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Complete Me is the debut studio album by English recording artist Frankmusik. It was released in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2009 by Island Records. A deluxe edition, released on the same day in both CD and digital formats, included a bonus CD titled "Re-Complete Me", containing the full album remixed and re-edited by Frankmusik himself into one continuous 38-minute DJ set. An acoustic version of the album titled Completely Me was released digitally on 6 December 2009. New versions of the songs were monthly released through the year 2022 as a new version album called Completed.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."In Step"Vincent TurnerFrankmusik Jeremy Wheatley*3:40
2."Better Off as 2"TurnerFrankmusik Stuart Price Wheatley*2:56
3."Gotta Boyfriend?"TurnerFrankmusik Price3:20
4."Confusion Girl"TurnerFrankmusik Price David Norland* Fraser T Smith*2:59
5."Your Boy"TurnerFrankmusik Price2:41
6."When You're Around"Turner Hugh Cornwell Jean-Jacques Burnel Dave Greenfield Jet BlackFrankmusik Price Mark Taylor*2:51
7."3 Little Words"TurnerFrankmusik Price Taylor*2:50
8."Wonder Woman"TurnerFrankmusik Price Wheatley*2:57
9."Complete Me"TurnerFrankmusik Price2:56
10."Vacant Heart"Turner David Norland Giacomo Puccini Stephen Hague Walter Turbitt Malcolm McLarenNorland Frankmusik3:31
11."Time Will Tell"Turner Steven Young Martin YoungFrankmusik Price3:08
12."Done Done"TurnerFrankmusik3:42
13."Run Away from Trouble"TurnerFrankmusik Price4:20
14."Olivia" (hidden track; added onto the end of track 13)TurnerFrankmusik3:32
UK iTunes bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
14."My Mind"Turner3:54
15."3 Little Words" (video)2:59
16."Better Off as 2" (video)3:04
Deluxe edition bonus CD: Re-Complete Me
No.TitleLength
1."3 Little Words"3:21
2."In Step"3:48
3."Confusion Girl"3:27
4."Better Off as 2"3:42
5."Wonder Woman"3:26
6."Complete Me"3:28
7."Gotta Boyfriend?"3:17
8."Time Will Tell"3:22
9."Your Boy"2:34
10."Done Done"3:01
11."Run Away from Trouble"4:10

(*) denotes additional producer

Notes

Completely Me

The acoustic version of the album, titled Completely Me, was released digitally on 6 December 2009 containing the same track listing as that of the standard album (except for "When You're Around"), but each song was re-recorded and stripped down. As such, the running time for each song differs from the original release.

No.TitleLength
1."In Step"3:39
2."Better Off as 2"2:50
3."Gotta Boyfriend?"3:17
4."Confusion Girl"3:20
5."Your Boy"2:42
6."3 Little Words"3:20
7."Wonder Woman"2:50
8."Complete Me"3:04
9."Vacant Heart"3:07
10."Time Will Tell"3:12
11."Done Done"3:43
12."Run Away from Trouble"3:46

Personnel

Complete Me 2009 Frankmusik – vocals, producer, executive producer; additional producer (track 10) Beatriz Artola – engineer (track 4) Tom Beard – cover photography Tim Debney – mastering Richard Edgeler – mixing assistant (tracks 1, 2, 8, 11) Ash Howes – mixing (tracks 4, 5, 9) David Norland – producer (track 10); additional producer (track 4); executive producerChris Paroz – mixing (track 12) Stuart Price – producer (tracks 2–9, 11, 13); mixing (tracks 3, 11, 13) Red Design – art direction, design, illustration Alberto Seveso – illustration Fraser T Smith – additional producer (track 4) Brio Taliaferro – additional programming (tracks 1, 2, 8) Mark Taylor – additional producer, mixing (tracks 6, 7) Adam Wakeman – additional piano (track 4) Jeremy Wheatley – additional producer, mixing (tracks 1, 2, 8)

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak position
Irish Albums Chart88
UK Albums Chart13

Release history

CountryDateLabelEdition
Ireland31 July 2009Island RecordsStandard, deluxe
United Kingdom3 August 2009
Germany18 August 2009Universal MusicStandard
United Kingdom6 December 2009Island RecordsCompletely Me

Completed new album version

Background

A new version of the album reworked from scratch, titled Completed, was released in December 2022 under Turner's own label. With a song release each last day of the month from January till December. The track listing is slightly different from the Original Complete Me album, it includes a reworked version of Made Her Smile from Turner's 2007 EP Frankisum. An instrumental version of each track is included on the digital version. In April 2023 Turner managed to release a self funded blue vinyl version of the album. The vinyl had 100 signed copies that sold out quickly.

Completed track listing
No.TitleMonth ReleaseLength
1."In Step"January4:07
2."Better Off as 2"February3:51
3."Gotta Boyfriend?"March3:27
4."Confusion Girl"April3:14
5."Your Boy"May3:15
6."When You're Around"June2:59
7."3 Little Words"July3:56
8."Wonder Woman"August3:00
9."Complete Me"September3:32
10."Vacant Heart"September3:58
11."Time Will Tell"October3:24
12."Done Done"November6:22
13."Run Away From Trouble"December4:28
14."Made Her Smile"December4:25

Notes

  • "When You're Around" is an adaptation of "Golden Brown" by The Stranglers. Both songs were reworked from scratch during the process of the album. The original Stanglers'song was released at the end of June performed by Turner on his Spotify and YouTube channel. It was one of the first bonus track.
  • A new version of the hidden track "Olivia" was supposed to be produced but matter of time Turner did not make it.