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{{Infobox album | Name = Read My Lips | Type = studio | Artist = Sophie Ellis-Bextor | Cover = Sophielips1.jpg | Released = 27 August 2001 | Recorded = 2000-2001 | Genre = Pop, dance-pop, nu-disco | Length = 50:04 | Label = Polydor | Producer = Matt Rowe, Gregg Alexander, Jeremy Wheatley, Damian LeGassick, Gary Wilkinson, Marco Rakascan, Ben Hillier, Alex James, Steve Osborne, Korpi & Blackcell, R. Hall, Spiller | Last album = | This album = Read My Lips
(2001) | Next album = Shoot from the Hip
(2003) | Misc = {{Singles

 | Name        = Read My Lips
 | Type        = studio
 | single 1 = [[Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
 | single 1 date = 14 August 2000
 | single 2 = Take Me Home
 | single 2 date  = 13 August 2001
 | single 3 = Murder on the Dancefloor
 | single 3 date  = 3 December 2001
 | single 4 = Get Over You / Move This Mountain
 | single 4 date  = 10 June 2002
 | single 5 = Music Gets the Best of Me 
 | single 5 date  = 4 November 2002
}}

}}

Read My Lips is the debut solo album released by the British pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor released on 27 August 2001 by Polydor Records.

Background

After minor success with the band theaudience in the late 1990s, Ellis-Bextor's solo career began when she sang lead vocals on a disco collaboration with Dutch DJ Spiller in 2000. The track, "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", peaked at #1 on the UK Singles Chart and became the eighth best-selling single for that year. Following the success of "Groovejet", Ellis-Bextor signed a deal with Polydor records, and began working on first solo album the same year. In August 2001, the album's lead single, "Take Me Home", a cover of the disco-era song originally recorded by Cher in 1979, was released, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The album was released two weeks later, and in December 2001, a second single from the album, "Murder on the Dancefloor", was released to similar success. In early 2002, it was revealed that Ellis-Bextor had recorded two brand new songs, entitled "Get Over You" and "Music Gets The Best Of Me", however, she was unsure what release they would appear on. When it was announced that "Get Over You", would be released as a double A-side single with "Move This Mountain", a track that appears on Read My Lips, fans were puzzled as to why Ellis-Bextor was releasing a double A-side which contained one track which did not appear on the album. However, all soon became clear when a re-issue of the album arrived on June 17, 2002, complete with the two brand new tracks, and the inclusion of her Spiller collaboration "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", which was not included on the first issue of the album. "Music Gets the Best of Me", was subsequently released as a single in November 2002, peaking at #14 on the UK Singles Chart.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	(Original)^[1]
Allmusic	(Reissue)^[2]
Blue Coupe	(Positive)^[3]
Entertainment.ie	^[4]
MTV Asia	^[5]
Q	^[6]
The Guardian	(Negative)^[7]
The Independent	(Mixed)^[8]
Yahoo! Music	^[9]

Read My Lips received varied reviews upon release. Toby Manning, writing for Q magazine, singled out "Take Me Home" and "Move This Mountain" as the album's highlights, but, overall, he thought that the record failed to live up to the standard set by the previous collaboration with Spiller.^[6] He also found that the album's music and the distinctive pronunciation of Ellis-Bextor's vocal delivery did not work to complimentary effect;^[6] "This former indie poppet explained away her leap into clubbing's sweaty embrace through Number 1 hit Groovejet's use of guitars. Strange then that Bextor has opted for an album of synthetic dance fluff. While the silky disco of Cher oldie "Take Me Home" is perfect for her, the vulgar thump of "Everything Falls Into Place" is deeply awkward. A voice that pronounces dance as "daahnce" simply doesn't belong in such clunking company." During an interview with ShowBiz.ie, Ellis-Bextor explained her reasons behind naming the album;^[10] "I did pick it for a few reasons. I thought it was quite a good poppy title. I'm very interested in the look of things and having the make up and I always have quite strong lipstick, especially for the album artwork and the first video. It's also kind of a way of emphasising the fact that I do care about what I'm singing. I quite like that double thing. Also there isn't a song called "Read My Lips". I don't like it when there's an album track called the title. I think it's like singling one out to be better than the others. "Read My Lips" was originally a lyric for "Take Me Home" that I discarded. It's the opening lyric to "Universe Is You"."

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Take Me Home"	Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bob Esty, Michele Aller	Damian LeGassick	4:07
2.	"Lover"	Ellis-Bextor, Andy Boyd, Ross Newell	Gary Wilkinson, Marco Rakascan*	3:24
3.	"Move This Mountain"	Ellis-Bextor, Ben Hillier, Alex James	Hillier, James	4:45
4.	"Murder on the Dancefloor"	Ellis-Bextor, Gregg Alexander	Matt Rowe, Alexander, Jeremy Wheatley*	3:50
5.	"Sparkle"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan, Wheatley*	4:31
6.	"Final Move"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan	4:44
7.	"I Believe"	Ellis-Bextor, Tommy Danvers, Jony Rockstar	James, Hillier, Wheatley*	4:04
8.	"Leave the Others Alone"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan	4:09
9.	"By Chance"	Ellis-Bextor, Reza Safinia	Rakascan, Wheatley*	4:13
10.	"The Universe Is You"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan	3:37
11.	"Is It Any Wonder"	Ellis-Bextor, R. Hall	Hall, Rakascan*	4:25
12.	"Everything Falls Into Place"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan	3:44

2002 Re-Release
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Murder on the Dancefloor"	Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Gregg Alexander	Matt Rowe, Alexander, Jeremy Wheatley*	3:50
2.	"Take Me Home"	Ellis-Bextor, Bob Esty, Michele Aller	Damian LeGassick	4:07
3.	"Lover"	Ellis-Bextor, Andy Boyd, Ross Newell	Gary Wilkinson, Marco Rakascan*	3:24
4.	"Move This Mountain"	Ellis-Bextor, Ben Hillier, Alex James	Hillier, James	4:45
5.	"Music Gets the Best of Me"	Ellis-Bextor, Rowe, Alexander	Rowe, Alexander, Steve Osborne, Wheatley*	3:39
6.	"Sparkle"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan, Wheatley*	4:31
7.	"The Universe Is You"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan	3:37
8.	"I Believe"	Ellis-Bextor, Tommy Danvers, Jony Rockstar	James, Hillier, Wheatley*	4:04
9.	"Get Over You"	Ellis-Bextor, Jake Davies, Henrik Korpi, Mathias Johansson, Nina Woodford	Korpi & Blackcell	3:15
10.	"By Chance"	Ellis-Bextor, Reza Safinia	Rakascan, Wheatley*	4:13
11.	"Is It Any Wonder"	Ellis-Bextor, R. Hall	Hall, Rakascan*	4:25
12.	"Leave the Others Alone"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan	4:09
13.	"Final Move"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan	4:44
14.	"Everything Falls Into Place"	Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell	Rakascan	3:44
15.	"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)"	Spiller, Ellis-Bextor, Rob Davis, Vincent Montana, Jr., Ronnie Walker	Spiller, Wheatley*	4:00

* - additional production.

Personnel

Sophie Ellis-Bextor – vocals

Additional personnel

Matt Rowe – producer
Gregg Alexander – producer
Damian LeGassick – producer, programming, keyboards, guitars
Gary Wilkinson – producer
Ben Hillier – producer, programming, piano, drums
Alex James – producer, bass, guitars
Steve Osborne – producer
Marko Rakascan – producer, recording, programming, engineer, guitars, mixing
Henri Korpi – producer, arranger, keyboards, programming
Blackcell – producer, arranger
R. Hall – producer, recording
Jeremy Wheatley – additional production, mixing, remixing
Yoad Nevo – programming, guitars, percussion, keyboards, drum programming
Guy Pratt – bass guitar
John Themis – guitars
Rosie Wetter – string arrangement
Nick Franglen – programming
Bacon & Quarmby – recording

Jake Davies – mix engineer, additional programming, sound design
Ross Newell – guitars, keyboards, bass
Juliet Roberts – backing vocals
Sylvia Mason-James – backing vocals
Saphena Aziz – backing vocals
Jennifer John – backing vocals
Darren Nash – assistant engineer
Stefan Skarbek – programming
Rik Simpson – engineer
Aidan Love – programming, arrangement
Andrea Wright – assistant engineer
Niklas Flyckt – mixing
Gordon Elmquist – assistant engineer
Nina Woodford – background vocals
Emma Holmgren – background vocals
Mathias Johansson – guitar, bass, keyboards, programming
Ben Thacker – engineer

Chart performance

Chart (2001)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart^[11]	2
Chart (2002)	Peak position
Australian Albums Chart^[12]	9
Austrian Albums Chart^[13]	18
Belgium Albums Chart (Wallonia)^[14]	40
Denmark Albums Chart^[15]	35
French Albums Chart^[16]	33
Finland Albums Chart^[17]	18
German Albums Chart^{[citation needed]}	10
Ireland Albums Chart^{[citation needed]}	13
Mexican Albums Chart^[18]	7
Mexican International Albums Chart^[19]	1
Netherlands Albums Chart^[20]	10
New Zealand Albums Chart^[14]	9
Norway Albums Chart^[21]	7
Swedish Albums Chart^[22]	53
Swiss Albums Chart^[23]	26

Country	Certification	Sales
Australia ARIA	Platinum^[24]	70,000
Germany IFPI	Gold	100,000
New Zealand RIANZ	Platinum	100,000
UK BPI	2x Platinum^[25]	600,000
Europe (total) IFPI	Platinum^[26]	1 Million+
Mexico AMPROFON	Gold	75,000+
Brazil	Gold	50,000+

Notes and references

^ Hayes, Kelvin. "Review: Read My Lips (UK) - Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
^ Hayes, Kelvin. "Review: Read My Lips - Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 June 2009. ^{[dead link]}
^ Arora, Andrew (May 2002). "Review: Read My Lips - Sophie Ellis Bextor". bluecoupe.com. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
^ Lynch, Andrew (3 September 2001). "Review: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Read My Lips". Retrieved 27 June 2009.
^ Mak, Lennat (23 July 2002). "Review: Sophie Ellis Bextor - Read My Lips (Special Edition)". mtvasia.com. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c Manning, Toby. "Review: Sophie Ellis Bextor - Read My Lips". Q (Q181, September 2001). EMAP Metro Ltd: 109.
^ Clarke, Betty (31 August 2001). "Review: Chill of the ice maiden". Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
^ Price, Simon (2 September 2001). "Review: Album: Sophie Ellis Bexter (sic)". Independent News & Media. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
^ Crossing, Gary (3 September 2001). "Review: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Read My Lips". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
^ Cronin, Wayne (29 April 2002). "Sophie talks to ShowBiz Ireland..." ShowBiz.ie. Retrieved 27 June 2009.
^ "UK chart peak". everyhit.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
^ "Australian chart peak". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
^ "Austrian chart peak". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Belgium chart peak". ultratop.be. Retrieved 11 July 2009. Cite error: The named reference "New Zealand charts" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
^ "Den++++ chart peak". danishcharts.com'. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
^ "France chart peak". lescharts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
^ "Finland chart peak". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
^ Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart - 17 June 2002
^ Mexican Top 20 International Albums Chart - 17 June 2002
^ "Netherlands chart peak". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
^ "Norway chart peak". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2009.
^ "Sweden chart peak". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
^ "Swiss chart peak". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
^ ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Albums. ARIA. Retrieved 16 June 2007.
^ "British Phonographic Industry searchable certification database". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

External links

Read My Lips ⚠ "mbid" is missing! at MusicBrainz

[allmusic_original_review-1] Hayes, Kelvin. "Review: Read My Lips (UK) - Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 June 2009.

[allmusic_reissue_review-2] Hayes, Kelvin. "Review: Read My Lips - Sophie Ellis-Bextor". Allmusic. Retrieved 27 June 2009. ^{[dead link]}

[Blue_Coupe_review-3] Arora, Andrew (May 2002). "Review: Read My Lips - Sophie Ellis Bextor". bluecoupe.com. Retrieved 27 June 2009.

[Entertainment.ie_Review-4] Lynch, Andrew (3 September 2001). "Review: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Read My Lips". Retrieved 27 June 2009.

[MTV_Asia_review-5] Mak, Lennat (23 July 2002). "Review: Sophie Ellis Bextor - Read My Lips (Special Edition)". mtvasia.com. Retrieved 27 June 2009.

[Q_review-6] Manning, Toby. "Review: Sophie Ellis Bextor - Read My Lips". Q (Q181, September 2001). EMAP Metro Ltd: 109.

[Guardian_review-7] Clarke, Betty (31 August 2001). "Review: Chill of the ice maiden". Guardian News and Media Limited. Retrieved 27 June 2009.

[Independent_review-8] Price, Simon (2 September 2001). "Review: Album: Sophie Ellis Bexter (sic)". Independent News & Media. Retrieved 27 June 2009.

[Yahoo!_review-9] Crossing, Gary (3 September 2001). "Review: Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Read My Lips". Yahoo! Music. Retrieved 27 June 2009.

[Sophie_talks_to_ShowBiz_Ireland...-10] Cronin, Wayne (29 April 2002). "Sophie talks to ShowBiz Ireland..." ShowBiz.ie. Retrieved 27 June 2009.

[UK_charts-11] "UK chart peak". everyhit.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.

[Australian_charts-12] "Australian chart peak". Australian-charts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.

[Austrian_charts-13] "Austrian chart peak". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 16 June 2007.

[New_Zealand_charts-14] "Belgium chart peak". ultratop.be. Retrieved 11 July 2009. Cite error: The named reference "New Zealand charts" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).

[Danish_charts-15] "Den++++ chart peak". danishcharts.com'. Retrieved 11 July 2009.

[French_charts-16] "France chart peak". lescharts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.

[Finland_charts-17] "Finland chart peak". finnishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.

[18] Mexican Top 100 Albums Chart - 17 June 2002

[19] Mexican Top 20 International Albums Chart - 17 June 2002

[Netherlands_charts-20] "Netherlands chart peak". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 July 2009.

[Norway_charts-21] "Norway chart peak". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 July 2009.

[Sweden_charts-22] "Sweden chart peak". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 June 2007.

[Swiss_charts-23] "Swiss chart peak". Hitparade.ch. Retrieved 16 June 2007.

[ARIA_certification-24] ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Albums. ARIA. Retrieved 16 June 2007.

[25] "British Phonographic Industry searchable certification database". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

[26] "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards 2002". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 September 2010.

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   | Name        = Read My Lips
   | Type        = studio
-  | single 1 = [[Take Me Home (Cher song)#Sophie Ellis-Bextor version|Take Me Home]]
+  | single 1 = [[Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)
-  | single 1 date  = 13 August 2001
+  | single 1 date = 14 August 2000
-  | single 2 = [[Murder on the Dancefloor]]
+  | single 2 = [[Take Me Home (Cher song)#Sophie Ellis-Bextor version|Take Me Home]]
-  | single 2 date  = 3 December 2001
+  | single 2 date  = 13 August 2001
-  | single 3 = [[Get Over You]]"/"[[Move This Mountain]]
+  | single 3 = [[Murder on the Dancefloor]]
-  | single 3 date  = 10 June 2002
+  | single 3 date  = 3 December 2001
-  | single 4 = [[Music Gets the Best of Me]]
+  | single 4 = [[Get Over You / Move This Mountain (song)|Get Over You / Move This Mountain]]
-  | single 4 date  = 4 November 2002
+  | single 4 date  = 10 June 2002
+  | single 5 = [[Music Gets the Best of Me]]
+  | single 5 date  = 4 November 2002
  }}
 }}
-'''''Read My Lips''''' is the debut album by the [[England|English]] [[Pop music|pop]] singer [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]] released on 27 August 2001 by [[Polydor Records]].
+'''''Read My Lips''''' is the debut solo album released by the [[England|British]] [[Pop music|pop]] singer [[Sophie Ellis-Bextor]] released on 27 August 2001 by [[Polydor Records]].
 ==Background==
+After minor success with the band [[theaudience]] in the late 1990s, Ellis-Bextor's solo career began when she sang lead vocals on a disco collaboration with Dutch DJ [[Spiller]] in 2000. The track, "[[Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)]]", peaked at #1 on the [[UK Singles Chart]] and became the eighth best-selling single for that year. Following the success of "Groovejet", Ellis-Bextor signed a deal with Polydor records, and began working on first solo album the same year. In August 2001, the album's lead single, "[[Take Me Home (Cher song)#Sophie Ellis-Bextor version|Take Me Home]]", a cover of the disco-era song originally recorded by [[Cher]] in 1979, was released, peaking at #3 on the UK Singles Chart. The album was released two weeks later, and in December 2001, a second single from the album, "[[Murder on the Dancefloor]]", was released to similar success. In early 2002, it was revealed that Ellis-Bextor had recorded two brand new songs, entitled "Get Over You" and "Music Gets The Best Of Me", however, she was unsure what release they would appear on. When it was announced that "Get Over You", would be released as a double A-side single with "Move This Mountain", a track that appears on ''Read My Lips'', fans were puzzled as to why Ellis-Bextor was releasing a double A-side which contained one track which did not appear on the album. However, all soon became clear when a re-issue of the album arrived on June 17, 2002, complete with the two brand new tracks, and the inclusion of her Spiller collaboration "Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)", which was not included on the first issue of the album. "[[Music Gets the Best of Me]]", was subsequently released as a single in November 2002, peaking at #14 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].
-After minor success with the band [[theaudience]] in the late 1990s, Ellis-Bextor went on to have a hugely successful collaboration with [[Spiller]] in 2000. The track, "[[Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)]]", was a UK no.1 and the 8th best-selling single there for that year. Ellis-Bextor began working on her first solo album the same year. During an interview with ShowBiz.ie in April 2002, she explained her reasons behind naming the album;<ref name = "Sophie talks to ShowBiz Ireland...">{{cite web |first=Wayne |last=Cronin |title=Sophie talks to ShowBiz Ireland... |url=http://www.showbizireland.com/news/april02/29-bextor02.shtml |date=29 April 2002 |publisher=ShowBiz.ie |accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref>
-<blockquote>I did pick it for a few reasons. I thought it was quite a good poppy title. I'm very interested in the look of things and having the make up and I always have quite strong lipstick, especially for the album artwork and the first video. It's also kind of a way of emphasising the fact that I do care about what I'm singing. I quite like that double thing. Also there isn't a song called "Read My Lips". I don't like it when there's an album track called the title. I think it's like singling one out to be better than the others. "Read My Lips" was originally a lyric for "Take Me Home" that I discarded. It's the opening lyric to "Universe Is You".</blockquote>
-The album's lead single, "[[Take Me Home (Cher song)#Sophie Ellis-Bextor version|Take Me Home]]" (a cover of the disco-era song originally recorded by [[Cher]] in 1979), was released in August 2001. It was followed by "[[Murder on the Dancefloor]]" in December 2001 and the double A-side "Get Over You"/"Move This Mountain" in June 2002. All three singles became Top 3 hits in the UK, with "Take Me Home" being certified Silver for sales over 200,000 copies. [[Polydor]] decided to re-issue the album on 17 June 2002, complete with extra tracks and an alternate running order. A further single, "[[Music Gets the Best of Me]]", was released in November 2002 and peaked at no.14 in the UK.
 ==Critical reception==
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 | rev9Score ={{Rating|5|10}}<ref name="Yahoo! review">{{cite web |first=Gary |last=Crossing |title=Review: ''Sophie Ellis-Bextor - Read My Lips'' |url=http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/l_reviews_a/21767.html |date=3 September 2001 |publisher=[[Yahoo! Music]] |accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref>
 }}
-''Read My Lips'' received varied reviews upon release.  Toby Manning, writing for [[Q (magazine)|''Q'' magazine]] in September 2001, singled out "Take Me Home" and "Move This Mountain" as the album's highlights, but, overall, he thought that the record failed to live up to the standard set by the previous collaboration with [[Spiller]].<ref name="Q review"/>  He also found that the album's music and the distinctive pronunciation of Ellis-Bextor's vocal delivery did not work to complimentary effect;<ref name="Q review"/>
-<blockquote>This former indie poppet explained away her leap into clubbing's sweaty embrace through Number 1 hit Groovejet's use of guitars. Strange then that Bextor has opted for an album of synthetic dance fluff. While the silky disco of Cher oldie Take Me Home is perfect for her, (...) the vulgar thump of Everything Falls Into Place is deeply awkward. A voice that pronounces dance as "daahnce" simply doesn't belong in such clunking company.</blockquote>
+''Read My Lips'' received varied reviews upon release. Toby Manning, writing for [[Q (magazine)|''Q'' magazine]], singled out "Take Me Home" and "Move This Mountain" as the album's highlights, but, overall, he thought that the record failed to live up to the standard set by the previous collaboration with [[Spiller]].<ref name="Q review"/> He also found that the album's music and the distinctive pronunciation of Ellis-Bextor's vocal delivery did not work to complimentary effect;<ref name="Q review"/> "This former indie poppet explained away her leap into clubbing's sweaty embrace through Number 1 hit Groovejet's use of guitars. Strange then that Bextor has opted for an album of synthetic dance fluff. While the silky disco of Cher oldie "Take Me Home" is perfect for her, the vulgar thump of "Everything Falls Into Place" is deeply awkward. A voice that pronounces dance as "daahnce" simply doesn't belong in such clunking company." During an interview with ShowBiz.ie, Ellis-Bextor explained her reasons behind naming the album;<ref name = "Sophie talks to ShowBiz Ireland...">{{cite web |first=Wayne |last=Cronin |title=Sophie talks to ShowBiz Ireland... |url=http://www.showbizireland.com/news/april02/29-bextor02.shtml |date=29 April 2002 |publisher=ShowBiz.ie |accessdate=27 June 2009}}</ref> "I did pick it for a few reasons. I thought it was quite a good poppy title. I'm very interested in the look of things and having the make up and I always have quite strong lipstick, especially for the album artwork and the first video. It's also kind of a way of emphasising the fact that I do care about what I'm singing. I quite like that double thing. Also there isn't a song called "Read My Lips". I don't like it when there's an album track called the title. I think it's like singling one out to be better than the others. "Read My Lips" was originally a lyric for "Take Me Home" that I discarded. It's the opening lyric to "Universe Is You"."
 ==Track listing==
 {{Track listing
-| headline        = 2002 re-release
+| extra_column    = Producer(s)
+| writing_credits = yes
+| title1          = Take Me Home
+| writer1         = Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bob Esty, Michele Aller
+| extra1          = Damian LeGassick
+| length1         = 4:07
+| title2          = Lover
+| writer2         = Ellis-Bextor, Andy Boyd, Ross Newell
+| extra2          = Gary Wilkinson, Marco Rakascan*
+| length2         = 3:24
+| title3          = Move This Mountain
+| writer3         = Ellis-Bextor, Ben Hillier, Alex James
+| extra3          = Hillier, James
+| length3         = 4:45
+| title4          = Murder on the Dancefloor
+| writer4         = Ellis-Bextor, Gregg Alexander
+| extra4          = Matt Rowe, Alexander, Jeremy Wheatley*
+| length4         = 3:50
+| title5          = Sparkle
+| writer5         = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
+| extra5          = Rakascan, Wheatley*
+| length5         = 4:31
+| title6          = Final Move
+| writer6         = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
+| extra6          = Rakascan
+| length6         = 4:44
+| title7          = I Believe
+| writer7         = Ellis-Bextor, Tommy Danvers, Jony Rockstar
+| extra7          = James, Hillier, Wheatley*
+| length7         = 4:04
+| title8          = Leave the Others Alone
+| writer8         = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
+| extra8          = Rakascan
+| length8         = 4:09
+| title9          = By Chance
+| writer9         = Ellis-Bextor, Reza Safinia
+| extra9          = Rakascan, Wheatley*
+| length9         = 4:13
+| title10         = The Universe Is You
+| writer10        = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
+| extra10         = Rakascan
+| length10        = 3:37
+| title11         = Is It Any Wonder
+| writer11        = Ellis-Bextor, R. Hall
+| extra11         = Hall, Rakascan*
+| length11        = 4:25
+| title12         = Everything Falls Into Place
+| writer12        = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
+| extra12         = Rakascan
+| length12        = 3:44
+}}
+{{Track listing
+| headline        = 2002 Re-Release
+| collapsed       = yes
 | extra_column    = Producer(s)
 | writing_credits = yes
@@ Line 94: / Line 144: @@
 | length5         = 3:39
 | title6          = Sparkle
-| note6           = UK bonus track
 | writer6         = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
 | extra6          = Rakascan, Wheatley*
@@ Line 123: / Line 172: @@
 | length12        = 4:09
 | title13         = Final Move
-| note13          = UK bonus track
 | writer13        = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
 | extra13         = Rakascan
@@ Line 132: / Line 180: @@
 | length14        = 3:44
 | title15         = [[Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)]]
-| note15          = Live Version
 | writer15        = [[Spiller]], Ellis-Bextor, [[Rob Davis (musician)|Rob Davis]], [[Vincent Montana, Jr.]], Ronnie Walker
 | extra15         = Spiller, Wheatley*
 | length15        = 4:00
-}}
-{{Track listing
-| headline        = Original 2001 version
-| collapsed       = yes
-| extra_column    = Producer(s)
-| writing_credits = yes
-| title1          = Take Me Home
-| writer1         = Sophie Ellis-Bextor, Bob Esty, Michele Aller
-| extra1          = Damian LeGassick
-| length1         = 4:07
-| title2          = Lover
-| writer2         = Ellis-Bextor, Andy Boyd, Ross Newell
-| extra2          = Gary Wilkinson, Marco Rakascan*
-| length2         = 3:24
-| title3          = Move This Mountain
-| writer3         = Ellis-Bextor, Ben Hillier, Alex James
-| extra3          = Hillier, James
-| length3         = 4:45
-| title4          = Murder on the Dancefloor
-| writer4         = Ellis-Bextor, Gregg Alexander
-| extra4          = Matt Rowe, Alexander, Jeremy Wheatley*
-| length4         = 3:50
-| title5          = Sparkle
-| note5           = UK bonus track
-| writer5         = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
-| extra5          = Rakascan, Wheatley*
-| length5         = 4:31
-| title6          = Final Move
-| note6           = UK bonus track
-| writer6         = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
-| extra6          = Rakascan
-| length6         = 4:44
-| title7          = I Believe
-| writer7         = Ellis-Bextor, Tommy Danvers, Jony Rockstar
-| extra7          = James, Hillier, Wheatley*
-| length7         = 4:04
-| title8          = Leave the Others Alone
-| writer8         = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
-| extra8          = Rakascan
-| length8         = 4:09
-| title9          = By Chance
-| writer9         = Ellis-Bextor, Reza Safinia
-| extra9          = Rakascan, Wheatley*
-| length9         = 4:13
-| title10         = The Universe Is You
-| writer10        = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
-| extra10         = Rakascan
-| length10        = 3:37
-| title11         = Is It Any Wonder
-| writer11        = Ellis-Bextor, R. Hall
-| extra11         = Hall, Rakascan*
-| length11        = 4:25
-| title12         = Everything Falls Into Place
-| writer12        = Ellis-Bextor, Boyd, Newell
-| extra12         = Rakascan
-| length12        = 3:44
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 <small>* - additional production.</small>

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Discography Songs
Albums	Read My Lips Shoot from the Hip Trip the Light Fantastic Make a Scene Wanderlust Familia Hana
Live albums	Kitchen Disco – Live at the London Palladium
Compilations	The Song Diaries Songs from the Kitchen Disco
Singles	"Take Me Home" "Murder on the Dancefloor" "Get Over You" / "Move This Mountain" "Music Gets the Best of Me" "Mixed Up World" "I Won't Change You" "Catch You" "Me and My Imagination" "Today the Sun's on Us" "If I Can't Dance" "Bittersweet" "Off & On" "Starlight" "Young Blood" "Runaway Daydreamer" "Love Is a Camera" "The Deer & the Wolf" "Hypnotized"
Featured singles	"Groovejet (If This Ain't Love)" "Circles (Just My Good Time)" "Heartbreak (Make Me a Dancer)" "Can't Fight This Feeling" "Not Giving Up on Love"
Tours	Read My Lips Tour
Related articles	Theaudience Janet Ellis Robin Bextor Richard Jones Watch My Lips