Fresh Face (Album)

Fresh Face - The Debut Album from up and coming Rap star MattY. Recorded in the Hot Eye Records recording studio in London, it was the first and only album that MattY released under the label - even though he signed a two album deal. MattY wrote all of the songs and only had bits of input on second single Shoot to Kill from Eric Quillington himself. There are four collaborations on the album
===Writing and Recording===
This album was written almost solely by young Rap Icon MattY. With his influences being many and varied the album was highly anticipated in the Grime and Urban scenes. The recording of the album was very swift, as it only took a month or so. There are several big names on the album, and MattY managed to work with all of them in the studio.
===Tracklisting===
# 	Name 	Writers
1 	Fresh Face 	MattY
2 	Shooting Star (ft. Michelle Green) 	MattY
3 	Let Me Go 	MattY
4 	When I Was Younger 	MattY
5 	Shoot To Kill (ft. Eric Quillington) 	MattY & Eric Quillington
6 	Lost Inside (ft. Glamazon) 	MattY
7 	Stand Your Ground (ft. Brittany Knox)	MattY
8 	Inspired 	MattY
9 	Shock Wave 	MattY
10	Saved by My Beats 	MattY
===The Singles===
====Shooting Star (ft. Michelle Green)====
This track is thought to have been written by MattY when the world seemed against him. The idea behind the track is to have hope and always believe. Some times everyone needs that Shooting Star once in a while. Also, having Michelle Green to feature meant that the song had an incredible chorus, as Miss Green has an amazing set of pipes.
====Shoot to Kill (ft. Eric Quillington)====
This track is a track about revenge. MattY wrote most of it when a friend of his had betrayed his trust and done something behind his back - MattY never specified what this friend did though. MattY approached Eric to see if he would like to do a track with him and when Eric arrived in the studio MattY was going over this track. Eric prefered this one to any of the other tracks that MattY had got that he could feature on. Eric then helped MattY write some more lyrics for the song and Eric also did an intro on the piano and a guitar riff for the song.
====Stand Your Ground (ft. Brittany Knox)====
This track is a very pop-grime orrientated track. MattY wrote this song to seem more commercial and then decided to add Brittany Knox to the track. She accepted the offer and the two of them got the track done in less that an hour. The song was the least succesful of all of the singles.
===Chart Performance===
The album debuted at #1 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 148,000 copies in the first week there, while in the US, the album debuted at #5, selling 128,000 copies there. By the end of 2010, the album was certified 3x platinum in the UK and reached gold status in the US. The album sold 2 million copies worldwide, making him the best selling British rapper of all time.