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Kismet is an extended play by Belinda Carlisle, released on May 12, 2023, through RAF and BMG Rights Management.
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Kismet is an extended play by Belinda Carlisle, released on May 12, 2023, through RAF and BMG Rights Management.
Belinda Carlisle and Diane Warren have a long history of working together after first collaborating on Carlisle's 1987 album, Heaven on Earth , which featured the Warren written songs, "I Get Weak" and "World Without You". [2]
Carlisle's last English-language pop record, A Woman & a Man was released in 1996, before hitting pause on her recording career while focusing on her live shows. [3]
A new collection of songs was teased in October 2022 with Carlisle announcing "I'm making a music video today for the first time in over 25 years" via Twitter. [4]
In February 2023, Carlisle said "27 years on from making my last English language pop record I really wasn't thinking I would ever make one again... and I was quite happy with that idea. Then a chance encounter in a coffee shop led me back to the wonderful Diane Warren and she gave me the incredible gift of this song and the other songs on my upcoming EP." [5] [6] Carlisle pondered on the idea of recording new music, adding "But I went to the studio and I don't even know what to say – it was so good. There are about three singles on the EP and they're incredible." [3]
Warren added, "I'm so excited for everyone to hear Belinda's new record, she's never sounded better. It's so great to be working together again after all these years." [5] [6]
The EP track listing and cover art were revealed via Twitter on March 16, 2023. [7]
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| Goldmine |   [8] |
| Retropop Magazine | [9] |
Retropop Magazine said "Authentically Belinda, all five songs touch different bases and reference various eras from her career", adding "Undoubtedly her strongest material since the early-nineties, Kismet is a welcome reminder not only of Belinda's power as one of the greatest pop stars of a generation, but also Diane Warren's knack for penning a killer hit." [9] John Curley of Goldmine magazine stated that Kismet has "a bit of the feel of the pop of Carlisle's solo heyday, the mid-to-late 1980s, but with modern touches, so it doesn’t feel dated or retro", further stating that all songs on the EP are "radio friendly". [8]
The single "If U Go" debuted at #30 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart in September 2023, her first appearance on that chart since "Summer Rain" in 1990. [10] The song later peaked at #29. [11]
All tracks are written by Diane Warren
| No. | Title | Producer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Big Big Love" |
| 3:46 |
| 2. | "If U Go" | Gavriel | 3:26 |
| 3. | "Deeper Into You" | Gavriel | 3:50 |
| 4. | "I Couldn't Do That to Me" |
| 3:56 |
| 5. | "Sanity" | Gavriel | 3:27 |
| Total length: | 18:25 | ||
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| Scottish Albums (OCC) [12] | 7 |
| UK Albums (OCC) [13] | 95 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [14] | 4 |
| US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [15] | 40 |
| UK Album Sales Chart (OCC) [16] | 9 |
| UK Vinyl Chart (OCC) [17] | 7 |
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Ref |
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| Various | May 12, 2023 |
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| August 25, 2023 | [19] [20] [21] |
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