Comin' Atcha! (album)

Comin' Atcha!
Studio album by
Released30 June 1998 (UK)
Genre
Length47:08
Label
Cleopatra chronology
Comin' Atcha!
(1998)
Steppin' Out
(2000)
Singles from Comin' Atcha!
  1. "Cleopatra's Theme"
    Released: 2 February 1998
  2. "Life Ain't Easy"
    Released: 1998
  3. "I Want You Back"
    Released: 10 August 1998
  4. "A Touch of Love"
    Released: 1999
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Billboard(favourable)[4]
Daily Mirror8/10[5]
The Daily Telegraph(favourable)[1]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
People(favourable)[7]

Comin' Atcha! is the debut album by English girl group Cleopatra, released on 30 June 1998 by WEA. The album reached number 20 on the UK Albums Chart and has been certified Silver in the UK by the BPI.[8][9][10] From the album came the singles "Cleopatra's Theme", "Life Ain't Easy", "A Touch of Love" and a cover of The Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" titled 'Don't Suffer in Silence'.[9][2]

On 28 December 2004, Comin' Atcha! was digitally reissued.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d Cheal, David (23 May 1998). "Pop CD of the week". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020. Musically, this is a bubbly blend of soul, pop and Seventies funk.
  2. ^ a b c d Thomas Erlewine, Stephen. "Cleopatra: Comin' Atcha!". AllMusic. Cleopatra's debut album Comin' Atcha has a few weak spots, but that should be expected from any dance-pop album.....Cleopatra have a spunky charm that makes their light dance-pop and urban ballads enjoyable.
  3. ^ Bagge, Peter (2001). "Raiding Hannah's Stash: An Appreciation of late '90s Bubblegum Music". In Cooper, Kim; Smay, David (eds.). Bubblegum Music is the Naked Truth. Los Angeles: Feral House. pp. 259–269.
  4. ^ Verna, Paul (11 July 1998). "Reviews & Previews: Albums". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 28. p. 21. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  5. ^ "CLEOPATRA: Comin' Atcha! (WEA)". Daily Mirror. 24 May 1998. p. 43.
  6. ^ Browne, David (26 June 1998). "COMIN' ATCHA!". Entertainment Weekly.
  7. ^ "Picks and Pans Review: Comin' Atcha!". People. 13 July 1998. Archived from the original on 15 June 2020.
  8. ^ Cleopatra: Comin' Atcha. WEA. 1998.
  9. ^ a b "Cleopatra: Comin' Atcha". Official Charts Company.
  10. ^ "BPI Certification for Cleopatra: Comin' Atcha". British Phonographic Industry.