Obsession

As one of the few solo male X-Factor contestants to make it past a first album, and with a million-selling single under his belt, 2005 winner Shayne Ward is entitled to feel a little aggrieved that his music career appeared to have been undeservedly held in limbo. Indeed, despite both his self-titled debut and follow-up, Breathless, achieving multi-platinum success, Ward has been missing in action since 2007, a rather lengthy time away, considering the fickle nature of the reality TV pop market. But just as he seemed consigned to the same scrapheap as Leon Jackson and Steve Brookstein, he belatedly returns with a brand new album, Obsession. Scanning the track list, it's not particularly evident what took him so long. With just ten tracks, two of which are covers, two of which sample familiar '90s hits, the whole project has an air of the Simon Cowell rushed job of his first post-X-Factor LP. And despite the likes of hotshot producers Max Martin (Britney Spears) and Savan Kotecha (Usher) on board, Obsession isn't too far removed from the slick dance-pop of his previous album. Only two concessions are made to the ubiquitous urban-electro sound that every other male vocalist seems to …

When was Obsession released?

Obsession was released in 2010.

How many tracks are on Obsession?

Obsession has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 37 minutes.