All I Need (Foxes album) explained

All I Need
Type:studio
Artist:Foxes
Cover:Foxes - All I Need.png
Released:5 February 2016[1]
Recorded:2015
Length:41:46
Prev Title:Glorious
Prev Year:2014
Next Title:Friends in the Corner
Next Year:2021

All I Need is the second studio album by English singer-songwriter Foxes, released on 5 February 2016.[1]

Background

Foxes started work on the album in January 2015 in Los Angeles. Commenting on the album's direction, Foxes said "I was inspired a lot more with this record with stripping things back and making it a lot more emotional. I didn't want to do a concept album, I always like it when I can write from a diary in a way. It's quite an emotional album. It's got elements from the first one, but it's definitely not as produced. The tracks feel a lot more vocal [with] piano and strings. It's still cinematic in ways but I'm a lot more honest on this record this time around, which is quite a scary thing to be." She has also said that the album was inspired by relationships.[2]

Critical reception

All I Need received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 67 out of 100, which indicates "generally favorable reviews" based on 9 reviews.

Promotion

Singles

"Body Talk" was released as the album's lead single on 24 July 2015 in the United Kingdom.[3]

On her Facebook page, Foxes announced that the second single would be "Better Love", co-written by Dan Smith from Bastille. The song which features Smith's vocals was released on 4 September 2015.[4]

"Amazing" was released as the album's third single on 4 December 2015.[5]

"Cruel" was released as the album's fourth single on 19 April 2016, the same day that its video was released.

Other songs

A video for "Feet Don't Fail Me Now" was launched by H&M as part of the H&M Loves Music campaign.[6]

"If You Leave Me Now" was released on 27 November 2015 as a promotional single.[7]

"Devil Side" was released on 26 December 2015 as a promotional single.[8] This was followed by the release of "Wicked Love" on 29 January 2016, a week before the album's release.

Acoustic versions

Acoustic versions of a few tracks from All I Need have been released onto Vevo. All of them feature Foxes singing into a mic and Sam Kennedy, Foxes' keyboard player for live performances, playing the piano. The acoustic version for "Devil Side" was uploaded on February 7, 2016.[9] The acoustic version for "Scar" was released on February 23, 2016.[10] The acoustic version for "On My Way" was released on February 28, 2016.[11]

Commercial performance

All I Need sold 7,724 copies in its first week inside of the United Kingdom, which resulted in a debut chart position of 12. As of November 2016 the album has sold 13,000 copies in the UK and 16,500 worldwide. According to Official Charts Company data, All I Need has vended 36,463 copies to date.

Tour

In July 2015, Foxes announced a tour in anticipation of the release of the album throughout October 2015.[12]

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Notes and References

  1. Web site: All I Need (Deluxe). iTunes.
  2. Web site: Foxes shares 10 secrets about her new album: From Tina Turner to giant gongs. Digital Spy.
  3. Web site: iTunes - Music - Body Talk - Single by Foxes. iTunes Store (GB).
  4. Web site: iTunes - Music - Better Love - Single by Foxes. Apple. iTunes. 4 September 2015.
  5. Web site: iTunes - Music - Amazing - Single by Foxes. iTunes Store (GB).
  6. Web site: Foxes premieres the music video for new song 'Feet Don't Fail Me Now'. Digital Spy.
  7. Web site: If You Leave Me Now by Foxes. Spotify.
  8. Web site: Devil Side by Foxes. Spotify.
  9. Web site: Foxes - Devil Side (Acoustic). FoxesVEVO. 7 February 2016. YouTube.
  10. Web site: Foxes - Scar (Acoustic). FoxesVEVO. 23 February 2016. YouTube.
  11. Web site: Foxes - On My Way (Acoustic). FoxesVEVO. 28 February 2016. YouTube.
  12. Web site: Foxes reveals full tracklisting for new album All I Need . Official Charts Company.
  13. Web site: ARIA Albums: Molly Is No 1. Noise11. Ryan. Gavin. 13 February 2016. 13 February 2016.

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