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Read My Lips

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor

Read My Lips

Release date: 1st January 2001

Polydor

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About This Album

"Read My Lips" is an album by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, released 1st January 2001 via Polydor.

About the Artist

Sophie Ellis-Bextor

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Sophie Ellis-Bextor has booked a UK record store tour for her new album 'Perimenopop'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has booked a UK record store tour for her new album 'Perimenopop'

Singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor will tour UK record stores with signings and performances to promote her eighth album 'Perimenopop'.

4 Jul 2025 • 7:46 am

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced new album 'Perimenopop' with early single 'Taste'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has announced new album 'Perimenopop' with early single 'Taste'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor announces September release of eighth album 'Perimenopop' alongside new MNEK collaboration 'Taste'.

9 May 2025 • 11:42 am

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has returned with her disco-pop single 'Relentless Love'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has returned with her disco-pop single 'Relentless Love'

The British singer releases a fairground-inspired disco-pop track ahead of her upcoming UK and Ireland tour dates.

28 Mar 2025 • 11:08 am

War Child's Secret 7" project is back with The Cure, Jessie Ware, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and more for 2025

War Child's Secret 7" project is back with The Cure, Jessie Ware, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and more for 2025

War Child's Secret 7" project returns in 2025, featuring seven tracks pressed 100 times each with unique artist-designed sleeves for charity.

13 Jan 2025 • 10:19 am

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has shared a new video for 'Freedom Of The Night'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has shared a new video for 'Freedom Of The Night'

Her upcoming UK run goes on sale later this week.

28 Oct 2024 • 11:47 am

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has confirmed her biggest ever UK tour, including a Royal Albert Hall show

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has confirmed her biggest ever UK tour, including a Royal Albert Hall show

The UK run kicks off in Glasgow next May before concluding at London's iconic venue the following month.

24 Oct 2024 • 11:57 am

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released her new single 'Freedom of the Night'

Sophie Ellis-Bextor has released her new single 'Freedom of the Night'

The disco-pop track follows her seventh studio album ‘HANA’.

18 Oct 2024 • 10:15 am

Versions of this record

Read My Lips — other versions

Deluxe editions, anniversary reissues, regional editions and other recordings of this album. Each has its own page with its own pressings and credits.

Read My Lips (Deluxe Version)
Year 2001Tracks 17
Read My Lips (2022 Reissue)
Tracks 0
Read My Lips (2002 Reissue)
Tracks 0
Read My Lips (25th Anniversary Edition)
Tracks 1

Pressings & releases

Read My Lips — release variants

Country, format and catalogue-number detail for each known pressing.

CD · Album · Special Edition
Main
Country UKYear 2001
Polydor · 589 174 - 2
Barcode: 7 31458 91742 7
CD · Album
Country EuropeYear 2001
Polydor · 589 175 - 2
Barcode: 7 31458 91752 6
CD · Album
Country AustralasiaYear 2001
Polydor · 589 315-2
Barcode: 7 31458 93152 2
Cassette · Album
Country RussiaYear 2001
Polydor · 589 175-9
Barcode: 7 31458 91754 0
CD · Album
Country RussiaYear 2001
Polydor · 589 175-9
Barcode: 7 31458 91759 5

Credits

Production & Engineering

Producer: Marco Rakascan, Jeremy Wheatley, Gary Wilkinson, Richard M. Hall, Gregg Alexander, Matt Rowe, Alex James (2), Ben Hillier, Andrea Wright (2), Damian Legassick, Bacon & Quarmby
Engineer: Marco Rakascan, James Loughrey, Laurence Brazil, Ben Thackeray, Jake Davies, Damian Legassick
Recording Engineer: Richard M. Hall, Marco Rakascan, Bacon & Quarmby
Mixing Engineer: Jeremy Wheatley, Darren Nash, Marco Rakascan, Damian Legassick

Singles released from this record

Read My Lips — singles

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