May 28, 201510 yr Author Itunes Love Revolution #90 United Kingdom #149 United Kingdom Like a River #93 United Arab Emirates #186 South Africa Promise Me #96 Azerbaijan Album: 85% Proof #3 Jordan #9 United Kingdom #62 Malta #65 Qatar #68 Ireland #77 South Africa #104 Russia #120 United Kingdom #159 United Arab Emirates #178 Saudi Arabia Big up to Jordan! :D Seriously it's great to see the beginnings of Will abroad. Thanks so much for keeping us updated Sunday.
May 28, 201510 yr Author Who is famous Sunday? :unsure: Great accurate reporting fans of all ages. :cheer:
May 28, 201510 yr Who is famous Sunday? :unsure: Have i got it wrong :wacko: i recognized one of the names mentioned (i thought)
May 28, 201510 yr Author Have i got it wrong :wacko: i recognized one of the names mentioned (i thought) Another case of mistaken identity Sunday. :P
May 28, 201510 yr Monday 1st June 2015 Radio 2 Jo Whiley 8:00pm - 10:00pm Will Young, Jamie XX and Florence + The Machine all have new albums up for review. Kate Mossman will help you decide which one is worth a listen
May 29, 201510 yr Author Thanks Sunday. hope they review it fairly. Steve Anderson @MrSteveAnderson Haunting brilliance from the new album - ace job @will_young31 ▶ Will Young - Like A River - YouTube youtube.com/watch?v=5O9cCT… Thanks to Julie(Will4me) for spotting this. He’s Kylie’s show producer and has worked with Will in the past I think:
May 29, 201510 yr Author Also spotted by Julie. 7digital UK @7digital_UK "Only the cold-hearted could remain utterly unmoved" @clash_music on 85% Proof by @will_young31 - download for £4.99 7dg.tl/1F9tPjR
May 29, 201510 yr Author Plenty of positives to take from this review. Pip Elwood has really listened to it. Entertainment Focus 3* Posted on May 25, 2015 By Pip Ellwood Albums http://cdn.entertainment-focus.com/wp-cont.../05/85proof.jpg Record Company: Island Release Date: May 25, 2015 Release Type: Album Tracklisting: 1. Brave Man 2. Promise Me 3. Love Revolution 4. You Think I'm Sexy 5. Gold 6. Like A River 7. Joy 8. Blue 9. 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 Since winning Pop Idol back in 2002, Will Young has beaten the odds and established himself as one of the most successful and best-loved male artists in the UK. He has released five studio albums, all of which have been certified at least platinum with three topping the UK album charts. He’s scored four UK number one singles and more recently he left his long time home at Sony Music and moved to Island Records. Sixth album 85% Proof, his first as part of his new label deal, comes 4 years after last studio album Echoes. Fans were caught a little off guard when Young released the lead track from 85% Proof. Love Revolution marked a complete departure from the dance rhythms of Echoes instead exploring a stomping soul sound with samples from DJ Tomcraft’s dance hit Loneliness. The single proved divisive with fans and it’s the first of singles not to chart on the UK Top 40. Ahead of the album’s release Young unveiled a video for album track Like a River, a song that is an atmospheric and moody track. Musically 85% Proof is a little all over the place. The common thread is Young’s distinctive vocal performance but sonically no two songs sound alike. The album opens with the epic Brave Man that swoops and soars with dramatic string melodies giving way to electronic bleeps. Elsewhere on the record Young serves up soulful pop on U Think I’m Sexy, delivers a Beatles-esque ballad on Thank You, and soars on the hopeful Joy. One of the highlights on the record is Promise Me, a song that could easily have made it onto the Echoes tracklisting. The song is a ballad at heart that explodes into optimistic dance rhythms with Young’s vocal being one of the best on the record. The album comes to a close with the gentle I Don’t Need a Lover, a piano ballad that gives Sam Smith a run for his money. The song utilises Young’s falsetto, which he packs with emotion. It’s one of the most emotive tracks on the record and one of the best. The deluxe edition of the album features an additional 4 tracks including a cover of Gwen McRae’s Always on my Mind. Of the other three tracks – Dare, Where Are You Tonight and You Keep On Loving Me – Young explores mostly ballad territory with You Keep On Loving Me being the finest of the bunch. 85% Proof isn’t as instant a record as Echoes. On the whole it lacks cohesion, something that is quit strange for a singer whose output has for the most part been very cohesive. 85% Proof is an album that you need to live with and listen to closely. It could be Young’s most personal record to date and it should solidify his place as one of the best male singers we have. http://www.entertainment-focus.com/music-r...f-album-review/ Edited May 29, 201510 yr by truly talented
May 29, 201510 yr Yes that's a good thoughtful review which I can appreciate too TT. Just saw the Jo Whiley review info for next week, thanks Sunday.
May 29, 201510 yr Itunes Love Revolution #93 United Kingdom #137 United Kingdom Brave Man #18 Jordan #137 Azerbaijan Like a River #136 India #145 Egypt Album: 85% Proof #4 Jordan #9 United Kingdom #20 Singapore #28 Macau #44 South Africa #87 Qatar #98 Malta #118 Russia #134 United Arab Emirates #136 United Kingdom
May 30, 201510 yr Love Revolution #113 United Kingdom #151 United Kingdom Like a River #26 Egypt #160 India Brave Man #46 Jordan #161 India #198 Azerbaijan Album: 85% Proof #5 Macau #10 Jordan #13 United Kingdom #69 South Africa #98 Ireland #103 Qatar #123 Malta #133 United Arab Emirates #135 United Kingdom #158 Russia Edited May 30, 201510 yr by Sunday
May 30, 201510 yr Hello people! Just thought I'd pop in after many years' absence to say, 85% Proof Deluxe edition arrived yesterday and I'm just listening to it for the first time. I'm not quite through yet (I'm on Thank You right now) but I think MUSICALLY and VOCALLY it's possibly my favourite album of Will's. So I'm quite happy. When I first heard Love Revolution - and that was only after I sought it out because someone at Butlins Minehead (!) back in March mentioned to me that he's got a new single coming out - I was disappointed, because it's so NOT up my street, it's got no proper melody. I still don't like it much. But the rest of the album (I'm on "Dare" now)... Brave Man - love it! Promise Me - love it. Gold - love it, those three immediately stand out. But I'm yet to hear anything I don't like (apart from Love Revolution). Most of the arrangements are very, very good. There's some lovely piano bits and some beautiful, understated strings. The drums in Brave Man are particularly good. Nice bell-like effects in You Keep On Loving Me. But what can I say about the vocals? I think vocally it really is Will's best album. And it's ALL there. He actually sings some low notes I can't reach (Where Are You Tonight). :blink: I've always loved the tone of Will's voice in his mid to lower range. Shivers! Anyway, I think I'm going to enjoy this album for many, many hours.
May 30, 201510 yr Author Hi Toni Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the album. So pleased to hear you are enjoying it. I'm sure you aren't alone in feeling that Love Revolution is possibly the weakest track on the album. Some of the tracks are growers but Will's voice is undeniably the best it's ever been.
May 30, 201510 yr Author Thanks for the iTunes update Sunday. Amazon 85% Proof Digital 23 28 Physical 8 65 Love Revolution 45
May 31, 201510 yr Jo Whilley will be Reviewing 85% Proof tomorrow (Monday 1st June) between 8pm and 10pm - Jo Whilley Show BBC RADIO 2
May 31, 201510 yr Selection: All · Anglophone · Latin America · Mainland Europe · Africa/Middle East · Asia | Hide small countries · Hide dupes | Show 8 hour diffs · Show 24 hour diffs Love Revolution #65 United Kingdom #118 United Kingdom Brave Man #44 Oman #69 Jordan Like a River #33 Egypt Album: 85% Proof #7 Macau #8 United Kingdom #17 Jordan #25 Singapore #42 Belarus #45 South Africa #56 Egypt #68 Russia #83 United Kingdom #92 India #120 United Arab Emirates #147 Qatar #179 Malta That show has a very small audience but look at the effect on uk itunes
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