13 Facts About Rockferry

Primarily a soul recording musically, Rockferry is composed of ballads, torch songs, and up tempo songs in the style of 1960s pop music.

Rockferry was a commercial success, reaching number-one in several music markets.

Duffy won three awards at the 2009 BRIT Awards for her work on Rockferry including Best British Album, whilst Butler was given the Producer's Award.

The first single, "Rockferry", introduced Duffy's music to European music industries, whilst the second and lead single internationally, "Mercy", was an international hit, topping over twelve music charts and becoming the third-best-selling single of 2008 in the UK.

Rockferry was re-released as a deluxe edition on 24 November 2008, preceded by the lead single "Rain on Your Parade" which became the fifth overall single from the album.

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Rockferry performed on the BBC Two television show Later with Jools Holland, which resulted in a second appearance on the related broadcast Hootenanny, where Duffy performed with Eddie Floyd.

Rockferry toured the American summer festivals in 2008, such as a visit to Lollapalooza in Chicago.

Rockferry explained to the audience that this happens in one out of every 15 of her shows when she feels exposed for reasons she does not fully understand.

Rockferry received a 2008 Q Award in the category of Breakthrough Act, a nomination for the Q category of Best Track for "Mercy", a Music of Black Origin Award nomination for Best UK Female.

Rockferry eventually won three awards, including Best Album for Rockferry, one behind the record held by Blur for the most won in one night.

Rockferry shared a 2009 Ivor Novello Award in the category "Most Performed Work" with Steve Booker for their work on Mercy.

The albums sales received a boost after the 2009 Brit Awards where Rockferry won the award for Best British Album and where Duffy won a further two awards.

Rockferry topped the Pan-European Album Chart, and "Mercy" topped the Eurochart Hot 100 Singles chart on 21 April 2008.