Mae Valley (EP)

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Mae Valley
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Released18 March 2016 (2016-03-18)
RecordedParachute Studios, Auckland, 2015
Genre Pop, Country pop
Label Sony Music Entertainment NZ
Producer Sam de Jong
Singles from Mae Valley
  1. "Brightside"
    Released: 30 October 2015
  2. "Glitter"
    Released: TBA

Mae Valley is the self-titled debut EP released by New Zealand country music duo Mae Valley. It was produced by Sam de Jong and released by Sony Music Entertainment New Zealand. The music video for "Brightside" was directed by Shae Sterling and debuted in February 2016. [1]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Brightside"Lindsey Lee, Victoria Banks, Marti Frederiksen 3:12
2."Hurricane"Abby Christodoulou, Hannah Cosgrove3:35
3."I Won't Be Long"Christodoulou, Jamie McDell, Cosgrove3:34
4."Glitter" Rebecca Lynn Howard, Oliver Visconti, Lee, Stephane Lozac'h3:14
5."Home"Christodoulou, Cosgrove2:57

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
New Zealand Albums Chart [2] 6

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References

  1. MAEVALLEYVEVO (24 February 2016), Mae Valley - Brightside , retrieved 27 March 2016
  2. "The Official New Zealand Music Chart". THE OFFICIAL NZ MUSIC CHART. Retrieved 27 March 2016.