Track 27, I Don't Wanna Go To Bed gave me flashbacks to Don't Wanna Go To Bed Now by Gabriella Cilmi.

23 minutes ago, Paddington James said:

Track 27, I Don't Wanna Go To Bed gave me flashbacks to Don't Wanna Go To Bed Now by Gabriella Cilmi.

I was so peeved at the time that wasn't a single in the UK, I absolutely loved it! I wish they'd released it instead of 'Save The Lies'

Mind you, Ed Sheeran has mentioned her in a song before so maybe it might actually be inspired by that.

4 minutes ago, Jessie Where said:

I was so peeved at the time that wasn't a single in the UK, I absolutely loved it! I wish they'd released it instead of 'Save The Lies'

Mind you, Ed Sheeran has mentioned her in a song before so maybe it might actually be inspired by that.

It only git to #16 here in Australia, which was considered a disappointment considering Sweet About Me was a #1 hit here.

13 minutes ago, Paddington James said:

It only git to #16 here in Australia, which was considered a disappointment considering Sweet About Me was a #1 hit here.

I don't think anything else she released did any better than that in fairness.

7 minutes ago, Jessie Where said:

I don't think anything else she released did any better than that in fairness.

True and looking back with hindsight I don’t think anything else would’ve as well.

Ed performed Camera on Graham Norton lastnyt!

If he wanted to release a slow wedding type song I feel ‘The Vow’ would have been the better choice. That would sell the album better if he done a few live performances of it.

Yeh The Vow is like a recreation of Thinking Out Loud but just not quite as good albeit it sounds timeless.

My fav is now In Other Words.

Not too fussed about any of the new songs except 'Crashing' which is one of the best things on the entire Play project - love that old skool guitar solo!!

2 hours ago, Mangø said:

Not too fussed about any of the new songs except 'Crashing' which is one of the best things on the entire Play project - love that old skool guitar solo!!

I’m not sure why that was just a B-side to ‘Azizam’ and not on the original album. Would have definitely been a better single than ‘Camera’.

I’m quite surprised there’s not an obvious big single within the new tracks to give the album a boost.

Edited November 28, 2025Nov 28 by darrens94

Oh yes I knew I had heard Crashing from somewhere else, I remember thinking that if the b-sides were that strong then the album would be amazing, but it was just a case of a great b-side.

Anyone know if this deluxe has been released on CD? I can only find mention of a limited vinyl (which I'm not spending out for).

Edited November 28, 2025Nov 28 by gooddelta

I think this album has been pretty good personally!

The albums pretty good but I do feel like there isnt anything in the new tracks that makes me feel like i was missing out by them not being on the original except maybe crahing

(Would of been nice if he sneaked Drive onto the deluxe though)

Yeah it's good but in many cases to me Play is weaker versions of material he's done before. Where the album excelled for me was Azizam, Sapphire and Symmetry, where he used musical influences he hadn't before but applied his usual ear for a great pop melody to them.

I just checked all the new tracks and agree that Crashing is the main one that feels like it should have been on the new album (great songwriters and production for a b-side - I did buy the single earlier in the year so knew it already), but I also enjoyed and added Lights Out to my playlist, and a few of the other new songs are probably good for another listen. It doesn't feel like any huge hits were left off the original album anyway.

I actually think Subtract got a very hard time, that was one of my top five albums of 2023. Weird that he got only one proper hit off it, Curtains was great!

Edited November 28, 2025Nov 28 by gooddelta

Agree on subtract I just dont get why he moved on from it so fast and didnt really promote anything else other than a few live performances

Edited November 28, 2025Nov 28 by 777666jason

6 hours ago, 777666jason said:

Agree on subtract I just dont get why he moved on from it so fast and didnt really promote anything else other than a few live performances

He's been quite open on it being more of a passion project for him rather than going for the big commercial success like he is with this one.

13 minutes ago, Hassaan said:

He's been quite open on it being more of a passion project for him rather than going for the big commercial success like he is with this one.

Thought that was autumn variants but okies

Just now, 777666jason said:

Thought that was autumn variants but okies

It was both of them, really.

I was half expecting that he would have a re release of play in time for Christmas but its not looking likely now.

11 minutes ago, Padamic_Tension said:

I was half expecting that he would have a re release of play in time for Christmas but its not looking likely now.

It was rereleased today (well yesterday) 27 tracks on streaming and digital, even a vinyl on his website

Edited November 29, 2025Nov 29 by 777666jason