Revolution in Me is the debut solo album by
Siobhán Donaghy, on 29 September 2003. The album debuted, and peaked, at #117 on the
UK Albums Chart. Her forename is stylised as 'Siobhan' for this album, as opposed to the correct styling of 'Siobhán'. The album was reviewed well in
European countries, including
Sweden and
Finland.[7] The album was released with the
Copy Control protection system in some regions.[citation needed] Two singles were released from the album: "Overrated" and "Twist of Fate".
A 20th anniversary edition of the album was released on 8 December 2023. It was preceded by the release of an album outtake, "Pop Illusion", as a promotional single.[8]
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the 20th anniversary edition of Revolution in Me.[10]
Recorded at Bear Studios (tracks 1, 9 and 11), Eastcote Studios (tracks 2–6, 10 and 12) and
Mayfair Studios (tracks 7 and 8)
Track 1 mixed by
Preetesh Hirji at Bear Studios; all other tracks mixed by Tom Elmhirst at Eastcote Studios (tracks 2–6, 9 and 11), Mayfair Studios (tracks 7 and 12) and Strongroom Studios (tracks 8 and 10)
Musicians and technical personnel
Siobhan Donaghy – vocals
Ben Allen – guitar on "Twist of Fate" and "Dialect"
Preetesh Hirji –
synthesizers on "Faces" and "Revolution in Me", strings on "Revolution in Me", production and
mixing
Jodie Kent –
programming and additional keyboards on "As You Like It", co-production on "Little Bits" and production on "Next Human (XY)"
Matt Kent – guitars on "Nothing but Song", "Man Without Friends", "Little Bits" and "As You Like It", keyboards and co-production on "Little Bits", programming on "As You Like It", production on "Next Human (XY)"
Shawn Lee – guitar, bass and drums on "Man Without Friends"
Jesper Matlsson – bass on "Twist of Fate"
Cameron McVey – beats on "Overrated", production and executive production
Marlon McVey (credited as "Mister") – backing vocals and beats on "Revolution in Me", bass, beats and drums on "Nothing but Song", percussion on "Faces", production and engineering
Luke Mornay – mixing and remixing on "Pop Illusion"
Jeremy Shaw – guitar on "Overrated", "Little Bits", "Twist of Fate" and "Iodine", bass on "Overrated" and "Twist of Fate", keyboards on "Overrated", "Little Bits" and "Iodine"
Paul Simms – beats and keyboards on "Overrated", production
Jeremy Stacey – drums on "Overrated" and "Twist of Fate"
Antti Uusimaki – engineering and mixing on "Those Anythings"
Rosie Wetters – cello on "Thus Far"
Notes
The album's title, Revolution in Me, is said to relate to Siobhán Donaghy's departure from
Sugababes.
"Nothing But Song" was released as a promotional single on vinyl under the name of "Shanghai Nobody", an anagram of "Siobhán Donaghy".
As the booklet includes eight additional front covers, there is no official album cover, as anyone can change the cover.
Interviewed on
BBC Three's Liquid News show around the time of the release of "Twist of Fate", Siobhan mentioned the turkeys in the video, and said that they were more relevant to her upcoming Christmas single, "Iodine". However, no further single was released.