Clea - Identity Crisis (2004)

Clea are an English girl group whose members met on the television show 'Popstars: The Rivals' in 2002, and after they were voted off the series, Chloe Morgan , Lynsey Brown, Emma Beard and Aimee Kearsley decided to form a band, naming them selves 'Clea' after the first letter of each member's name. They initially had a management contract with Upside Management, and a recording contract with Warner offshoot 1967 Records, and their first single, 'Download It', was released in 2003, entering the UK Singles Chart at number 21. After spending the remainder of the year playing small concerts in the United Kingdom, the band released their second single in February 2004, with 'Stuck In The Middle' reaching number 23 in the UK Singles Chart. After completing work on their debut album, Morgan left the group in May to pursue a solo career, and 'Identity Crisis' was released in Russia, Eastern Europe, and certain countries in Asia, as the group had seen some moderate success in these regions, but due to their lack of success around the rest of the world, they were dropped from 1967 Records in late 2004. They continued to be managed by Upside Management, releasing music independently through a specially-created label, and in September 2005 they collaborated with production group Da Playaz to release a single, 'We Don't Have To Take Our Clothes Off', which was a dance remake of the Narada Michael Walden song originally made famous by Jermaine Stewart. This single reached number 35 on the UK chart, and was followed in June 2006 by 'Lucky Like That', which reached number 55. 'Trinity', Clea's second album (but first UK release) was issued on 3 July 2006 on Upside Records, after which Brown left the band in November. They then released the double a-side single, 'Stuck In The Middle'/'I Surrender', in Europe, and toured Asia and Scandinavia in 2007, and they also signed to EMI China, touring there on several occasions. 'Identity Crisis' deserved a wider release than it received, as it's a pretty good album in a Girls Aloud vein, and so here it is for your enjoyment. 

Track listing

01 Stuck In The Middle  
02 The Lie  
03 Butterflies And Rainbows  
04 First Love  
05 Identity Crisis  
06 One More Try 
07 Sprung  
08 Crush  
09 A Guy Like You  
10 Download It 
11 Mind Games  
12 Pretty Little Bad Girl