The Heart Speaks in Whispers explained

The Heart Speaks in Whispers
Type:	studio
Artist:	Corinne Bailey Rae
Cover:	Corinne Bailey Rae The Heart Speaks in Whispers.jpg
Recorded:	2015–2016
Genre:	R&B
Label:	Virgin EMI
Prev Title:	The Love EP
Prev Year:	2011
Next Title:	Black Rainbows
Next Year:	2023

The Heart Speaks in Whispers is the third studio album by English singer and songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae, released on 13 May 2016 by Virgin EMI Records.^[1] ^[2]

Critical reception

The Heart Speaks in Whispers received generally positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74 based on 17 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". In a positive review, Andy Kellman of AllMusic stated "The more electrified and groove-oriented material is bound to elicit parallels drawn to the likes of early Erykah Badu and, well, King."^[3] Writing for Exclaim!, Ebyan Abdigir called the album "thoughtful and light, with an emotional range and sharp artistic direction that was lacking on her past records."

Commercial performance

In the United States, the album debuted at number 31 on the Billboard 200, selling 14,000 copies in its first week.^[4]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2016)! scope="col"
Peak position
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[5]	79

Year-end charts

Chart (2016)! scope="col"
Position
US Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums (Billboard)^[6]	73

Notes and References

Web site: The Heart Speaks in Whispers (Deluxe) by Corinne Bailey Rae on iTunes . Itunes.apple.com . 2016-05-13 . 2016-05-13 . 16 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160416003939/https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/heart-speaks-in-whispers-deluxe/id1085269116 . live .
Web site: Jody Rosen . Corinne Bailey Rae on New Album 'The Heart Speaks in Whispers' . Billboard . 2016-04-28 . 2016-05-10 . 5 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160505071248/http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/magazine-feature/7348464/corinne-bailey-rae-the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-new-sound-overcoming-heartbreak . live .
Web site: Remarkable and Flexible Artist . Kellman . Andy . May 18, 2016 . . May 18, 2016 . 16 May 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160516033010/http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-heart-speaks-in-whispers-mw0002922617 . live .
Web site: Amaya Mendizabal . Corinne Bailey Rae Bows at No. 3 on Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums . Billboard . 2016-05-26 . 2016-06-17 . 29 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160629221709/http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7385837/corinne-bailey-rae-bows-top-rb-hip-hop-albums . live .
Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/386038/products/1174234/1/ . ja:ザ・ハート・スピークス・イン・ウィスパーズ Corinne Bailey Rae . The Heart Speaks in Whispers Corinne Bailey Rae . Japanese . . 10 December 2016 . 10 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161210204923/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/386038/products/1174234/1/ . live .
Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums – Year-End 2016 . Billboard . December 10, 2016 . 18 October 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171018045309/http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2016/top-r-and-b-hip-hop-albums . live .