Linger Awhile Explained

Linger Awhile
Type:studio
Artist:Samara Joy
Cover:Samara Joy - Linger Awhile.png
Studio:Sear Sound, New York City, US
Genre:Jazz
Length:41:14
Label:Verve
Producer:Matt Pierson
Prev Title:Samara Joy
Prev Year:2021
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Linger Awhile is the second studio album by American jazz singer Samara Joy, released on September 16, 2022, through Verve Records. It was produced by Matt Pierson. The album won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album and was responsible for Joy also winning Best New Artist at the 65th Annual Grammy Awards.[1]

Following Joy's wins, the album reached number 158 on the US Billboard 200 and reached number one on the Jazz Albums chart with 8,500 album-equivalent units.[2]

Critical reception

Peter Moore of Jazzwise called Linger Awhile a "staggeringly fine album", noting "Guess Who I Saw Today" as a standout, and remarked on the "outstanding support from guitarist Pasquale Grasso, pianist Ben Paterson, bassist David Wong and drummer Kenny Washington" on the title track. Moore also called Joy's version of "'Round Midnight" a "wondrous take" and praised the "incredibly beautiful timbre" of her voice on "Someone to Watch Over Me". Veronica Johnson of JazzTimes found "much to be admired" and a "musical maturation" on the album, writing that it is a "nostalgic stroll through well-known and obscure standards" with a "mixing of swing and sweet tunes", complimenting "the romantic feel [Joy] infuses into songs".[3]

Angelo Leonardi of All About Jazz commended Joy's partnership with guitarist Pasquale Grasso, opining that it is "inspiring" and "stands out" on "Someone to Watch Over Me", and felt that Joy "confirms all the good things that have been said about her: unusual interpretative maturity for her age, fresh chromatic variety, creative flair, [and] intense feeling", naming Linger Awhile album of the week.

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2023)! scope="col"
Peak
position
Australian Jazz & Blues Albums (ARIA)[4] 4
French Jazz Albums (SNEP)[5] 2
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[6] 26
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[7] 38
US Billboard 200[8] 158
US Jazz Albums (Billboard)[9] 1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Samara Joy won Best New Artist at the Grammys. Here's how she got there.. CBS News. Yahoo! News. Miller. Michelle. February 7, 2023. February 15, 2023.
  2. Samara Joy's 'Linger Awhile' Hits No. 1 on Multiple Billboard Charts After Best New Artist Grammy Win. Billboard. Caulfield. Keith. February 13, 2023. February 17, 2023.
  3. Web site: Samara Joy: Linger Awhile (Verve). JazzTimes. Johnson. Veronica. October 20, 2022. February 15, 2023.
  4. Web site: ARIA Top 20 Jazz & Blues Albums Chart. Australian Recording Industry Association. February 15, 2023.
  5. Web site: Top Albums Jazz (Week 11, 2023). SNEP. April 1, 2023.
  6. Web site: https://www.oricon.co.jp/rank/dia/w/2023-02-20/p/3/. ja:オリコン週間 デジタルアルバムランキング 2023年02月06日～2023年02月12日 21～30位. Oricon Weekly Digital Album Ranking February 6, 2023 – February 12, 2023. Oricon. ja. February 15, 2023.
  7. Web site: Billboard Japan Hot Albums: 2023/04/12 公開. Billboard Japan. ja. April 12, 2023.
  8. Web site: Billboard 200: Week of February 18, 2023. Billboard. February 15, 2023.
  9. Web site: Jazz Albums: Week of February 18, 2023. Billboard. February 15, 2023.

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