Lexicon | ||||
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Released | 21 June 2019 | |||
Length | 45:28 | |||
Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
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Will Young chronology | ||||
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Singles from Lexicon | ||||
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Lexicon is the seventh studio album by British singer Will Young. It was released on 21 June 2019 through Cooking Vinyl. [2] [3] The album's lead single " All the Songs" was released on 22 March 2019 and, with it, announced a supporting 21-date UK tour lasting throughout October. [4]
The album has been said to reunite the team who executive produced his 2011 studio album Echoes. Furthermore, the album reunites him with Richard X, who produced his 2011 single " Jealousy", and Eg White, who co-wrote his 2003 single " Leave Right Now". Additionally, it is said to feature a track written by BRIT-award-winning singer-songwriter Tom Walker. [5]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Albumism | [6] |
Evening Standard | [7] |
musicOMH | [8] |
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Commenting on Young's decision to release Lexicon with Cooking Vinyl, Elizabeth Aubrey wrote in the review for Evening Standard: "The freedom it has brought certainly suits him. Lexicon has darker, electronic underpinning than anything he’s done before [...] The project sees Young collaborating with other songwriters for the first time since his third album. He has boldly overhauled his sound and stayed true to his pop roots." [7] musicOMH editor Helen Clarke described Lexicon as "a record for wallowing in after a break-up. It’s melodramatic [...] but it mostly feels a bit filler-y. Luckily for him, in the days of streaming and downloads, those opening tracks will be plenty to re-stoke the public’s love of Will Young, and hopefully provide a grounding for his next record. Electro Will is in there somewhere – as 2011's " Jealousy" proved – and we can't wait to hear from him again." [8] Quentin Harrison, writing for Albumism, felt that "loosely defined as a sort of glossary for exceptional language or knowledge, it was wise for Will Young to elect “lexicon” as a designation for an album that manages to look back while moving forward with mature, compellingly rendered pop pieces." [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
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1. | " All the Songs" | Richard X | 3:52 | |
2. | " My Love" |
| Richard X | 3:38 |
3. | "Scars" |
| Richard X | 3:30 |
4. | "Get Me Dancing" |
|
| 3:43 |
5. | "Ground Running" |
| Richard X | 3:21 |
6. | "Dreaming Big" |
| 4:15 | |
7. | "I Bet You Call" |
|
| 2:53 |
8. | "Forever" |
| Richard X | 5:22 |
9. | "Freedom" |
|
| 3:32 |
10. | "Faithless Love" |
| Richard X | 3:41 |
11. | "Say Anything" | Matthew Marston | Richard X | 3:53 |
12. | "The Way We Were" |
|
| 3:48 |
Total length: | 45:28 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
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Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [9] | 24 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [10] | 73 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [11] | 4 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [12] | 84 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [13] | 2 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [14] | 1 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 6 August 2021 | Cooking Vinyl | [15] |
Lexicon | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 June 2019 | |||
Length | 45:28 | |||
Label | Cooking Vinyl | |||
Producer |
| |||
Will Young chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Lexicon | ||||
|
Lexicon is the seventh studio album by British singer Will Young. It was released on 21 June 2019 through Cooking Vinyl. [2] [3] The album's lead single " All the Songs" was released on 22 March 2019 and, with it, announced a supporting 21-date UK tour lasting throughout October. [4]
The album has been said to reunite the team who executive produced his 2011 studio album Echoes. Furthermore, the album reunites him with Richard X, who produced his 2011 single " Jealousy", and Eg White, who co-wrote his 2003 single " Leave Right Now". Additionally, it is said to feature a track written by BRIT-award-winning singer-songwriter Tom Walker. [5]
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
Albumism | [6] |
Evening Standard | [7] |
musicOMH | [8] |
The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Commenting on Young's decision to release Lexicon with Cooking Vinyl, Elizabeth Aubrey wrote in the review for Evening Standard: "The freedom it has brought certainly suits him. Lexicon has darker, electronic underpinning than anything he’s done before [...] The project sees Young collaborating with other songwriters for the first time since his third album. He has boldly overhauled his sound and stayed true to his pop roots." [7] musicOMH editor Helen Clarke described Lexicon as "a record for wallowing in after a break-up. It’s melodramatic [...] but it mostly feels a bit filler-y. Luckily for him, in the days of streaming and downloads, those opening tracks will be plenty to re-stoke the public’s love of Will Young, and hopefully provide a grounding for his next record. Electro Will is in there somewhere – as 2011's " Jealousy" proved – and we can't wait to hear from him again." [8] Quentin Harrison, writing for Albumism, felt that "loosely defined as a sort of glossary for exceptional language or knowledge, it was wise for Will Young to elect “lexicon” as a designation for an album that manages to look back while moving forward with mature, compellingly rendered pop pieces." [6]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Producer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|---|
1. | " All the Songs" | Richard X | 3:52 | |
2. | " My Love" |
| Richard X | 3:38 |
3. | "Scars" |
| Richard X | 3:30 |
4. | "Get Me Dancing" |
|
| 3:43 |
5. | "Ground Running" |
| Richard X | 3:21 |
6. | "Dreaming Big" |
| 4:15 | |
7. | "I Bet You Call" |
|
| 2:53 |
8. | "Forever" |
| Richard X | 5:22 |
9. | "Freedom" |
|
| 3:32 |
10. | "Faithless Love" |
| Richard X | 3:41 |
11. | "Say Anything" | Matthew Marston | Richard X | 3:53 |
12. | "The Way We Were" |
|
| 3:48 |
Total length: | 45:28 |
Chart (2019) | Peak position |
---|---|
Australian Digital Albums ( ARIA) [9] | 24 |
Irish Albums ( IRMA) [10] | 73 |
Scottish Albums ( OCC) [11] | 4 |
Swiss Albums ( Schweizer Hitparade) [12] | 84 |
UK Albums ( OCC) [13] | 2 |
UK Independent Albums ( OCC) [14] | 1 |
Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Various | 6 August 2021 | Cooking Vinyl | [15] |