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Robson & Jerome (album) - Wikipedia

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Robson & Jerome

Studio album by

Robson & Jerome

Released

19 November 1995

Recorded

1995

Pop

Robson & Jerome chronology

Robson & Jerome
(1995)

Take Two
(1996)

Robson & Jerome is the debut studio album by British singing duo Robson & Jerome. It was released in the UK in 1995 by RCA Records, and reached number one on the UK Albums Chart. It was the Christmas number one album of 1995, and was the biggest-selling album of the year, with sales of 2,040,000. For almost 20 years, it held the record for selling 2 million copies in the UK in the fastest time, doing so in 42 days; in 2015, Adele surpassed the record when her album 25 took just 29 days to reach the landmark.^[1]

In 2006, Q magazine included Robson & Jerome in their list of the 50 worst albums of all time.^[2]

Background

In November 1994, in an episode of the British television drama series Soldier Soldier, Robson Green and Jerome Flynn performed "Unchained Melody" as an impromptu duo called "The Unrighteous Brothers", after the entertainment failed to appear at wedding.^[3]^[4] Their performance triggered a big response from the audience and ITV was inundated by people looking to buy the song. Simon Cowell was alerted to the interest shown by the public, and pursued the two reluctant actors (and later Robson's mother) for the next four months to record the song, to the extent that Robson Green threatened legal action to stop Cowell harassing them.^[5] The actors were eventually persuaded to sign a recording contract with Cowell and record a Righteous Brothers-type version of the song as a duo. Cowell enlisted music producers Mike Stock and Matt Aitken, with whom he had worked many times before, to produce the single.

Success

Their cover of "Unchained Melody" was released as a double A-side single with "White Cliffs of Dover". It immediately reached No. 1 and stayed there for seven weeks, and became the best-selling song of 1995. It was also the best-selling song of the 1990s, until it was over-taken by "Candle in the Wind 1997", Elton John's tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales. It remains one of the country's best-selling singles.^[6] Their two follow-up singles, "I Believe" released later in the year, and "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" released in 1996, also reached No. 1 on their release, and they became the first act in UK chart history to have their first three singles going straight in at number one.^[7] Their third single "What Becomes of the Brokenhearted"/"Saturday Night at the Movies"/"You'll Never Walk Alone" is also the only single released as a Triple A-side to go to number one.

Robson & Jerome was released in November 1995 and became the best-selling album of the year.^[8] The Beatles' Anthology 1, which it kept at number two, included one of the same songs, "This Boy".

Track listing

"Unchained Melody" (Alex North, Hy Zaret)
"Daydream Believer" (John Stewart)
"I Believe" (Ervin Drake, Irvin Graham, Jimmy Shirl, Al Stillman)
"The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" (Bob Crewe, Bob Gaudio)
"Up on the Roof" (Gerry Goffin, Carole King)
"I'll Come Running Back to You" (Sam Cooke)
"(There'll Be Bluebirds Over) The White Cliffs of Dover" (Walter Kent, Nat Burton)
"Amazing Grace" (John Newton, William Walker)
"If I Can Dream" (Walter Earl Brown)
"This Boy" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
"Love You Forever" (Paul Berrington)
"Little Latin Lupe Lu" (Bill Medley)
"Danny Boy" (Frederic Weatherly, Traditional)

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australian Albums (ARIA)^[9]	74
Scottish Albums (OCC)^[10]	1
UK Albums (OCC)^[11]	1

Year-end charts

Chart (1995)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	1
Chart (1996)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[13]	42

Decade-end charts

Chart (1990–99)	Position
UK Albums (OCC)^[12]	6

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)^[15]	6× Platinum	2,336,086^[14]
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)^[16]	2× Platinum	2,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone.

References

^ Copsey, Rob (18 December 2015). "Adele's 25 becomes the fastest 2 million-selling album in UK chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
^ "Q – The 50 Worst Albums Ever!". Q (238). May 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ Jon Kutner (26 May 2010). 1000 UK Number One Hits. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857123602.
^ "BBC article on Unchained Melody". Retrieved 24 March 2006.
^ Chas Newkey-Burden (10 October 2009). Simon Cowell: The Unauthorized Biography. Michael O' Mara Books. ISBN 9781843174455.
^ Ami Sedghi (4 November 2012). "UK's million-selling singles: the full list". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
^ "Number One Hits: Facts & Feats". UK Charts.
^ Ross McG (17 June 2015). "What was the biggest selling album in 1995 Britpop Britain? The answer may surprise you". Metro.
^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 237.
^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
^ ^a ^b "Chart Archive – 1990s Albums". everyHit.com. Retrieved 2 September 2015.
^ "End of Year Album Chart Top 100 – 1996". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
^ Harris, Bill (17 November 2006). "Queen rules – in album sales". Jam!. Archived from the original on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ "British album certifications – Robson & Jerome – Robson And Jerome". British Phonographic Industry.
^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 1996". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 September 2022.

UK best-selling albums (by year) (1990–2009)

1990: ...But Seriously (Phil Collins)
1991–92: Stars (Simply Red)
1993: Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell (Meat Loaf)
1994: Cross Road (Bon Jovi)
1995: Robson & Jerome (Robson & Jerome)
1996: Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morissette)
1997: Be Here Now (Oasis)
1998: Talk on Corners (The Corrs)
1999: Come On Over (Shania Twain)
2000: 1 (The Beatles)
2001: No Angel (Dido)
2002: Escapology (Robbie Williams)
2003: Life for Rent (Dido)
2004: Scissor Sisters (Scissor Sisters)
2005: Back to Bedlam (James Blunt)
2006: Eyes Open (Snow Patrol)
2007: Back to Black (Amy Winehouse)
2008: Rockferry (Duffy)
2009 : I Dreamed a Dream (Susan Boyle)

v t e UK Christmas number-one albums
1956–1960	The King and I – Various artists (1956) The King and I – Various artists (1957) South Pacific – Various artists (1958) South Pacific – Various artists (1959) South Pacific – Various artists (1960)
1961–1970	Another Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1961) The Black and White Minstrel Show – George Mitchell Minstrels (1962) With the Beatles – the Beatles (1963) Beatles for Sale – the Beatles (1964) Rubber Soul – the Beatles (1965) The Sound of Music – Various artists (1966) Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band – the Beatles (1967) The Beatles – the Beatles (1968) Abbey Road – the Beatles (1969) Andy Williams' Greatest Hits – Andy Williams (1970)
1971–1980	Electric Warrior – T. Rex (1971) 20 All Time Hits of the 50s – Various artists (1972) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John (1973) Elton John's Greatest Hits – Elton John (1974) A Night at the Opera – Queen (1975) Glen Campbell's Twenty Golden Greats – Glen Campbell (1976) Disco Fever – Various artists (1977) Grease – Various artists (1978) Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 – Rod Stewart (1979) Super Trouper – ABBA (1980)
1981–1990	The Visitors – ABBA (1981) The John Lennon Collection – John Lennon (1982) Now That's What I Call Music – Various artists (1983) Hits 1 – Various artists (1984) Now – The Christmas Album – Various artists (1985) Now That's What I Call Music 8 – Various artists (1986) Now That's What I Call Music 10 – Various artists (1987) Private Collection: 1979–1988 – Cliff Richard (1988) ...But Seriously – Phil Collins (1989) The Immaculate Collection – Madonna (1990)
1991–2000	Greatest Hits II – Queen (1991) Greatest Hits: 1965–1992 – Cher (1992) Bat Out of Hell II: Back into Hell – Meat Loaf (1993) Carry On up the Charts – the Beautiful South (1994) Robson & Jerome – Robson & Jerome (1995) Spice – Spice Girls (1996) Let's Talk About Love – Celine Dion (1997) Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best of George Michael – George Michael (1998) Come On Over – Shania Twain (1999) 1 – the Beatles (2000)
2001–2010	Swing When You're Winning – Robbie Williams (2001) Escapology – Robbie Williams (2002) Life for Rent – Dido (2003) Greatest Hits – Robbie Williams (2004) Curtain Call: The Hits – Eminem (2005) Beautiful World – Take That (2006) Spirit – Leona Lewis (2007) The Circus – Take That (2008) I Dreamed a Dream – Susan Boyle (2009) Progress – Take That (2010)
2011–2020	Christmas – Michael Bublé (2011) Our Version of Events – Emeli Sandé (2012) Swings Both Ways – Robbie Williams (2013) X – Ed Sheeran (2014) 25 – Adele (2015) Together – Michael Ball and Alfie Boe (2016) Revival – Eminem (2017) The Greatest Showman – Various artists (2018) You're in My Heart – Rod Stewart (2019) McCartney III – Paul McCartney (2020)
2021–	30 – Adele (2021) Midnights – Taylor Swift (2022) Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones (2023)

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