Relentless (Jo O'Meara album)

Relentless
Relentless
Studio album by Jo O'Meara
Released	3 October 2005
Recorded	2004–2005
Genre	Pop
Length	52:16
Label	Sanctuary
Producer	Fred Johansen; Cliff Masterson; Paul Meehan; Stefan Olsson; Bill Padley; Brian Rawling; Graham Stack; Jeff Taylor; Mark Taylor; Eg White;
Jo O'Meara chronology
Singles from Relentless'
	"What Hurts the Most"; Released: 26 September 2005;

Relentless is the debut solo album by English singer Jo O'Meara. It was released by Sanctuary Records on 3 October 2005 in the United Kingdom, two and a half years after the initial split of her band S Club 7 in May 2003. Chiefly produced by Brian Rawling and co-written by O'Meara, the album is a mix of contemporary pop, disco and soulful ballads. It debuted and peaked at 48 on the UK Albums Chart.^[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
The Guardian	^[3]

Caroline Sullivan from The Guardian found that "her solo album confirms beyond debate that [O'Meara] does indeed have a voice, and an Aguilera-type tornado at that, but it also proves that S Club's club-footed balladry still has a pernicious hold. The Celine Dion-ised slurpiness of the opening title track kickstarts a whole album's worth of future hen party classics. To hear her wasting her strong, sure vocals on sub-Kylie generica like "Let's Love" and the Nashville-via-Essex stab at country, "Never Felt Like This," is a pain. The joyous redemption of "Wish I Was Over You" is reminiscent of S Club's one claim to fabness, "Don't Stop Moving, and," similarly, just highlights the tepidness of the rest."^[3] BBC Music's James Blake called Relentless "slick, well constructed and safer than a bet on black still being in fashion this time next year [...] However that doesn't detract from this being a fairly decent debut; far better than certain other ex boy and girl band members."^[1]

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Relentless"	Paul Meehan Steve Torch Tim Woodcock	Brian Rawling Meehan	3:52
2.	"What Hurts the Most"	Jeffrey Steele Steve Robson	Rawling	3:29
3.	"Wish I Was Over You"	Jeff Taylor Karen Poole Mark Taylor	M. Taylor J. Taylor Rawling Graham Stack	3:11
4.	"To Ease Your Pain"	Billy Steinberg Jimmy Harry Laila Samuelsen	Stack	3:52
5.	"You Didn't Know"	Andy Hayman Fred Johansen Jo O'Meara Stefan Olssen	Johansen Olsson Meehan^[a]	4:46
6.	"Never Felt Like This"	Meehan Woodcock	Meehan	3:41
7.	"Let's Love"	Hayman Johansen Olssen	Johansen Olssen Meehan^[a]	3:51
8.	"Baby I'm a Fool"	Bill Padley Eg White	Padley White Meehan^[a]	3:27
9.	"I Believe in You"	Hayman Cliff Masterson O'Meara	Masterson	3:41
10.	"Never Meant to Break Your Heart"	O'Meara Meehan Woodcock	Meehan	3:52
11.	"It's Your Love"	Stephony Smith	Rawling Meehan	3:43
12.	"It Felt Like Love"	Ben Adams Mark Read	Meehan	3:37
13.	"That's Where I'll Belong"	Katherine Ellis Meehan Woodcock	Meehan	3:29
14.	"Rainbow's End"	Masterson O'Meara	Meehan	3:45
Total length:				52:16

Notes

^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.

Charts[edit]

Chart (2005)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC)^[4]	48

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b Blake, James (30 September 2005). "Jo O'Meara, Relentless, Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "The Official Charts Company - Jo O'Meara". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.
^ ^a ^b Sullivan, Caroline (30 September 2005). "Jo O'Meara, Relentless". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Jo O'Meara | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[bbc-1] Blake, James (30 September 2005). "Jo O'Meara, Relentless, Review". BBC Music. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[uk-2] "The Official Charts Company - Jo O'Meara". The Official Charts Company. 5 May 2013.

[theguardian-3] Sullivan, Caroline (30 September 2005). "Jo O'Meara, Relentless". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[ukchart-4] "Jo O'Meara | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

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