Harmony (Serena Ryder album) explained

Harmony
Type:Studio
Artist:Serena Ryder
Cover:Harmony - Serena Ryder.jpg
Released:November 27, 2012
Genre:Indie rock, blues rock, folk rock
Length:35:32
Label:EMI, Serenader Source
Producer:Jerrod Bettis, Jon Levine
Prev Title:Is It O.K.
Prev Year:2008
Next Title:Utopia
Next Year:2017

Harmony is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Serena Ryder. The album was released on November 27, 2012 in Canada, and on August 27, 2013 in the USA. A French edition featuring bilingual versions of two songs was released for the Quebec market on September 24, 2013. It received three Juno Award Nominations in 2013, winning Adult Alternative Album with five more (pending) nominations the following year including Album of the Year. The album was co-written and produced by Jarrod Bettis and Jon Levine and mixed by Joe Zook.

Commercial performance

The album was certified gold by Music Canada on February 7, 2013, shipping 40,000 copies. The album attained platinum certification in July 2013.[1]

In 2013, the album sold 74,000 copies in Canada.[2]

Singles

The lead single, titled "Stompa", was released on September 27, 2012, in Canada, and then on February 26, 2013 to the US The song peaked at No. 8 on the Canadian Hot 100, after spending 16 weeks on the chart. The second Canadian single, titled "What I Wouldn't Do", was released in early November 2012, and has reached No. 8 on the Canadian Hot 100. The song "For You" "reinterprets"[3] Screamin' Jay Hawkins' well-known "I Put a Spell on You" and shares a songwriting credit with his estate.

Charts

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. http://www.newswire.ca/en/story/1201513/soulful-songstress-serena-ryder-is-first-performer-announced-for-the-canada-s-walk-of-fame-festival-september-19-21-at-massey-hall "Soulful songstress Serena Ryder is first performer announced for the Canada's Walk of Fame Festival September 19–21 at Massey Hall"
  2. Canada's Digital Music Sales Rise in 2013 Unlike the U.S.; Eminem, Robin Thicke Among Top Selling Artists. Billboard. January 10, 2014. January 15, 2014.
  3. News: Kaplan. Ben. Serena Ryder finds herself with Harmony. October 7, 2013. National Post. November 27, 2012.
  4. Top Canadian Albums – Year-End 2013. Billboard. July 2, 2021.