Velvet (Adam Lambert album) explained

Velvet
Type:studio
Artist:Adam Lambert
Cover:Adam Lambert - Velvet.png
Recorded:2019
Genre:
Length:44:00
Prev Title:Velvet: Side A (The Live Sessions)
Prev Year:2019
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Next Year:2023

Velvet (stylized in all caps) is the fourth studio album by American singer Adam Lambert, released through More Is More and Empire Distribution on March 20, 2020.[1] It features the singles "Feel Something", "New Eyes", "Comin in Hot", "Superpower", and "Roses" with Nile Rodgers, as well as all the tracks featured on the EP, released in September 2019. Lambert was scheduled to promote the album with five appearances at the Venetian Las Vegas on April 18, 19, 22, 24 and 25 (postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic) before embarking on a European tour from August to September 2020.[2]

Background

Lambert described the album as "thirteen slinky numbers to catch a vibe to".[3]

Critical reception

Velvet received positive reviews from critics, with some calling it Lambert's best work to date. The album has a score of 84 on Metacritic indicating "universal acclaim". Mike Wass of Idolator described Velvets sound as a "wild ride that incorporates everything from disco to glam rock",[4] while Stephen Daw of Billboard stated that the record was "continuing in the same vein of late '60s funk rock that's fueled his latest releases".[5] Writing for AllMusic, Matt Collar called the album a "new and delightfully retro direction", as well as a "dazzling, glitter-dipped exercise in '70s disco-era funk, rock, and soul". A.D. Amorosi of Variety praised the record, writing "the 38-year-old out singer goes for something less glamorously amorously entertaining and more grimily soulful and sleekly funky than we're used to hearing from him" and "Adam Lambert has made "Velvet" a testament to finding his way, personally and professionally, in what is his most accomplished solo work to date".[6]

Track listing

Notes

Charts

Chart performance for Velvet
Chart (2020)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[7] 8
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[8] 66

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Adam Lambert announces new album 'Velvet' and Manchester Pride performance. NME. Daly. Rhian. February 4, 2020. February 6, 2020.
  2. Web site: Adam Lambert Announces New 'Velvet' Album. Ultimate Classic Rock. Lifton. Dave. February 4, 2020. February 6, 2020.
  3. Web site: Adam Lambert Announces New Album, Drops Funky Single 'Roses' Featuring Nile Rodgers. Rolling Stone. Martoccio. Angie. February 4, 2020. February 6, 2020.
  4. Web site: Wass . Mike . Adam Lambert Drops 'VELVET' LP, Unleashes Video For Epic Title Track . . March 22, 2020 . March 20, 2020.
  5. Web site: Daw . Stephen . On 'Velvet,' Adam Lambert Completes His Smooth-As-Silk Musical Journey . . March 21, 2020 . March 20, 2020.
  6. Web site: Amorosi . A.D. . Adam Lambert's 'Velvet': Album Review . . March 27, 2020 . March 20, 2020.
  7. Web site: ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 30, 2020. March 28, 2020.
  8. Web site: Top 100 Albumes – Semana 13: del 20.3.2020 al 26.3.2020. Productores de Música de España. es. April 1, 2020.

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