Natalie Imbruglia's Association with Coldplay for New Album

Natalie Imbruglia, oh she of Neighbours, has got a new album in the works. Due for release October 5, it's titled 'Come To Life' and will feature the sort of MOR pop that has seen her sell millions of albums internationally.

While that's all well and good, it's the album's association with Coldplay and Brian Eno that has attracted all the attention. Three of the tracks (including first single, 'Want') were co-written by Coldplay. Brian Eno produced one of the other Coldplay assisted tracks, 'Lukas'.

Say what you will about Chris Martin and Coldplay, they know how to write a hit single. Given Imbruglia hasn't had an album out since 2005's 'Counting Down the Days', her label has obviously opted to bring out the big guns for this comeback.

The 34-year-old Australian singer Natalie Imbruglia has revealed that she experienced a "semi-nervous breakdown" when working with Chris Martin on her new album. She admitted that collaborating with the Coldplay front-man was difficult because of his directness.

Natalie Imbruglia told NME: "When I worked with Chris Martin he was very honest and brutal with me. He helped me with my track-listing and we got rid of riff-raff. Sometimes we agreed, sometimes we disagreed."

Natalie Imbruglia added: "The hard bit is him saying which songs he doesn't like, but it's refreshing to have someone of that caliber with you.” "So yes - I had a semi-nervous breakdown", she admitted.

Coldplay - Gwyneth Paltrow Urges Chris Martin To Go Solo

Gwyneth Paltrow has been branded the Yoko Oko of Coldplay, because she’s trying to convince her husband Chris Martin to leave the band and go solo. The actress apparently feels her hubby will do better on his own.

“Gwyneth Paltrow has outright told Chris that he should consider going solo,” a source told Betty Confidential. “She is busy doing all of her projects and she wants him to diversify as well. She doesn’t have a problem with Coldplay, but she wants Chris Martin to think about trying a solo album just to see if he likes it.

“When Gwyneth Paltrow mentioned it, Chris Martin was furious. Chris loves the band and he has no desire to change things right now. Chris basically ignored her and walked away.”

In 2004, Gwyneth Paltrow said, “People ask if I will sing with the band or do a duet, but always in front of my mind is the Yoko effect. I don’t want to be known as the girl who split up Coldplay.”

Coldplay - Featured Videos

Here are some of the featured Coldplay Videos:

Viva La Vida - Coldplay


Violet Hill - Coldplay


Don't Panic - Coldplay


Lost - Coldplay


The Scientist - Coldplay

Coldplay - Future

Chris Martin stated in December 2008 that he does not think "bands should keep going past 33", but later rephrased this to say that what he meant was that they must proceed "as if it's our last, because that's the only way to proceed".

It was rumoured that Coldplay were going to release a fifth studio album in late 2009, with the remaining material from the Viva la Vida sessions, but that turned into Prospekt's March (released in November 2008). The band plans on returning to the studio as soon as their Viva la Vida tour ends.

Coldplay - Picture Gallery 1

Coldplay - Extended Plays

Here is the list of Extended Plays (EPs) by Coldplay:

• Safety EP (1998)
• The Blue Room EP (1999)
• Sparks (2000)
• Trouble - Norwegian Live EP (2001)
• Prospekt's March (2008) [UK:38 - US:15]
  

Coldplay - Live Releases

Here is the list of Live Releases by Coldplay:

• Live 2003 (2003) [UK:46 - US:13]
  
• The Singles 1999–2006 (2007)
  
• LeftRightLeftRightLeft (2009)
  

Coldplay - Studio Albums

Here is the list of Studio Albums by Coldplay:

• Parachutes (2000) [UK:1 - US:51]
  
• A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002) [UK:1 - US:5]
  
• X&Y (2005) [UK:1 - US:1]
• Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008) [UK:1 - US:1]

Coldplay - Formation and Early Years (1996–1999)

Coldplay’s members met at the University College London (UCL) in September 1996. Chris Martin and Jonny Buckland were the first members of the band, having met one another during their orientation week. They spent the rest of the college year planning a band, with their efforts culminating in a group called Pectoralz. Later, Guy Berryman, a classmate of the two, joined.

By 1997, the group, who had renamed themselves to Starfish, performed gigs for local Camden promoters at small clubs. Chris Martin also had recruited his longtime school friend Phil Harvey, who was studying classics at Oxford, to be the band's manager. (To this day, Coldplay consider Harvey to be the fifth member of the group.) The band's lineup was complete when Will Champion joined the band to take up percussion duties. Champion had grown up playing piano, guitar, bass, and tin whistle; he quickly learned the drums, despite having no previous experience.

The band finally settled on the name "Coldplay" which was suggested by Tim Crompton, a local student who had been using the name for his group. By 1997 Martin had also met then Classics student Tim Rice-Oxley. During a weekend on Virginia Water, they asked each other to play off their own songs on the piano. Martin, finding Rice-Oxley to be talented, asked him to be Coldplay's keyboard player but Rice-Oxley refused as his own band (Keane) was already operational. Days after, this event would shape the second line-up of Keane and keep Coldplay's unaltered, thus leaving both bands as quartets.

In 1998, Coldplay released 500 copies of the Safety EP. Most of the discs were given to record companies and friends; only 50 copies remained for sale to the public. In December, Coldplay signed to the independent label Fierce Panda. Their first release was the three-track Brothers and Sisters EP, which they had quickly recorded over four days in February 1999.

After completing their final examinations, Coldplay signed to Parlophone for a five-album contract in the spring of 1999. After making their first appearance at Glastonbury, the band went into studio to record a third EP titled The Blue Room. 5,000 copies were made available to the public in October, and the single "Bigger Stronger", received Radio 1 airplay. The recording sessions for The Blue Room were tumultuous.

Chris Martin kicked Will Champion out of the band but later pleaded with him to return, and because of his guilt, went on a drinking binge. Eventually, Coldplay worked out their differences and put in place a new set of rules to keep the group intact. First, the band declared an all-for-one approach: Coldplay was a democracy, and profits were to be shared equally, taking a page from bands like U2 and R.E.M. Second, the band would fire anyone who used hard drugs.

Coldplay - Introduction

Coldplay are an English alternative rock band formed in London, England in 1998. The group comprises Chris Martin (lead vocals, keyboards, guitar), Jonny Buckland (lead guitar), Guy Berryman (bass guitar), and Will Champion (drums, backing vocals, other instruments).

Coldplay achieved worldwide fame with the release of their single "Yellow", followed by their debut album, Parachutes (2000), which was nominated for the Mercury Prize. Its follow-up, A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002), won multiple awards, including NME's Album of the Year.

Coldplay’s next release, X&Y (2005), received a slightly less enthusiastic yet still generally positive reception. The band's fourth studio album, Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008), was produced by Brian Eno and released again to largely favourable reviews, earning several Grammy nominations and wins. Coldplay have sold over 50 million albums and singles worldwide.

Coldplay's early material was compared to acts such as Radiohead, Jeff Buckley, U2, and Travis. Since the release of Parachutes, Coldplay have drawn influence from other sources, including Echo & the Bunnymen, Kate Bush and George Harrison on A Rush of Blood to the Head, Johnny Cash and Kraftwerk for X&Y and Blur, Arcade Fire and My Bloody Valentine on Viva la Vida.

Coldplay have been an active supporter of various social and political causes, such as Oxfam's Make Trade Fair campaign and Amnesty International. The group have also performed at various charity projects such as Band Aid 20, Live 8, Sound Relief, and the Teenage Cancer Trust.

Sold Out Ticket Market for Concert Tickets...