Blood Orange (album)

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Blood Orange
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Studio album by
Released28 April 2023 (2023-04-28)
Genre Pop [1]
Length47:26
Label
Producer
Freya Ridings chronology
Freya Ridings
(2019)
Blood Orange
(2023)
Singles from Blood Orange
  1. "Weekends"
    Released: 12 January 2023
  2. "Face in the Crowd"
    Released: 17 February 2023
  3. "Can I Jump?"
    Released: 24 March 2023
  4. "Perfect"
    Released: 7 April 2023
  5. "I Feel Love"
    Released: 27 April 2023

Blood Orange is the second studio album by English singer Freya Ridings. It was released on 28 April 2023, by Good Soldier Records and AWAL. [2] The first single "Weekends" was released on 12 January 2023. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The Line of Best Fit 3/10 [4]
The Telegraph Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]

Martyn Young from Dork called Blood Orange "impressive in its scope and ambition" and noted: "Combining widescreen anthemic string-laden pop with joyous disco-tinged hops and just the right dose of heartbreak, it's a step up from an artist looking to establish themselves as a big deal." [1]

Commercial performance

In the United Kingdom, Blood Orange spent one week at number seven on the UK Albums Chart with recorded sales of 7,654 units over the first week. [6] It became Ridings' second top 10 album in the region, following her debut which peaked at number three. [6]

Track listing

Blood Orange track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Blood Orange"
3:13
2."Bite Me"
  • Ridings
  • Purcell
  • Bloomfield
  • Kamille
  • Bloomfield
4:09
3."Weekends"
Mac3:20
4."Face in the Crowd"RidingsEwan J. Phillips3:24
5."Perfect"
  • Ridings
  • Phillips
Phillips3:06
6."Dancing in a Hurricane"
Lostboy3:14
7."Happier Alone"
  • Ridings
  • Casey Smith
  • Sammy Witte
White3:14
8."Wither on the Vine"
White3:19
9."Bitter"
  • Ridings
  • Mona Khoshoi
  • Sammy Witte
White3:23
10."Someone New"
  • Phillips
  • Jack Gilbert
3:23
11."Last Day That You Loved Me"
Stewart3:05
12."Wolves"
3:30
13."Can I Jump?"
Vindver3:43
14."I Feel Love"Shatkin3:13
Total length:47:26

Charts

Chart performance for Blood Orange
Chart (2023)Peak
position
Australian Hitseekers Albums (ARIA) [7] 15
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [8] 71
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9] 18
Irish Albums (IRMA) [10] 82
Scottish Albums (OCC) [11] 9
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [12] 28
UK Albums (OCC) [13] 7

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