CHARLOTTE CHURCH Back To Scratch (2010 UK 13-track CD album - Produced by Martin Terefe [KT Tunstall, James Morrison] and Sacha Skarbeck [Adele, James Blunt], 'Back To Scratch' is multi-textured pop dynamite, showcasing Charlotte's incredible range as well as her knack for informing each and every song she sings with unabashed emotion. Opening with the contemplative but vibrant single [and album title track], other highlights include the reflective 'Ruby' [originally recorded by French singer, Camille], a warm Parisian jazz shuffle full of affectionate motherly advice to her young daughter and infused with a vintage vinyl crackle, 'Logical World' - a grown up guitar track with a rousing, perfect-pop chorus, 'The Actors' which gives a nod to musical theatre, with its Lloyd Webber style intensity and dramatic dynamics, while the delicate 'Story of Us' explodes into stadium ballad territory and tells of her relationship with her mother. Elsewhere 'Don't Think About It' shows off a Southern swagger influenced by Charlotte's time in Nashville, with bold Bobbie Gentry vocals and a sultry bluegrass backbone. The optimistic 'Cup Of The Sun' is a short but ever so sweet folk-pop number, laid with lush harmonies and the autobiographical 'Honestly' buzzes with a show tune style sparkle. Tucked away secretly at the end of the album sits a tender, hugely affecting version of Joni Mitchell's classic 'River', set to an elegiac string quartet arrangement)