Love Is a Basic Need

Love Is a Basic Need
Studio album by Embrace
Released	2 March 2018 (2018-03-02)
Recorded	2017
Studio	Magnetic North Studios, Halifax, England
Genre	Alternative rock
Label	Cooking Vinyl
Producer	Richard McNamara
Embrace chronology
Embrace (2014) Love Is a Basic Need (2018) How to Be a Person Like Other People (2022)
Singles from Love Is a Basic Need
"Wake Up Call" Released: 16 November 2017 "Never" Released: 17 January 2018 "Love Is a Basic Need" Released: 14 February 2018

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
GIGsoup	65% [2]
musicOMH	[3]
The Skinny	[4]
Stereoboard	[5]

Love Is a Basic Need is the seventh studio album by English rock band Embrace. It was released on 2 March 2018 through Cooking Vinyl.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Danny McNamara and Richard McNamara.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Finish Line"	4:00
2.	"Never"	3:20
3.	"Wake Up Call"	3:31
4.	"Snake Oil"	4:32
5.	"Where You Sleeping"	4:13
6.	"All That Remains"	4:57
7.	"Rabbit Hole"	4:56
8.	"Horseshoe in My Glove"	3:17
9.	"My Luck Comes in Threes"	4:18
10.	"Love Is a Basic Need"	6:35

Charts

Chart (2018)	Peak position
Irish Albums (IRMA) [6]	93
Scottish Albums (OCC) [7]	3
UK Albums (OCC) [8]	5

References

1. "Love Is a Basic Need". AllMusic . 16 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
2. "Embrace 'Love Is a Basic Need'". GIGsoup. 6 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
3. "Embrace – Love Is a Basic Need". musicOMH . 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
4. "Embrace – Love Is a Basic Need". The Skinny . 28 February 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
5. "Embrace – Love Is a Basic Need (Album Review)". Stereoboard. 7 March 2018. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
6. "Irish Albums Chart: 9 March 2018". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
7. "Official Scottish Albums Chart on 9/3/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
8. "Official Albums Chart on 9/3/2018 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 March 2018.