Top Room at the Zoo is the debut independently released album by the English singer-songwriter Lucy Spraggan. It was released in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2011. The album includes the song "Last Night", which she performed at The X Factor auditions in 2012.
Background Originally, Spraggan released the album independently in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2011. After she sang "Last Night" at The X Factor auditions, the album peaked to number 2 on iTunes but the album had to be removed upon request of the producers of The X Factor due to a rule change. She was told to take down her album and informed that all other X Factor contestants that year had also been banned until the show was over, in order to give them the same level of exposure.'X Factor' Lucy Spraggan's song taken off iTunes due to 'rule change'. Digital Spy In an interview, Spraggan said a short-lived romance with an older woman of 27, when she visited America at the age of 18, inspired the majority of her album's lyrics.
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Chart performance On 29 August 2012, the album was at number 7 on the Official Chart Update despite the album being removed from iTunes. On 30 August 2012, the album entered the Irish Albums Chart at number 72. On 2 September 2012, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at number 22.
Weekly charts Chart (2012) Peakposition
Release history RegionRelease dateFormatLabel United Kingdom 20 October 2011Top Room At The Zoo: Lucy Spraggan: Amazon.co.uk: MP3 Downloads Digital download Independent
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