Ultra was the debut studio album from the English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 band Ultra

Ultra (boy band)

Ultra is an English male pop band, which was most successful in the late 1990s. The original line-up consisted of James Hearn , Michael Harwood , Jon O'Mahony and Nick Keynes .-Musical history:Although sometimes mistakenly described as a...

, released in February 1999 by East West Records

East West Records

East West Records is an American record label, owned by Warner Music Group, and operates under WMG's Independent Label Group.-History:...

 (Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group

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).

The album reached #37 in the UK album charts and spawned several hit singles in the UK and Europe. It was mainly performed and co-written by James Hearn

James Hearn

James Hearn is an English singer-songwriter. He is best known as being the vocalist of boyband Ultra.-Biography:James Daniel Guy Hearn born on June 19, 1976, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England....

; vocals and piano, Michael Harwood; vocals and guitar, Nick Keynes; bass, and Jon O'Mahony; drums and percussion. It was produced by ex Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English new wave band formed in the early 1980s by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.Founded after the dissolution of their first band, the mod-influenced Graduate, they were initially associated with the New Wave synthesiser bands of the early 1980s but later branched out into...

 member, Ian Stanley

Ian Stanley

Ian Stanley is an English musician, songwriter and record producer...

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International Edition

1. Say You Do (James Hearn
   James Hearn
   James Hearn is an English singer-songwriter. He is best known as being the vocalist of boyband Ultra.-Biography:James Daniel Guy Hearn born on June 19, 1976, Denham, Buckinghamshire, England....
   
   ) 3:26
2. Say It Once (Michael Harwood
   Michael Harwood
   Michael Stewart Harwood is the former guitarist for the band Ultra. After Ultra split up, he and two others Ultra members formed another group, Rider.-Biography:...
   
   , James Hearn) 3:59
3. The Right Time (James Hearn, Michael Harwood, Steve Robson
   Steve Robson
   Steve Robson is an English songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.-Career:He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song, "What Hurts the Most" co-written with Jeffrey Steele and recorded by Rascal Flatts as well as winning a Brit award and Ivor Novello award for the song "Shine"...
   
   , Pete Kearney) 3:53
4. Blind to the Groove (James Hearn, Michael Harwood, Jon O'Mahony, James Rose) 4:17
5. Rescue Me (Jon O'Mahony, James Hearn, Keri Schmidt) 3:57
6. Human After All (James Hearn) 3:31
7. B.A.S.I.C. (Michael Harwood, James Hearn, Steve Robson, Ian Stanley
   Ian Stanley
   Ian Stanley is an English musician, songwriter and record producer...
   
   , Andy Caine) 3:51
8. Afterlife (James Hearn, Michael Harwood) 4:19
9. Up and Over (James Hearn, Michael Harwood) 4:36
10. New Dimension Medley: Way to Go/No Place Like Home (James Hearn) 6:36

UK Edition

1. Say You Do
2. Say It Once
3. The Right Time
4. Blind to the Groove
5. Rescue Me
6. Human After All
7. B.A.S.I.C.
8. Shattered Dreams
   Shattered Dreams
   In 2009, French singer Quentin Elias covered the song in a single released on-line at such retailers as iTunes and Amazon.com.Track listing# "Shattered Dreams" [Original Die For Me Mix]# "Shattered Dreams" [Deep & Dark Mix]...
   
   (Clark Datchler
   Clark Datchler
   Clark Datchler is an English singer, songwriter, musician and record producer...
   
   )
9. Afterlife
10. Up and Over
11. New Dimension Medley: Way to Go/No Place Like Home
12. Say It Once (Acoustic Version)

Australasian Edition (CD/CD-ROM)

1. Say You Do
2. Say It Once
3. The Right Time
4. Blind to the Groove
5. Rescue Me
6. Human After All
7. B.A.S.I.C.
8. Afterlife
9. Up and Over
10. New Dimension Medley: Way to Go/No Place Like Home

CD-ROM tracks

1. Rescue Me (Video)
2. The Right Time (Video)
3. Blind to the Groove (Video)
4. Say You Do (Video)
5. Say It Once (Video)

Credits

• Artwork By [Art Direction] – Paul West & Paula Benson at FORM®
• Artwork By [Design] – John Siddle at FORM®
• Bass – Nick Keynes
• Co-producer – Steve Robson
  Steve Robson
  Steve Robson is an English songwriter, record producer and multi-instrumentalist.-Career:He was nominated for a Grammy Award for the song, "What Hurts the Most" co-written with Jeffrey Steele and recorded by Rascal Flatts as well as winning a Brit award and Ivor Novello award for the song "Shine"...
  
   (tracks: 1, 2, 4, 5, 9)
• Drums, Percussion – Jon O'Mahony
• Guitar – Michael Harwood
  Michael Harwood
  Michael Stewart Harwood is the former guitarist for the band Ultra. After Ultra split up, he and two others Ultra members formed another group, Rider.-Biography:...
  
  
• Mixed By – Bob Kraushaar (tracks: 1, 3 to 10), Andy Bradfield, Steve Robson (track 2)
• Photography – Julian Barton
• Producer – Ian Stanley
  Ian Stanley
  Ian Stanley is an English musician, songwriter and record producer...
  
   (tracks: 1 to 5, 7, 9), Steve Robson (tracks: 3, 6 to 8, 10)
• Vocals, Piano – James Hearn
• Keyboards [Additional] – Neil Cowley (tracks: 1, 3, 4)
• Backing Vocals – Keri Schmidt (tracks: 1, 2, 5, 8) and Viveen Wray (tracks: 6, 7)
• Engineer – Steve Robson (track 1)
• Remix, Producer [Additional] – Steelworks (track 3)

Reference and external link

• everyHit.com
• Ultra debut album at Discogs
  Discogs
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• Ultra debut album at allmusic