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Ooh thanks Sunday. :w00t: Could be to do with the special stuff Will mentioned last night in reply to a fan's tweet. I posted it in Will's Twitter thread.
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Thanks to Rosemary.

 

 

Songwriter for OneMGMT

 

Dublin

 

richeymccmusic‏@_milliondollars·38m38 minutes ago

So proud to have a song I wrote with @nickjarl closing the new @will_young31 album. #Idontneedalover. Out May25th! pic.twitter.com/yoTHd41Ua1

 

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Tweet from Will.

 

And you’ll be hearing it very soon… http://po.st/WYStore2

 

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So lovely to see the tracklisting in Will's own handwriting. Wonder if we are going to hear samples or it will be put online for a limited time the way Echoes was put on Amazon.

I hope that dont put the complete album up but would love to hear some clips :dance:
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Surprising tweet from Jim Eliot.

 

nearly finished will young album!!

6:07pm - 7 Apr 15

 

I thought it would be all done and dusted.

And we'll be unlocking some more songs from the album over the coming weeks, which you'll receive instantly too...! X
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Thanks Sunday. So LR is now an instant grat. Not sure if this was always the plan or not. On air/ on sale was a risky strategy with an artist like Will. Wonder if we'll now get the second single before the album. :unsure:

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Thanks Sunday. So LR is now an instant grat. Not sure if this was always the plan or not. On air/ on sale was a risky strategy with an artist like Will. Wonder if we'll now get the second single before the album. :unsure:

 

What does an instant grat. mean Gill?

 

Love

Di

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What is an ‘instant grat’?

 

An instant grat is a promotional method that record companies sometimes use to encourage fans to pre-order an album, i.e a single track download delivered early as an incentive to pre-order an album.

 

The Official Chart rules allow for one such instant grat track from each album pre-order promotion to be counted towards the Official Singles Chart

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http://www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/a...rt-rules__3294/

 

There are more details on the Official chart site Di.

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Will YoungRight, so clearly this is getting just a little bit ridiculous.

Not only are us Australians already across the new campaign for British pop superstar Will Young via the release of the lead single ‘Love Revolution’ (it’s out now, don’t you know), but the amazing peeps at his new label Universal Music have decided that he’s a big enough performer to have the entire album released down under.

Yes, though it’s only digital as far as we’re aware, Australians will be able to get their mitts on the deluxe edition of ‘85% Proof’ and what’s even more impressive is the fact that we’ll be getting it just a few days prior to its release in his native UK (May 22 here)! Stop it immediately etc.

 

01. Brave Man

02. Promise Me

03. Love Revolution

04. You Think I’m Sexy

05. Gold

06. Like A River

07. Joy

08. Blue

09. Thank You

10. I Don’t Need A Lover

11. Dare

12. Where Are You Tonight

13. You Keep On Loving Me

14. Always On My Mind

 

http://auspop.com.au/2015/04/where-theres-a-will/

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The Express

 

'I’m such a show-off' Will Young on booze, boxing and explosive new album 85% Proof

WILL YOUNG releases new video Like A River and talks about joining Leona Lewis at their new record label and making his latest album 85% Proof.

 

By STEFAN KYRIAZIS

PUBLISHED: 10:50, Wed, Apr 22, 2015 | UPDATED: 12:10, Wed, Apr 22, 2015

 

 

‘I just love showing off. I’m basically a big show off,’ Young says happily.

 

It’s just as well, since the Pop Idol star has recently starred in the outrageous London revival the musical Cabaret, clad in skimpy outfits and fishnets.

 

But now after a four-year break from recording he’s going back to his roots and getting ready to release his sixth studio album.

 

Like Leona Lewis, he has left Sony Music and moved to the same new label, Island Records, invigorated by the chance to reinvent himself.

 

“It’s basically like I’m a new artist again, because I’m with a new record label, new management, new album,” he told Free Radio.

 

 

He also revealed that the album title came to him in the strangest of circumstances.

 

"I was away in Thailand doing a kick-boxing training camp with my brother – you didn’t expect that did you? Neither did I actually!” he laughed.

 

“My brother was telling me about how in the 16th century sailors would get paid in rum, and to test the alcohol content they’d put a little bit of it with gunpowder. They’d light the gunpowder and if it went off, it had over 50% alcohol. The phrase was '50% proof.' And so I just thought '85% Proof' was really good.

 

“I think the songs are very honest and bold, and I think it needed a bold title. I hate doing album titles. I’ve always picked my own, and they always sound like self-help books.”

 

http://www.express.co.uk/entertainment/mus...-album-85-proof

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Blogger Popcorker.

 

Having a listen to the @will_young31 sampler I received in my inbox for #85%proof and all I can say is #HailToYoung #Hallelu
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Here's the review. He has some song titles wrong but who cares. :cheer: :yahoo:

 

Will Young’s upcoming album is going to be 100% EPIC

 

Will Young Like A RiverWill Young’s upcoming new album might only be entitled ‘85% Proof’ but after hearing a taster of what’s to come, we can guarantee it is 100% perfection.

 

Apart from Will’s current funk inspired single Love Generation, and the dark electropop ‘Like A River’ (check out the video here), the other three tracks, in the sampler, are a clear indicator Young’s ready to make his new album, an even bigger seller than Echoes.

 

So what can the fans expect from the three new tracks ‘Brave Man’, ‘Joy’ and ‘Thank You’?

 

First track, on the album, ‘Brave Man’ is an epic symphonic pop song, which just keeps building and building. Think Markus Feehily’s upcoming #1 single, but shaped and twisted by Will Young and slightly darker.

 

Joy e.g. has a very uplifting, anthem feel to it. Think Mika versus Band Aid versus Paul McCartney and the Beatles.

 

Last but not least, Thank You, actually feels a bit of a continuation to ‘Joy’ in the respect that Will is absolutely channeling his inner Paul McCartney on an absolutely beautiful percussion and violin packed production. Not to mention the incredible vocal soloist who showcases her skills towards the end of the song.

 

With just over a month to go, until Will’s album is to be released, we are waaaaay over the 85% Excitement to hear the full works. The full tracklisting of ‘85% Proof’ can be found here.

 

https://twitter.com/DimiSpice85/status/590979062169870336

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Now thats got me excited :dance:

 

First track, on the album, ‘Brave Man’ is an epic symphonic pop song, which just keeps building and building. Think Markus Feehily’s upcoming #1 single, but shaped and twisted by Will Young and slightly darker.

 

:w00t:

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