By Your Side (Georgina Rodriquez album)

By Your Side is the debut studio album by Flanders-based Kuboian singer Georgina Rodriquez. Despite being scheduled to be released on 24th April, 2005, some of the recording sessions were delayed and it was released on 10th July that year. DJ Kubin served as the executive producer.

The album was supported by three singles, "Don't Back Down", "Magic" and "I'm So Special". All three singles peaked in the top five of the Karuboia charts. The album reached number one on the Karuboia albums chart and remained there for two weeks. It has been certified Platinum by the KSR.

Singles
Upon the album's release, "By Your Side" received a music video and significant airplay. Because of this, it was able to reached number 28 on the Karuboia charts and also reached number 40 on the Netherlands Dutch Top 40 chart.
 * The album's lead single, "Don't Back Down", was released on 29th August, 2004. Rodriquez made up the rhythm of the song by humming to herself one day. The song peaked at number three on the Karuboia charts.
 * The album's second single, "Magic", was released on 9th January, 2005. It went on to peak at number one on the Karuboia charts, becoming Rodriquez's only single to do so as of 2021.
 * The album's third single, "I'm So Special", was released on 19th June, 2005. Like "Don't Back Down", it peaked at number three on the Karuboia charts.

Critical reception
A review by the BBC gave the album a mixed review, citing the three singles as "great party anthems, especially for children", but called the rest of the album filler. The review concluded by stating "Georgina has a lovely voice, but she has fallen the victim of DJ Kubin's strange and unusual album structure and marketing."

On Metacritic, the album has a normalised rating of 72 out of 100, based on 11 reviews.

Chart performance
By Your Side debuted at number two on the Karuboia charts on 17th July, 2005, losing out on the top spot over Kool Teazer's album Quality Over Quantity. It remained at number two for three weeks before topping the chart on 7th August that year. It remained at number one for two weeks before dropping down to number three on 21st August. It continued to remain in the top fourty for another eight weeks.

Track listing

 * 1) "It's What You Do"
 * 2) "New Direction"
 * 3) "Under Control"
 * 4) "Don't Back Down"
 * 5) "I'm So Special"
 * 6) "By Your Side"
 * 7) "Move It"
 * 8) "Magic"
 * 9) "This One's For You"

iTunes bonus tracks

 * 10. "Can't Believe My Eyes"