Back to Scratch

Back to Scratch is the sixth studio album from Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church. The album was released on 25 October 2010, five years after the release of Church's fifth studio album Tissues and Issues. The album has been described by Church as having a "new different sound but also one that goes with my voice",^[6] Church has also described the album as more mature and as having a more "quirky" vibe than her previous album. The album was preceded by the lead single and title track "Back to Scratch"^[7] on 19 September 2010, which was originally written about a relative but which Church has recently described as being more relevant to her own split from former boyfriend Gavin Henson.^[8] The 2010 album was her first release on her own label Dooby Records after signing a $3m investment deal with all her previous albums being released on longtime label Sony Music. The song "Ruby" is a cover of Camille's song of the same name, written by Euston Jones and taken from her debut album Le Sac des Filles. A US release was planned for 2011, but was cancelled when Church severed her relationship with her label.^[9]

Back to Scratch
Studio album by Charlotte Church
Released	25 October 2010
Recorded	2010
Genre	Pop, alternative
Length	50:50[1]
Label	Dooby Records
Producer	Martin Terefe & Sacha Skarbeck
Charlotte Church chronology
Tissues and Issues (2005) Back to Scratch (2010) ONE (2012)
Singles from Back to Scratch
"Back to Scratch" Released: 19 September 2010 "Logical World" Released: 28 November 2010 "Snow" Released: 11 April 2011

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Daily Express	(3/5)[3]
The Independent	(Positive)[4]
Mojo	[5]
Q
Uncut	[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Back to Scratch"	Charlotte Church Jonathan Powell	3:34
2.	"We Were Young"	Church Powell	3:08
3.	"Ruby" (Camille cover)	Euston Jones	2:15
4.	"Unravelling"	Church Luke Laird Barry Dean	3:45
5.	"Logical World"	Church Powell Martin Terefe Sacha Skarbek	2:51
6.	"Suitcase"	Church Laird Dean	3:04
7.	"The Actors"	Church Powell	3:29
8.	"The Story of Us"	Church Laird Dean	3:51
9.	"Don't Think About It"	Colum Regan	2:52
10.	"Cup of the Sun"	Church Powell	1:47
11.	"Snow"	Powell	5:02
12.	"Love Drunk"	Church Patrick Davis	3:20
13.	"Honestly"	Church Powell	8:35
14.	"River" (Joni Mitchell cover (hidden track))	Mitchell	4:02
15.	"Bang Bang" (iTunes bonus track)	Sonny Bono	3:29
16.	"My Boy" (Amazon UK bonus track)		3:31

Charts

The album entered the official UK Top 75 album chart at Number 23 on 31 October 2010. The following week it dropped 42 places to Number 65.

Chart (2010)	Peak position
UK Albums Chart	23

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format
United Kingdom	25 October 2010	Dooby Records	CD, digital Download
Ireland	1 November 2010