:23 - "No Shame" (Wenitong, Stacey, Rob Fusari, Falonte Moore, Aleese Simmons, Andre Morton) – 3:20
- "Broken" (Wenitong, Stacey, Alex GreggsAlex GreggsAlex Greggs is a Canadian songwriter, producer, and remixer. He has worked with some of the biggest names in pop and hip hop. He started as a leading producer in the Canadian music scene, notably for Love Inc....
, O'Donoghue, Mark Sheehan) – 3:38 - "We Ain't Goin' DownWe Ain't Goin' Down"We Ain't Goin Down" is the sixth single for the girl duo Shakaya and their second single from their second album Are You Ready. This is Shakaya's final single ever after the group disbanded in 2008.-Track listing:-Charts:...
" (Nigel Butler, Ray Hedges, Tracy Ackerman, Abdul Nello) – 3:18 - "Too Late" (Wenitong, Stacey, Audius MtawariraAudius MtawariraAudius Mtawarira, is a multi-ARIA Award winning Australian record producer, composer, artist and songwriter more commonly known as "Audius".-Biography:...
) – 3:55 - "Tryna Find Tha One" (Wenitong, Stacey, Mtawarira) – 3:29
- "Love Story" (Wenitong, Stacey, BillymannBillymannWilliam Hort Mann, better known under his pen name Billy Mann, is a successful American record producer and songwriter. He started as a singer, and released the albums Billy Mann and Earthbound...
, Chris Rojas) – 3:26 - "I Do Better" (Wenitong, Stacey, Greggs, O'Donoghue, Sheehan) – 2:54
- "It's Alright" (Wenitong, Stacey, Jonathan Davis, Calvin Gaines) – 3:17
- "Motor" (Wenitong, Stacey, Greggs, O'Donoghue, Sheehan) – 3:36
- "Something's Gotta Give" (Greggs, O'Donoghue, Sheehan) – 4:15
Charts
| Chart (2006) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums Chart | 428 |