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She is a really talented artist. You don’t sing with a televised orchestra unless you are damn good. Enjoying this show. Live performance music is a real treat.

On the lyrical content. It’s totally understandable that Ella dwells a reasonable amount on positive body image, especially after the likes of the ghouls at the Daily Mail went after her. But generally I really wish artists would broaden their horizons from (almost now ‘safe’) issues like body image and breakups to other things that are happening in the world and effect lots of people (I mean how about poverty, war, discrimination, the climate, lying politicians to name a few?) I guess they are too frightened to lose sales but things are becoming tiresome lyrically.

Certainly doing better than most of us thought. A few record shop signings coming up and the Prizm gig soon should give a little boost. The biggest help will obv be a price reduction… Still a shame there’s no obvious new singles off this album..,

Interesting that Ella’s team went for a full price album, The Shires and Bryan Adams being £6.99 on iTunes. I guess they will discount it quite quickly if there is a chance of better than expected success and good promo?

Played it a 2nd time. Would probably lift a few scores but still generally think a lot of songs aren’t melodically strong enough. I guess she was so bursting to say things the words came first and the music second. I am pleasantly surprised by the vaguely country thing she’s got going on though. Wasn’t expecting that at all.

Now gone #2 on UK and Ireland iTunes … There’s a lot of goodwill for her out there which will likely get her a top 10 or better.

My track scores are—> 6 Emotions - almost a country music vibe, a bit repetitive and high pitched, strange album starter 6 What About Us - a light pop, scandi dance song, also a little high pitched 5 Ugly - a spoken body image song. A lot seem to like it. I don’t sadly. 9 Let's Go Home Together - Ella Henderson & Tom Grennan. Should be a classic Xmas song. 8 Brave- a strong traditional pop song with great lyric. 6 Out My Head - another largely spoken song about brakeup. Quite repetitive. Unremarkable. 7 Thank You For The Hell - another largely spoken breakup song, some country feel. Pleasant. 7 Sorry That I Miss You - lovely piano ballad. Interesting blend of styles. Unusual. 10 Everything I Didn't Say - old school fantastic Ella piano ballad. 7 Bad News - unusual quite spoken pop song. Pleasant guitar riff. 6 Cry On Me (feat. Mikky Ekko). Gentle not particularly memorable ballad. 7 Good Things Take Time - electro pop dance. Not a very strong melody but a bit of a relief. 8 Northern Lights - guitar ballad almost country vibe. Pleasant. 8 Set In Stone - another guitar ballad almost country vibe. Pleasant. 6 Body - ok pop song, strong vocal. 5 Places - more of a gospel twist. A bit of a weak album ending. Very surprised by the style of this album. Hard to describe. Some country vibe and gentle guitar licks going on. Very few traditional Ella piano ballads or nods to RnB and soul. Quite lyrical and spoken. Not many strong melodies. Can’t really see the next singles. I imagine it will grow but overall quite disappointing.

#7 start in Australia. #5 New Zealand.

The album is now showing #5 on iTunes in New Zealand🙂

Apparently there are some cassettes https://eurostore.warnermusic.com/uk/everyt...y-cassette.html Certainly not advertising them much though…. I’ve absolutely no idea where this will chart. You would think she would have a reasonable base for a 2nd album but there certainly isn’t much buzz. We’ll find out soon enough!

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Go for it! A little bit of a life experience…

What indicators right now, with 3 days until the album drops, would we be looking at to assess whether this is shaping up to do well or not?? If any!’

Well I’ve pre-ordered my copy! I agree that the omens don’t look that great, for instance her ‘intimate’ prizm gig still apparently has 200+ free seats despite multiple social media pushes. But we’ll see how things shape up in the next week - her management team seem relatively good at booking her TV and radio slots. I just hope we get a couple of really strong singles off the album. Not quite good but really stand out good!

I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. She’s a fantastic live performer.

Live acoustic performance. What a talent! yLQAxZyJ93U

The title track is beautiful. Sad, melancholic, absolutely what she does best.

Good spot! Sensible move releasing the title track in the few weeks before album release. I’d be surprised if the album doesn’t do pretty well, but who knows these days. I’ve preordered it anyhows!

The cover of Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide was really nice on this session. Never heard her sing anything with a Country vibe. Great tone. Would be nice to see her do a mini ‘intimate’ tour with just her on piano.

Ugly, Brave and LGHT are quite old songs. Nothing wrong with that if they are strong enough. I think it will be a very self-reflective album. I hope it has enough ‘light’. Maybe we’ll get another single before the album drops on 11th March??

Tracklist just announced!!

As far as I know only Radio 2 have playlisted this, so it will struggle to get any higher. Tbh I’m surprised it’s done so well with so little radio, and Spotify, support. It is a good song though and with that subject matter always has a chance of being picked up on a TV show or like…

I don’t think they’ll put any older hit songs on. Let’s just hope she has a couple of strong singles and it’s a really interesting album. After all she’s had plenty of time to get this right!

Anyone know where Ella Henderson Brave is on the Spotify chart?? She really struggles to get any traction there and it costs her again and again and again…

Spotify her weak link as per normal. Although not heard it at all on the radio tbh. I guess she might be in the process of being totally classed as a Radio 2 type artist by the likes of Radio 1 and Capital. Will be interesting to see how her album sells and how her tour ticket sales shape up …