Devotion (Tirzah album)

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Devotion
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Studio album by
Released10 August 2018 (2018-08-10)
Recorded2016–2018
Studio
  • Home (London, United Kingdom)
  • The Green Room (London, UK)
  • Mr. Punch Studios (London, UK)
Genre Pop [1]
Length38:43
Label Domino
Producer Mica Levi
Tirzah chronology
Make It Up
(2015)
Devotion
(2018)
Colourgrade
(2021)
Singles from Devotion
  1. "Gladly"
    Released: 3 May 2018
  2. "Affection"
    Released: 14 July 2018
  3. "Devotion"
    Released: 19 July 2018
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.6/10 [2]
Metacritic 80/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Clash 7/10 [5]
Exclaim! 9/10 [6]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
The Line of Best Fit 9/10 [8]
Pitchfork 8.3/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]
Uncut 7/10 [12]

Devotion is the debut studio album by British musician Tirzah. It was released through Domino on 10 August 2018. [9] [13] [14] [7]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Tirzah Mastin and Mica Levi, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Fine Again" 2:53
2."Do You Know" 3:37
3."Gladly" 3:41
4."Holding On" 3:19
5."Affection" 3:41
6."Basic Need" 3:20
7."Guilty" 2:54
8."Devotion" (featuring Coby Sey)
  • Mastin
  • Levi
  • Coby Sey
4:14
9."Go Now" 3:06
10."Say When" 4:07
11."Reach Hi" 3:51
Total length:38:43

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
UK Official Record Store Chart (OCC) [15] 29
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [16] 22
UK Independent Albums Breakers Chart (OCC) [17] 6
UK R&B Albums (OCC) [18] 5

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