Wordshaker

1. “Forever Is Over” (Sam Watters, Louis Biancaniello, James Bourne) – 3:40
2. “Here Standing” (Jordan Omley, Michael Mani, Nina Woodford) – 3:36
3. “Ego” (Steve Mac, Ina Wroldsen) – 2:59
4. “No One” (Wroldsen, David Eriksen) – 3:18
5. “One Shot” (Wroldsen, David Kreuger, Per Magnusson) – 3:31
6. “Wordshaker” (Wroldsen, David Eriksen) – 3:30
7. “Denial” (Chris Braide, Wroldsen ) – 3:53
8. “Open Up” (Wroldsen, Kreuger, Magnusson) – 3:52
9. “Lose Control” (Jörgen Elofsson, Pär Westerlund) – 3:19
10. “Not Good Enough” (Wroldsen, Josef Larossi) – 3:40
11. “Deeper” (The Saturdays, Wroldsen) – 4:05
12. “2 am” (Andreas Romdhane, Larossi, Wroldsen) – 4:08

Second Album: Wordshaker (2009)

The majority of the album were written/co-written by Norwegian songwriter Ina Wroldsen who has written previously for the group as well as working with The Pussycat Dolls, Pixie Lott and Leona Lewis. Additionally the album features one song called “Deeper” which accredits every member of the group as a writer. Additionally it was revealed that the song “Forever Is Over”  was in fact written for Kelly Clarkson to record for her album. However during a visit to the record label’s HQ The Saturdays heard the song and requested the song’s writer James Bourne to let them record it instead.

“Wordshaker” generated generally favourable reviews amongst critics upon its release. Allmusic’s Matthew Chisling awarded the album three out of five stars, praising the girls and the album for “combining aggressive basslines and vocals that are a pinch of prowess”. Chisling’s praised tracks like “Open Up,” “Lose Control,” and “Not Good Enough” for their “catchiness [that] can’t be denied”. However he criticised “Forever Is Over” and “One Shot” for being “unoriginal” and for being “too Americanized”.

David Balls of Digital Spy said that “If anything, the girls are showing even more confidence this time around”, Praising ‘One Shot’ and ‘Wordshaker’ for both combining “grinding basslines with lethal pop hooks”. However he was less impressed with the ballads criticising and calling them a “curse” on the album. As a whole he called the album “fresh-sounding” and that it “should take the group one step closer to household names”. He went on to give the album three out of five stars.

Michael Cragg from musicOMH called the album as a whole an “enjoyable blast of well-crafted pop” with “throbbing synths” that’s “joyful”. The only critique Michael had was that “The Saturdays have yet to master – the ballad” stating they “bludgeon most of the slower songs to death.” but when they stick to having fun its very “enjoyable”. Michael went on to give the album three out of five stars.