Gotta Get Thru This (album)

Gotta Get Thru This is the debut studio album by English-New Zealand singer Daniel Bedingfield. The album was released on 26 August 2002 by Polydor Records. It reached number two on the UK Albums Chart, and is certified five times platinum, having sold over 1.63 million copies. Worldwide, the album has sold over 4 million copies.[1]

Gotta Get Thru This
Studio album by Daniel Bedingfield
Released	26 August 2002
Recorded	2001–2002
Genre	Pop garage R&B
Length	43:18
Label	Polydor
Producer	Daniel Bedingfield D&D Productions Stephen Emmanuel Martin Newman Ali Staton Al Stone Mark Taylor
Daniel Bedingfield chronology
Gotta Get Thru This (2002) Second First Impression (2004)
Singles from Gotta Get Thru This
"Gotta Get Thru This" Released: 26 November 2001 "James Dean (I Wanna Know)" Released: 27 August 2002 "If You're Not the One" Released: 25 November 2002 "I Can't Read You" Released: 21 April 2003 "Never Gonna Leave Your Side" Released: 21 July 2003 "Friday" Released: 20 October 2003
Alternative covers
American cover
Alternative cover
Re-release cover

Six singles were released from the album, including the number-one hits "Gotta Get Thru This", "If You're Not the One" and "Never Gonna Leave Your Side".

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Blender	[3]
The Guardian	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
The Village Voice	A−[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Daniel Bedingfield; except rap on "Blown It Again" and "Right Girl" written by Solid Rock.

UK and European edition

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Blown It Again"	Daniel Bedingfield Ali Staton Al Stone^[a]	3:20
2.	"James Dean (I Wanna Know)"	Bedingfield Stone^[b]	3:40
3.	"Gotta Get Thru This"	Bedingfield D&D Productions	2:45
4.	"Right Girl"	Bedingfield Stone^[b]	3:55
5.	"If You're Not the One"	Mark Taylor	4:19
6.	"He Don't Love You Like I Love You"	Daniel Bedingfield Ali Staton Stone^[a] Stephen Emmanuel^[a]	3:57
7.	"I Can't Read You"	Bedingfield Emmanuel^[b]	4:06
8.	"Friday"	Bedingfield Stone^[b]	3:30
9.	"Honest Questions"	Taylor	3:34
10.	"Girlfriend"	Bedingfield Staton^[b] Stone^[a]	3:12
11.	"Without the Girl"	Bedingfield Staton	3:48
12.	"Inflate My Ego"	Bedingfield Stone^[b] Martin Newman^[a]	5:05
13.	"Gotta Get Thru This" (acoustic version)	Bedingfield Stone	3:40

Re-release bonus tracks

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
14.	"Never Gonna Leave Your Side"	Taylor Bedingfield^[a]	3:56
15.	"James Dean (I Wanna Know)" (acoustic version)	Bedingfield Staton	3:00
16.	"If You're Not the One" (acoustic version)	Bedingfield Staton	4:17

North American edition

No.	Title	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Blown It Again"	Daniel Bedingfield Ali Staton Al Stone^[a]	3:20
2.	"James Dean (I Wanna Know)"	Bedingfield Stone^[b]	3:40
3.	"Gotta Get Thru This" (D'n'D radio edit)	Bedingfield D&D Productions	2:42
4.	"If You're Not the One"	Mark Taylor	4:19
5.	"He Don't Love You Like I Love You"	Daniel Bedingfield Ali Staton Stone^[a] Stephen Emmanuel^[a]	3:57
6.	"I Can't Read You"	Bedingfield Emmanuel^[b]	4:06
7.	"Friday"	Bedingfield Stone^[b]	3:30
8.	"Honest Questions"	Taylor	3:34
9.	"Girlfriend"	Bedingfield Staton^[b] Stone^[a]	3:12
10.	"Without the Girl"	Bedingfield Staton	3:46
11.	"Inflate My Ego"	Bedingfield Stone^[b] Martin Newman^[a]	5:05
12.	"Gotta Get Thru This" (acoustic version)	Bedingfield Stone	3:55

Notes

• ^{^[a]} signifies an additional producer.
• ^{^[b]} signifies a co-producer.
• "Inflate My Ego" contains portions of "Peter Gunn Theme", written by Henry Mancini and performed by The Blues Brothers.

Credits and personnel

• Daniel Bedingfield – atmosphere, composer, guitar, primary artist, producer
• Miles Bould – percussion
• Danny Cummings – percussion
• Ned Douglas – engineer, producer, programming
• Stephen Emmanuel – mixing, producer
• Leo Green – saxophone
• Isobel Griffiths – orchestra contractor
• Matt Holland – trumpet
• Greg Lester – guitar
• Christian Saint Val – assistant
• Derrick Santini – photography
• Robin Smith – conductor, string arrangements
• The Solid Rock Choir – composer
• Ali Staton – producer
• Al Stone – mixing, producer
• Jeff Taylor – remixing
• Lewis Taylor – bass, guitar, Hammond organ
• Jong Uk-yoon – assistant

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts Chart (2002) Peak position scope="row" Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 39 scope="row" Danish Albums (Hitlisten)[8] 3 scope="row" Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[9] 23 scope="row" New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[10] 19 scope="row" Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[11] 25 scope="row" Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 2 scope="row" Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 33 scope="row" UK Albums (OCC)[14] 2 scope="row" US Billboard 200[15] 41

Year-end charts Chart (2003) Position UK Albums Chart[16] 5

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[17]	Gold	7,500^^
United Kingdom (BPI)[18]	5× Platinum	1,630,000[19]
United States (RIAA)[20]	Gold	500,000^^
Summaries
Europe (IFPI)[21]	Platinum	1,000,000^*
^* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

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