Every Letter I Sent You

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Every Letter I Sent You
Every letter I sent you Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 10, 2019 (2019-12-10)
Genre R&B
Length61:26
LanguageKorean, English
Label
Producer
Yerin Baek chronology
Our Love Is Great
(2019)
Every Letter I Sent You
(2019)
Tellusboutyourself
(2020)
Singles from Every Letter I Sent You
  1. "Square (2017)"
    Released: December 10, 2019
  2. "Popo (How Deep Is Our Love?)"
    Released: December 10, 2019
  3. "0310"
    Released: December 10, 2019

Every Letter I Sent You is the first studio album and the first double album by South Korean singer-songwriter and record producer Yerin Baek. It was released through Blue Vinyl and published by Dreamus on December 10, 2019. It features 18 tracks, with "Popo (How Deep Is Our Love?)", "0310" and "Square (2017)" simultaneously released as the album's three singles. [1] The physical album comes in a CD and LP format.

Contents

This is her first release under her new label, Blue Vinyl, after leaving JYP Entertainment in September 2019. [2]

Every Letter I Sent You was met with generally positive reviews from music critics and debuted at number two in South Korea, selling over 35,000 copies. The album received nominations for Album of the Year at 12th Melon Music Awards, while its single "Square (2017)" won Best R&B/Soul award, and was also nominated for Song of the Year award. [3]

Background and release

Every Letter I Sent You is Yerin Baek's first studio album released after the establishment of her independent label Blue Vinyl. [4] On December 10, 2019, the "Popo (How Deep Is Our Love?)" and "0310" music videos were released on YouTube. The album includes a total of 18 tracks, was the result of Baek's four years from 19 to 22 years old, and was called her most honest and elaborate album to date. [5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Yerin Baek; "Point" co-written by Loopy. All tracks are produced by Yerin Baek and Cloud. [6] [7]

Disc one
No.TitleLength
1."Intro"1:42
2."Rest"3:28
3."Popo (How Deep Is Our Love?)"4:31
4."Can I B U"2:13
5."Meant to Be"3:01
6."Mr.Gloomy"3:35
7."Lovelovelove"4:34
8."Bunny"3:57
9."0310"3:58
Disc two
No.TitleLength
1."Berlin"1:38
2."Datoom"3:49
3."Not a Girl"3:49
4."Newsong2"3:35
5."Amy"2:21
6."True Lover"3:20
7."Point" (featuring Loopy)4:13
8."Square (2017)"4:21
9."London"3:21
Total length:61:26

Notes

Charts

Sales

RegionSales
South Korea [10] 35,365 [lower-alpha 3]

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
2020 12th Melon Music Awards Album of the YearEvery Letter I Sent YouNominated
Best R&B/Soul"Square (2017)"Won
Song of the YearNominated
22nd Mnet Asian Music Awards Best Vocal Performance – Solo Nominated
Song of the Year Longlisted
4th Korean Hip-hop Awards R&B Album of the YearEvery Letter I Sent YouNominated
202110th Gaon Chart Music Awards Song of the Year – December"Square (2017)"Nominated
35th Golden Disc Awards Digital BonsangNominated
18th Korean Music Awards Album of the YearEvery Letter I Sent YouNominated
Best Pop AlbumWon
Song of the Year"Square (2017)"Nominated
Best Pop SongNominated

Release history

RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
VariousDecember 10, 2019Blue Vinyl, Dreamus Company [11]
South KoreaJanuary 13, 2020
[12]
May 11, 2020
  • LP (Limited Edition)
[13]
August 7, 2020 [14]

Notes

  1. LP (limited edition)
  2. LP (regular)
  3. Sales combined with the LP (limited edition) and LP (regular) version

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