First Call for Global Success

First Call for Global Success is the debut album by Kuboian television personality Ericka Streets, released on 13th August, 2006 under Polydor Records. The album did surprisingly well, topping the album charts in both Kuboia and Jetania for several weeks, and was the best-selling album in 2006 in both.

Background
Streets worked on the album for over three years, starting around September 2003. Nearly every song on the album was written by Streets, and most of the songs were produced by independent, little-known producers. The album suffered a low budget due to Streets keeping it a secret from the public (not even Rodrick Miles knew about the album until early 2006), and due to Streets’ career as a television personality, the project moved on slowly. Over 35 songs were written for the album, but only 11 got onto the final version (not including songs only included on certain editions of the album).

Singles
The album's first single, "Free", was released on 11th June 2006.

The album’s second single, "Down On It", was released on 8th April 2007. The song features Kuboian rapper ZD.

The album’s third single, "What Do You Know?", was released on 10th June 2007.

"Love for the Streets" was released as the fourth single exclusively in Heartlake on 19th July 2008. "Sunrise" was its B-side.

Non-single promotion
"More Than Just a Story" charted in many countries, despite not being released as a single.

Critical reception
First Call for Global Success was met with mixed to negative reviews. The album’s unfocused structure, and the songs’ lyrics and production were criticised by fans and critics alike, although several critics praised the variety in the album.

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album has an average score of 34.

Tracklist

 * 1) "Free"
 * 2) "In This Position" (featuring Mask Torn)
 * 3) "Down On It" (featuring ZD)
 * 4) "Make Way For"
 * 5) "What Do You Know?"
 * 6) "Love for the Streets"
 * 7) "In My Head"
 * 8) "Child Ericka"
 * 9) "By Your Side"
 * 10) "Sunrise"
 * 11) "More Than Just a Story" (with Spy Fandel)

Chart performance
Upon its release, First Call for Global Success peaked at the top of the Kuboian album charts, and spent ten non-consecutive weeks at number one in the country.