Letters to Ghosts | ||||
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Released | 18 September 2015 | |||
Genre | Americana, Roots Pop, Country | |||
Length | 44:28 | |||
Label | Furthest Point/Universal, Decca Records | |||
Producer | Lucie Silvas, John Osborne,Ian Fitchuk | |||
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Letters to Ghosts is the third studio album by British singer-songwriter Lucie Silvas. It was released on 18 September 2015 through Silvas' own record label, Furthest Point, via Caroline records and later released by Decca Records in 2016 following Silvas' signing with them. [1] [2]
It is the first album by Silvas since 2006 and signifies a musical change from the pop/adult contemporary of her previous releases to a more country/roots style following her move from the UK to Nashville, Tennessee.
The track "Find A Way" was subsequently recorded by Trisha Yearwood for her 2019 album Every Girl . Silvas provided backing vocals on Yearwood"s version.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Letters To Ghosts" | Lucie Silvas, Jon Green | 3:27 |
2. | "Smoke" | Silvas, Julian Emery, Jim Irvin | 4:25 |
3. | "Find A Way" | Silvas, Emery | 3:16 |
4. | "Roots" | Silvas, Jamie Floyd | 5:11 |
5. | "Unbreakable Us" | Silvas, Floyd, Jabe Beyer | 3:53 |
6. | "How To Lose It All" | Silvas, Beyer, Ian Fitchuk | 3:18 |
7. | "Shame" | Silvas, Beyer | 3:43 |
8. | "Pull The Stars Down" | Silvas, Green, Fitchuk | 3:52 |
9. | "Villain" | Silvas, Dave Barnes, Maren Morris | 3:35 |
10. | "Happy" | Silvas, Graham Kearns, Judie Tzuke | 4:36 |
11. | "You Got It" | Jeff Lynne, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison | 5:32 |
Total length: | 44:28 |
Credits adapted from AllMusic. [4]
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Region | Date | Format(s) | Label | Ref. |
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Worldwide | 18 September 2015 |
| Furthest Point Records | [1] |
Worldwide | 2 September 2016 |
| Decca Records | [2] |
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