Play It Like That
Play It Like That is the second and final studio album by Australian pop group Bardot, released by Warner Music Australia on 12 November 2001.
The album peaked at number 16 on the Australian album charts and produced the singles "ASAP", "I Need Somebody" – both which placed top 5 on the Australian singles chart – and "Love Will [Find a Way |Love Will Find a Way]".
Background and release
Play It Like That was Bardot's first and only album as a four-piece, following Katie Underwood's departure in mid-2001. Underwood had recorded vocals on "ASAP" and the b-side "Hit 'N' Run" during the album's earlier sessions, however these vocals were removed after she left.Recorded throughout 2001 in both Australia and the United Kingdom, Play It Like That presented a more sophisticated sound for the group with greater disco, UK garage, R&B and funk influences. Bardot worked with international producers Ray Hedges, Swedish production team Murlyn, and Ollie Jacobs. Locally they teamed up with Human Nature singer and producer Phil Burton, Michael D'Arcy, the Dowlut brothers, and Michael Szumowski. Members of the group co-wrote on four songs, which Sally Polihronas believed, “Because we’ve all put so much into this, into writing the songs and into creating a really great second album, it reveals a lot about who we are. I hear stories about myself, I hear Soph and Tiff and Belinda. So much of us is in there.”
In 2014, a demo likely recorded for the album called "He's Gotta Go" was uploaded to SoundCloud. Amanda Bloom is credited as songwriter with Michael D'Arcy credited as producer.
In January 2021, Play It Like That was released on vinyl for the very first time, along with Bardot's debut album, to mark the group's 20 year anniversary.
Dirty Water, which appears on this album, was originally released by the UK based group "Made in London" in May 2000. The single peaked at No.15 on the UK's Official Top 40 charts.