The Waiting Game (Una Healy album)
| The Waiting Game | |
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| Released | 10 February 2017 |
| Recorded | 2016 |
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| Length | 40:11 |
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| Singles from The Waiting Game | |
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The Waiting Game is the debut studio album by Irish singer Una Healy. It was released on 10 February 2017, through Decca Records.[1][2] The album was preceded by the release of one single "Stay My Love". British singer Sam Palladio features as the only collaboration on the album. The Waiting Game has sold 12,000 copies in the UK and Ireland.
Background and release
[edit]Following The Saturdays hiatus in 2014, on 18 April 2016, Healy premiered her first solo track, indie-inspired "Staring at the Moon", performing the song live on the semi-final of The Voice of Ireland.[3] On 5 August 2016, Healy revealed she had signed a record deal with Decca Records. On 18 October 2016, Digital Spy reported that Healy's debut album would be released in 2017, under the reported title, The Waiting Game.[4] On 27 October 2016, an audio video for the title track "The Waiting Game" was uploaded to Healy's YouTube account announcing the pre-order of the album.[5] On 25 November 2016, an audio video for "Angel Like You" was released to Healy's YouTube channel.[6]
Singles
[edit]"Stay My Love" was released as the album's lead single on 13 January 2017. The music video was released on Healy's YouTube channel on 20 January 2017 directed by Urban Strom.[7] The song charted on the Scottish Singles Chart at number fifty six.[8]
Track listing
[edit]Album credits taken from Discogs.[9]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Battlelines" | Sacha Skarbek, Una Healy | 3:01 |
| 2. | "The Waiting Game" | Nick Atkinson, Edd Holloway, Healy | 3:32 |
| 3. | "Stay My Love" (feat. Sam Palladio) | Amy Wadge, Healy | 3:17 |
| 4. | "All You Ever Need Is Love" | Wadge, Healy | 2:56 |
| 5. | "S.O.S." | Adj Buffone, Healy | 3:07 |
| 6. | "Please Don't Tell Me" | Jack McManus, Healy | 3:19 |
| 7. | "Staring at the Moon" | Atkinson, Halloway, Rachel Furner, Healy | 3:16 |
| 8. | "Alarm Bells" | Joe Corcoran, Emm Gryner, Healy | 3:20 |
| 9. | "Craving You" | Wadge, Healy | 3:57 |
| 10. | "Out the Door" | Buffone, Healy | 3:14 |
| 11. | "Grow Up Not Old" | Ben Earle, Furner, Healy | 3:36 |
| 12. | "Angel Like You" | Fiona Bevan, Jez Ashurst, Healy | 3:50 |
| Total length: | 40:11 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from Discogs.[9]
Performers and musicians
- Una Healy – vocals
- Mark Read – backing vocals
- Sara Eker – backing vocals
Technical personnel
- Adam Phillips – guitar
- Brian Rawling – production
- Dick Beetham – mastering
- Dom Liu – recording, additional percussion
- Harry Rutherford – recording
- Ian Thomas – drums, bass
- Jeremy Meehan – bass
- Joe Corcoran – additional production
- Mark Read – piano
- Matt Furmidge – mixing, recording, percussion
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2017) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Irish Albums (IRMA)[10] | 12 |
| Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] | 13 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 28 |
Release history
[edit]| Region | Date | Edition | Format | Label | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 10 February 2017 | Standard | Digital download, CD | Decca Records | [1][2] |
| France | [13] |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "The Waiting Game by Una Healy on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Apple Music Inc. Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ a b "The Waiting Game by Una Healy". Amazon (U.K. Store). Retrieved 10 February 2017.
- ^ "The Saturdays' Una Healy premieres her first solo track during The Voice Ireland's semi-final". Digital Spy. 18 April 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ Houghton, Rianne (15 February 2017). "Una Healy: 'The Saturdays love my new solo music'". Digital Spy. United Kingdom: Hearst Corporation. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
- ^ "Una Healy - The Waiting Game". YouTube. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ^ "Una Healy - Angel Like You". YouTube. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Una Healy - Stay My Love (Official Video) ft. Sam Palladio". YouTube. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- ^ "Chart Archive > 20 January 2017 - 26 January 2017". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Una Healy - The Waiting Game (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
- ^ "Irish Albums Chart: 24 February 2017". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2017.
- ^ "The Waiting Game by Una Healy on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Apple Music Inc. Retrieved 10 February 2017.