Cherrybomb

Cherrybomb is the tenth studio album by British recording artist, Lottie. It is her first studio album since the release of Heat in late 2003. Cherrybomb was preceded by the jazz influenced lead single "Some Kind Of Wonderful" and was released worldwide in October 2007. The American release of Cherrybomb took place in April 2008. The US version has alternate cover art and a slightly altered track listing. Four other singles were also released from the album; Cherrybomb, Trip The Light Fantastic, Can You Hear Me? and All About You.
Recording for the album began in late 2006 following Thompson's extended break from the music industry due to the birth of her first child. Her pregnancy and break meant that Thompson had kept out of the public eye for almost four years which led to speculation that she was never going to return to music. Lottie did not make any public appearances since early 2004, during the promotion for her ninth studio album Heat, nor did she release any statements which suggested a new album was in the making. The release of the album's lead single; "Some Kind Of Wonderful" came as a shock to fans around the world.
Like all of Lottie's albums up until that point, Cherrybomb received generally positive critical reception but similar to her previous album, Heat, the record under-performed on the charts and became Lottie's second album not to peak within the top 100 in the UK album chart. Nonetheless, Cherrybomb was nominated for two BRIT Awards; Best International Album and Pop Album.
==Background & Writing==
While staying out of the spotlight in her London home, Thompson began writing lyrics towards the end of 2006, almost three whole years since she last penned a song. Thompson has since admitted that she considered giving up music for good as nothing was motivating her anymore and her main priority was raising her son, Leo. After her son's second birthday, Thompson decided to start writing songs again and was influenced by a lot of new artists that came onto the scene at the time.
Due to her rather long break from the industry, Cherrybomb was the first record that Thompson had consciously planned out and prepared for since Octopus, having spent most of the early 00's engaged in a continual loop of record, release and tour. She feared that momentum had died down after the underwhelming performance of her previous record and her lengthy hiatus may have caused some fans to stop caring and grow tired of waiting. Another fear of Thompson's was that she may not be in the right state to give extravagant performances due to being inactive for so long.
Thompson started work on the project in June 2006, taking small breaks in between to look after her son. The whole project was done in secrecy as Lottie wanted to surprise the public, who were becoming extremely impatient by this time. Halfway through recording, her father passed away which again halted the process of the record. The intended summer 2007 release was pushed back until the autumn.