Devotion is a debut studio album by British singer Jessie Ware. The album was released in the UK on August 20, 2012. Production for the album comes mainly from Dave Okumu from the alternative rock band The Invisible, alongside Julio Bashmore and Kid Harpoon.
On April 15, 2013, the album was re-released as Devotion - Gold Edition . This includes bonus discs with four tracks, two of which have not previously been released, including the new single, "Imagine It Was Us". One day later, the album version was released in the United States with its original title.
The album is recognized as one of the 100 best albums for a decade so far by Pitchfork in August 2014.
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In the years before releasing his first solo album, Ware backing vocals on live shows for Jack PeÃÆ'Â ± ate (who took him on tour in America) and Man Like Me. Ware says that he learned a lot during his time with Jack PeÃÆ'Â ± eating: "Shown with him is really good training, because I have to learn all about how others do it - I can appear instantly without the pressure to become a singer leader. gives me a sense of what to expect, and it prepares me for what I'm doing right now. "It was one of PeÃÆ'Â ± Atéré's band mates, Tic, who first introduced Ware to SBTRKT; Ware and SBTRKT continue to collaborate on Nervous (2010). He then meets with Sampha, known as the main collaborator of SBTRKT and active members. They created "Valentine" together, released on a special edition, vinyl heart-shaped by Young Turks in 2011. "Valentine" is partly inspired by the James Blake song "The Wilhelm Scream" and based on their personal experience in love. The music video for Valentine was directed by Marcus SÃÆ'¶derlund. "Nervous", "Valentine" and additional collaborations with DJ Joker ("The Vision") lead Ware to a recording contract with PMR Records. She also appeared on Ceremonials , a 2011 album by Florence and the Machine where her best friend Florence Welch was the lead vocalist.
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Singles
- "Running" was released as the lead single of the album on February 24, 2012.
- "110%" was released as the second single on April 13, 2012.
- "Wildest Moments" was released as the third single on June 29, 2012.
- "Night Light" was released as the fourth single on September 25, 2012.
- "Sweet Talk" was released as the fifth single on January 21, 2013.
- "Imagine It Was Us", the first single from The Gold Edition from the album, was released as the sixth single overall on April 12, 2013.
Other singles
- The "Oddest Feeling" was released as a single on October 14, 2011, however, it was not included in the album and can only be found in the iTunes deluxe edition.
- "Taking in Water" was released as a promotional single on August 20, 2012 on iTunes as a free single for the week of the album release.
Reception
Critical response
Devotion received general praise from music critics. At Metacritic, which gives a normalized ranking of 100 to reviews of major criticism, the album received an average score of 85, based on 27 reviews, showing "universal recognition".
Mike Diver of BBC Music writes, " Devotion is a sophisticated and emotionally sophisticated pop recording that comes too rarely, a collection that never hides the heart on the sleeve. Down-tempo is possible, but no listeners will drop.Ignore the relatively low graph position for Run and 110%, as they hardly show the quality on display.Ware never stretches to out-of-range records, he never gives his songs above for hyperbole or bombast, on along the way, there is a measurable and courteous elegance that involves more efficiency than many artists who put their material on as The Next Big Thing.Nothing 'next' about Ware: he's here, now, and amazing. "
Tim Jonze from The Guardian wrote, "Sophisticated, delicate and sensual, in the wrong hands Devosi can easily be a footnote in the New Boring movement, the cultural tension of youth who has given us Emeli Sandà © ©, Adele and Bruce Springsteen concerts struggling with the space-time continuum itself.But Jessie Ware's debut album is saved by one fact: for all the quietness and control of her album, the dance music certainly runs through this 27-year-old south London vein. You are never told to sit and watch, instead of secretly working his magic, a sincere individual statement by an artist who does not expect to be a pop star, but may struggle to stop it happening anyhow - after all , the plot is in his heart ".
Commercial performance
Devotion debuted at number five on the UK Albums Chart, sold 9,319 copies in its first week.
"110%"
By the end of 2012, the song titled "110%" has to be changed to "If You Never Never Move" due to legal issues with sample permission "Dream Shatterer" by Big Punisher, which is an integral part of the song (the title itself is a game on Big Punisher other, "100%"). "If You Will not Move" contains samples that sound similar in their place.
Track list
International version
US Version
Personnel
Credits for Devotion adapted from Barnes & amp; Noble.
Performance credit
- Jessie Ware - main artist, vocal
- Robin Mullarkey - cello
- Kid Harpoon - guitar, percussion, keyboard
- Lexxx - bass synthesizer
- Dave Okumu - synthesizer, bass, guitar, piano, drum, keyboard, background vocals, rap, snapping finger
- Leo Taylor - drums
- A. K. Paul - bass, guitar
- Robin McUllarkey - cello
- Dornik - backing vocals
Technical credit
- Stuart Hawkes - master
- Lewis Hopkin - master
- Robin Mullarkey - programming, additional production
- Kid Harpoon - composer, programming, producer, engineer
- David Corney - composer
- David Emery - Pro-Tools
- Dave Okumu - composer, programming, producer, engineer, cello setting
- Julio Bashmore - composer, programming, producer, engineer
- James Napier - composer
- Jessie Ware - composer
- Velor - producer
- Nigel Glasgow - engineer
- Breyner Baptista - composer
- Brendon Harding - engineer
- Laura Dockrill - composer
- Wilma Archer - composer, engineer
- Dan Vinci - engineer
- Rakim Mayers - composer
Diagram
Certification
Releasing history
References
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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