![]() The negative reviews stemmed to the originality of the image due to the loss of Buchanan, as well as a lack of an identifiable sound and soul from the project. Despite the high-profile input, Sweet 7 was negatively received by critics, and was awarded a 39 out of 100 according to aggregated reviews at Metacritic. The involvement of Roc Nation's in-house producers gave the album a strong electro and dance-pop sound due to work from US producers and writers, mainly Fernando Garibay, Stargate and The Smeezingtons. The album was produced by and tipped for a United States release with Jay-Z's entertainment company Roc Nation, but this was later disputed by the group which claimed that Roc Nation was only signed to serve as A&R, as well as to produce Sweet 7. ![]() As a result, this is the only album that features none of the original members. As a result of the group line-up change, Sweet 7 was re-recorded to feature the vocals of new member Ewen and for the removal of former member Buchanan's vocals. Sweet 7 is the only album released since the controversial departure of Keisha Buchanan, who was replaced by Eurovision Song Contest 2009 entrant Jade Ewen in September 2009. Production for the album began in April 2009 and was completed in January 2010. Sweet 7 is the seventh studio album by British girl group Sugababes, released on 15 March 2010 by Island Records.
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