Superstar - The Hits
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Superstar – The Hits is a best of collection by British
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 R&B
Contemporary R&B
Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in...

 singer-songwriter Jamelia
Jamelia
Jamelia Niela Davis , best known mononymously as Jamelia, is an English singer-songwriter, model, entertainer, television presenter and actress. She is most famous for her use of a cappella and prolific work in the R&B genre...

, released by Parlophone Records on 24 September 2007 (see 2007 in music
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...

). The album contains ten out of eleven of Jamelia's UK Top 40
UK Singles Chart
The UK Singles Chart is compiled by The Official Charts Company on behalf of the British record-industry. The full chart contains the top selling 200 singles in the United Kingdom based upon combined record sales and download numbers, though some media outlets only list the Top 40 or the Top 75 ...

 singles to date and omits her debut single, "So High
So High
"So High" is the debut single from British R&B star Jamelia. It was her first single for Parlophone in 1999. The single did not chart in the UK and is rare due to the fact it did not feature on her debut album, Drama...

", her first top forty hit "I Do
I Do (Jamelia song)
"I Do" is the second single from British R&B artist Jamelia. "I Do" was the first single from her debut album Drama and was her first UK top 40 hit, peaking at #36 on the UK Singles Chart.-Track listing:# "I Do" # "I Do"...

", Drama
Drama (Jamelia album)
Drama is the debut album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix ofR&B, hip hop, and soul was released on June 26, 2000.-Background:...

single "Boy Next Door
Boy Next Door (song)
"Boy Next Door" is the fifth single from British R&B artist Jamelia and the fourth and final single from her debut album Drama. "Boy Next Door" is Jamelia's smallest hit, missing the UK Top 40, peaking at #42 and spending only two weeks inside the Top 75...

" and her collaboration with Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro is an Italian pop singer. He reached notoriety in 2001 and during his career he has also sung in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.-Childhood and early beginnings:...

, "Universal Prayer", which remains unreleased in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

. The album does contain, however, her version of "Stop
Stop! (Sam Brown song)
"Stop!" is a song by English singer Sam Brown.The single was originally released in 1988, missing the UK top forty and peaking at number fifty-two. It was not until 1989, however, that the single became a hit, when it peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. "Stop!" became her biggest hit to...

" for the first time on a Jamelia album.

Jamelia said of the collection "It seems the right time to put out a Greatest Hits and have all the best tracks I've recorded from the past ten years on one album".

Track listing

# Track Album
1. "Superstar
Superstar (Jamelia song)
"Superstar" is a song by Danish pop singer Christine Milton, released on January 13, 2003 as the lead single from her debut album, Friday . It was written and produced by Cutfather, Joe Belmaati, and Remee, and spent seven weeks at number one on the Danish Singles Chart. The song was later covered...

"
Thank You
Thank You (Jamelia album)
Thank You is the second album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix of R&B, hip hop, and soul was released in three main versions between 2003 and 2004 and contains 5 UK top 40 singles, "Bout", "Superstar", "Thank You", "See It In a Boy's Eyes" and "DJ". Some international versions of the...

2. "Thank You
Thank You (Jamelia song)
"Thank You" was the third single from British R&B star Jamelia's second album Thank You. The song, released in the UK on 24 February 2004, became Jamelia's highest charting single in the UK to date, peaking at #2, and spending 14 weeks within the whole UK Singles Chart, and kept off the top spot a...

"
Thank You
Thank You (Jamelia album)
Thank You is the second album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix of R&B, hip hop, and soul was released in three main versions between 2003 and 2004 and contains 5 UK top 40 singles, "Bout", "Superstar", "Thank You", "See It In a Boy's Eyes" and "DJ". Some international versions of the...

3. "See It in a Boy's Eyes
See It In a Boy's Eyes
"See It in a Boy's Eyes" was the fourth single from British R&B singer Jamelia's second album, Thank You. The song, released in the UK on 12 July 2004, became Jamelia's third consecutive top five hit in the UK to date , peaking at number five and spending eleven weeks on the UK Singles Chart...

"
Thank You
Thank You (Jamelia album)
Thank You is the second album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix of R&B, hip hop, and soul was released in three main versions between 2003 and 2004 and contains 5 UK top 40 singles, "Bout", "Superstar", "Thank You", "See It In a Boy's Eyes" and "DJ". Some international versions of the...

4. "Stop
Stop! (Sam Brown song)
"Stop!" is a song by English singer Sam Brown.The single was originally released in 1988, missing the UK top forty and peaking at number fifty-two. It was not until 1989, however, that the single became a hit, when it peaked at number four on the UK Singles Chart. "Stop!" became her biggest hit to...

"
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason OST
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)
# Will Young - "Your Love Is King"# Jamelia - "Stop"# Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You Out of My Head"# Joss Stone - "Super Duper Love Pt. 1"# Mary J...

5. "Money
Money (Jamelia song)
"Money" is the third single from British R&B artist Jamelia and the second single from her debut album Drama. Originally "Thinking 'Bout You" was to be the second single from the album; a video was filmed and promotional copies of the single were sent to radio stations across the UK. That single...

" (featuring Beenie Man
Beenie Man
Anthony Moses Davis , better known by his stage name Beenie Man, is a Grammy award winning Jamaican reggae artist. He is the self-proclaimed "King of the Dancehall".-Biography:...

)
Drama
Drama (Jamelia album)
Drama is the debut album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix ofR&B, hip hop, and soul was released on June 26, 2000.-Background:...

6. "Beware of the Dog" Walk with Me
7. "DJ
DJ (Jamelia song)
"DJ" is the fifth and final single from Jamelia's second album Thank You and was also released a double a-side with the Sam Brown song "Stop"."DJ" is a song written by SoulShock, Kenneth Karlin, P. White, Alex Cantrall and O...

"
Thank You
Thank You (Jamelia album)
Thank You is the second album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix of R&B, hip hop, and soul was released in three main versions between 2003 and 2004 and contains 5 UK top 40 singles, "Bout", "Superstar", "Thank You", "See It In a Boy's Eyes" and "DJ". Some international versions of the...

8. "Something About You" Walk with Me
9. "Call Me
Call Me (Jamelia song)
"Call Me" is the fourth single from British R&B artist Jamelia and the third single from her debut album Drama. "Call Me" became another signature track in Jamelia's career and followed "Money" into the UK top 20, just missing out on a top 10 place, peaking at #11...

"
Drama
Drama (Jamelia album)
Drama is the debut album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix ofR&B, hip hop, and soul was released on June 26, 2000.-Background:...

10. "Bout" (featuring Rah Digga
Rah Digga
Rah Digga is an American rapper. Well known as a long time member of the Flipmode Squad, a hip hop group led by Busta Rhymes, she parted ways amicably with the group in 2007. She has been called "one of rap's most prominent women MCs" by Allmusic and "one of hip-hop's most skilled female MCs" in...

)
Thank You
Drama (Jamelia album)
Drama is the debut album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix ofR&B, hip hop, and soul was released on June 26, 2000.-Background:...

11. "No More
No More (Jamelia song)
"No More" is the third and final single release from Jamelia's third studio album, Walk with Me. The single is notable for its sample from "Golden Brown" by The Stranglers. A slightly altered single mix was released for the actual single release....

"
Walk with Me

Leftover tracks/Missing tracks

# Track Album
1. "So High
So High
"So High" is the debut single from British R&B star Jamelia. It was her first single for Parlophone in 1999. The single did not chart in the UK and is rare due to the fact it did not feature on her debut album, Drama...

"
2. "I Do
I Do (Jamelia song)
"I Do" is the second single from British R&B artist Jamelia. "I Do" was the first single from her debut album Drama and was her first UK top 40 hit, peaking at #36 on the UK Singles Chart.-Track listing:# "I Do" # "I Do"...

"
Drama
Drama (Jamelia album)
Drama is the debut album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix ofR&B, hip hop, and soul was released on June 26, 2000.-Background:...

3. "Boy Next Door
Boy Next Door (song)
"Boy Next Door" is the fifth single from British R&B artist Jamelia and the fourth and final single from her debut album Drama. "Boy Next Door" is Jamelia's smallest hit, missing the UK Top 40, peaking at #42 and spending only two weeks inside the Top 75...

"
Drama
Drama (Jamelia album)
Drama is the debut album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix ofR&B, hip hop, and soul was released on June 26, 2000.-Background:...

4. "Universal Prayer
Universal Prayer (song)
"Universal Prayer" was a song recorded by Italian singer Tiziano Ferro and British R&B singer Jamelia for the soundtrack to the 2004 Summer Olympic games. The song was then added to the re-issue of Jamelia's Thank You in Europe...

" (featuring Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro
Tiziano Ferro is an Italian pop singer. He reached notoriety in 2001 and during his career he has also sung in Spanish, English, French and Portuguese.-Childhood and early beginnings:...

)
Thank You
Thank You (Jamelia album)
Thank You is the second album from British R&B star Jamelia. The album, a mix of R&B, hip hop, and soul was released in three main versions between 2003 and 2004 and contains 5 UK top 40 singles, "Bout", "Superstar", "Thank You", "See It In a Boy's Eyes" and "DJ". Some international versions of the...


Chart performance

The album debuted at #55 on September 30 in the UK, becoming Jamelia's lowest charting and selling album to date.
Chart (2006) Peak Copies
sold
UK R&B Albums Chart 18
The Official UK Album Chart 55 10,000+
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