September 3, 20222 yr @1565912565011685376 9 years :o It's my least favourite of her albums unfortunately but still a solid debut from her. She seems very comfortable with the sound on the album.
September 3, 20222 yr 9 years :o I associate this era with taking my GCSEs as I was listening to 'The Way' a lot during that time, it really does fly. It's also my least favourite album of hers - a cute debut and definitely more 'her' than the 'Put Your Hearts Up' sound, but much better was to come. 'Piano', 'Baby I' and 'Honeymoon Avenue' are probably my top 3 nowadays!
September 9, 20222 yr Wow! 9 years... i don't know if it's because the highs of 'Honeymoon Avenue' and 'Daydreamin' are so high but i honestly still believe this is her best album. i remember when it came out in 2013 and i was trying to get all my friends on board with 'The Way' and they HATED it. I had 4 tickets to a tiny Leicester Square show and had to go by myself as noone wanted to come... how things changed the following year but i'll never forget that fond memory. one memory i have is being with Colleen Balinger (Miranda Sings) in Freedom Bar - she was doing a London residency and asked me to join her at Freedom after the show and we danced and gushed about 'Your Truly' as she was a huge fan.
July 4, 20232 yr Maybe an anniversary addition with unreleased tracks would be more than I could ask for. Seems to be a bit of music industry cliché at the moment.
July 9, 20232 yr one memory i have is being with Colleen Balinger (Miranda Sings) in Freedom Bar - she was doing a London residency and asked me to join her at Freedom after the show and we danced and gushed about 'Your Truly' as she was a huge fan. Eeek, I certainly wouldn't be bragging about that right now!
August 8, 20231 yr Something's coming! @1688951977470832640 @1688955391235829766 Are we getting live performances a la her VEVO show for positions a few years ago maybe? She still had some Yours Truly moments as recently as her latest tour, including a rendition of 'Tattooed Heart' under the moon when I saw her. Also - 'Right There' has now turned 10 years old. Maybe an anniversary addition with unreleased tracks would be more than I could ask for. Seems to be a bit of music industry cliché at the moment. That would be interesting, I think 'Pink Champagne' is the Yours Truly unreleased track I'm most familiar with, I wonder how much is behind the vault
August 12, 20231 yr I still prefer this as a whole album to My Everything (and maybe even positions too). She sounds so comfortable and it feels really natural too. With My Everything that really felt heavily like a label influenced album getting the best writers and producers to write and create an album made for radio / playlists where as this feels like a lovely introduction to one of the best vocalists in the game. I feel intrigued at wondering how this may have performed outside the US had this been the follow up and My Everything been the debut.
August 16, 20231 yr I still prefer this as a whole album to My Everything (and maybe even positions too). She sounds so comfortable and it feels really natural too. With My Everything that really felt heavily like a label influenced album getting the best writers and producers to write and create an album made for radio / playlists where as this feels like a lovely introduction to one of the best vocalists in the game. I feel intrigued at wondering how this may have performed outside the US had this been the follow up and My Everything been the debut. Yeah it did feel like an authentic launchpad for her following the artistic mis-step of 'Put Your Hearts Up'. That's an interesting thought. Perhaps a sophomore slump? It's an enjoyable album but My Everything is packed with obvious commercial hits whereas this one not quite so much - although I assume a switch around would've at least ensured that 'The Way' was a top 40 hit here - so close :cry: She definitely seems to be dedicated to this 10 year anniversary project, looking forward to it: @1691488008493576209
August 16, 20231 yr Tattooed Heart was the single that never was from this album! :heart: I think I’ll delve into this on my commute to work tomorrow it’s been a while since I listened it as a whole but it really is quite mature for a debut artist and a young artist too! Hopefully the anniversary and the live performances can help the album have a resurgence it’s quite underrated in the UK compared to the rest of her catalogue - although at the time I was surprised that she managed to get a top ten album with this at the time of its release.
August 19, 20231 yr Omggggg!! View this post on Instagram Details from that video - 25.08: digital deluxe release, 'Honeymoon Avenue' live performance, 'Daydreamin' live performance 26.08: Q&A part 1 + merch capsule 27.08: 'Baby I' live performance 28.08: Q&A part 2 + vinyl pre-order 29.08: 'Tattooed Heart' live performance + 'Right There' live performance 30.8: 'The Way' live performance and 'some behind the scenes stuff we found' :lol: :wub: :wub: loving all the effort! The vinyl dropping on pay day also :clap:
August 24, 20231 yr They can't be serious with that album cover! :lol: I don't even mind it being a still from the video, the fact it's such an unflattering photo and so blurred!
August 24, 20231 yr Ari it’s not too late to change the cover like with the original album :cry: :lol:
August 25, 20231 yr piiLZJNKRVM zp8-BhMCnTA Will give the whole digital deluxe album a listen later but a strong start with these performances, she sounds beautiful!
