Jess (album) explained

Jess
Type:studio
Artist:Jess Glynne
Cover:Jess Glynne - Jess.png
Alt:A black-and-white photograph of Jess Glynne standing in front of water with her hands on her hips wearing a sheer dress
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Prev Title:Always In Between
Prev Year:2018

Jess is the third studio album by English singer-songwriter Jess Glynne. It was released on 26 April 2024 by Ivy Songs, through EMI Records, marking Glynne's first album with the company since departing long-term record label Atlantic Records. It was preceded by the release of four singles: "Silly Me", "What Would You Do?", "Friend of Mine" and "Enough". A fifth single, "Easy", was released on the same day as the album.

Background

Following the release and promotion of her second album, Always In Between (2018), Glynne went on a hiatus from music. Following a disagreement with her record label about the future direction of her music, Glynne split from Atlantic Records in January 2022.[1] When announcing her first release, "Silly Me", under EMI, she confirmed that the split with Atlantic and her management had been amicable and focussed on Glynne wanting to explore a new sonic direction.[2] Glynne confirmed that she had signed a new record deal with EMI and would be releasing new music in 2023.[3] Much of the album was recorded between 2022 and 2023, while between labels. It included studio sessions with Greg Kurstin, Malay and Boots.[2] In an interview with BBC News in January 2024, Glynne confirmed that she was "one song away from completing the album", contradicting earlier statements in 2023 that the album was "done" and suggesting that changes had been made.[4] It was then confirmed that the album would be released on 26 April 2024.[5]

Singles

"Silly Me" was released 28 April 2023 and was co-written with Knox Brown, P2J and Mike Horner.[2] A music video directed by Vasso + Furman was shot in Serbia and released alongside "Silly Me".[6]

A second song, "What Do You Do?" was released on 14 July 2023.[7] The music video for "What Do You Do?" was filmed in New York and was released three weeks later.[8] The third single was "Friend of Mine" and was released on 20 October 2023.[9]

A fourth single, "Enough", was confirmed to be the album's lead single.[4] The music video for "Easy" was released on the same day as the album, 26 April.[10]

Track listing

Notes

Charts

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Peak
position
Australian Digital Albums (ARIA)[11] 13

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jess Glynne 'splits' from record label after 'disagreements' about her future. Woodcock. Zara. 27 January 2022. Daily Mirror. 10 February 2022. 11 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220211152628/https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/jess-glynne-splits-record-label-26061495. live.
  2. Web site: Jess Glynne: 'I'll always hold my hands up when I make a mistake' . Rollingstone . Levine . Nick . 2023 . 27 January 2024 . 4 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230504100941/https://www.rollingstone.co.uk/music/features/jess-glynne-new-album-silly-me-28786/ . live .
  3. Web site: Jess Glynne signs to EMI following management deal with Roc Nation . Music Week . Paine . Andre . 9 November 2022 . 27 January 2024 . 31 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531035617/https://www.musicweek.com/labels/read/jess-glynne-signs-to-emi-following-management-deal-with-roc-nation/086913 . live .
  4. Web site: Jess Glynne: I fell out of love with music – I was unhappy . . Rhoden-Paul . Andre . 26 January 2024 . 27 January 2024 . 27 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240127040358/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-68114130 . live .
  5. Web site: Jess Glynne announces third album Jess and shares new single 'Enough' . Music-news.com . 16 February 2024 . 17 February 2024.
  6. Web site: silly me – behind the scenes with jess glynne . Schӧn! . 2 June 2023 . 27 January 2024 . 28 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230928004316/https://schonmagazine.com/silly-me-behind-the-scenes-with-jess-glynne/ . live .
  7. Web site: Jess Glynne: 'I'm a very honest songwriter' . Square Mile . Davidson . Adam . 14 July 2023 . 27 January 2024 . 21 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230921085404/https://squaremile.com/culture/music/jess-glynne-interview/ . live .
  8. Web site: Jess Glynne Unveils Video For New Single What Do You Do? . Stereoboard . Stickler . Jon . 4 August 2023 . 27 January 2024 . 23 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231023110901/https://www.stereoboard.com/content/view/240624/9 . live .
  9. Web site: Jess Glynne – Friend of Mine – Single . Spotify . 17 February 2024 . February 17, 2024.
  10. Web site: 'Easy' (Give them their flowers while they can still smell them) - Music video by Jess Glynne . . 26 April 2024 . 29 April 2024.
  11. The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 6 May 2024. The ARIA Report. Australian Recording Industry Association. 1783. 10. 6 May 2024.

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